Abbreviations used
Date June 15 1876
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper Daily News
The language of the text is the original used in the newspaper entry and as transcribed by Daniel F. Johnson. Records acquired by the Provincial Archives are not translated from the language in which they originate.
The funeral of Matthew WILSON yesterday was largely attended. Eight carriages preceded the hearse near which were his medical attendants. The came the long trail of foot attendants, followed by 48 private wagons, a procession which reached from his residence in Golden St. to the Marsh Bridge (St. John)