Dr. Henry Merrill Barrett

1889 - 1935  (45 years)

• Name	Henry Merrill Barrett
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	18 Jun 1889	Salford, Dereham Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149940822
  Military	1915
  	WW1 - army medical corps
  Occupation	1919	Mount Elgin, Dereham Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  	Doctor
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-147116
  Died	18 Mar 1935	Dereham Township, Oxford Co., Ontario
  Buried	Ingersoll Rural Cemetery, Ingersoll, Oxford Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I147116	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	Jessie Annie Brooks,   b. 1899, , England ,   d. 21 Jun 2006, Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 107 years)
  Married	27 Dec 1920	Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F53051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BARRETT, HENRY MERRILL was a graduate of the University of Western Ontario, class of 1912. He was listed in Galt and the Galt Reporter for December 31, 1913 comments that he had gone to Walkerton to spend New Years. He joined the army medical corps in 1915, serving overseas until May 1919. After the war he practised in Mount Elgin until the time of his death on March 19, 1935. He was survived by his widow and four children. Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925 by Alexander D. Campbell _____________ MOUNT ELGIN FUNERAL. One of the largest and most impressive funerals ever known in the Mount Elgin district was that of Dr. Henry M. Barrett, M.C., conducted Wednesday afternoon from his late residence, and marked by both Masonic and military honors. Rev. C. C. Strachan of Dereham Centre conducted the services and was assisted by Rev. J. S. Forsythe of Salford. Interment was in the Ingersoll Rural Cemetery. Many relatives and friends were present from Tillsonburg and other district points, and the Ingersoll and Tillsonburg branches of the Canadian Legion were represented. Many former associates of Dr. Barrett in the medical profession also attended. The Expositor Brantford, Ontario, Canada Fri, Mar 22, 1935 Page 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. Henry M Barrett Birth Date: 18 Jun 1890 Birth Location: Salford, Ontario Relative: R J Barrett Relationship: Father Regiment Number: 03015

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 27 Dec 1920 - Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Mar 1935 - Dereham Township, Oxford Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth