Jessie Helen McMurtry

1897 - 1968  (70 years)

• Name	Jessie Helen McMurtry
  Born	20 Mar 1897	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1923	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	nurse
  Misfortune	17 Feb 1968
  	killed in car accident along with spouse
  Name	Helen McMurtry
  Name	Jessie Helen Aitken
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-207070P
  Died	17 Feb 1968  [4]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I207070	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	William John McMurtry,   b. 18 Dec 1859, Bowmanville, Darlington Twp., Durham Co., Ontario ,   d. 28 Mar 1922, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Jessie Dickie Carrick,   b. 12 Apr 1869, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Feb 1964  (Age 94 years)
  Married	Nov 1889  [6]
  Family ID	F17141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lieutenant George James Aitken,   b. 5 Oct 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Feb 1968  (Age 76 years)
  Married	6 Jun 1923	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F29163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-9 Page 12. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 18 Page 25. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 21850 (1923), Aikin-McMurtry. George James Aitkin, 31, Insurance Clerk, b. Galt, res. 113 West Main St. S., son of George Aitkin (born. Scotland) and Nellie P. Dunn Married Jessie Helen McMurtry, 26, Nurse, b. Galt, res. 22 Lansdown Rd. N., daughter of William J. McMurtry (born. Bowmanville) and Jessie D. Carrick, Witness(es) Allen Alexander and Edna M ? M. Hutchison both of Smithville, 6 June 1923 in Galt. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . AITKEN/ In loving memory of/ George James Aitken/ Oct. 5, 1891 - Feb. 17, 1968/ his wife/ Jessie Helen McMurtry/ Mar. 20, 1897 - Feb. 17, 1968 [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 042688 (1897). Name:Jessie Helen McMurtry Date of Birth:20 Mar 1897 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:W J McMurtry Mother's name:Jessie Carrick [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 136.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Mar 1897 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - nurse - 1923 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 6 Jun 1923 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth