Mary Jane Macdonald[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
1889 - 1985 (96 years)
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Name Mary Jane Macdonald Born 9 Jan 1889 Cennential, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada 
[1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] - Border crossing record has birth place as Long Point, Nova Scotia. Obituary lists Centennial, Nova Scotia. Both towns are directly adjacent to one another.
Gender Female Residence 1891 Judique, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada [1] 
1891 Census of Canada Residence 1901 Long Point, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada [7] 1901 Census of Canada Residence 1911 Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada [2] 1911 Census of Canada Residence 1 Jun 1921 Judique, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada [9] 1921 Census of Canada Arrival 30 Nov 1922 Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York [3, 8] Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1954 Residence 1930 Buffalo, Erie, New York [3] 1930 United States Federal Census 1940 United States Federal Census Residence 1 Apr 1940 Buffalo, Erie, New York [6] _COLOR 3 _FSFTID LJ11-8XD _UID 4EAF6F83801E4B448324918C6B891CFEEE29 Died 19 Mar 1985 Buffalo, Erie, New York [4] Buried Kenmore, Erie, New York [12] - Mount Olivet Cemetery
Person ID I2569 McPherson History Last Modified 12 Feb 2020
Father Angus MacDonald, b. 1852, Judique, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 14 Sep 1903, Judique, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 51 years) Mother Mary MacDonald, b. 24 May 1866, Lower River Inhabitants, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 1938, Judique, Iverness, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 71 years) Family ID F669 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Fredrick Charles Shorten, b. 24 Aug 1884, Gibraltar , d. 25 Aug 1919, New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 35 years) Married Abt 1908 Nova Scotia, Canada Children 1. John William Shorten, b. 2 Dec 1908, Pictou, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 22 Feb 1973, Tonawanda, Erie, New York (Age 64 years)2. Angus Duncan Shorten, b. 18 Nov 1910, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 8 Feb 1979, Orlando, Orange, Florida (Age 68 years)3. Edith Lillian Shorten, b. 29 Sep 1912, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 4 Feb 1993, St. Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida (Age 80 years)4. Mary Francis Shorten, b. 16 May 1914, Trenton, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. Mar 1982, Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York (Age 67 years)5. Florence Margaret Shorten, b. 24 May 1916, Trenton, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 26 Apr 1996, Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York (Age 79 years)6. Alice Cecelia Shorten, b. 12 Oct 1917, Trenton, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 12 Jul 2008, Getzville, Erie, New York (Age 90 years)Last Modified 15 Mar 2020 Family ID F663 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos Mary (MacDonald) Shorten 
Mary Jane (MacDonald) Shorten & Children
Standing: John, Mary, Angus
Sitting: Lillian, Mary, Florence, Alice
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Notes - Obituary: BUFFALO, N.Y. - The death of Mary J. Shorten occured here on March 19, 1985. Born January 9, 1889 in Centennial, she was the daughter of Angus and Mary Ann (MacDonald) MacDonald. As a young girl, like many of her age, she left home to work in Trenton where she met and married Frederick C. Shorten. Widowed at an early age and with six children to support, she left the children with her widowed mother and went to Boston to find work and establish a home. With this accomplished, she sent for her children and lived in Boston for a number of years. To be closer to a son who had gone to Buffalo to work, she made her final move to Buffalo where her family prospered and multiplied to six children, 23 grandchildren, 66 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren. She is survived by three daughters, Alice of Buffalo, Florence of Niagara Falls, Lillian of Florida and one brother, Malcolm A. of Canton, Mass., and Long Point, C.B. Besides her husband, she was predeceased by one daughter, Mamie; two sons, Angus and John; two sisters, Flora and Katie; three brothers, John Archie, Alex F. and Dan A. Her funeral and burial was in Buffalo.
ALTERNATE BIRTH DATE AND PLACE: Original baptism document from St. Joseph, Port Hawkesbury, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada details a birthdate of Jan. 10, 1888 and baptism of Jan. 15, 1888. The place of residence of the parents is noted as Rear Creignish, Inverness, Nova Scotia. See baptism record in photos above.
- Obituary: BUFFALO, N.Y. - The death of Mary J. Shorten occured here on March 19, 1985. Born January 9, 1889 in Centennial, she was the daughter of Angus and Mary Ann (MacDonald) MacDonald. As a young girl, like many of her age, she left home to work in Trenton where she met and married Frederick C. Shorten. Widowed at an early age and with six children to support, she left the children with her widowed mother and went to Boston to find work and establish a home. With this accomplished, she sent for her children and lived in Boston for a number of years. To be closer to a son who had gone to Buffalo to work, she made her final move to Buffalo where her family prospered and multiplied to six children, 23 grandchildren, 66 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren. She is survived by three daughters, Alice of Buffalo, Florence of Niagara Falls, Lillian of Florida and one brother, Malcolm A. of Canton, Mass., and Long Point, C.B. Besides her husband, she was predeceased by one daughter, Mamie; two sons, Angus and John; two sisters, Flora and Katie; three brothers, John Archie, Alex F. and Dan A. Her funeral and burial was in Buffalo.
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Sources - [S318] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Judique, Inverness, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6316; Family No: 57.
1891 Census of Canada - [S320] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: Pictou, Pictou, Nova Scotia; Page: 8; Family No: 93.
1911 Census of Canada - [S313] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: 1430; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 259; Image: 685.0; FHL microfilm: 2341165.
1930 United States Federal Census - [S307] Social Security Death Index, Number: 126-40-2464; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: 1965-1966.
- [S316] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree.
- [S315] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: T627_2837; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 64-475.
1940 United States Federal Census - [S319] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Long Point, Inverness, Nova Scotia; Page: 11; Family No: 81.
1901 Census of Canada - [S339] Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1954.
National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Buffalo, Lewiston, Niagara Falls, and Rochester, New York, 1902-1954; National Archives Microfilm Publication: M1480; Record Group Title: Records of the ImmigratBorder Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1954 - [S370] 1921 Census of Canada.
1921 Census of Canada - [S346] Obituary Clipping.
- [S483] Nova Scotia, Antigonish Catholic Diocese, 1823-1905 (Vital Records), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVS1-QB3.
- [S10] Findagrave Memorial Entry, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180013877/mary-jane-shorten.
- [S318] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Judique, Inverness, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6316; Family No: 57.