Vital Statistics from Island Newspapers, 71 Georgetown & Area: 1919-1922

D. At Bridgewater, N.S., Captain William Gordon, master-mariner, aged 81, formerly of Georgetown, P.E.I.. He was the eldest son of Peter Gordon and spent a large part of his life on the sea, sailing the world over. He was made a captain at age 20. His own boat was the Regina B. . He a was master also of the Caspian and after that ship was lost 30 years ago, he moved to Georgetown until a year and a half ago when he and his wife went to live with their daughter in Bridgewater. He leaves to mourn his widow, daughter Sylvia, (Mrs. John A Lockerby); three brothers Captain Alfred and Fade in Roseneath, and Captain Lemuel in Tacoma, Wash. and also a sister, Mrs. John Westaway of Georgetown. lntennent in the Presbyterian Cemetery, Georgetown (From Patriot, Feb. 4, 1921)

B. “At Pictou Academy Residence on Sunday, Jan. 27th to the wife of Percy E. Keeping (nee Frances

Thompson), a daughter, Frances Elimbeth.” (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; Eliiabeth in Saskatchewan, John, Lemuel, Mary. Sarah and Clara at home; three brothers. John, Charles and Fade all in the USA. and one sister Mary, in Boston. Funeral to St. Georges’. (From Patriot, Feb. 10, 1921)

M. In Regina, Sask, Feb. lst. Miss Lottie Fitzgerald, daughter of Charles A. Fitzgerald, Georgetown, PEI. to William F. 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, adaughtcr"(Patriot, 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 Hewlett. The Patriot adds a Mrs. Landry of Lower Montague." (From Guardian, Feb. l7&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, Whim 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 Georgetown Manse, on Mar. 8th Mrs. Thomas Burke of Georgetown, to Mr. William Allen of Murray River." ("Georgetown News," Examiner, Mar. 12, 1921)

M. “At Tofreld, 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 Maedonald, Georgetown Town Clerk, age 53. He was a son of the late Senator 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 May7, 1921)

D. At Georgetown, May 18th, John Charles, age 5, son of Daniel Martell. Besides a sorrowing father, he leaves to mourn three sisters, Katie, Mary and Isabel and one son, Henry.” (Eatriot, May 21, 1921) The Evaminer of May 20 adds that Mrs. Martell had two children who had earlier died of influenza within one week of one another.

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 City and of Mrs, Joseph R. MacDonald of Prince Rupert, B.C., formerly of Georgetown, She leaves to moum 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, Hany and Alfred and one daughter Mrs. Joseph Currie. (From Patriot, July 14, 1921)

D. At Georgetown, July 6th, Mrs. Barney (Bernard) (Isabelle) McLean, leaving to moum four daughters and three sons: Florence and Rose at home, Mollie in the West, Mrs. Leonard McDonald, Pictou, Frank, Harvey and Angus in Georgetown. (From Guardian, July 9, 1921)

M. On July 181h 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 K5. Left to mourn are three daughters and one son: Mrs. Henry Lavandier, Georgetown, Mrs. Fred Gotell, Georgetown, Mrs. Rooke, Boston and Mr. Gilbert Martin, Boston. (From Guardian, July 2, 1921)