Raymond Livingston Betts

1902 - 1967  (65 years)

• Name	Raymond Livingston Betts
  Birth	29 May 1902	Wallace, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Gender	Male
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	27 Dec 1967	Westfield, Union County, New Jersey, United States
  Person ID	I2802	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Arthur Bedford Betts,   b. 20 Apr 1855, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 1907, Oxford, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Alice Elizabeth Livington,   b. 13 May 1861, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 18 Jun 1914, Greystone, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1883	Wentworth, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Family ID	F10979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kathleen May English,   b. 31 May 1902, Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada d. 18 Feb 1983, Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	10 Sep 1931	Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   [1]
  	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.
  Children	1. Living   2. Alice Elizabeth Betts,   b. 16 May 1941, West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States d. 7 Jul 2013, New Market, Frederick County, Maryland, United States (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F964	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 10 Sep 1931 - Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Raymond Livingston Betts 1902-1967

  
  

• Notes

  (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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S89] Manitoba. Consumer and Corporate Affairs. Ancestry, Manitoba, Marriage Index, 1881-1937 (A), (Ancestry.com :2012.), Manitoba, Marriage Index, 1881-1937." Kathleen May English-Raymond Livingston Betts. (Reliability: 3). Name?tab?Kathleen May English Gender?tab?Female Spouse?tab?Raymond Livingston Betts Marriage Date?tab?10 Sep 1931 Marriage Place?tab?Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada