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Theresa Montgomery was born in Brighton Township in 1864 to Cornelius Montgomery and Elizabeth (Lawson) Montgtomery, and died in Hamilton in 1942. Theresa married Noble Benjamin Hall Dean and had one child, Keith Cornelius Wesley Elwood Dean.
Noble Benjamin Hall Dean was born in Hamilton Township in 1840 to parents Samuel Corban Dean and Eliza Hall (Kelly) Dean, and died in Brighton in 1912. He had seven siblings: Adolphus, Marcus, Markland, Smith, Anna, Albert, and Marshall. Noble was married to Mary Ann Ferris and had two children, Marshall and Elizabeth (Lizzie), and later married Theresa Montgomery and had one child, Keith. All children were born in Brighton.
Noble became a doctor and had a practice in Beaverton, before serving as Surgeon in Chief at Fort Strong in the American Civil War. He later had a medical practice in Brighton for over forty years and was active in the community. Dr. Dean’s home and office was located on Younge Street in downtown Brighton.
Mary Ann Ferris was born to parents Matthew Ferris of Eniskellan, Ireland, and Jane Marshall Ferris of Brighton, and had two siblings, Matthew and James. Mary Ann married Noble Benjamin Hall Dean in 1868 in Brighton, having two children, Marshall Blanchard and Elizabeth Ann. Mary Ann died in Brighton in 1883.
Marshall MacDougall Dean was born to parents Marshall Blanchard and Lottie Louise (Macdougall) in Fort William in 1916, and died in 2000 in Toronto. Marshall had three siblings, Blanchard, Allan and Noble, all of whom died as infants.
Marshall Macdougall Dean was 10 years old when his father died, and his mother, Lottie, died in 1933 when he was 17 years old. He became a personal administrator and worked for the Canadian Coast Guard. Residing much of his life in Toronto, Marshall Macdougall remained unmarried. His personal passion for genealogical research led him to research and write a book, "The Deans of Hamilton Township: A Genealogical History," and he become actively involved with the Society of Mayflower Descendants and The Canadian Society of Mayflower Descendants.
Marshall Blanchard Dean was born in Brighton 1871 to parents Noble Benjamin Hall Dean and Mary Ann Ferris Dean, and died in Fort William, 1926. He had two siblings, Elizabeth (Lizzie) who died at age 21 of acute appendicitis, and Keith Cornelius. Marshall Blanchard married Lottie Louise Macdougall and had four children who were born in Fort William: Blanchard, Marshall, Allan, and Noble.
Marshall Blanchard Dean attended Queen’s University and the University of Toronto, becoming a doctor, serving as a surgeon at Toronto General Hospital, and coming to work in Fort William and Port Arthur. Overseas studies, serving as a ship’s surgeon, and returning to Fort William, Dr. Dean died suddenly of a heart attack in 1926. Known for active engagement with the Liberal Conservative Party, sports organizations, and community leadership, Dr. Dean had a family home on Ross Street in Fort William.
Lottie Louise (Macdougall) Dean was born in Markdale in 1881, to parents Magistrate Allan Macdougall and Catherine MacDonald Macdougall. She married Marshall Blanchard Pulaski Corban Hall Dean in 1906 in Fort William and had four children, Blanchard, Marshall, Allan, and Noble. Three of the boys died as infants; only Marshall Macdougall Dean survived her. Lottie died in Fort William in 1933, 7 years after her husband's death.
Keith Cornelius Dean was born to parents Noble Benjamin Hall Dean and Theresa Montgomery Dean in Brighton in 1889. Keith attended Queen’s University, worked on the railway in western Canada, and served in WWI as a medical officer. Also attending the University of Manitoba, Keith was granted the Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery by Queen's, and had a longstanding home and medical practice at 99 Argyle Street in Caledonia. Keith married Olive Idella Shourds in 1918, and had five children - Elizabeth, Noble Benjamin Hall, Keith Cleaver Weston, Luther Allyn, and Malcolm Hewlin. Keith died in Hamilton in 1966.
Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" Dean was born to parents Noble Benjamin Hall Dean and Mary Ann Ferris Dean in 1895. Elizabeth Ann had two brothers, Marshall Blanchard and Keith Cornelius Wesley Elwood (mother Theresa Montgomery Dean). “Lizzie” attended Loretta Abbey School in Toronto, and died suddenly after her first year at University from acute appendicitis.
Moira Davidson worked as a Librarian at Lakehead University, with responsibility for Technical Services. She was also active in the Lakehead University Faculty Association. She retired from Lakehead in 2021.