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John Angas Nash was born June 26, 1863, in Norfolk, England, to parents Edward and Elizabeth Nash. He married Alice Cole on August 3, 1887, in Deptford, Essex. They had 8 children: Philip Edward, Geoffrey, Edgar John, Francis Gerard (Frankie), Bernard (Bill), Charlotte Elizabeth, Kathreen Anna, and Edward Hadah. The Nash family moved to Canada in about 1900, and lived in a house on Boundary Road (0 Ave) at Coghlan Road (256th Street). In 1908 John built a new house on the property that still stands (2008). John Nash was the secretary of the Aldergrove Fair in its early years. He was involved in poultry and vegetable farming. In 1916 John constructed the family's Fort Langley home on Nash Avenue. In later life, he became involved in politics and served as a councillor and school trustee. John died March 16, 1945, in Fort Langley, and was buried in the Fort Langley Cemetery.
Term Source: Fort Langley Cemetery pg. 44 (Hannay); "Nash: A Heritage" by Kathreen Nash.