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Martha Ditson

1845 – April 12, 1917

Died 12 April 1917 · Collingwood, Ontario

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Funeral Card

Date of death

April 12, 1917

Date of birth

1845

Age at death

72 years

Place of death

Collingwood, Ontario, Canada

The funeral card

From the funeral card

Died in Collingwood on Thursday April 12, 1917

Martha widow of the late S Ditson, aged 72 years

Funeral will take place from residence of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Welch, Hurontario St, Sat. April 14 at 1:30 pm, for Sixth Line Cemetery

This card was presented on the original page together with the card of Mary Elizabeth Ditson (1876–1934).

Contributor's research

The page's contributor writes: "I did a little bit of hunting for this family and put what I found below."

Death registration: Martha Ditson, death date 12 Apr 1917, death location Simcoe; female; estimated birth year abt 1846; birth location Ontario.

"This is probably her husband S Ditson" — Samuel Ditson, death date 8 Jul 1912, death location Simcoe; male; estimated birth year abt 1847; birth location Ontario.

Sources consulted

  • Ontario death registrations, Simcoe — Martha Ditson (12 April 1917) and Samuel Ditson (8 July 1912)

People named in this record

  • Martha DitsonSubject
  • S. DitsonSpouse
  • Mrs. Joseph WelchChild
  • Samuel DitsonMentioned · probable

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Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
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Last verified
2026-06-12
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