Mary Elizabeth (Cowperthwaite) Mersereau (1852 - 1934)

Born 25 Feb 1852 in Fredricton, New Brunswick

Ancestors

Wife of George Mersereau — married 23 Oct 1873 in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada

Descendants

Died 3 Aug 1934 at age 82 in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

Mary Elizabeth "May" Cowperthwaite was born on February 22, 1852, ^[1]in Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada, her father, James, was 33, and her mother, Mary, was 25. She married George William Mersereau on 23 Oct 1873 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. ^[2]They had seven children in 19 years. She died on 3 Aug 1934,^[1] in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 71, and was buried in the Doaktown United Baptist Cemetery, Doaktown, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada^[3]

Marriage

Name: George W Messereau
Event Date: 23 Oct 1873
Event Place: Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Spouse's Name: May E Cooperthwaite^[4]

Residence 1881

Census of Bathurst, Gloucester, New Brunswick. In household:
George W. Mersereau Male 28 New Brunswick
May Mersereau Female 27 New Brunswick
Ethel Irene Mersereau Female 6 New Brunswick
Ina Florence Mersereau Female 4 New Brunswick
Fred Hayes Mersereau Male 3 New Brunswick
Chalmers Jack Mersereau Male 9/12 New Brunswick
Annie A. Cowporthevails Female 17 New Brunswick^[5]

• 1891 Blissfield, Northumberland, New Brunswick ^[6]

Death

Name: Mary Elizabeth Mersereau
Event Date: 03 Aug 1934
Event Place: Fredericton, New Brunswick
Sex: Female
Age: 82
Birth Date: 25 Feb 1852
Father's Name: James Cowperthwaite
Mother's Name: Mary Ann Coburn
Spouse's Name: G W Mersereau^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Source: Death, Province of New Brunswick Archive, Vital Statistics from Government Records (RS141)Death
2. ↑ Source: Marriage, Province of New Brunswick Archive, Vital Statistics from Government Records (RS141)"Canada, New Brunswick Marriage Registers, 1789-1889," images, FamilySearch : Marriage, York > 1866-1889 > image 237 of 673; Provincial Archives, Fredericton.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images Find a Grave, memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Cowperthwaite Mersereau (22 Feb 1852–3 Aug 1934), Find a Grave Memorial ID 165351930, citing Doaktown United Baptist Cemetery, Doaktown, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by Marilyn Stewart-Evans (contributor 48574124).
4. ↑ "Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-KTGR : 20 February 2021), George W Messereau and May E Cooperthwaite, 23 Oct 1873; citing Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada, p. 387, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 846,414.
5. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6F-V42 : 2 March 2021), George W. Mersereau, Bathurst, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing George W. Mersereau, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
6. ↑ Year: 1891; Census Place: Blissfield, Northumberland, New Brunswick; Roll: T-6302; Family No: 42 1891 census
7. ↑ "Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XGZY-3HK : 8 March 2021), Mary Elizabeth Mersereau, 03 Aug 1934; citing Fredericton, , New Brunswick, certificate 058396, Provincial Archives, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,134,668.