Mark Watson Butcher

M, b. 18 January 1886, d. 25 October 1918
FatherMark Thomas Butcher b. 4 Oct 1854, d. 5 Jan 1936
MotherMary Jane Wills b. 27 Jul 1853, d. 30 Mar 1940
Birth*Mark Watson Butcher was born on 18 January 1886 at Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Mark Thomas Butcher was listed as the informant on the birth certiifcate.1,2,3,4,5,6 
(Son) CensusMark Watson Butcher appeared on the census of 1891 as the son of Mark Thomas Butcher at Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.2 
(Son) CensusMark Watson Butcher appeared on the census of 1901 as the son of Mark Thomas Butcher at Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.3 
Property-Homestead*Mark Watson Butcher applied for a grant of a homestead on 17 February 1909 for the Southeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 9, Range 8, West of the 3rd Meridian, Kincaid, Pinto Creek No. 75, Saskatchewan, Canada.7,8,9 
Property-Pre-emption*He applied for a grant of a pre-emption on 25 March 1909 for the Northeast Quarter of Section 3, Township 9, Range 8, West of the 3rd Meridian, Kincaid, Pinto Creek No. 75, Saskatchewan, Canada.10,11 
Occupation*He was a farmer in 1911 at Southeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 9, Range 8, West of the 3rd Meridian, Kincaid, Pinto Creek No. 75, Saskatchewan, Canada.4 
Census*He appeared as the head of a household on the census of 1911 at Southeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 9, Range 8, West of the 3rd Meridian, Kincaid, Pinto Creek No. 75, Saskatchewan, Canada.4 
Property-SAV Home*He applied for a South Africa Volunteer Bounty Land Grant (issued to William Robert Carson) on 7 October 1911 of the West Half of Section 14, Township 9, Range 8, West of the 3rd Meridian, Kincaid, Pinto Creek No. 75, Saskatchewan, Canada.12,13 
Property-Grant*Mark Watson Butcher received a grant of property of the Southeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 9, Range 8, West of the 3rd Meridian, Kincaid, Pinto Creek No. 75, Saskatchewan, Canada, on 8 October 1912 from King George the Fifth .9,14 
Property-GrantMark Watson Butcher received a grant of property of the West Half of Section 14, Township 9, Range 8, West of the 3rd Meridian, Kincaid, Pinto Creek No. 75, Saskatchewan, Canada, on 28 August 1915 from King George the Fifth .13,15 
(Brother) CensusMark Watson Butcher appeared on the census of 1916 as the brother of John William Butcher at Southwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 9, Range 8, West of the 3rd Meridian, Kincaid, Pinto Creek No. 75, Saskatchewan, Canada.5 
Marriage*Mark Watson Butcher married Marietta Louise Cross, daughter of George Henry Cross and Mariam (Kenny) Cross, on 14 November 1917 in the residence of Mariam (Kenny) Cross at Kincaid, Pinto Creek No. 75, Saskatchewan, Canada. The wedding party included William Henry Cross, Lillian Sutherland and Mariam (Kenny) Cross.6 
Will*Mark Watson Butcher left a will on 22 October 1918 at Kincaid, Pinto Creek No. 75, Saskatchewan, Canada, witnessed by Sarah Ann Boyd and Ellen S. Grummett. The beneficiaries were Marietta Louise Butcher, Mary Jane (Wills) Butcher, Thomas Bernard Butcher and Charles Theophilus Butcher

The bequeaths included:

To his mother, Mary Jane (Wills) Butcher:
- one half of the proceeds of an insurance policy ($500)

To his nephew, Thomas Bernard Butcher:
- a saddle

To his brother, Charles Theophilus Butcher:
- a stamp collection

To his wife, Marietta Louise (Cross) Butcher:
- the residual of the estate. 
Death*Mark Watson Butcher died on 25 October 1918 at Kincaid, Pinto Creek No. 75, Saskatchewan, Canada, at age 32. Note: No registration of death was located at eHealth Saskatchewan.16,17 
BurialHe was buried in 1918 at Kincaid Cemetery, Kincaid, Pinto Creek No. 75, Saskatchewan, Canada.18
Property-GrantMark Watson Butcher received a grant of property of the Northeast Quarter of Section 3, Township 9, Range 8, West of the 3rd Meridian, Kincaid, Pinto Creek No. 75, Saskatchewan, Canada, on 14 May 1919 from King George the Fifth .11,19 
Probate*His estate was probated on 23 January 1920 at Surrogate Court of the Judical District of Gravelbourg, Gravelbourg, Gravelbourg No. 104, Saskatchewan, Canada. The administrators assigned by the court were Saskatchewan General Trusts Corporation Limited. The estate was valued at $14,121.00.16 

Family

Marietta Louise Cross b. 26 Jul 1883
Marriage*Mark Watson Butcher married Marietta Louise Cross, daughter of George Henry Cross and Mariam (Kenny) Cross, on 14 November 1917 in the residence of Mariam (Kenny) Cross at Kincaid, Pinto Creek No. 75, Saskatchewan, Canada. The wedding party included William Henry Cross, Lillian Sutherland and Mariam (Kenny) Cross.6 
Last Edited4 Sep 2024

