Sorry, surname should read DOBSON for wife. See marriage registration
in 1915.
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Subject: Re: [nscumber] Adigail (Keddy) Jacklin Swan of Parrsboro &
Amherst; Willigar related
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:53:14 -0300
From: Eric Keys <
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The first Mrs William Swan. To connect the dots, check this
registration against the one for Abbie Swan in 1957 and note the "16
Dundonald St" address of informant William Swan on both.
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NSARM death registrations (Cumberland Co)
Year: 1949 Page: 6129
Name: SWAN, Annabel
DoB: 1896-07-26 Amherst, NS
DoD: 1949-11-12 Amherst, NS
Age: 53y 3m 16d
Cause: carcinoma of the cervix uteri
Occupation: housewife
Marital status: married
Spouse: William Swan
c/o: Arthur Wesley Dohan (Sussex NB)& Mary Orr (Sussex NB)
Burial: 1949-11-16 Highland View Cemetery, Amherst, NS
Undertaker: R A Furlong, Amherst, NS
Informant: William Swan, 16 Dundonald, Amherst, NS
[collected by EMKeys 2011-09-16]
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On 12/09/2011 10:17 PM, David Winter wrote:
> News& Sentinel, Amherst, Friday, December 20, 1957, pg. #4; Reel #2713,
> NSARM, Halifax, N.S.
> OBITUARY: Mrs. William Swan
> Mrs. William Swan of 16 Dundonald Street passed away very suddenly at her
> home Thursday morning, December 19. Her death came as a sudden shock to her
> family and many friends. She was 61 years of age. Formerly Abbie Keddy,
> daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alex Keddy of Parrsboro. She was born in
> Parrsboro and has lived in Amherst for over 40 years. She was a member of
> the Immanuel Church. She was predeceased by her husband, the late Fred
> Jacklin of Amherst on March 1, 1949. She was also predeceased by one
> brother, Harry Keddy of Amherst on June 26, 1943. She is survived by her
> second husband and by her first marriage one daughter, Pauline (Mrs. Lyman
> Smith) of Freetown, P.E.I.; two sons, Kenny of Amherst and Vernon of
> Halifax; one step-son, Arthur Jacklin of Vancouver, B.C. and eight
> grandchildren. By her second marriage she is survived by four daughters,
> Muriel (Mrs. Peter Gray), Mildred (Mrs. Royol Tower), Mrs. Lillian Crossman
> and Miss Beulah Swan, all of Amherst; two sisters, Mrs. Bud Winters of
> Maccan and Annie Repetto of Parrsboro; three brothers, Ruben Keddy of
> Amherst; William and Frank Keddy of Worcester, Mass. The remains are resting
> at her late residence, 16 Dundonald Street, from where the funeral service
> will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Interment in Highland Cemetery.
>
> Source: Dave Winter, 12 Sep 2011
> Note: Believe four daughters from second marriage to be her step-daughters
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