Hi Read:
At least the Johnston picture is a bit clearer although still fuzzy in
places.
Dave
On 1/6/10 8:22 PM, "Read Allen" <readallen@...> wrote:
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> Dave,
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> 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.
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> Read
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> From: nscumber@yahoogroups.com <mailto:nscumber%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:nscumber@yahoogroups.com <mailto:nscumber%40yahoogroups.com> ] On
> Behalf
> Of David Winter
> Sent: January 5, 2010 8:14 AM
> To: nscumber
> Subject: Re: [nscumber] Alton Robert Johnston of New Salem + Parents
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> Jim:
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> Thanks. I¹ll add that to her file notes. I now have her as Mamie Beatrice
> ³May² McAloney
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> Whoever wrote Alton Robert¹s obit knew something her husband didn¹t when he
> was the informant on her death record and wrote her obit.
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> Darrell¹s obit says ³Mae².
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> Dave
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> 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.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > 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.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > 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.
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>>>> >> > Source: Dave Winter, 4 Jan 2010
>>>> >> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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