Mary Louise (Dixon) Reid (1859 - 1943)

Born 3 May 1859 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Wife of Willard Harris Reid — married 2 Dec 1884 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Jan 1943 at age 83 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Biography

"Mary" Louise was born on May 3rd of 1859 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Daughter of Nicholas Dixon and Bridget McNamara

Her Siblings are

•Joseph E. Dixon

•Thomas Dixon

•Nicholas N. Dixon

•Ann Elizabeth "Annie" Dixon

•Alice Jane Dixon

•Margaretta G. Dixon

•Esther Dixon

•John Dixon

•1860 US Census, age 1.-^[1]

•1870 US Census, age 11.-^[2] living with parents in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

•1880 US Census, Mary L. Dixon is age 21.-^[3]Head of the household over siblings Joseph E. 29, Nicholas N. 26, Annie L. 14, Alice J. 11, Marretta G. 9, Esther J. 7 and John 5. Keeping house, living at house number 15 on B. Street in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

Mary met her future husband Willard Harris Reid, a Canadian from Canada, who came to Boston to work as a professional Painter.

Mary and Willard were married on December 2nd of 1884 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

They had the following Children

1. ?-___ __ Reid (188_- ).
2. Charles Burnett Reid (1888 m ___ Doad.
3. Ethel Annatte Reid (1891- ) m W. J. Price.
4. Mary Alice "Minnie" Reid (birth rec-^[4]) m ___?.
5. Annie Rebecca Reid (1896- ) (birth rec's-^[5]&^[6]) died young.
6. Willard Allison Reid (1898-1979) m Muriel Elizabeth Greig.

•1901 Census, Mary L. Reid is age 40.-^[7] & FamilySearch 1-^[8] & FamilySearch 2-^[9]

-Birth Date: 1860-05-03

-Place of Birth: United States

-Ethnic Origin: English

-Nationality: Canadian

-Year of Immigration: 1892

-Province: New Brunswick

-District Name: Saint John (City and County)

-Sub-District Name: Wellington Ward

-Note: Death certificate states the date of her last known address in the United States as May 3, 1859, which officially is her date of birth!

1911 Census ^[10] Mary and Willard H. Reid have moved to and are living in Hochelaga Sub-Districts 31-51, Montréal, Québec, Canada.

•1921 Census, Mary L. Reid is age 62.-^[11]living in Westmount, Westmount-Saint-Henri, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Mary Louise passed away at age 83, on January 1st of 1943 at her residence 2364 Regent Ave. in Montreal, Quebec, Canada of Natural cause.

Death Certificate - Attached

Burial: Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Plot: L-169

FindAGrave Memorial^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZCF-24G :Mary A Dixon in entry for Nicholas Dixon, 1860.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD3G-KNW :Mary Dixon in entry for Nicholas Dixon, 1870.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHXL-NM4 :Mary L Dixon, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 680, sheet 482D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0556; FHL microfilm 1,254,556.
4. ↑ "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2HC-NVG :Mary Dixon in entry for Mary Alice Reid, 17 Nov 1892; citing New Brunswick, Canada, 17 Nov 1892, reference 1342; FHL microfilm 2,024,626.
5. ↑ automatedgenealogy.com
6. ↑ "New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations, 1810-1906," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT3V-CL4 :Mary L Dixon in entry for Annie Rebecca Reid, 11 Mar 1896; citing Richmond, St John, New Brunswick, certificate 005436, Provincial Archives, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,024,649.
7. ↑ Archives Canada 1901 Census
8. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHK8-W23 :Mary L Reid in household of Willard H Reid, H, Saint John (city/cité), New Brunswick, Canada; citing p. 21, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
9. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHK8-W23 :Mary L Reid, Saint John (city/cité), New Brunswick, Canada; citing p. 21, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
10. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBW-VGKP : Mary Reid in entry for Willard Reid, 1911; citing Census, Hochelaga Sub-Districts 31-51, Quebec, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,549.
11. ↑ Archives Canada 1921 Census
12. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #109006144