Re: Mayford Phinney of Parrsboro;

["David Winter" <David_Winter_uid1419@yahoogroups.com>]

Jim:

Thanks.

Dave

On 12/23/08 8:34 PM, "Jim Welsh" <welsh793@...> wrote:

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> Dave and other,
> I had a little trouble finding his parents. This will help.
>
> 1901 Census, Cumberland Co., Parrsboro A, family #265, Phinney: (Don
> Lewis files)
> Phinney, William, head, age 48 b., 25 July 1852.
> Phinney, Rebecca Pettis, wife, age 49, b., 14 Mar 1852.
> Phinney, Alvan, son, age 21, b., 13 June 1879.
> *Phinney, Mayford, son, age 17, b., 2 April 1884.*
> Phinney, Bradford, son, age 14, b., 7 June 1886.
> Phinney, Etta, daughter, age 13, b., 9 July 1887.
> Phinney, Percy, son, age 11, b., 20 Nov 1889.
> Phinney, Jessie, daughter, age 8, b., 5 Oct 1892.
> Phinney, Doan, son. age 4, b., 31 Aug 1896.
> Compiled by J. Welsh, 12/23/2008
>
> David Winter wrote:
>> >
>> > DEATH: "PARRSBORO MAN DIES : Mayford Phinney, 59, life long resident of
>> > Parrsboro and well know stevedore, was found dead a few yards from his
>> > home
>> > on Monday afternoon. Although being treated for a heart ailment for some
>> > time he was in apparent good health when he left home to go down
>> > street less
>> > than an hour before. A verdict by the coroner's jury found that the
>> > deceased
>> > had come to his death from a heart attack and from an assault on the
>> > victim
>> > by his nephew. Men on the street stated that his nephew, who had been
>> > drinking, assaulted Phinney when he refused to make a purchase for him at
>> > the liquor store that afternoon. The accused has been charged with assault
>> > causing grievous bodily harm and has been remanded to the county jail in
>> > Amherst
>> >
>> > Source: (Parrsboro Record, 16 Feb 1943), transcriber unknown
>> > =====================
>> > The full newspaper article:
>> >
>> > Parrsboro Record, Tuesday, February 16, 1943, pg. #1; Reel #2864, NSARM,
>> > Halifax, N.S.
>> > PARRSBORO MAN DIES; C. HARRINGTON ARRESTED
>> > Mayford Phinney, 59, life long resident of Parrsboro and well know
>> > stevedore, was found dead a few yards from his home on Monday afternoon.
>> > Although being treated for a heart ailment for some time he was in
>> > apparent
>> > good health when he left home to go down street less than an hour
>> > before. On
>> > Tuesday morning an inquest was held and "that the deceased came to his
>> > death
>> > from a heart attack, and that an assault on the deceased by Charles
>> > Harrington was a contributory faction thereto" was the verdict given
>> > by the
>> > coroner's jury. Coroner, Dr. F.L. Hill presided, with jurymen, Rev. C.R.
>> > Harris (foreman), G.R. Hall, Morton Gilbert, Joseph R. Roberts,
>> > Captain John
>> > Taylor, W.E. Wheaton, W.C. Ogilvie, Joseph Kendrick, James Farrell, Alex
>> > Gillespie, Thomas Canning and George Kewley. On Tuesday evening Harrington
>> > was taken into police custody here on the charge of assault causing
>> > grievous
>> > bodily harm. The hearing, scheduled to take place here on Friday morning,
>> > before Magistrate J.L. Crowe of Truro, was postponed for a week, until the
>> > 19th, when Crown Prosecutor Lusby of Amherst was unable to be present. In
>> > the meantime, the accused was remanded to the County Jail at Amherst
>> > when he
>> > did not provide the bail set by the Magistrate. V.B. Fullerton, K.C., has
>> > been retained as counsel for Harrington. Men on the street stated that
>> > Harrington who had was drinking, assaulted Phinney, his uncle, when he
>> > refused to make a purchase for him at the liquor store that afternoon.
>> > Harrington, formerly served in the Canadian Army Overseas and later
>> > received
>> > his medical discharge. Born at Parrsboro Roads, a son of the late William
>> > and Rebecca Phinney, the deceased is survived by his wife, formerly Edith
>> > Harrington, and by six daughters and four sons; Mrs. Harry Phinney
>> > (Gertrude), Parrsboro; Mrs. Vincent MacNeil (Kathleen), of Lynn,
>> > Mass.; Mrs.
>> > Lief Heimstad (Geraldine), Ruth, Jane and Rebecca, all at home; Ainsley,
>> > Dennis and Wylie, of Parrsboro; and Marshall, serving Overseas. He is also
>> > survived by four brothers, Alvin, Bradford, Doane and Percy, all of
>> > Parrsboro, and by one sister, Mrs. Etta MacNeil, of Lynn, Mass. The
>> > funeral
>> > service was held on Thursday afternoon at St. George's Anglican Church
>> > with
>> > interment in the Anglican Cemetery.
>> >
>> > Source: Dave Winter, 23 Dec 2008
>> > Note: The following week's newspaper carried an article stating: The
>> > accused
>> > has been charged with assault causing grievous bodily harm and has been
>> > remanded to the county jail in Amherst. He pleaded guilty to the
>> > charges and
>> > was given a six mounts sentence, served in County Jail, Amherst.
>> > =======================
>> > Chronicle Herald, Tuesday, August 24, 1976, pg. #18; NSARM, Halifax, N.S.
>> > OBITUARY: Charles L. Harrington
>> > Parrsboro - Charles L. Harrington, 63, of Parrsboro, died Sunday in
>> > Parrsboro Hospital. Born in Parrsboro, he was a son of the former Freeman
>> > and Alice (Couch) Harrington. He is survived by five brothers, John,
>> > Truro;
>> > Cecil and Percy, both of Buffalo, N.Y.; Kenneth and Harold, both of
>> > Petawawa, Ont.; three sisters, Gladys (Mrs. Roy Billings), Guelph, Ont.;
>> > Jean (Mrs. Ronald Strupat), Hamilton, Ont.; and Agnes (Mrs. Glenn Lloyd),
>> > Chester. The body is at Smith's Funeral Home, Parrsboro, where funeral
>> > will
>> > be held Wednesday at 2 p.m., Rev. Eric Miner officiating. Interment
>> > will be
>> > in the Baptist Cemetery, Parrsboro.
>> >
>> > Source: Dave Winter, 1 Oct 2008
>> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> >
>> >
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