Mary Russell Bown (1863 - 1913)

Born 25 Jul 1863 in Canada West

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Died 27 Jul 1913 at age 50 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Mary Russell Bown was born 25 July 1863 in Ontario, Canada. In 1891, Mary lived with her family in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada. ^[1] By 1901, she was living in the Toronto Asylum for the Insane. ^[2] Mary died there 27 July 1913 of Katatonia and dilation of heart. ^[3]

Primary features of catatonia include immobility, stupor, posturing, rigidity, staring, grimacing, and withdrawal. A history of behavioral responses to others usually includes the presence of mutism, negativism, and withdrawal. The alternative presentation of catatonia is an excited state possibly with impulsivity, combativeness, and autonomic instability. In Great Britain, the incidence of catatonia dropped from 6% of admissions to a hospital in the 1850s to 0.5% in the 1950s.

She was buried in Greenwood Cemetery Sec A Row 20 in Brantford. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ 1891 Census of Canada, Ontario, Brant, Brantford, Margaret Bown household.
2. ↑ 1901 census Canada, Ontario, Toronto West, Ward No. 5.
3. ↑ Ontario, Death Register, Mary Bown registration no. 0091758 (1913).
4. ↑ Transcription of Greenwood Cemetery (Brantford, Ontario), Ontario Genealogical Society