"The Saint Croix Courier Journey Through Time"
                     A Collection of Amusing and Informative News and Opinions from Past Issues
                         Written with permission of Saint Croix Courier
          Courtesy of Joan Christie



JANUARY 3, 1878
DIED :
CAMPBELL - At Milltown, N.B., December 29th, Alexander Campbell, aged 39 years.
MCGEACHY - On December 26th, Mrs. Elizabeth McGeachy, aged 66 years.

JANUARY 10, 1878
DIED :
TURNER - At St. Stephen, December 19th, Frederic G. aged 2 years 4 months and 15 days son of Elias and Sarah E. Turner.
GREGG - At St. Stephen on Wednesday morning, January 9th, after a lenghtly illness, Burton H. aged 24 years, son of Abram and Isabella Gregg.

JANUARY 17, 1878
DIED :
DOUGLAS - At St. Stephen, January 2nd, after a painful illness Walter C. aged 3 years 3 months and 19 days, beloved son of William and Elizabeth S. Douglas.

JANUARY 24, 1878
DIED :
GOW - At Chamcook, on the 20th ult., of consumption, David aged 23 years, third son of the late William H, Gow.
MCELROY - At Little Ridge, St. James, on the 15th inst., Annie beloved daughter of Alexander and Martha McElroy, aged 21 years and 11 months.
BROWN - At Milltown N.B., January 6th, Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, aged 70 years.

JANUARY 31, 1878
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FEBRUARY 7, 1878
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FEBRUARY 14, 1878
DIED :
BYRON - At Campobello on the 4th inst., of congestion of the lungs, Cecil Bartrand, aged 2 months and 23 days, infant son of Luke and Sarah Byron.

FEBRUARY 21, 1878
DIED :
MAXWELL - At Moore's Mills, January 30th, Helen K. wife of W. S. Maxwell, aged 36 years.
MCELROY - At Little Ridge, on the 9th inst., Martha McElroy, wife of Alexander McElroy, in the 56 year of her age.
CARSON - At Elmsville on Thursday night, 14th inst., Major Charles Carson, aged 84 years.

FEBRUARY 28, 1878
DIED :
GRAHAM - At DeWolfe Corner, January 14, 1878, of consumption, Rebecca Graham, aged 32 years and 6 months.

MARCH 7, 1878
DIED :
IRVIN - At Calais, March 2nd, Maggie, youngest daughter of David and Ellen Irvin, aged 26 years and 8 months.
HUNTER - At St. Stephen, January 26, 1878, Joseph, beloved son of Mrs. Martha Mary Hunter, aged 17 years and 2 months.
COULTER - At St. David's Parish, Tower Hill, February 25th, Mary Ann Coulter, aged 80 years.
MCAVOY - At St. Stephen, March 2nd, Thomas, son of John and Ann McAvoy, aged 26 years.

MARCH 14, 1878
DIED :
DAVAIS - At Upper MIlls, February 26th, Millie L., only daughter of Jason C. and Gusta A. Davais, aged 3 years, 11 months and 14 days.

MARCH 21, 1878
DIED :

MARCH 28, 1878
BORN :
TAYLOR - On Wednesday morning, the 27th inst., the wife of A. D. Taylor, Esq., of a son.

DIED :

APRIL 4, 1878
DIED :
WILSON - In Mayfield, Samuel Wilson, of St. Stephen, aged 17 years.
RILEY - In St. Stephen, Sunday the 25th ult., at 6 p.m., James Riley aged 35 years and 7 months.
MOWATT - At Bayside, Charlotte County, on the 21st ult., Captain John H. Mowatt, aged 76 years.
MCKENZIE - At Scotch Ridge, April 1st, Annie J. wife of A. S. McKenzie, aged 35 years.
GRANT - At St. Stephen, March 30th, Jane Stevenson, relict of the late James Grant, aged 42 years and 6 months.

APRIL 11, 1878
DIED :

APRIL 18, 1878
DIED :
MCMULLEN - At St. Stephen, Sunday 7th inst., Albert John, infant son of John and Elizabeth McMullen.
COOK - In Dufferin, on Sunday, April 7th, Mary Matilda, daughter of James and Mary Cook, aged 1 year, 7 months and 21 days, of whooping cough.
GILMORE - In St. Stephen, on the 13th inst., Annie May, aged 4 years, 6 months, 13 days, youngest daughter of Sarah A. and Samuel R. Gilmore.

