Mary Lavina Reid was born on 6 Mar 1858 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, daughter of Capt. John Gideon Read (1826 - 1907) and Mary Jane (Tower) Read (1829 - 1912).
Her siblings were:
Mary (24) married George Edwin Lockhart (22) (born in Rockport, Sackville on 6 Mar 1860; died on 3 Nov 1927), son of Morrel Barter Lockhart and Claris Louise Ward, on 6 Feb 1883. Their children were:
Mary died on 7 Nov 1927 aged 69. She is buried in Rockport Cemetery, Rockport.[1]
Of Sackville Parish, New Brunswick, Canada. Her daughter's marriage record shows her last name as Read.
"Mary Lavinia is the dtr of my great great grandfather John Gideon and his wife Mary Jane Tower. I have information from Janet Harnett of the US and my cousin (she may have got it from her) that Mary was born in Conneticut. However I have no documents to prove such a claim. John Gideon was born in Conn. I have the source as his death certificate. The family did go back and forth and so I probably should look for him on a US census." - Sharon Reid on FB
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