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Dorcas Octavia Pedder <I>Stewart</I> DesBrisay

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Dorcas Octavia Pedder Stewart DesBrisay

Birth
Woolwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Death
21 Jun 1909 (aged 89)
Charlottetown, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Burial
Charlottetown, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada Add to Map
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26 Jun 1909, The Charlottetown Guardian

There passed away in this city Dorcas, daughter of the late Lieut-Col. Peter DesBrisay Stewart, R. A., and widow of the late Theophilus DesBrisay. Although in her ninetieth year, the late Mrs. DesBrisay, maintained wonderful control of her faculties until some weeks ago when she was seized with the serious illness to which she succumbed on Saturday morning last. A loving and lovable woman, she will be mourned by her many friends and her memory will be cherished with love and devotion by her relatives of whom the immediate family, Mrs. DeBlois, Mrs. G. W. Hodgson, Mrs. L. W. Watson, Mrs. James Simpson, Mrs. W. O. Morson and Miss R. M. F. DesBrisay reside here.

A memorial to Dorcas hangs in All Soul's Chapel at St. Peter's Anglican Cathedral, Charlottetown, The Raising of Dorcas, in illustration of the story told in Acts 9 of the raising of Dorcas by St. Peter.
26 Jun 1909, The Charlottetown Guardian

There passed away in this city Dorcas, daughter of the late Lieut-Col. Peter DesBrisay Stewart, R. A., and widow of the late Theophilus DesBrisay. Although in her ninetieth year, the late Mrs. DesBrisay, maintained wonderful control of her faculties until some weeks ago when she was seized with the serious illness to which she succumbed on Saturday morning last. A loving and lovable woman, she will be mourned by her many friends and her memory will be cherished with love and devotion by her relatives of whom the immediate family, Mrs. DeBlois, Mrs. G. W. Hodgson, Mrs. L. W. Watson, Mrs. James Simpson, Mrs. W. O. Morson and Miss R. M. F. DesBrisay reside here.

A memorial to Dorcas hangs in All Soul's Chapel at St. Peter's Anglican Cathedral, Charlottetown, The Raising of Dorcas, in illustration of the story told in Acts 9 of the raising of Dorcas by St. Peter.


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  • Created by: Don
  • Added: May 29, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147124671/dorcas_octavia_pedder-desbrisay: accessed ), memorial page for Dorcas Octavia Pedder Stewart DesBrisay (25 Mar 1820–21 Jun 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 147124671, citing Saint Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Charlottetown, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada; Maintained by Don (contributor 47170130).