My Maine Heritage - June 2023 - Person Sheet
My Maine Heritage - June 2023 - Person Sheet
NameMary Elizabeth Card
Birth Date24 Jun 1891
Birth PlaceWoolwich, Sagadahoc Co., ME
Death Date25 Jan 1988 Age: 96
Death PlaceGardiner, Kennebec Co., ME
Memoalt date: May 1978; 27 Jan 1988
Burial PlaceLaurel Grove Cem., Woolwich, Sagadahoc Co., ME
FatherJoseph Francis “Frank” Winship White Card (1854-1921)
MotherDelia Baker Crawford (1859-1933)
Misc. Notes
The SSDI record for Mary E Wright lists correct birth date and death place but not correct death date. That record lists death as May 1978; this Mary E Wright died 25 Jan 1988.
Tombstone at Laurel Grove lists date as 1988.
Death certificate lists burial place as Oak Grove Cemetery in Bath, Maine. This isn’t correct. She is buried instead in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Woolwich, Maine.
Grandson Leon R. Wright is in possession of her death certificate and took KCA to the burial site. This cemetery has several other generations of Cards from this family.
Tombstone at Laurel Grove lists date as 1988.
Death certificate lists burial place as Oak Grove Cemetery in Bath, Maine. This isn’t correct. She is buried instead in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Woolwich, Maine.
Grandson Leon R. Wright is in possession of her death certificate and took KCA to the burial site. This cemetery has several other generations of Cards from this family.
Spouses
Birth Date19 Aug 1866
Birth PlaceWhite’s Cove, New Brunswick, Canada
Death Date1932 Age: 65
Death PlacePortland, Cumberland Co., ME
Memoof drowning (off the ferry) in Portland harbor.
Occupationschool teacher in N.B.; lumberman; workman on Peake’s Island when he died
FatherEdwin Jesse Wright (1831-1906)
MotherSusan Jane Barnes (~1835-)
Marr Date9 May 1909
Marr PlaceTopsham, Sagadahoc Co., ME
ChildrenGladys Irene (1910-1993)
Wellesley Clarendon (1915-2007)