James Hall Currie

1879 - 1963  (84 years)

• Name	James Hall Currie
  Born	20 Apr 1879	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-195066
  Died	14 Jul 1963	Glamis, Saskatchewan, Canada
  Buried	Rosetown Cemetery, Rosetown, , Saskatchewan, Canada
  Person ID	I195066	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Currie,   b. 1843, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jul 1931, Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Agnes Hall,   b. 1846, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Apr 1922, Forgan, Saskatchewan  (Age 76 years)
  Married	31 Jan 1873	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Family ID	F247623	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Currie Passes The death occurred in Elrose, Sask., Hospital, Wednesday, December 5, 1962, of Mabel, beloved wife of James Hall Currie, of Elrose, formerly of the Glamis district. She was seventy-six years of age. Born in Elpin, Ontario, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson, she spent the early years of her life there. In the fall of 1910 she came west to visit her sister, Mrs. Bob Nisbet, of what is now known as the Glamis district. There, she met James Hall Currie, and on December 27, 1911, they were married at her home in Elphin. They came to settle on his homestead, where they lived until 1942, when they moved to Crest, Sask., farming there until they moved into Nipawin to reside in 1947. Four years ago, they took up residence in the Golden Years Lodge at Elrose. Mrs. Currie is survived, besides her husband, by three sons and four daughters; (Mamie) Mrs. E. A. Mason, Nipawin; (Grace) Mrs. A. L. Martin, of Wiseton; (Lila) Mrs. Roy Westbury, of Zealandia; (Doris) Mrs. E. W. Turner, of Wiseton; Elmore, of Glamis; Arnold, of Kindersley; and Tom, of Wiseton. There are twenty-six grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. A son, Jamie, passed away in 1925. There are two sisters: Mrs. R D. Nisbet, of Wiseton and Mrs. Annie Smith, of Glamis. Funeral service was held in Glamis United Church on Saturday December 8, 1962, with Rev. W. Graham officiating. Mrs. Les. Whyte was at the console of the organ, and accompanied the choir as they sang "The Old Rugged Cross." The congregation joined in singing hymns: "Safe in the Arms of Jesus" and "Abide with Me." Mr. Clive Houghand, Mr. Ken Orth were ushers in the church. Mr. Lorne Wilson and Mr. Jack Smith were in charge of the floral arrangements. Interment followed in the family plot, Rosetown Cemetery, with the following nephews as pallbearers: Bob Wilson; Ken Wilson; Clarence Smith; Tom Nisbet; Lindsay Nisbet and Graham Campbell. Clements Funeral Home, Rosetown, was in charge of arrangements. The Ayr News Dec 13 1962 pg 1 ___________________ Death Of James it Currie Word has been received by his brother in Paris of the death on Sunday in Glamis, Sask., of James H. Currie in his 75th year. He was born west of Ayr, a son of the late Henry Currie and Agnes Hall, and lived his early years on the farm on the 9th concession of Blenheim now owned by Donald Robson. He went West 57 years ago in June, where he had since resided. He is survived by four daughters and three sons; also two brothers, John W. of Paris and Robert E. of Camrose, Alta. Unknown Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012783-73. Henry CURRIE, 30, farmer, North Dumfries, Blenheim, s/o James CURRIE & Margaret BEATTIE married Agnes HALL, 25, North Dumfries, North Dumfries, d/o John HALL & Robina WILSON, witn: Thomas EDGAR of North Dumfries & Walter HALL of Blenheim, 31 January 1873 in North Dumfries

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Apr 1879 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Jul 1963 - Glamis, Saskatchewan, Canada Buried - - Rosetown Cemetery, Rosetown, , Saskatchewan, Canada  = Link to Google Earth