Daughter of John and Elizabeth Nesbitt Berkeley
Bill and Lizzie lived in Harvey until 1890, then moved to Houlton, Maine. They had seven children, all born in Harvey.
Bill and Lizzie are buried in family lot at Evergreen Cemetery, Houlton.
From New Brunswick Reporter, 10 Apr 1872: "Married Manse of St. Paul's, 4th inst., by Rev. Dr. Brooke, William M. Atchison and Miss Elizabeth Barkely (sic), both of Manners Sutton, York Co."
Witnesses to marriage were Thomas Cockburn and Isabella Harvey.
He married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Berkeley, daughter of Mr Berkeley & Elizabeth Nesbitt, 4 Apr 1872 in Fredericton . Born 29 Apr 1847 in Isle Of Wight. Died Mar 1932 in Houlton, Maine. Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Houlton.
Copied from newspaper obituary - 1932:
Died in Houlton, Mrs Elizabeth Atchison Passes--Was Married in Fredericton in 1872.
Houlton, Me., March 31 -- Friends of Mrs Elizabeth Atchison will be sorry to learn of her death, which occurred Tuesday following a weeks illness of the grippe. She was born 85 years ago April 29, 1847, on the Isle of Wight off the English coast.
Following the death of her father in the Crimean war she came at the age of six years with her mother to Saint John, N.B., later settling in Harvey, N.B. She was married at Fredericton, April 4, 1872 to Wm Atchison, of Harvey, coming to Houlton to live 42 years ago. She was a woman of fine Christian character and beloved by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. She attended the Presbyterian Church and was active in church work as long as her health permitted.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs Elmer Weston, of East Hodgdon, and Mrs Frank Gorham, Pleasant street; four sons, Andrew, of Sardis, B.C.; T. Edwin, of Ludlow Road; J. Winfred, Watson avenue and J. Berkeley, Pleasant street, also sixteen grandchildren and one great grand child.
Funeral services were held at her home Thursday afternoon at 2:00 at her home, Rev. W. G. Kirschbaum officiating. Interment will be made in the family lot at Evergreen Cemetery.
They had the following children:
98 i. Elizabeth "Ada" Atcheson
99 ii. Andrew Livingston Atcheson
100 iii. Isaac Berkeley "Bert" Atcheson
101 iv. John Winfred "Fred" Atcheson
102 v. Dora Maud Atcheson
103 vi. Thomas "Edwin" Atcheson
104 vii. Annie McLean Atcheson
Daughter of John and Elizabeth Nesbitt Berkeley
Bill and Lizzie lived in Harvey until 1890, then moved to Houlton, Maine. They had seven children, all born in Harvey.
Bill and Lizzie are buried in family lot at Evergreen Cemetery, Houlton.
From New Brunswick Reporter, 10 Apr 1872: "Married Manse of St. Paul's, 4th inst., by Rev. Dr. Brooke, William M. Atchison and Miss Elizabeth Barkely (sic), both of Manners Sutton, York Co."
Witnesses to marriage were Thomas Cockburn and Isabella Harvey.
He married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Berkeley, daughter of Mr Berkeley & Elizabeth Nesbitt, 4 Apr 1872 in Fredericton . Born 29 Apr 1847 in Isle Of Wight. Died Mar 1932 in Houlton, Maine. Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Houlton.
Copied from newspaper obituary - 1932:
Died in Houlton, Mrs Elizabeth Atchison Passes--Was Married in Fredericton in 1872.
Houlton, Me., March 31 -- Friends of Mrs Elizabeth Atchison will be sorry to learn of her death, which occurred Tuesday following a weeks illness of the grippe. She was born 85 years ago April 29, 1847, on the Isle of Wight off the English coast.
Following the death of her father in the Crimean war she came at the age of six years with her mother to Saint John, N.B., later settling in Harvey, N.B. She was married at Fredericton, April 4, 1872 to Wm Atchison, of Harvey, coming to Houlton to live 42 years ago. She was a woman of fine Christian character and beloved by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. She attended the Presbyterian Church and was active in church work as long as her health permitted.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs Elmer Weston, of East Hodgdon, and Mrs Frank Gorham, Pleasant street; four sons, Andrew, of Sardis, B.C.; T. Edwin, of Ludlow Road; J. Winfred, Watson avenue and J. Berkeley, Pleasant street, also sixteen grandchildren and one great grand child.
Funeral services were held at her home Thursday afternoon at 2:00 at her home, Rev. W. G. Kirschbaum officiating. Interment will be made in the family lot at Evergreen Cemetery.
They had the following children:
98 i. Elizabeth "Ada" Atcheson
99 ii. Andrew Livingston Atcheson
100 iii. Isaac Berkeley "Bert" Atcheson
101 iv. John Winfred "Fred" Atcheson
102 v. Dora Maud Atcheson
103 vi. Thomas "Edwin" Atcheson
104 vii. Annie McLean Atcheson
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