Citations

  1. [S4740] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Mark Watson Butcher registration no. 029669 (18 Jan 1886); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 3 Jun 2024); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 78, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  2. [S4744] 1891 census of Canada, Peterborough West, Ontario, population schedule, district 110, p. 24, family 109, Mark Butcher household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-6363.
  3. [S4752] 1901 census of Canada, Peterborough, Ontario, population schedule, district 107, subdistrict 13, p. 15, dwelling 134, family 138, Mark T Butcher household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm T-6492.
  4. [S5069] 1911 census of Canada, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 211, subdistrict 45, p. 1, dwelling 8, family 8, M Watson Butcher; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 29 Jul 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-20454.
  5. [S5070] 1916 Census of the Prairie Provinces, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 30, subdistrict 03, p. 17, dwelling 198, family 207, J W Butcher household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 29 Jul 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-21945.
  6. [S5161] Vital Statistics Saskatchewan, marriage certificate 5007 (1917), Mark Watson Butcher and Marietta Louise Cross; database with paper certificates ordered (for a fee), eHealth Saskatchewan (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx).
  7. [S5054] Department of the Interior: Dominion Lands Branch, "Township general register, Range 8, W3, v. 1, 1885-1986," unpaginated, entry for the Southeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 9, M. W. Butcher, entry 17 Feb 1909; images only, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L937-HF2P : accessed 28 Jul 2024), image 106 of 233; citing FHL digital film 005683641 of original records in the Archives of Saskatchewan, reference Series S62-S63.
  8. [S5055] Department of the Interior, Land Patent Branch, "Homestead Grant Register, Vol. 1840 [no. 328573-332805 , 16 Feb 1909-18 May 1909]," unpaginated, no. 328608, Mark W. Butcher, 17 Feb 1909; imaged, "Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada, Homestead Grant Registers, 1872-1930," database and images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/… : accessed 28 Jul 2024), images 10-11 of 508; citing R190-75-1-E held by the Library and Archives Canada.
  9. [S5130] Department of the Interior: Lands Patent Branch, "Saskatchewan Homestead Records (Pre-1930 series)," loose bundle no.1806399, Butcher, Mark Watson : SE 10-09-08-W3; imaged, "Land Records," database online and images ordered (for a fee), Archives of Saskatchewan (https://search.saskarchives.com/… : accessed 15 Aug 2024); citing S 42.1806399 held by the Archives of Saskatchewan.
  10. [S5057] Department of the Interior: Dominion Lands Branch, "Township general register, Range 8, W3, v. 1, 1885-1986," unpaginated, entry for the Northeast Quarter of Section 3, Township 9, Mark W. Butcher, entry 25 Mar 1909; images only, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G937-HKXJ : accessed 28 Jul 2024), image 101 of 233; citing FHL digital film 005683641 of original records in the Archives of Saskatchewan, reference Series S62-S63.
  11. [S5131] Department of the Interior: Lands Patent Branch, "Saskatchewan Homestead Records (Pre-1930 series)," loose bundle no.1835600, Butcher, Mark Watson : NE 3-09-08-W3; imaged, "Land Records," database online and images ordered (for a fee), Archives of Saskatchewan (https://search.saskarchives.com/… : accessed 15 Aug 2024); citing S 42.1835600 held by the Archives of Saskatchewan.
  12. [S5059] Department of the Interior: Dominion Lands Branch, "Township general register, Range 8, W3, v. 1, 1885-1986," unpaginated, entry for the West Half of Section 14, Township 9, M. W. Butcher, entry 07 Oct 1911; images only, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8937-HNGB : accessed 28 Jul 2024), image 105 of 233; citing FHL digital film 005683641 of original records in the Archives of Saskatchewan, reference Series S62-S63.
  13. [S5125] Department of the Interior: Lands Patent Branch, "Saskatchewan Homestead Records (Pre-1930 series)," loose bundle no.1731707, Butcher, Mark Watson : W 14-09-08-W3; imaged, "Land Records," database online and images ordered (for a fee), Archives of Saskatchewan (https://search.saskarchives.com/… : accessed 15 Aug 2024); citing S 42.1731707 (1) held by the Archives of Saskatchewan.
  14. [S5053] Department of the Interior, "Western Land Grants," RG15, Liber 515, Folio 201, land grant to Mark Watson Butcher, 08 Oct 1912; citing microfilm C-6348 held by Library and Archives Canada, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
  15. [S5058] Department of the Interior, "Western Land Grants," RG15, Liber 674, Folio 393, land grant to Mark W. Butcher, 28 Aug 1915; citing microfilm C-6474 held by Library and Archives Canada, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
  16. [S5132] "Canada, Saskatchewan Probate Estate Files, 1887-1931," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNTN-TFZ : accessed 17 Aug 2024), probate estate file no. 221 for Mark Watson Butcherr, granted 23 Jan 1920, images 1223-1413 of 1596; citing FHL digital film 004844243 of original records in the Queen's Bench Provincial Court.
  17. [S5133] Joanne Swystun, "Re: Mark Watson Butcher October 20 1918 death," e-mail message from <e-mail address> (eHealth Saskatchewan) to David G. Crouch, 07 Aug 2024.
  18. [S5134] Find a Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 Aug 2024), photograph, memorial # 110564886, gravestone for Mark Watson Butcher (1918), Kincaid Cemetery, Kincaid, Saskatchewan.
  19. [S5056] Department of the Interior, "Western Land Grants," RG15, Liber 828, Folio 66, land grant to Mark W. Butcher, 14 May 1919; citing microfilm C-6600 held by Library and Archives Canada, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.