John Thomas Hewitt

M, b. 1 July 1875, d. 26 September 1950
FatherSamuel Hewitt
MotherCatherine Ann Cook
Birth*John Thomas Hewitt was born on 1 July 1875 at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11  
OccupationHe was a farmer in 1905 at Stockholm, Fertile Belt No. 183, Saskatchewan, Canada.1 
Marriage*He married Beatrice Rosetta Davison, daughter of Richard Davison and Sarah Elizabeth Wills, 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.1,3,5 
Birth of DaughterHis daughter Sarah Beatrice Hewitt was born on 23 April 1906 at Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.12,2,4,6,7,13,8,14,15,16,17,18,19 
Census*John Thomas Hewitt appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Beatrice Rosetta (Davison) Hewitt on the census of 1906 at Lot 11, Block 137, Saskatchewan Avenue, Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada. The household also included Sarah Beatrice Hewitt.2 
Birth of DaughterHis daughter Inez Ann Hewitt was born on 16 February 1908 at Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.3,4,6,7,8,20,21 
Property-Homestead*John Thomas Hewitt applied for a grant of a homestead on 26 November 1908 of the Northeast Quarter of Section 35, Township 11, Range 7, West of the 3rd Meridian, St. Boswells, Glen Bain No. 105, Saskatchewan, Canada .22,23,24 
Property-Pre-emption*He applied for a grant of a pre-emption on 26 November 1908 of the Northwest Quarter of Section 35, Township 11, Range 7, West of the 3rd Meridian, St. Boswells, Glen Bain No. 105, Saskatchewan, Canada .25,26 
Occupation*He was a farmer in 1911 at Section 35, Township 11, Range 7, West of the 3rd Meridian, Glen Bain No. 105, Saskatchewan, Canada.4 
CensusHe appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Beatrice Rosetta (Davison) Hewitt on the census of 1911 at Section 35, Township 11, Range 7, West of the 3rd Meridian, Glen Bain No. 105, Saskatchewan, Canada. The household also included Sarah Beatrice Hewitt and Inez Ann Hewitt.4 
(Informant) BirthJohn Thomas Hewitt was listed as an informant on the birth certificate of Zelma Emma Hewitt on 18 August 1913 at North Half of Section 35, Township 11, Range 7, West of the 3rd Meridian, St. Boswells, Glen Bain No. 105, Saskatchewan, Canada.27,6,7,8,28 
Property-Grant*John Thomas Hewitt received a grant of property of the Northeast Quarter of Section 35, Township 11, Range 7, West of the 3rd Meridian, St. Boswells, Glen Bain No. 105, Saskatchewan, Canada , on 13 September 1915 from King George the Fifth .24,29,30 
(Informant) BirthJohn Thomas Hewitt was listed as an informant on the birth certificate of John Wesley Hewitt on 3 February 1916 at North Half of Section 35, Township 11, Range 7, West of the 3rd Meridian, St. Boswells, Glen Bain No. 105, Saskatchewan, Canada.5,6,7,8,31 
Census*John Thomas Hewitt appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Beatrice Rosetta (Davison) Hewitt on the census of 1916 at Township 12, Range 7, West of the 3rd Meridian, Glen Bain No. 105, Saskatchewan, Canada. The household also included Sarah Beatrice Hewitt, Inez Ann Hewitt, Zelma Emma Hewitt and John Wesley Hewitt.6 
Property-GrantJohn Thomas Hewitt received a grant of property of the Northwest Quarter of Section 35, Township 11, Range 7, West of the 3rd Meridian, St. Boswells, Glen Bain No. 105, Saskatchewan, Canada , on 5 March 1917 from King George the Fifth .32 
Birth of SonHis son Alexander Hewitt was born on 19 March 1919 at Irricana, Rocky View County, Alberta, Canada.7,8,33,34 
OccupationJohn Thomas Hewitt was a farmer in 1921 at Section 19, Township 34, Range 5, West of the 5th Meridian, Waterloo No. 312, Alberta, Canada.7 
CensusHe appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Beatrice Rosetta (Davison) Hewitt on the census of 1921 at Section 19, Township 34, Range 5, West of the 5th Meridian, Waterloo No. 312, Alberta, Canada. The household also included Sarah Beatrice Hewitt, Inez Ann Hewitt, Zelma Emma Hewitt, John Wesley Hewitt and Alexander Hewitt.7 
