Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Family: John Knox Rutherford / Elizabeth Henderson (F19370)

m. 15 Dec 1870


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  • Father | Male
    John Knox Rutherford

    Born  16 Oct 1846  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Jul 1920  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  22 Jul 1920  Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  15 Dec 1870  [1, 2, 3, 4]  Esquesing, Halton Co., Ontario  [1, 2, 3, 4] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Janet | F239223 
    Married     
    Father  Thomas Rutherford | F26089 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Robina Knox | F26089 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Elizabeth Henderson

    Born  28 Dec 1851  Terra Cotta, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Aug 1914  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Child 1 | Male
    Thomas Alfred Rutherford

    Born  CALC 19 Feb 1872  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Sep 1908  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Marie Elizabeth Powley | F271322 
    Married  27 Sep 1905  Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Robert Henderson Rutherford

    Born  16 Dec 1877  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Apr 1943  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elvina Georgine "Vina" Gress | F248478 
    Married  18 Oct 1916  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Robena A. Rutherford

    Born  16 Feb 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Nov 1967   
    Buried    Forest Lawn Memorial Park Gardens, London, Middlesex, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    William Cornell Rutherford

    Born  26 Sep 1885  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 May 1958  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  31 May 1958  Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Jeanette Little "Nettie" Rutherford | F270338 
    Married     

    Child 5 | Female
    Florence Carlyle Rutherford

    Born  14 Nov 1893  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1968   
    Buried    Paris Cemetery, Paris, Brant Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate (1870), Rutherford-Henderson.
      John Rutherford, farmer of North Dumfries, Birth Place: Canada Age: 24 Estimated birth year: abt 1846 Father Name: Thos Rutherford Mother Name: Robina Rutherford Spouse Name: Elizabeth Henderson, residence Esquesing, Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse Birth Place: Canada Spouse Father Name: Robt Henderson Spouse Mother Name: Robina Henderson Marriage Date: 15 Dec 1870 Marriage Location: Halton, Esquesing

    2. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 1 Page 13.

    3. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate.
      Name:John Rutherford Age:24 Birth Year:abt 1846 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:15 Dec 1870 Marriage Place:Halton, Ontario, Canada Father:Thos Rutherford Mother:Robina Rutherford Spouse:Elizabeth Henderson

    4. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 28 Dec 1870.
      Rutherford, John married 15 Dec 1870 to Elizabeth Henderson At the residence of the bride's father, by the Rev. Joseph Alexander. Groom of Dumfries; bride, fifth daughter of Robert Henderson, J.P., Esquesing.