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Mary Lavinia Reeves 1866–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 MAY 1866

Birth Location: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 18 MAR 1953

Death Location: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: John Reeves

Mother: Elizabeth Keddy

Spouse(s): Samuel McDow

Children(s): Viola McDow, Harry McDow, George McDow, Mary McDow, Edward McDow, Elizabeth McDow, David McDow, Amy McDow, Robert McDow, Gordon McDow, Olive McDow, Charles McDow, Edith McDow

Mary Lavinia Reeves was born in 1866 in New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of John Williamson Reeves And Elizabeth Keddy. Mary Lavinia Reeves married Samuel Arthur Mcdow, and had children including Amy Melinda Mcdow, Charles Howard Mcdow, David Ainsley Mcdow, Edith Matilda Mcdow, Edward Samuel Mcdow, Elizabeth Anne Mcdow, George Edgar Mcdow, Gordon Vincent Mcdow, Harry Leo Mcdow, Mary Alice Mcdow, Olive Mary Bertha Mcdow, Robert Ralph Mcdow, Viola Muriel Mcdow. Mary Lavinia Reeves passed away in 1953 in New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Mary Lavinia Reeves was born in 1866 in New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of John Williamson Reeves And Elizabeth Keddy.
  • Mary Lavinia Reeves married Samuel Arthur Mcdow, and had children including Amy Melinda Mcdow, Charles Howard Mcdow, David Ainsley Mcdow, Edith Matilda Mcdow, Edward Samuel Mcdow, Elizabeth Anne Mcdow, George Edgar Mcdow, Gordon Vincent Mcdow, Harry Leo Mcdow, Mary Alice Mcdow, Olive Mary Bertha Mcdow, Robert Ralph Mcdow, Viola Muriel Mcdow.
  • Mary Lavinia Reeves passed away in 1953 in New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Reeves
1843–1921
Birth Location: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
JR
Elizabeth Keddy
1846–1908
Birth Location: Lake Ramsay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
EK

Spouses(s)

Samuel McDow
1860–1916
Birth Location: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
SM

Children(s)

Viola McDow
1905–1989
Birth Location: –
VM
Harry McDow
1893–1956
Birth Location: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
HM
George McDow
1885–1979
Birth Location: –
GM
Mary McDow
1904–1904
Birth Location: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
MM
Edward McDow
1887–1989
Birth Location: –
EM
Elizabeth McDow
1888–1989
Birth Location: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
EM
David McDow
1891–1977
Birth Location: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
DM
Amy McDow
1896–1958
Birth Location: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
AM
Robert McDow
1898–1989
Birth Location: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
RM
Gordon McDow
1908–1989
Birth Location: –
GM
Olive McDow
1895–1971
Birth Location: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
OM
Charles McDow
1900–1901
Birth Location: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
CM
Edith McDow
1889–1926
Birth Location: –
EM

Mary Reeves's Ancestors

Self
Mary Reeves
1866–1953
Birth Place: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
John Williamson Reeves
1843–1921
New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth Keddy
1846–1908
Lake Ramsay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Isaac Keddy
1817–1895
Sarah Sarty
1817–
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Keddy
1783–1862
Rebecca Hiltz
1785–1862
Johann Sartie
1771–1830
Catherine Vienot
1779–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hiltz
1761–1833
Maria Knickle
1764–1801
Etienne Certier
1734–1782
Anne Jodry
1737–1791
Christopher Vienot
1739–1813
Elizabeth Robert
1741–1812

