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Marion McMurdo1

F, #102410, b. 24 November 1892

Parents

FatherJames McMurdo b. 14 October 1846, d. 27 December 1924
MotherJanet Neill b. 17 February 1859, d. 9 November 1916
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Biographical NoteMarion remained a spinster.1
BirthMarion McMurdo was born on 24 November 1892, in Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.2
InterredShe was buried in the plot of James McMurdo, in the Presbyterian/United Cemetery, North Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.36147, -63.72592G.

Inscription: In Memory of / James McMurdo / Born Oct 14th 1846 / Died Dec. 26th 1924 / Janet Neill Beloved Wife of / James McMurdo / Born Feb. 17th 1859 / Died Nov. 9th 1916 / McMURDOBack: Marion McMurdo / 1898 - 1922.3,4

Tombstone, James McMurdo (1846-1924), his wife Janet Neill (1859-1916), their daughter Marion (1898-1922). Peoples Cemetery, Malpeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Back inscription.

Citations

  1. [S2462] Correspondence with Allison MacMurdo, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker, (Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker)..
  2. [S12432] 1901 Canada Census, Lot 25, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, household #34, of James McMurdo, digital copy of original document, Library & Archives Canada, Ottawa; Census Place: Lot 25; Microfilm reels T-6428 to T-6556. Library & Archives Canada, Library & Archives Canada; 395 Wellington St., Ottawa,, Ontario, Canada.
  3. [S7890] Cemetery TranscriptNorth Bedeque Cemetery, James McMurdo PEIGS publication 25-3, 1998, Library of Personal Library of David Arthur Walker,, Edwards.
  4. [S12433] Cemetery marker, United/Presbyterian Cemetery, North Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. James McMurdo family plot, tombstone inscription & photograph; read by David A. Walker, 19 July 2017.

Lawson McMurdo1

M, #102417, b. 3 April 1897

Parents

FatherJames McMurdo b. 14 October 1846, d. 27 December 1924
MotherJanet Neill b. 17 February 1859, d. 9 November 1916
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BirthLawson McMurdo was born on 3 April 1897, in Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.2

Citations

  1. [S2462] Correspondence with Allison MacMurdo, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker, (Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker)..
  2. [S12432] 1901 Canada Census, Lot 25, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, household #34, of James McMurdo, digital copy of original document, Library & Archives Canada, Ottawa; Census Place: Lot 25; Microfilm reels T-6428 to T-6556. Library & Archives Canada, Library & Archives Canada; 395 Wellington St., Ottawa,, Ontario, Canada.

Jennet I. McMurdo1

F, #102418, b. 4 September 1900

Parents

FatherJames McMurdo b. 14 October 1846, d. 27 December 1924
MotherJanet Neill b. 17 February 1859, d. 9 November 1916
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NameJennet I. McMurdo was also known as Jennie McMurdo.2
BirthShe was born on 4 September 1900, in Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.1

Citations

  1. [S12432] 1901 Canada Census, Lot 25, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, household #34, of James McMurdo, digital copy of original document, Library & Archives Canada, Ottawa; Census Place: Lot 25; Microfilm reels T-6428 to T-6556. Library & Archives Canada, Library & Archives Canada; 395 Wellington St., Ottawa,, Ontario, Canada.
  2. [S2462] Correspondence with Allison MacMurdo, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker, (Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker)..

James Archibald MacMurdo1

M, #102419, b. 20 June 1878, d. 29 July 1978

Parents

FatherWilliam McMurdo b. 1849, d. 6 August 1932
MotherAgnes Brehaut b. 1849, d. 1939
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NameJames Archibald MacMurdo was also known as Archibald McMurdo.2
BirthHe was born on 20 June 1878.3
MarriageHe married Genevieve Eleanor MacLeod.4,3
OccupationHe was a doctor of dental surgery.3

DeathHe died on 29 July 1978.3
BurialHe was buried in the Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.40528, -63.77729G.

Inscription: MacMURDO / James Archibald MacMurdo / June 20, 1878 - July 29, 1978 / Practiced Dentistry in Summerside, 1901 - 1960 / His Wife / Genevieve Eleanor MacLeod / December 29, 1888 - April 14, 1981.3,5

Cemetery marker, James Archibald MacMurdo (1878-1978), his wife Genevieve Eleanor MacLeod (1888-1981). Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Children with Genevieve Eleanor MacLeod b. 20 December 1888, d. 14 April 1981

DaughterHildred MacMurdo b. 11 October 1916, d. 28 February 2004
SonWilliam Archibald MacMurdo b. 19 July 1924, d. 29 December 2000

Citations

  1. [S866] Doris Muncey Haslam, The Wrights of Bedeque, Prince Edward Island, a Loyalist Family, 2 vols (Summerside, Prince Edward Island: privately published, 1978), vol. 2, p. 531. Hereinafter cited as The Wrights of Bedeque, Prince Edward Island, a Loyalist Family.
  2. [S7892] Death: William McMurdo, Agriculturist, Summerside, 11 August 1932, page 5. Hereinafter cited as Agriculturist.
  3. [S8553] Cemetery Transcript, Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, PEIGS publication Lot 17-4 (2003), Library of Personal Library of David Arthur Walker,, Edwards.
  4. [S2462] Correspondence with Allison MacMurdo, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker, (Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker)..
  5. [S13306] Cemetery marker, Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. James Archibald MacMurdo & Genevieve Eleanor MacLeod, tombstone inscription & photograph; documented by David A. Walker, 13 June 2018.

