Georgetown Vital Statistics: 1957-1960

D. At the Charlottetown Hospital, July 15th, 1957, H. Frank MacPhee, Q.C., aged 61. He was a native of Georgetown. Funeral from St. Dunstan’s Basilica. Interment in Catholic Cemetery, Charlottetown. (From Guardian, July 16 & 17, 1957)

D. At the P.E.I. Hospital, Aug. 2, 1957, Archibald Millan McConnell of Georgetown in his 59th year.

Interment in United Church Cemetery, Georgetown. (m, Aug. 3, 1957)

B. At the Charlottetown Hospital, Aug. 6, 1957, to Mr. & Mrs. Frank Lavandier (nee Frances Murphy), their chosen daughter, Cathy Ann.” (Guardian Aug. 9, 1957)

M. “At the Baptist Parsonage, Charlottetown, Aug. 17, 1957, by Rev. Harold L. Mitton, Barbara Lena Pound to Frederick Gordon Bovyer.” (Guardian, Aug. 30, 1957)

B. At the Charlottetown Hospital, Aug. 24th, 1957, to Mr. & Mrs. Frank MacLean (nee Cecile Dawson (si_c), Georgetown, a daughter, Melva Anne, weight, 9 lbs. 9 ozs.” (Guardian, Aug. 29, 1957)

D. Iaura Steele.

D. On Aug. 29th, 1958, at Georgetown, Robert Jeffrey in his 86th year. Her was born at Little River, RBI. and took up residence in Georgetown 70 years ago. He married Persilla Gallant of Rustico who predeceased him. He leaves to mourn a son, Elmer, of Georgetown and two daughters: Alice at home and Catherine (Mrs. Albert Macbeod) of Charlottetown; also a brother, John Jeffrey of Georgetown. Funeral from St. James R.C. Church, Rev. 0. Kiggins officiating.

W. On Saturday, Sept. 14th, 1957, at St. David’s United Church Manse, Georgetown, P.E.I. by Rev W.A. Paterson, Miss Margaret Parker of Georgetown, RBI.

to E. B. McLaren of the same. (From Guardian, Sept. 145, 1957)

F. Of Mrs. Hany Fraser, at St. James R.C. Church, Georgetown, P.E.I, Sept. 15, 1957, Rev. 0 Kiggins officiating. (“Georgetown”, Guardian, Oct. 1, 1957)

D. At his home in Georgetown, Oct. 2, 1957, Frances Kerry, aged 2 months, son of Mr. & Mrs. Walter Soloman.” (Guardian, Oct. 3, 1957)

D. At Georgetown, Oct. 29th, 1957, Mrs. Sarah Gotell, in her 95th year, Born in Little River she resided in Georgetown for 70 years. Her husband, Henry, predeceased her 32 years ago. Left to mourn are three sons: Temple, Frank and John G, all of Georgetown, also a daughter, Martha (Mrs. Milton Hemphill), Pictou, N.S.. (Guardian, Nov. 5, 1957)

B. “At the RBI. Hospital, Nov. 23rd, 1957, to Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Kinnear, Georgetown, a daughter, Lillian Joy, 6 lbs, 15 ozs.” (Guardian, Nov. 30, 1957)

1958:

D. Suddenly, on Jan. 3, 1958, on her way to a church meeting, Mrs. Rev. W. A. Paterson, St. David’s Manse, Georgetown. She was in born in Coatbridge, Scotland, as Mary Nicholls. She married Rev. William Paterson, 34 years ago. Besides her husband she leaves

to mourn a son, Douglas, of the R.C.A.F., Montreal (From Guardian, Jan. 6, 1958)

D. At the home of her daughter, Anna (Mrs. Keir Clarke, Montague, P.E.I.), Mrs. William W. MacLaren, of Georgetown (nee Flora MacKenzie). She taught school in her early life and after moving to Georgetown she was active in many aspects of Georgetown’s civic life and in her church, where, among other things, she was Sunday School Superintendent. She was a well-known elocutionist. She leaves to mourn her daughter. Funeral from St. David’s Church. (From Guardian, Jan. 9, 1958)

D. On Jan. 18, 1958, of pneumonia, at the home of her daughter, Mary (Mrs. Arnold Murphy), Ajax, Ont., Mrs. Joseph Gotell (nee Emily Mae Farrell, daughter of William Farrell) of Georgetown, P.E.I., aged 53. She was born in Sturgeon but lived most of her married life in Boughton Island, moving to Georgetown 15 years ago. Funeral to St. James Church, Georgetown, from the home of her son, Gordon Gotell. Left to mourn are her husband, and besides the above mentioned, sons: Joseph of the R.C.A.F., Greenwood, N.S., Basil, and Kimball in Georgetown; also her father, two brothers and a sister. (From Guardian, Jan. 26, & Feb./ 27 1958)

B. “At the Charlottetown Hospital on Jan. 29th to Constable and Mrs. R. C. Pettit (Anna Prosper), Montague, a son, 7 lbs, 11 ozs, Ronald Gregg.” (Mafia 31, 1958)

D. At Village Green, Feb. 4th, 1958, Mrs. D.A. MacNeill (formerly Hannah Allen, daughter of the late Benjamin and Mary (MacKie) Allen of Boughton Island, in her 85th year. She married Daniel MacNeill 56 years ago and leaves to mourn three sons and a daughter: Sterling, of Windsor, Ont.; Lynwood, at Mount Allison; Ewen at home and Delite (Mrs. Henry Boswall), Mt. Mellick. She also leaves to mourn step-children (her sister’s family, also MacNeills): Alexander, Regina; John, Lake Verde; Daniel, Detroit; Margaret (Mrs. C.E. Weatherbie), Mansfield, Ohio; Minnie (Mrs. Percy Acorn), Calgary; also 23 grandchildren and 11 great—great grandchildren; also step-grandchildren. Funeral from Birch Hill Church of Scotland, P,E.I.) (From Guardian, Apr. 8, 1958)

B. “At the Charlottetown Hospital, Feb. 6, 1958, to Mr. & Mrs. Albert Burke (nee Frances Fitzgerald), Charlottetown,adaughter, 6lbs. 1 oz. ) (Guardian, Feb. 5, 18958) [The child’s death was reported on Feb. 8th, 195 ]

D. At Georgetown, Feb. 13th (15th), 1958, Mrs. D.J. MacCormack (formerly Annie L. Morrison, daughter of Peter Morrison), aged 85. She was born in Port Hood, Cape Breton, one of a family of seven, but came to Georgetown with her family at age 5. She married Daniel J. MacCormack 63 years ago and moved to Boughton Island, where she raised her family and was postrnistress after her husband’s death. She moved back to Georgetown ten years ago. She leaves to mourn sons : John J., Souris; Daniel, teacher at Georgetown, and Frank in Georgetown; and daughters, Genevieve, (Mrs. James D. Lanigan), Cambridge, P.E.I., Mary (Mrs. Patrick Giddings), Cambridge, and Lower Montague, P.E.I., and a sister, Mrs. John F. Leightizer, Charlottetown. Funeral service at St. Georges‘, (From Guardian, Feb. 22 &July 29, 1958) '