Jane C. "Jean" Thomson: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

Jane C. "Jean" Thomson was born 15 Aug 1845, , Dumfrieshire, Scotland; died 5 Jul 1915, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elora Cemetery, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.

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Name: Jane C. "Jean" Carter
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-142146
Residence: 1867, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada

Jane married Alexander Carter 24 Apr 1867, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Alexander (son of Robert Carter and Janet Wishart) was born 15 Nov 1834, Ayton, , Berwick, Scotland; died 12 Sep 1928, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elora Cemetery, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. William Thomson Carter was born 31 Dec 1867, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 6 Mar 1868, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1959; was buried , Elora Cemetery, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.
3. Janet Wishart Carter was born 20 Feb 1870, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 1 May 1870, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1953; was buried , Elora Cemetery, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

William Thomson Carter

(1.Jane¹) was born 31 Dec 1867, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 6 Mar 1868, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1959; was buried , Elora Cemetery, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-142147

Janet Wishart Carter

(1.Jane¹) was born 20 Feb 1870, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 1 May 1870, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1953; was buried , Elora Cemetery, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.

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Interesting: education
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-142144
Residence: 1912, 201 Water St. N. Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario
Residence: 1916, 20 McKenzie St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Bef 2012, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Janet was the first woman to receive a Master of Arts from the University of Toronto. First woman to teach at the Galt Collegiate Institute in 1901. Was involved in the Galt Little Theatre and the Waterloo Historical Society.

Cambridge Mosiac, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [snippet from original text in book]

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Janet Wishart Carter, of Galt, was the first woman to graduate from the University of Toronto with a Master of Arts degree and the first woman teacher on the staff of the Galt Collegiate Institute. She had the distinction of receiving a decoration from King George for her outstanding contributions in the field of education.

Carter received her early education at Elora where her family lived for some time. She was appointed to the staff of the Galt Collegiate Institute in 1901 and to perfect her ability as a teacher of French, German and Spanish spent several summers studying in Europe.

She was the first president of the Galt Collegiate Institute Staff Players Club, organized in 1924, was an active member of the Little Theatre, and a member of the Galt Library Board from 1938-39. Her wide interests included the work of the Grenfell Mission to which she gave strong support.
Waterloo Region Hall of Fame