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John Watson Duffett

Birth	:	14 Dec 1886 Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Death	:	31 Jun 1975 Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
Burial	:	Watson Cemetery, Adolphustown, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Inscription	:	Duffett, John Watson b Dec 14 1886 d Jan 31 1975 h/o Amy Gena Allison
Description	:	DUFFETT, John Watson - At Extendicare, Kingston, on Friday, January 31 1975, John Duffett, husband of the late Amey Allison and dear father of Mrs. Frank Harkness (Catherine) Kingston; and Mrs. A. Elnor (Gena), deceased, in his 89th year. Resting at the Wartman Funeral Home, 159 John Street, Napanee. Funeral Service in the chapel on Monday February 3 at 11 a.m. Mr. Stewart Froese officiating. Interment J.J. Watson Cemetery, Adolphustown. The family will receive friends Saturday 7 to 9, Sunday 2 to 4 and 1 to 9 p.m. J. W. DUFFETT - John Watson Duffett,... Read More	DUFFETT, John Watson - At Extendicare, Kingston, on Friday, January 31 1975, John Duffett, husband of the late Amey Allison and dear father of Mrs. Frank Harkness (Catherine) Kingston; and Mrs. A. Elnor (Gena), deceased, in his 89th year. Resting at the Wartman Funeral Home, 159 John Street, Napanee. Funeral Service in the chapel on Monday February 3 at 11 a.m. Mr. Stewart Froese officiating. Interment J.J. Watson Cemetery, Adolphustown. The family will receive friends Saturday 7 to 9, Sunday 2 to 4 and 1 to 9 p.m. J. W. DUFFETT - John Watson Duffett, of Adolphustown, died Jan 31, 1975 at Extendicare Nursing home, Kingston. He was born Dec. 14, 1886, at Ottawa, elder son of William Sealy Duffett, and his wife, the former Mary Adelaide Watson. A brother, Dr. W. Harold Duffett, Napanee, died Aug. 20 1974. Mr. Duffett moved at an early age with his family to Adolphustown where he attended public school. He attended collegiate institute in Napanee and Kingston and took up farming at Glenwood Farm, after working two years in his father's store at Adolphustown. He lived at Pleasant View House, the former home of John Joseph Watson, until his retirement from farming in 1957, when he moved to the former home of the late ex-warden, Cyrus R. Allison, JP, and his late wife, the former Catherine Jane Murdock, grandparents of his late wife, the former Amey Gena Allison, who died Dec. 3 1968. He was also predeceased by his eldest daughter, Mary Gena Potter Elnor, on July 18 1969. Mr. Duffett took a great deal of interest in sports and in his youth played hockey and soccer and played on the Adolphustown baseball team for many years. A member of the United Empire Loyalist United church at Dorland, he was treasurer from 1915 to 1967 and for the same period was a member of the trustee board, of which he was chairman for many years. He was a steward and acted as secretary for several years and was on the building and finance committee, where he was instrumental in drawing up the UEL United Church cemetery plan in 1959. Keenly interested in politics, he was president of the Liberal Association in Adolphustown and retired in 1959 after nearly 40 years on the executive. He was on the township council for 12 years, seven as reeve, and represented Adolphustown Township on Lennox and Addington county. He entered municipal life in 1934 when he was elected to council. In 1935 he was reeve and was re-elected in 1936 and 1937 and again in 1939 and for the next four years. He was twice chairman of county council's property committee and chairman of the finance committee for two years, succeeding W.W. McCabe, of North Fredericksburgh, as Warden of the county in 1941. John Duffett leaves a daughter, Mrs. Fred Harkness (Edith Catherine) of Kingston, and eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. The funeral was held Feb. 3 at Wartman Funeral Home, Napanee with Rev. Stewart Froese and Rev. Edward Carne officiating, both of Adolphustown, and burial was at J. J. Watson Cemetery, Adolphustown. Pallbearers were Jack Roblin, Hugh Allison, Alex Allen, Ken Miller, Herbert Bartlett and James Chalmers.

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John Watson Duffett's memorial is located at: Watson Cemetery, Adolphustown, Lennox and Addington County, Canada.
When did John Watson Duffett death?
John Watson Duffett death on 31 Jun 1975 in Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada

Family Members:

Parent

William Sealy Duffett

(1837 - 1916)

Mary Adelaide Watson Duffett

(1848 - 1922)

Spouse

Amy Gena Allison Duffett

(1890 - 1968)

Siblings

Dr William Harold Ernest Vernon Duffett

(1888 - 1974)

Children

Mary Gena Duffett Potter-Elnor

(1914 - 1969)

Edith Catherine Duffett Harkness

(1916 - 2003)

Flowers:

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18. Bell Cemetery
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19. Camden East Anglican Cemetery
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20. Camden East United Church Cemetery
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