8EE. Alma Henrietta Lilly was born in Byron Center, Kent County, Michigan, U.S.A., on Tuesday, September 5, 1893, and died in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on October 12, 1977. Charles Gonyea was born near Toronto, Canada, _____, and died in Calgary on August 19, 1958. He died of a heart attack while mowing his son David's lawn. They were married in Dorr, Allegan County, Michigan, U.S.A., on Wednesday, March 20, 1912. She took the name Alma Henrietta Gonyea. She is the daughter of Grove and Alma (Gilbert) Lilly. He is the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Fluke) Gonyea. They had seven children:
| i. | Althea Winona Gonyea [#8EEA]: She was born in Michigan on February 21, 1914, and died in Calgary on May 7, 1996. | |
| ii. | Marie Gonyea [#8EEB]: She was born in Michigan, U.S.A., on February 24, 1916, and died in California, U.S.A., in 2001. | |
| iii. | Robert Gonyea [#8EEC]: He was born in Tingham, Montana, U.S.A., on August 16, 1917. | |
| iv. | Harriet Gonyea [#8EED]: She was born in Tingham on April 23, 1919. | |
| v. | David Gonyea [#8EEE]: He was born in Vulcan, Alberta, Canada, on May 28, 1921. | |
| vi. | Elizabeth Gonyea [#8EEF]: She was born in Vulcan on July 30, 1923. | |
| vii. | Bruce Gonyea [#8EEG]: He was born in Vulcan on October 6, 1925. |
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| Alma (right) and her sisters Hattie Spaeth and Etta Clark |