Thomas Frye Lewis Evans (1845–1920) was a Canadian

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. Evans was born in

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; and educated at

Upper Canada College Upper Canada College (UCC) is an elite, all-boys, private school in Toronto, Ontario, operating under the International Baccalaureate program. The college is widely described as the country's most prestigious preparatory school, and has produce ...

and

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. He was

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform va ...

deacon A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. Major Christian churches, such as the Catholic Churc ...

in 1869; and

in 1870. He was a

missionary A missionary is a member of a Religious denomination, religious group which is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.Tho ...

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from 1869 to 1871; then

Curate A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'') ''of souls'' of a parish. In this sense, "curate" means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy w ...

Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal Christ Church Cathedral is an Anglican Gothic Revival cathedral in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the seat of the Anglican Diocese of Montreal. It is located at 635 Saint Catherine Street West, between Avenue Union and Boulevard Robert-Bourassa. It is ...

from 1871 to 1874. He was

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of St Stephen, Lachine from 1874 until 1902; and

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from 1886 to 1902. He was

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from 1902.'' Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908'' p468 London, Horace Cox, 1908

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1845 births Upper Canada College alumni University of Toronto alumni Canadian Anglican priests Deans of Montreal Archdeacons of Montreal People from Norfolk County, Ontario 1920 deaths {{Quebec-bio-stub