Colonel James Henry "Jim" Lovett

1888 - 1984  (96 years)

• Name	James Henry "Jim" Lovett
  Prefix	Colonel
  Born	26 Jul 1888	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Military	1914	WW1   [4]
  	WW1, 95th Saskatchewan Rifles / 13th Battalion, Service #32781
  Military	1914	WW1
  	WW1, Major
  Residence	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-290061
  Died	22 Dec 1984	Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	24 Dec 1984	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I290061	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Dr. William Lovett,   b. 29 May 1842, Ancaster, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Mar 1938, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Eliza Jane "Jenny" Morton,   b. 24 Jul 1852, , Quebec, Canada ,   d. 1912  (Age 59 years)
  Married	29 Mar 1883	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F15087	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Margaret Watson,   b. 28 Apr 1895, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1992, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 96 years)
  Married	20 Jan 1922	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Children	1. Robert Edward Lovett,   b. 1924, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 May 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F248757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Col. James H. Lovett The death occurred on Saturday, December 22nd, 1984, at Brantford General Hospital of Colonel James H. Lovett, M.C., after a brief illness. He was in his 98th year. A son of the late Dr. William Lovett and Jennie Morton, he was predeceased by one grandson James Robert Lovett. Surviving are his wife the former Dorothy Watson and one son Robert of Ayr, also three granddaughters and four great-grandchildren. Col. Lovett was born in Ayr, where his father Dr. William Lovett, practiced medicine on Stanley Street in the house now occupied by the Rick Green family, hanging out his shingle in 1870. Jim as he was known to a host of friends, joined the Bank of Commerce in Ayr following his early schooling here, before enlisting in 1914 with the 1st Canadian Division where he served with the 16th Battalion and the 13th Battalion, Black Watch in England and France. He was a life member of the Military Institute, Black Watch Associations of Toronto and Montreal. Upon his return from military service overseas in World War I he took a position at the head office of the Bank of Commerce, where he retired in 1949. For the past few years, Mr. and Mrs. Lovett have resided at Versa-Care in Brantford. Private funeral services were held at Wm. Kipp Funeral Home, Paris, on Monday, December 24th, with Rev. George Saunders officiating. Interment in Ayr Cemetery. The Ayr News 26 Dec 1984 pg 10

  
  

• Sources

  [S326] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1901, Ayr (Village) A Page 15. [S564] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1891, pg 22. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: James Henry Lavett Date of Birth: 26 Jul 1888 Gender: Male Birth Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name: William Lavett Mother's name: Jeannie Morton [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Lovett/ Col. James H. Lovett/ M. C./ Black Watch R. H. C./ 1888 - 1984/ Dorothy Watson/ wife of James H. Lovett/ 1895 - 1992/ Robert Edward Lovett/ 1924 - 2010/ Joyce Mary Davis/ 1907 - 2005/ Parents of Barbara, Patricia, Jim and Anne/ James Robert Lovett/ son of Joyce and Bob Lovett/ 1959 - 1974/ + [veteran's Poppy]/ Grace Patricia Beaudoin/ Daughter of/ Mike & Jamey/ June 28, 2010/ May tenderness and/ Love surround you always/ [A] Robert [B] Joyce [C] Jim [D] James [E] Dorothy [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. William Lovett Born: Canada Age: 40 Father: James Lovett Mother: Jane Gold Born: abt 1843 Spouse: Jennie Morton Age: 30 born: Qc Father: Alexander Morton Mother: Mary Tenner married 29 Mar 1883 married: Waterloo, Ayr [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: William Lovett Age: 40 Birth Date: abt 1843 Birth Place: Canada Marriage Date: 29 Mar 1883 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: James Lovett Mother: Jane Gold Spouse: Jennie Morton pouse's Age: 30 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1853 Spouse Birth Place: Quebec Spouse Father: Alexander Morton Spouse Mother: Mary Tenner [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: James H Lovett Age: 32 Birth Date: abt 1890 Birth Place: Ayr Ontario Marriage Date: 20 Jan 1922 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Dr William Lovett Mother: Jennie Morton Lovett Spouse: Dorothy M Watson Spouse's Age: 26 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1896 Spouse Birth Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba Spouse Father: A E Watson Spouse Mother: Jennie Wyllie Watson

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Jul 1888 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1891 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 20 Jan 1922 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Dec 1984 - Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - 24 Dec 1984 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth