Mary (Dempsey) Argall (1868 - 1937)

Born 23 Dec 1868 in Inverness, Megantic, Québec, Canada

Wife of Christopher Thomas Argall — married 1 Jan 1895 in Inverness, Megantic, Québec, Canada

Died 1937 at about age 68 in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Biography

CENSUS INFORMATION: In the 1906 Canadian Census, she is recorded as Mary Argell, aged 38 and born in Québec. She is living at Tisdale, Saskatchewan with her husband, 3 daughters and a son. (Province: Saskatchewan Sub-District Description: Townships 43 To 46 Inclusive In Ranges 13 To 16 Inclusive, West Of The 2nd M Sub-District: 25 Page: 27). Next door are Robert and Elizabeth Dempsey, who may be her relatives. In the 1911 Canadian Census, she is listed as Mary Argall, aged 42 (born in December 1868), living with her husband, 4 daughters and 2 sons in Prince Albert District, Saskatchewan, Canada. (Township 46, Page 3, line 11). In the 1921 Canadian Census, she is listed as Mary Argall, aged 51 and born in Quebec. She is living parish or Township S10 45 15 W2, Tisdale, Saskatchewan, with her husband, 4 daughters and a son. She is a Presbyterian by religion. (Saskatchewan province, Prince Albert District 223, Enumeration Sub-District 4, in the RM of Tisdale).

GENERAL NOTES: BAPTISM: She was baptised in Inverness Presbyterian Church on the same day as three of her brothers: John, James and William Alexander.

MARRIAGE: Married in Inverness (Presbyterian Church), Québec in 1895; Marriage entry:

Christopher Thomas Argall, Batchelor and Farmer, of Sanys?, Manitoba, and Mary Dempsey of the township of St. Perys?, Baptiste, were pursuant to licence, united in the bonds of Holy Matrimony on the first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and nintyfive, by me, James Sutherland, Minister.

Saskatchewan, Canada, Residents Index (SRI), 1800-2012 about Mary Argall: Name: Mary Argall Residence Date: 1921 Residence Place: Lipsett, Saskatchewan, Canada Description: resided.

Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956 about Mary Argall: Name:Mary Argall Arrival Date:17 Jul 1925 Port of Arrival:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Age:56 Birth Date:abt 1869 Birth Country:Canada Record Type:Cards.

Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980 about Mrs M Argall: Name:Mrs M Argall, Tisdale Location:Melfort, Saskatchewan Electoral District:Melfort Year:1945.

DEATH: Died in 1937.

BURIAL: Mary Argall: Birth: 1868 Death: 1937 Buried in: Tisdale Cemetery Tisdale Melfort Census Division Saskatchewan, Canada.

The following people are buried in a family plot in Tisdale, Chris Argallwas a forward-thinking man who bought a plot very early on in life: Grandfather Chris, Grandmother Mary, Aunt Pearl McCollom, uncle Adam McCollom, my mother Mildred, my father Martin, and on my grandfather grave site are the ashes of Aunt Essie Wigbers and Uncle Ben Wigbers.

Sources

• Argall One-name Study.