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James Heffel1

M, #67242
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Last Edited 6 August 2007 00:00:00
MarriageJames Heffel married.1

Child

SonJames Heffell+ b. 1828, d. 19 January 1886

Citations

  1. [S362] Harold Cairns, Electronic Family File, Stanley Bridge, Prince Edward Island.

Emily Maude Rayner1

F, #67243, b. 16 March 1884, d. 1984
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Parents

FatherJames Rayner b. 3 September 1845, d. 25 February 1923
MotherMary Ellen Milligan b. 2 December 1853, d. 28 August 1927
Last Edited 28 April 2024 17:29:03
NameEmily Maude Rayner was also known as Emily Maude Heffel.2
NameShe was also known as Maud Rayner.3
NameShe was also known as Maude Rayner.4
NameShe was also known as Emily Maude Heffell.5
NameShe was also known as Maud Raynor.6
BirthShe was born on 16 March 1884, in Travellers Rest, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.7,5
BaptismShe was baptized on 30 June 1884 in St. Mary's Anglican Church, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.39397, -63.79075G; the officiating clergyman was Rev. Klement Richardson.7
AltBirthAnother alternate birth date is on 11 March 1884 in Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.8
WitnessShe was enumerated on the census in May 1901 in the household of James Rayner in Lot 19, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG. Enumerated in the household with James (age 54) were his wife Mary Milligan (age 47), their children, Frank (age 23), Daniel (age 21), Maude (age 17), Maggie (age 12), Wesley (age 10), Alfred (age 7), Aggie (age 3), Boyd (age 11 months), brother Edward (age 42), and their mother, Mary Simmons (age 82).8
Marr LicShe and William John Heffell obtained a marriage license on 25 April 1904. in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.6
MarriageShe married William John Heffell son of James Heffell and Ellen Marchbank, on 27 April 1904 in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.6,5
WifeEmily Maude Rayner was enumerated on the census in 1921 in the household of William John Heffell, as his wife, in Travellers Rest, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG. Enumerated in the household of William Heffell (age 65) were his second wife, Maud Rayner (age 35), his son John (age 22) by his first marriage, and children from his second marriage to Maud, Harry (age 17), Gertrude (age 15), Hilda (age 14), William (age 12), Ellen (age 10), Dorothy (age 8), James (age 6) and Stella (age 4). William was a farmer. The family religion was Presbyterian.9
Principal 2She was living in Travellers Rest, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG, in 1927.10
DeathShe died in 1984.5
InterredShe was buried in the plot of James Heffell, in the Presbyterian Cemetery, North Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.36224, -63.72563G.

Red granite tombstone. Inscription: 1828 James Heffell 1886 / His Wife / 1822 Ellen Marchbank 1914 / Their Son / 1853 John William Heffell 1950 / His Wife / 1879 Agnes Milligan 1903 / Also His Wife / 1884 Emily Maude Rayner 1984 / Their Daughter / 1912 Dorothy (Heffell) Germain 2007.5

Tombstone, James Heffell (1828-1886) and family membersNorth Bedeque Cemetery, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Children with William John Heffell b. 16 November 1856, d. 14 October 1950

SonHarry Holbourn Heffell b. 11 May 1904, d. 13 August 2002
DaughterGertrude Heffel b. September 1905
DaughterHilda M. Heffell b. 28 September 1906, d. 11 August 1995
SonWilliam Wallace Heffell+ b. 28 March 1908, d. 2 July 1968
DaughterMary Ellen Heffell b. 25 November 1910, d. 26 October 1996
DaughterDorothy Heffell b. 1912, d. 2007
SonJames Heffell b. 1915, d. 22 June 2004
DaughterStella Jean Heffel+ b. 21 August 1917

Citations

  1. [S3692] Marker Inscription for James Heffell 15473. James Heffell, Marker Inscription for James Heffell 15473; David A. Walker, 31 July 2009.
  2. [S362] Harold Cairns, Electronic Family File, Stanley Bridge, Prince Edward Island.
  3. [S2654] Census 1911: William Heffel, Lot 19, PEI, #99, William Heffel, 1911, Microfilm, Lot 19, Prince Edward Island. National Archives of Canada, National Archives of Canada, 395 Wellington St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  4. [S5071] Death Notices, The Island Register - Death Notices from Newspapers Prior to 2005, Prince Edward Island, http://www.islandregister.com. Hereinafter cited as The Island Register - Death Notices Prior to 2005.
  5. [S3016] Marker InscriptionNorth Bedeque Cemetery. James Heffell (1828-1886), tombstone inscription & photograph; documented by David A. Walker.
  6. [S11479] William Heffel & Maud Raynor, (25 April 1904), Marriage Record, RG19 Series3, Subseries4, Marriage License, 1904. Hereinafter cited as Marriage Record.
  7. [S10700] Baptism Record, St. Mary's Anglican Church, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Record Book Number 1, Record Book Page 68, (30 June 1884). Hereinafter cited as Baptism Record.
  8. [S10702] 1901 Canada Census, Lot 19, Prince County., Prince Edward Island, family #105, of James Rayner, digital copy of original document, Library & Archives Canada, Census Place Lot 19, Page Number 11. Library & Archives Canada, Library & Archives Canada; 395 Wellington St., Ottawa,, Ontario, Canada.
  9. [S14848] 1921 Canada Census, Travellers Rest, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, household of William Heffell, digital copy of original census document, LAC Reference Number RG 31, Folder Number 104, Page 2. Library & Archives Canada, Library & Archives Canada; 395 Wellington St., Ottawa,, Ontario, Canada.
  10. [S11474] Deaths, Summerside Journal, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, (published 29 August 1927), page 5, column 2. Hereinafter cited as Journal.
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