Christie Ann James D.O. (1955 - 2016)

Born 15 Apr 1955 in Saint Stephen, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada

Ancestors

Died 16 Dec 2016 at age 61 in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, USA

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Biography

Descendant of Alfred the Great, King of the Anglo-Saxons.

Descendant of Rhodri the Great, King of Wales.

Descendant of Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor.

Descendant of St. Olga, Princess of Kiev.

Descendant of Constantine VII Porphyrogennitos, Emperor of Constantinople.

Descendant of St. Volodymyr the Great, Grand Prince of Kiev.

Descendant of Yaroslav I, "the Wise", Grand Prince of Kiev and Prince of Novgorod.

Descendant of Brian Boru, High King of Ireland.

Descendant of Harald III Hardrada, King of Norway.

Descendant of Harold II Godwinson, last Saxon King of England.

Descendant of William I, the Conqueror, King of England.

Descendant of several Magna Carta Surety Barons.

Descendant of Duncan I, King of the Scots.

Descendant of PGM migrant Edmund Littlefield.

Descendant of PGM migrant Mary Barrett Dyer.

Descendant of PGM migrant John Bailey.

Descendant of PGM migrant The Rev. Stephen Bachiler.

Descendant of Samuel Scott. Samuel was a patriot in the American Revolution.

Descendant of Nathaniel Bailey. Nathaniel was a United Empire Loyalist.

Descendant of Reuben Craft. Reuben was a United Empire Loyalist.

Descendant of James Wetmore. James was a United Empire Loyalist.

Dr. Christie Ann James was born at Saint Stephen, New Brunswick, 15 Apr 1955, the fourth child of Robert Elwood James and Dorothy Ardelle Mitchell; died of Lou Gerhig's Disease at Bangor, Maine, 16 Dec 2016.

She married (1) at Baileyville, Maine, 28 Dec 1974, Anthony John Lyons; married (2) at Farmington, Maine, 13 Dec 2014, Peter Freyer.

Obituary: ^[1]

Christie Ann James

East Madison — Dr. Christie Ann James D.O., 61, of East Madison, died peacefully Friday morning, December 16, 2016, in the company of her loving family at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, following a determined two-year struggle with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis).

She was born April 15, 1955, in Saint Stephen, New Brunswick, the fourth child of Robert E. and Dorothy A. (Mitchell) James. She was raised in Princeton, where she attended local schools and graduated from Woodland High School in Baileyville in 1973.

In 1974, she married Anthony John Lyons of Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia, and they had three children: a son, Aaron, in 1976, and twin daughters, Ruth and Meghann, in 1980. She and Tony divorced in 1994, following which Christie returned to college, completing her undergraduate work and a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy. She went on to receive a Doctor of Osteopathy Degree from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1998.

Following her residency at St. Barnabas Hospital in Bronx, NY, where she specialized in Neuromuscular Medicine, she opened a private practice, Western Maine Osteopathic Healthcare in Farmington, which thrived until her illness forced her to close in October 2014. She was a board member at the Osteopathic Cranial Academy, where she frequently taught medical students and other osteopaths and through this shared her love for the profession.

Christie loved to travel. She visited Australia with Tony and the children, traveled to Europe and all over the United States on matters related to osteopathy, to Switzerland and Utah to ski.

On December 13, 2014, Christie married Peter Freyer and, in 2015, they moved to a camp on Lake Wesserunsett in East Madison, where she never tired of the changing weather and seasons, or the loons, eagles and other wildlife that she could see from the wall of windows in front of her bed.

She is survived by her husband, Peter Freyer, of East Madison; her children and their families: Aaron and Darcy (Anderson) Lyons and their daughter, Penelope, of Warren, Rhode Island; Dr. Meghann and Derek Derosier, and their children, Abigail and Caleb, of Orono; and Ruth Lyons, Ph.D., of Orono; Christie's former husband, Anthony Lyons and his wife, Brenda Chandler, of Auburn; Christie's parents, Robert and Dorothy James of Skowhegan, her siblings, David James and his husband, Jon Kimbell, of Skowhegan; Patricia Kenney of Brunswick and her daughter Sarah; John and Mary (Rudd) James of Augusta; Robert and Barbara (Donnelly) James, of Winterport, and his children, Mitchell and Andrea James; Pamela and Jeffrey Powers of Skowhegan, and their children, Jordan and Samuel Powers; in-laws, Bill and Toni Freyer of Shallotte, North Carolina; a devoted friend and caregiver, Matt Holland of Guilford; friends, Kundalini Teacher Training classmates and colleagues too numerous to mention.

A celebration of Christie's life will take place at the Old South Church, 227 Main St., Farmington, on Thursday, December 22, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. All are welcome to attend. In lieu of flowers, friends who wish may make donations in Christie's memory to the Osteopathic Cranial Academy, 3535 E 96th St Suite 101, Indianapolis, IN 46249 (online donations at tinyurl.com/cjamesdo). Spring burial in Princeton will take place at a date to be announced. Arrangements by Mays Funeral Home, Calais & Eastport. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.maysfuneralhome.com

Woodland High News, by Sarah Carle.

The following Juniors have registered for the PSAT/NMSQT tests to be written next Tuesday morning, Oct. 19 in the Library: Debbie Moreside, Christie James, Betsy McCluskey, Lori Yardley, Ellen Gagner, Denise Merrithew, Brian Cox, Mark Kidder, Laurie Calder, Wayne Sowers, Paul Wormell, Dale White, Denise Huntley, Bill Smith, Judy Savage, Jamie Kozic, Cathy Snowman, Gail White, Alvah Phelps, Gary Sprague, William Hunt, Donald Smith, Frank Butler, Tom Foster, Tonya Troiani, Connie Crowe, Norman Kneeland, Terry Strout, Norma Sprague, Ken Brown and Pete Tammaro.^[2]

Wedding notice (with photo): ^[3]

Christie A. James weds man from Australia

WOODLAND — Christie Ann James and Anthony John Lyons were married on Nov. 28 at St. James the Greater Catholic Church here by the Rev. Lucien McKeone.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. James, Princeton, are parents of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. J. Ralston, Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia, are the bridegroom's parents.

Patricia James, Cooperstown, N.Y., and Lori Yardley, Woodland, were the honor attendants. Cathy Snowman, Woodland, and Pamela James, Princeton, were other attendants.

Robert Burr, Jr., Pembroke, stood with the bridegroom. Groomsman was John James, Princeton. David James, Arlington, Va., and Robert James, Jr., Princeton, ushered.

The couple greeted guests at the Odd Fellows Hall, Woodland.

They journeyed to Bar Harbor for their honeymoon and will reside at Orono after Jan. 12.

The bride, a Woodland High School graduate, attended the University of Maine, Orono, and is a receptionist for Dr. Irving Paul, Bangor.

The bridegroom, a graduate of Asquith Boys High School, attended the University of New England, Armidale, Australia, and is a student at the University of Maine at Orono.

Sources

1. ↑ Bangor Daily News, 19 Dec 2016, http://obituaries.bangordailynews.com/story/christie-james-856878442
2. ↑ The Calais Advertiser, 14 Oct 1971, p. 18
3. ↑ The Bangor Daily News, Sunday, December 29, 1974, p. 4. Cit. Date: 6 Mar 2023