Clara Arnold Maria Sawyer-Simpson, #056

1882 - 1975  (92 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 26 descendants in this family tree.

John David Sawyer, #010

1848 - Unknown

Birth	1848	USA
Died	Unknown
Family	Maria Elizabeth Arnold, #011,   b. 22 Jun 1863, Monck Township, Ontario, Canada
Children	+ 1. Clara Arnold Maria Sawyer-Simpson, #056,   b. 1 Dec 1882, Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada

Maria Elizabeth Arnold, #011

1863 - 1955  (92 years)

Birth	22 Jun 1863	Monck Township, Ontario, Canada
Died	27 Aug 1955	Juliaetta, Idaho, USA
Buried	Aft. 27 Aug 1955	Juliaetta Cemetery, Juliaetta, Idaho, USA
Family	John David Sawyer, #010,   b. 1848, USA
Children	+ 1. Clara Arnold Maria Sawyer-Simpson, #056,   b. 1 Dec 1882, Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada

Alexander Norris, #049

1880 - 1973  (93 years)

Birth	6 May 1880	Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Died	2 Jun 1973	Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Buried	5 Jun 1973	Foot's Bay Cemetery, Foot's Bay, Ontario, Canada
Father	William Norris, #008,   b. Abt. 1837, Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Jane Jestin, #009,   b. 28 Feb 1856, Eramosa, Ontario, Canada
Married	10 Apr 1877	Wood Township, Ontario, Canada
Family	Clara Arnold Maria Sawyer-Simpson, #056,   b. 1 Dec 1882, Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada
Married	28 Dec 1904	Crookston, Minnesota, USA
Children	1. Roy Alexander Norrie, #079,   b. 11 Nov 1903, Crookston, Minnesota, USA   2. Joseph William Norrie, #080,   b. 19 Jan 1906, Crookston, Minnesota, USA   3. Pearl Evangeline Norrie, #081,   b. 7 Jan 1908, Crookston, Minnesota, USA   4. Vernon George Norrie, #082,   b. 15 Nov 1909, Crookston, Minnesota, USA   5. Flora Olive May Norrie, #083,   b. 16 Oct 1912, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada + 6. (Oliver) Levi Norrie, #057,   b. 14 Dec 1914, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada   7. Orbrey Allan Norrie, #084,   b. 21 Feb 1918, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada   8. Violet Aleen Norrie, #085,   b. 12 Dec 1919, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada   9. Earl Raymond Norrie, #086,   b. 9 Feb 1922, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada   10. Ivy Elizabeth Norrie, #087,   b. 9 Dec 1923, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada

Roy Alexander Norrie, #079

1903 - 1983  (80 years)

Birth	11 Nov 1903	Crookston, Minnesota, USA
Died	24 Nov 1983	Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Buried	MacTier Union Cemetery, MacTier, Ontario, Canada
Father	Alexander Norris, #049,   b. 6 May 1880, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Mother	Clara Arnold Maria Sawyer-Simpson, #056,   b. 1 Dec 1882, Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada
Married	28 Dec 1904	Crookston, Minnesota, USA
Family	Edith May McPherson, #070,   b. 16 Mar 1910, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Married	25 Dec 1931	Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada

Joseph William Norrie, #080

1906 - 1993  (87 years)

Birth	19 Jan 1906	Crookston, Minnesota, USA
Died	25 Jul 1993	Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Father	Alexander Norris, #049,   b. 6 May 1880, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Mother	Clara Arnold Maria Sawyer-Simpson, #056,   b. 1 Dec 1882, Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada
Married	28 Dec 1904	Crookston, Minnesota, USA

Pearl Evangeline Norrie, #081

1908 - 1998  (90 years)

Birth	7 Jan 1908	Crookston, Minnesota, USA
Died	19 Mar 1998	Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Buried	MacTier Union Cemetery, MacTier, Ontario, Canada
Father	Alexander Norris, #049,   b. 6 May 1880, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Mother	Clara Arnold Maria Sawyer-Simpson, #056,   b. 1 Dec 1882, Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada
Married	28 Dec 1904	Crookston, Minnesota, USA

Vernon George Norrie, #082

1909 - 1944  (34 years)

Birth	15 Nov 1909	Crookston, Minnesota, USA
Died	24 Mar 1944	Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Buried	27 Mar 1944	Foot's Bay Cemetery, Foot's Bay, Ontario, Canada
Father	Alexander Norris, #049,   b. 6 May 1880, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Mother	Clara Arnold Maria Sawyer-Simpson, #056,   b. 1 Dec 1882, Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada
Married	28 Dec 1904	Crookston, Minnesota, USA

