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Mary Jane Strang
1847 - 1880 (32 years)-
Name Mary Jane Strang Born 22 May 1847 Freetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada [1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Female Baptised 12 Sep 1847 Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada [5] Residence Dec 1868 Searletown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada [6] AltDeath 20 Feb 1880 St Eleanor's, , Prince Edward Island, Canada [4] Misc four children [2] Died 29 Feb 1880 St Eleanor's, , Prince Edward Island, Canada [1, 2, 7, 8] Obituary 27 Aug 1880 Summerside, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada [7] - At St. Eleanors, P.E.I. on February 29, Mary J. (Mrs. James L. Lea) in the 33rd year of her age ... for several years subject to much affliction and suffering ... leaves husband and four children.
Residence Sherbrooke, , Prince Edward Island, Canada [2] Residence St Eleanor's, , Prince Edward Island, Canada [4] Buried Tryon Peoples Cemetery, Tryon, , Prince Edward Island, Canada [8] Person ID I18866 Arthur - Research Last Modified 11 Jul 2011
Father Stephen Strang, b. 4 Feb 1807, North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 5 May 1882, Beech Point, , Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 75 years) Mother Elizabeth Ann Wright, b. 2 May 1815, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 2 May 1848, Freetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 33 years) Family ID F3758 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family James Leard Lea, b. 9 Mar 1845, Tryon, , Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 10 Oct 1925 (Age 80 years) Married 30 Dec 1868 , , Prince Edward Island, Canada [2, 4, 6, 9] Children 1. Laura U Lea, b. 18 Sep 1869, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 27 Mar 1895, Somerville, , Massachusetts, United States (Age 25 years) 2. Lizzie Cottrell Lea, b. 5 Aug 1871, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 31 Mar 1891, Cambridge, , Massachusetts, United States (Age 19 years) 3. Edward Dawson Lea, b. 5 Mar 1872, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown 4. William Wendell Lea, b. 9 Feb 1876, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F6873 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Sources - [S579] Info: Alexander Weeks.
- [S587] BOK0012 Book: An Island Refuge:, Jesse Strang, p.283-289.
- [S626] BOK0033 Book: Wrights of Bedeque, V.1, p.74.
- [S626] BOK0033 Book: Wrights of Bedeque, V.1, p.170.
- [S1777] Vital Stats: PEI, Baptism Index, Bedeque United Church book 1, p.21 (Reliability: 2).
Mary Jane Strang, b. 22 May Freetown, bapt 12 Sep 1847 by J B Strang, d/o Mary Jane Strang - [S727] Vital Stats: PEI Marriage Register, book 11 (1867 - 1871), p.153 (Reliability: 3).
Mary J Strang (S) of Searletown & Jas L Lea (B) of Tryon married 30 Dec 1868 by license by Thos G Deinstadt, witnesses Richard & Hiram Lea, recorded 18 Sept. 1869 by C Young, surrogate - [S1627] Book: Lea Family History, p.28.
James Leard was born in 1845 and married Jane Strang in 1868. Her obituary in the Summerside Journal, August 27, 1880 reads: "At St. Eleanors, P.E.I. on February 29, Mary J. (Mrs. James L Lea) in 33ed year of her age ... for several years subject of much affliction and suffering ... leaves husband and four children." Beyond the fact that their daughter was named Mary Jane, who died in 1891 at age 19, there is no information about a family. On November 11, 1881, this item appeared in the Weslyean "At the residence of CHarles Clark, Esq., on October 26, Mr. James L Lea of St Eleanors to Mrs. Sarah B Leard of North St. Eleanors". On April 30, 1891, the Weslyean had this item "Lizzie S Lea the second wife of James L Lea of Summerside died of consumption on October 31. She had gone to Boston for her health." Family tradition has it that James went to Texas and did well in the oil business, and this bit of information or supposition combined with these items about his second wifes name tends to make of James, a figure of confusion. - [S1629] Cemetery: PE, Tryon, Tryon People's, Lot 28, #4, Stone 258 (Reliability: 2).
In memory/ of/ Mary J. Strang/ wife of/ James L. Lea/ died/ Feb. 29, 1880/ AEt 33/ O, mother, dear, you are at rest/ Reposing on your saviour's breast/ My husband dear, yourself prepare/ My children to O meet me there/ (Purdy) - [S721] Book: History of North Tryon, PE, Vol. 2, p.186.
- [S579] Info: Alexander Weeks.