Jessie Rankin Duff
ID # 7779, (1844-1924)
| Father | John Duff (1806-1888) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Rutherford (1810-1894) |
| Baptism | Jessie Rankin Duff was baptized on 9 March 1844 at Scotland. |
| Marriage | She married John Waddell on 20 June 1865 at Oxford County. MS248 reel 12, Vol. 50, page 23 Oxford County Marriage Register Extracted from a list of marriages solemnized by William Robertson, a minister of the Canada Presbyterian Church, for the year ending 31st December, A.D. 1865 John Waddell, 24, born Scotland, residing Elora. Parents James Waddell and Henrietta Spalding. Ressie R. Duff, 21, born Scotland, residing Elora. Parents John Duff and Elizabeth Rutherford. Witness Robert Biggar of Elora. On June 20th, 1865. |
| Death | She died on 7 May 1924 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 80. |
| Burial | She was buried on 10 May 1924 at Elora Municipal Cemetery, Elora, Ontario. |
| Note | Death reg. 003424-24 Toronto, York Co. Jessie Rankin Waddell died at 59 Salem on May 7, 1924. Widow. Age 80 yrs., 1 mo., 29 dys. Born Scotland March 9, 1844. Retired. At place of death 7 years. Parents Rev. John Duff and Elizabeth Rutherford, both born Scotland. Physician James G. Covan, 88 Bloor E. Cause of death pulmonary tuberculosis, 15 years. Informant Jessie Moore, 59 Salem Ave., daughter. Burial Elora, May 10, 1924. John and Jessie are buried in Section G of Elora Cemetery along with son James who died in 1867. Jessie's gravestone shows her year of birth to be 1843. Her date of birth as shown in the 1901 census when she and John were in Harriston, Wellington County, reads 8 March 1844. |
| Last Edited | 17 Jan 2026 |