Leighton Ross Sawyer

M, b. 6 February 1899, d. 2 June 1940
FatherGeorge Edward Sawyer b. 26 Oct 1862, d. 17 Apr 1923
MotherEmma Lucinda Hutchison b. 21 Dec 1862 or 21 Dec 1863, d. 14 Oct 1925
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of David Gardner Crouch
Birth*Leighton Ross Sawyer was born on 6 February 1899 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada. George Edward Sawyer was listed as the informant on the birth certiifcate.1,2,3,4,5,6 
(Son) CensusLeighton Ross Sawyer appeared on the census of 1901 as the son of George Edward Sawyer at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.2 
(Son) CensusLeighton Ross Sawyer appeared on the census of 1911 as the son of George Edward Sawyer at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.3 
Milit-Beg*Leighton Ross Sawyer (Reg. No. 338175) joined the7th Canadian Siege Battery of the 1st Brigade Canadian Garrison Artillery on 3 April 1917 at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.7 
Milit-Serv*He received a gun shot wound to the right arm on 29 September 1918 at France.7 
Milit-End*Signalman Leighton Ross Sawyer was discharged from the Canadian Expedionary Force on 21 February 1919 at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.7 
(Beneficiary) WillHe was listed as a beneficiary in the will of George Edward Sawyer dated 10 August 1921 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada; The bequeaths were:

To Emma Lucinda Sawyer:
- the "full use and benefits of the balance of my estate...during the remainder of her life"

To Leighton Ross Sawyer and Muriel Rose Sayer:
- $100 each and an equal share of the residue of the estate after the death of his wife, Emma Lucina Sawyer.8 
Education*Leighton Ross Sawyer graduated in 1923 from the School of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.9
Name Variation As of after 1923, Leighton Ross Sawyer was also known as Dr. Leighton Ross Sawyer D.D.S. 
Death of FatherHis father George Edward Sawyer died on 17 April 1923 at Huron Road, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.10,11,8,12
Residence*Leighton Ross Sawyer lived in 1925 at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.13 
Death of MotherHis mother Emma Lucinda (Hutchison) Sawyer died on 14 October 1925 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.14,15,13,12
(Beneficiary) ProbateLeighton Ross Sawyer was listed as a beneficiary in Emma Lucinda (Hutchison) Sawyer's will on 3 November 1925 at Surrogate Court, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada; $641.08.13 
Occupation*Leighton Ross Sawyer was a dental surgeon in 1926 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.12,5 
(Releasor) Property-SaleHe signed a release permitting the sale of 40 Huron Road, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , on 6 January 1926 from William Hutchison Vaughan to Muriel Rose (Sawyer) Clark for $1.00.12  
(Brother) CensusLeighton Ross Sawyer appeared on the census of 1931 as the brother of Muriel Rose (Sawyer) Clark at Main Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.4 
Death*Leighton Ross Sawyer died on 2 June 1940 of "general paresis from syphilis" at Ontario Hospital, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, at age 41.5 
Burial*He was buried on 4 June 1940 at Woodland Cemetery, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.6,16
Last Edited3 Mar 2025

Citations

  1. [S4502] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Leighton Ross Sawyer registration no. 031600 (6 Feb 1899); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 18 Apr 2024); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 147, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  2. [S5870] 1901 census of Canada, Perth (South/Sud), Ontario, population schedule, district 105, subdistrict 2, p. 16, dwelling 178, family 182, George E Sawyer household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 23 Feb 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-6491.
  3. [S5871] 1911 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 111, subdistrict 32, p. 10, dwelling 137, family 137, George Sawyer household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 23 Feb 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-20393.
  4. [S5898] 1931 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 142, subdistrict 26, p. 6, dwelling 46, family 47, Murial Clark household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 26 Feb 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  5. [S4503] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Deaths, 1869-, Leighton Ross Sawyer registration no. 024725 (2 Jun 1940); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 18 Apr 2024); citing microfilm MS 935, roll 647, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  6. [S4504] Main Street United Church (Mitchell, Ontario), "Register of Baptisms [1905-1948], Marriages [1905-1950] and Burials [1905-1943]," 2013.258L, Box 6 (oversized), File 1, unpaginated, burial entry no. 13 for Leighton Ross Sawyer, 04 Jun 1940; United Church of Canada Archives, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  7. [S5904] "Personnel Records of the First World War," database with images, Library and Archives Canada (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/… : accessed 26 Feb 2025), service file for Leighton Ross Sawyer, Regiment no. 338175; citing LAC Record Group 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 8677 - 62.
  8. [S4631] Perth County Surrogate Court, "George Edward Sawyer Estate File," no. 8513, bundle of loose papers, Letters Probate issued 19 May 1923; Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  9. [S5903] University of Toronto, Torotonensis, Vol. XXV (Toronto, Ontario: Students Administrative Council, 1923), p. 180.
  10. [S4501] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Deaths, 1869-, George Edward Sawyer registration no. 027612 (17 Apr 1923); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 18 Apr 2024); citing microfilm MS 935, roll 305, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  11. [S5881] "Prominent Curler Dead at Mitchell," The Windsor Star, 17 Apr 1923, p. 6, col. 1; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 24 Feb 2025).
  12. [S5922] Mitchell, Ontario, Executor's Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT8239, Lot 356, Plan 339 (1926), William Hutchison Vaughan, executor of the estate of George E. Sawyer to Muriel Rose Clark, 06 Jan 1926; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 03 Mar 2025).
  13. [S5887] Surrogate Court of the County of Perth, "Estate files, 9046-9147 1925-1926," unpaginated, estate file 9063 , Emma Lucinda Sawyer, Letters of Administration granted 03 Nov 1925; images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3MZ-CRNB : accessed 24 Feb 2025), images 414-434 of 2971; citing FHL digital film 8444694 of original records in the Archives of Ontario.
  14. [S5882] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Deaths, 1869-, Emma Lucinda Sawyer registration no. 026084 (16 Oct 1925); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 24 Feb 2025); citing microfilm MS 935, roll 327, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  15. [S5883] "Drops Dead on Mitchell Street," The Daily Sun-Times (Owen Sound), 16 Oct 1925, p. 6, col. 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 24 Feb 2025).
  16. [S4505] Find a Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 Apr 2024), photograph, memorial # 203330695, gravestone for Leighton Ross Sayer (02 Jun 1940), Woodland Cemetery, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario.