Emma Alberta "Bertie" Cathcart^[1]

1883 - 1962  (79 years)

• Name	Emma Alberta "Bertie" Cathcart
  Born	1 Mar 1883	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Alberta Cathcart
  Name	Anna Alberta Cathcart
  Name	Emma Alberta "Bertie" Boyd
  Residence	1921	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-299382P
  Died	30 Dec 1962	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Buried	Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I299382	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Cathcart,   b. 6 Aug 1850, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 May 1938, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Anne Jane Coulter,   b. 1 Oct 1846, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 9 Jan 1929, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	1 Apr 1873	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F13171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emerson C. Boyd,   b. 6 May 1875, Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jun 1964, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	2 Sep 1903	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Arnold Boyd,   b. 1904, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Harold Elmer Boyd,   b. 29 Jun 1904, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Gertrude Boyd,   b. 1907, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Violetta Gertrude "Violet" Boyd,   b. 15 Mar 1908, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Mareita Boyd,   b. 1911, , USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Robert Camerson Boyd,   b. 1919, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1977  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F238257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MRS. EMERSON C. BOYD - Mrs. Emerson C. Boyd, 79, of Linwood, died Sunday, Dec. 30 at the Elmira Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. Born near Linwood, her maiden name was Alberta Cathcart, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cathcart. She had spent all her life in Linwood where she was a member of the Linwood United Church and the Ladies Auxiliary. Surviving are her husband to whom she was married in 1903; two sons, Harold and Robert Cameron, both of Kitchener; two daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Phillips of St. Thomas and Mrs. Alfred (Marieta) Holst of St. Jacobs; one brother, Wesley Cathcart of Fergus and five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Two sisters predeceased her. The body was at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, until Wednesday when removal was made to Linwood United Church for service. Rev. Charles K. Forrest and Rev. Adolph Kappes officiated. Interment was in Hawkesville Cemetery. Elmira Signet Jan 2 1963 pg 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018838-03. Emerson C. Boyd, 28, Occ. Farmer, b. Elma, Res. Mornington, son of James Boyd and Eliza Mundell married Alberta Cathcart, 20, b. Wellesley, No Residence Given, daughter of Robert Cathcart and Annie Coulter, Witness(s) John Carry of Elma and Minnie Cathcart of Wellesley, 2 September 1903 in Wellesley [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-5 Page 9. [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Sub Dist. 10 Page 6. [S120] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Hawkesville Union CC#4529 Waterloo Region Branch, OGS. Boyd/ Emerson C/ May 6 1875/ June 1 1964/ his beloved wife/ Alberta/ March 1 1883/ Dec 30 1962/ Into Thy hands/ We commend our spirits [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Mrs. Emerson C. Boyd - Jan 2 1963 pg 4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Robert Cathcart Age:23 Birth Date:abt 1850 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:1 Apr 1873 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Robert Cathcart Mother:Jane Cathcart Spouse:Ann Jane Coulter Spouse's Age:24 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1849 Spouse Birth Place:United States Spouse Father:James Coulter Spouse Mother:Annie Coulter

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Mar 1883 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 2 Sep 1903 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Dec 1962 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth