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Descendents of Thomas Speedy (unknown - unknown)
and Margaret Bone (unknown - unknown)

Fourth Generation
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85. Thomas Speedy Rutherford. Son of James Rutherford & Sarah Frances Speedy. Born 19 Jun 1889 in Tweedside. Died 26 Nov 1973 in MacLean Memorial Hospital, McAdam. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer.

    From newspaper obituary, undated:
    Thomas S. Rutherford
    Funeral service for Thomas Rutherford was held at his home with Rev. S. R. Jackson officiating.
    Born in Tweedside, he was the son of the late James and Sarah (Speedy) Rutherford.  He is survived by one daughter, Mrs Henry James (Pauline) and one son Raymond at home, 11 grandchildren and one brother Vincent Rutherford, Saint John.
    Pallbearers were Glendon and Gale Rutherford, Claude and Elwood Swan and Milford and Cecil Coburn.  Interment was in the Harvey Cemetery.

    He married Margaret Isabel Patterson, daughter of James "Wesley" Patterson & Isabelle "Belle" Nesbitt, 13 Oct 1920 in York Co., NB . Born 7 Nov 1899 in Harvey. Died 28 Apr 1949. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

    From newspaper obituary, undated:u
    Died at Tweedside
    Mrs Thomas Rutherford, well known Resident of Community had been ill 1 month.
    Tweedside, May 11 -- Mrs Thomas Rutherford, a well known resident of this place, passed away at her home Apr 28, following an illness of one month.
    Mrs Patterson, the former Margaret Patterson, was born in Harvey Station 49 years ago, a daughter of Mrs Isabelle and the late Wesley Patterson.  She is survived by her husband, one daughter, Miss Pauline Rutherford; one son Raymond Rutherford, at home, her mother, Mrs Patterson and four sisters, Mrs Gilbert Little, Brownville Junction, Mrs James Johnston, Harvey Station, Mrs Allan Bartlett, York Mills and Mrs Lewis Swan of Tweedside.  An only borther, Orman Patterson died on Mar 13 of this year.
    Many friends attended the funeral service at her home on Apr 30, conducted by Rev. W. E. Aitken, minister of the United Church of Harvey, Mrs Rutherford having been a member of that congregation.  Several members of the choir were present and sang the Twenty-third Psalm, Jesus Lover of My Soul and The Sands of time Are Sinking, with Mrs Edgar Coburn as organist.
    Pallbearers were Vincent Rutherford, Claude Swan, Allan Bartlett, James Johnston, Lewis Swan and Lewis Rutherford.  The floral tributes were many and beautiful.
    Interment was made in Harvey Cemetery.  Those attending the funeral from outside points were Mr and Mrs G. Little, Brownville Junction, Me., Mr and Mrs Norman Rutherford, Lawrence, Mass., Mr and Mrs Vincent Rutherford and family, Saint John and Mr and Mrs Leonard Thompson of Blacks Harbour.

    From PANB, RS 141C5, Deaths 1920-1951:  Margaret's death date was given as 27 Apr 1949.

    They had the following children:
227 i. Pauline Isabel Rutherford
228 ii. Raymond Thomas Rutherford

 

 

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Entry last updated: 8 Jan 2009
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