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• Residence: Bef Oct 1908, Tidnish Bridge, , New Brunswick, Canada

Arthur married Bertha May Strang 14 Oct 1908, Tidnish, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Bertha (daughter of Willard Henry Strang and Jessie Lavina Embree) was born 15 Jul 1884, Tidnish Bridge, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 1969. [Group Sheet]

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• Occupation: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; radiologist
• AltDeath: Bef Feb 1994

Herbert married Katherine Dodge Armstrong [Group Sheet]

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• AltBirth: Tidnish Bridge, , New Brunswick, Canada
• Occupation: , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; a teacher
• Occupation: Jun 1946; school teacher
• Residence: Feb 1994, Tidnish Bridge, , Nova Scotia, Canada
• Residence: Between Aug 1997 and Apr 2003, Tidnish Bridge, , New Brunswick, Canada
• Obituary: 10 Apr 2003, Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; Times & Transcript

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Jennie Lavinia Smith TIDNISH BRIDGE, NB - Jennie Lavinia Smith, 87 years of age, of Tidnish Bridge, N.B. passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2003 in The Moncton City Hospital. Born in Tidnish Bridge, N.B she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Bertha (Strang) Davidson. Jennie had taught school in Cumberland Co. She was a member and a cornerstone of the Tidnish Bridge United Church. She enjoyed gardening, Auction 45's and card parties. A strong and independent lady, she was a lifelong member of her community and a proud supporter of it. She is survived by a daughter, Patricia Mooney of Gaetz Brook, N.S.; a sister, Reta Smith (Morley) of Lower Shinimicas; and grandchildren, Christopher and Sarah Mooney. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Victor Douglas; sisters, Jessie in infancy and May Read; brothers, Herbert, Edwin, Arnold and Arthur; a half sister, Maggie Smith; a half brother, William Davidson. Her remains are resting at Furlong's Funeral Home in Amherst with visitation on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Her funeral service will be held at the Cumberland Memorial Chapel on Saturday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Jay Ettinger officiating. Burial will take place later in the spring in the Riverside Cemetery, Tidnish Bridge. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the Tidnish Bridge United Church, the Friends of The Moncton City Hospital or to the charity of your choice.

Jennie married Victor Douglas Smith 29 Jun 1946, Tidnish Bridge, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Victor was born CA 1919, Lower Shinimicas, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died Bef 13 May 1964, Tidnish Bridge, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, Tidnish Bridge, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Occupation: employed by Canada Car and Sifto Salt
• Residence: Aug 1997, Pointe Claire, , Quebec, Canada
• AltDeath: 22 Feb 2002
• Obituary: 6 Apr 2002, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; Amherst Citizen

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- died 25 Mar 2002, Pompano Beach, Fla., in hospital, age 83
- Born in Tidnish Bridge, the third son of the late Arthur & Bertha
(Strang) Davidson. Survived also by gsons Thomas & Robbie Davidson, gdaus.
Elizabeth & Katie Davidson.
- wife of 62 yr., Mildred Hemeon
- dau. Betty Lou (Robert) Bunn of Jacksonville Fla.
- gdau. Christina Bunn
- son Robert of Regina, Sask.
- dau. Judy (Peter) Morris of Montreal Que.
- gch. Brock and Donna Morris
- son Peter of Milton, Ont.
- worked for Canada Car, Sifto Salt, in the Army WWII, teacher
- lived in Sandy Pt., Tidnish Bridge, and Pt. Claire Que.
- graduate of Oultons Business College, Moncton; Provincial Normal College
[abstract by Barb Trenholm Merklinger, 3 Jan 2004]

Arnold married Mildred Hemeon [Group Sheet]

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• Residence: Feb 1994, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Obituary: 12 Feb 1994, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Halifax Chronicle Herald

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READ, B. May - 73, 11 Robie St., Amherst, died February 10, 1994, in Highland View Regional Hospital, Amherst. Born in Tidnish Bridge, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Bertha (Strang) Davidson. She was a member of Trinity-St. Stephen United Church, Amherst and UCW. She was a member of Amherst Y's Menettes. She is survived by two daughters, Sandra (Mrs. Everett Webb), St. Stephen, N.B.; Marilyn (Mrs. Gerald Stark), Newmarket, Ont.; two sisters, Mrs. Jennie Smith, Tidnish Bridge; Reta (Mrs. Morley Smith), Lower Shinimecas; a granddaughter; two step-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas; sister, Jessie in infancy; two brothers, Herbet, Edwin. Visitation will be 2-4, 7-9 p.m. today in Furlong's Funeral Home, Amherst. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday in Trinity-St. Stephen United Church, Amherst, Rev. Allan Griffin officiating. Spring burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Tidnish Bridge. Donations may be made to any charity.