ResidenceJohn Thomas Hewitt and Beatrice Rosetta (Davison) Hewitt lived in 1923 at Lobley, Clearwater County, Alberta, Canada.8 
Marriage of DaughterHis daughter Sarah Beatrice Hewitt married Rodney Walter Brown, son of William John Brown and Margaret Allison, on 23 August 1923 at St. Andrew's Manse, Olds, Mountain View County, Alberta, Canada.13,35  
CensusJohn Thomas Hewitt appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Beatrice Rosetta (Davison) Hewitt on the census of 1926 at SW 1/4, Section 34, Township 27, Range 26, West of the 4th Meridian, Keoma No. 249, Alberta, Canada. The household also included Sarah Beatrice Hewitt, Inez Ann Hewitt, Zelma Emma Hewitt, John Wesley Hewitt, Alexander Hewitt and Laura Agnes Hewitt.8 
Marriage of DaughterHis daughter Inez Ann Hewitt married Howard Beecher Cate, son of Walter Cate and Minnie M. Fitzgerald, on 4 July 1928 at North Hill Manse, 1408 1A Street N. W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada.20  
Marriage of DaughterHis daughter Zelma Emma Hewitt married Eric Charles Lamb, son of Alexander Lamb and Margaret Penny, on 17 August 1935 at United Church, Fort Macleod, Willow Creek No. 26, Alberta, Canada.28  
Marriage of SonHis son John Wesley Hewitt married Hazel Jean Lester, daughter of Willis Clyde Lester and Ethel Alice Thompson, on 31 December 1938 at Keoma, Rocky View County, Alberta, Canada.31  
Marriage of DaughterHis daughter Laura Agnes Hewitt married Marion Alexander Humphrey, son of Alexander Williams Humphrey and Mary Elizabeth Thomson, on 23 September 1941 at Knox United Church, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.36  
Marriage of SonHis son Alexander Hewitt married Isabella Agnes Dingwall, daughter of Duncan Dingwall and Isabella McIntosh, on 12 December 1941 at United Church, Irricana, Rocky View County, Alberta, Canada.33  
Marriage of DaughterHis daughter Sarah Beatrice (Hewitt) Brown married Rulon Theodore Brandley, son of Henry Carl Brandley and Clara Sophia Johnson, on 21 August 1942 at Knox United Church, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.16  
Residence*John Thomas Hewitt and Beatrice Rosetta (Davison) Hewitt lived in 1950 at Okotoks, Foothills County, Alberta, Canada.9,37 
Death*John Thomas Hewitt died on 26 September 1950 of "cerebral thrombosis, 2 days due to essential hypertension" at High River Municipal Hospital, High River, Alberta, Canada, at age 75. The informant listed on the death certificate was John Wesley Hewitt.9,10,37
Burial*John Thomas Hewitt was buried on 29 September 1950 at Okotoks Cemetery, Okotoks, Foothills County, Alberta, Canada.10,11
ProbateHis estate was probated on 3 January 1951 at District Court of the District of Southern Alberta, Judical District of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The administrators assigned by the court were Beatrice Rosetta (Davison) Hewitt. The estate was valued at $1,931.72 (net).37 

Family

Beatrice Rosetta Davison b. 23 Dec 1883, d. 9 Mar 1956
Marriage*John Thomas Hewitt married Beatrice Rosetta Davison, daughter of Richard Davison and Sarah Elizabeth Wills, 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.1,3,5 
Children
Last Edited15 Oct 2025

Citations

  1. [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).
  2. [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.
  3. [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).
  4. [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.
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  8. [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.
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  16. [S5091] Alberta Bureau of Vital Statistics, marriage certificate 1278 (1942), Rulon Theodore Brandley and Sarah Beatrice Brown nee Hewitt; Provincial Archives of Alberta, Edmonton.
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