Dr. John Reginald Beaven

1887 - 1950  (63 years)

• Name	John Reginald Beaven
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	1887	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1 - Harvard University Medical Unit
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-166843
  Died	15 Sep 1950	Parry Sound, Parry Sound District, Ontario
  Person ID	I166843	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John William Beaven,   b. 29 Jun 1851, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom ,   d. 1938  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Jane Oldfield,   b. 4 Jul 1851, Seaforth, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Feb 1937, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	24 May 1876	Tuckersmith, Huron Co., Ontario   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F35286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertha Alice Harvey,   b. 1892, Durham, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	22 Jun 1921	, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F51572	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BEAVER, JOHN REGINALD was born in Hespeler, was educated there and at Galt Collegiate, then graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto in the class of 1914. At the beginning of the First Great War he joined the Harvard University Medical Unit and served overseas for four years. After the war he located in Galt and became known as one of the leading surgeons of the area. He was popular professionally and built up a large practice, but later when he developed a chronic heart condition, he was forced to limit his practice. Apart from his profession, his chief interest was in the realm of sports, both as a supporter and as a part-icipant. He was a member of a number of clubs, interested in rugby, curling, golfing and fishing. He died at Parry Sound while at his summer cottage, on September 15, 1950. He was survived by his wife, one daughter and one son. Doctors in Waterloo County

  
  

• Sources

  [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 4082 (1876), Beaven-Oldfield. John W Beaven cloth worker Hespeler Birth Place: Trowbridge England Age: 24 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1852 Father Name: Henry Beaven Mother Name: Elisabeth Beaven Spouse Name: Jane Oldfield residence Tuckersmith Spouse's Age: 26 Spouse Birth Place: Tuckersmith Spouse Father Name: William Oldfield Spouse Mother Name: Oldfield Oldfield Marriage Date: 24 May 1876 Marriage Location: Huron, Tuckersmith [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 28.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1887 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 22 Jun 1921 - , Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Sep 1950 - Parry Sound, Parry Sound District, Ontario  = Link to Google Earth