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     Alphonso Alexander OTHMER, was born on 8 August 1886 in Portland East, QC, Canada,^1,2,3 and was baptized on 29 September 1886 in St. Stephen's Anglican Church (1852-1893), Buckingham, QC, Canada.¹ In 1918 Alphonso Alexander was drafted in the Canadian Military under the Military Service Act of 1917. In the Particulars of the Recruit form the following information is found:
He was living at the time of being drafted into the Canadian Military at 24 Powell St., Vancouver, BC. This form stated his birth was 8 Aug 1886 and that he was born in Buckingham, QC. He was single at the time.
His religion was Church of England.
The form indicated his Trade or Calling was: Donkey Engineer. It stated his mother was Mrs. Ruth Othmer, and gave the following next of kin address: Glenalmond, P.Q. Canada. He was 31 years of age at time of being drafted, 5 feet, 5 inches tall, a medium complexion and with blue eyes. He had a scar and a birth mark below the right knee. He died on 28 April 1969 in Vancouver, BC, Canada, at the age of 82. He was cremated and his ashes were placed at the Vancouver Crematorium on 6 May 1969.¹

     Helena Marie OTHMER, was born on 23 June 1888 in Portland East, QC, Canada,^1,2,3 and was baptized on 18 July 1888 in St. Stephen's Anglican Church (1852-1893), Buckingham, QC, Canada.¹ She died on 31 December 1976 at the age of 88 At St.Michael Hospital in Buckingham, QC, Canada,^1,4 and was buried on 3 January 1977 at the Christ Church Cemetery in Poltimore, QC, Canada.¹

     Agnes Rosamond OTHMER, was born on 3 April 1890 in Portland East, QC, Canada,^1,2,3 and was baptized on 1 July 1890 in St. Stephen's Anglican Church (1852-1893), Buckingham, QC, Canada.¹ She married Ilko (Alec) PEREIMA on 14 September 1951 in St. Michael's Church, Montréal, QC, Canada.¹ She died on 14 September 1979 at the age of 89 at the Queen Mary Hospital in Montréal, QC, Canada,¹ and was buried on 19 September 1979 at the St.Stephen's Cemetery in Buckingham, QC, Canada.¹

     Irene (France) Delilah OTHMER, was born on 17 July 1892 in Portland East, QC, Canada.^1,2,3 She married Arthur L. VALLEY on 5 July 1916 in St. Stephen's Anglican Church (1903 - ), Buckingham, QC, Canada.¹ She died on 18 May 1986 in North Bay, ON, Canada, at the age of 93 and was buried in May 1986 in Kirkland Lake, ON, Canada.¹

     Ernest Edmund OTHMER, was born on 20 April 1894 in Portland East, QC, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 8 July 1894 in St. Stephen's Anglican Church (1852-1893), Buckingham, QC, Canada.¹ He married Beatrice WILSON, daughter of Isaac WILSON and Jane WILSON, on 26 November 1919 in ON, Canada. Ernest was a miner. He died on 4 March 1964 in Cobalt, ON, Canada, at the age of 69¹ and was buried in March 1964 at the Silverland Cemetery in Cobalt, ON.¹

     Bernadette GAGNON, was born in 1908.¹ She married Percy Roy OTHMER, son of William Edward OTHMER and Caroline (Carrie) VALLEY, on 25 October 1925 in St. James Anglican Church, Cobalt, ON, Canada.¹

     Kenneth William OTHMER, was born in 1926.¹ He died on 12 May 1926 in Coleman, ON, Canada.²

     Arthur L. VALLEY married Irene (France) Delilah OTHMER, daughter of George Samuel OTHMER and Ruth Delaney LEMIEUX, on 5 July 1916 in St. Stephen's Anglican Church (1903 - ), Buckingham, QC, Canada.¹

     Mary VALLEY, was born on 21 November 1921 in Cobalt, ON, Canada,¹ and was buried on 22 November 1921 in Cobalt, ON.² She died on 21 November 1921 in Cobalt, ON.²

     Beatrice WILSON, was born circa 1903

History of the ghost town of Argentite:
Name: Argentite
County: District of Timiskaming, Bucke twp
Roads: 2WD
Grid: 1
Climate: Snow in winter, warm summers
Best Time To Visit: April-October
Comments: Directly south of North Cobalt, the town site was situated along Farr creek and farther east of the creek, and west of the present day ONR line. 1km north of Cobalt on Hwy11B
Remains: Nothing, but a few vague cellars.
It began as an independant town site during the Cobalt silver strikes (1903-14). During this massive boom period Cobalt counted 8500 people, and New Liskeard and Haileybury both shared another 10 000 together. Other centre such as North Cobalt, contained another 2500. Argentite was another townsite laid in anticipation of a further need for land, and it developped well. The site contained nearly 500 residents at its peak, and by 1910, counted a few businesses. A post office opened in 1908 for 14 months simply to be moved a few yards north to North Cobalt. When the Nipissing Central Railway ran its tramway from Cobalt to New Liskeard, Argentite received the line through its town site enabling many to communte. A flag station was also established at Argentite Crossing. While the Cobalt silver boom fadded by the 1920's mines were running out of ore. When the Great Fire of Haileybury in 1922 whipped its furry in the area it razed Argentite to the ground, and it never recovered.

