STANSTEAD JOURNAL VITAL STATISTICS 1876-1890 Page 114. BIRTH - STEVENS At Stanstead Plain, Dec. 18, 1884, the wife of S. STEVENS, of a daughter. ===================== From THE BRIEF STORY OF THE DOBSON FAMILY - by PERRY & FRANKLIN DOBSON (1967) Page twenty two. RUTH STEVENS RUTH was born at Stanstead on the 19th of December, 1884, the daughter of SIDNEY STEVENS, manager of the Eastern Townships Bank, afterwards the Canadian Bank of Commerce. MRS. STEVENS was HARRIET JANE FLANDERS, who was the sister of the REVEREND C. R. FLANDERS, D.D., for many years principal of Stanstead College. This was where RUTH began her education in the kindergarten and continued on to the "A A.", as university matriculation was then called in Quebec. Then she spent two years at Royal VICTORIA College, McGILL, taking English and music. In 1914 RUTH married HARRY LAMB, B.Sc., then professor of civil engineering at McGILL. There were five children: RUSTON, now a lawyer in Montreal; MARTHA, MRS. D. H. McLEAN, Summit, N. J.; MARGARET, MRS. R. A. MONTGOMERY, Montreal West; BARBARA, MRS. H. G. INGRAHAM, Northport, L. I.; and SIDNEY, now professor of English in the University of the Gold Coast, W. Africa. HARRY died in 1925, and RUTH lived a part of the time in Montreal, and a part in Stanstead. After the death of her father and mother, and the sale of "Ingleside," RUTH took up residence with RUSTON and SIDNEY in Montreal. Then PERRY DOBSON came along and was fortunate enough to persuade RUTH to marry him and come to live in ST. THOMAS. Here she is very active in ALMA College affairs and in various organizations of the city, such as The Canadian Club, The Evening Music, The Women's Art Society, and The ALMA College Alumnae. RUTH has been warmly welcomed into the DOBSON family. Her sincere affection and her cheerful good nature are highly prized by everyone.