She was born in Halfway River to Levi Knowlton and Martha Holmes.
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Bertha May Knowlton
Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms
Name Bertha May Knowlton
Gender Female
Birth Date 10 May 1865 **
Birthplace Halfway River, Cumberland, Nova Scotia
Father's Name Levi Knowlton
Mother's Name Martha Elizabeth Holmes
No image available
Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896
Indexing Project (Batch) Number C72409-1
System Origin Nova_Scotia-ODM
GS Film number 1298667
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George Cooley
mentioned in the record of George Cooley and Bertha Knowlton
Name George Cooley
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 10 May 1892
Event Place Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Event Place (Original) Manhattan, New York
Gender Male
Age 57 *
Marital Status Widowed
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1835
Birthplace New Haven, Conn.
Father's Name Norman Cooley
Mother's Name Mary Leavenworth
Spouse's Name Bertha Knowlton
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 27
Spouse's Marital Status Single
Spouse's Race White
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1865
Spouse's Birthplace Halfway River, ...land Co., Nova Scotia
Spouse's Father's Name Levi Knowlton
Spouse's Mother's Name Elizabeth Holmes
No image available
New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940
Reference ID cn 5674
GS Film Number 1452286
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Bertha M Cooley
United States Census, 1900
Name Bertha M Cooley
Event Type Census
Event Year 1900
Event Place Somerville city Ward 7, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Gender Female
Age 35
Marital Status Widowed *
Race White
Race (Original) W
Relationship to Head of Household Lodger
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Lodger
Number of Living Children 1
Birth Date May 1865
Birthplace Canada Eng
Immigration Year 1885
Father's Birthplace Canada Eng
Mother's Birthplace Canada Eng
Mother of how many children 1 ***
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Winfield H Ames Head M 32 New Hampshire [physician]
Addie E Ames Mother F 58 Massachusetts
Bertha M Cooley Lodger F 35 Canada Eng [nurse]
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Bertha M Cooley
United States Census, 1910
Name Bertha M Cooley
Event Type Census
Event Date 1910
Event Place Somerville Ward 7, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Gender Female
Age 44
Marital Status Widowed *
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1866
Birthplace Canada
Father's Birthplace Canada
Mother's Birthplace Canada
Sheet Letter B
Sheet Number 17
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Bertha M Cooley Head F 44 Canada [domestic nurse]
Alvah B Cooley Son M 17 Connecticut
Carrie M Chaplain Lodger F 39 Massachusetts [wd. / domestic nurse]
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Bertha M Cooley
Massachusetts Deaths
Name Bertha M Cooley
Event Type Death
Event Date 14 Jun 1910
Event Place Boston, Massachusetts
Gender Female
Age 45 [+ 4 days] ** [+ 1 mo. ?]
Marital Status Widowed *
Birth Date 1865 [10 June] **
Birthplace Parrsboro, Nova Scotia
Birth Year (Estimated) 1865
Father's Name Louis Knowlton [Levi]
Mother's Name Martha E Holmes
Spouse's Name George Cooley
[cause: peritonitis / fibroma uteri / chronic salpingitis]
[occupation: nurse]