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Trueman Thomas Stright

Male 1923 - 2005  (82 years)


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  1. 1.  Trueman Thomas Stright was born 1 Jun 1923, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada (son of James Leslie Stright and Greta Maud Walton); died 21 Sep 2005, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried , Heatherdale Memorial Gardens.

    Other Events:

    • Military: WW II
    • Occupation: merchant, general contractor and boat builder, president of Stright-MacKay Ltd
    • Occupation: Pictou, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada; president of Stright-MacKay
    • Residence: Pictou, , Nova Scotia, Canada
    • AltBirth: 1923, Little Shemogue, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    • Residence: Aug 1998, Pictou, , Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Obituary: 23 Sep 2005, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Halifax Chronicle-Herald

    Notes:

    Obituary:

    Obituary

    STRIGHT, Trueman Thomas "Trap" - 82, Pictou, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2005, in QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax. Born in Little Shemogue, N.B., he was a son of the late James Leslie and Greta Maude (Walton) Stright. Trap grew up in Summerside, P.E.I. A veteran of the Second World War, he joined the Navy in 1941, and served on convoy duty in the North Atlantic and Pacific. He moved to Pictou after the war and with his father and brothers, established J.L. Stright & Sons, which later became Stright-MacKay Ltd. A master boat builder, he served as president of Stright-MacKay, was president of Pictou Kinsmen, King Lion of Pictou Lions Club, Commodore of Pictou Yacht Club, a member of Admiral Murray Branch, Royal Canadian Naval Association, and a member of Pictou United Church. Trap's greatest passions were boats, sailing and racing. Surviving are his wife, Ann Young; son, Bill (Kim) Stright, Pictou; stepchildren, John (Tammy) Young, Halifax; Peter (Michelle) Young, New Glasgow; Lorraine (Paul Phillips) Young, Truro; Dria Young, at home; grandchildren, Josh and Tyler Stright; stepgrandchildren, Logan, Grace, Emily, Allan, Molly, Morley, and Madi; sisters, Vivian (Al) MacPhee, New Minas; Helen Campbell, Wolfville; many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his first wife, Olive "Ollie" Jane Cameron; brothers, Herbert and Ivan. Visitation will be held from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today in McLaren Funeral Home, Pictou. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday in Pictou United Church, Rev. Mary-Beth Moriarity officiating. Burial will be in Heatherdale Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Pictou Yacht Club Junior Sailing Program, P.O. Box 1295, Pictou, NS B0K 1H0.

    Trueman married Olive Jane Cameron 29 Aug 1953, Pictou, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. Olive was born 28 Dec 1927, Pictou, , Nova Scotia, Canada; died 5 Nov 1994, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried , Heatherdale Memorial Gardens. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. William James Stright

    Trueman — Ann Young. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Leslie Stright was born 10 Aug 1895, Bayfield, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada (son of Leslie Thomas Stright and Clara Elizabeth Fields); died 10 Sep 1983, Pictou, , Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried , ? Cemetery, Pictou, , Nova Scotia, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Pictou, , Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Residence: Bef 1928, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    • Occupation: Between 1928 and 1938; ran Bedeque ferry
    • Residence: Aft 1928, Summerside, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
    • Occupation: Between 1940 and 1942, Summerside, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; stationary engineer at airport
    • Occupation: Aft 1942, Summerside, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; boat builder, contractor, carpenter and harbour pilot

    James married Greta Maud Walton 12 May 1920, , , New Brunswick, Canada. Greta was born 21 Jun 1900, Smith Settlement, , New Brunswick, Canada; died 9 Oct 1970, Pictou, , Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Greta Maud Walton was born 21 Jun 1900, Smith Settlement, , New Brunswick, Canada; died 9 Oct 1970, Pictou, , Nova Scotia, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Herbert Kenneth Stright was born 2 Jul 1921, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 14 Dec 1977, Summerside, , Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    2. 1. Trueman Thomas Stright was born 1 Jun 1923, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 21 Sep 2005, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried , Heatherdale Memorial Gardens.
    3. Vivian Gwen Stright
    4. Ivan Waldo Stright was born 2 Oct 1927, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 28 Aug 1998, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    5. Helen Mary Stright


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Leslie Thomas Stright was born 28 Jan 1863, Crapaud, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 18 Aug 1939, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried , Murray Corner Cemetery, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: carriage maker, wheelwright, boat builder

    Leslie married Clara Elizabeth Fields 24 Apr 1889. Clara (daughter of Job Fields and Elizabeth Spence) was born 3 Apr 1870, Murray Road, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 16 Jun 1947, Port Elgin, , New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Murray Corner Cemetery, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Clara Elizabeth Fields was born 3 Apr 1870, Murray Road, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada (daughter of Job Fields and Elizabeth Spence); died 16 Jun 1947, Port Elgin, , New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Murray Corner Cemetery, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • AltBirth: 3 Apr 1870, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    • Census: 1871, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

