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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, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Daniel Samson

Mother: Felicite Thibeau

Spouse(s): Henri Lawrence

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

According to available records, 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. Following those early years, Mary Helen 'Minnie' Samson Lawrence married Henri John Lawrence, and their family grew to include Bertha May Lawrence Sampson, Henry Daniel Lawrence and Rita Mary Lawrence Graves. In the later years of life, Mary Helen 'Minnie' Samson Lawrence died in 1974 in River Bourgeois, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Parents

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

Spouses(s)

Henri Lawrence
1879 – 1935
Birth Location: L'Ardoise, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada
HL

Children(s)

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

Sources

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