Abbreviations used
Date August 12 1895
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Sun
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.
Sheffield (Sunbury Co.) Aug. 10 - Margaret Duncan BAILEY widow of Abram BAILEY and mother of Bailey Bros. and Mrs. Jonathan BRYDGES and William BRYDGES, whose life has been despaired of for some time past, died Wednesday morn. last and was interred in the cemetery at Newcastle (Queens Co.). Her four surviving sons carried the body to the grave and laid it beside the remains of the companion of her youth in bye-gone days. Rev. A. Freeman conducted services at the house, church and grave. She was 83 years of age and leaves six children, 36 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.