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Mary "Polly" Brown
b. 14 February 1837, d. 18 October 1906
Mary Brown, daughter of David Brown and Ann Sweetman, was born on 14 February 1837 at Ottawa, Ontario.1,2
Not long after Mary was born her family moved west of Ottawa to Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, where her father was able to obtain 100 acres of land.
Mary married Thomas White, son of James White and Phoebe Stoner, on 24 January 1856 at Westmeath Township, Renfrew County.3
On 12 January 1872 Mary and Thomas were given land that Mary's father, David Brown, had purchased from Edward Malloch of Ottawa. The property was the N 1/2 lot 15, concession 1 EML, Westmeath Township.4 Mary and Thomas sold that lot later in the year on 8 November 1872.5
Mary died on 18 October 1906 at Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, at age 69.2
Not long after Mary was born her family moved west of Ottawa to Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, where her father was able to obtain 100 acres of land.
Mary married Thomas White, son of James White and Phoebe Stoner, on 24 January 1856 at Westmeath Township, Renfrew County.3
On 12 January 1872 Mary and Thomas were given land that Mary's father, David Brown, had purchased from Edward Malloch of Ottawa. The property was the N 1/2 lot 15, concession 1 EML, Westmeath Township.4 Mary and Thomas sold that lot later in the year on 8 November 1872.5
Mary died on 18 October 1906 at Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, at age 69.2
Children of Mary "Polly" Brown and Thomas White
- David Beverly White+ b. c 1856, d. c Jun 1930
- Thomas William White+ b. 17 May 1857, d. 30 Nov 1935
- Harriette Anne White b. c 1861
- Jane White+ b. 25 Mar 1862, d. 22 Sep 1940
- John White+ b. 19 Mar 1864, d. 10 Jul 1919
- Cordelia Sarah White b. c 1866, d. c 1944
- Caroline Lucy White b. c 1868, d. c 1937
- Alfred White b. 16 Apr 1870, d. c 1955
- Elizabeth White b. c 1873
- Cora Stella White b. c 1880
Citations
- John White household, 1901 census of Canada, Ontario, Renfrew North (district 110), Westmeath (subdistrict K), division 2, p. 3, line 4, dwelling 18, family 19; digital image, Library and Archives Canada (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/ : accessed 5 October 2010); citing LAC microfilm T-6493,.
- Mary White death registration no. 26258 (1906); Ontario Registration of Deaths, 1869-; microfilm MS 935, roll 127, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
- Letter from Cindy Bethune to John Kostash. 2002, privately held by John Kostash, Hamilton, Ontario, (2008).
- Margaret Malloch to Mary White, conveyance, 12 January 1872, Renfrew County, Westmeath, vol. D: 1371; RG 61-49; microfilm GS 5310, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
- Thomas White and Mary White to Peter Marion, conveyance, 8 November 1872, Renfrew County, Westmeath, vol. D: 1434; RG 61-49; microfilm GS 5310, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.