Born in Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Alexander Mason
and Martha (Johnstone) Mason
Sister of
Ethel Grace (Mason) Forbes and Martha Johnstone (Mason) Jones
Wife of
Alexander McKinnon Herd
— married
1914 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Mother of
Audrey Grace (Herd) Dahl
Died
at about age 84
in Alberta, Canada
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Biography
Mary Edna Mason was born 21 Aug 1890 in Georgetown, Prince Edward island. [1] She was baptised 30 Oct 1890 in St. Davids Church in Georgetown, Prince Edward island, where her father was the minister. [2] She lived with her family in Kempt, Hants, Nova Scotia.[3] By 1911, her family had settled in Edmonton, Alberta. [4]
Alexander McKinnon Herd and Mary Edna Mason were married 10 Jun 1914 in Edmonton. [5] In 1916, they were living in Mary's parents' home in Edmonton. [6] Mary had a daughter born 5 Jan 1916 who died 2 Apr 1916, just before that census was taken. [7]
Mary died in 1975 and was buried in Edmonton Municipal Cemetery. [8]
Children:
- Harold Alexander Herd (1917-)
- Helen Irene Herd (1920-2002)
- Kenneth William Herd, plumber
- Audrey Grace Herd (1928-2014) married an oilfield worker, John Dahl
Sources
- ↑ 1891 census of Canada, Prince Edward Island, Kings, Georgetown and Royalty, district 133, subdistrict A, p. 27, family 128; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http//www.ancestry.ca : accessed 5 Feb 2010) citing Library and Archives Canada RG31, microfilm T-6381.
- ↑ Microtech Supply and Services; Author: Prince Edward Island Public Archives; St. David Presbyterian Church in Canada and St. David United Church of Canada (Georgetown); FHL Roll: 1630111; Ancestry.com. Prince Edward Island, Canada, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, 1780-1982 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
- ↑ 1901 census of Canada, Nova Scotia, Hants, Kempt, schedule 1 population, district 34, subdistrict G-2, p. 7, family 63; Statistics Canada RG31, digital image, Ancestry.ca (http//www.ancestry.ca : accessed 5 February 2010) citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm T-6428 to T6556.
- ↑ 1911 census of Canada, district 2 Edmonton, subdistrict 73, page 2; Ancestry.ca/Library & Archives Canada 8 July 2008
- ↑ Early Alberta Newspapers (University of Calgary Press), "Herd-Mason" Calgary Daily Herald (Calgary, Alberta), 16 Jun 1914, section 2, page 2, column 3; (http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/newspapr/:)
- ↑ 1911 census of Canada, district 2 Edmonton, subdistrict 73, page 2; Ancestry.ca/Library & Archives Canada 8 July 2008
- ↑ Find A Grave memorial for Edna Jean Herd
- ↑ Find A Grave memorial 156031949
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
-
~3.12%
Judith (Johnstone) Chidlow
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A506348 [compare], Ancestry member Judith_Chidlow
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~3.12%
Keith Johnstone :
Autosomal DNA Test
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~0.78%
Jane Dyment :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T645945 [compare]
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Rejected matches › Mary Gertrude (Mason) Swick (1892-1973) › Mary Eliza (Mason) Hills (1892-abt.1975) › Mary Pearl (Garrison) Mince (1891-1975) › Mary E (Unknown) Howard (abt.1889-) › Edna Irene (Rutherford) Hart (1889-1975) › Edna Howard (1889-)
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