Vital Statistics 1914- 1918 48

1917:

D. “At Georgetown, Jan. 14th, Margaret MacNamara, in the 82nd year of her age.” (Guardian, Jan. 16, 1917)

D. “The death occurred in Georgetown, Feb. 6th, 1917, of Seward David, aged 16 years, 10 months, son of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph David.” (Patriot, Feb. 14, 1917)

B. “At Georgetown on Feb. 14th inst. to Mr. & Mrs. MichaelBurke, a daughter, Florence Louise. Mr. Burke is at present with the 105th Regiment” (Examiner, Feb. 14, 1917

B. “At Georgetown, Feb. 8th, to Mr. & Mrs. Peter Ross, ason.” (Guardian, Mar. 15, 1917)

B. “At Georgetown, on Thursday, Feb. 8, 1917, to Mr. & Mrs. James H. Boudreault, a daughter, Winnifred Helen.” (Guardian, Mar. 15, 1917).[The child died Mar. 11, 1917.)

D. “At Georgetown, Mar. 14, Mrs. McAulay, age 83, a sister of the late Alexander Macmillan, Georgetown, and aunt of Mrs. Capt. William Gordon.” (Patriot, Mar. 18, 1917)

B. “To Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Lavers, Georgetown, on the 24th inst., ason.” (Patriot, Mar. 28, 1917)

D. “At Georgetown, on Mar. 19, 1917, May E, infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. William Howlett.” (Guardian, Apr. 5, 1917)

B. “To Mr. & Mrs. Henry Parker, Georgetown, on Mar. let last, ason.” (Patriot, Apr. 2, 1917)

D. At the residence of his brother, Richard, Georgetown, Mr. Peter Kehoe, aged 64, leaving brothers Richard, John and Maurice and a sister, Mrs. John Curran, Avondale. (From Guardian, Apr. 11, 1917)

D. “At Georgetown on Monday, the 9th inst, Mr. Percy H. Macdonald, aged 29 years, oldest and dearly beloved son of Mr. & Mrs. Duncan Macdonald. Interment in Dundas. (From Guardian, Apr. 13, 1917)

M. “At 128 Elm Ave., Charlottetown, Mar. 28th, by the Rev. Daniel McLean, Miss Minnie Muriel Rafuse of Georgetown to Mr. James H. McLeod of Trenton, Nng.) formerly of Murray River.” (Patriot, April 16, l 7

D. “At Georgetown, April 23, 1917, Mrs. Joseph McPhee (nee McPhee), 66, wife of late Joseph McPhee.” (Guardian, May, 1917)

M. “At Georgetown on June 3rd, by the Rev. D. P. Croken, Mr. Edward Delorie of Bmdenell to Mrs. Bridget Burke of Boston, Mass.” (Guardian, June 6, 1917)

B. “To Mr. & Mrs. James Hemphill, Georgetown, on June 5th, a daughter." (Guardian, June 16, 1917)

M. At the home of the bride, Georgetown, July 25th, Miss Sylvia, only daughter of Capt. & Mrs. William Gordon, to Mr. J. Erskine Lockerby of Fortune Cove, P.E.I., Rev. J. A. Greenlees officiating.(From Patriot, July 27, 1917)

M. “At the Baptist Parsonage, Montague, July 16th by the Rev. J. A. Hubley, George [Victor] Rafuse and Ella Flora Hemphill, both of Georgetown.” (Patriot, July 18, 1917)

D. Archibald John Macdonald, age 83. He was born on Panmure Island, Oct. 10, 1834, the son of Hugh & Catherine Macdonald. He sat in the Island legislature from 1872 to 1911 exceptfor 1877-1880. He was frequently a member of the Executive Council of the Island in the years 1873 to 1891. He is a brother to Lieut.-Gov. A. C. Macdonald and the late Hon. Andrew Macdonald. With his brothers he owned and operated the store of A .A. Macdonald& Bros. in Georgetown. He married Marion Murphy of London, England and had children: Major Temple, Glen, Howard, Allister, Cassie (Mrs. McInemey), Marion and Gladys. (From accounts in Patriot & Guardian, August, 1917)

D. At Georgetown, Aug. 20, 1917, Francis Gotell, age 81, native of Granville, France, but residing in Georgetown for 50 years. He was a ship’s carpenter and builder. He leaves a widow and family: sons: Henry, Fred, Peter; daughters, Mrs. W. S. Easton and Mrs. Simon King in Georgetown and in the United States, Mrs. Fairweather, Mrs. Eaton, Mrs. Mahar, Mrs. Miatt, all in Gloucester, Mass and Mrs. beBlanc in Attleboro, Mass, also 53 grandchildren and 2 great—grandchildren. (From a story in Patriot, Aug. 22, 1917)

M. “At Crapaud, P.E.l., on Aug. 21, 1917, by Rev. George Morris, assisted by the Rev. W .A. Thomson, father of the bride, Percy E. Keeping, of Georgetown, P.E.I., to Miss Frances M.S. Thomson, of Crapaud, P.E.I..” (Guardian, Sept. 15, 1917)

B. “At Georgetown, Oct. 15th, 1917, to Mr. & Mrs. John Bachelder, a son.” (Guardian, Oct. 25, 1917)

M. “At the Baptist Church, Georgetown, Sept. 26th, Miss Hazel Manuel, daughter of Gunner Henry T. & Mrs. Manuel of Georgetown, P.E.I., to Mr. Roy Baker of Halifax, Rev. Mr. Hubley officiating.” (Guardian, Oct. 31, 1917)

D. Unexpectedly, at Georgetown, Nov. 8, Willie David, eldest son of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph David, age 24. He leaves to mourn, besides his sorrowing parents, five sisters and one brother. (Guardian, Nov. 14, 1917)

D. Recently in Western Canada, Mrs. Ada Doyle, daughter of Mr. Charles Moar formerly of Georgetown. (From Guardian, Nov. 17, 1917)

D. At Georgetown, on the 27th of Nov., 1917, George Albert Aitken, aged 78. He was for forty years Clerk of the County Court and Deputy Prothonotory succeeding William Sanderson. He was also Chairman of the Board of Assessors for many years and Mayor of Georgetown from incorporation until several years ago. He leaves to mourn his wife, Belle, a daughter of John Ross, publisher, and three daughters: Mrs. Frank MacDonald, Georgetown, Jean in Charlottetown and Estelle at home. He leaves also two sisters Mrs. Tapper and Miss Hannah. (From a longer accountin the Guardian Nov. 28, 1917)

D “The death occurred on Friday, Nov. 23, 1917, in Georgetown of one of her eldest residents, Mr. John Yoston, at the ripe old age of ninety years. For the past