Helen Ruth (Babcock) Cameron (1899 - 1987)

Born 12 Aug 1899 in Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of John Harold Cameron — married 12 Sep 1923 in Orangeville, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 1 Nov 1987 at age 88 in Orangeville, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada [uncertain]

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Biography

Helen was born in 1899. She was the daughter of Simon Duffin Babcock and Elizabeth Jane Schultz
Marriage to John Harold Cameron on 12 September 1923
She died in 1987 and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Orangeville, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada.

Wedding Notice
Brampton Conservator – Thursday, September 16 1923 – Page 9, Column 5 -
CAMERON – BABCOCK:
St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Orangeville, was the scene of a pretty autumn wedding last week, when Helen Ruth, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Babcock, Alton, Ont., was married to John Harold Cameron, older son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Cameron, Alton. Rev. J. McDonald took the service, Mrs. J. Morrow presiding at the organ.
The bride, who wore white canton crepe, with veil and orange blossoms, was attended by Miss Agnes Meek of Toronto, in grey canton crepe and bouquet of Columbia roses, Hilton Cameron, brother of the groom, was best man, and the ushers were Dr. F. E. Babcock and Allan Cameron, B.A. The bride and groom are spending their honeymoon in the United States.

Children
Arloine, Rolph & Philip

Obituary
Caledon Citizen - Wednesday, November 4, 1987 - Page 9 - DEATHS: CAMERON, H. Ruth – At Dufferin Area Hospital on Sunday, November 1, 1987.
H. Ruth Babcock, beloved wife of the late Harold Cameron, dear mother of Arloine Cameron, Toronto, to Rolph Cameron and his wife Marjorie, Orangeville, Philip and his wife Shirley of California,
Funeral Services were held 2 o’clock, Wednesday from Dods & McNair Funeral Home, 21 First Street and Second Avenue, Orangeville. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Some family member names removed as they are still living

Headstone Inscription
John Harold CAMERON June 10, 1896 – Nov. 11, 1973. Beloved husband of Helen Ruth BABCOCK Aug. 12, 1899 – Nov. 1. 1987. Parents of Arloine, Rolph & Philip
Only through the cross is peace, joy, strength and final victory. God gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth on him, should have eternal life. From John 3, 16.

Sources

• "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM6S-RQS : 2 March 2021), Ruth Helen Babcock, 12 Aug 1899; citing Birth, Camden, Addington, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,021,632.
• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH27-F2Q : 23 February 2021), Ruth N Babcock in household of Simon Babcock, Addington, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 5, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
• "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9T-PMPY : 16 March 2018), Helen R Babcock in entry for Simon D Babcock, 1911; citing Census, Lennox and Addington Sub-Districts 1-35, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,507.
• "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27DZ-7JB : 8 March 2021), John Harold Cameron and Helen Ruth Babcock, 10 Sep 1923; citing registration , Orangeville, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,266,891.
• http://geneology.dufferinmuseum.com/#Action=SourceDetails&SourceID=363079
• http://geneology.dufferinmuseum.com/#Action=SourceDetails&SourceID=149674
• http://geneology.dufferinmuseum.com/#Action=SourceDetails&SourceID=390589
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219189357/helen-ruth-cameron