Jessie Fisher Blair

1914 - 1985  (71 years)

• Name	Jessie Fisher Blair
  Birth	9 Nov 1914	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Census-Household Member	1921	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  _UID	001563CA09F1484B8D726677B20DCDDC13C3
  Death	11 Dec 1985	Brentwood Bay, Saanichton, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
  	Jessie (Blair) Lapoint At Saanichtion Peninsula Hospital, Saanichtion, BC Wednesday, December 11, 1985, after a lengthy illness, there occurred the death of Jessie Fisher Blair, beloved wife of John L. (Jack) Lapoint. Born at Lakeview Farm, Fallbrook, Ontl, Jessie was the youngest daughter of the late John H. Blair and his wife Mary E. Allan. After attendance at local schools she graduated in Class '36 from the School of Nursing, Kingston General Hospital. With the outbreak of World War II she joined the RCAMC and was one of the first Nursing Sisters to leave Canada for the War zone. Her first posting was to No. 5 Canadian General Hospital at Taplow, England where she became a aCaptain Matron. With the continuance of war she went on to Continental Europe where she served at different postings especially in the Italian and Sicilian campaigns and also in North Africa. Returning to England on July 1st, `944 she married Lt. Col. John L. Lapoint and together they served until the cessation of war. On her return to Canada Jessie wa awarded the Royal Red Cross (RRC) for Distinguished Administrative Services to the Canadian Army. Before retiring from military service for five years she was Captain Matron and Medical Officer in charge of the National Cadet Camp at Banff, Alberta. Following her military career for many years the Lapoints made their home in Vancouver wher she was involved in the work of Kerrisdale Presbyterian Church, the IODE and Nurses Alumni organization. Predeceased by a sister Margaret C. Blair, Reg. N, she is survived by her husband Jack, her daugher and son-in-law Heather and George Kurbatoff, three grandsons: Jerrold, Kevin and Lionel as well as a sister Jean G. Newson. Following cremation a Memorial service was held paying tribute to one who had spent many years in the service of others. From the rising of the sun Till the going down therof, We will remember them. Miller Clipping File Record set British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1992 First name(s) Jessie Fisher Sex Female Last name Lapoint Year 1985 Province British Columbia Country Canada Age 71 Death date 12/11/1985 Place SAANICHTON GSU microfilm number 1358017 BC microfilm number B16577 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials Collections from  Canada, Americas
  Person ID	I1381	Lanark County Origins | My Paternal Grandmother's Branch, This is my paternal Lineage, My Great Grandmother's Lineage (paternal), my 2 great grandmother's Lineage (paternal)
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	John Henry Blair,   b. 10 Jun 1875, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 3 Dec 1954, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Emma Allan,   b. 10 Apr 1881, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Sep 1953, Fallbrook, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1907	Scotch Line, Tay Valley Twp (North Burgess), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lt. Col. John Leslie "Jerry" Lapoint,   b. 8 Jun 1906, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Nov 1994, Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1944	London, England   [2]
  	Lapoint - Blair Almonte, Aug 18 St. Columba's Church of Scotland, London, England, was the scene of a military wedding when Lieut. Nursing Sister Jessie Fisher Blair, daugher of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Blair, of Fallbrook, Lanark County, Ont., was united in marriage to Major John Leslie Lapoint, son of Mr and Mrs M.L. Lapoint of Perth, Ont. Colonel R. Flemington, senior chaplain of the Canadian Army overseas, officiated, assisted by Rev. Dr. Scott of St. Columba's chapel.
  Children	+ 1. Heather Mary Francis Lapoint,   b. 1946   d. 15 Apr 1998, Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F453	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Nov 1914 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1921 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 1 Jul 1944 - London, England Death - 11 Dec 1985 - Brentwood Bay, Saanichton, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S356] Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Canada, 1921 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), John Blair Family. (Reliability: 3). [S47] Ontario. Ottawa., Web: Newspaper, Ottawa Citizen, "Lapoint - Blair," 18 Aug 1944, p. 5, col. 2; digital images, Newspapers.com?(https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 19 Jul 2021), marriages. (Reliability: 3).