George Patterson Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 918
Scope and Contents
Pages containing marriages, births and deaths from the family Bible, typed copies of obituaries for George and Agnes (Smith) Patterson and their son, John A.
Dates
- 1872-1931
Creator
- Patterson, George, 1850-1931. (Person)
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection is held by the Institute.
Biography
Born in Scotland, immigrated to Canada where he met his wife Agnes Smith, also a Scottish immigrant; they wed in 1871. They were part of original group that settled at Jenksville, Cass County, N.D., arriving in 1881. John Patterson, their son, was born at Seaforth, Ontario, moved to N.D. with his parents. In 1895, he wed Jennie Cuthill, began farming near Alice, N.D. Managed a hardware store for three years, then sold out and began farming near Sheldon, N.D.
Extent
5 Items (5 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Pages containing marriages, births and deaths from the family Bible, typed copies of obituaries for George and Agnes (Smith) Patterson and their son, John A.
Provenance
Donated by Jessie Patterson on December 12, 1957.
Property rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
- Alice (N.D.)
- Bible records.
- Canadian Americans -- North Dakota.
- Clippings.
- Farmers -- North Dakota.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- North Dakota -- Cass County.
- Patterson family.
- Patterson, Agnes, 1851-1923.
- Patterson, George, 1850-1931.
- Patterson, John A., 1872-1911.
- Sheldon (N.D.)
- Women pioneers -- North Dakota.
Creator
- Patterson, George, 1850-1931. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the George Patterson Collection
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu