William Beatty GETHONS
1892 - 1918 (26 years)-
Name William Beatty GETHONS Birth 01 Feb 1892 Rama, Ontario, Ontario [1] - after the death of his father, his mother married William Gethons, and he assumed the Gethons surname
Gender Male Death 14 Nov 1918 Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada [2, 3] Burial St. Columbkille's Cemetery, Uptergrove Person ID I65 FIKE FYKE CORRIGAN Last Modified 2 May 2018
Father John H BEATTY Mother Elizabeth Jane WESLEY, b. 20 Oct 1862, Rama, Ontario, Ontario d. 28 Feb 1914, Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario (Age 51 years) Marriage 11 Jan 1898 Family ID F20 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - his mother remarried in 1904 to Patrick Gethons-- William assumed the surname of Gethons.
from the veteran's section of www.raamracardendalton.com--Pte William Joseph GETHONS: regimental number 745529, enlisted in the 116th (Ontario County) Battalion, April 15, 1916, in Beaverton. He was 24, single, working as a labourer in Longford Mills. Born in Rama, (Longford) 1 Feb. 1892, a son of Patrick Gethons and Elizabeth Jane Wesley. On May 15, 1916 when Pte. Gethons, and other recruits made the trek from Beaverton to Oshawa, he experienced breathing problems, and became weak, he was given tonic and kept on light duty, but no improvement, a month later, at the Niagara Camp, it was recommended he be sent to a Sanitarium. Private Gethons died from phthisis (tuberculosis), compounded by the flu, at the age of 26, November 14, 1918, at the Muskoka Free Hospital in Gravenhurst. He is interned at St. Columbkille's Cemetery, Uptergrove, Ont., his grave marker pays honour to his commitment to serve for King and Country.
note- Patrick Gethons married Elizabeth Wesley, 31 October 1904, she was a widow of of John H Beatty. Her son William, was raised by Patrick Gethons, and he assumed his surname.
- his mother remarried in 1904 to Patrick Gethons-- William assumed the surname of Gethons.
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Sources - [S5] 1901 Census, Rama Twp., Ontario Co., page 15, family 155.
- [S2] Archives of Ontario- Deaths.
Name: William Joseph Gethons
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 14 Nov 1918
Event Place: Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Birth Date:
Birthplace: Orillia
Birth Year (Estimated): 1892
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Uptergrove
Father's Name: Patrick Gethons
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Name:
Reference ID: p 259 cn 027507
GS Film number: 1862883
Digital Folder Number: 4170881
Image Number: 903
Citing this Record:
"Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JFHJ-FJP : accessed 27 March 2015), William Joseph Gethons, 14 Nov 1918; citing Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, p 259 cn 027507, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,883. - [S2] Archives of Ontario- Deaths.
Name: William Joseph Gethons
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 14 Nov 1918
Event Place: Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Birth Date:
Birthplace: Orillia
Birth Year (Estimated): 1892
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Uptergrove
Father's Name: Patrick Gethons
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Name:
Reference ID: p 259 cn 027507
GS Film number: 1862883
Digital Folder Number: 4170881
Image Number: 903
Citing this Record
"Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JFHJ-FJ5 : 10 March 2018), Patrick Gethons in entry for William Joseph Gethons, 14 Nov 1918; citing Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, p 259 cn 027507, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,883.
- [S5] 1901 Census, Rama Twp., Ontario Co., page 15, family 155.