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George Lefurgey Jr.

Birth
Wilmot Valley, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Death
13 Dec 1916 (aged 73)
Tewksbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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From "The Island Register":
George Lefurgey was born to George and Hannah Baker LeFurgey in Wilmot Valley, Lot 19, Prince Co., PEI, Canada, and "died in Boston (sic), MA, USA".

m1- MARY STEELE , circa 1865.
GEORGE LEFURGEY's children with MARY STEELE:
1-William J LEFURGEY
from MASS Death Index:
b. 28 FEB 1865, St. John's NB Canada (calculated)
d. 13 DEC 1885, Pembroke MA, age 20y 9m 13d.
inflammation of bowels
occupation: shoe stitcher, single
parents: George W. & Mary Lefurgey, both b. PEI.
1880 census shows Wm J. in Hanover, Plymouth MA, age 15
in a boarding situation and working in a pharmacy.
2-MARY LEFURGEY,
b. ~1866 Canada
baptized. 01 OCT 1877, 'at age 11'
St. Mary's Catholic Church, Indian River PEI
m. WILLIAM CHARLES CLARK, aft. 1910
b. 14 Jun 1879, Wilmot Creek, Lot 25, Prince Co., PEI, Canada;
d. 25 Dec 1958, Summerside People's Cemetery
1881 Census: New Brunswick
Mary Lefurgey, Scottish, age 14, b. NB, servant, Catholic
Wellington Ward. St John, St John NB

m2-19 OCT 1869
at New Annan, Prince Co, PEI
George Lefurgey, 'BATCHELOR'
sp. Isabella WALKER, 'Single'
d/o Robert WALKER and Elizabeth CAIRNS,
License dated 19 OCT 1869,
by Rev. Robert Patterson, recorded 28 OCT 1869.
George Lefurgey's children with Isabelle WALKER:
1-Margery 'Maggie' Helen LEFURGEY
b. 1869, Pembroke MA
m. 31 DEC 1887, Brockton, Plymouth, MA
George H. Wade
s/o Alonzo H. & Mary A. WADE
2-Robert Walker LEFURGEY
b. 14 DEC. 1871 PEI
d. 13 AUG 1927, Seattle WA at age 56.
3-Lizzie May Lefurgey,
b. 27 MAR 1877, Pembroke MA
4-George Lester LEFURGEY
b.27 MAR 1879, Pembroke MA

1873 Cambridge MA Directory: coffin maker
1879 working in a box mill
1880 Abington, Plymouth MA working in a box mill

George and Isabelle had seperated & divorced before
03 FEB 1885 when Isabelle remarried
Henry P. Baxter, in Brockton, MA
s/o Francis A. & Bridget Baxter

1890, 17 APR: ship returns to NY from Columbia & Venezuela, with Geo. Lefurgey (b. 1843 PEI) &/lumber cargo
1892 Chelsea MA Directory: carpenter
1894 Boston MA
1895 Chelsea MA Directory: carpenter

One could suppose that proximity coupled with all the references to carpenter, box mill & coffin maker might indicate that George was an employee at the Shepard-Lefurgey Wood Works owned & operated by family members, Lemuel & Susan Shepard Lefurgey, in Pembroke MA.

m3-22 SEP 1896, Boston MA, age 52,
sp. Mrs. Margaret (Lannen) Gould, age 51
d/o John & Margaret Lannen
Bride & Groom both residents of Boston MA.

1896: occ. Carpenter & Boarding House Keeper

div. 04 OCT 1898, Boston MA
Margaret Lefurgey vs George Lefurgey.

Massachusetts, State Vital Records
George Lefurgey
d. 13 DEC 1916
Tewksbury, Essex (sic), Massachusetts
Male, Age ~71
Birth Year (Estimated): ~1845
Father: George Lefurgey
Mother: Hannah Baker
Certificate Number: 684
Page: 230
Digital Folder Number: 005019858 , Image Number: 00231
** Tewksbury is in present-day Middlesex MA**

Death Certificate Information:
Patient of Mass State Hospital at Tewksbury, Middlesex MA;
died of Cancer of the nose; birth date given as 6 OCT 1844, in Rhode Island (all other records state Prince Edward Island); Hospital stay was 11 mos 23 days; normal or previous residence, Boston; resided in the state of MASS, 41 years; burial, 15 DEC 1916; body was transported to Manchester MA.
From "The Island Register":
George Lefurgey was born to George and Hannah Baker LeFurgey in Wilmot Valley, Lot 19, Prince Co., PEI, Canada, and "died in Boston (sic), MA, USA".

