MARY

NAME
MARY BUCHANAN
BIRTH 1860 in PEI
DIED July 19, 1891, aged 30 yrs., 3 mos., 22 days in Boston.
Cause of death- Pulmonary phthisis (TB)
SPOUSE JOHN H. RUSS  
BIRTH Born 1862 - Sackville New Brunswick - Parents were Robert Russ and Joanne Egan- both born Sackville NB.
DIED November 22, 1890 in Boston - age 28 yrs, 9 mos, 16 days.
Cause of death- Pulmonary phthisis (TB)
INFORMATION
for Mary and John 		Mary and John married in 1884. Mary was 24 years old. John work as laborer.
THREE CHILDREN  
NAME ROBERT HUEN
BIRTH AND DIED Born at 504 E. Seventh Street, Boston on Feb 7, 1884 - and died there on January 20, 1885, aged 11 months, 13 days. Cause of death: Hydrocephalus and pneumonia.
SPOUSE -
CHILDREN

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NAME FLOSSIE ISABEL
BIRTH AND DIED Born at 504 E. Seventh Street, Boston on April 18, 1886 and died in Boston on July 4, 1887, aged 1 yr., 2 mos.
Cause of death: Measles, 4 days.
SPOUSE -
CHILDREN

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INFORMATION for Flossie Mary lost Flossie one month before Bessie was born. That must have been very hard on Mary.
NAME BESSIE MAY (see photo of Bessie at Buchanan Reunion in 1958)
BIRTH AND DIED Born at 289 Silver Street, Boston on August 17, 1887 - Died June 15, 1970 at age 82 in Gorham, Maine
SPOUSE THEOPHILUS ABBOTT - born October 31, 1883 in PEI - Died October 26, 1960 at age 77 in Skowhegan, Maine
10 CHILDREN

Mary Florence - Born Feb 13, 1909 in Quincy Mass.
Pearle - born 1911 in Maine
Ruth - born 1912 in Maine
Alta - born 1914 in Maine
Doris - born 1915 in Maine
Marion - born 1918 in Maine
Charles H. - born 1921 in Maine
Esther - born 1923 in Maine
Blanche A. - born 1925 in Maine
Clarence F. - born 1926 in Maine

INFORMATION for Bessie and "Theop".

Bessie and Theophilus married and moved to Maine.

World War 1 Draft Registration for Theophilus - residing in Norrigewock, Somerset, Maine.

From George Sanborn -
The Guardian, Charlottetown, PEI, Oct 31, 1960, page 3
Former Resident
Passes in Maine
Word has been received of the death of Theophilus (Toff) Abbott in Norrigewock, Maine. Mr. Abbott was born at Princetown Road and left the Island when a young man. Through the years he made several visits to his former home. He is survived by his wife, Bessie, eight daughters and three sons. Also surviving are a sister, Esther in British Columbia, a brother, Frank in New Jersey and a number of nieces and nephews residing in this province.


 

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