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B. “At Pictou Academy Residence on Sunday, June 23rd to the wife of Percy E. Keeping (nee Frances Thomson), adaughter, Frances Elizabeth.” (Patriot, Feb. 5, 1921)
D. At Boughton Island, Jan. 29th, Mrs. John J. McCormack, aged 59. She was Miss Mary Ellen Head, the daughter of Anthony Head, of Boughton Island. Besides her husband she leaves to mourn six children; Elizabeth in Saskatchewan, John, Lemuel, Mary. Sarah and Clara at home; three brothers, John, Charles and Fade all in the U.S.A. and one sister Mary, in Boston. Funeral toSt. Georges’. (From Patriot, Feb. 10, 1921)
M. In Regina, Sask., Feb. 1st. Miss Lottie Fitzgerald, daughter of Charles A. Fitzgerald, Georgetown, P.E.I. to WilliamF. McCullough of Moose Jaw, Sask. The bride was given away by Mr. A. D. McPhee of Moose Jaw, formerly postmaster at Georgetown, P.E.I.. Attendants were Mary McPhee and H. J. Quinn. Rev. Father McCullough officiated. They will reside in Moose Jaw. (From Patriot, Feb. 12,. 1921)
B. “At Cardigan, on Feb. 8th, to Mr. & Mrs. Horace Parker, adaughter”(PatIiot, Feb. 17, 1921)
D. “At Georgetown, Feb. 12th, Thomas Chaisson, age 90 (84), a native of Tignish who moved to Georgetown about 30 years ago, leaving to mourn a sorrowing widow, a son, Joseph, and daughters, Mrs. Boudreault, Mrs. Burke and Mrs. William Howlett. The Patriot adds a Mrs. Landry of Lower Montague.” (From Guardian, Feb. 17&Patriot Feb. 18, 1921)
D. In Boston recently, Philip Le Broc, only son of the late Andrew Le Broc. Mr. Le Broc lived in Georgetown until about 35 years ago when he moved to Boston, Mass. (From Patriot, Feb. 26, 1921)
M. At Boston, recently, Mrs. Mary McMillan, Georgetown, P.E.I,. to Mr. T. W. Woodruff. (From Guardian, Mar. 3, 1921)
D. Very suddenly last evening at Georgetown, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Elmer Jenkins, Mrs. Margaret McKeown, aged 57, widow of the late Mortimer McKeown. She was the daughter of the late John McBeth of Milltown Cross and sister to Angus McBeth, Whirn Road East, Finlay McBeth, Milltown Cross, Jonathan McBeth, Millinocket, Me., Mrs. (Capt) Hugh Daley of Commercial Cross and Mrs. Conant, New York, She leaves one son Charles, in Oshawa, Ont. and two daughters, Mrs. Jenkins, Georgetown and Mrs. Wayling of Saskatchewan. Burial in St. David’s cemetery. (From Patriot, Mar. 5, 1921)
M. “At Tofield, Alberta, Miss Mattie Stewart, daughter of Mrs. A. C. Stewart, Georgetown to Mr. William King, Tofield.” (Patriot, Apr. 6, 1921)
D. At Georgetown on Saturday, May 7th, of appendicitis, Mr. A. Douglas Macdonald, Geor etown Town Clerk, age 53. He was a son of the late enator Hon. A. A. Macdonald and leaves to mourn a widow two sons, Reginald and Colin and a brother Percy. Another brother, Judge Aeneas Macdonald died just last year. (From Patriot, May 7, 1921)
D. At Georgetown, May 18th, John Charles, age 5, son of Daniel Martel]. Besides a sorrowing father, he leaves
to mourn three sisters, Katie, Mary and Isabel and one son, Henry.” (Patriot, May21, 1921)
D. At Georgetown, May 25th, Angus Macdonald, age 79, He was for 39 years the engineer of the ferry Montague. He was a native of Pictou where he leaves an aged widow and three daughters to mourn. The body was accompanied to Pictou by Capt. Hugh McPhee, formerly captain of the Montague. (From Patriot May 26, 1921)
D. At Georgetown, June 12th, Mrs. A. J. (Marion) MacDonald, aged 74, widow of Mr. A. J. MacDonald, for many years member of the provincial legislature. She was the daughter of the late Dennis Murphy of Charlottetown and a sister of Mrs. Charles Lyons of this cityand of Mrs. Joseph R. MacDonald of Prince Rupert, B.C., formerly of Georgetown, She leaves to mourn the following sons and daughters: Howard and Allister in Georgetown, Glen in the Bank of Nova Scotia, Winnipeg, Miss Marion and Miss Gladys in Georgetown and Mrs. Judge Mclnemey, of Saint John. (From Patriot, June 14, 1921)
D. At Georgetown, July 12th, Capt. Charles Clory of heart failure. He leaves to mourn his loss sons Joseph, Rufus, Harry and Alfred and one daughter Mrs. Joseph Currie. (From mg, July 14, 1921)
D. At Georgetown, July 6th, Mrs. Barney (Bernard) (Isabelle) McLean, leaving to mourn four daughters and three sons: Florence and Rose at home, Mollie in the West, Mrs. Leonard McDonald, Pictou, Frank, Harvey and1.;\ngus in Georgetown. (From Guardian, July 9, 192
M. On July 18th at St. James Church, Georgetown, Miss Annie McCann and Augustus Boudreault. (Patriot, July 20, 1921)
D. At Georgetown, Saturday, June 24, Mr. Simon Martin, aged 83. Left to mourn are three daughters and one son: Mrs. Henry Iavandier, Georgetown, Mrs. Fred Gotell, Georgetown, Mrs. Rooke, Boston and Mr. Gilbert Martin, Boston. (From Guardian, July 2, 1921)
D. “At the Infirmary, Charlottetown, June 29th, Susan Cgozchrane, formerly of Georgetown.” (Guardian, July 5, 1)
M. On August 3rd, in Charlottetown, Miss Miriam Johnson of Georgetown to Mr. James McKenzie of Mitchell River, Rev. Mr. Hunt officiating. Margaret Johnson and Stillman Johnson were attendants. The coupleane to reside in Winnipeg. (From Patriot, Aug. 9, 1921)
M. On Sept 4th in Chelsea, Mass. Miss Marcella Cherry of Georgetown, RE. I. to Mr. William Murphy of Boston. (From Guardian, Sept. 15, 1921)
D. On Sept. 25th, by drowning, Capt. John W. Hemphill, aged 72. He and his sons Ivan and Guy were sailing the packet Ryse along the northern shore of Nova Scotia when they heard their father shout. Dropping everything they rushed aft and jumping in the dory which was in tow rushed to the spot from where the shout had come but too late as their father had sunk. Captain Hemphill was attired in his long rubber boots and oil skin and so sank almost immediately. The body has not been recovered. The late Captain Hemphill followed the sea for