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Polly is born
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John proposes to Polly
After two years of courting John ask for Polly's hand in marriage -
John and Polly are married
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George Wilson is born
Polly gives birth to their first child, a son. -
John leaves for Canada
After being involved in a scandal with his brother John decides to leave Scotland for a year while the town forgest about what he did. He promptly buys a ticket to Canada and jumps aboard the first boat he can find. -
Ella Wilson is born
Polly gives birth to their second child, a daughter. John is in Canada so he is not there to witness her birth. -
John enlists in RNWMP
After being rejected from the army due to weak lungs John finds an advertisement recruiting Mounties and quickly joins up. -
John joins Blaine Lake RNWMP
John transfers to Blaine Lake deparment from Prince Albert. -
The Pattersons move to Blaine Lake
The Patterson's family start a new chapter in their life after father, John, buys Byron Horner's livery stable. He brings with him his wife Allison, and their four children, Mac, James, Jessie, and Kate. Their new house is nextdoor to the barn where John stables his horse. -
John and Jessie meet
After being invited to the Patterson's for supper John meets Jessie. -
John contracts tuberculosis
After being told has tuberculosis he is sent home from work on sick leave. Jessie takes care of him (putting herself at risk) while he is sick which builds a bond between the two of them. -
Polly decides to go look for John
Polly discloses her plans to go to Canada and find john with her family. -
John asks Jessie to marry him
After knowing Jessie for just over two years John asks Jessie to marry him. At the time though John is still married and in contact with the mother of his children Polly. -
Polly arrives in Halifax
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Polly makes it to Regina
Polly arrives in Regina learns that John is living in P.A. They plan to meet up in Sakatoon when he tells her not to come to P.A. -
Polly learns about Jessie
Polly discovers one of Jessie's love letters to John and becomes suspicious -
John moves to Saskatoon
John moves to Sakatoon to be inbetween Jessie and Polly. -
John kills Polly
On their way to Johns new job he decides that they should go to Blaine Lake to tell Jessie off. On route to Blaine Lake John stops to shoot some geese. After seeing no geese Polly decides it's getting dark and they must continue their trip. She turns to face John only to find his shotgun aimed at her head. He pulls the trigger. -
John burns the car
After commiting murder John burns the scene of the crime. -
John and Jessie are married
Married by Reverend Wylie Clark after 8 months of engagement.
