Ethel Beatrice (Andrews) Graham (1889 - 1966)

Born 6 Jun 1889 in Springhaven, Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Daughter of Abel Cook Andrews and Amina (White) Harding

Wife of Bert John Trefry — married 14 Nov 1905 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Wife of Edgar Roy Freeman — married 11 Oct 1919 (to about 1931) in South Canaan, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Wife of James Henry Graham — married 8 Sep 1938 in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

Descendants

Died 7 Mar 1966 at age 76 in Sable River, Shelburne, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Biography

Ethel Beatrice Andrews was born June 6, 1889^[1], the daughter of Abel C. Andrews and Amina White of Springhaven, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia^{[2] [3] [4]}

On November 14, 1905, she married Bert Trefry, born circa 1883, the son of George and Alva Trefry of Springhaven^[5], and had children, including:

1. Florence Amelia Trefry Giffin
2. Pearl Tuella Trefry Richardson
3. Everett Spencer Trefry

Bert died in an accident 1918.

Ethel married Edgar Freeman and moved to Sable River in 1919^{[6] [7]}. Around 1925, they moved to New England. In 1930, Ethel was enumerated as a widow in Syracuse NY^[8], however she and Edgar Freeman must have been divorced, as he was still alive, and both couples remarried.

In 1938, Ethel did state she was divorced when she married James Henry Graham^[9], however the couple separated soon afterward, and Ethel lived in Sable River with a companion, Jerry Chisholm.

Her grandson recalls she lived in old age in Dorothy Harlow's care home in Sable River. Family papers note her death March 7, 1966^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Ethel Beatrice Andrews, born 1889 in Springhaven, Yarmouth Countycan be found in Registration Year: 1904 - Page: 68800016
2. ↑ The 1891 Census shows Abel and his family , Ethel age 2 and son (Oscar) Harley 4 months old in Nova Scotia; District Name: Yarmouth; District Number: 44; Sub-District Name: Tusket Lakes; Sub-District Number: V; Family Number: 59; Page Number: 12; Microfilm: T-6322; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 1009790
3. ↑ The 1901 Census shows Abel (DOB Sept 25, 1865), Amina (sept 29, 1865), Ethel is June 6, 1888, Oscar, born November 12 1890, and Bertha was born February 7, 1893 in Nova Scotia; District Name: Yarmouth; District Number: 42; Sub-District Name: Forest Lakes (Tusket); Sub-District Number: G; Division Number: 1; Family Number: 19; Page Number: 2; Microfilm: T-6456; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 1055386
4. ↑ The 1911 Census shows Abel and his family in Nova Scotia; District Name: Yarmouth; District Number: 53; Sub-District Name: Tusket Lake; Sub-District Number: 7; Sub-District Description: Pleasant Valley, Raynardton, Canaan, South Canaan, East Carleton, Summerville, Pleasant Lake, Tusket Falls, Raynard Bridge and Gavelton; Family Number: 19; Page Number: 2; Microfilm: T-20364; Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada
5. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Ethel Beatrice Andrews and Bert Trefry married 1905 in Yarmouth County; Item can be found in Registration Year: 1905 - Book: 1840 - Page: 109 - Number: 114
6. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Ethel B. Trefry and Edgar R. Freeman married 1919 in Yarmouth County; Item can be found in Registration Year: 1919 - Book: 17 - Page: 597
7. ↑ The 1921 Census shows Ethel and Edgar with her son Everett in Nova Scotia District name: Queens-Shelburne District number: 63 Sub-district name: Sable River Sub-district number: 18 Sub-district description: Little and Big, Port Le Herbert, East Sable River, Lewis Head, Little Harbour, West Middle Sable, Arnold Post Office, East Ragged Island, Rockeland Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada Page number: 2 Line number: 7 Family number: 12 Microfilm reel number: T-25798 Image number: e002913517
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4RK-L1N : Wed Oct 04 06:01:55 UTC 2023), Entry for Ethel B Freeman and Everett S Trefey, 1930.
9. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Ethel Beatrice Freeman and James Henry Graham married 1938 in Queens County. Item can be found in Registration Year: 1938 - Book: 91 - Page: 301
10. ↑ Personal knowledge of Laurie Giffin, from family papers

Maternal and paternal relationships are confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Laurie Giffin and her third cousin, a descendant of Oscar Harley Andrews. Their most-recent common ancestors are their great grandparents, Abel Andrews and Mina White. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd cousins, based on sharing 61 cM across 5 segments.

Maternal and paternal relationships are confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Laurie Giffin and her third cousin, a descendant of Bertha Andrews. Their most-recent common ancestors are their great grandparents, Abel Andrews and Mina White. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd cousins, based on sharing 50 cM across 5 segments.