Laura Jessie Billings

   Cause of her death was Myocardial Failure.

  Research Information:

She was an invalid for many years, suffering from arthritis. She was taken care of for quite a few years at home by her daughters Ruby and Blanche, and by her daughter-in-law Violet Hill Wagstaff, a Registered Nurse at the Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay.

  Medical Information:

Jessie had been bedridden for 11 years due to extreme arthritis according to her death certificate. Her heart failure was attributed to her chronic pain issues.

Laura married Charles Wagstaff, son of David Wagstaff and Matilda Sear, on 7 Sep 1892 in 138 Leslie Street, Toronto, Ontario. (Charles Wagstaff was born on 16 Dec 1874 in Toronto, Ontario, died on 21 Sep 1934 in RR#4 Lindsay, Victoria County, Ontario and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Lindsay, Ontario.) The cause of his death was Acute Myocardial Failure.