Our Maritime Ties
Ella Amanda Costain
1884 - 1946 (62 years)1. Ella Amanda Costain was born 20 Sep 1884, O'Leary, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 10 Nov 1946, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Other Events:
- Residence: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Census: 1891, Lot 7, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
- AltDeath: 11 Oct 1946
Notes:
Census:
6 in 1891 censusElla married Robert Layton Schurman 7 Jun 1911, O'Leary, , Prince Edward Island, Canada. Robert was born 4 Apr 1889, Lower Freetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 15 May 1964, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. George Gordon Schurman was born 8 Mar 1912, Central Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- 3. Dorothy Ada Schurman was born 17 Sep 1923, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 17 Oct 2009, Howland, Penobscot, Maine, United States; was buried , Gould's Ridge Cemetery, Passadumkeag, , Maine, United States.
Ella — Herb Jelley. [Group Sheet]
Generation: 2
2. George Gordon Schurman (1.Ella1) was born 8 Mar 1912, Central Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada. Other Events:
- Residence: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Occupation: Between 1931 and 1936, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; employed by Halifax Realties Ltd
- Occupation: Between 1936 and 1949, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; employed by International Correspondence Schools
- Occupation: Aft 1949, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; owner/operator of George Schurman Real Estate Limited
- Residence: 1971, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
George married Marguerite Omi Balcom 17 Jun 1937, Dartmouth, , Nova Scotia, Canada. Marguerite was born 18 May 1910, Dartmouth, , Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 4. Robert Edward Schurman was born 16 Mar 1938, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 2001.
- 5. Marilyn Balcom Schurman
- 6. Linda Dorothy Schurman was born 3 Apr 1946, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 1979, Delta, , British Columbia, Canada.
3. Dorothy Ada Schurman (1.Ella1) was born 17 Sep 1923, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 17 Oct 2009, Howland, Penobscot, Maine, United States; was buried , Gould's Ridge Cemetery, Passadumkeag, , Maine, United States. Other Events:
- Residence: Oakland, , Maine, United States
- Occupation: Between 1953 and 1958, , , , Nigeria; missionary
- Occupation: 1971, Waterville, , Maine, United States; the head nurse at Thayer Hospital
- Residence: 1971, Belgrade, Kennebec, Maine, United States
- Residence: Oct 2009, Howland, Penobscot, Maine, United States
- Obituary: 19 Oct 2009, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States; Bangor Daily News
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Obituary:
Obituary
HOWLAND - Dorothy A. (Schurman) Carrell went home to be with our Lord and Savior Oct. 17, 2009, in Howland. She was born Sept. 17, 1923, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, daughter of Robert and Ella Schurman. She graduated from nursing school at Toronto General Hospital in 1948, attended New Brunswick Bible Institute graduating in 1953 and then went to Nigeria, Africa, under the Sudan Interior Mission as a nurse/missionary. While attending Bible school she met and fell in love with Wilbur J. Carrell "Joe." They were married Feb. 9, 1956, in Egbe, Kabba Province of Nigeria, Africa. Returning home to the states in 1958, she used her nursing skills as a registered nurse at the veterans' hospital in Augusta, and later at Thayer Hospital, Waterville, then retired from Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor. She is survived by two sons, John R. and Timothy G. Carrell and their wives, Diane and Sally; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A committal service for family and friends will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gould's Ridge Cemetery, Passadumkeag. Arrangements with Clay Funeral Home, 7 Lee Road, Lincoln. Those who wish may sign an online register and leave written condolences at www.clayfuneralhome.com. "Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him." Romans 6:8
[online at http://obituaries.bangordailynews.com/obituaries/bangordailynews/obituary.aspx?n=dorothy-a-carrell&pid=134639290&fhid=7546]Dorothy married Lawrence Kendall Jackson 24 Apr 1943, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Lawrence was born 17 Mar 1921, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 19 Apr 1945, Iserlohn, , North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. [Group Sheet]
Dorothy married Wilbur John Carrell, Jr 9 Feb 1956, Egbe, , Kabba, Nigeria. Wilbur was born 9 Sep 1924, Oakland, , Maine, United States; died 26 Aug 2007, Howland, Penobscot, Maine, United States. [Group Sheet]
Children:
Generation: 3
4. Robert Edward Schurman (2.George2, 1.Ella1) was born 16 Mar 1938, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 2001. Other Events:
- Occupation: 1971, New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada; the Comptroller of Clark Tire & Supply Ltd
Robert married Marie Louise St L'Amour [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. Kelly Elizabeth Schurman was born 4 Jan 1965, Kingston, , Ontario, Canada; died 1985.
- 10. Linda Ann Schurman
5. Marilyn Balcom Schurman (2.George2, 1.Ella1) Marilyn married Peter Brian Corkum [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 11. Robert Henry Corkum
- 12. Mary Jane Corkum
6. Linda Dorothy Schurman (2.George2, 1.Ella1) was born 3 Apr 1946, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 1979, Delta, , British Columbia, Canada. Other Events:
- Education: 1968, Wolfville, , Nova Scotia, Canada; at Acadia University
- Residence: 1971, Lethbridge, , Alberta, Canada
Linda married Earl Gregory Francis [Group Sheet]
Children:
7. John Robert Carrell (3.Dorothy2, 1.Ella1) John married Diane ? [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 16. Victoria Carrell
- 17. Rebecca Carrell
8. Timothy George Carrell (3.Dorothy2, 1.Ella1) Timothy — Rose Marie Severance. [Group Sheet]
Children:
Timothy — Sally Carroll. [Group Sheet]
Generation: 4
9. Kelly Elizabeth Schurman (4.Robert3, 2.George2, 1.Ella1) was born 4 Jan 1965, Kingston, , Ontario, Canada; died 1985. 10. Linda Ann Schurman (4.Robert3, 2.George2, 1.Ella1) 11. Robert Henry Corkum (5.Marilyn3, 2.George2, 1.Ella1) 12. Mary Jane Corkum (5.Marilyn3, 2.George2, 1.Ella1) 13. Derek Earl Francis (6.Linda3, 2.George2, 1.Ella1) 14. Jennifer Leigh Francis (6.Linda3, 2.George2, 1.Ella1) 15. Jeffrey Robert Francis (6.Linda3, 2.George2, 1.Ella1) 16. Victoria Carrell (7.John3, 3.Dorothy2, 1.Ella1) Victoria — . Unknown [Group Sheet]
Children:
17. Rebecca Carrell (7.John3, 3.Dorothy2, 1.Ella1) Rebecca — Jerry ?. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 21. Jerry ?, Jr
- 22. Jessica ?
18. Elaina Joyce Carrell (8.Timothy3, 3.Dorothy2, 1.Ella1) Elaina — . Unknown [Group Sheet]
Children: