Abbreviations used
Date July 18 1893
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.
Sussex (Kings Co.) July 15 - Margaret RITCHIE relict of Andrew RITCHIE, died here a few days ago. Mrs. Ritchie came from Ireland to this country with her husband over fifty years ago. They settled on a farm at South Branch 22 years ago. Mr. Ritchie died. Mrs. Ritchie disposed of the farm and stock and moved to Upper Corner where she lived for 19 years. Since her widowhood she buried two daughters and one son; also a young man of twenty years whom she adopted at infancy. She leaves two daughters and one son. The funeral took place Friday morn. from the Reformed Episcopal Church of which deceased was a member.