    Children:
    1. George Walter Stright was born 9 Sep 1890, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 18 Nov 1967, Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Fernwood Cemetery, Port Elgin, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
    2. Emma Wells Stright was born 30 Sep 1892, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 1978; was buried , Fernwood Cemetery, Port Elgin, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
    3. 2. James Leslie Stright was born 10 Aug 1895, Bayfield, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 10 Sep 1983, Pictou, , Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried , ? Cemetery, Pictou, , Nova Scotia, Canada.
    4. Lauretta Olive Stright was born 3 Sep 1897, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died Feb 1978.
    5. Gordon Thomas Stright was born 24 Sep 1899, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 8 Dec 1958, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Fernwood Cemetery, Port Elgin, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
    6. Cecil Charles Stright was born 24 Mar 1902, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 20 Jan 1980, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , ? Cemetery, Sackville, , New Brunswick, Canada.
    7. Jessie Urquhart Stright was born 2 Jul 1905, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
    8. Mabel Clara Stright was born 30 Sep 1907, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died Abt Aug 1908; was buried , Murray Corner Cemetery, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
    9. Harry Cyril Stright was born 6 Jun 1910, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 7 Dec 2000.
    10. Edna Doris Stright was born 29 Dec 1914, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 1980; was buried , Fernwood Cemetery, Port Elgin, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
    11. Edward Stright was born 29 Dec 1914, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 31 Dec 1914, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.

    3. Children:
    1. 3. Greta Maud Walton was born 21 Jun 1900, Smith Settlement, , New Brunswick, Canada; died 9 Oct 1970, Pictou, , Nova Scotia, Canada.
    2. Edith Miriam Walton was born 14 Jun 1904, Smith Settlement, , New Brunswick, Canada; died 23 Nov 1987; was buried , Fernwood Cemetery, Port Elgin, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.


Generation: 4

    Children:
    1. 4. Leslie Thomas Stright was born 28 Jan 1863, Crapaud, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 18 Aug 1939, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried , Murray Corner Cemetery, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
    2. Mabel Grace Stright was born 10 Nov 1877, Crapaud, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 16 Jan 1926, Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada.
    3. William Henry Blatch Stright was born 20 May 1872, Crapaud, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 17 Apr 1945, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Bayfield Cemetery, Bayfield, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.

  1. 10.  Job Fields was born 5 Jun 1845, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada (son of Samuel Fields and Elizabeth Grant); died 16 Jan 1932, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Stillman Rd Cemetery, Bayfield, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farmer
    • Census: 1851, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    • Census: 1861, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    • Residence: 1867, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    • Census: 1871, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    • Occupation: 1871, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; farmer
    • Census: 1891, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    • Occupation: 1891; farmer

    Notes:

    Birth:
    6 in 1851 census, location from Wrights

    Census:
    6 in 1851 census

    Census:
    16 in 1861 census

    Census:
    44 in 1891 census

    Job married Elizabeth Spence 19 Oct 1867, , Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Elizabeth was born 1 Nov 1848, Spence Settlement, , New Brunswick, Canada; died 17 Apr 1923, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Stillman Rd Cemetery, Bayfield, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Elizabeth Spence was born 1 Nov 1848, Spence Settlement, , New Brunswick, Canada; died 17 Apr 1923, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Stillman Rd Cemetery, Bayfield, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1867, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    • Census: 1871, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    • Census: 1891, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

    Notes:

    Census:
    42 in 1891 census

    Children:
    1. Hannah Jane Fields was born 28 Aug 1868, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 24 Jul 1952, Spence Settlement, , New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Murray Corner Cemetery, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
    2. 5. Clara Elizabeth Fields was born 3 Apr 1870, Murray Road, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 16 Jun 1947, Port Elgin, , New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Murray Corner Cemetery, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
    3. John Egbert Fields was born 22 Feb 1872, Little Shemogue, , New Brunswick, Canada; died 13 Apr 1961, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada.
    4. James Samuel Fields was born 19 Apr 1874, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 20 Apr 1946, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Fernwood Cemetery, Port Elgin, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
    5. Mary Maria Fields was born 10 Apr 1876, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 2 Sep 1950, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Bayfield Cemetery, Bayfield, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
    6. Laura Ada Fields was born 10 Oct 1877, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 11 Sep 1944, , , Montana, United States.
    7. Stephen Alfred Fields was born 1 Jan 1880, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 12 Jul 1926, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Fernwood Cemetery, Port Elgin, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
    8. Job M Fields was born 10 Dec 1882, Murray Road, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died , , , , United States.
    9. Harriet Bernice Fields was born 21 Mar 1885, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 6 Jan 1962, Haney, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , ? Cemetery, Haney, , British Columbia, Canada.
    10. Frederick T Fields was born 1886, Murray Road, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 1908; was buried , Stillman Rd Cemetery, Bayfield, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
    11. George Wallace Fields was born 9 Feb 1890, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 4 Jan 1972, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Fernwood Cemetery, Port Elgin, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
    12. Viola Minnie Fields was born 21 Jun 1892, Bayfield, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 4 Dec 1979, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.


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