Genevieve Eleanor MacLeod1,2

F, #102420, b. 20 December 1888, d. 14 April 1981
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NameGenevieve Eleanor MacLeod was also known as Genevieve McLeod.3
NameShe was also known as Genevieve Eleanor McMurdo.3
BirthShe was born on 20 December 1888.1
MarriageShe married James Archibald MacMurdo son of William McMurdo and Agnes Brehaut.3,1
DeathGenevieve Eleanor MacLeod died on 14 April 1981.1
Principal 2She witnessed the burial of James Archibald MacMurdo and Genevieve Eleanor MacLeod in the Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.40528, -63.77729G.1,2
Cemetery marker, James Archibald MacMurdo (1878-1978), his wife Genevieve Eleanor MacLeod (1888-1981). Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Children with James Archibald MacMurdo b. 20 June 1878, d. 29 July 1978

DaughterHildred MacMurdo b. 11 October 1916, d. 28 February 2004
SonWilliam Archibald MacMurdo b. 19 July 1924, d. 29 December 2000

Citations

  1. [S8553] Cemetery Transcript, Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, PEIGS publication Lot 17-4 (2003), Library of Personal Library of David Arthur Walker,, Edwards.
  2. [S13306] Cemetery marker, Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. James Archibald MacMurdo & Genevieve Eleanor MacLeod, tombstone inscription & photograph; documented by David A. Walker, 13 June 2018.
  3. [S2462] Correspondence with Allison MacMurdo, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker, (Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker)..

Hildred MacMurdo1

F, #102421, b. 11 October 1916, d. 28 February 2004

Parents

FatherJames Archibald MacMurdo b. 20 June 1878, d. 29 July 1978
MotherGenevieve Eleanor MacLeod b. 20 December 1888, d. 14 April 1981
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NameHildred MacMurdo was also known as Hildred Phemister.2
BirthShe was born on 11 October 1916.2
MarriageShe married William Ian Phemister on 11 September 1946.2
DeathShe died on 28 February 2004.2

Partner with William Ian Phemister b. 16 January 1915, d. 24 December 1993

Citations

  1. [S2462] Correspondence with Allison MacMurdo, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker, (Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker)..
  2. [S8553] Cemetery Transcript, Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, PEIGS publication Lot 17-4 (2003), Library of Personal Library of David Arthur Walker,, Edwards.

May Brown McMurdo1

F, #102424, b. 1881, d. 1900

Parents

FatherWilliam McMurdo b. 1849, d. 6 August 1932
MotherAgnes Brehaut b. 1849, d. 1939
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BirthMay Brown McMurdo was born in 1881.1
DeathShe died in 1900. she remained a spinster.1
InterredShe was buried in the plot of William McMurdo, in the Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.40520, -63.77719G.

Inscription: In / Memory of / William McMurdo / Died / Aug. 9, 1932 / ÆT. 83 / His Wife / Agnes Brehaut / Died / Dec. 30, 1939 / ÆT. 90 / McMURDOLeft: In / Memory of / May B. / Daughter of / William & Agnes / McMurdo / Died / June 16, 1900, ÆT. 19.2,3

Tombstone, William McMurdo (1849-1932), his wife Agnes Brehaut (1849-1939), their daughter May (1881-1900). Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Front inscription detail.
Left inscription detail.

Citations

  1. [S2462] Correspondence with Allison MacMurdo, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker, (Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker)..
  2. [S7892] Death: William McMurdo, Agriculturist, Summerside, 11 August 1932, page 5. Hereinafter cited as Agriculturist.
  3. [S12346] Cemetery marker, Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. William McMurdo, tombstone inscription & photograph; read by David A. Walker, 7 July 2017.

Mary Hazel MacMurdo1

F, #102438, b. 25 June 1889, d. 1980

Parents

FatherArchibald Robert MacMurdo b. 1 March 1856, d. 27 December 1935
MotherAda Burrows b. 1 December 1861, d. 14 February 1930
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NameMary Hazel MacMurdo was also known as Hazel MacMurdo.1
NameShe was also known as Mary Hazel Profitt.1
NameShe was also known as Mary MacMurdo.2
BirthShe was born on 25 June 1889.2
BaptismShe was baptized on 27 July 1890 in the Presbyterian Church, Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.55230, -63.63568G; the officiating clergyman was John M. McLeod.3
MarriageShe married William D. Profitt.1
DeathShe died in 1980.1

Children with William D. Profitt b. 1883, d. 1981

SonWendell MacMurdo Profitt b. 1922
DaughterGeorgie Emily Profitt b. 8 January 1925, d. 24 February 2021
SonDavid E. Profitt b. 1926, d. 9 September 1929

Citations

  1. [S2462] Correspondence with Allison MacMurdo, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker, (Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker)..
  2. [S7392] 1901 digital image from microfilm, Library & Archives Canada; 395 Wellington St., Ottawa,, Ontario, Canada, Library & Archives Canada Library & Archives Canada, Page 4, Family No. 37, Archibald MacMurdo household.
  3. [S7396] Baptism Record, Mary Hazel MacMurdo, Presbyterian Church, Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Book 2, pages 24-25, (27 July 1890). Hereinafter cited as Baptism, Mary Hazel MacMurdo.

