Dr. John Douglas Sprague

1911 - 1978  (67 years)

• Name	John Douglas Sprague  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	2 Mar 1911	Springhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada   [1, 2, 5, 6, 7]
  	There is an affividavit in the Nova Scotia Archives by Dr M J Wardrope, MD, Springhill dated 28 Oct 1950 indicating he was in attendence at the birth of Jack Douglas Sprague 2 Mar 1911, son of M H Sprague and Mrs Sprague. Gerald was registered late by his mother Laura C Sprague in 1950. The digitized version on the archives site also has a statement of Gerald's baptism with it but it also has a statement from the physician who attended the birth of Jack Douglas Sprague, 2 Mar 1911.
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Jack Douglas Sprague  [6]
  Census	22 Jun 1911	Springhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada   [2]
  Main Street
  Sprague, Herbert, Head, married, born Jan 1877, age 34,English ethnic, Canadian, Methodist Sprague, Lora, Wife, married, born Nov 1876, age 34, English ethnic, Canadian, Methodist Sprague, Hall, Son single, born Oct 1906, age 4, English ethnic, Canadian, Methodist Sprague, Gerald, Son, single, born May 1908, age ,3, English ethnic, Canadian, Methodist Sprague, Jack, Son, single, born Mar 1911, age 3/12, English ethnic, Canadian, Methodist Sprague, John, Father, widow, born May 1851, age 60, English ethnic, Canadian, Methodist A maid and a boarder are with this family
  Census	1921	Springhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada   [8]
  Canadian Census, Main Street, Springhill (next household to John Curry Sprague)
  Sprague, Laura, Head, 45, widowed, born NS, parents born England and NS Sprague, Hall, Son, 14, born NS, parents born PE and NS Sprague, Gerald, Son, 13, born NS, parents born PE and NS Sprague, John, Son, 10, born NS, parents born PE and NS Hall, Kate, Mother, 79, widowed, born NS, parents born Scotland A maid was with this household
  Medical	1943  [3]
  	In an addendum called the "Colonial List", registered  7 June 1943, Sprague, Jack Douglas, address London house, Guilford street, London W.C. 1; L.M.S. N. Scotia, P. M. Bd. 1939. I'd interpret this as being that he was licensed by the medical society of Nova Scotia in 1939.
  Passport Application	13 Mar 1945	New York, New York Co., NY, USA   [9]
  	Port Arrival
  	Arrived on the Queen Elizabeth out of Guorock, Scotland. Sprague, Jack D., 34, single, Medical Practitioner, born Canada, Springhill, NS, transiting through to Montréal.
  Medical	1947  [3]
  	No change
  Medical	1955	Sault Sainte Marie, , Ontario, Canada
  	968 Queen Street East
  	Jack Douglas Sprague appears on what is now called the Commonwealth List with an address of 968 Queen street East, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
  Died	Oct 1978	Sault Sainte Marie, , Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	A public member tree in Ancestry has John Douglas Sprague, born 2 Mar 1911 in Springhill who died Sault Ste-Marie, ON  Oct 1978. He was married but the wife isn't mentioned and a daughter apparently survives him. That tree however has a mother different from Laura. From Ralph D. Sprague, correspondent, note of August 20, 2011 Ancestry (Rootsweb) has a post from someone who has been tacking obits from the Sault Daily Star for a number of years indicates John D Sprague's obit appeared in 1981.
  Notes	From Ralph Sprague, correspondent, note of November 27, 2008 He was the only Jack Sprague in the 1911 Canadian census His schooling is in the Maritimes (probably Dalhousie University in Halifax) If he was from Ontario or Québec he probably would have attended the University of Toronto or McGill in Montréal His family had a maid in 1911 so affording medical school may have been possible From Ralph D. Sprague, correspondent, note of August 20, 2011 The April 1983 issue of the Journal of the Canadian Medical Association which included this obit. Sprague, John D. Sault Ste Marie, Ont,; graduated from Queen's University, 1938, general practice, retired, Died Oct 4., age 70, survived by his sons John and Peter and daughter Anne (Mrs G. Wight). From Ralph D. Sprague, correspondent, note of July 14, 2013 NA Archives digitized version of birth registers for Springhill, Cumberland, NS indicates birth of John Douglas Sprague born Springhill 21 Mar 1911 was registered by father 1 Apr 1911. Parents were Laura Hall and Malcolm Herbert Sprague, Merchant, born PEI, residing Main St., Springhill. [5, 9]
  Person ID	I271062	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Malcolm Herbert Cameron Sprague,   b. 6 Jan 1876, Charlottetown, Queens Co., Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 28 Oct 1919, Springhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Laura Catherine Hall,   b. Nov 1876, Springhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 1973, Springhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age ~ 96 years)
  Married	4 Oct 1905	Springhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada   [1, 2, 10]
  	From Ralph D. Sprague, correspondent, note of September 22, 2011 The image that the NS archives has clearly indicates that the dad was "Henry Sprague". I'd assume it was an error. On revisiting the 1911 census I'd clarify the really poor handwriting which confuses first names. I'd suggest that in census order the first names are; Herbert, Lora, Hall, Gerald, Jack and John (the dad). If Henry Sprague had been John Hall's father, Henry would had to have married Laura, sired John Hall, died and then Laura would have to have had to marry Malcolm.  I haven't seen any evidence of that. I'm not dismissing it. I just think its unlikely. Found a marriage record for Laura and Malcolm. (His name had been transcribed as Spraque. The Nova Scotia records for Cumberland county show that Malcolm Herbert Sprague, Merchant, 29 bachelor married 4 Oct 1905, Methodist ceremony in Springhill, Laura Catherine Hall, 29, spinster. Both were residing Springhill, NS at the time. She was born Springhill and he was born Southport, PEI. He was s/o John C (a merchant)  and Amelia. She was d/o William (a Mine Manager) and Catherine. [10]
  Family ID	F97287	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living + 3. Living
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2017
  Family ID	F126802	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Mar 1911 - Springhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Census - Main Street - 22 Jun 1911 - Springhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Census - Canadian Census, Main Street, Springhill (next household to John Curry Sprague) - 1921 - Springhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Passport Application - Port Arrival - 13 Mar 1945 - New York, New York Co., NY, USA Medical - 968 Queen Street East - 1955 - Sault Sainte Marie, , Ontario, Canada Died - Oct 1978 - Sault Sainte Marie, , Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of April 11th, 2007. [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of February 22nd, 2008. [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note November 27, 2008 from information extracted from the UK Medical Registers 1859-1959 from Ancestry. [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of January 12, 2010. [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of August 20, 2011 from a review of the provincial archives. [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of July 14, 2013. [S5137] Correspondent: Wight, Katherine Anne (Sprague), note of January 17, 2016. [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of November 3, 2013. [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note November 27, 2008. [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of September 22, 2011.