Catherine married Thomas Edward Bigelow [Group Sheet]

1. Christopher Thomas Bigelow
2. Gregory Edward Bigelow

Other Events:

• Occupation: US Army veteran and former political activist

Notes:

" Mr. and Mrs. Cunniff were active in politics during the 50s and 60s and were guests at the inauguration of John Kennedy. They are active in the Holy Ghost Church in Whitman, Mass. and volunteer through the church at the Pine Street Inn in Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Cunniff enjoy travelling and spending time with their family. "
- The Sunday Enterprise, May 1, 1994, on the occasion of their 60th wedding anniversary

Thomas married Mabel Kathleen Strang 11 Feb 1934. Mabel (daughter of Gabriel Fletcher Strang and Mabel Katherine Hennessy) was born 5 Mar 1909, Malden, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 2 Aug 2001, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; was buried 6 Aug 2001, St James Cemetery, Whitman, , Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Misc: two sons and three daughters

Notes:

!ID= ST 15165

From Colleen Houlahan's GEDCOM - Mabel's mother, Mabel (Hennessey) Strang, died giving birth to her. Mabel never knew her mother but adored her father. She moved to the States in the early 1920's with Russell and Madeline. Mabel died at the Brockton Hospital, Brockton, Mass., U.S.A. after a brief illness. Buried at St. James Cemetery, Whitman, Mass.
Address prior to death was: 5 Oakwood Avenue, Whitman, Mass. At the time of death, Mabel was the last surviving child of Fletcher Strang. She also had the lengthiest life, living to the age of 92. Her six other siblings all died between the ages of 57 and 66. Her father, Fletcher, lived to be 81.

Notes from obituary:
"Mabel attended schools in Malden, New Brunswick and Mount Carmel Academy in Saint John, N.B. before moving to Boston where she worked for many years as a secretary for Houghton Mifflin Book Co. She later moved to Hyde Park and Rockland, Mass. where she was active in both Democratic Town Committees in the '50s and '60s. She and her husband, Tom, were guests at John F. Kennedy's inauguration. A Whitman resident for many years, she was a communicant at Holy Ghost Church and belonged to the Blessed Mary Sodality. She and her husband served with the Pine Street Inn meal preparation group at the church."

Notes:

Married by Rev. Edward Crowley in Boston, Mass.

Other Events:

• Occupation: Malden, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; farmer
• Residence: Malden, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
• Census: 1871, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
• Census: 1891, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
• Residence: 1917, Emigrant Road, , New Brunswick, Canada
• Residence: Sep 1917, Malden, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Notes:

!ID= ST 1516!ID= ST 1516

Misc:
Notes from Maureen (Strang) Barry: " In later years, when the rest of the children were grown, Fletcher lived six months in N.B. and lived with his daughter, Madeline, and husband, Charles Hoag, in Hyde Park, Mass., U.S.A. He died of a heart attack while living with Madeline. "

Census:
1 in 1871 census

Census:
21 in 1891 census

Gabriel married Mabel Katherine Hennessy 18 May 1898, , Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Mabel was born 16 Sep 1874, Malden, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 5 Mar 1909, Malden, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , St Bartholomew Cemetery, Malden, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Misc: seven children
• Occupation: Emigrant Road, , New Brunswick, Canada; farmer
• Residence: Upper Cape, , New Brunswick, Canada
• Residence: Malden, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
• Baptised: 29 Sep 1833, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
• Residence: Bef Nov 1855, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
• Residence: Aft 13 Nov 1855, Emigrant Road, , New Brunswick, Canada
• Residence: Jul 1857, Lower Cape, 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
• Residence: Sep 1917, Baie Verte, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
• Obituary: Aft 13 Sep 1917, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; the Sackville Post

Notes:

!ID=ST 151
NAME:Nathaniel W Strang - PER0202
BD:12 Aug 1833
DD:Sep 1917
MD:13 Nov 1855
WIF:Eliza Ann Trenholm

Birth:
year only in Island Refuge & Weeks

Census:
38 in 1871 census

Obituary:

Obituary

LATE N. STRANG OF BAIE VERTE

Correspondent Gives Sketch of a Well Know Resident - Native of P.E.I.

On Thursday, Sept, 13th., 1917, Baie Verte lost a valuable citizen, and the Methodist Church a faithful member, when Nathaniel W. Strang passed to his eternal home, after several weeks of severe suffering, patiently borne.

Deceased was born at Searltown, P.E.I., on August 12th, 1833, but had spent the most of his life of 84 years in Westmorland County, N.B..

Many years ago he removed from P.E.I., to the Emigrant Road. It was while living here that he was called upon to mourn the death of a daughter,and also the wife of his early years, whose maiden name was Eliza Jane Trenholm.

Some years after Mr. Strang was united in marriage with Mrs. Alfred Rayworth of Upper Cape.

Once again, however, he was called upon to commit the remains of a beloved wife to the grave.

With his children married and away, he felt the loneliness of his position keenly at this bereavement. It was while visiting a son in Austen, Mass., he met the lady whom he leaves to mourn his death, Mrs. Francis A Russell, who returned with him to Baie Verte, where they lived a quiet happy life.

He leaves to mourn his decease, a wife, two sons, Theodore C., and Fletcher, of the Emigrant Road, and three daughters, Mrs. Clarke Allen, Mrs. Ritchie Allen, both of Cape Tormentine, and Mrs. Frank Graham of Boston, Mass., and one sister, Jemima, who lived on P.E.I. besides several grandchildren.

The family regretted the absence of their pastor, Rev. Hugh Miller, who was attending the Social Service Committee in Toronto.

The Rev.Mr. Brownell, Presbyterian Minister of Port Elgin, attended the service at the house and preached in the Upper Cape Church, in which Mr. Strang had worshiped for many years, and delivered an effective address to the large number of friends and neighbors who attended.

Nathaniel married Eliza Ann Trenholm 13 Nov 1855. Eliza (daughter of John Trenholm and Charlotte Richardson Dobson) was born 18 Oct 1831, Bayfield, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 25 Mar 1897, Emigrant Road, , New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Bayfield Cemetery, Bayfield, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AltBirth: 18 Mar 1831, Bayfield, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
• Census: 1851, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
• Residence: Bef Nov 1855, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
• Census: 1871, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
• Census: 1891, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Notes:

!ID= TR 11424
NAME:Eliza Ann Trenholm - PER0202
BD:18 Oct 1831
DD:25 Mar 1897
MD:13 Nov 1855
HUS:Nathaniel W Strang

Birth:
year only in Island Refuge

Census:
19 in 1851 census

Census:
39 in 1871 census

Census:
59 in 1891 census

Died:
year only in Island Refuge

Notes:

Married:
no date in Island Refuge