APRIL 24, 1878
DIED :

MAY 2, 1878
DIED :

MAY 9, 1878
DIED :
SMITH : At Victoria, British Columbia, April 10th, Geo. F. Smith, Oak Bay, aged 41 years.
STINSON - At St. Andrews, on the 28th ult., Nester G., infant daughter of Capt. Harry Stinson, aged 8 months.
SMITH - At Oak Bay, May 4th , of consumption, Mary Helen M. second daughter of Geo. F. and Mary E. Smith, in the 14th year of her age.
STRANGE - In St. Stephen, on Saturday, the 4th inst., John Strange, aged 79 years and 4 months.  He was a native of the County of Antrim, Ireland, and for the last 52 years a resident of St. Stephen.
IRVINE - At Vanceboro, April 26th, David Irvine of Calais, son of David and Ellen Irvine, aged 39 years.

MAY 16 1878
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MAY 23, 1878
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MAY 30, 1878
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JUNE 6, 1878
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JUNE 13, 1878
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JUNE 20, 1878
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JUNE 27, 1878
DIED :
GRIMMER - In St. Stephen, Thursday June 18th, John Grimmer, in the 62nd year of his age.
HOBEN - At McAdam Junction, on the 12th inst., of diptheria, Frederick Tilly, eldest son of Chas. F. and Lizzie A. Hoben, aged 6 years and 1 month.
SCOTT - At Baring, Maine, June 12th, of scarlet fever, Emily Grace, aged 9 years and 3 months, eldest daughter of James C. and Charity Jane Scott.

JULY 4, 1878
DIED :

JULY 11, 1878
DIED :
BATSON - At Campobello, on the 28th June, Mr. John Batson, aged 88, an old inhabitant of the Island, and much respected by all who knew him.
MILLIKIN - At the residence of her son - in  - law, Judge Campbell, in Oakland, California, June 28th, Mrs. Sarah, relict of the late John Millkin, Esq., of St. Stephen, N. B., aged 81 years and 9 months.

JULY 18, 1878
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JULY 25, 1878
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AUGUST 1, 1878
DIED :

AUGUST 8, 1878
DIED :
EASTCOCK - At St. Andrews, on the 3rd inst., after a long illness, at the residence of her mother Geo. D. Street, Esq.,  Eliza Eastcock, in the 71st year of her age.
SPEAR - At Pennfield Ridge, on the 13th ult., of consumption, Geo. E. Spear, aged 25 years, 9 months and 16 days, leaving a father and mother, three brothers and six sisters to mourn the loss of a kindson and loving brother.
MCCALLUM - On the 10th ult., at Digdeguash, Charlotte County, after a long and painful illness, Arnold McCallum, in the 73rd year of her age.
MCKAY - At Pennfield, July 2nd, 1878, Sarah, wife of Hugh McKay, aged 81 years.

AUGUST 15, 1878
DIED :
CLARKE - Mr. Michael Clarke, at his residence, St. Andrews, on the 6th inst., in the 41st year of his age.
TURNER - At St. Stephen, July 19th, of whooping cough, Phebe J. aged 5 years, and 18 days, daughter of Elias and Sarah E. Turner.

AUGUST 22, 1878
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AUGUST 29, 1878
DIED :

SEPTEMBER 5, 1878
DIED :
MCCLASKEY - On Monday, July 26th of cholera, James McClaskey, aged 63 years.
SIMPSON - At Oak Bay, St. David, August 16th, of consumption, Lizzie A. McMaster, aged 20 years and 8 months, eldest daughter of Joseph A. and Elizabeth M. Simpson.
BUTLER - At Milltown, September 1st, Claude, son of T. W. and Hattie S. Butlerl, aged 5 months and 15 days.

SEPTEMBER 12, 1878
DIED :
CALDWELL - At the residence of his father, Marks Street, St. Stephen, on Thursday, September 5th, David B. Caldwell, eldest son of James and Annie Caldwell, aged 17 years and 2 days, after a painful illness.
MOORE - Drowned in the lake at Moore's Mills, St. David, on Friday, September 6, Jessie Dunham, aged 10 years, daughter of the late Simeon C. Moore.

