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Descendents of John Wightman (Jun 1789 – 13 Jan 1867)
and Mary Davison (1795 – 19 Aug 1871)

Third Immigrant Generation Continued...

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26. Mary Ann Wightman. Daughter of John Wightman & Ann Isabel "Annie" Messer. Born 16 May 1864 in Harvey. Christen 31 Jul 1864 in Presbyterian Church, Harvey. Died 1953 in McAdam. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Religion Presbyterian.

    From newspaper obituary:

    Mrs Mary Moffitt

    McAdam -- Mrs Mary Ann Moffitt died at the home of her son, Fred N. Moffitt after an illness of eight months.   She was the widow of Thomas Moffitt of Harvey, who predeceased her 25 years ago.   Her parents, the late John and Annie Wightman were pioneers of Harvey.   The last surviving is Mrs Fred Grieve, of Harvey Station, a sister.

     She leaves to mourn six daughters, (Annie) Mrs Ernest Little, (Elizabeth) Mrs Stanley Harris, (Mabel) Mrs Herbert Bull, (Helen) Mrs Horace Nason; (Emma) Mrs Carroll Patterson, (Edna) Mrs Gerald Nason; four sons, Arden and Fred of McAdam, Russell and Roy of Harvey.

    She leaves 39 great-grandchildren and 31 grandchildren.

    Funeral service was held in Knox Presbyterian Church of which she was a member and interment in the nearby cemetery.   The pallbearers were her grandsons, Hazen Little, Ronald Harris, Paul Moffitt, Edward Moffitt, Floyd Moffitt and Carl Nason, all of McAdam.

    She married Thomas Moffitt, son of Andrew Moffitt & Margaret "Jane" Piercy, 8 Apr 1885 in York Co., NB By William Ross, Presbyterian. Born 16 May 1859 in Harvey, York Co, NB. Died 23 Dec 1927 in Coburn (Harvey). Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer. Religion Presbyterian.

    Witnesses to marriage were Robert Moffitt and Alice J. Wightman.

    For family details, see "The Moffitts of Harvey Settlement, New Brunswick 1791-1991" by Emerson Moffitt.

    Tom farmed the south half of his father's farm and built a house on the Frog Lake Road side.   Tom and Mary Ann had eleven children.

    From newspaper obituary - 1927:

    Thomas Moffitt

    Harvey Station, Dec 26 -- The funeral of the late Thomas Moffitt, of Coburn, who died on Friday morning, at the age of about 70 years, took place Christmas afternoon.   Services were held at his late residence and in Knox Presbyterian Church, the pastor, Rev. Geo E. Knight, officiating.   There were many beautiful floral tributes.   The pallbearers were four of the sons of deceased.

    Interment was in Manners Sutton Cemetery.   Deceased was a member of Knox Church.   He leaves a widow and six daughters and four sons.

    They had the following children:

  64   i.   Annie May Moffitt

  65   ii.   Andrew "Arden" Moffitt

  66   iii.   Elizabeth Jane "Lizzie" Moffitt

  67   iv.   Allan Moffitt

  68   v.   Mabel Isabella Moffitt

  69   vi.   Frederick Norman Moffitt

  70   vii.   Helen Mary Moffitt

  71   viii.   Thomas "Russell" Moffitt

  72   ix.   Emma Selena Moffitt

  73   x.   Roy Sydney Moffitt

  74   xi.   Alice "Edna" Moffitt

 

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Supplemental data:

Based on a mtDNA test result of direct maternal descendat Ellis Craig the haplogroup designation and HVR1 mutations of Mary Davison are provided below. Since mtDNA is passed directly from mothers to their children with virtually no changes the test values obtained are generally applicable to all direct maternal descendants including granddaughter Mary Ann Wightman.

Entry last updated: 11 Oct 2008
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