"The Saint Croix Courier Journey Through Time"
                     A Collection of Amusing and Informative News and Opinions from Past Issues
                         Written with permission of Saint Croix Courier
          Courtesy of Joan Christie

1891

JANUARY 1, 1891
BORN :
MORAN - At St. Stephen, December 20, wife of A. L. Moran, of a daughter.

DIED :
CAMERON - At St. Stephen, December 27, Thomas Cameron, aged 81 years.
MCELROY - At St. Stephen, December 26, Isaac McElroy, aged 68 years.

JANUARY 8, 1891
DIED :
MCINTOSH - At Upper Mills, January 6, David McIntosh, aged 81 years.
STEVENSON - At Old Ridge, St. Stephen, January 5, Perez Stevenson, aged 43 years, 11 months.

JANUARY 15, 1891
BORN :
GREEN - On Friday morning, January 9th, the wife of Murray Green, of a daughter.

DIED :
DRYER - At Mohannes, Janaury 7, Jeremiah Dryer, aged 70.

JANUARY 22, 1891
BORN :
DATON - At St. David, on the 18th inst., the wife of O.B. Daten, of a daughter.

DIED :
CONNICK - At DeWolfe Corner, January 19, Jas. Connick, aged 74 years.
WESCOTT - At Oak Bay, Hanuary 14, Elmira Wescott, aged 83 years, 4 months.

JANUARY 29, 1891
DIED :
MADDEN - At Waweig, January 21, Hugh Madden, aged 80 years.
MCNICHOL - At Mascarne, December 24th, Cornelius McNichol, aged 57 years, 7 months.

FEBRUARY 5, 1891
DIED :
BLAKENEY - At Clarence Ridge, St. Patrick, January 30, William Blakeney, aged 31 years, 4 months.
BETT - At St. Stephen, January 29, Jeanette Bett, aged 73 years, 5 months, 24 days.
MCKENNEY - On Deer Island, January 23, John McKenney, aged 74 years, 6 months.
NEWMAN - At Wilson's Beach, Margaret A. Newman, aged 33 years.

FEBRUARY 12, 1891
BORN :
GILLEY - At St. Stephen, on the 10th inst., the wife of Thomas B. Gilley, of a son.
GRANT - At Grand Harbour, Grand Manan, on Sunday, the 1st inst., the wife of Lawton Grant, of a son.
 
DIED :
NIXON - At Baillie, St. James, February 7, Mary C., wife of Rowan Nixon, aged 67 years, 7 months, 13
days.
SULLIVAN - At Flume Ridge, February 5, Margaret Sullivan, aged 83 years.

FEBRUARY 19, 1891
DIED :
CONNOR - At St. Stephen, February 13, William B. Connor, aged 78 years.

FEBRUARY 26, 1891
DIED :
DIFLEY - At Oak Bay, February 23, Maggie A, Difley, aged 23 years, 1 month.
KELLY - At McAdam, February 19, William, infant son of William and Mary Kelly.
MAXWELL - At Old Ridge, February 15th, James Lockie, eldest son of J. Henry and Emily Maxwell, aged
17 years and 9 months.
MILLER - At Upper Mills, February 19, James Miller, aged  75 years and 14 days.

MARCH 5, 1891
DIED :
CAMPBELL - At Basswood Ridge, March 3, William Campbell, aged 64 years, 4 months.
SULLIVAN - At Little Ridgeton, February 22, Thos. Sullivan, aged 81 years.
WRIGHT - At the Barter Settlement, Februarty 25, Sarah Wright, aged 65 years and 9 months.

MARCH 12, 1891
DIED :
CAMPBELL - At Basswood RIdge, March 3, Willaim Campbell, aged 64 years, 4 months.
FARNHAM - At Milltown, March 5, Hattie, aged 8 months, daughter of Frank and Josephine Farnham.
GRANT - At Oak Bay, March 10, WIlliam Grant, aged 74 years, 24 days.
INGALLS - At Grand Harbour, Grand Manan, on Tuesday, the 3rd inst., the infant daughter of Capt. and
Mrs Irvin Ingalls.

MARCH 19, 1891
DIED :
HARMON - At Scotch Ridge, March 10, Nancy Harmon, aged 83 years, 3 months, 10 days.
HAWTHORNE - At St. Stephen, March 17, Mary Rebecca Hawthorne, aged 27 years, 3 months, 11 days.
JONES - At St. Stephen, March 16, Susan A., wife of George A. Jones, aged 44 years, 3 months, 16 days.
LEEMAN - On Deer Island, March 7, James E. Leeman, aged 64 years.
WALLACE - On Deer Island, March 5, Elenwood Wallace, aged 19 years.

