Patterson, Margaret A., 1858-1937

Margaret Ann Patterson (Dyer) was born 14 August 1858 in the township of Darlington in Ontario, Canada. She immigrated to the United States in 1880. John W. Patterson was born in June 1855 in Michigan. The two were married in 1884 in British Columbia, where they subsequently worked as missionaries for the Methodist Church in Spillumachine. The Pattersons came to Washington State in 1889 to continue their missionary work in Nooksack. They also lived in Eastsound on Orcas Island, Washington where the Rev. Patterson may have served as the minister for a few years. They then moved to Seattle, Washington. Over the course of their marriage they had three children, none of whom survived. Margaret Patterson died in 1937.

From the guide to the Margaret Patterson and the Rev. J.W. Patterson papers, 1858-1937, (Western Washington University Heritage Resources)

Margaret Patterson and Rev. J. W. Patterson were Methodist misionaries who lived and worked in British Columbia, and also Nooksack, Eastsound and Seattle in Washington State during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Margaret Patterson was born in Darlington, Ontario and immigrated to the United States in 1880. The Rev. Patterson was born in Michigan in 1855. The Pattersons were missionaries in British Columbia where they were married in 1884. They then moved to Washington in 1889 where they continued their missionary work. Margaret Patterson died in 1937.

From the description of Margaret Patterson and Rev. J. W. Patterson papers, 1858-1937 1900-1937. (Western Washington University). WorldCat record id: 76885001