John Rettie (1885 - 1911)

Born 14 Jun 1885 in Aberdeen, Scotland

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Died 25 Oct 1911 at age 26 in Barre, Washington, Vermont, USA

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Biography

John RETTIE was born at 28 Seamont Place in Aberdeen, Scotland on 14 Jun 1885.^[1][2] He was the son of John Rettie and Helen Campbell.

When he was 5 years old, his mother Helen CAMPBELL died (28 Feb 1891).

In 1891, he was a Scholar in Aberdeen, Scotland.^[3] He was 6 years old at that point and lived with his father and siblings at Seamount Place.

On 4 Nov 1900, he arrived in the USA at New York.^[2]

In 1906, he lived at 8 Spaulding Street in Barre, Washington, Vermont, USA.^[2]

On 29 Aug 1906, at Barre Municipal Court, John RETTIE became a naturalised American Citizen.^[2]

In 1910, he worked as a Granite Cutter and lived as a lodger in the household of Frank WILSON in Barre, Washington, Vermont, USA.^[4]

On 25 Oct 1911, aged 26, he died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Barre, Washington, Vermont, USA.^[5]

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Sources

1. ↑ 1885 Birth of John RETTIE in Aberdeen St Nicholas, ScotlandsPeople (SR Births 168/01 0959).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} 1906 Naturalisation of John RETTIE as U.S. Citizen in Barre, Vermont, "United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VXRC-PZL : accessed 11 January 2015).
3. ↑ 1891 Census of the Household of John RETTIE in Aberdeen St Nicholas (Seamount Place), FindMyPast (1891 Census).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPFX-KPR : accessed 2 December 2015), John Rettie in household of Frank Wilson, Barre Ward 4, Washington, Vermont, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 211, sheet 5B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,630.
5. ↑ "Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2VQ2-P34 : accessed 2 December 2015), John Rettie, 25 Oct 1911, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 2,051,100.