Elizabeth Elliot "Bessie Ford

1882 - 1983  (101 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Elliot "Bessie Ford
  Born	27 Sep 1882	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Residence	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Christened	21 Jun 1892	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187517360
  Name	Bessie Ford
  Name	Elizabeth Elliot "Bessie Wright
  Residence	1983	RR4, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-72510
  Died	14 Dec 1983	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I72510	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Ford,   b. 2 Mar 1858, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 May 1910, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Miller,   b. 10 Mar 1858, , USA ,   d. 5 Apr 1933, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	5 Jan 1882	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Family ID	F18939	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Peter "Tom" Wright,   b. 18 Oct 1882, , Dundee, Scotland ,   d. 3 May 1960, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	8 Dec 1909	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Viola Elizabeth Wright,   b. 16 May 1923,   d. 16 Jun 2013, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F27826	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Elizabeth "Bessie" Ford thebondys originally shared this to Ancestry Public Member Tree

  
  

• Notes

  North Dumfries' oldest resident, Mrs. Elizabeth Elliott (Bessie) Wright of RR 4, Galt passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, December 14, 1983. She was in her 102nd year. The former Bessie Ford, she was born on the Greenfield Road on September 27, 1882. A daughter of the late John Ford and Elizabeth Miller. She lived all her life on Greenfield Road. A member of Central Presbyterian Church, Cambridge and a life member of Central Dumfries Women's Institute. Predeceased by her husband Thomas Peter Wright on May 3, 1960. Survived by one daughter, Mrs. Fred (Viola) Gaston of RR 4, Cambridge; three sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Ethel) McCabe of Cambridge, Mrs. Albert (Mary) Amies of Guelph and Mrs. Emerson (Ida) Harkness of Glen Morris. Also surviving are two grandsons, Peter and Richard Schramm. Predeceased by two sisters and three brothers. Funeral service and commital were held from the Coutts and Son Funeral Home, Cambridge on Saturday, December 17th. Interment in Mount View Cemetery. The Ayr News 21 Dec 1983 pg 11 __________ WRIGHT, Elizabeth Elliott (Bessie) - Of RR 4, Cambridge, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 1983, in her 102nd year, Bessie Ford. Beloved wife of the late Thomas Peter Wright; dear mother of Viola (Mrs. Fred Gaston) of RR 4, Cambridge; dear sister of Ethel (Mrs. Joseph McCabe) of Cambridge, Mary (Mrs. Albert Amies) of Guelph and Ida (Mrs. Emerson Harkness) of Glen Morris. Also survived by two grandsons, Peter and Richard Schramm. Predeceased by three brothers and two sisters. Resting at the Coutts and Son Funeral Home, 96 St. Andrews St., Cambridge, where the family will receive friends this evening from 7-9 and Friday, 2-4 and 7-9. Funeral and committal service will be held from the funeral home chapel on Satur- day, Dec. 17 at 12:30p.m. Interment Mount View cemetery, Cambridge. As expressions of sympathy, dona- tions may be made to the Ontario Heart Foundation or the Canadian Cancer Society. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 15 Dec 1983, Thu Page 81

  
  

• Sources

  [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-3 Page 7. [S512] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - Central Presbyterian. Elizabeth Elliot FORD born 27 Sep 1882 North Dumfries Parents John FORD & Elizabeth MILLER baptized 21 Jun 1892 Occupation: Farmer [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 1 Page 21. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. WRIGHT/ in loving memory of/ Thomas P. WRIGHT/ 1882-1960/ his wife/ Elizabeth E. FORD/ 1882-1983/ at rest/ [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 011895 (1882). Name:John Ford Age:22 Birth Year:abt 1860 Birth Place:North Dumfries Marriage Date:5 Jan 1882 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Robert Ford Mother:Elizabeth Ford Spouse:Elizabeth Miller [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 020400 (1909). Name:Bessie Ford Age:26 Birth Year:abt 1883 Marriage Date:8 Dec 1909 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:John Ford Mother:Elizabeth Miller Spouse:Thomas Wright

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Sep 1882 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Christened - 21 Jun 1892 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 8 Dec 1909 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1983 - RR4, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Dec 1983 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth