Mary Lena (Worley) Townsend (1887 - 1994)

Born 27 Dec 1887 in Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Died 16 Mar 1994 at age 106 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Biography

Mary (Worley) Townsend was born in British Columbia, Canada.

Mary was the daughter of William Worley and Mary Falardeau. ^[1]

She married Frank Earl Townsend on February 7, 1906^[2] and had 6 children.

They lived in Washington^[3]Alberta,^[4][5] as well as British Columbia where she died in 1994^[6]at the age of 106.^[7]

Mary is buried at Ocean View Burial Park in Burnaby^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLR5-ZV9 : 16 December 2019), Mary Lena Worley, 1887.
2. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8F-DB3 : 22 February 2021), Frank Earl Townsend and Helena Worley, 07 Feb 1906; citing , British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11382, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,975.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGJQ-Q51 : accessed 14 July 2022), Lena M Townsend in household of Frank E Townsend, Mountain View, Whatcom, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 352, sheet 1B, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1674; FHL microfilm 1,375,687.
4. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-53NF : 16 March 2018), Mary Townsend in entry for Frank Townsend, 1911; citing Census, Victoria Sub-Districts 1-51, Alberta, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,657.
5. ↑ "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM5H-QFD : 22 March 2022), Merry Lina Townsend in entry for Frank E Townsend, 1916.
6. ↑ 1994. British Columbia Archives. https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/ccd64f2b-ae59-4f0e-9a10-cc6ef9326cf1 Death Registration. Accessed 14 July 2022.
7. ↑ Obituary. The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 18 Mar 1994, Page 62. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105614916/obituary-for-mary-lena-townsend-aged/ Accessed 14 July 2022.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Mary Lena Worley Townsend (27 Dec 1887–16 Mar 1994), Find A Grave: Memorial #192212047, citing Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada ; Maintained by Val Campbell (contributor 48220610) .

See Also:

• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVV-SLV : 23 February 2021), Mary L. Worley in household of William Worley, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 5, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.