Lida Belle Pearson

1895 - 1987  (91 years)

• Name	Lida Belle Pearson
  Born	7 Jun 1895	Newmarket, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Lida Belle Sturdy
  Occupation	lawyer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-151115
  Died	18 Feb 1987	, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I151115	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Gerald Frank Sturdy,   b. 4 Apr 1896, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Dec 1987, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	14 Sep 1927	Newmarket, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Peter Robert Sturdy,   b. 1928, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jul 2012, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F43856	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Lida Bell Pearson Cambridge Hall of Fame

  
  

• Notes

  STURDY (nee Pearson), Lida Bell, QC On February 18, 1987, beloved wife of Gerald F. Sturdy; mother of Peter and Marnie: sister of Ruth Ames and also survived by eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild, born in King township, in 1895. Daughter of the late P. W. Pearson, a former Mayor of Newmarket, Reeve and Warden of York county and MPP for York North. Mrs. Sturdy graduated from Victoria College, University of Toronto in 1918 with a BA degree, having actively participated in university activities, including, debating clubs, university women's hockey and the basketball teams and was elected Head Girl prior to her graduation. Mrs. Sturdy entered Osgoode Hall in 1918, receiving her call to the Bar in 1921 and immediately established a practice under her maiden name, in the former town of Preston. Mrs. Sturdy was active in municipal life, having served on the executive of the University Women's Club, was the first woman elected to the Preston Public School Board and the first woman to serve on the Session at St. Paul's United Church, Cambridge (P) and to represent that church at presbytery. Mrs. Sturdy was appointed a QC in 1982 and was, upon her retirement in 1967, the senior member of a law firm which included her son. There will be no visitation. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 18 Feb 1987 pg F7

  
  

• Sources

  [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 037641 (1895). Name:Lida Bell Pearson Date of Birth:7 Jan 1895 Gender:Female Birth Place:York, Ontario, Canada Father's name:P W Pearson Mother's name:Lida Davis [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link . Sturdy/ Gerald F./ 1896 - 1987/ (Masonic Insignia)/ Lida B./ 1895 - 1987/ Q.C. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 025374 (1927). Name:Gerald Frank Sturdy Age:31 Birth Year:abt 1896 Birth Place:Preston, Ontario Marriage Date:14 Sep 1927 Marriage Place:York, Ontario, Canada Father:Frank Katr Ann Mother:Rorger Wm Spouse:Hiao Bell Pearson

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Jun 1895 - Newmarket, York Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 14 Sep 1927 - Newmarket, York Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Feb 1987 - , Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth