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- 1 2 "Joseph Edward Woodworth", Manitoba Historical Society, Retrieved 9 oct 2009.
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- ↑ "Members of the Fifth...", The Manitoba Historical Society, Retrieved 9 oct 2009.
- ↑ "Manitoba", The Dominion Annual Register and review, p. 427, Retrieved 9 oct 2009.
- ↑ "The Cox Family in America", p. 81, Retrieved 9 oct 2009.