William D. Profitt1

M, #102439, b. 1883, d. 1981
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BirthWilliam D. Profitt was born in 1883.1
MarriageHe married Mary Hazel MacMurdo daughter of Archibald Robert MacMurdo and Ada Burrows.1
DeathWilliam D. Profitt died in 1981.1

Children with Mary Hazel MacMurdo b. 25 June 1889, d. 1980

SonWendell MacMurdo Profitt b. 1922
DaughterGeorgie Emily Profitt b. 8 January 1925, d. 24 February 2021
SonDavid E. Profitt b. 1926, d. 9 September 1929

Citations

  1. [S2462] Correspondence with Allison MacMurdo, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker, (Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker)..

Wendell MacMurdo Profitt1

M, #102440, b. 1922

Parents

FatherWilliam D. Profitt b. 1883, d. 1981
MotherMary Hazel MacMurdo b. 25 June 1889, d. 1980
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BirthWendell MacMurdo Profitt was born in 1922.2
MarriageHe married Dorothy Allen.1,2

Partner with Dorothy Allen b. 1920, d. 2009

Citations

  1. [S2462] Correspondence with Allison MacMurdo, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker, (Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker)..
  2. [S2557] Transcriptions - People's Cemetery Summerside, read by David Walker compiled records, Personal Library of David Arthur Walker,, Edwards.

Dorothy Allen1

F, #102441, b. 1920, d. 2009
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NameDorothy Allen was also known as Dorothy Profitt.1
BirthShe was born in 1920.2
MarriageShe married Wendell MacMurdo Profitt son of William D. Profitt and Mary Hazel MacMurdo.1,2
DeathDorothy Allen died in 2009.2
BurialShe was buried in the Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.2

Partner with Wendell MacMurdo Profitt b. 1922

Citations

  1. [S2462] Correspondence with Allison MacMurdo, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker, (Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker)..
  2. [S2557] Transcriptions - People's Cemetery Summerside, read by David Walker compiled records, Personal Library of David Arthur Walker,, Edwards.

Georgie Emily Profitt1

F, #102444, b. 8 January 1925, d. 24 February 2021

Parents

FatherWilliam D. Profitt b. 1883, d. 1981
MotherMary Hazel MacMurdo b. 25 June 1889, d. 1980
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NameGeorgie Emily Profitt was also known as Georgie Emily Simmons.1
NameShe was also known as Georgie Profitt.2
BirthShe was born on 8 January 1925, in Margate, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.2
MarriageShe married Walter J. Simmons son of Leslie Simmons and Daisy Morell.2
DeathGeorgie Emily Profitt died on 24 February 2021 in Prince County Hospital, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.418658, -63.777325G.2
BurialShe was buried in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Pleasant Valley, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.2

Partner with Walter J. Simmons b. 1924, d. 18 October 2025

Citations

  1. [S2462] Correspondence with Allison MacMurdo, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker, (Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker)..
  2. [S16346] Death Notice ~ Georgie E. Simmons, Davison Funeral Home, Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Walter J. Simmons1

M, #102445, b. 1924, d. 18 October 2025

Parents

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BirthWalter J. Simmons was born in 1924, in Freetown, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.2
MarriageHe married Georgie Emily Profitt daughter of William D. Profitt and Mary Hazel MacMurdo.3
DeathWalter J. Simmons died on 18 October 2025 in Andrews Lodge, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.2
BurialHe was buried in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Pleasant Valley, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.2

Partner with Georgie Emily Profitt b. 8 January 1925, d. 24 February 2021

Citations

  1. [S2462] Correspondence with Allison MacMurdo, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker, (Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker)..
  2. [S20151] Death Notice ~ Walter J. Simmons 1924-2025, Davison Funeral Home, Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  3. [S16346] Death Notice ~ Georgie E. Simmons, Davison Funeral Home, Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

David E. Profitt1

M, #102449, b. 1926, d. 9 September 1929

Parents

FatherWilliam D. Profitt b. 1883, d. 1981
MotherMary Hazel MacMurdo b. 25 June 1889, d. 1980
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BirthDavid E. Profitt was born in 1926.2
DeathHe died on 9 September 1929.2
BurialHe was buried in the Peoples Cemetery, Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.2

Citations

  1. [S2462] Correspondence with Allison MacMurdo, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker, (Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker)..
  2. [S16347] Cemetery marker, Peoples Cemetery, Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. David E. Profitt, tombstone inscription; documented by David A. Walker.