Beatrice Rosetta Davison

F, b. 23 December 1883, d. 9 March 1956
FatherRichard Davison b. 26 Aug 1850, d. 21 Jan 1927
MotherSarah Elizabeth Wills b. 30 Jul 1855, d. 21 Sep 1931
Birth*Beatrice Rosetta Davison was born on 23 December 1883 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada. Richard Davison was listed as the informant on the birth certiifcate.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 
(Daughter) CensusBeatrice Rosetta Davison appeared on the census of 1891 as the daughter of Richard Davison at Grenfell, Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada.2 
(Daughter) CensusBeatrice Rosetta Davison appeared on the census of 1901 as the daughter of Richard Davison at Grenfell, Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada.3 
Marriage*Beatrice Rosetta Davison married John Thomas Hewitt, son of Samuel Hewitt and Catherine Ann Cook, on 28 June 1905 in the residence of Richard Davison at Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada. The wedding party included Samuel William Hewitt, Laura Ester Davison and Richard Davison.4,6,8 
Married Name As of after 28 June 1905,her married name was (Davison) Hewitt. 
(Informant) BirthBeatrice Rosetta (Davison) Hewitt was listed as an informant on the birth certificate of Sarah Beatrice Hewitt on 23 April 1906 at Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.15,5,7,9,10,16,11,17,18,19,20,21,22 
Census*Beatrice Rosetta (Davison) Hewitt appeared on the census of 1906 as the wife of John Thomas Hewitt at Lot 11, Block 137, Saskatchewan Avenue, Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.5 
(Informant) BirthBeatrice Rosetta (Davison) Hewitt was listed as an informant on the birth certificate of Inez Ann Hewitt on 16 February 1908 at Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.6,7,9,10,11,23,24 
CensusBeatrice Rosetta (Davison) Hewitt appeared on the census of 1911 as the wife of John Thomas Hewitt at Section 35, Township 11, Range 7, West of the 3rd Meridian, Glen Bain No. 105, Saskatchewan, Canada.7 
CensusBeatrice Rosetta (Davison) Hewitt appeared on the census of 1916 as the wife of John Thomas Hewitt at Township 12, Range 7, West of the 3rd Meridian, Glen Bain No. 105, Saskatchewan, Canada.9 
CensusBeatrice Rosetta (Davison) Hewitt appeared on the census of 1921 as the wife of John Thomas Hewitt at Section 19, Township 34, Range 5, West of the 5th Meridian, Waterloo No. 312, Alberta, Canada.10 
ResidenceBeatrice Rosetta (Davison) Hewitt and John Thomas Hewitt lived in 1923 at Lobley, Clearwater County, Alberta, Canada.11 
(Witness) MarriageBeatrice Rosetta (Davison) Hewitt witnessed the marriage of Rodney Walter Brown and Sarah Beatrice Hewitt on 23 August 1923 at St. Andrew's Manse, Olds, Mountain View County, Alberta, Canada.16,25 
CensusBeatrice Rosetta (Davison) Hewitt appeared on the census of 1926 as the wife of John Thomas Hewitt at SW 1/4, Section 34, Township 27, Range 26, West of the 4th Meridian, Keoma No. 249, Alberta, Canada.11 
(Beneficiary) WillBeatrice Rosetta (Davison) Hewitt was listed as a beneficiary in the will of Sarah Elizabeth Wills dated 30 March 1927 and was bequeathed one-fifth of the residual of the estate; Each of her four daughters received one-fifth of the residual of the estate and her two grandchildren of her deceased daughter, Laura Ester (Davison) Springall, each received one-tenth of the residual of the estate.26 
(Witness) MarriageBeatrice Rosetta (Davison) Hewitt witnessed the marriage of Eric Charles Lamb and Zelma Emma Hewitt on 17 August 1935 at United Church, Fort Macleod, Willow Creek No. 26, Alberta, Canada.27 
Residence*Beatrice Rosetta (Davison) Hewitt and John Thomas Hewitt lived in 1950 at Okotoks, Foothills County, Alberta, Canada.28,29 
(Administrator) ProbateBeatrice Rosetta (Davison) Hewitt was the administrator of John Thomas Hewitt's estate on 3 January 1951 at District Court of the District of Southern Alberta, Judical District of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; $1,931.72 (net.)29 
Will*Beatrice Rosetta (Davison) Hewitt left a will on 19 April 1952 at Okotoks, Foothills County, Alberta, Canada, witnessed by Margaret Waldron and Ronald Knowles. The beneficiaries were Sarah Beatrice (Hewitt) Brandley, Inez Ann (Hewitt) Cate, Zelma Emma (Hewitt) Lamb, John Wesley Hewitt, Alexander Hewitt and Laura Agnes (Hewitt) Humphrey. The residual of the estate was divided equally among her six children.30 
Death*Beatrice Rosetta Davison died on 9 March 1956 of "secondary carcinomatosis, 6 months due to carcinoma of left breast" at Okotoks, Foothills County, Alberta, Canada, at age 72. The informant listed on the death certificate was John Wesley Hewitt.12,13,14,30
Burial*Beatrice Rosetta Davison was buried on 12 March 1956 at Okotoks Cemetery, Okotoks, Foothills County, Alberta, Canada.13,14
ProbateHer estate was probated on 23 May 1956 at District Court of the Judical District of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The executors assigned by the court were John Wesley Hewitt and Alexander Hewitt. The estate was valued at $1,919.24 (net).30 

