Mary Caroline Rosebrugh

ID # 2855, (1848-1918)
BaptismMary Caroline Rosebrugh was baptized on 14 May 1848 at Dumfries Twp., Gore District. 
MarriageShe married George Mortimer Lawrason, son of Purvis Douglas Lawrason and Charlotte Temple Shook, on 11 February 1868 at Brant Co..
MS248 reel 5, Vol. 1, page 218
Brant Co.
George Mortimer Lawrason, 25, born and residing S. Dumfries. Parents Purvis and Charlotte.
Mary Caroline Rosebrugh, 20, born and residing N. Dumfries. Parents William and Jane.
On February 11, 1878.
The marriage was performed by James...illeg., Wesleyan Minister, St. George.
 
DeathShe died on 15 November 1918 at New Westminster, B.C., at age 70. 
BurialShe was buried on 17 November 1918 at Mt. View Cemetery, Vancouver. 
NoteMary 'Rosebrough', age 4, appears with her parents William, age 31, and Jean, age 29, in the 1851 census in North Dumfries, Waterloo County.

Vital Statistics - deaths, New Westminster, B.C.
Mary Lawrason died 15 November, 1918, at about 2PM. Born Ontario May 14, 1848. Widowed. Resident city four years. Former usual residence Charlotte, North Carolina. Parents W. Rosebrugh and Jean illeg., both born Ontario. Burial New Westminster November 17, 1918. Informant A.Y. Wilson.

Find-a-Grave provides a photo of Mary's stone in Fraser Cemetery, New Westminster. It reads:

In Loving Memory of/Mary Caroline Rosebrugh/beloved wife of/George Mortimer Lawrason/Born in Branchton, Ontario, May 14, 1848/Died in Vancouver, B.C. Nov. 15, 1918. 

Children of Mary Caroline Rosebrugh and George Mortimer Lawrason

Last Edited12 Jun 2019