Abigail Ann (Card) Burgess (1828 - abt. 1916)

Wife of Richard William Burgess — married 26 Feb 1855 in Newport, Hants County, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died about 8 Apr 1916 at about age 88 in Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

Biography

Ann was born about 1828. She married Richard Wm. Burgess on 26 Feb 1855.^[1] Their family lived in Kempt, Hants, Nova Scotia.^[2]

After the death of her husband, she continued to live in Kempt with her children where she worked as a housekeeper.^[3]

She passed away in 1916.^[4]

Census Records

Canada Census, 1871

Event Place: Kempt, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

William Burgess Male 37 N S

Annie Burgess Female 36 N S

Michael Burgess Male 14 N S

Everet Burgess Male 12 N S

Lytthia Burgess Female 11 N S

Leila Burgess Female 9 N S

Ella Burgess Female 6 N S

Albert Burgess Male 5 N S

Robert Burgess Male 4 N S

Menetta Burgess Female 1 N S^[2]

Census of Canada, 1881

Province: Nova Scotia

District Name: Hants

Sub-District Name: Kempt

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Household: Name, Age

Michael Burgess: 24

Event Burgess: 22

Leila Burgess: 19

Ella Burgess: 17

Tweedie Burgess: 16

Robert Burgess: 14

Manetta Burgess: 11

Alma Burgess: 9

Lemuel Burgess: 7

Odessa Burgess: 4

Richard Burgess: 2

Ann Burgess: 46^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2VY-SWG : 10 February 2018), Richard Wm. Burgess and Abigail A. Card, 26 Feb 1855; citing Newport, reference P125-CN221; FHL microfilm 1,298,808.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M48Y-XJF : 19 March 2021), Annie Burgess in household of William Burgess, Kempt, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. Page: 5. House Number: 17. District Hants. Household ID 17. Line Number 15. Affiliate Film Number C-10395. GS Film Number 2229127. Digital Folder Number 4396320. Image Number 00263.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Census of Canada,1881," online database with images. Entry for Ann Burgess; Province: Nova Scotia. District Name: Hants. District Number: 18. Sub-District Name: Kempt. Sub-District Number: O. Family Number: 315. Page Number: 68/69. Microfilm: C-13174. Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 822646. Library and Archives Canada: Censuses (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=822646 : accessed January 05, 2020).
4. ↑ "Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, Deaths," Abigal Ann Burgess , died 1916 in Windsor, Hants County. Registration Year: 1916 - Book: 36 - Page: 203 - Number: 494. (https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/death/?ID=139926 : Accessed January 04, 2020).