Abbreviations used
Date January 5 1874
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Telegraph
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 last tribute of respect to the late Samuel WILSON was paid Saturday by a very large number of citizens who attended the funeral. Rev. James Bennet conducted religious services, first with the family of the deceased and afterwards at the grave. The pall bearers were Charles PATTON, John BOYD, Robert BLAIR, John CORBITT, Samuel CORBITT and another gentleman.