Family

John Thomas Hewitt b. 1 Jul 1875, d. 26 Sep 1950
Marriage*Beatrice Rosetta Davison married John Thomas Hewitt, son of Samuel Hewitt and Catherine Ann Cook, on 28 June 1905 in the residence of Richard Davison at Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada. The wedding party included Samuel William Hewitt, Laura Ester Davison and Richard Davison.4,6,8 
Children
Last Edited9 Aug 2024

Citations

  1. [S4901] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Beatrice Rosetta Davison registration no. 027343 (23 Dec 1883); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 26 Jun 2024); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 67, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  2. [S4903] 1891 census of Canada, Qu'Appelle, Assiniboia East, Northwest Territories, population schedule, district 198, subdistrict 20, p. 1, family 1, Richard Davison household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 26 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-6426.
  3. [S4907] 1901 census of Canada, Grenfell (South), Assiniboia (East), The Territories, population schedule, district 203, subdistrict 1, p. 7, dwelling 74, family 74, Richard Davidson household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 28 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-6552.
  4. [S5020] Vital Statistics Saskatchewan, marriage certificate 527 (1905), John Thomas Hewitt and Beatrice Rosetta Davison; database with paper certificates ordered (for a fee), eHealth Saskatchewan (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx).
  5. [S4916] 1906 Census of the Northwest Provinces, Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, population and livestock schedule, district 15, subdistrict 28, p. 27, family 207, John T. Hewitt household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 28 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-18360.
  6. [S5037] Vital Statistics Saskatchewan, birth certificate 003692 (1908), Inez Ann Hewitt; database with paper certificates ordered (for a fee), eHealth Saskatchewan (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx).
  7. [S4917] 1911 census of Canada, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 211, subdistrict 41, p. 15, family [illegible], John Hewitt household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 29 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-20454.
  8. [S5035] Vital Statistics Saskatchewan, birth certificate 2381 (1916), John Weseley Hewitt; database with paper certificates ordered (for a fee), eHealth Saskatchewan (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx).
  9. [S4918] 1916 Census of the Prairie Provinces, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 30, subdistrict 08, p. 10, dwelling 123, family 125, John Hewitt household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 29 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-21945.
  10. [S4919] 1921 census of Canada, Waterloo No. 312, Red Deer, Alberta, population schedule, district 10, subdistrict 16, p. 5, dwelling 64, family 65, John T Hewitt household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 29 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  11. [S4920] 1926 census of Canadian Prairie Provinces, Keoma, Bow River, Alberta, population schedule, district 42, subdistrict 35, p. 1, dwelling 7, family 7, John Hewitt household; digital image, Library and Archives Canada (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1926/Pages/item.aspx : accessed 29 Jun 2024); citing Statistics Canada RG31, Item Number 1777305.
  12. [S4924] Alberta Bureau of Vital Statistics, death certificate 003203 (1956), Beatrice Rosetta Hewitt; Provincial Archives of Alberta, Edmonton.
  13. [S4925] "Deaths - Hewitt," Calgary Herald, 10 Mar 1956, p. 26, col. 3; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 30 Jun 2024).
  14. [S4926] Find a Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 Jun 2024), photograph, memorial # 54106629, gravestone for Beatrice Rosetta Hewitt (09 Mar 1956), Okotoks Cemetery, Okotoks, Alberta.
  15. [S5038] Vital Statistics Saskatchewan, birth certificate 002550 (1906), Sarah Beatrice Hewitt; database with paper certificates ordered (for a fee), eHealth Saskatchewan (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx).
  16. [S5086] Alberta Bureau of Vital Statistics, marriage certificate 1048 (1923), Rodney Brown and Sarah Beatrice Hewitt; Provincial Archives of Alberta, Edmonton.
  17. [S5098] 1926 census of Canadian Prairie Provinces, Bow River, Alberta, population schedule, district 42, subdistrict 28, p. 11, dwelling 102, family 104, Rodney Brown household; digital image, Library and Archives Canada (http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect : accessed 05 Aug 2024); citing Statistics Canada RG31, Item Number e011255742.
  18. [S5099] 1931 census of Canada, Irricana, Bow River, Alberta, population schedule, district 214, subdistrict 42, p. 3, dwelling 27, family 28, Bradley Brown household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 5 Aug 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  19. [S5091] Alberta Bureau of Vital Statistics, marriage certificate 1278 (1942), Rulon Theodore Brandley and Sarah Beatrice Brown nee Hewitt; Provincial Archives of Alberta, Edmonton.
  20. [S5095] Alberta Bureau of Vital Statistics, death certificate 08-007672 (1967), Sarah Beatrice Brandley; Provincial Archives of Alberta, Edmonton.
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  23. [S5089] Alberta Bureau of Vital Statistics, marriage certificate 526 (1928), Howard Beecher Cate and Inez Ann Hewitt; Provincial Archives of Alberta, Edmonton.
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  26. [S5141] Sarah Elizabeth Davison, Grant of Letters of Probate Surrogate Registrar's Certificate no. 17579, Weyburn Court of King's Bench, Weyburn, Weyburn No. 67, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  27. [S5085] Alberta Bureau of Vital Statistics, marriage certificate 1440 (1935), Eric Charles Lamb and Zelma Emma Hewitt; Provincial Archives of Alberta, Edmonton.
  28. [S4921] Alberta Bureau of Vital Statistics, death certificate 005836 (1950), John Thomas Hewitt; Provincial Archives of Alberta, Edmonton.
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  30. [S5118] Alberta, Calgary Probate Files, "Calgary Jurisdiction, 1884-1966," Acc PR1999.0834, Box 855, Probate File 27045, loose documentation, 26 pp., entry for Beatrice Rosetta Hewitt, died 09 Mar 1956; Provincial Archives of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.