Martin Gay BLACK
1819 - 1887 (67 years)-
Name Martin Gay BLACK Birth 8 Sep 1819 Nova Scotia 
[1, 2] Gender Male Census 1881 , Lot 26, Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada [3] - Enumerated in the household with Martin (age 61) were his wife Eliza Wright (age 47), their children, Martha (age 24), Sarah (age 21), Annie (age 19), Charles (age 17), Laura (age 15), Henry (age 13) and Millicent (age 11). Martin was a farmer. The family religion was Methodist.
Death 3 Jun 1887 [1] Burial , Bedeque Cemetery, Lower Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.34680,-63.73415 [4, 5] - Inscription: In Memoriam / Martin G. Black / Born Sept. 8, 1819, / Died June 3, 1887. / And His Wife / Ann Eliza Wright / Born July 16, 1834, / Died Sept. 1, 1894. / Also Their Daughters / Annie W. / Died March 15, 1884, / Aged 22 years | Millicent W. / Died Nov. 27, 1896, / Aged 27 years / BLACKLeft: Laura E. / Born Aug. 23, 1865 / Died / Mar. 4, 1915Right: Charles N. Black / Born May 17, 1863 / Died April 8, 1928 / His Wife / Annie L. LePage / Born July 30, 1867 / Died Aug. 16, 1933Back: In Loving Remembrance / of / Dr. Henry E. Black / Born Dec. 3, 1868, / Died Jan. 29, 1901. / And / Cecil Asber Black / Died Dec. 14, 1872, / Aged 2 years. / Sons of / Martin G. and Eliza A. Black / - / To live in the hearts of those we leave behind is not to die.
Person ID I14416 Ancestral Trails Last Modified 5 May 2024
Family Ann Eliza WRIGHT, b. 16 Jul 1834, , residence, Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island d. 1 Sep 1894 (Age 60 years) Marriage 13 Mar 1856 [2] Children 1. Louise Eliza BLACK, b. 28 Feb 1857, , Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island 2. Martha L. BLACK, b. Abt 1857, , Prince Edward Island 3. Sarah Elma BLACK, b. 2 Sep 1859 d. 13 Jan 1946, , Reading, Massachusetts (Age 86 years)4. Annie Wright BLACK, b. Abt 1862, , Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island d. 15 Mar 1884 (Age ~ 22 years)5. Charles N. BLACK, b. 17 May 1863, , Prince Edward Island d. 8 Apr 1928, , his residence, Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 64 years)6. Laura E. BLACK, b. 23 Aug 1865 d. 4 Mar 1915 (Age 49 years) 7. Dr. Henry E. BLACK, b. 3 Dec 1868, , Prince Edward Island d. 29 Jan 1901, , home, Searletown, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 32 years)8. Millicent Wright BLACK, b. 24 Oct 1869, , Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island d. 27 Nov 1896 (Age 27 years)9. Cecil Asher BLACK, b. 25 Oct 1871, , Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island d. 14 Dec 1872 (Age 1 year)Family ID F15871 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Sep 2025
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Birth - 8 Sep 1819 - Nova Scotia 
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Sources - [S10711] Cemetery Marker - Martin G. Black, 10711. (Reliability: 2).
- [S362] Harold Cairns, personal communication, 362. (Reliability: 2).
- [S10716] 1881 Canada Census - Martin G. Black, 10716. (Reliability: 3).
- [S8537] Cemetery Transcripts: Bedeque Cemetery, 8537. (Reliability: 3).
- [S10711] Cemetery Marker - Martin G. Black, 10711. (Reliability: 3).
- [S10711] Cemetery Marker - Martin G. Black, 10711. (Reliability: 2).