 1875 - 1953 (78 years)
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| Name |
Franklin James Day |
| Born |
14 Oct 1875 |
Rome, Oneida County, NY  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
9 Nov 1953 |
Coronach, RM #11, SK, Canada [2] |
| Buried |
Coronach cemetery, Coronach, SK, Canada [2] |
| Person ID |
I3020 |
Day Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
4 Jul 2012 |
| Father |
Dwight Henry Day, b. 7 Aug 1829, Rome, Oneida County, NY , d. 30 Jun 1913, Hammond, Wabasha County, MN (Age 83 years) |
| Mother |
Betsey Ann Anderson, b. 18 Sep 1838, Rome, Oneida County, NY , d. 2 Dec 1938, Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, MN (Age 100 years) |
| Married |
1856 |
Rome, Oneida County, NY [2] |
| Family ID |
F887 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Dena Eline Hugos, b. 16 Sep 1877, Decorah, Winneshiek County, IA , d. 14 Sep 1952, Coronach, RM #11, SK, Canada (Age 74 years) |
| Married |
4 Sep 1898 |
Ortonville, Big Stone County, MN [2] |
| Children |
| | 1. Unnamed Day, b. 9 Apr 1900, Clinton, Big Stone County, MN , d. 10 Apr 1900, Clinton, Big Stone County, MN (Age 0 years) |
| | 2. Delia Julietta Day, b. 4 Sep 1901, Kenmare, Ward County, ND , d. 10 Jul 1961, Backus, Cass County, MN (Age 59 years) |
| | 3. Cora Beatta Day, b. 29 Dec 1903, Kenmare, Ward County, ND , d. 30 Nov 1969, St. Paul, Ramsey County, MN (Age 65 years) |
| | 4. Ella Jeannette Day, b. 9 Apr 1906, Kenmare, Ward County, ND , d. 5 Dec 1979, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN (Age 73 years) |
| | 5. Lila Esther Nellie Day, b. 17 Jan 1909, Kenmare, Ward County, ND , d. 3 Sep 1999, Fridley, Hennepin County, MN (Age 90 years) |
| | 6. Arletta Frankie Day, b. 15 Apr 1913, Eddyside, RM #11, SK, Canada , d. 30 Apr 1993, Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada (Age 80 years) |
| | 7. Marvin Dwight Day, b. 28 Aug 1915, Eddyside, RM #11, SK, Canada , d. 29 Sep 1991, Assiniboia, RM #72, SK, Canada (Age 76 years) |
| | 8. Nylene "Todie" Floy Day, b. 10 Oct 1918, Eddyside, RM #11, SK, Canada , d. 6 Sep 2012, Brampton, Peel, ON, Canada (Age 93 years) |
| | 9. Dorothy Joyce Day, b. 28 Jul 1921, Eddyside, RM #11, SK, Canada , d. 17 Mar 2003, Red Deer, AB, Canada (Age 81 years) |
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| Family ID |
F956 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 14 Oct 1875 - Rome, Oneida County, NY |
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 | Married - 4 Sep 1898 - Ortonville, Big Stone County, MN |
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 | Died - 9 Nov 1953 - Coronach, RM #11, SK, Canada |
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 | Buried - - Coronach cemetery, Coronach, SK, Canada |
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| Notes |
- Franklin Day and Dena emigrated from Kenmare, North Dakota in 1911 to their homestead near East Poplar, Saskatchewan. In 1921 they sold their farm and moved to Scobey, Montana for a short time and then to Minneapolis, Minnesota. They moved back to Saskatchewan in 1925 and in 1926 moved to the site of Coronach, Sask. where they remained until they died.
Their homestead is located at 49.048513, 105.34892 OR 49degrees02'54.7"N 105degrees20'56.3"W. East of Coronach, Sask. off Highway 18, 4 KM south on Range Road 2260, across pond, turn right (west) and what is left of the foundation is 100 yards in the field.
In 1897 Dena Hugos, aged 20, found work as a "hired girl" on the William Day farm near Sacret Heart, MN, which was on the SOO line (a railroad that ran from Minneapolis to Fargo, ND) and about 60 miles southeast of Clinton, MN. William Day's "hired hand" on the farm and the one who ran it for him was Franklin James Day, his younger brother. In 1898 Franklin Day and Dena Hugos were married in Ortonville. After their marriage Dena and Frank Day returned to the William Day farm to run it for William. In April of 1899 the Clinton newspaper reported that Frank Day and family moved into town and occupied rooms upstairs in the Kaeck building.
At this time, all of the good land in Minnesota, eastern South Dakota and eastern North Dakota had been taken up in homesteads. However the northwestern part of North Dakota which was west and north of Minot, ND was not opening up to homesteaders. In January 1900 the paper reported that a party of land seekers left Clinton to join the SOO land excursions at Fairmont,going to Bowbells, ND. The party consisted of Frank Day, Chris Hugos, Vandermark, Al Burlingame and others. They returned the following week after all taken homestead claims. In April 1900 Frank Day and Art Bingham loaded their goods on the cars and set out for Kenmare, ND, where they have claims. In May 1900 Dena (Mrs. Frank) Day left to join her husband in their new home near Kenmare. Their farm was located about 12 miles NE of Kenmare, about 8 miles from the border, and probably 5 or so miles north of Norma. Kenmare at that time had a population of about 500.
Frank and Dena Day and daughters, Delia, Cora, Ella, and Lila emigrated to Saskatchewan in 1911. They homesteaded on Sec. 24 Tp. 1 Range 26 W 2nd which is southeast of East Poplar, SK. During the spring of 1922 Frank and Dena decided that farming in Canada was no longer profitable so they sold their farm and moved to Minneapolis, MN. Frank had a hard time finding a job and finally took one with the railroad shops in Eau Claure, Wisconsin. This meant that he was home only on the weekends. In early 1926 Dena and Frank Day returned to Saskatchewan and was one of the first residents of Coronach, SK, a few miles west of their old homestead. They were the second family to move into Coronach. In Coronach Frank started to build the first hotel, while Dean converted a cookshack into a cafe and opened the first cafe which fed all the construction workers. In 1930 Frank sold the hotel to a Chinese group and built a house, that soon became a nursing home. Frank Day built a livery barn and operated it and a dray service for many years until his retirement.
Frank was another of the true American/Canadian pioneers as he had homesteaded twice, once in North Dakota and again in Canada, and then at the age of 51 he helped to found a new town on the Canadian prairies.
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