in Argentite, ON, Canada. She married Ernest Edmund OTHMER, son of George Samuel OTHMER and Ruth Delaney LEMIEUX, on 26 November 1919 in ON, Canada.

     Isaac WILSON married Jane WILSON.

     Jane WILSON married Isaac WILSON.

     Doris HILL married Frederick Stephen OTHMER, son of George Samuel OTHMER and Ruth Delaney LEMIEUX, on 31 December 1936 in QC, Canada. At their wedding records indicate that both Frederick and Doris came from the community of Glen Almond, QC, which is within the municipal boundries of L'Ange-Gardien, a small town on the Lièvre river.¹

     Robert WOODSTOCK, was born on 10 June 1891 in High Falls, QC, Canada.^1,2 He married Lauria (Lorrie) (Louisa) (Laura) Mathilda OTHMER, daughter of George Samuel OTHMER and Ruth Delaney LEMIEUX, on 19 July 1909 in Presbyterian Church, Buckingham, QC, Canada; Conflicting marriage date. According to documents supplied by Suzanne Sorochan her marriage date is 6 Jul 1909. Source for the 19 Jul 1909 marriage is the Société généalogique de l'Outaouais (SGO) database called BMS2000.¹ He died on 19 July 1922 in High Falls, QC, at the age of 31² and was buried in July 1922 in St. Pauls Lutheran County, High Falls, QC, Canada.²

     Martin WOODSTOCK married Fillir BRONCHE.¹

     Fillir BRONCHE married Martin WOODSTOCK.¹

     Edna OTHMER married Peter James MCGARRY, son of Joseph MCGARRY and Edith HUBNER, on 17 September 1945 in St. Patrick, Cobalt, ON, Canada.¹ She married George O'GORMAN, son of Robert O'GORMAN and Viloet CLARK, on 22 January 1969 in Cobalt, ON.¹

     George O'GORMAN married Edna OTHMER, daughter of Ernest Edmund OTHMER and Beatrice WILSON, on 22 January 1969 in St. Patrick, Cobalt, ON, Canada.¹

     Peter James MCGARRY married Edna OTHMER, daughter of Ernest Edmund OTHMER and Beatrice WILSON, on 17 September 1945 in St. Patrick, Cobalt, ON, Canada.¹

     Joseph MCGARRY married Edith HUBNER.¹

     Edith HUBNER married Joseph MCGARRY.¹

     Edna Rose CHARTRAND, was born in 1921 in Cobalt, ON, Canada.^1,2 She married Teasdale (Willis) OTHMER, son of William Edward OTHMER and Caroline (Carrie) VALLEY, on 24 May 1948 in Ste. Therese, Cobalt, ON, Canada.² She died in 1981.¹

     Osias CHARTRAND married Donate LACHANCE.¹

     Donate LACHANCE married Osias CHARTRAND.¹

     George Hector Andre OTHMER, was born in 1952 in Cobalt, ON, Canada.^1,2 He married Suzanne THOMPSON, daughter of David Irvin THOMPSON and Suzanne Madeleine ROBITAILLE, on 9 September 1978 in Ste. Therese, Cobalt, ON, Canada.^2,1

Biographic Note:George Hector Andre Othmer was the Mayor of Cobalt, Ontario in 1995.¹

     Suzanne THOMPSON, was born in 1959 in Haileybury, ON, Canada.^1,2 She married George Hector Andre OTHMER, son of Teasdale (Willis) OTHMER and Edna Rose CHARTRAND, on 9 September 1978 in Ste. Therese, Cobalt, ON, Canada.^2,1

     Hilda VALLEY, was born in 1909.¹ She married Edward Otto OTHMER, son of William Edward OTHMER and Caroline (Carrie) VALLEY, on 1 September 1927 in ON, Canada.¹ She died in 1992.¹

     Lorne OTHMER, was born in 1931 in Cobalt, ON, Canada.^1,2 He married Frances MORIN, daughter of Alfred MORIN and Victoria VILLENEUVE, on 12 May 1954 in Cobalt, ON.² He died in 1958.¹