James Lewis Chapelle

     James Lewis Chapelle was born on Friday, 18 September 1874 at Huntsville, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada, This is a delayed registration, attested to by his sister, Mrs. Annette Pattison, Vancouver, B.C., dated July 13, 1945. He appeared on the census of 1881 in the household of Paul Chapelle at Bradford, York Co., Ontario, Canada. He is recorded as: Shappelle, James, male, age 6, born Ontario, C Methodist, of French origin. He appeared on the census of 11 April 1891 in the household of Paul Chapelle at Bradford, York Co., Ontario, Canada. He was recorded as: Chapelle, James, male, 16, son, born Ontario, both parents born Ontario, Methodist, labourer, wage earner, able to read and write. He witnessed the marriage of Clifford Stanley Heise and Annette Chapelle. He witnessed the marriage of Britton McKinstry and Mary Elizabeth Chapell.