Biography of Josiah COCKS

Josiah COCKS was born on August 26^th 1887 at Greenwich East, London, England.

Josiah is the son of Sampson Cyprus COCKS and Mary Ann AGER.

Josiah used to go to the Creed Place School at Greenwich, London. In 1901, he has a recommendation (probably) for a job from the School Board of London. He is only 13 years old.

Josiah appears in the following British Censuses : 1891 and 1901.

Josiah left Liverpool with his parents on June 25^th 1908 to Canada.

That was aboard the Dominion Ship. There was a tragedy on that boat. His mother died of intestinal occlusion. Sampson and Josiah arrived at the Port of Quebec on July 4^th 1908.

Josiah got married three times in the province of Quebec.

The first time, it was with Ada Mary LEVER of Wallasey on November 23^rd 1909 at Thetford Mines, Megantic, Quebec.

They had five children and only one of them survived. Ada Mary LEVER drowned on August 4^th 1915 while bathing.

Then, Josiah got remarried this time with a lady named Violet CARTER on August 26^th 1916 at St-Matthew’s Church of Quebec City. She was 26 years old. Violet get pregnant a few months later, but at six months of pregnancy, she developed acute appendicitis peritonitis. She gave birth to a baby girl on July 21^st 1917. The baby did not survive. The mother died on July 24^th 1917. After what he had gone through, it must have been very sad to bury those two beloved.

Josiah was now twice widow with a 5 years old son.

While fulfilling his military service at wartime, he met my grand-mother Lumina LAVOIE near the Citadel of Quebec.

That didn’t take long before he asked her to be his wife.

They got married on April 26^th 1918 at St-Patrick of Quebec City.

They had the following children :

1- Robert COCKS (02-12-1918/12-02-1978)

Marriage : 16-08-1944, N-D. Recouvrance, Québec

Germaine CLOUTIER (Rodolphe CLOUTIER, Alexina CHABOT)

This family will have six children.

2- Violet COCKS (03-11-1919/12-05-1999)

Marriage : 14-06-1958, St-Bartholemew, St-Raymond, Portneuf (no descendant)

Albert Georges EDGLEY (28-05-1926/08-11-1977) (Georges Albert EDGLEY, Charlotte HENDERSON)

3- André/Andrew COCKS (22-06-1922/xx-12-1923)

The exact date of death was never found. This death cannot be found even by the Civil Registration Director. From the family history, André or Andrew died at age of 18 months and that corresponds to December 1923.

4- Pauline COCKS (05-06-1923/03-05-2002)

Marriage : 28-04-1951, N-D. Recouvrance, Québec

Jean MATHIEU (15-07-1913/01-02-1999) (Joseph MATHIEU, Marie CARRIER)

This family will have eight children.

5- Adrienne COCKS (03-05-1925/16-11-2001)

Marriage : 12-09-1944, St-Raymond, Portneuf

Wellie VÉZINA (01-02-1923/17-22-2003) (Zotique, Albina PLAMONDON)

This family will have ten children.

6- Marguerite COCKS (15-05-1927/23-01-1928)

7- Léo COCKS (11-05-1928/10-08-1963)

Marriage : 08-04-1949, Ste-Marie-Médiatrice, Jonquière

Fernande GIRARD 16-11-1928/07-02-2005) (Pantaléon GIRARD, Marie-Diane LARRIVÉE)

This family will have 11 children and among them the author of those pages : Anick. (link only in French for the moment).

8- Maurice COCKS (30-02-1930/05-10-2000)

Marriage : 30-07-1955, N-D. de Pitié, Québec

Danielle ST-HILAIRE (Armand ST-HILAIRE, Irène RACINE)

This family will have nine children.

9- Harold COCKS

Mariage : 26-09-1955, St-Sauveur, Québec

Lucille DAIGLE (Ernest DAIGLE, Maria FILLION)

This family will have two children.

10- Hélène COCKS (13-04-1933/25-07-1933)

11- Charles COCKS

Marriage : 26-11-1955, St-Basile, Portneuf

Julienne GENEST (Napoléon GENEST, Marianne JACQUES)

This family will have two children.

12- Olive COCKS

Marriage : 13-05-1961, St-Basile, Portneuf

Arthur LECLERC (19-03-1915/15-03-2002) (Clovis LECLERC, Albina BLONDEAU).

This family will have two children.

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Josiah COCKS died on January 19^th 1957 at his house of St-Raymond in the county of Portneuf, province of Quebec, CANADA. He was buried two days later at the cemetery of this place.

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By Anick Cocks, April 11^th 2005.

Biography of Josiah COCKS

Josiah COCKS was born on August 26th 1887 at Greenwich East, London, England.

Josiah is the son of Sampson Cyprus COCKS and Mary Ann AGER.

Josiah used to go to the Creed Place School at Greenwich, London. In 1901, he has a recommendation (probably) for a job from the School Board of London. He is only 13 years old.

Josiah appears in the following British Censuses : 1891 and 1901.

Josiah left Liverpool with his parents on June 25th 1908 to Canada.

That was aboard the Dominion Ship. There was a tragedy on that boat. His mother died of intestinal occlusion. Sampson and Josiah arrived at the Port of Quebec on July 4th 1908.

Josiah got married three times in the province of Quebec.

The first time, it was with Ada Mary LEVER of Wallasey on November 23rd 1909 at Thetford Mines, Megantic, Quebec.

They had five children and only one of them survived. Ada Mary LEVER drowned on August 4th 1915 while bathing.

Josiah was now twice widow with a 5 years old son.

While fulfilling his military service at wartime, he met my grand-mother Lumina LAVOIE near the Citadel of Quebec.

That didn’t take long before he asked her to be his wife.

They got married on April 26th 1918 at St-Patrick of Quebec City.

They had the following children :

Josiah COCKS died on January 19th 1957 at his house of St-Raymond in the county of Portneuf, province of Quebec, CANADA. He was buried two days later at the cemetery of this place.

Josiah COCKS was born on August 26^th 1887 at Greenwich East, London, England.

Josiah left Liverpool with his parents on June 25^th 1908 to Canada.

That was aboard the Dominion Ship. There was a tragedy on that boat. His mother died of intestinal occlusion. Sampson and Josiah arrived at the Port of Quebec on July 4^th 1908.

The first time, it was with Ada Mary LEVER of Wallasey on November 23^rd 1909 at Thetford Mines, Megantic, Quebec.

They had five children and only one of them survived. Ada Mary LEVER drowned on August 4^th 1915 while bathing.

They got married on April 26^th 1918 at St-Patrick of Quebec City.

Josiah COCKS died on January 19^th 1957 at his house of St-Raymond in the county of Portneuf, province of Quebec, CANADA. He was buried two days later at the cemetery of this place.