Albert Joseph Garratt (1897)

Born 4 May 1897 in Quebec, Canada

Ancestors

Biography

Albert was born in 1897. He is the son of George Garratt and Mary Higgins. He was christened Albert Joseph on 21 Dec 1897 in Montreal, but his father was not present. His godmother was Mary Ryan.^[1] Albert Joseph Garratt married Nightly Ball on 31 Jan 1920 in Montreal, Canada.^[2] He crossed the border into the US on 3 Jan 1926. He became a naturalised citizen of the USA on 15 Feb 1926 at Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States at which time his description included a fair complexion, height 5’8”, blue eyes and missing the tip of the third finger on his left hand. His Naturalization certificate states his date of birth 4 May 1897, but his WWI CEF papers have 4 May 1899.^[3]

Marriage

Name: Albert Joseph Garratt

Age: 22

Birth Year: abt 1898

Birth Place: Montreal, Quebec

Marriage Date: 31 Jan 1920

Marriage Place: Canada, York, Ontario

Father: George Garratt

Mother: Mary Higgins

Spouse: Nightly Ball

Census

• 1901 Canada Census: Name: Allert Garrett; Event Place: Jacques-cartier, Quebec, Canada; Sex: Male; Age: 4; Marital Status: Single; Nationality: Canadian; Ethnicity: English; Religion: Roman Catholic; Birth Year (Estimated): 1897; Birthplace: Qc; Relationship to Head of Household: Fils

Georges Garrett Chef M 38 England

Mary Garrett Épouse F 35 Ireland

Alice Garrett Fille F 9 Qc

Allert Garrett Fils M 4 Qc

William Garrett Fils M 1 Qc

Sources

1. ↑ Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, comp.
2. ↑ Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 512
3. ↑ Canada. "Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)." Record Group 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4930 - 35. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa.

• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH5M-9CW : 9 December 2020), Allert Garrett in household of Georges Garrett, Jacques-cartier, Quebec, Canada; citing p. 7, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
• "Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK3T-M1BB : 7 December 2020), Albert Garratt, 1924-1952; citing M1463, Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans, Vermont, District, 1895-1924, 36, NARA microfilm publications M1461, M1463, M1464, and M1465 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, publication year); FHL microfilm 1,570,749.
• "Michigan, Eastern and Western Districts, Naturalization Records, 1837-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CLQJ-55PZ : 21 July 2020), Albert Joseph Garratt, 1926.