Flora Olive May Norrie, #083

1912 - 2000  (88 years)

Birth	16 Oct 1912	Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Died	7 Nov 2000	Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Buried	Christie Memorial Cemetery, Orrville, Ontario, Canada
Father	Alexander Norris, #049,   b. 6 May 1880, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Mother	Clara Arnold Maria Sawyer-Simpson, #056,   b. 1 Dec 1882, Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada
Married	28 Dec 1904	Crookston, Minnesota, USA

(Oliver) Levi Norrie, #057

1914 - 2000  (85 years)

Birth	14 Dec 1914	Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Died	17 Apr 2000	Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
	Age: 85
Buried	20 Apr 2000	MacTier Union Cemetery, MacTier, Ontario, Canada
Father	Alexander Norris, #049,   b. 6 May 1880, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Mother	Clara Arnold Maria Sawyer-Simpson, #056,   b. 1 Dec 1882, Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada
Married	28 Dec 1904	Crookston, Minnesota, USA
Family	Elsie Lavada McPherson, #074,   b. 26 Mar 1918, Whitestone, Ontario, Canada
Married	20 Aug 1934	MacTier, Ontario, Canada
Children	1. John Edward Norrie, #094,   b. 31 Dec 1934, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada   2. Oliver Alexander Norrie, #095,   b. 17 Oct 1936, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada + 3. Ruth Clarabelle Lavina Norrie, #096,   b. 10 Nov 1939, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada   4. Milton Alexander Kingsbury-Norrie, #097,   b. 1941   5. Paul Norrie, #098,   b. 17 Mar 1947, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada   6. Michael Norrie, #099,   b. 21 Sep 1954, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada   7. Peter Norrie, #100,   b. Unknown, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada

Orbrey Allan Norrie, #084

1918 - 2001  (82 years)

Birth	21 Feb 1918	Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Died	3 Feb 2001	Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Father	Alexander Norris, #049,   b. 6 May 1880, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Mother	Clara Arnold Maria Sawyer-Simpson, #056,   b. 1 Dec 1882, Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada
Married	28 Dec 1904	Crookston, Minnesota, USA

Violet Aleen Norrie, #085

1919 - 2010  (90 years)

Birth	12 Dec 1919	Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Died	1 Mar 2010	Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Buried	MacTier Union Cemetery, MacTier, Ontario, Canada
Father	Alexander Norris, #049,   b. 6 May 1880, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Mother	Clara Arnold Maria Sawyer-Simpson, #056,   b. 1 Dec 1882, Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada
Married	28 Dec 1904	Crookston, Minnesota, USA

Earl Raymond Norrie, #086

1922 - 2015  (93 years)

Birth	9 Feb 1922	Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Died	18 May 2015	Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Buried	29 May 2015	Sylvan Acres Cemetery, Waubamik, Ontario, Canada
Father	Alexander Norris, #049,   b. 6 May 1880, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Mother	Clara Arnold Maria Sawyer-Simpson, #056,   b. 1 Dec 1882, Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada
Married	28 Dec 1904	Crookston, Minnesota, USA

Ivy Elizabeth Norrie, #087

1923 - 1982  (58 years)

Birth	9 Dec 1923	Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Died	1 Mar 1982	Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada
Father	Alexander Norris, #049,   b. 6 May 1880, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Mother	Clara Arnold Maria Sawyer-Simpson, #056,   b. 1 Dec 1882, Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada
Married	28 Dec 1904	Crookston, Minnesota, USA

