Herbert Cathcart Simpson

1865 - 1940  (74 years)

• Name	Herbert Cathcart Simpson
  Birth	29 Jul 1865	Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137463032
  _FGRAVE	137463032
  _FSFTID	GMJS-D86
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  Death	17 Mar 1940	Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada
  	WWI Reg. #2004612 Enlisted Oct. 7, 1916 in the Yukon Infantry Company and Dawson, Yukon and served with the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry in France. Discharged Nov. 26, 1918 due to being overage. Birth: August 12, 1871; Ottawa, Ontario; later stated age as 53 in 1918, and birthdate shown as July 29, 1865. Next-of-kin: James Cathcart Simpson, brother, at Niverville, Manitoba; parents, deceased. Trade: Placer miner Sourdough's Last Wish Dies With His Clothes On Declaring that he was going to die with his clothes on, Herbert Simpson, aged 76, a former Yukon prospector and ex-serviceman, fulfilled his last resolution on Saturday. Mr. Simpson, who resided at 240 Twelfth avenue west, had been ill for some time and, despite encouragement offered by his physician, said he knew he was going to die and for the previous four days had lain in bed clad in his shirt, socks, trousers and sweater. Born in Ontario, he spent many years placer mining in the Yukon, and was one of the countless prospectors who took part in the Klondike gold rush in 1898. At the outbreak of war in 1914 he travelled to Winnipeg and joined the P.P.C.L.I., with which he served for the duration of the war. Following the war he came to Calgary and had resided here until the time of his death. He is survived by his brother, Dr. R. M. Simpson of Winnipeg. The Calgary Herald, March 18, 1940, page 11 Alberta Death Index Name: Herbert Simpson Death: 16 March 1940; Calgary Birth: 29 July 1864; Ontario Reg. #1940-08-201248
  Burial	Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada
  	Address: 3020 Spiller Road SE Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta T2G 4G5 Canada
  Person ID	I13909	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Robert Simpson,   b. 1823, Goulbourn Township, Carleton County, Canada West d. 13 Aug 1891, Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Francis Ann "Fanny" Cathcart,   b. 24 Mar 1830, Stittsville, Goulbourn Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada d. 21 Jun 1904, Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1851
  Family ID	F4443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 29 Jul 1865 - Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada Death - 17 Mar 1940 - Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth