Mary Emma (Titus) Bailey (1877 - 1954)

Born 1 Jan 1877 in West Potton, Potton, Brome, Quebec, Canada

Wife of Orrin William Bailey — married 30 Mar 1893 in Potton, Brome, Quebec, Canada

Died 21 Jul 1954 at age 77 in Barre, Washington, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Mary Emma Titus and twin sister Mabel Edna were born in West Potton (later known as Dunkin, Quebec) in 1877, the daughters of Osborn Titus and Mary Skinner. Mary was first recorded on the Potton census of 1881, at age 4, with her parents and a long list of mostly-older siblings.^[1] Similarly, she was recorded at age 14 on the 1891 census.^[2]

In 1893, Mary married Orrin William Bailey.^[3] According to the 1900 census referenced below, the couple moved to Vermont in 1896. They remained in Westfield, Vermont for the rest of their lives, and all of their five children were born there:

1. Ethel Elfreda, b. 8 Sept. 1897; m. Guy Andrew George, 5 Dec. 1917; d. 29 Oct. 1967
2. Natalie Mabel, b. 26 Oct. 1899; m. George J. Lewis, 12 June 1981; d. 10 Dec. 1988 (West Hartford, CT)
3. Alton Alfred, b. 22 Aug. 1908; m. Edith Laura Asplund, 21 Feb. 1942 (Hartford, Ct.); d. 1 Aug. 1989
4. Helen Maud, b. 18 Feb. 1912; d. 28 Sept. 1913 (drowning), and
5. Kathleen Jennie, b. 7 Nov. 1914; m. Hylas Gordon Bowen, 7 Nov. 1936; d. 6 June 1990.

The 1900 and 1910 censuses record Orrin and Mary in Westfield, with their first two then three children respectively.^[4][5] By the time of the 1920 census, their oldest child Ethel had married and moved away, leaving the three youngest children (their fourth child had passed away very young).^[6]

On the 1930 census, Orrin and Mary still had one child (their youngest) living with them.^[7] By 1940, all the children had moved away.^[8]

Orrin and Mary celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in March 1943 - see attached clipping.^[9] Mary lost her husband in 1946, after which she moved to Barre, Vermont to live with her daughter Kathleen.

She passed away in 1954.^[10][11][12]

Sources

1. ↑ 1881 Canada Census, Province of Quebec, District 60 (Brome), Sub-District C Division 1 (Potton), Family Nbr. 85, Page 17, Line 14| 1881 Canada Census, "Mary Titus, Age 4"
2. ↑ 1891 Canada Census, Province of Quebec, District 143 (Brome), Sub-District E Division 1 (Potton), Family Nbr. 168. Page 35, Line 6| 1891 Canada Census, "Mary Titus, Age 14"
3. ↑ Mansonville Methodist Church Records, Book 1, Register 398, Rev. P. H. Allin
4. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census, State of Vermont, Orleans County, Westfield, Page 3B, Line 66| 1900 Census, "Mary E Bailey, Age 23"
5. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census, State of Vermont, Orleans County, Westfield, Page 4A, Line 14| 1910 Census, "May E Bailey, Age 33"
6. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census, State of Vermont, Orleans County, Westfield, Page 5A, Line 10| 1920 Census, "Mary E Bailey, Age 43"
7. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census, State of Vermont, Orleans County, Westfield, Page 1B, Line 58| 1930 Census, "Mary Bailey, Age 53"
8. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census, State of Vermont, Orleans County, Westfield, Page 21B, Line 65| 1940 Census, "Mary E Bailey, Age 63"
9. ↑ Burlington Free Press, Burlington, Vt., 31 March 1943, Page 5
10. ↑ Vermont Death Records, Barre, 1954| Death, Mary T. Bailey
11. ↑ Obituary, Sherbrooke Record, Sherbrooke, Quebec, 4 Aug 1954, Page 6 (attached)
12. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #22558786 for Mary E Titus Bailey

See Also:

• Family Search | Mary Emma Titus