Re: Obit: TAGGART Roger Todd

Hi Read:

I agree, something is amiss. There’s only 7-8 months between Nita Irene and Franklin Robert’s births per the census.

Or, perhaps the enumerator just wrote down what he was told on census day by either Mr. or Mrs. Brownie, more likely Mrs., and didn’t do the math.

The only way to be sure of a birth date would be a baptism record. They were Anglican by faith so possibly the Anglican Church in French Village where John Willard was Baptized might have something. Also a burial record for Robert James Taggart?

Dave

On 15-01-26 12:53 AM, "nscumber" <nscumber@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Dave,
I think the census got Neta's birth year wrong.

Her Obituary:

Halifax Hearald Obituaries Published: 02/03/95 Page: D13
DOREY, Nita Irene - 90, St. Margarets Bay, died January 9, 1995, in Victoria General Hospital. Born in Ingramport, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Minnie (Boutilier) Taggart. Surviving are sons, Scott, Fairview; Douglas, Toronto; Franklin, Bedford; daughters, Peggy McDonald, Shirley Pynn, Fairview; 14 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank C. Sr.; daughter, Marian; brothers, Willard, Byron, Scott; sister, Ruth. Visitation will be 2-4, 7-9 p.m. today in Ronald A. Walker Funeral Home, Hubbards. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in St. George's Anglican Church, Head of St. Margarets Bay, Rev. Charles Black officiating. Burial in church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to Canadian Cancer Society.
Collected by Read Allen Nov. 2010

Her gravestone shows her birth year as 1904 (DCS_4173.JPG Dec. 5, 2010)

If she was 90 when she died she was born between Jan. 10, 1904 and Jan. 9, 1905
If the census was correct in the month of birth, she would have been born between Jan. 10 and Jan 31, 1904

Read

From: nscumber@yahoogroups.com [mailto:nscumber@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: January-25-15 9:42 PM
To: nscumber
Subject: Re: [nscumber] Obit: TAGGART Roger Todd


Hi Read:

Robert James Taggart must have died sometime after 1902 but before 1905. His widow remarried.

Dave
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1901 Halifax County Census, Ingram River family #45, TAGGART:
42     45    Taggart Robert    M         Head    M    Feb 18    1878 23
43     45    Taggart Minnie    F         Wife    M    Jan 9     1879      22
44     45    Taggart Baby    M         Son    S    Feb 3     [John Willard]

1911 Colchester Census, Truro family #28, BROWNIE:
28     28    Brownie Arthur         M    Head    M    Dec    1864      46
29     28    Brownie Minnie         F    Wife    M    Jan    1875      36
30     28    Taggart Willard         M    step-son    S    Feb    1900      11 [John Willard]
31     28    Taggart Frank         M    step-son    S    May    1902 9 [Franklin Robert]
32     28    Taggart Nita         F    step-daughter    S    Jan    1903 8
33     28    Brownie Byron         M    Son    S    Jun    1905 5
34     28    Brownie Ruth         F    Daughter    S    Jun    1909      1 [Ruth Selina]
35     28    Brownie Scott W.         M    Son    S    Dec    1910    6/12 [Wallace Scott]
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On 15-01-25 8:34 PM, "nscumber" <nscumber@yahoogroups.com> wrote:



Hi Read:

Thank You.

I saw the obit in the newspaper but couldn’t make the “Parrsboro” connection so didn’t collect it at the time.

Dave

On 15-01-25 6:45 PM, "nscumber" <nscumber@yahoogroups.com> wrote:



Roger Todd Taggart
72, Of Ingramport passed away on Tuesday January 20th in the QEII Health Sciences Center, Halifax. Born in St. Peter’s PEI, he was the son of late Willard and Hilda (Snair) Taggart . Roger retired as a Firefighter with Department of National Defense and was also an active member for many years with the District 1 Black Point Fire Department, serving as Fire Chief for a number of years. He is survived by his wife Judy (MacPhee); sons, Andrew, St. Albert, Alberta; Ryan (Kendelle Byers), Ingramport; grandchildren, Benjamin, Olivia Taggart and Leo, Alicia Wheatley. Beside his adopted parents he is predeceased by his natural mother, Edith Anderson. In keeping with Roger’s wishes a celebration of his life will be held 4 – 7 p.m. Saturday January 24th in the Masonic Hall, 6384 St. Margaret’s Bay Road, Head of St. Margaret’s Bay. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre, 1341 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4K4. The family would like to thank the Doctor, Nurses and staff of 5.2 ICU, QEII Health Sciences Center for their kindness. Online condolences can be made to www.rawalker.ca <http://www.rawalker.ca/>
Collected from Ronald A. Walker Funeral home Website by Read Allen Jan 23, 2015

Roger's adopted grandparents" Robert James Taggart and Lorinda "Minnie" Boutilier
Registration Year: 1900 - Book: 1819 - Page: 239 - Number: 318
Minnie Boutilier and Robert Taggart married Sept 1900 in Halifax, Halifax County
Robert, a bachelor age 22, b. & living in Parrsboro, s/o James (a labourer) & Elizabeth
Minnie a spinster age 23, b. & living in St. Margaret’s Bay d/o William (a fisherman) & Selina
Clergyman Rev. J. W. Armitage (Church Of England) and witnesses Louis Shannahan & Edna Boutilier
Collected by Read Allen Nov. 2010
Minnie remarried to Arthur Brownie Oct.23, 1905 as a widow. I could not find a death record for Robert James Taggart. Since there youngest child Neta was born in January 1904, Robert J. probably died sometime between April 1903 and October 1905
Roger's adopted great grandparents were James Taggart and Sarah Elizabeth McAloney.
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