Description
This folder contains geneology lists from Charles Geddes and his wife, Sarah Thompson Geddes. It also includes marriage licences,
death certificates, and the posted obituary for Charles Geddes.
Background
Charles Geddes' father John Geddes moved from Northbritten, Scotland, to Musquodoboit,
Nova
Scotia, where he and his wife Dorothy Putnam had eleven children, Charles being the ninth. Charles and his wife Sarah Thompson were
married in Massachussetts July 27th, 1852, and they moved to San Francisco, California in 1853, where Charles became a renowned
architect. He and his wife had 6 children between 1853 and 1875. He died suddenly on December 3, 1903 from rheumatic heart
trouble at the age of 83.
Extent
1.0 folder
Marriage Licences, Geneology of Geddes family, Death Certificates, Two Copies of Pacific Presbyterian Newsletter (C. Geddes
Obituary),
Restrictions
There are no restrictions on access.
Availability
Collection open for research.