Bertha married Thomas Read 5 Sep 1945. Thomas was born 31 May 1922; died 31 Jan 1979. [Group Sheet]

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• Occupation: Between 1942 and 1951; a teacher
• Residence: Feb 1994–APR 2003, Lower Shinimicas, , Nova Scotia, Canada
• Obituary: 30 Jun 2007, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; the Halifax Chronicle Herald

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Reta Isabel Smith (Davidson)
1923-2007


SMITH (Davidson), Reta Isabel - Lower Shinimicas, Cumberland Co., passed away on Thursday, June 28, 2007, in Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre in Upper Nappan. Born in 1923 at Tidnish Bridge, N.B., she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Bertha (Strang) Davidson.

She was a graduate of the Provincial Normal School, and taught for nine years at schools in West Amherst, Fenwick, Salem, Amherst Shore, Lorneville and Tidnish Bridge before her marriage in 1951. In later years she worked as bookkeeper for Cumberland Rural Telephone Co. She was an active member and treasurer of the Lower Shinimicas UCW and the Sunrise Senior Citizens for many years.

She is survived by her husband, Morley; sons, Alford, Lower Shinimicas; Arthur, Toronto; daughters, Karen (John MacLeod), Dartmouth, and Sheila, Lower Shinimicas; sister-in-law, Mildred Davidson, Pointe Claire, Que., and nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brothers, Herbert (Kay), Edwin, Arnold and Arthur, and her sisters, Jessie (in infancy), Jennie (Victor) Smith and May (Thomas) Read, as well as half-sister, Margaret (Cyrus) Smith, and half-brother, William (Muriel) Davidson.

Visitation will be held in Furlong-Jones Chapel (64 Church St., Amherst) on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held on Monday at 2 p.m. in Furlong-Jones Chapel conducted by Rev. Stephen Longmoore, with interment in Riverside Cemetery, Tidnish Bridge. Donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia, Canadian Diabetes Association or Sunrise-Trinity United Church.

www.furlongjones.ca and www.thechronicleherald.ca

Reta married Morley Elmer Smith 15 Sep 1950. Morley was born 22 Jun 1923, Lower Shinimicas, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 26 Jul 2010, Upper Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Misc: 13 nieces and nephews
• Occupation: Nappan, , Nova Scotia, Canada; a machinist with Sifton Salt
• Residence: Tidnish Bridge, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Obituary: 4 Aug 1997, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Halifax Herald

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DAVIDSON, Arthur Robert Roland - 70, East Cumberland Lodge, Pugwash, died
August 1, 1997, in the lodge. Born at Tidnish Bridge, he was the youngest
son of the late Arthur and Bertha (STRANG) Davidson. He worked as a
machinist with Sifto Salt, Nappan, retiring to Tidnish Bridge. He was an
adherent of the United Church of Canada and attended card parties in the
area. Surviving are sisters, Jennie Smith, Tidnish Bridge, Reta (Mrs.
Morley Smith), Lower Shinimicas; brother, Arnold, Pointe Clare, Que.; 13
nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by sisters, May Read, Jessie in
infancy; brothers, Herbert, Edwin; half-brother, William Davidson;
half-sister, Maggie Smith. Funeral 2 p.m. today in Campbell's Funeral Home,
Amherst, Rev. Allan Griffin officiating. Burial will follow in Riverside
Cemetery, Tidnish Bridge. Reception to follow in Tidnish Bridge United
Church. Family flowers only. Donations to Tidnish Bridge United Church or
East Cumberland Lodge, Pugwash.
[provided by Barb Trenholm Merklinger]

Lewis — Virginia ?. [Group Sheet]

Patricia — Paul Mooney. [Group Sheet]

Betty — Robert Bunn. [Group Sheet]

Robert — Maureen ?. [Group Sheet]

Judith — Peter Morris. [Group Sheet]

Peter — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Sandra married Everett William Webb [Group Sheet]

Marilyn married Gerald Walter Stark [Group Sheet]

Karen — John McLeod. [Group Sheet]