Mary Reeves's Descendants

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Mary (Lavinia) Reeves (15 MAY 1866–18 MAR 1953) m. Samuel (Arthur) McDow (30 OCT 1860–15 JUL 1916)
  1. 1. Viola (Muriel) McDow 1905–1989
    1. 1. Murray (E. L.) Swinimar 1925–2001 m. Ella (May) Rafuse 1930–1981
  2. 2. Harry (Leo) McDow 1893–1956 m. Clara (Della) Keddy 1898–1991
    1. 1. Delbert (Foster) McDow 1931–2017
    2. 2. Marguerite (Bertha) McDow 1916– m. Charles (Ronald) Reeves 1914–
    3. 3. Harold (Alonzo) McDow 1918–2017
    4. 4. Thora (Merea) McDow 1919–1919
    5. 5. Alton (Leroy) McDow 1920–1967
    6. 6. Carl (Norwood) McDow 1927–1984
    7. 7. Ray (Dean) McDow 1937–1937
    8. 8. Vivian (Irene) McDow 1933–2017 m. Robie (Roby Randolph) Rafuse 1925–2007
  3. 3. George (Edgar) McDow 1885–1979 m. Isabella ('Elizabeth') Graves 1892–1987
    1. 1. Ira (Brenton) McDow 1910–1944
    2. 2. Mildred (Maybella) McDow 1917–2007 m. Steadman (Witfield) Whynot 1912–1995
      1. 1. Joyce (Marie) Whynot –1990
    3. 3. Gerald (Edgar) McDow 1921–1988 m. Madeline (Mary) Unknown 1930–1980
    4. 4. Clifford (Estes (C.D.)) McDow 1918–1994
    5. 5. Anne McDow –1994
    6. 6. Dorothy McDow –1994
    7. 7. Nellie McDow –1994
    8. 8. Audrey (Marion) McDow 1930–2007 m. Donald (Thomas) Millett –2000
  4. 4. Mary (Alice) McDow 1904–1904
  5. 5. Edward (Samuel) McDow 1887–1989
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Anne) McDow 1888–1989 m. Joseph ('Bernard' St. Clair) Hughes 1882–1959
    1. 1. James (Samuel) Hughes 1914–1969 m. Bernice (Mae) Swinamer 1913–1997
      1. 1. George (Bernard) Hughes 1935–1991
      2. 2. Juanita (Eldora) Hughes 1938–2003
      3. 3. Carl Hughes 1936–1998
      4. 4. Vernon Hughes –2003
      5. 5. Fontaine (Aumbrae) Hughes 1945–2013
    2. 2. Ralph (Andrew) Hughes 1912–1980 m. Birdie (M.) Turner 1916–2006
    3. 3. Donald (St. Clair) Hughes 1907–1971
      1. 1. Oliver (Victor) Hughes 1937–1954
    4. 4. John (Conrad) Hughes 1908–1955
    5. 5. Iona (Violet) Hughes 1918–1996
  7. 7. David (Ainsley) McDow 1891–1977
  8. 8. Amy (Melinda) McDow 1896–1958 m. Edgar (Sinclair) Meister 1892–1917
    1. 1. Otis (Russell) Meister 1916– m. Wilhemina ((Sally) Blanche) Hiltz 1917–
      1. 1. Amy (Edith) Meister –1945
  9. 9. Robert (Ralph) McDow 1898–1989
  10. 10. Gordon (Vincent) McDow 1908–1989
  11. 11. Olive (Mary Bertha) McDow 1895–1971 m. George (Patrick Bradley) Hughes 1892–1991
    1. 1. Rose (Patricia) Hughes 1913–2001 m. Murray (George) Keddy 1914–1990
      1. 1. George (Michael) Keddy 1940–2013
    2. 2. Vincent Hughes 1916–1992
    3. 3. Madeline (Mary) Hughes 1917–1995
    4. 4. Kenneth (Gordon) Hughes 1932–2005
  12. 12. Charles (Howard) McDow 1900–1901
  13. 13. Edith (Matilda) McDow 1889–1926 m. Gordon Rafuse 1887–1926
    1. 1. Morris (Franklin) Rafuse 1910–1987 m. Ada (Olive) Schofield 1916–1995
      1. 1. Donald (LeRoy) Rafuse 1935–2012 m. Evelyn ('Rosalie') Crouse 1937–2014
      2. 2. John (Edward) Rafuse 1945–2013
      3. 3. Ada Rafuse –1986
      4. 4. Gordon (Morris) Rafuse 1934–1986
    2. 2. Evelyn (Margaret Marie) Rafuse 1909–1998 m. Ernest (Freeman) Veinot 1905–1972
      1. 1. Ernest (Gordon) Veinot –1998
    3. 3. Mabel (Beatrice) Rafuse 1912–2008 m. William Veinot –2008
    4. 4. Mildred Rafuse –2008 m. Lloyd (Ellsworth) Blair 1913–2008
      1. 1. Carol (Mae) Blair 1942–2013
        1. 1. Darren Carrigan –2008
    5. 5. Vivian (St. Cecelia) Rafuse 1917–2016
      1. 1. E. (Jeanette) Irving –2016 m. James (Earl) Durnnian –1997
      2. 2. Kenneth Irving –2016
      3. 3. Donald Irving –2016
    6. 6. Jean (Irene) Rafuse 1921–2008 m. Arnold (Ernest) Salsman –2003
      1. 1. Arnold (Otis) Salsman –2008
    7. 7. Ralph (Clifford) Rafuse 1925–2003 m. Annie ('Mona') Gaylord 1925–2024
      1. 1. Christine ((Chrissy)) Rafuse 1945–2019 m. Frits Sorenson 1942–2024
    8. 8. Leo (Samuel) Rafuse 1916–2004 m. Elsie (Marie) Atwell 1921–2001 m. Elsie (Marion) Dill 1935–2002
      1. 1. Ronald (Leo) Rafuse 1938–2017
      2. 2. Edith Rafuse –2001
    9. 9. Clifford (Gordon) Rafuse 1923–1924

Mary Reeves's Timeline

2 Records

1866
15 MAY 1866
Birth of Mary Lavinia Reeves in New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1953
18 MAR 1953
Age 87
Death of Mary Lavinia Reeves in New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 MAY 1866
    Event Place: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Christ Church Anglican Cemetery (New), New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Keddy Family History, The Scotsman and The English Lady. Author: Vernon S. Keddy, November 1, 2000
    [2] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, A collection of online birth, marriage and death records.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 MAR 1953
    Event Place: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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