Frederick Anthony CLUTCHEY
1873 - 1964 (91 years)-
Name Frederick Anthony CLUTCHEY Birth 25 Feb 1873 Greenbank, Ontario Gender Male Death 24 Sep 1964 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada [1] Person ID I94 MULHERN Last Modified 12 Jul 2018
Family Flora Arabella MCRAE, b. 08 Feb 1878, Mara Twp., Ontario Co., d. 18 Feb 1949, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Age 71 years) Marriage 16 Feb 1904 Mara Twp., Ontario Co., Children 1. Mary Christina CLUTCHEY, b. 25 Mar 1912, Mazenod, Saskatchewan, Canada d. 17 Sep 2005, Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 93 years) [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural] Family ID F39 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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excerpt from the Clutchey family history, www.naples.net
THE FAMILY OF ANTHONY CLUTCHEY AND FLORA McRAE
Fred was the fifth child and fourth son of Mary Gerow and Joseph Clutchey I. He was born on Feb. 25th. 1873 and died on September 24th. 1964 at the age of 91 years. 'Uncle Fred' as he was fondly known to his nephews and nieces in Eastern Canada was probably the best known of all Joseph Clutchey I and Mary Jane Gerow's many children. He was the only one of the many brothers and sisters who traveled regularly amongst the different families, hence he was well known even to the eastern families.
The Western Trek
In the Fall of 1907, Fred and Flora Clutchey along with Jim and Lou Clutchey, Mike Mulhern and Louis and Dan McRae left Brechin Ontario for Tyvan Saskatchewan. Fred and his older brother Joe both suffered from asthma and it was thought the drier air of the prairies might be good for them. Also the lure of 'free homestead land' was enticing as well. The long journey was made by rail using two rail cars to carry their goods including their animals.
Getting Started
In July 1910, Fred filed on a 'homestead' near Mazenod Sask. They built a small temporary one room sod hut with no windows where they spent the winter. In March 1911 Fred, with the help of brother Lou, started building a two bedroom frame house which was to become the Clutchey home. One bedroom contained a double and single bed with no room to spare. The living area was living room and kitchen combined. Their fuel was flax straw, and when necessary, cow and buffalo dung also called 'buffalo chips'. It was to this house that Joseph II, Fred's older brother and his wife Mary Koster and their family of five children came and spent the cold prairie winter of 1912/13. Four adults, a baby , and seven other children spent the winter in this two bedroom house.
In 1928 Fred built a new livery barn in Mazenod and eventually he took over the 'dray' business ( a low cart for carrying heavy loads). His first love was farming and he was the proud owner of one of the first 'threshing machines'. Fred was predeceased by Flora, and he himself passed away on September 24th 1964 at the age of 91.
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Sources - [S5] British Columbia, Death Index.
Name:Frederick Anthony Clutchey
Event Type:Death
Event Date:24 Sep 1964
Event Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Gender:Male Age:91
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Date: 25 Feb 1873
Birthplace:Greenback, Ontario
Father's Name:Joseph Clutchey
Mother's Name:Mary Jane Giroux
Spouse's Name:Flora Arabella Mcrae
GS Film number:2033691 ,Digital Folder Number:004479259 ,Image Number: 02333 ,Registration Number: 64 09 012305
Citing this Record
"British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLT2-PFS : accessed 19 Sep 2014), Frederick Anthony Clutchey, 24 Sep 1964; citing Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Archives film number B13268, Division of Vital Statistics, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2033691.
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- [S5] British Columbia, Death Index.