Mabel Lenora (Murray) Ayer (1885 - 1961)

Born 20 Sep 1885 in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

Wife of Charles Bruce Pitblado McArthur — married 3 Jan 1917 in Pictou, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

Wife of Gerald Caruthers Ayer — married 30 Sep 1924 in Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died 23 Sep 1961 at age 76 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

Mabel was born on 20 September 1885 in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. Daughter of Frank Murray and Jeannie Murdock.

In the 1901 census, Mabel (age 15) was the single daughter of Frank P Murray in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.^[1]

In the 1911 census, Mabel was the single daughter of Frank P Murray in Pictou, Nova Scotia.^[2]

Mabel (31) married Charles Bruce Pitblado McArthur (34) (born in December, 1882 in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada) on January 3, 1917 in Pictou, Pictou, Nova Scotia.

Mabel (39) married Gerald Caruthers Ayer (24) (born in 1899 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; son of Edgar Fairmont Ayer and Elizabeth Bell (Scott) Ayer) on 30 September 1924 in Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. ^[3]

In the 1931 census, Maybel (age 40), homemaker, was the wife of Gerald Ayer in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.^[4]

Mabel died at the age of 76 on 23 September 1961 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.

Mabel was buried after 23 September 1961 in Sackville, Westmorland Co., NB.

Research Notes

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• The profile Current Last Name of 'Ayer' is not the same as the Last Name at Birth of 'Murray' but there are no marriage facts.

Sources

1. ↑ 1901 Census: "Canada Census, 1901"
   citing Page: 12; Digital film/folder number: 101692791; Image number: 1658
   FamilySearch Record: KH29-B59 (accessed 18 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSS1-LSJ2-4
   Mabel L Murray (15), single daughter, in household of Frank P Murray (43) in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. Born in Ns.

   Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Status	Birth Date	Birth Place	Occupation
   Frank P Murray	M	43	Head	Married		Ns
   Janie Murray	F	37	Wife	Married		Ns
   Mabel L Murray	F	15	Daughter	Single		Ns
   John D Murray	M	14	Son	Single		Ns
   Ethel J Murray	F	11	Daughter	Single		Ns

2. ↑ 1911 Census: "Canada Census, 1911"
   citing Line: 26; Digital film/folder number: 007526743; FHL microfilm: 002417688; Image number: 710
   FamilySearch Record: QV9R-NRMG (accessed 18 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G98W-Q13
   Mabel L Murray, single daughter, in household of Frank P Murray in Pictou, Nova Scotia. Born in Nova Scotia.

   Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Status	Birth Date	Birth Place	Occupation
   Frank P Murray	M		Head	Married	Jan 1857	Nova Scotia
   Janie Murray	F		Wife	Married	Aug 1863	Nova Scotia
   Mabel L Murray	F		Daughter	Single	Sep 1886	Nova Scotia
   John D Murray	M		Son	Single	Apr 1888	Nova Scotia
   Ethel J Robertson	F		Daughter	Married	Jul 1889	Nova Scotia
   Margret Murdock	F		Mother	Widowed	Dec 1829	Nova Scotia
   Steward Robertson	M		Grandchild	Single	Mar 1911	Nova Scotia

3. ↑ https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/marriage/?ID=184811
4. ↑ 1931 Census: "Canada Census, 1931"
   citing Line: 11; Digital film/folder number: 113452685; Image number: 3; Sheet number: 2
   FamilySearch Record: 6RS5-G45T (accessed 18 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHK-1Q5S-M9V1
   Maybel Ayer (40), wife, homemaker, in household of Gerald Ayer (33) in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Born in Nova Scotia, Canada.

   Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Gerald Ayer	Head	Married	M	33	Salesman	New Brunswick
   Maybel Ayer	Wife	Married	F	40	homemaker	Nova Scotia

• Note: Birth, death ref: (GR2)
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #103499313 (accessed 18 March 2023)
  Memorial page for Mabel L Ayer (1885-1961), citing Sackville Rural Cemetery, Sackville, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by Todd A. Gardner (contributor 47795301)
• Death: Provincial Archives of New Brunswick: Vital Statistics from Government Records (RS141); RS141C5 Index to Death Certificates; Registration: 4645; Microfilm: F20878; (accessed 18 March 2023)

• First marriage