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Mary Elizabeth Burwell 1875–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1875

Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 17 Apr 1955

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Bennett

Mother: Elizabeth Ross

Spouse(s): Alfred Burwell, Charles Wightman

Children(s): Florence Steele, James Sr., Ethel Wightman, William Wightman

Mary Elizabeth Burwell was born in 1875 in Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of William Edwin Bennett And Elizabeth Sarah Ross. In 1881, Mary Elizabeth Burwell resided in Middle Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canad. Mary Elizabeth Burwell married Alfred Burwell, Charles Henry Wightman, and had children including Ethel M Wightman, Florence Steele, James Ernest Wightman Sr, William J Wightman. Mary Elizabeth Burwell passed away in 1955 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Elizabeth Burwell was born in 1875 in Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of William Edwin Bennett And Elizabeth Sarah Ross.
  • In 1881, Mary Elizabeth Burwell resided in Middle Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canad.
  • Mary Elizabeth Burwell married Alfred Burwell, Charles Henry Wightman, and had children including Ethel M Wightman, Florence Steele, James Ernest Wightman Sr, William J Wightman.
  • Mary Elizabeth Burwell passed away in 1955 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bennett
1854–1903
Birth Location: Windmill Lane Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
WB
Elizabeth Ross
1860–1928
Birth Location: Acadia Mines, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
ER

Spouses(s)

Alfred Burwell
1879–
Birth Location: England
AB
Charles Wightman
1870–1911
Birth Location: Palmerston, Dublin, Ireland
CW

Children(s)

Florence Steele
1898–1989
Birth Location: Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
FS
James Sr.
1900–1969
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
JS
Ethel Wightman
1896–1913
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
EW
William Wightman
1895–1918
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
WW

Mary Burwell's Ancestors

Self
Mary Burwell
1875–1955
Birth Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
William Edwin Bennett
1854–1903
Windmill Lane Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
Elizabeth (Sarah) Ross
1860–1928
Acadia Mines, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
John (Evans) Bennett
1820–1890
Broadhempston, Devon, England
Matilda Adamson
1830–1901
St George In The East, East London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Moses (Edward) Ross
1837–1884
Ireland
Mary (Ellis Eleanor) Crowe
1843–1875
Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
William Bennett
1796–1866
Charlotte Bennett
1799–1844
Robert Addamson
1789–1868
Margaret Adamson
1790–1865
Robert Crowe
1808–
Elisabeth
1814–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bennett
1776–1854
Anne Blackler
1776–
John Evans
1768–1825
Jane Evans
1773–1848
Thomas Crowe
1782–1832
Eleanor Reed
1782–

Mary Burwell's Descendants

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Mary (Elizabeth) Burwell (21 Aug 1875–17 Apr 1955) m. Alfred Burwell (abt 1879–) m. Charles (Henry) Wightman (16 Sep 1870–12/18/1911)
  1. 1. Florence Steele 1898–1989 m. Harold (Earl Madison) Sr 1899–1978 m. Ralph (Douglas Steele) Sr 1897–1967
    1. 1. James (Robert) Madison 1922–1987 m. Marjorie (May) Madison 1923–2008
    2. 2. Ralph (Douglas Steele) Jr 1925–1986 m. Helen (Elaine) Benton 1932–2021
    3. 3. Harold (Earl) Madison 1921–1996 m. Lois (Marie) Elwell 1926–
  2. 2. James (Ernest Wightman) Sr. 1900–1969
  3. 3. Ethel (M) Wightman 1896–1913
  4. 4. William (J) Wightman 1895–1918 m. Ann Judge 1901–
    1. 1. William (John) Wightman 1918–

Mary Burwell's Timeline

10 Records

1875
21 Aug 1875
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Burwell in Nova Scotia, Canada
Nova Scotia, Canada
1881
1881
Age 6
Mary Elizabeth Burwell resided here in Middle Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Middle Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
1900
1900
Age 25
Mary Elizabeth Burwell resided here in Boston Ward 23, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 23, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1910
1910
Age 35
Mary Elizabeth Burwell resided here in Boston Ward 23, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 23, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1920
1920
Age 45
Mary Elizabeth Burwell resided here in Boston Ward 22, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 22, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1930
1930
Age 55
Mary Elizabeth Burwell resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1935
1935
Age 60
Mary Elizabeth Burwell resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1940
1940
Age 65
Mary Elizabeth Burwell resided here in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1954
1954
Age 79
Mary Elizabeth Burwell resided here in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1955
17 Apr 1955
Age 80
Death of Mary Elizabeth Burwell in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1875
    Event Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Middle Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia; Roll: C_13174; Page: 81; Family No: 384
    [2] Massachusetts, Marriage Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Boston Ward 22, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_739; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 527
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 0348; FHL microfilm: 2340685
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Boston Ward 23, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 1506; FHL microfilm: 1240687
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Boston Ward 23, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_624; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 1610; FHL microfilm: 1374637
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Middle Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Middle Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia; Roll: C_13174; Page: 81; Family No: 384

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1885
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Boston Ward 23, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 1506; FHL microfilm: 1240687

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1886
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 0348; FHL microfilm: 2340685
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Boston Ward 23, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_624; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 1610; FHL microfilm: 1374637

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1887
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Boston Ward 22, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_739; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 527

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Boston Ward 23, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Boston Ward 23, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 1506; FHL microfilm: 1240687

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Boston Ward 23, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Boston Ward 23, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_624; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 1610; FHL microfilm: 1374637

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Boston Ward 22, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Boston Ward 22, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_739; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 527

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 0348; FHL microfilm: 2340685

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01669; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 15-409

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01669; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 15-409

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bennett
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 8 Mar 1955; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA; ,0.46714976,0.8712477,0.5080295&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1955
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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