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Joseph “Little Joe” Anderson

Birth	:	12 Jan 1837 County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Death	:	23 Feb 1935 Orangeville, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada
Burial	:	Forest Lawn Cemetery, Orangeville, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate	:	43.9349430, -80.0981640
Plot	:	St John Section - plot 57
Description	:	Joseph's parents were Benjamin Anderson & Isabella Dunlop. According to the Anderson Family History, Joseph's father, Benjamin, and father-in-law, James Anderson, were half-brothers and it was his Uncle James who took him in and raised him after the death of his parents upon their arrival in Quebec. Orangeville Banner, February 28, 1935, page 1 - Joseph Anderson Orangeville's Oldest Citizen Died on Saturday - Was in His 99th Year Joseph Anderson, Orangeville's oldest citizen, died in Lord Dufferin Hospital on Saturday, February 23rd, in his 99th year. Mr. Anderson was taken to the hospital on Wednesday morning... Read More	Joseph's parents were Benjamin Anderson & Isabella Dunlop. According to the Anderson Family History, Joseph's father, Benjamin, and father-in-law, James Anderson, were half-brothers and it was his Uncle James who took him in and raised him after the death of his parents upon their arrival in Quebec. Orangeville Banner, February 28, 1935, page 1 - Joseph Anderson Orangeville's Oldest Citizen Died on Saturday - Was in His 99th Year Joseph Anderson, Orangeville's oldest citizen, died in Lord Dufferin Hospital on Saturday, February 23rd, in his 99th year. Mr. Anderson was taken to the hospital on Wednesday morning of last week, suffering from the flu. Pneumonia developed and the end came quickly and without suffering. The late Mr. Anderson, who celebrated his 98th birthday on January 12th last, was born at Six Mile Cross, County Tyrone, Ireland. He left Ireland for Canada in 1842 with his father, mother, brother and sister. Ireland was in the throes of a severe famine at the time and the long voyage to the unknown new world was undertaken to escape the privations that the shortage of crops and food had visited on the Irish people. When the long and perilous trip across the Atlantic was nearing completion and the vessel was approaching Quebec, Mr. Anderson's parents and sister were stricken with the dread cholera plague, which was raging at the time. All three died leaving the two small boys alone in the world. Joseph Anderson was adopted by an uncle who lived in Mono township and his brother was placed in the charge of a Roman Catholic priest in the United States. Brought up in different countries, the brothers did not meet again until 43 years later, when they met in Minnesota. We understand that the brother held a position in the employ of the United States Government. The subject of our sketch spent the greater part of his lifetime on the 7th line, Mono, where he was a successful farmer. In 1902 he retired from the farm and came to Orangeville to live. His wife, who was Miss Annie Anderson before marriage, died in 1914 (should be 1911). He is survived by three sons and one daughter, Benjamin Anderson, Hockley, Robert and Samuel, living in Toronto, and Mrs. Wesley Bell, of Beeton. The late Mr. Anderson was for many years a staunch member of Relessey Methodist Church and upon coming to Orangeville joined First Avenue Methodist, now United Church. He was a man of deep religious convictions and unquestioning faith. He was a Conservative in politics and was identified with the Orange Order in earlier years. The funeral, which was attended by quite a large number of citizens and former Mono friends and neighbors, was held from his late residence on Second Ave. to the Forest Lawn Cemetery on Monday afternoon. Public service was held by his pastor, Rev. R. Pogue, in First Avenue Church. The remains were borne to their last resting place by Messrs Wm. J. Stinson, Wm. J. Quigley, William L. Laverty, R. J. Anderson, Hilliard Anderson and Geo. H. Mills. The flowerbearers were Borden Penny, Trueman Bell and Gregg Howard. Among the floral tributes were: Spray, Official Board First Avenue United Church; sprays, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Anderson, Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Glassford, Caledon, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Bell, Beeton, and Mr. and Mrs. Borden Penny, Orangeville; basket, the Misses Hulse. Among the friends present were Mrs. H. W. Modeland and son, Henry, of Barrie; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Anderson, Mr. R. J. Anderson and Mr. Geo. Snell, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Anderson, Hockley; Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Bell, Truman and Isabel Bell and Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Bell, Beeton. The Anderson Family History indicates that Joseph's sister, Margaret, did not die in Quebec after the voyage from Ireland, but that she was brought back to Mono by her Uncle James - taken in and raised by the McFarland family who lived on lot 17W C8 Mono. A brother, Robert, is also said to have been brought to Mono by his Uncle James, later moving to the west coast. It was the youngest child of Benjamin & Isabella, referred to as baby James, who was separated from the family in Quebec and who Joseph was reunited with many years later. The obituary of Margaret Anderson (Mrs. Thomas Hackett), names Joseph as her brother, but gives the year of their immigration as 1847.

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Joseph “Little Joe” Anderson death on 23 Feb 1935 in Orangeville, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada
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Latitude: 43.9349430
Longitude: -80.0981640

Family Members:

Spouse

Anna “Annie” Anderson Anderson

(1836 - 1911)

Children

Mary Ellen Anderson

(1870 - 1926)

Isabella Anderson Wilson

(1872 - 1914)

Elizabeth Ann Anderson

(1876 - 1921)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Forest Lawn Cemetery
Orangeville, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9349430, -80.0981640

2. Mono College Presbyterian Cemetery
Orangeville, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9494200, -80.1049200

3. Hughson Family Cemetery
Laurel, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9281000, -80.1348000

4. Zion Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.9548170, -80.1244380

5. Greenwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.9121500, -80.1323500

6. Providence Methodist Cemetery
East Garafraxa, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8900590, -80.1656360

7. Alton Cemetery
Alton, Peel Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8581581, -80.0661240

8. Saint George's Cemetery
Peel Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8698226, -80.0325520

9. Laurel Cemetery
Laurel, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9579300, -80.2106700

10. Saint Francis Roman Catholic Cemetery
Mono, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9504493, -79.9726131

11. Mono East Cemetery
Mono, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9743990, -79.9778650

12. Burns Cemetery
Mono, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0313290, -80.0733000

13. Caledon United Church Cemetery
Caledon, Peel Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8648360, -80.0013450

14. Saint Johns Cemetery
Mono, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9875630, -79.9789050

15. Relessey Cemetery
Relessey, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0479400, -80.0269170

16. Granger Cemetery
Granger, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0608800, -80.0944500

17. Waldemar Cemetery
Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8861500, -80.2820000

18. Huxley Cemetery
Hillsburgh, Wellington County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.7999660, -80.1600710

19. Adjala United Church Cemetery
Adjala, Simcoe County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9883610, -79.9096160

20. Wesley Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery
Mono, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0543854, -79.9774115

21. Hillsburgh Pioneer Cemetery
Hillsburgh, Wellington County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.7870610, -80.1400340

22. Bethel Presbyterian
East Garafraxa, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8192000, -80.2348000

23. Price's Corners Cemetery
Prices Corner, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8186570, -80.2351690

24. Saint Cornelius Roman Catholic Cemetery
Caledon, Peel Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8354300, -79.9371900