Etta Jane MACDONALD

Female 1875 - 1934  (58 years)


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  • Name Etta Jane MACDONALD 
    Birth 5 Sep 1875  Moose Head, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Death 26 Feb 1934  Moser River, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Cause: Cancer 
    Burial Moser River, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1896 and 1901 (Age 46 years) 
    Mother Olive Maria MOSHER,   b. 8 Jan 1854, Moose Head, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1935, Halifax, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 3 Dec 1878  MacDonald's Cove, Moser River, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F59825  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George Rupert MOSHER,   b. 21 May 1871, Bay of Islands, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1919, Moser River, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage 25 Feb 1894  Moser River, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Maude MOSHER,   b. 22 Aug 1894, Moser River, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1919, Moser River, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)
     2. Muriel MOSHER,   b. Oct 1902, Moser River, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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 
    1. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1894 - Book: 1819 - Page: 6 - Number: 84.

    2. [S81] 1901 Census of *NS*, Halifax County, Smith's Cove, family #35.

    3. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1934 - Book: 91 - Page: 63.

    4. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1878 - Book: 1816 - Page: 250 - Number: 487.