Etta Jane MACDONALD

1875 - 1934  (58 years)

• Name	Etta Jane MACDONALD
  Birth	5 Sep 1875	Moose Head, Halifax, NS   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	26 Feb 1934	Moser River, Halifax, NS   [3]
  	Cause: Cancer
  Burial	Moser River, Halifax, NS
  Person ID	I157222	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2012

  
  

  Father	Samuel Archibald MACDONALD,   b. 1850, MacDonald's Cove, Moser River, Halifax, NS d. Between 1896 and 1901 (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Olive Maria MOSHER,   b. 8 Jan 1854, Moose Head, Halifax, NS d. 15 Mar 1935, Halifax, Halifax, NS (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	3 Dec 1878	MacDonald's Cove, Moser River, Halifax, NS   [4]
  Family ID	F59825	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George Rupert MOSHER,   b. 21 May 1871, Bay of Islands, Halifax, NS d. 4 Sep 1919, Moser River, Halifax, NS (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1894	Moser River, Halifax, NS   [1]
  Children	1. Maude MOSHER,   b. 22 Aug 1894, Moser River, Halifax, NS d. 30 Nov 1919, Moser River, Halifax, NS (Age 25 years)   2. Muriel MOSHER,   b. Oct 1902, Moser River, Halifax, NS d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F59824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2024

  
  

• Notes

  At death, her parents are listed as Samuel MacDONALD and Olive MOSER, and she appears with them in the 1881 Census. The problem is that she is born three years before the marriage of Samuel and Olive and, at marriage, her parents are listed as Daniel and Mary Ann (BAKER) CAMERON. Further, Daniel and Mary Ann marry in 1870, and there is a large gap in their birth order between 1873 and 1881. So it might be that this is not simply a mistake in the register. I.e., it seems possible that Mary Ann (BAKER) CAMERON was unable to care for infant daughter Etta, who was then taken in by relatives. This is, of course, pure speculation.

  
  

• Sources

  [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1894 - Book: 1819 - Page: 6 - Number: 84. [S81] 1901 Census of *NS*, Halifax County, Smith's Cove, family #35. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1934 - Book: 91 - Page: 63. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1878 - Book: 1816 - Page: 250 - Number: 487.