Mary Jane (Ramsay) Dixon (1862 - 1946)

Born 1862 in Prince Edward Island, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Rothesay Dixon — married 1 Nov 1884 in New Brunswick, Canada

Descendants

Died 1 Feb 1946 at about age 84 in Glen Falls, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

Mary Jane Ramsay was a descendant of John Ramsay and Margaret Taylor, who came to PEI aboard the ship "Annabella" from Scotland in 1770 ... John was on board with his wife, (4) sons and (2) nephews ... The "Annabella" ran aground on September 27, 1770 at Darnley Point, PEI sinking the ship and cargo with no loss of life ... This Family was from Campbelltown, Argylshire, Scotland ...

Her mother Rebecca died when she was around 5, and it isn't known what happened to her father. Her brother Upton went to the States.

Mary Jane arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1881 as a girl; she could be the Mary Ramsay born PEI in Saint John, NB in 1881, in the household of Mary and Elijah Wilson. She married Charles Rothesay Dixon on November 1st 1884 in Chipman, New Brunswick. The couple had at least (5) children, (4) of whom grew into adulthood. They lived mainly around the city of Saint John until about 1916 when they moved outside of the city to Glen Falls to be near their Daughter Ella Watson and family. They spent the rest of their lives in Glen Falls.

Sources

• Saint John census records ... church records, death certificate, Saint John City directories, family information ...
• "Prince Edward Island Baptism Card Index, 1721-1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939X-3M97-YZ?cc=1827217&wc=M61K-GTL%3A161354801 : 21 May 2014), Perry-Richard > image 4219 of 5355; Public Archives, Charlottetown.
• 1881 Census of Canada. Year: 1881; Census Place: Wellington Ward, Saint John City, New Brunswick; Roll: C_13178; Page: 68; Family No: 312
• "Canada Census, 1901", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHKZ-3FN : Fri Oct 06 10:51:41 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles R Dixon and Mary J. Dixon, 1901.
• Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27202; Census Place: St. John-Albert, New Brunswick, Canada; Page Number: w Source Information Ancestry.com. 1931 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2023.
• Evening Times Globe | Feb 04, 1946 pg 2 Funeral