Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameHarry Josiah Loucks 
Birth29 Jun 1896, Cornwall, Stormont Co, Ontario, Canada
Death3 Apr 1962, Sonoma Co, CA
BurialRochester, Monroe Co, NY
Misc. Notes
Son of John Harmon Loucks and Margaret Wert.
(story from his son Frank “Bud”)
Known as "Harry" or "Bud", Harvey resided in the Town of Cornwall, Ontario in 1921. He started working at the age of 16 on a Great Lakes ship. During WWI, he joined the army and volunteered to go to Saskatchewan to work on the harvest. After the war, he returned to working on the ships and became a chief engineer. In June of 1924, he stopped sailing, and moved to Rochester. Here, he went to work for the Rochester Gas & Electric. After 38 years working there, he retired and moved to California around 1960, where he died in 1962.
(story from his son Frank “Bud”)
Known as "Harry" or "Bud", Harvey resided in the Town of Cornwall, Ontario in 1921. He started working at the age of 16 on a Great Lakes ship. During WWI, he joined the army and volunteered to go to Saskatchewan to work on the harvest. After the war, he returned to working on the ships and became a chief engineer. In June of 1924, he stopped sailing, and moved to Rochester. Here, he went to work for the Rochester Gas & Electric. After 38 years working there, he retired and moved to California around 1960, where he died in 1962.
Spouses
Birth14 Mar 1898, Williamsburg, Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
Death28 Mar 1961
FatherFranklin Peter Wells (1868-1949)
MotherArvilla J. May Froats (1875-1933)
Misc. Notes
She is listed as Lura in several records.
Married Harry J. Loucks on 29 May 1921 in Dundas Co, Ontario.
They immigrated to Waddington, NY on 2 Jun 1924.
They were living in Rochester, NY in 1930, with children Mae (7) and Frank (5).
In 1940 they are listed in Rochester, NY. She is 42, with Harry (43, CAN) working as a boiler operator for the Gas & Electric Co. With them are their children Margaret R. (17, CAN) and Frank N. (15, CAN), as well as her sister Olive M. (25, CAN). Both she and Harry had completed a year of high school, and both they and the children were naturalized.
She and Harry are listed in the NY Directory thru 1960.
Married Harry J. Loucks on 29 May 1921 in Dundas Co, Ontario.
They immigrated to Waddington, NY on 2 Jun 1924.
They were living in Rochester, NY in 1930, with children Mae (7) and Frank (5).
In 1940 they are listed in Rochester, NY. She is 42, with Harry (43, CAN) working as a boiler operator for the Gas & Electric Co. With them are their children Margaret R. (17, CAN) and Frank N. (15, CAN), as well as her sister Olive M. (25, CAN). Both she and Harry had completed a year of high school, and both they and the children were naturalized.
She and Harry are listed in the NY Directory thru 1960.
Marriage29 May 1921, Dundas Co, Ontario, Canada