Hugh Ambrose McCormick (1882 - 1953)

Born 2 Dec 1882 in Saint John, New Brunswick

Husband of Eleanor Maria (Paynter) Chase — married 1926 in Boston, Massachusetts

Died 25 Oct 1953 at age 70 in Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada

Biography

Veteran of WW1 and WW2.

Hugh married Eleanor Maria Paynter in 1926 in Boston. On the marriage license, he was from Saint John, New Brunswick, the son of Samuel McCormick and Letitia McDonald, occupation barber. Hugh and Eleanor were in Massachusetts in 1930.

The obit for Hugh McCormick said he was a life-long resident of Saint John. His death record and obit gave the same parents that were on his marriage record. His occuption was barber, and he was a single man.

Hugh was buried in Saint John with a military headstone.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQRN-WBQ : accessed 7 August 2022), Hugh A Mccormick, Boston (Districts 251-500), Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 472, sheet 19A, line 30, family 313, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 955; FHL microfilm 2,340,690.
• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q282-2ZTH : 10 March 2021), Hugh A McCormick and Eleanor M Chase, 4 Apr 1926; citing Linden, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 831,854. Hugh's parents were Samuel & Letitia
• Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. RS141C5 Index to Death Certificates

Name MCCORMICK, HUGH A.

Sex M

Date 1953-10-25

County SAINT JOHN

Registration 4743

Volume 210

Microfilm F20838 - Status single, parents Samuel & Letitia

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DN-BK4B : 10 September 2021), Hugh A. McCormick, ; Burial, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, Saint Joseph's Cemetery; citing record ID 169554544, Find a Grave
• Evening Times Globe | Oct 26, 1953 pg 19 - obit does not mention a wife, says he was a lifelong resident of Saint John, NB