MARCH 26, 1891
DIED :
DENSMORE -  At Old Ridge, St. Stephen, March 19, Martin H. Densmore, aged 80 years.
FRASHER - At St. Stephen, March 20, of diphtheria, Clara A., wife of William Frasher, and daughter of
the late Captain Bunker, of Calais, aged 30 years.
WORDEN - At St. Stephen, March 23, Newton S. Worden, aged 26 years, 3 months, 13 days.

APRIL 2, 1891
DIED :
MITCHELL - At North Head, Grand Manan, on Friday, March 27, Florence Mitchell, aged 13 years.

APRIL 9, 1891
DIED :
GILMORE - At North Head, Grand Manan, on Thursday, the 2nd inst., Alexander Gilmore, aged 76 years.
HORSNELL - At St. Stephen, on the 28th ult., James Horsnell, a native of Hatfield, Broad Oak, Essex
county, England, aged 85 years.
WEBBER - At St. Stephen, April 3, of pneumonia, Mary E., wife of Henry Webber, aged 67 years.

APRIL 16, 1891
DIED :
BROWN - At his residence, St. Stephen, on Saturday, April 11, David Brown, aged 64 years.
JONES - At Milltown, Me., April 7, Samuel S, Jones, aged 69 years.
MCLAUGHLIN - At Campobello, on Tuesday, the 7th inst., Henry McLaughlin, former light house keeper,
at Head Harbor, in the 71st year of his age.
MILLER - At Upper Mills, on Tuesday, April 14, Alice J. Miller, wife of H.W. Miller, aged 36 years, 4
months.

APRIL 23, 1891
DIED :
MALONEY - At St. Stephen, April 20, Margaret Maloney, aged 40 years.
MCCANN - At Bay Side, April 12, Amy McCann, aged 89 years.
MCCANN - At Waweig, April 19, William McCann, aged 68 years.
SMITH - At Upper Mills, April 20, Henry Smith, aged 75 years.

APRIL 30, 1891
DIED :
BOYD - At Chamcook, on the 21st inst., after a long illness, John R., third son of Andrew Boyd, aged 38
years.
BROAD - At St. Stephen, on the 29th April, Mary, wife of Wallace Broad, and daughter of Edward H.
Balkham, Milltown, in the 35th year of her age.
WILLIAMS - At St. Stephen, April 23, Rowena Williams, aged 16 years, 7 months.

MAY 7, 1891
DIED :
BRADLEY - At St. Stephen, May 4, Agnes, daughter of Arthur and Agnes Bradley, aged 14 years, 6
months.
BURGESS - At Little Ridge, St. James,  May 1, James Burgess, aged 79 years, 4 months.
CLARK  - At St. Stephen, May 6, Thomas Clark, aged 84 years.
GREENLAW - At Bay Side, St. Croix, April 30, Margaret Ann Greenlaw, aged 65 years, 2 months.
MCCAFFERY - At Basswood Ridge, St. James, May 1, Thomas, McCaffrey, aged 78 years.

MAY 14, 1891
DIED :

MAY 21, 1891
DIED :
EAGAN - At St. Stephen, May 17, Patrick Eagan, aged 47 years, 2 months.
PORTER - At the Gore Farm, St. Stephen, on Wednesday, May 20, on the 66 th year of his age, James A.
Porter.

MAY 28, 1891
DIED :
ASH - At Calais, May 17, Porcac A. Ash, aged 58 years, 11 months.
RUSSELL - At Oak Hill, May 25, Mrya M., wife of Edward Russell, aged 62 years.
VAIL - At Brockway, May 22, Naomi, wife of George Vail, aged 35 years.
WEBBER - At St. Stephen, May 23, Henry Webber, aged 50 years.

JUNE 4, 1891
DIED :
COLLINS - At Dumbarton, April 28, Amanda B. Collins, aged 6 years, 3 months, second daughter of John
and Annie Collins.
FERRIS - At Calais, May 24, Dianna Ferris, aged 82 years.
JOHNSTON - At Oak Bay, St. David, May 30, Robert Johnston, aged 91 years 3 months.
SHIRLEY - At Little Ridgeton, May 18th, Dorothy, beloved wife of James Shirley, in the 81st year of her
age.

