Mary Emily Davies
ID # 6514, (1846-1921)
| Baptism | Mary Emily Davies was baptized on 13 January 1846 at Niagara Township, Niagara District. |
| Marriage | She married James Sheppard, son of Richard Sheppard and Sarah Ann Hamill, on 1 July 1867 at Toronto, York Co.. MS248 reel 15 Volume 67, pages 51 & 52 Toronto Marriage Register Extracted from a list of marriages dated to the end of 1867 as solemnized by H. J. Grasett BD, Dean of Toronto and Rector of St. James. James Sheppard, 23, born Ireland, residing Queenston. Parents Richard and Sarah Sheppard. Mary Emily Davies, 21, born and residing Niagara. Parents George and Mary Davies. Witnesses George Davies and James Hartley, both of Niagara. On 1 July, 1867. |
| Death | She died on 7 July 1921 at Niagara Township, Lincoln Co., at age 75. |
| Burial | She was buried on 9 July 1921 at Sec. K, Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario. |
| Note | Death reg. 020149-21 Niagara Township, Lincoln Co. Mary Emily Sheppard died July 7, 1921. Age 75 years, 6 months, 21 days. Widow. Born Ontario. Parents Henry Davis and Mary Wales, both born England. Burial Niagara Falls July 9, 1921 (this agrees with burial information to be found on the City of Niagara Falls Cemeteries website.) Physician Dr. Duggan of St. Davids. Informant Major H. Sheppard, Queenston, Ont., son. (The informant's name is not clearly written, but Major does appear to be what is written, and this will be correct, for James and Mary's son was Harold Chelmsford Sheppard. During the First World War he was a major with the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles.) |
| Last Edited | 26 Sep 2018 |