Dave,
Thanks for posting the obits. It appears that Thomas did not acknowledge
Janet as his daughter. Maybe Janet was the reason for his divorce from
Alice. I wish my aunt was still with us. She probably knew what the
situation was. She usually didn’t pull any punches in her genealogy, but
there was nothing in her notes that Janet may not have been Tommy’s
daughter.
Read
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From:
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Of David Winter
Sent: January 5, 2010 8:14 AM
To: nscumber
Subject: Re: [nscumber] Alton Robert Johnston of New Salem + Parents
Jim:
Thanks. I¹ll add that to her file notes. I now have her as Mamie Beatrice
³May² McAloney
Whoever wrote Alton Robert¹s obit knew something her husband didn¹t when he
was the informant on her death record and wrote her obit.
Darrell¹s obit says ³Mae².
Dave
On 1/5/10 4:25 AM, "Jim Welsh" <welsh793@earthlink.
<mailto:welsh793%40earthlink.net> net> wrote:
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> Found Beatrice McAloney * Source of birth date. "McAloney Family of
> North America" page 12, 13*
> Gave birth date as 8 Sept 1897 and her name as Mamie Beatrice McAloney
> born in New Salem, Cumberland Co., married to Thomas Johnson.
> c/o Robert Benjamin McAloney and Mary Marie Lunn Nothing else on Mamie
> Beatrice.
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> Jim Welsh
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> David Winter wrote:
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>> > Chronicle Herald, Thursday, February 3, 1972, pg. #22; Reel #6008,
NSARM,
>> > Halifax, N.S.
>> > OBITUARY: A.R. Johnson
>> > New Salem - Alton R. Johnson, 52, of New Salem, died Wednesday at Port
>> > Greville. Born in New Salem, he was a son of the Thomas Johnson and
>> > the late
>> > Marie (MacAloney) Johnson. Surviving besides his father, is a brother,
>> > Darrell, New Salem. The body is at Smith's Funeral Home, Parrsboro.
>> > Funeral
>> > service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in New Salem United Church,
Rev.
>> > Willard Lyons officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
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>> > Source: Dave Winter, 4 Jan 2010
>> > Note: Transcribed as published; believe Johnson should be Johnston and
>> > Marie
>> > should be May.
>> > ===============
>> > His Mother, May Beatrice McAloney:
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>> > Parrsboro Record, Tuesday, July 14, 1942, pg. #4; Reel #2863, NSARM,
>> > Halifax, N.S.
>> > OBITUARY: Mrs. Thomas Johnston
>> > The death of Mrs. May Johnston, wife of Thomas Johnston, occurred
suddenly
>> > at her home in New Salem, on Wednesday morning, July 8th, after an
illness
>> > of only a few days and came as a great shock to her family and many
>> > friends.
>> > Born at New Salem, forty-five years ago, a daughter of Mrs. Robert
>> > McAloney
>> > and the late Mr. McAloney, she resided there all her life and was one
>> > of the
>> > communities highly respected and beloved residents. Left to mourn her
loss
>> > are her husband; two sons, Darrell and Alton, both at home; also her
>> > mother,
>> > Mrs. Robert McAloney, two sisters, Mrs. James Mitton, Mrs. James
>> > McDougall,
>> > all of New Salem; and Ervin of Saint John. The largely attended funeral
>> > service, conducted by Rev. Mr. Wright, of Advocate, was held from the
late
>> > residence on Friday afternoon, with interment in the family lot at New
>> > Salem. There were many beautiful floral tributes.
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>> > Source: Dave Winter, 4 Jan 2010
>> > ===================
>> > His father, Thomas Alton Johnston:
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>> > Chronicle Herald, Saturday, May 10, 1986, pg. #43; Reel #6267, NSARM,
>> > Halifax, N.S.
>> > OBITUARY: Thomas A. Johnstone
>> > Brookfield - Longtime lumberman, Thomas (Tomy) Alton Johnstone, 87, of
>> > Brookfield, Colchester County, died Friday in Hillcrest Manor. Born in
New
>> > Salem, Cumberland County, he was a son of the late Duncan and Bessie
>> > (Grant)
>> > Johnstone. He attended Knox United Church, Brookfield. He was a retired
>> > lumberman and farmer and a sawyer for 60 years in different sawmills.
>> > He is
>> > survived by his wife, the former Bessie Siddall; a daughter, Laura
(Mrs.
>> > David Fowler), Toronto; two sons, Darrell, New Salem; John, 150 Mile
>> > House,
>> > B.C.; three stepsons, Gary Siddall, Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C.;
George
>> > Siddall, Terrace, B.C.; John, Saint John, N.B.; a sister, Agnes (Mrs.
>> > Brenton Spicer), Apple River; six grandchildren and ten great
>> > grandchildren.He was predeceased by (blurred) wife, the former May
>> > MacAloney; a daughter, Madeline; a son, Alton; three sisters, Muriel,
>> > Kathleen and Mabel; two brothers, Robert and Danny/ The body is in
>> > Mattatall's Funeral Home, Truro, where funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday,
Rev.
>> > Larry Harrison officiating. Burial will be in Brookfield Westside
>> > Cemetery.
>> > In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Memorial Fund, Knox United
>> > Church, Brookfield.
>> >
>> > Source: Dave Winter, 4 Jan 2010
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