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Descendents of William Dorcas (ca 1796 - before 1871)
and Margaret "Unknown" (ca 1796 - ca 1860)

Third Immigrant Generation
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17. Wesley Hay . Son of John "Jack" Hay & Elizabeth "Lizzie" Dorcas. Born 22 Jan 1873 in Harvey. Died 5 Mar 1942 in McAdam. Buried in Rockland Cemetery, McAdam.

 

    The Saint Croix Courier "Journey Through Time", Good Times, Hard Times: 1926 - 1945   (Issue 4 of 6):

    12 Mar 1942

    Deaths:   Hay--At McAdam, March 5, Wesley Hay, aged 68 years.

    (Birth date on gravestone in Rockland Cemetery: 1874.)

    He married Agnes Moffit "Aggie" Wood, daughter of George Wood & Margaret "Maggie" Piercy, 29 Mar 1893 in York Co., NB. Born 17 Apr 1869 in Tweedside. Died 8 Feb 1917 in McAdam. Buried in Rockland Cemetery, McAdam.

    (Birth date on gravestone in Rockland Cemetery: 1871.)

    They had the following children:

  39   i.   Margaret "Roberta" Hay

  40   ii.   Robert "Newton" Hay

  41   iii.   George Wood Hay

  42   iv.   Jessie Elizabeth Hay

 

18. Eleanor "Ellen" Dorcas . Daughter of William Dorcas & Isabelle Craig. Born 21 Jan 1878 in Williamsburg. Died 14 Jul 1969 in Williamsburg. Buried in Williamsburg Cemetery.

    Copied from newspaper obituary:

   Mrs Eleanor Hay Death Mourned.

    The death of Mrs Eleanor Hay, 91 of Williamsburg occurred yesterday.

    The body is resting at Bishop's Funeral Home until Tuesday noon, when it will be taken to the United Church of Canada, Williamsburg where services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m.   Rev. Aylmer Smith will officiate and interment will be in the adjoining cemetery.

    Mrs Hay is survived by five daughters, Mrs Wesley E. Bishop (Emily), Fredericton; Mrs Bruce McKinnon (Nellie), Williamsburg; Mrs Walter Dewar (Mabel), Boston, Mass.; Mrs Ian Fullerton (Annabelle), Williamsburg; and Mrs John Thomson (Thelma), Fredericton; four sons, William, Abbotsford, B.C.; James, Donald and Charles, all of Williamsburg; 36 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

    Her husband predeceased her.   She was affiliated with the United Church and was a charter member of the Williamsburg L.O.B.A. and also an honorary member of the Grand Lodge of the L.O.B.A.

    She married Charles E. Hay, son of Aaron Hay & Ann "Annie" Cowe, 6 May 1897 in Stanley, York Co., NB. Born 21 Apr 1870 in Harvey. Died 10 Feb 1966 in Williamsburg. Buried in Williamsburg Cemetery.

 

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