Mary was born about 1852. She is the daughter of Richard Atkin and Sarah Huffman.
"Ontario Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQQN-5HZ : 9 March 2018), Mary Ann Atkin, Malden, Essex, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 13, line 35; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1019-1020, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 349,262.
"Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMFJ-QCH : 4 June 2020), Robert Cointiss and Mary Ann Atkin, 18 Nov 1869; citing registration , Malden, Essex, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,473.
"Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW2R-K3L : 3 August 2016), Mary Countiss, Malden, Essex South, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148138.
"Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH2G-DHX : 16 December 2019), A. Mary Countiss in household of Robt Countiss, Essex (south/sud), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 11, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
"Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9T-WM5B : 16 March 2018), Mary Countess in entry for Robert Countess, 1911; citing Census, Essex South Sub-Districts 1-52, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,696.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DMG2-FMN2 : 29 September 2020), Mary A. Countess, ; Burial, Amherstburg, Essex, Ontario, Canada, Rose Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 214532870, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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