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Mary Ross (abt. 1807 - 1887)

Mary (Marie) Ross aka Deschènes, Oak
Born about in Colony of New Brunswickmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 10 Jan 1832 in Nelson, Northumberland, Colony of New Brunswickmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , , , , and
Died at about age 79 in Shediac, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canadamap
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Biography

Mary Ross was born about 1807. Mary married Antoine Deschênes on 10 Jan 1832 in Nelson, New Brunswick.[1] In the 1851 census Mary (age 41) was listed as the wife of Anthony Oak in Shediac, Westmorland (county), New Brunswick.[2] In the 1871 census Mary, age 66, was a widow and lived in Shediac, Westmorland, New Brunswick.[3] She passed away on 12 Feb 1887 and was buried two days later in Shediac.[4] Her age noted in the parish register was 79 years, 9 months, and 5 days.

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  1. ↑ Marriage: "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 17 January 2024); citing N > Nelson > 1826-1899, Antoine DeChene and Mary Ross marriage on 10 Jan 1832.
  2. ↑ 1851 Census: "Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)", Library and Archives Canada (accessed 17 January 2024), Mary Oak (41), wife, in Shediac, Westmorland (county), New Brunswick, Canada; citing Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Page: 69, Line: 13, Microfilm reel number: C-997, Image number: e002295231, Item ID number: 23498715. The household included Anthony Oak 50, wife Mary Oak 41, daughter Elizabeth Oak 19, son Daniel Oak 17, daughter Helen Oak 15, daughter Rosana Oak 13, son Malcolm Oak 12, son Anthony Oak 10, daughter Mary Oak 7, son Joseph Oak 4, son Ferdinand Oak 2, and son William Oak 0.
  3. ↑ 1871 Census: "Census of Canada, 1871", Library and Archives Canada (accessed 30 April 2024), Mary Oak (66) in Shediac, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Born in New Brunswick; citing Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Page: 51, Line: 6, Microfilm reel number: C-10393, Image number: 4396595_00262, Item ID number: 39510964. The household included Mary Oak 66, Antony Oak 27, Joseph Oak 24, Fardenand Oak 21, Charles Oak 19, and Henry Oak 16.
  4. ↑ Burial: "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image; citing S > Shédiac > 1863-1899, p. 8, Marie Ross burial on 14 Feb 1887.




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Rodney Ouellette
While I agree this is the same person, the issue of her family name is still perplexing. My reference came from another database. If one looks closely at the mariage record of 1832 it is clear that her name is not Ross but appears to be Rofs. Handwriting is difficult however there are other examples of consecutive "ss" in the text elsewhere and it is not transcribed in the same manner. Is this a mistake by the priest or documenter? The fact that we have no birth or parental record propagates the mystery surrounding both of these ancestors (Mary and Antoine).
posted by Rodney Ouellette
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Fremmerlid-1 Valerie (Fremmerlid) Penner
The "fs" handwriting is something I've seen several times before in handwritten records (not just New Brunswick church records) to represent a double s "ss". So her name is Ross, as we can see in several of her children's records as well. Census records seem to indicate she was born in New Brunswick, but there aren't any Ross baptisms in the New Brunswick church records as early as 1807. There is a William Ross who married Bridget Meligan in 1828 in Nelson (the parish where Mary married Antoine). Maybe he is a relative, but we can only really speculate.
posted by Valerie (Fremmerlid) Penner
Fremmerlid-1 Valerie (Fremmerlid) Penner
Menard-1531 and Ross-31160 appear to represent the same person because: It isn't clear where the name Marie-Rose Menard came from, but it appears that this profile was created to represent the wife of Antoine Deschênes. His wife's name was actually Marie Ross.
posted by Valerie (Fremmerlid) Penner
Girouard-3408 Ray Girouard
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posted by Ray Girouard
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Fremmerlid-1 Valerie (Fremmerlid) Penner
I can just detach Menard-1531 from her spouse for now, but I still think it makes the most sense to eventually merge her into Ross-31160. Rodney (who created Menard-1531) doesn't seem to have any additional information on her and agrees she was meant to represent the wife of Antoine Deschênes. I don't think it's ideal to leave single unconnected profiles floating around on WikiTree :)
posted by Valerie (Fremmerlid) Penner
edited by Valerie (Fremmerlid) Penner

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