JUNE 11, 1891
DIED :
FITZSIMMONS - At Oak Bay, June 5th, Ellen Fitzsimmons, aged 31 years.
GARDNER - At Grand Harbor, Grand Manan, on Sunday, the 7th inst., after an illness of eight weeks
duration, Ingram, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Garnder, aged 18 years.
PURDY - At Secod Falls, St. George, May 23, od comsumption, Cora May Purdy, second daughter of
Oliver Purdy, aged 17 years, 11 months.
STEIN - In St. Stephen, on the 8th inst., John Stein, aged 65 years.

JUNE 18, 1891
DIED :
COCKBURN - At Rolling Dam, June 17, Janes Cockburn, aged 86 years, 11 months.

JUNE 25, 1891
DIED :
ADAMS - On Deer Island, June 16, Frederick Adams, aged 32 years.
PATTERSON - On Deer Island, June 12, Mrs. Jane H. Patterson, aged 80 years.

JULY 3, 1891
DIED :
GREGORY - At Tower Hill, June 30, Aves, wife of Thomas Gregory, aged 72 years, 6 months.
MITCHELL - On Campobello, June 20, Nehemiah Motchell, aged 81 years, 3 months.
MCGOWAN - At St. Stephen,  June 26, Marietta, wife of Moses McGowan, aged 51 years 8 months.

JULY 9, 1891
DIED :
MCKENZIE - At the Little Ridge, June 3, John McKenzie, aged 87 years, 1 month and 10 days.
WOODCOCK - At East Bay, Perry, June 30, Sylvanus Green Woodcock, aged 83 years.

JULY 16, 1891
DIED :
LANK - On Campobello, July 1st, Jane Lank, aged 62 years.
MANN - At Little Ridge, July 13, Thomas Mann, of Baillie, St. James, aged 77 years.
MCLAUGHLIN - At St. Stephen, July 13, Carrie A., wife of W. A. McLaughlin, aged 25 years.

JULY 23, 1891
DIED :

JULY 30, 1891
DIED :
WEBBER - St. Stephen, July 28, Henry Webber, collector of customs, aged 74 years.

AUGUST 6, 1891
BORN :
MCKENNEY - At Calais, July 23, the wife of John J. McKenney, of a daughter.

DIED :
COOK - At Oak Hill, St. James, on July 28, of heart failure, Annie Cook, daughter of the late George Cook,
aged 19 years, 5 months.
LOVE - At Getchell Settlement, AUgust 3, Maggie Love, daughter of William Love, of Basswood Ridge,
aged 13 years, 11 months, 10 days.

AUGUST 13, 1891
BORN :
DWYER - On Union St. August 11, the wife of D. T. Dwyer, of a son.

DIED :
MULVINA - At Little Ridgeton, August 8, William Mulvina, aged 17 years.

AUGUST 20, 1891
DIED :
BAKER - At St. Andrews, August 13, George F. Baker, aged 25 years, 2 months.
MCLANE - At Milltown, AUgust 13, Hannah McLane, aged 64 years.
WATSON - At St. Stephen, August 15, Lelia D., daughter of the late James H. Watson, aged 20 years, 7
months.

AUGUST 27, 1891
DIED :
HYSLOP - At Tower Hill, St. David, on Thursday, 20 th inst., after a protracted painfull illness, Catherine
A., wife of William D. Hyslop, aged 47 years, 8 months, 15 days.
WILLSTON - At Milltown, August 20, of diphtheria, Susie, wife of James Willston, aged 40 years.

SEPTEMBER 3, 1891
DIED :
MCLAUGHLIN - At Seal Cove, Grand Manan, August 25, Maggie Helen, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs
James McLaughlin, in the 20th year of her age.
REDMOND - At North Head, Grand Manan, August 23,  Elizabeth, second daughter of Mrs. and Mrs.
Thos. Redmond, in the 19th year of her age.

SEPTEMBER 10, 1891
DIED :
DOYLE - At Milltown, September 7, Bridget, wife of Stephen Doyle, aged 43 years.
DOYLE - At Milltown, N.B., September 6, William Doyle, aged 73 years.

SEPTEMBER 17, 1891
DIED :
ARMSTRONG - At Union Mills, N.B., September 12, Lizzie A., beloved wife of Joseph Armstrong, aged
32 years, 9 months, 24 days.
HANNAH - At his redience, St. Stephen, September 11, Matthew Hannah, aged 72 years.
SHEENAN - At St. Andrews, August 29, John Sheehan, aged 78 years, a native of County Cork, Ireland,
and for 49 years a resident of St. Andrews.

