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David Pottinger

David Pottinger

Male 1843 - Yes, date unknown  (~ 95 years)

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  • Name David Pottinger 
    Born 1843  [1
    Gender Male 
    Residence Aft Aug 1874  Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census Mar 1901  Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation Mar 1901  Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    general manager ?IR 
    Occupation Aug 1904  [2
    general manager of the Inter-Coloniall Railroad 
    Buried Jan 1938  Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Obituary 8 Jan 1938  Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    the Halifax Mail 

    • Obituary

      David Pottinger Is Laid At Rest

      David Pottinger, Canadian Railroad Pioneer and former general manager of the old I.C.R., was buried today in Mount Royal Cemetery after a simple funeral service conducted by Archdeacon A. P. Gower, Recs of St.George's Church.

      Chief mourners were his widow, formerly Marie Louise Fisher, and a step-son, Fred A. Reid, S. J. Hungerford, C.N.R., President and A. O. Secord, C.P.R., general freight agent, attended.
    Occupation Manager of Intercolonial Railway  [5
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I16356  Arthur - Research
    Last Modified 20 Dec 2008 

    Family Mary Louise Fisher,   b. 16 May 1868, , , New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1954  (Age 85 years) 
    Married Jul 1907  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    • year only in Fisher tree
    Family ID F6107  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Aft Aug 1874 - Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Mar 1901 - Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - general manager ?IR - Mar 1901 - Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Jan 1938 - Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, , Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - the Halifax Mail - 8 Jan 1938 - Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    David Pottinger
    David Pottinger
    David Pottinger, married Mary Louise Fisher ( 1869 - 1954 ).

    from Canadian Science and Technology Museum

  • Sources 
    1. [S2069] Info: Dave Brown, via GEDCOM provided through David McKellar, received 8 Dec 2008 .

    2. [S1231] Newspaper article, Halifax Evening News, Halifax, NS, 18 Aug 1904 (Reliability: 2).
      Thirty years ago yesterday David Pottinger, now general manager of the I.C.R., retired from the station-mastership at Richmond to go to Moncton as general storekeeper.

    3. [S1262] Census: 1901 Canada, Moncton, NB, Dist C-8, p15, T-6445.
      Pottinger David M Head S Oct 7 1857 43

    4. [S695] Obituaries: General, David Pottinger, Halifax Mail, Halifax, NS 8 Jan 1938.

    5. [S61] Book: History of Sackville, New Brunswick, p.156.

    6. [S183] Archives: George Parkin Papers.
      Vol. 76 Chart of descendants of Michael and Maria Fisher

    7. [S183] Archives: George Parkin Papers, v.76 p.25230-32.

    8. [S232] Chart: Fisher Family Tree.


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