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Mary Helen 'Minnie' Samson Lawrence 1889–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 April 1889

Birth Location: River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 15 April 1974

Death Location: River Bourgeois, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Daniel Samson

Mother: Felicite Thibeau

Spouse(s): Henry Lawrence

Children(s): Rita Lawrence, Henry Lawrence, Bertha Sampson

Mary Helen 'Minnie' Samson Lawrence was born in 1889 in River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Daniel Dominique Or Charles Samson And Felicite Marguerite Thibeau. In 1891, Mary Helen 'Minnie' Samson Lawrence resided in River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mary Helen 'Minnie' Samson Lawrence married Henry John Lawrence, and had children including Bertha May Lawrence Sampson, Henry Daniel Lawrence, Rita Mary Lawrence. Mary Helen 'Minnie' Samson Lawrence passed away in 1974 in River Bourgeois, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Mary Helen 'Minnie' Samson Lawrence was born in 1889 in River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Daniel Dominique Or Charles Samson And Felicite Marguerite Thibeau.
  • In 1891, Mary Helen 'Minnie' Samson Lawrence resided in River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Mary Helen 'Minnie' Samson Lawrence married Henry John Lawrence, and had children including Bertha May Lawrence Sampson, Henry Daniel Lawrence, Rita Mary Lawrence.
  • Mary Helen 'Minnie' Samson Lawrence passed away in 1974 in River Bourgeois, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Samson
1863–1941
Birth Location: River Bourgeois, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Felicite Thibeau
1862–1952
Birth Location: River Bourgeois, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada
FT

Spouses(s)

Henry Lawrence
1879–1935
Birth Location: L'Ardoise, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Children(s)

Rita Lawrence
1919–1997
Birth Location: River Bourgeois, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada
RL
Henry Lawrence
1915–1994
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
HL
Bertha Sampson
1914–1935
Birth Location: River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
BS

Mary Lawrence's Ancestors

Self
Mary Lawrence
1889–1974
Birth Place: River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Daniel Dominique or Charles Samson
1863–1941
River Bourgeois, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Felicite (Marguerite) Thibeau
1862–1952
River Bourgeois, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Charles Samson
1829–1921
River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
Marie (Marguerite) Fougere
1835–1925
Havre Boucher, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Silvestre Thibault
1826–1878
River Bourgeois, Cape Breton Island, Canada
Venerande Pate
1829–1920
River Bourgeois, Cape Breton Island, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Samson
1796–1868
Marie Landry
1801–1887
Dominique Fougère
1800–1867
Marguerite Boucher
1801–1836
Jean Thibeau
1791–1856
Anna McKeagney
1798–1852
Rapheal Pate(Pottie)
1798–1856
Marguerite Biret
1804–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jean Sampson
1772–1854
Marguerite Landry
1773–1853
Pierre Landry
1765–1815
Marie Dugas
1765–1814
Charles Fougere
1760–1861
Marie Richard
1765–1842
Louis Boucher
1756–1813
Perpetue Landry
1768–1843
Patrick McKeagney
1767–1831
Catherine McCarney
1765–1849
Jean Pate(Pottie)
1769–1848
Marguerite Martell
1763–1847
ATHANASE Sr
1768–1837
Marguerite Samson
1764–1840

Mary Lawrence's Descendants

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Mary (Helen 'Minnie' Samson) Lawrence (25 April 1889–15 April 1974) m. Henry (John) Lawrence (25 March 1879–20 January 1935)
  1. 1. Rita (Mary) Lawrence 1919–1997 m. Robert (Byron) Graves 1921–1981
  2. 2. Henry (Daniel) Lawrence 1915–1994
  3. 3. Bertha (May Lawrence) Sampson 1914–1935

Mary Lawrence's Timeline

8 Records

1889
25 April 1889
Birth of Mary Helen 'Minnie' Samson Lawrence in River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
1889
26 Apr 1889
Mary Helen 'Minnie' Samson Lawrence was baptized in St. John the Baptist, River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
St. John the Baptist, River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
1891
1891
Age 2
Mary Helen 'Minnie' Samson Lawrence resided here in River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
1901
1901
Age 12
Mary Helen 'Minnie' Samson Lawrence resided here in Nova Scotia, Canada
Nova Scotia, Canada
1911
1911
Age 22
Mary Helen 'Minnie' Samson Lawrence resided here in Richmond, Nova Scotia
Richmond, Nova Scotia
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 32
Mary Helen 'Minnie' Samson Lawrence resided here in 164 Argyle St, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
164 Argyle St, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1931
1931
Age 42
Mary Helen 'Minnie' Samson Lawrence resided here in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1974
15 April 1974
Age 85
Death of Mary Helen 'Minnie' Samson Lawrence in River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 April 1889
    Event Place: River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada; Roll: T-6320; Family No: 46
    [2] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Nova Scotia; Page: 2; Family No: 14
    [3] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 13 - River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia; Page: 8; Family No: 79
    [4] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 44; Census Place: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 22
    [5] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Nova Scotia, Canada, Antigonish Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1823-1905, Catholic Diocese of Antigonish; Nova Scotia, Canada; FHL Roll: 004208007
    [7] 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27193; Census Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Page Number: 15

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1889
    Event Place: St. John the Baptist, River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Nova Scotia, Canada, Antigonish Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1823-1905, Catholic Diocese of Antigonish; Nova Scotia, Canada; FHL Roll: 004208007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada; Roll: T-6320; Family No: 46

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Nova Scotia; Page: 2; Family No: 14

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Richmond, Nova Scotia
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 13 - River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia; Page: 8; Family No: 79

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: 164 Argyle St, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 44; Census Place: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 22

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27193; Census Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Page Number: 15

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 April 1974
    Event Place: River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: River Bourgeois, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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