SEPTEMBER 19, 1878
BORN :
BEGG - At the manse, St. Stephen, on the 13th inst., the wife of the Rev. W. P. Begg, of a son.

DIED :

SEPTEMBER 26, 1878
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OCTOBER 3, 1878
DIED :
THOMPSON - At Little Ridge, St. James, on Monday, September 30th, Catherine, wife of Robert Thompson, aged 78 years.
CLARK - In St. David, on Tuesday evening, 1st inst., WIlliam Henry Clark, aged 62 years and 11 months.
EILLS - At his residence, on the morning of the 26th ult., after a long and painful illness, William Eills, Esq., aged 66 years and 11 months.

OCTOBER 10, 1878
DIED :

OCTOBER 17, 1878
DIED :
HILL - In St. Stephen, Saturday, afternoon, at 3 o'clock, 12th inst., Hariot Rebecca, aged 15 months, only child of Henry and Lavina Hill.
BOYD - At Little Ridge, St. James, John Boyd, aged 75 years, leaving a wife and five children.

OCTOBER 24, 1878
DIED :
DEMING - At Calais, October 21st, Sarah Wilcox, wife of William Deming, Esq., aged 71 years.
CURRY  - Died at Bay Side, on the 19th inst., John Curry, aged 55 years.
BABB - At Pomeroy Ridge, St James, on the 18th inst., of scarlet fever, Addie F. daughter of Joshua and Sarah Babb, aged 15 years, 24 days.

OCTOBER 31, 1878
DIED :
SPINNEY - At Le'Tang, St. George, on the 16th inst., Alice A. Spinney, fifth daughter of James and Ann Spinney, aged 25 years.
SAWYER - At Tower Hill, St. David, October 13th, Clara, daughter of Joshua and Mary Sawyer, aged 15 years and 9 months.
PEACOCK - At Oak Bay, on the 19th inst., Mrs. Mary Peacock, aged 83 years.

NOVEMBER 6, 1878
BORN :
MALLORY - At St. Andrews, on the 31st ult., the wife of Mr. W. E. Mallory, of a son.

DIED :
MURRAY - At Moore's Mills, St. David, on the 31st ult., Ella May, youngest daughter of William and Susan Murray, aged 2 years 6 months.

NOVEMBER 13, 1878
DIED :
LODGE - At Chamcook, on the 1st inst., Abram Lodge in the 80th year of his age.
HUNT - On the 2nd inst., Mr.  Thomas W. Hunt, aged 80 years, an old and respected resident of St. Andrews.
PETTIGROVE - On the 2nd inst.,  at the Bay Side, after a short illness, Mr. Benjamin Pettigrove, aged 62.

NOVEMBER 20, 1878
DIED :
MCCALLUM - At Little Ridge, November 1st, Thomas McCallum, aged 65 years.
HANNAH - At Dufferin, on the 16th inst., Robert H. Hannah, in the 74th year of his age.
STEEN - In St. Stephen, on the 9th inst., Christiana, wife of John Steen, in the 48 year of her age.

NOVEMBER 27, 1878
DIED :

DECEMBER 4, 1878
DIED :
WALLACE - At St. George, on Wednesday 20th ult., Samuel Wallace, in the 85th year of his age.
TREE - In the Parish of St. James, on the 25th ult., after a long and painful illness, Mr Thomas Tree, aged 54 years.

DECEMBER 11, 1878
DIED :
MCALONA - In St. Stephen, 8th inst., Charles F. aged 16 months 14 days, infant son of W.E. and Carrie McAlona.

DECEMBER 18, 1878
DIED :
GRANT - At Old Ridge, St. Stephen, on the 11th inst., Willie Emerson, aged 14 years, third son of Stephen H. and Mercy H. Grant.
KNIGHT - At St. George, the 11th inst., Mrs. Mary Knight, aged 82, relict of the late Isaac Knight, Esq.
TOWNSHED - At Chamcook, the 11th inst., Margaret, aged 72 years, wife of John Townshed, Esq.
HILL - At Hills Point, St. David, the 14th inst., Susan, wife of John B. Hill, aged 61 years and 7 months.

DECEMBER 25, 1878
DIED :
TYLER - At Pomeroy Ridge, St. James, Margaret, widow of the late Belcher Tyler, aged 88 years, 7 months.
 

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