• Name	Clara Arnold Maria Sawyer-Simpson
  	Allegedly, Clara was adopted at the age of 4, and that she was born in Souris Manitoba. There is no birth record for her under Arnold, Sawyer, or Simpson. We have been told that her birth parents were John Sawyer and Myra Arnold, however, there are no documents that have been found for them. I came across a 1891 census record for a Clara A.M Sawyer born in 1885 who's parents were John & Maria. It shows Clara was born in the Northwest Territories. The province of Saskatchewan was created in 1905. Prior to that, it was part of the Northwest Territories. Clara on the census had 3 sisters. Following the lineage of the youngest sister, I hit a DNA match. Following that lead, you will see that her biological grandfather (Levi) moved to Crookston Minnesota from the Northwest Territories. Too many coincidences not to believe that Clara would have met her biological grandparents. She would have been at least 9 when she was adopted.
  Suffix	#056
  Birth	1 Dec 1882	Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Census Record	1 Jun 1911	Port Carling, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Clara Norris - Wife Married Born: Dec 1886 Age: 24 Occ: Home Born in: Manitoba
  		1911 Canada Census Port Carling Ontario Page 7
  Census Record	1 Jun 1921	Freeman Township, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Clara Norris - Wife Married Age: 34 Born in: Manitoba
  		1921 Canada Census Freeman Township Ontario Page 12
  Census Record	1 Jun 1931	MacTier, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Clara Norrie - Wife Married Age: 43 Occ: Homemaker Born in: Manitoba
  		1931 Canada Census MacTier Ontario Page 1
  Death	25 Aug 1975	Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Norrie, Clara Widow Age: 92 years Date of Death: August 25 1975 Place of Death: Parry Sound
  		ID 056 Clara Simpson Death Record
  Burial	28 Aug 1975	Foot's Bay Cemetery, Foot's Bay, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	FAG#203406947
  		ID 056 Clara Simpson Headstone Image taken by GwenS
  Person ID	I56	Our Family Tree | Sawyer/Arnold Branch
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	John David Sawyer, #010,   b. 1848, USA d. Unknown
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Maria Elizabeth Arnold, #011,   b. 22 Jun 1863, Monck Township, Ontario, Canada d. 27 Aug 1955, Juliaetta, Idaho, USA (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alexander Norris, #049,   b. 6 May 1880, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada d. 2 Jun 1973, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	28 Dec 1904	Crookston, Minnesota, USA   [6]
  	I hereby certify that on the 28 day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and four at Crookston in said County, I the undersigned a M.E. Clergyman did join in the holy bond of Matrimony according to the Laws of this State Alexander Norris of the County of Polk and State of Minnesota and Clara Sawyer Simpson of the County of Polk and State of Minnesota. . Witnesses were Adison F Holdes and Ellen Ibestover
  		ID 049 056 Norris Simpson Marriage Record
  Children	1. Roy Alexander Norrie, #079,   b. 11 Nov 1903, Crookston, Minnesota, USA d. 24 Nov 1983, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)   2. Joseph William Norrie, #080,   b. 19 Jan 1906, Crookston, Minnesota, USA d. 25 Jul 1993, Brantford, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years)   3. Pearl Evangeline Norrie, #081,   b. 7 Jan 1908, Crookston, Minnesota, USA d. 19 Mar 1998, Pickering, Ontario, Canada (Age 90 years)   4. Vernon George Norrie, #082,   b. 15 Nov 1909, Crookston, Minnesota, USA d. 24 Mar 1944, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada (Age 34 years)   5. Flora Olive May Norrie, #083,   b. 16 Oct 1912, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Nov 2000, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years) + 6. (Oliver) Levi Norrie, #057,   b. 14 Dec 1914, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada d. 17 Apr 2000, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years)   7. Orbrey Allan Norrie, #084,   b. 21 Feb 1918, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada d. 3 Feb 2001, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)   8. Violet Aleen Norrie, #085,   b. 12 Dec 1919, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Mar 2010, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada (Age 90 years)   9. Earl Raymond Norrie, #086,   b. 9 Feb 1922, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada d. 18 May 2015, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada (Age 93 years)   10. Ivy Elizabeth Norrie, #087,   b. 9 Dec 1923, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Mar 1982, Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Dec 1882 - Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada Marriage - 28 Dec 1904 - Crookston, Minnesota, USA Census Record - Clara Norris - Wife Married Born: Dec 1886 Age: 24 Occ: Home Born in: Manitoba - 1 Jun 1911 - Port Carling, Ontario, Canada Census Record - Clara Norris - Wife Married Age: 34 Born in: Manitoba - 1 Jun 1921 - Freeman Township, Ontario, Canada Census Record - Clara Norrie - Wife Married Age: 43 Occ: Homemaker Born in: Manitoba - 1 Jun 1931 - MacTier, Ontario, Canada Death - 25 Aug 1975 - Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada Burial - 28 Aug 1975 - Foot's Bay Cemetery, Foot's Bay, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

  [S51] Port Carling Ontario Census 1911. [S52] Freeman Township Ontario Canada Census 1921. [S53] MacTier Ontario Canada Census 1931. [S17] Ontario, Canada Deaths. [S18] Find a Grave Burials. [S39] Minnesota, USA Marriage Records.