Myrtle Vale (Freeman) Cole (1865 - 1936)

Born 24 Nov 1865 in Milton, Queens Co. Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Wife of Horace Thorpe Cole — married 28 May 1896 in Port Medway, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 23 Nov 1936 at age 70 in Milton, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Myrtle was born in 1865 in Milton, Nova Scotia to parents Ira Freeman and Mary (Harlow) Freeman, the first born of 6 children. ^[1]

There is conflicting information about the year of her birth. We record 1865 as supported by the majority of sources.

• November 24, 1865 according to ^[1] and ^[2]
• November 24, 1863 according to her Death Certificate ^[3]
• 1867 according to her Marriage Record - recorded as age 28 in May 1896 ^[4]
• 1865 according to Census 1871 ^[5]
• 1865 according to Census 1881 ^[6]

She was living in Milton when on 28 May 1896 in Port Medway, Nova Scotia she married Horace Cole, age 31 also from Milton. ^[4]

• First marriage for both of them.
• Her father was recorded as being Horace P. (merchant), but this must be a clerical mistake - her father was Ira P. Freeman)
• Witnesses were Edna M. Ford and Bertha M. Cole (Horace's sister)
• Her age was listed as 28, but may be incorrect as that would make her birth year 1867
• Horace Cole's age was listed as 31, which agrees with his birth year 1865

Myrtle & Horace had 3 children, all born in Milton:

• Angus McLeod Cole, born May 19, 1898
• Thelma Pauline Cole, born April 14, 1900
• Mary Isabel Cole, born April 26, 1904 ^[1]

Myrtle died on 23 Sept 1936 aged 72 years 9 months. ^[3] The death certificate shows

• Age is 72y 9m 24d, a widow, born 11-24-1863 - error? Different from other sources - eg gravestone shows 1865)
• Husband was Horace Cole
• Parents are Ira Freeman and Mary Rebecca Harlow
• Informant is Angus Cole of Milton, son

Buried in the Milton Community Cemetery ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Our Nova Scotia Ancestors (Freeman Family Section), M. Edward Burtt, 2004 Edition, page 150
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149085948/myrtle_vale-cole: accessed March 5, 2024), memorial page for Myrtle Vale Freeman Cole (24 Nov 1865–23 Nov 1936), Find a Grave Memorial ID 149085948, citing Milton Cemetery, Milton, Queens County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by RLJ (contributor 48760958).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths. Myrtle Vale Cole death at Milton, Queens County on September 23, 1936. Female Death Registration: Year: 1936 file: 129 number: 1261 https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/death/?ID=239004
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths. Horace Cole and Myrtle Freeman married in 1896 at Queens County Registration: Year: 1896 book: 1834 page: 176 number: 27, https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/marriage/?ID=94754
5. ↑ Myrtle Freeman in the 1871 Census of Canada. https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/2671510:1578
6. ↑ Myrtle V. Freeman in the 1881 Census of Canada. https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/1894261:1577

https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/

• Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics
• For marriage, yr.1896, bk.1834, pg.176, #27. search, "Myrtle Freeman"
• For death, yr.1936, bk.129, pg.1261. search, "Myrtle Vale Cole"
• Page 81 in "Our Nova Scotia Ancestors" by M. Edward Burtt
• The Shelburne County Genealogical Society, Shelburne, Nova Scotia
• Milton Community Cemetery, use "Find A Grave"