John Donald McGregor (1890 - 1948)

Born 18 Feb 1890 in Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada

Ancestors

Died 9 Apr 1948 at age 58 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

John was born in 1890. He was the son of Donald McGregor and Mary Harris. John lived with his parents and siblings in Assiniboia, Northwest Territories in 1891.^[1] They lived in Grenfell South, Assiniboia East, The Territories in 1901.^[2]

John married Rosie May Herbert about 1915. They had children. They lived in Brandon, Brandon, Manitoba in 1921^[3] and in Lethbridge, Alberta in 1926.^[4] By 1931, they lived in Calgary, Alberta, where John was a grocery store merchant.^[5]

John passed away in 1948.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Census of Canada, 1891", Surname: McGregor, Given Name: John, Gender: Male, Age: 1, Birth Year: 1890, Marital Status: Single, Province: Northwest Territories, District Name: Assiniboia East, District Number: 198, Sub-District Name: Qu'Appelle, Sub-District Number: B, Division Number: 1, Family Number: 16, Page Number: 4-5, Microfilm: T-6426, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 4755853, Library and Archives Canada, 1891 Census
2. ↑ "Census of Canada, 1901", Surname: Mcgregor, Given Name: John, Gender: Male, Age: 11, Birth Date: 1890-02-18, Marital Status: Single, Place of Birth: Assa, Religion: Methodist, Relationship: Son, Ethnic Origin: Scotch, Nationality: Canadian, Province: The Territories, District Name: Assiniboia East, District Number: 203, Sub-District Name: Grenfell South, Sub-District Number: T1, Division Number: 1, Family Number: 61, Page Number: 6, Microfilm: T-6552, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 913971, 1901 Census
3. ↑ ”Census of Canada, 1921”, Surname: McGregor, Given Name: John Donald, Gender: Male, Age: 31, Marital Status: Married, Relationship: Head, Ethnic Origin: Scotch, Province: Manitoba, District Name: Brandon, District Number: 26, Sub-District Name: Brandon (City), Sub-District Number: 35, Family Number: 59, Page Number: 6, Line Number: 4, Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada, Item Number: 4857306, 1921 Census
4. ↑ "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPL2-TH2V : 24 September 2020), John D McGregor, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; citing Census, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
5. ↑ Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27350; Census Place: Calgary East, Alberta, Canada; Page Number: g. Ancestry.com. 1931 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2023. Ancestry Sharing Link
6. ↑ ”John McGregor”, Calgary Herald, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 14 Apr 1948, Wed, Page 9, Newspapers.com, Death Notice

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/124050495/john-donald-mcgregor : accessed 20 July 2021), memorial page for John Donald McGregor (18 Feb 1890–9 Apr 1948), Find A Grave: Memorial #124050495, citing Union Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada ; Maintained by Deb (contributor 48155269) .