Waterloo Region Generations
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Lady Jessie Bernie Paton

Female 1861 - 1939  (78 years)


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  • Name Jessie Bernie Paton 
    Prefix Lady 
    Born 5 Jun 1861  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christened 16 Jun 1861  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108169772 
    Name Jessie Bernie Holt 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-67361 
    Died 10 Dec 1939  Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Cimetière Mont-Royal Ourtemont, Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I67361  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Andrew Paton,   b. 5 Apr 1833, Torbrex, Stirling, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1892, Sherbrooke, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Isabella Hunter Moir,   b. 27 Mar 1838, Clackmannan, , Clackmannan, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1925, Sherbrooke, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 17 Feb 1859  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Family ID F34265  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Jessie (Paton) Holt (1860-1939) (no date) House Histree. Available at: https://househistree.com/people/jessie-paton-holt (Accessed: 19 September 2023).
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  • Notes 
    • LADY HOLT, 78, DIES WAS BORN AT GALT

      One of Three Sons Serving in France

      Montreal, Dec. 11-(CP) Lady Holt, 78, wife of Sir Herbert Holt, Montreal financier, died here Sunday after an illness of two years. Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.. Andrew Paton of Sherbrooke, she was born at Galt.

      Noted for her interest in Montreal charitable organizations, Lady Holt. devoted much of her time to the Royal Victoria Maternity hospital, of which she was vice-president. Horticulture was her hobby, and she planned the elaborate gardens at her winter residence at Nassau, the Bahamas.

      Surviving are her husband and three sons, Andrew and W. R. G. Holt of Montreal and Major Herbert Holt, serving with the British army in France.

  • Sources 
    1. [S575] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - United Presbyterian.
      Jessie Bernie Paton Born 05 Jun 1861 Galt Parents Andrew Paton & Isabella Moir baptized 16 Jun 1861

    2. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 1 Mar 1859.
      17 Feb 1859 In Galt, on the 17th instant, by the Rev. Mr. James, Mr. Andrew Paton, Manufacturer, to Miss Isabella, daughter of Mr. John Moir, Galt.

    3. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Andrew Paton, 25, res. Galt, b. Stirlingshire Scotland, son of James and Mary (Harvie), married Feb 1859 Isabella Moir, 19, res. Galt, b. Blackmanshire Scotland, daughter of John and Janet (Bennie)

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Jun 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 16 Jun 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Dec 1939 - Montreal, Ile de Montreal, Quebec Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Cimetière Mont-Royal Ourtemont, Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec Link to Google Earth
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