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

Wilson Alexander Martin

Male 1916 - 1997  (80 years)


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  • Name Wilson Alexander Martin 
    Born 8 Dec 1916  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-239062 
    Died 20 Sep 1997  [1
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I239062  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father John Alexander Martin,   b. 1880,   d. 1959  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Jessie Gartshore,   b. 1885,   d. 1968  (Age 83 years) 
    Family ID F45179  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Doris Elaine Pequegnat,   b. 31 May 1916,   d. 1 Apr 1993  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 1942 
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F45180  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Wilson Alexander Martin (1913-[19--]) was the oldest child of John Alexander and Jessie Martin. Wilson graduated from the University of Toronto in economics and then worked at the Waterloo Trust and Savings Company. In 1939, he entered active service at the rank of Sergeant and worked on the staff of the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario. He was eventually promoted to the rank of Major. In 1942, he married Dorothy Elaine Pequegnat and they had two daughters, Margaret Christine and Nan. After the war, he had a career in industrial engineering and then management at the Dominion Rubber Company in Kitchener and Montreal.

      Special Collection, University of Waterloo Library

  • Sources 
    1. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
      Martin/ Doris Elaine Pequegnat/ May 31, 1916-April 1, 1993/ Wilson Alexander/ December 8, 1916-September 20, 1997/ In Loving Memory

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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