James Francis Dickie
ID # 6961, (1845-1933)
| Birth | James Francis Dickie was born on 13 November 1845 at Kilmarnoch, Ayrshire, Scotland. |
| Marriage | He married Louise Beck, daughter of Jacob Freidrich Beck and Charlotte Josephine Hespeler, on 23 June 1875 at Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Co.. Mrge reg. 009234-75 Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Co. James Francis Dickie, 29, bachelor, clergyman, Presbyterian. Born Kilmarnoch, Scotland, residing Town of Berlin. Parents Francis Dickie and Susan McLelland. Louise Beck, 26, spinster, Lutheran. Born Preston, residing Town of Berlin. Parents Jacob Beck and Charlotte Hespeler. Witnesses George Beck of Baden and Annie Bowlby of the Town of Berlin in the County of Waterloo. On the 23rd day of June 1875 at Baden in the Township of Wilmot, Co. Waterloo, Ontario, by Alexander Topp, D.D., Toronto, by License. Entered the 31st of December 1875 by Michael Myers, Div. Registrar. The style of entry for the registrations of Michael Myers was such that he seemed at pains to sufficiently cover the form with his own handwriting so as to prevent anyone else from entering something else after-the-fact. The first postmaster at the village of Baden was Jacob Beck from 1854 to 1879 and then William Beck from 1879 to 1881. |
| Marriage | He married Grace MacKenzie on 29 November 1927 at Windsor, Essex County, Ontario. Mrge reg. 010091-27 Windsor, Essex County James Francis Dickie, 70, widower, author, Presbyterian. Born Scotland, residing London (Ontario). Parents Francis Dickie and Susan McClelland. Grace MacKenzie Wood, 62, widow, Presbyterian. Born Ontario, residing Detroit. Parents Hugh MacKenzie and Catherine illeg. Witnesses names are poorly written, but appear to be Annie R. Shipel of Detroit and M. L. Paulson (possibly, evidently a member of the clergyman's family), Windsor On 29 November 1927 at Windsor by H. M. Paulson (again, surname poorly written). |
| Death | He died on 28 May 1933 at Marina City, St. Clair Co., Michigan, at age 87. |
| Burial | He was buried at Hillside Cemetery, St. Clair, St. Clair Co., Michigan. |
| Note | Death reg. Michigan Dept. of Health, Certificate of Death Place of Death St. Clair County Marina City Rev. James Francis Dickie residence 635 Riverside Dr. Married. Name of wife Grace MacKenzie Born Scotland November 13, 1845 Age 87 yrs., 6 mos., 16 dys. Parents Francis (Dickie) and Susan MacLelland, both born Scotland. Informant Mrs. Dickie, Marina City. Burial Hespeler, Ontario, date not given. Date of death 28 May, 1933. Looking over James' death registration it first becomes obvious that he married a second time after the passing of Louise. Louise, of course, is buried in Preston, not far from Hespeler - Louise's mother was a Hespeler - but, in the end, James was buried in neither Preston or Hespeler, but in Hillside Cemetery in St. Clair, St. Clair Co., Michigan. For this information we are indebted to Find-a-Grave. A photograph of James stone (quite literally a very large granite rock) has his name and years of birth and death engraved thereon. For the moment, we know little about grace, but she and James were married as of the 1930 U.S. census and were living in Detroit. There, she is shown as age 68, born in Canada, with both parents born in Scotland. |
| Last Edited | 3 Apr 2019 |