Mary Elizabeth (Brown) Rector (1914 - 1995)

Born 24 Sep 1914 in Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova w

Ancestors

Wife of Carl Henry Rector — married 15 Jun 1931 in Springhill Nova Scotia

Died 11 Sep 1995 at age 80 in All Saints Hospital, Springhill, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Mary was born in 1914 to George Wesley Brown (son of George Francis Brown and Mary Ellen Barrett) and Annie Elizabeth McNeil. She married Carl Henry Rector in 1931. Carl Henry was unfortunately killed in action in WWII, July 18, 1944, and Mary never remarried. She passed away in Springhill, Nova Scotia on Sept 11, 1995

Sources

• https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/birth/?ID=307953

• https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/marriage/?ID=205330

See also:

• https://www.nsancestors.ca/nscumber/other/nscumber-messages_05-09/msg17548.html (Mary’s obituary, plus multiple other Rector obituaries)

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/256796534/mary_elizabeth-rector: accessed April 25, 2024), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Brown Rector (1914–11 Sep 1995), Find a Grave Memorial ID 256796534, citing Hillside Cemetery, Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 48340051):

RECTOR, Mary Elizabeth - 81, wife of Carl Henry Rector died September 11, 1995, in All Saints Hospital, Springhill. Born in Springhill, she was a daughter of the late George Wesley and Annie Elizabeth (McNeil) Brown. She was an adherent to St. Andrew's-Wesley Church, Springhill. She was an avid bingo player. Surviving are grandchildren, Jennifer (Mrs. Darrel LeBlanc), Debert; Carl (Pamela) Hatton, Springhill; Mary Lee (Mrs. Dick Rector), Truro; brother, Duncan, Truro; sisters, Georgie (Mrs. Hallie Corkum), Mrs. Ada Smith, Donna (Mrs. Edward McFadden), Springhill; Jean (Mrs. Gerald Cameron), British Columbia; 11 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Carl Henry Rector; daughters, Joan Smith, Joyce Boss, four in infancy; brother, John; granddaughter, Barbara Jewkes.

• https://www.nsancestors.ca/nscumber/other/nscumber-messages_05-09/msg26792.html