Mary (Borden) Pearson (1865 - 1933)

Born 25 Sep 1865 in Sheffield Mills, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Wife of Thomas William Pearson — married 22 Mar 1899 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Died 15 Sep 1933 at age 67 in Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States

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Biography

On her 22 Mar 1899 marriage record^[1] she stated that she was 34 years old and her parents were John and Maria Bordin. According to the 1901 census, she was born 25 September 1865 in Nova Scotia.^[2] According to the 1911 Canadian census, she was born September 1864 in Nova Scotia.^[3] On her 3 Nov 1921 entry to the US,^[4] she stated she was 57 and born in Sheffield Mills, Nova Scotia, Canada.

While birth records exist in Nova Scotia Archives starting in 1864,^[5] no record is listed for her birth so perhaps she was actually born before that date. Her parents may be John Alexander Borden and Maria Bentley. The births of two of their children (William Perry on 12 October 1866 and Sarah I on 6 December 1869) are recorded in Sheffield Mills.

The Bellingham Herald reported on 16 Sep 1933:

Mrs. Mary Pearson, 66, a resident of Bellingham for ten years, died at a local hospital Friday night. She was an attendant of the Eureka Methodist church.

Surviving are the widower, Thomas Pearson; two brothers, John N. Borden, of Nova Scotia, and William P. Borden, of Alaska; and one sister, Mrs. Thomas Forsythe, of Nova Scotia.

Funeral rites will be held at the Homer Mark chapel Monday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. J.H. Avery officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn cemetery.

She is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, Whatcom, Washington, USA. ^[6] Her birth date is given as 25 Sep 1867 but with no source.

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZ6-BFB : 22 February 2021), Thomas William Pearson and Mary Eugene Bordin, 22 Mar 1899; citing , British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11372, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,529.
2. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, District Name: New Westminster, District Number: 2, Sub-District Name: Richmond, Sub-District Number: E, Division Number: 1, Family Number: 210, Page Number: 20, Microfilm: T-6429, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 123548
3. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, District Name: Vancouver South, District Number: 23, Sub-District Name: Vancouver South (Municipality), Sub-District Number: 33, Sub-District Description: NULL, Family Number: 91, Page Number: 8, Line Number: 28, Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada, Item Number: 4741655
4. ↑ "Washington, Seattle, Passenger Lists, 1890-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KY2S-X59 : 1 March 2021), Mary Eugenia Pearson, ; citing Seattle, King, Washington, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1383, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,266,050.
5. ↑ https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/
6. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5978654/mary-pearson