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Jack asks Polly's hand in marriage
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Jack and Polly get married
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Baby George is born
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Jack sails to Saskatoon
Jack's brother, Alex, ran their parents' once thriving business into the ground. Alex took 200 pounds from his sister, raised 300 pounds by granting a bond on the store's property, and stole 500 pounds from an old family friend. Jack took money out of the greenhouse's business to pay off his brother's debts and stole money outright from his brother-in-law. -
Baby Ella is born
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World War I is declared
Jack tried to enlist in the army but is denied because of his weak lungs -
Jack joins the Royal North West Mounted Police
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Pattersons also move to Blaine Lake
John and Allison Patterson, farmers who moved to Blaine Lake with their four children Mac, James, Jessie and Kate. John Patterson bought the livery stable previously owned by Byron Horner. The Patterson's house was next door to the barn where Jack stabled his horse. -
Jack moves to Blaine Lake for work
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Jack meets Jessie Patterson
Jack is invited over to Pattersons for supper. -
Blaine Lake hears rumors that Jack is a married man
Jessie's father, John Patterson, asks Jack if this is true and Jack denies it. -
Jack is diagnosed with TB
Jack is diagnosed with tuberculosis by his doctor. In 1917 it was a death sentence as only 10% survived. A person can have the disease for a long time without feeling ill. The only possible cure in 1917 was good food and complete bed rest. Jessie Patterson took main care of Jack during the winter of 1917-18. -
Polly tells her family she is going to look for Jack in Canada
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Polly sails to Canada aboard the Mauretania
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Mauretania docks in Halifax at 11:28 a.m.
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Polly arrives in Regina via train
Jack drove to Prince Albert to volunteer for an overseas cavalry unit. This is where Polly calls and fortunately gets ahold of Jack. -
Jack and Polly see each other for the first time in 6 years
They move to Regina together and find themselves a boarding house. -
Polly finds out about Jessie and Jack's relationship
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Jack moves to Saskatoon in charge of a subdivision of Military Police
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Polly meets Jack in Saskatoon
Before leaving Regina on the train, Polly buys herself a corsage with red roses and white carnations. While she is on the train to Saskatoon from their boarding house in Regina, Jack buys a marriage license. When they meet at the train station, Jack tells Polly they have to go to Rosthern for business. While they're out in the middle of nowhere, Jack shoots Polly in the head and buries her in a culvert. -
Jack marries Jessie Patterson
Jack and Jessie were married by Reverand Wylie Clark at the manse of Knox Presbyterian Church. Jessie's mother and brother were there to witness the wedding, as was the Reverand's wife. The wedding was short, and they didn't stay long after.
