She married 29 Dec 1820 in Barrington, NS Alexander Cunningham son of John and Mercy (Smith) Cunningham and had 12 children
Alexander, b. 16 May 1821, Cape Sable Island, Barrington, NS
Catherine, b. 8 Sep 1822, Cape Sable Island, Barrington, NS
James, b. 22 Dec 1823, Cape Sable Island, Barrington, NS d. 3 Jul 1895 (Age 71 years)
Orpha, b. 1 Aug 1825, Cape Sable Island, Barrington, NS
Drusilla, b. 19 Jul 1827, Cape Sable Island, Barrington, NS
Benjamin, b. 8 Sep 1828, Cape Sable Island, Barrington, NS
Margaret, b. 26 Nov 1830, Cape Sable Island, Barrington, NS d. 27 Sep 1914 (Age 83 years)
Keziah, b. 25 Jul 1832, Cape Sable Island, Barrington, NS
Anna Maria, b. 13 Jun 1833, Cape Sable Island, Barrington, NS
Mary Jane, b. 30 Jun 1836, Cape Sable Island, Barrington, NS
Rodney, b. Jul 1840, Cape Sable Island, Barrington, NS d. 17 Feb 1907 (Age ~ 66 years)
Euphemia, b. Cape Sable Island, Barrington, NS
She died after 1871 probably in Cape Sable Island, Barrington, NS she is mentioned on the death record for her daughter Mary J Smith[1]
Sources
↑ "Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2P6-4VK : 28 November 2014), Alexander Cunningham in entry for Mary J Smith, 13 Dec 1871; citing Cemetery, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, reference p40 line127; FHL microfilm 1,298,862.
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