Daniel Davidson Ross (1872 - 1926)

Born 26 Dec 1872 in Stanley, Huron, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Alice Edith Beatrice (Clarke) Ross — married 18 Dec 1902 in Wingham, Ontario, Canada

Died 10 Mar 1926 at age 53 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

Daniel was born in 1872. He is the son of John Ross and Jane Robson. ^[1]Daniel went to the University of Toronto and received a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from there in June of 1899.^[2] He was registered as a dentist in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan on June 30,1900^[3]and had a practice there for several years, also serving as a customs officer. He married his wife Alice "Edith" Beatrice Clarke on December 18, 1902^[4]and they had a child while living in Moose Jaw. In the spring of 1906 they left Moose Jaw and moved to Saskatoon for a short time, living with Edith's parents, and then went to Medicine Hat, Alberta where Daniel set up a dental practice in the fall of 1906. ^[5]The couple had their second and last child in Medicine Hat. By 1911 the Rosses had moved to Calgary, Alberta. Daniel had a dental practice on 8th Ave. West called Modern Dentistry. He was a member of the Calgary and District Dental Society.^[6] Edith's parents lived with the family in Calgary until they both passed away. Daniel, who suffered from diabetes, passed away on March 12, 1926 and is buried in Burnsland Cemetery in Calgary.^[7]No headstone was erected on the plot. His wife survived him by 43 years.

Sources

Original image of 1881 Census of Canada, Stanley, Huron South, Ontario[7]and[8]

1891 Census of Canada, Stanley, Huron South, Ontario, original image at Library and Archives Canada[9]

1901 Census of Canada, Moose Jaw South, Assiniboia West, The Territories original image of census at Library and Archives Canada[10] Indexed under David Daniel Ross, 28, born Ontario, dentist, a lodger in the household of Orville B. Fysh.

1906 Census of Prairie Provinces, Saskatoon, Assiniboia, Saskatchewan original image at Library and ARchives Canada online[11]

1911 Census of Canada, City of Calgary, Calgary 1, Alberta original image at Library and Archives Canada online[12]

1916 Census of the Canadian Prairies, Calgary, Calgary West, Alberta original image online at Library and Archives Canada[13] and [14]

1. ↑ "Ontario Births, 1869-1911," database with images, FamilySearch [1] : accessed 28 January 2016, Daniel Ross, 26 Dec 1872; citing Birth, Huron, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,844,892.
2. ↑ the original degree certificate survives
3. ↑ History of Dentistry in Alberta 1880-1980, p. 313, online at ourroots.ca [2]
4. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch [3] : accessed 28 January 2016, Daniel D Ross and Alice E Clarke, 18 Dec 1902; citing registration , Wingham, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,083.
5. ↑ History of Dentistry in Alberta 1880-1980 online at ourroots.ca, p.19 [4]
6. ↑ History of Dentistry, p. 241[5]
7. ↑ Index of names of people buried at Burnsland cemetery in Calgary is online at Alberta Family History Society website [6]