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Lady Mary Martha Bethune 1823–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1823

Birth Location: Burnside Hall, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Death Date: 25 Feb 1898

Death Location: Outremont, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada

Father: Rev McGill)

Mother: Eliza Hullowell

Spouse(s): The DCL

Children(s): Fanny Abbott, Henry Abbott, John Abbott, Mary Abbott, Charles Abbott, Alice Abbott, Harry QC, Harriet Abbott, Arthur Abbott, Frances Abbott, John Abbott, Mary Abbott, William Abbott

The story of Lady Mary Martha Bethune began in 1823 in Burnside Hall, Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Lady Mary Martha Bethune married The Honourable Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott Lt Col Pc Kcmg Qc Dcl, and had children including Alice Elizabeth Abbott, Arthur Edward Abbott, Charles Alfred Abbott, Fanny Abbott, Frances Maria Abbott, Harriet Ann Abbott, Harry Abbott Qc, Henry Abbott, John Abbott, John Bethune Abbott, Mary Minnie Isabella Abbott, Mary Jane Minnie Abbott, William Hamilton Abbott. Lady Mary Martha Bethune passed away in 1898 in Outremont, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Mary Martha Bethune began in 1823 in Burnside Hall, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
  • Lady Mary Martha Bethune married The Honourable Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott Lt Col Pc Kcmg Qc Dcl, and had children including Alice Elizabeth Abbott, Arthur Edward Abbott, Charles Alfred Abbott, Fanny Abbott, Frances Maria Abbott, Harriet Ann Abbott, Harry Abbott Qc, Henry Abbott, John Abbott, John Bethune Abbott, Mary Minnie Isabella Abbott, Mary Jane Minnie Abbott, William Hamilton Abbott.
  • Lady Mary Martha Bethune passed away in 1898 in Outremont, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Lady Bethune's Ancestors

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Lady Bethune
1823–1898
Birth Place: Burnside Hall, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Parents
Rev John Wadden Bethune, 1st Dean of Montreal and 2nd Principal of McGill)
1791–1872
Williamstown, Glengarry County, Upper Canada, Canada
Eliza Hullowell
1799–1866
Montréal, Québec
Grandparents
John Bethune
1751–1815
Breabost, Isle Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Veronique (Wadin) ^
1764–1846
Montreal Quebec, Québec, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Angus Bethune
1718–1781
Christian Campbell
1696–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ferquhard Skye
1676–1762
Isobel MacEarcharn
1685–1739
Donald Campbell
1694–1784
Katherine MacDonald
1697–

Lady Bethune's Descendants

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Lady (Mary Martha) Bethune (17 Oct 1823–25 Feb 1898) m. The (Honourable Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, Lt-Col PC, KCMG, QC,) DCL (21 Mar 1821–30 Oct 1893)
  1. 1. Fanny Abbott 1851–1925
  2. 2. Henry Abbott 1859–1898
  3. 3. John Abbott 1853–
  4. 4. Mary ("Minnie" Isabella) Abbott 1855–1932 m. John (Orme) Plummer 1894– m. Rev (Arthur) Phillips 1847–1913
    1. 1. Archdeacon (Charles Cuthbert) Phillips 1893–1974
    2. 2. John (Arthur William) Phillips 1892–1948
  5. 5. Charles (Alfred) Abbott 1859–1860
  6. 6. Alice (Elizabeth) Abbott 1861–1945
  7. 7. Harry (Abbott) QC 1858–1938
  8. 8. Harriet (Ann) Abbott 1867–1955
  9. 9. Arthur (Edward) Abbott 1863–1944
  10. 10. Frances (Maria) Abbott 1850–1927
  11. 11. John (Bethune) Abbott 1851–1929 m. Lillias (Donaldson) Young 1890–
  12. 12. Mary (Jane (Minnie)) Abbott 1857–1938
  13. 13. William (Hamilton) Abbott 1855–1930 m. Mary (Stukely Hamilton) Gray 1866–1936
    1. 1. Isabelle (Mary) Abbott 1890–1955 m. Maj. (John Orme Plummer Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (Lieut), Canadian Expeditionary Force (Lieutenant), Squadron Leader\Major RCAF and) Stockbroker 1894–1977
      1. 1. Arthur (Christopher Orme Plummer CC (Actor, Thespian, Musician and) Writer) 1929–2021 m. Patricia (Audrey) Lewis 1929–2003 m. Tammy (Lee) Grimes 1934–2016
    2. 2. Capt. (William Hamilton Abbott) MC 1887–1956

Lady Bethune's Timeline

2 Records

1823
17 Oct 1823
Birth of Lady Mary Martha Bethune in Burnside Hall, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Burnside Hall, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
1898
25 Feb 1898
Age 75
Death of Lady Mary Martha Bethune in Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1823
    Event Place: Burnside Hall, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1898
    Event Place: Montréal, Quebec, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Outremont, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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