Garda May (Reade) Burns (1891 - 1971)

Born 30 Jul 1891 in Bayside, Botsford, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Wife of Alexander Murray Burns — married 24 Aug 1910 (to 26 Feb 1969) in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Descendants

Died 7 Apr 1971 at age 79 in Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Garda May was born in July 1891 in Bayside, Westmorland, New Brunswick. She was the daughter of George Havelock Hazelton Reade and Hannah Jane Anderson. She taught school at Chapman's Corner where she met Alexander Murray Burns, who was also a teacher. They married at her residence on 24 August 1910. They moved west to Drake, Saskatchewan to teach. May taught at Hiawatha School. They then decided to homestead so they farmed at SE 6-32-20-W2, but it was alkali land. They moved and bought NE 11-32-21-W2. Later they bought three more quarters. They operated a mixed farm with cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry. They raised Purebred Hereford cattle and purebred Yorkshire pigs, as well as purebred chickens and turkeys. They raised four sons and three daughters. Alexander was a member of many organizations in the Drake community and province, but he never learned to drive a car so May drove him to his meetings. May wanted her children to have the best education so she moved to Drake for the winter so their children could attend school. Later she moved to Saskatoon for the same reason. In 1950, Alex and May moved to Drake. In 1954, they retired in Chilliwack, British Columbia where she passed away in 1971. May was buried in Drake Community Cemetery.

Sources

• New Brunswick, Canada Marriage Index - May G. read married Alexander M. Burns on 24 August 1910 in Westmorland, New Brunswick. Her parents: George and Hannah Read. His parents: Henry and Mary Burns.

• 1916 Canada Census - May Burns age 25, born New Brunswick 1891; lived at 32-20-W2 in Prairie Rose municipality, (near Drake) Humboldt district, Saskatchewan; in May's household: husband Alexander age 32, a farmer, May age 25, Orland age 4, Basil age 2 and Chesley age 1.

• 1921 Canada Census - May Burns - age29, born New Brunswick in 1891; lived at (11-21-W2) near Drake, in Prairie Rose municipality. Saskatchewan; in May's household: husband: Alexander age 37, a farmer, May 29, Orland age 9, Avil (Basil) age 8, Wendell age 6 Olivia age 4 and Luz (Joy) age 2.

• Find A Grave, database and images (accessed on 2 March 2023) memorial page for Garda Mae Burns ( 30 July 1891 - 7 April 1971) Find A Grave: Memorial #110599495 citing Drake Community Cemetery, Drake, Saskatchewan, maintained by Carollynn Leggott (contributor 49833585).