Captain John Bruce Scrymgeour ^{2 3 4 5 6 7}

   FamilySearch ID: 9ZHM-N9H.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Newspaper: Democrat Chronicle: Remington - Scrymgeour Wedding, 30 Jun 1939, Rochester, Monroe, NY, USA. ⁸ Miss Remington Becomes Bride
The chancel of the Kendall Methodist Episcopal Church was decorated beautifully with shasta daisies, pink roses and blue delphinium Saturday at the wedding of Miss Margaret Ethel Remington, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Remington, West Avenue, and J. Bruce Scrymgeour, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Scrymgeour, Ravenwood Avenue. The Rev. Raymond Draffin officiated. Given in marriage by her father, the bride was gowned In white chiffon over white taffeta empire style and her finger tip veil of tulle was arranged with a Juliet cap. She carried a bouquet of shasta daisies. Miss Olga Ritchie, who was maid of honor, was attired In blue chiffon over pink taffeta and carried a bouquet of pink roses and blue delphinium. Kenneth Cross was best man. Following the ceremony a dinner and reception were held at the Roxbury Inn in Brockport for the immediate families and a few Intimate friends. On their return Aug. 1, from a motor trip to Quebec the couple will reside in Rush. The bride is a graduate of Stratford College, Danville, Va., and studied at the Eastman School of Music. The bridegroom is a graduate of the University of Rochester amd a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity.

2. Occupation: Employer: Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY on 16 Oct 1940 in Rochester, Monroe, NY, USA. ⁶

3. He was described as 6' 3 1/2" 195 lbs brown eyes brown hair light complexion on 16 Oct 1940 in Henrietta, Monroe, NY, USA. ⁶

4. Residence: Telephone Road, Henrietta, NY on 16 Oct 1940 in Henrietta, Monroe, NY, USA. ⁶

5. He was divorced (Margaret filed for divorce. Cause: desertion. Separated 7 Aug 1953. No alimony was granted. 1 minor child affected.) on 11 Aug 1954 in Arlington, Arlington, VA. ¹

6. Newspaper: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Officer to Wed Admiral's Daughter, 28 Nov 1954, Rochester, Monroe, NY, USA. ² Officer to Wed Admiral's Daughter

ROCHESTER. The daughter of an admiral and a naval officer will be married on Bahrain Island, Persian Gulf, next month according to an announcement made by his fiance's parents. The bride-to-be is Miss Virginia Brian Beecher, daughter of Rear Adm. and Mrs. William Gordon Beecher Jr. of Arlington, Va. Announcement is made of her engagement and forthcoming marriage to Lt. Comdr. John Bruce Scrymgeour, USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Burritt Scrymgeour of Ravenwood Avenue. Miss Beecher is currently residing with her aunt and uncle, Rear Admiral and Mrs. H. H. Henderson on Bahrain Island. She attended William and Mary College, the University of Hawaii and was graduated from George Washington University. She is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Lt. Comdr. Scrymgeour is a graduate of the University of Rochester, where he became a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity.

7. Scrymgeours arrived from New York via Le Havre on 9 Oct 1957 in Southampton, , HAM, ENG. ⁴ On board
John B. Scrymgeour b. 7/1/16
Virginia B. Scrymgeour b. 4/15/28
Patricia M. Scrymgeour b. 12/10/42
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8. Residence: on 5 Nov 1964 in Tampa, Hillsborough, FL. ⁹

9. Cause of Death: John died at Commonwealth Doctors Hospital from severe cardiogenic shock due to hypoxic encephalopathy, 26 Dec 1980, Fairfax, Fairfax, VA. ⁵

10. Residence: 11020 Vale Road, Oakton, VA 22124 on 26 Dec 1980 in Oakton, Fairfax, VA, USA. ⁵

John married Margaret Ethel Remington, daughter of A. C. Remington and Unknown, on 24 Jun 1939 in Kendall, Orleans, NY, USA.¹ The marriage ended in divorce on 11 Aug 1954. (Margaret Ethel Remington was born on 3 Aug 1912 in Rochester, Monroe, NY, USA ¹⁰ and was christened on 20 Jun 1915 in Rochester, Monroe, NY, USA.)

John next married Virginia Brian Beecher, daughter of Vice Admiral William Gordon Beecher Jr. and Carvilla Brian Benson, in Dec 1954 in , , , Bahrain.² (Virginia Brian Beecher was born on 15 Apr 1928 in Coronado, San Diego, CA, USA,^{4 11 12 13} died on 19 Dec 2021 in Arlington, Arlington, VA ^{12 13} and was buried in Arlington: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA ^{12 13}.)