James Kingsburgh

1894 - 1960  (66 years)

• Name	James Kingsburgh
  Born	14 Jan 1894	South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1 - 43rd Battery Canadian Field Artillery
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-341062
  Died	29 Feb 1960	Maple, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario   [2]
  Buried	3 Mar 1960	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I341062	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	James Kingsburgh,   b. 1851, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Feb 1898  (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Janet McRuer,   b. CALC 6 Dec 1859, Lachute, Argenteuil Co., Quebec ,   d. 17 Mar 1935, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	25 Mar 1884	South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F248691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jean Beatrice Gregory,   b. 8 Apr 1906, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Mar 1969  (Age 62 years)
  Married	21 Jun 1927	Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Jean Kingsburgh,   b. 1933, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jul 1935, Verulam Township, Victoria Co., Ontario  (Age 2 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F248692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Buried in Ayr Cemetery The death occurred suddenly on Monday, Feb. 29, of James Kingsburgh, B.A., at his home in Maple, Ontario. He was the elder son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Kingsburgh, residents of South Dumfries, and received his secondary education at Paris High School. After taking his university degree, Mr. Kingsburgh returned to Paris in 1925 to teach English at the High School, remaining two years. Following his marriage to Miss Jean Gregory of Paris, he moved to Toronto, where he taught at Northern Vocational. The late Mr. Kingsburgh was a veteran of the First Great War, serving with the 43rd Battery in the Canadian Field Artillery. Surviving are his wife and one daughter, Mrs. Harold Smith (Janet) of Boston, Mass., and two granddaughters. A daughter Elizabeth predeceased him. A brother, Gordon, also survives. Funeral service was held Thursday at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Toronto, and interment was made in Ayr Cemetery. The Ayr News Mar 10 1960 pg 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: James Kingsburgh Date of Birth: 14 Jan 1894 Gender: Male Birth Place: Brant, Ontario, Canada Father's name: James Kingsburgh Mother's name: Jessie McPuer [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/East] In/ memory of/ Peter Kingsburgh/ a Native of/ Galloway- Shire, Scotland,/ died April 30th 1893,/ aged 72 years/ Jane Patton,/ beloved wife of/ Peter KIngsburgh,/ born 1825 - died 1903/ Kingsburgh/ F. B. Gullett Toronto [Monument maker] [Right/North] In/ memory of/ James Kingsburgh,/ died Feb. 23rd 1898/ aged 46 years/ Janet McRuer/ his wife/ died Mar. 17, 1935/ aged 75 years [Back/West] In/ memory of/ James Kingsburgh/ died Feb. 29, 1960/ aged 66 years/ Jean B. Gregory/ died Mar. 25, 1969/ aged 62 years/ wife of/ James Kingsburgh/ And/ William C. Sharpe/ Elizabeth Jean/ daughter of/ James and Jean Kingsburgh/ died July 10, 1935/ aged 2years [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: James Kingsburgh Age: 30 Birth Date: abt 1854 Birth Place: Blenheim, Ontario Marriage Date: 25 Mar 1884 Marriage County or District: Brant Father: Peter Kingsburgh Mother: Jane Kingsburgh Spouse: Janet McRuer Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1862 Spouse Birth Place: Lachine (quebec) Spouse Father: John McRuer Spouse Mother: Janet McRuer [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: James Kingsburgh Age: 33 Birth Date: abt 1894 Birth Place: S Dumfries Thop Marriage Date: 21 Jun 1927 Marriage County or District: Brant Father: James Kingsburgh Mother: Janet Mc Kuer Spouse: Jean Beatrice Gregary Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1906 Spouse Birth Place: Brantford, Ontario Spouse Father: James P Gregary Spouse Mother: Jean Walker

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Jan 1894 - South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - 3 Mar 1960 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth