Raymond Livingston Betts

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(Medical):Ray head of Chemistry department at United College affiliated with the U of Manitoba after two years at Oxford. In 1933 went down to NY where he completed his doctorate at Columbia. The depression was still bad so when Standard Oil reactivated their labs in Linden, NJ and offered him a job and stayed until his retirement in 1967. He died in Dec of that year.

Raymond married Kathleen May English on 10 Sep 1931 in Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Kathleen (daughter of Homer Addison English and Isabella May Stewart) was born on 31 May 1902 in Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; died on 18 Feb 1983 in Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Married at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Homer A. English at 210 Oak Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

A wedding was solemnized at the home ol Mr. and Mrs. Homer A. English, 210 Oak St., on the afternoon of Sept. 10, when their only daughter, Kathleen May, became the wife of Raymond Livingston Betts, of Wentworth, N.S. Dr. C. E. Bland officiated. Ferns, with gladioli and sweet peas, formed a setting for the bridal party.
The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of skipper blue georgette and lace on long flowing lines, and having a girdle of velvet in a deeper shade. With this she wore a French model hat of blue felt Her flower were Talisman roses and mauve babys' breath tied with streamers of tangerine tulle. Miss Beryth Ross played the Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin a the bride entered the drawing - room, and during the signing of the register Mr. Fitz-Herbert Hughes sang "Calm as the Night".
Following the ceremony a reception was held. The bride's table, centred with the wedding cake. had tall tapesr of palest pink In siliver candlesticks at the four corners. Low bowls of sweet peas carried out the color scheme in other parst of the room. Later Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Betts left for Mlnaki, the bride travelling In a costume of navy blue and a small model hat of the same ahade. With this she wore a platinum fox fur. On their return they will reside In Winnipeg.
Mrs. Homer A. English chose a gown of rose soirce georgette, having an Insert of lace in poinsettia design at the ciose-fitting hip line, Mis Irene Betts, of New York sister of the groom, wore a gown combining yellow satin and velvet.

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2. Alice Elizabeth Betts was born on 16 May 1941 in West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States; died on 7 Jul 2013 in New Market, Frederick County, Maryland, United States.

Arthur married Alice Elizabeth Livington about 1883 in Wentworth, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Alice was born on 13 May 1861 in Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 18 Jun 1914 in Greystone, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]