SEPTEMBER 24, 1891
DIED :
GETCHELL - At Scotch Ridge, St. James, September 18, James Getchell, aged 84 years.
HOGAN - At St. Stephen, September 16, John Horgan, aged 79 years.

OCTOBER 1, 1891
BORN :
BOYD  - At Little Ridgeton, September 28, the wife of Joseph L. Boyd, of a son.

DIED :
GARDNER - On Deer Island, September 18, Job. Gardner, aged 65 years.
MCLEOD - At Milltown, September 16, Andrew McLeod, aged 58 years, a native of West River, Digby,
Co., N.S.

OCTOBER 8, 1891
DIED :
MARSHALL - At Lynnfield, October 5, Addie M., wife of Colin Marshall, aged 29 years.

OCTOBER 15, 1891
DIED :
MCDONALD - At St. Andrews, on Sunday, October 11, Patrick McDonald, aged 50 years.
RUSSELL - At Oak Hill, October 12, Edward Russell, aged 69 years, 10 months, 8 days.

OCTOBER 22, 1891
DIED :
MARTIN - At Calais on Sunday, October 18, James Martin, aged 80 years, 14 days.
TATTON - At North Head, Grand Manan, on Saturday the 17th inst., James Tatton, in the 83rd year of his
age.

OCTOBER 29, 1891
DIED :
POST - At Basswood Ridge Road, October 24, Mary Post, aged 92 years, 1 month 8 days.

NOVEMBER 5, 1891
DIED :
MCCURDY - At Milltown, on Thursday, Octobber 22, William McCurdy, aged 58 years.

NOVEMBER 12, 1891
BORN :
INGALLS - At Grand Harbor, Grand Manan, on Friday, October 30, the wife of Napier Ingalls, of a son.
INGALLS - At Grand Harbor, Grand Manan, on Tuesday, November 3, the wife of Chelsea B. Ingalls, of a
son.

DIED :
BULLOCK - At Waweig, November 7, Irene Bullock, aged 73 years.
TAYLOR - At Tower Hill, November 10, John Y Taylor, aged 86 years, 9 months.
TONER - At Calais, November 2, Patrick Toner, aged 72 years.

NOVEMBER 19, 1891
DIED :

NOVEMBER 26, 1891
BORN :
SIMMONS - At St. Stephen, on the 22nd inst., the wife of W. B. Simmons, of a daughter.

DIED :
EASTMAN - At Calais, November 9, Sarah, wife of Thomas Eastman, aged 61years, 2 months.
THURSTON - At Dewolfe Corner, November 21,  Margaret Thurston, aged 72 years, 3 months.

DECEMBER  3, 1891
BORN :
BAKER - At North Head, Grand Manan, on  Wednseday, the 25ult., the wife of Rev. S. A. Baker, of a son.

DIED :
DAKIN - At Grand Harbor, Grand Manan, on Monday the 23rd ult., Hattie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Abram Dakin, in the 5ht year of her age.
FALLON - In Milltown, November 25, John R., son of James and Jane Fallon, aged 4 months, 25 days.
PAGE - At Basswood Ridge, December 2, of diphtheria, Sadie, daughter of William and Currie Page, aged
9 months.
WASHBURN - At Pomeroy Ridge, November 25, Hannah  Washburn, aged 89 years.

DECEMBER 10, 1891
DIED :
CLELAND - At Barter Settlement, December 5, Elizabeth Ida Embleton Cleland, aged 10 years 10 months.
CRONCK - At Woodwards Cove, Grand Manan, on Friday the 27th ult., Gladys Fay, infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Cronck, aged 7 months.

DECEMBER 17, 1891
BORN :
MORREL - At Oak Bay, December 1, the wife of O. H. Morrel, of a son.

DIED :
BUELL - At Calais, December 11, William E. Buell, aged 18 years, 3 months.
CURRAN - At Calais, December 11,  James G. Curran, aged 1 year, 10 months.
MCLAUGHLIN - At Baillie, St. James, December 11, Josie Aldna McLaughlin, aged 6 months, 4 days.

DECEMBER 24, 1891
DIED  :
GRANT - At Calais, December 17, Lawrence Edward Grant, aged 4 months, 10 days.
HANNS - At St. Stephen, December 22, Ella M., daughter of Thomas Hanns, aged 5 years, 11 months.
WELSH  - At Calais, Henry Francis Welch, aged 6 months, 15 days..

DECEMBER 31, 1891
DIED :
 

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