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

Ruth Elizabeth Reid

Female - 2004


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  • Name Ruth Elizabeth Reid 
    Born Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Name Ruth Elizabeth Morgan 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-341685 
    Died 27 Jan 2004  Sudbury, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I341685  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Walter Inglis Reid,   b. CALC 11 Jan 1876, Reidsville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1935, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 59 years) 
    Mother Esther Jackson Renwick,   b. 31 Dec 1880, Reidsville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1967, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 2 Jan 1912  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F248918  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George Harcourt Morgan,   b. 21 Mar 1911, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1970, Weston, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 1947 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F248919  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Ruth Morgan

      Ruth Elizabeth (nee Reid) Morgan of Thorncliffe Park, Toronto, passed away peacefully in Sudbury on Tuesday, January 27th, 2004.

      Beloved wife of the late George Harcourt Morgan.

      Predeceased by her parents, Walter Inglis Reid and Esther Jackson Renwick, and brothers Walter Irving Reid of Cambridge in 1997 and Jackson Renwick Reid of Sudbury in 1987.

      Loving aunt of Walter (Tom) of Toronto, John and wife Lynda of Cambridge, Stephen of Virginia Beach, Nancy and husband Ralph of Kitchener, Andy and wife Brenda of Sudbury, Joe of Sudbury, Jane and husband Raymond of Sudbury, Libby and husband Gordon of London, England, Sandy and wife Melanie of Ottawa, John and Sylvia of Sudbury and Martha and husband Stewart of Sudbury. Special Nana to Jake, Alexa and Skylar, and great-aunt to many special great-nieces and nephews. Sister-in-law of Margaret Reid of Cam-bridge and Norma Reid of Sudbury.

      Ruth was born in Ayr, Ontario and her family moved to Galt in 1934. Ruth proudly graduated from the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital School of Nursing in 1941 and practised as a nurse until her marriage to George Morgan in 1947. George was a life-long employee of the Bank of Montreal and over the years Ruth and George established homes in Gananoque, Weston, Brantford, Sudbury, New York and Toronto. Ruth was a supporter of the arts, and was a member of the Art Gallery of Ontario and a long time subscriber to the Toronto Symphony, Canadian Opera Company and the National Ballet. Ruth was a member of the Thorncliffe Park United Church, Toronto. Ruth will be lovingly remembered for her generosity, grace and style, and her sharp mind with its treasures of family history and stories.

      A private family service will be held in Sudbury at Jackson & Barnard Funeral Home, with interment to be in the Ayr Cemetery.

      The Ayr News Feb 4 2004 pg 12

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Walter Inglis Reid Age: 35 Birth Date: abt 1877 Marriage Date: 2 Jan 1912 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Walter Irwin Reid Mother: Elizabeth Hall Spouse: Esther Jackson Renwick Spouse's Age: 31 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1881 Spouse Father: Walter Renwick Spouse Mother: Agnes Anderson

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Jan 2004 - Sudbury, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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