Jonathan Blong

   Cause of his death was Pneumonia - Caused by Nephritis.

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JONATHAN B. BLONG

Jonathan Blong passed away on Saturday, March 20, 1915, at his home in Toronto, He spent most of his life in Port Perry and after moving often expressed the wish that he was still enjoying the attractions of his hometown.

Mr. Blong was born in Toronto, the youngest son of Henry Blong. He came to Port Perry about the year 1882, and immediately took a keen interest in the town. An accident in early life deprived him of the use of one of his legs, and made it difficult for him to enter business in the ordinary way; but he invested money wisely in the purchase and selling of properties.

During his years in business, he purchased the large Royal Arcade building from Joseph Bigelow and converted half of it into one of the finest hotels in the province, the Brunswick House. Following destruction of the building by fire in 1883 and 1884, he constructed the Blong Block, described as the most pretentious and extensive business structure in Port Perry. It was a two-storey, red brick building, elaborately decorated with white brick facings and a frontage of over 100 feet on Queen St. The building still stands to this day.

After a fire had destroyed the home of the late Dr. J.H. Sangster in 1893, Mr. Blong bought the property, known as Beechenhurst, and erected the commodious house. He became very much attached to the property, but with his health failing, he reluctantly sold it and moved to Toronto about 1908, where he lived with his family until his death.

Mr. Blong was extremely fond of nature and nothing gave him greater pleasure than the hunting trips through the Kawartha Lakes.

Jonathan Blong, 60, died on Saturday evening, March 20, 1915, at his late residence, 65 Woodlawn Avenue, West, Toronto, leaving his beloved wife Sophia and son Jonathan Henry to mourn his loss.

Jonathan married Sophia Lydia Gates. (Sophia Lydia Gates was born on 16 Feb 1855 in Ontario, Canada.)