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  • Name: Alexander (Alce) Simpson (Smith) Burrell
  • Birth: 10-NOV-1856 in: Harvey, York County, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Death: 06-MAY-1935 in: Harvey, York County, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Father: Robert Burrell
  • Mother: Ann Piercy

Notes: Seen listed as Alexander S. and Alexander Simpson in birth/marriage records. An Alexander Smith Burrell is listed in PANB records as dying in 1935. This is, actually, all the same man!

Obituary - 1935:
Alex S. Burrell, aged 79, Passed Away at Harvey

Harvey, NB, May 9 -- Alex S. Burrell, 79 years, passed away on the 6th inst. He was predeceased by his wife about 15 months ago. Deceased was born and lived all his life at Harvey and leaves three daughters, Mrs Harry Hicks, Sackville; Mrs Fre d Hanselpacker, and Mrs Arthur Mowatt, Harvey; and two sons, Arthur of Moncton and Hazen at home, with whom he was living. Funeral was held Wednesday. Service at home was conducted by Rev. A. MacKay, assisted by a quartette composed of Mrs Geo rge Speedy, Mrs Edgar Coburn, Robert V. Dorcas and G. Wesley Coburn. Interment in Harvey Cemetery. Pallbearers were Fred Grieve, Albert Hay, Saint John; Russell Moffitt, Arthur Mowatt, Fred Hanselpacker and Gordon Burrell


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  • Married: 24-JUN-1885 in: St. Paul's Presbyterian, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada
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  • Name: Eleanor (Ellen) Cockburn
  • Birth: 25-SEP-1861 in: Harvey, York County, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Death: 21-FEB-1934 in: Harvey, York County, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Father: Andrew Wood (Cockburn) Coburn
  • Mother: Elizabeth Messer

Notes: Had another daughter, born 11-Sep-1897, who apparently died in childhood, as she does not appear in 1901 Census.

Obituary - 1934:

Mrs Alexander S. Burrell

Harvey Station, York Co., Feb 27 -- The death occurred, after a lingering illness, of Ellen Burrell, wife of Alexander Burrell, at her home in Harvey Station on Feb 21. She was the daughter of the late Elizabeth and Andrew Coburn, and was bor n at Harvey, on Sept 25, 1861. She was a devoted member of the Presbyterian and later the St. Andrew's United Church, and until ill health prevented was an interested and active worker in all women's organizations connected with the church.

She leaves to mourn her husband, three daughters, Mrs Arthur E. Mowatt and Mrs Fred B. Hanselpacker, Harvey Station, and Mrs Harry L. Hicks, Sackville; two sons, Arthur G., Moncton, and Hazen W., with whom she resided; two sisters, Mrs Belle Griev e, Harvey Station, and Mrs Mary Burpee, Nashwaaksis, one brother, John W. Coburn, Nanaimo, BC, and 12 grandchildren.

She married Alexander Smith Burrell, son of Robert Burrell & Ann Piercy, 24 Jun 1885 in St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Fredericton By Rev. A. J. M. Born 10 Nov 1856 in Harvey. Died 6 May 1935 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occup ation Farmer. Religion Presbyterian.


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