Vanvalkenburg, Adam Francis b. 1845 Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada d. 25 Oct 1897 Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA: VanValkenburgh-Vollick-in-Canada (a collaborative project)

1845 - 1897 (52 years)

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Name	Vanvalkenburg, Adam Francis
Born	1845	Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
Gender	Male
Census	1851	Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada [1]
Census	1881	Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada [2]
Died	25 Oct 1897	Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA
Person ID	I70	VV-Adam-AnnaDiamond
Last Modified	24 Jan 2019

Father	Vanvalkenburg, John Diamond, b. 1816, Canada , d. 16 Jul 1880, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 64 years)
Mother	Lauzau, Flora, b. 03 Jun 1820, Niagara Falls, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 04 Oct 1907, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years)
Married	12 Feb 1837	Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada
Family ID	F20	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Foster, Adelaide, b. 04 Mar 1851, Yarmouth, Norfolk Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 14 Mar 1918, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA (Age 67 years)

Married 03 Dec 1874 Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada

Children

	1. Vanvalkenburg, Francis H., b. 28 Jan 1875, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 09 Feb 1918, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA (Age 43 years)
	2. Vanvalkenburg, Frederick, b. 1876, Ontario, Canada , d. 14 Jul 1881, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 5 years) [Natural]
	3. Vanvalkenburg, Maud, b. 1880, Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario , d. Bef 1891 (Age 11 years) [Birth]
	4. Vanvalkenburg, George W., b. Mar 1883, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 7 Mar 1951, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA (Age ~ 67 years)
	5. Vanvalkenburg, Frederick Denver, b. 21 May 1885, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 25 Dec 1967 (Age 82 years)
	6. Vanvalkenburg, Charles Russell, b. 06 Jan 1887, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 07 Sep 1954, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA (Age 67 years)
	7. Vanvalkenburg, Clara Maud, b. 24 Sep 1890, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 01 Oct 1970, Torrance, Los Angeles Co., California, USA (Age 80 years)

Last Modified 18 Mar 2020

Family ID F42 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Photos		Adam Francis VanValkenburg--Adelaide Foster Adam and Adelaide in an undated photo.
Photos		Frederick Van Valkenburg-age 5 Woodstock,Oxford,Ontario Undated photograph has "Freddie" written on the back. He died of scarlet fever July 14, 1881. His parents, Adam Francis Van Valkenburg and Adelaide(Foster) gave birth to another son and named him Frederick Denver on May 21 1885.

Documents » Slide Show		MARRIAGE - Adam Francis VanValkenburg--Adelaide Foster-1873 Marriage record of Adam Francis and Adelaide, December 3, 1873. Sarnia,Lambton,Ontario
		DEATH REGISTER - Frederick Van Valkenburg-July 14 1881 Woodstock,Oxford,Ontario Young Frederick was 5 years old, died of Scarlet Fever.
		DEATH CERTIFICATE - Adelaide VanValkenburg(Foster)-March 14 1913 Adelaide was born in Ontario in 1851 and married Adam Francis VanValkenburg in 1874 in Sarnia, Ontario. They lived their lives together in Woodstock, Ontario before moving to Detroit, Michigan sometime before 1896. Adam and Adelaide lived a short time in Detroit and are buried at Evergreen Cemetery on Woodward Avenue near 8-Mile Road.
		DEATH REGISTER - Adam Francis VanValkenburg-October 25,1896 Detroit,Wayne,Michigan Adam often went by the name of Francis or Frank. He passed soon after moving his family to Detroit from Woodstock,Ontario.
		BIRTH - Clara Maud VanValkenburg-24 Sept 1890 Clara Maud was the second daughter of Adam Francis VanValkenburg--Adelaide Foster. Their fist daughter Maude died very young and here, you see that they named their new daughter Clara Maud. This birth record was also recorded incorrectly with the father listed as Robert VanValkenburg where it should have been Adam Francis VanValkenburg. Woodstock, Ontario, Canada

Histories

Census Records » Slide Show		CENSUS-1851 - John Diamond VanValkenburg--Flora Lauzau Angeline,Ann Marie,Adam Francis,John D.,Catherine S. Woodstock,Oxford,Ontario John D., Catherine S, and a Ralph Lounsbury listed with them. Their names are drawn thru and it says "died" to the left of each name.
		CENSUS-1871 - John Diamond VanValkenburg--Flora Lauzau Adam Francis Woodstock,Oxford,Ontario John was a cooper by trade. His employer in Woodstock at this time was the Thomas J. Clark Barrel and Stave Company. Thomas J. Clark lived next door to John and Flora.
		CENSUS-1881 - Adam Francis VanValkenburg--Adelaide Foster Francis(Frank),Frederick,Maud Woodstock,Oxford,Ontario Living next door: Adam Francis' mother, Flora VanValkenburg(Lauzau) and her daughter Angeline
		CENSUS-1891 - Adam Francis VanValkenburg--Adelaide Foster Francis(Frank H.),George W.,Frederick Denver,Charles Russell,Clara Maud Woodstock,Oxford,Ontario Living next door: Adam Francis' mother Flora VanValkenburg(Lauzau)

Maps

Inset map of south end of Woodstock from Tremaine's 1857 Atlas
Compare to same area as depicted in the 1876 Walker Atlas.

See the pre-1880 list of VV addresses here.

At this year, 1857, John VV lived somewhere on Dundas Street and was a cooper. An account says he and his "brother" Henry VV, were employed at the T.J. Clarke Barrel & Stave Co. which was on one corner of Queen and Mill streets.