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     Vital Statistics from Newspapers: 1840-1870 
     
    
   
   
    
     (including Georgetown and Royalty, Boughton Island and some 
     
     Three Rivers) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. "At Georgetown, on the 20th inst., of 
     
     Scarlet Fever, Mary Jane, only daughter 
     
     of George and MargaretHughes, aged 1 
     
    
   
   
    
     year & 4 mos.." (Islander, Jan. 27, 
     
     1860) 
     
    
   
   
    
     M. “In the Parish Church, Georgetown, 
     
     on the let ult. by the Rev Robert T. 
     
     Roach, Thomas Owen, bachelor, and 
     
     Mary McLeod, spinster of grand 
     
     River.” (Protestant, Mar. 3, 1860) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. "At Georgetown, on the lst ult., of 
     
     Scarlet Fever, John Thomas McKeown, 
     
     age 14, the youngest son of John C. 
     
     McKeown, Esq., after a severe affliction 
     
     of five weeks." (Monitor, April 11, 
     
     1860) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. "At Georgetown, on the 22nd ult., 
     
     after a severe illness of some months, 
     
     which he endured with much patience and 
     
     fortitude, Mr. Finlay Smith, second son 
     
     of Mr. Andrew Smith, Sr., of Newton, 
     
     aged 58 years." (Islander, April 13, 
     
     1860) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. "Suddenly at his residence on Friday, 
     
     the 11th inst., Colin Macdonald, Esq., 
     
     Lieutenant on half-pay of her Majesty’s 
     
     72nd Highlanders, age 79. The deceased 
     
     has resided many years in Georgetown 
     
     and was much respected for his quiet and 
     
    
   
   
    
     gentlemanly deportment.” (Ross’ 
     
     Weekly, May 23, 1860) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. " On the 19th inst., at Georgetown 
     
     Royalty, in the 28th year of his age, Mr. 
     
     John Ferguson, youngest and last 
     
     surviving son of Mr. Peter Ferguson." 
     
    
   
   
    
     (Islander, May 25, 1860) 
     
    
   
   
    
     M. " On the 4th of Nov., by the Rev. 
     
     R.T. Roach, at the Parsonage, 
     
     Georgetown, Mr. Mlliam Duncan of 
     
     Halifax, NS. and Miss Catherine 
     
     MacDonald, of Georgetown, P.E.I.." 
     
     (Protestant, Nov. 17, 1860) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. “At Georgetown, on the 3rd [Feb., 
     
    
   
   
    
     1860], of Scarlet fever, John Leander, 
     
     age 4 years and on the 6th, Ann Maria, 
     
     age 6 years, son and daughter of Mr. 
     
     James Cogswell.” (The Protestant Feb. 
     
     11, 1860) 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     1861: 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. "On Wednesday, the 2nd inst., at the 
     
     residence of Mr. William Peters, 
     
     Georgetown, Maria, the beloved wife of 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mr. John Hillman." (Islander, Jan. 11, 
     
     1861) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. "At Charlottetown, on the 26th ultimo, 
     
     of consumption, Mr. WilliamPeters, of 
     
     Georgetown, aged 38 years. He leaves 
     
     behind a wife and a large circle of friends 
     
     to mourn his loss." (Islander, Mar. 15, 
     
    
   
   
    
     1861) 
     
    
   
   
    
     M. "On Tuesday the 12th inst., by the 
     
     Rev. A. McLean, Mr. Donald Gillis. 
     
     Orwell Cove to Miss Catherine 
     
     McKinnon, Georgetown." (Protestant, 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mar. 25, 1861) 
     
    
   
   
    
     M. “At Georgetown on the 27th April , 
     
     by the Rev. Mr. Roach, at the residence 
     
     of the bride, M. Thomas M’Lein, of 
     
     Belfast, Ireland, to Mrs. W.A. Peters of 
     
     Georgetown, P.E.I..” (Protestant, May 
     
     11, 1861) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. “At Brudenell River, on the lst inst., 
     
     William M’Kay Esq. a native of 
     
     Sutherlandshire, Scotland, G. B. , 
     
     respected, esteemed and loved by all who 
     
     had the privilege of his acquaintance, age 
     
     81 years.” (Protestant, May 11, 1861) 
     
    
   
   
    
     M. “At Brown’s Creek, June 22nd, 
     
     1861, William Dauncey, Three Rivers, 
     
     to Miss M’Laren of Brown’s Creek, by 
     
     the Rev. Alex Munro.” (Protestant June 
     
     29, 1861) 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     D. “On Saturday, 28th June, at Montague