Frank Goodell Wait
ID # 3926, (1864-1935)
| Father | George Smith Wait (1839-1902) |
| Mother | Maria Louise Goodell (1842-1876) |
| Birth | Frank Goodell Wait was born on 24 October 1864 at Beverly Township, Wentworth County. |
| Marriage | He married Matilda Ellen Butterworth on 5 July 1892 at Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario. Mrge reg. 002574-92 Ottawa, Carleton County Frank Goodell Wait, 27, bachelor, asst. chemist, Geol. Museum. Methodist. Born Wentworth County, residing Ottawa. Parents George and Louisa. Matilda E. Butterworth, 22, spinster, Ch. of England. Born Cleveland, Ohio, residing Ottawa. Parents Enoch and Amelia. Witnesses John MacKnight of Toronto and Mary Eliza Butterworth of Ottawa. On July 5th, 1892, at Ottawa, by J.S. Lauder. |
| Death | He died on 13 August 1935 at Ottawa, Carleton Co., at age 70. |
| Burial | He was buried on 15 August 1935 at Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa. |
| Note | Find-a-Grave provides us with a photo of Frank's gravestone. This shows the dates of his birth and death. Death reg. 011382-35 Ottawa, Nepean Twp., Carleton Co. Frank Goodell Wait died August 13, 1935. Place of death and residence 2 Fourth St., Ottawa. Married. Born Ontario. Date of birth October 24, 1864. Age 70 years, 9 months, 20 days. Occupation Chief Chemist, Dept. of Mines. Last worked at occupation 1931; years worked at occupation 41. Wife Matilda E. Butterworth. Father George S. Wait, born Ontario. Mother ...Goodell, born Ontario. Informant George E. Wait, Kingston, son. Burial Beechwood Cemetery on August 15, 1935. We also have an obituary for Frank. This appears on page 6 of the Ottawa Journal issue of Wednesday, August 14, 1935. It tells that for many years Frank was chief of the division of chemistry in the Department of Mines. It also gives some confirmation of his place of birth. Any record that we have for his parents places the family in South Dumfries in Brant County. Frank and Matilda's marriage registration places his birth in Wentworth County. The obituary in the Journal places his birth in Beverly Township in Wentworth County. With two sources such as this we will accept that this is the case, though there is some evidence that the family was at Beverly Street in St. George in South Dumfries. One piece of confusion that it does present us with is that of Frank's father's middle name. George's death registration gives his middle name as Smith. The informant was his medical doctor and their is room for error, but this is probably correct. Frank's obituary names his father as George Sylvanus Wait. George's gravestone in St. George Cemetery is no help for it simply gives his initial. The obituary lists five sons for Frank and Matilda, one of whom was an Air Vice-Marshall in the R.C.A.F. during WW2. |
| Last Edited | 28 Jun 2020 |