m1- MARY STEELE , circa 1865.
GEORGE LEFURGEY's children with MARY STEELE:
1-William J LEFURGEY
from MASS Death Index:
b. 28 FEB 1865, St. John's NB Canada (calculated)
d. 13 DEC 1885, Pembroke MA, age 20y 9m 13d.
inflammation of bowels
occupation: shoe stitcher, single
parents: George W. & Mary Lefurgey, both b. PEI.
1880 census shows Wm J. in Hanover, Plymouth MA, age 15
in a boarding situation and working in a pharmacy.
2-MARY LEFURGEY,
b. ~1866 Canada
baptized. 01 OCT 1877, 'at age 11'
St. Mary's Catholic Church, Indian River PEI
m. WILLIAM CHARLES CLARK, aft. 1910
b. 14 Jun 1879, Wilmot Creek, Lot 25, Prince Co., PEI, Canada;
d. 25 Dec 1958, Summerside People's Cemetery
1881 Census: New Brunswick
Mary Lefurgey, Scottish, age 14, b. NB, servant, Catholic
Wellington Ward. St John, St John NB

m2-19 OCT 1869
at New Annan, Prince Co, PEI
George Lefurgey, 'BATCHELOR'
sp. Isabella WALKER, 'Single'
d/o Robert WALKER and Elizabeth CAIRNS,
License dated 19 OCT 1869,
by Rev. Robert Patterson, recorded 28 OCT 1869.
George Lefurgey's children with Isabelle WALKER:
1-Margery 'Maggie' Helen LEFURGEY
b. 1869, Pembroke MA
m. 31 DEC 1887, Brockton, Plymouth, MA
George H. Wade
s/o Alonzo H. & Mary A. WADE
2-Robert Walker LEFURGEY
b. 14 DEC. 1871 PEI
d. 13 AUG 1927, Seattle WA at age 56.
3-Lizzie May Lefurgey,
b. 27 MAR 1877, Pembroke MA
4-George Lester LEFURGEY
b.27 MAR 1879, Pembroke MA

1873 Cambridge MA Directory: coffin maker
1879 working in a box mill
1880 Abington, Plymouth MA working in a box mill

George and Isabelle had seperated & divorced before
03 FEB 1885 when Isabelle remarried
Henry P. Baxter, in Brockton, MA
s/o Francis A. & Bridget Baxter

1890, 17 APR: ship returns to NY from Columbia & Venezuela, with Geo. Lefurgey (b. 1843 PEI) &/lumber cargo
1892 Chelsea MA Directory: carpenter
1894 Boston MA
1895 Chelsea MA Directory: carpenter

One could suppose that proximity coupled with all the references to carpenter, box mill & coffin maker might indicate that George was an employee at the Shepard-Lefurgey Wood Works owned & operated by family members, Lemuel & Susan Shepard Lefurgey, in Pembroke MA.

m3-22 SEP 1896, Boston MA, age 52,
sp. Mrs. Margaret (Lannen) Gould, age 51
d/o John & Margaret Lannen
Bride & Groom both residents of Boston MA.

1896: occ. Carpenter & Boarding House Keeper

div. 04 OCT 1898, Boston MA
Margaret Lefurgey vs George Lefurgey.

Massachusetts, State Vital Records
George Lefurgey
d. 13 DEC 1916
Tewksbury, Essex (sic), Massachusetts
Male, Age ~71
Birth Year (Estimated): ~1845
Father: George Lefurgey
Mother: Hannah Baker
Certificate Number: 684
Page: 230
Digital Folder Number: 005019858 , Image Number: 00231
** Tewksbury is in present-day Middlesex MA**

Death Certificate Information:
Patient of Mass State Hospital at Tewksbury, Middlesex MA;
died of Cancer of the nose; birth date given as 6 OCT 1844, in Rhode Island (all other records state Prince Edward Island); Hospital stay was 11 mos 23 days; normal or previous residence, Boston; resided in the state of MASS, 41 years; burial, 15 DEC 1916; body was transported to Manchester MA.


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  • Created by: anne
  • Added: Apr 8, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144754896/george-lefurgey: accessed ), memorial page for George Lefurgey Jr. (2 Oct 1843–13 Dec 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 144754896, citing Rosedale Cemetery, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Buried or Lost at Sea; Maintained by anne (contributor 47359288).