Copied from newspaper obituary:
Mrs Thomas Coburn
Harvey Station, Nov 29 -- Letters have been received here from Vancouver telling of the death of Mrs Catherine Coburn, wife of Thomas Coburn, which occurred there on November 18. She was a native of Harvey and was a daughter of Andrew Atcheson, one of the pioneers of the settlement. She was in the seventy-fourth year of her age. She formerly resided at Manners Sutton, where her husband carried on a general store, but they went to Houlton about twenty-five years ago and a few years afterwards went to British Columbia. She is survived by her husband, one son and one daughter, also by two sisters, Mrs John Piercy of Comox, BC, and Mrs Ellen McCullough, residing here. Many of the older residents here remember her very well and esteemed her highly.
Catherine "Kitty" Atcheson . Daughter of Andrew Atcheson & Margery Robison. Born 1846 in Harvey. Christen 25 Apr 1846 in Harvey By Rev. Daniel McCurdy . Died 18 Nov 1918 in 784 East Hastings, Vancouver, BC. Buried 21 Nov 1918 in Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver.
She married Thomas Coburn, son of George Cockburn (Coburn) & Mary Piercy, 2 Jan 1874 in York Co., NB By Rev. Samuel Johnson . Born Approx 1845 in Harvey. Christen 25 Jan 1846 in Harvey By Rev. Daniel McCurdy. Died 9 Sep 1919 in Harvey, NB. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
From the Daily Telegraph, 9 January 1874: "Married by Rev Samuel Johnson, at residence of bride's father, 2nd int., Thomas Cockburn and Miss Catherine Atcheson, all of Harvey."
Witnesses to the marriage were W. M. Atchison and Hannah Atchison.
Thomas and Catherine operated a general store in Harvey for a number of years (In 1881 Census Thomas is listed as a storekeeper, and in 1891 Census he is a farmer), then moved to Houlton, Maine, approximately 1893, and lived there for a few years then moved to Vancouver, BC, about 1896.
They had the following children:
94 i. George Walter Coburn
95 ii. Andrew Lambert "Bert" Coburn
96 iii. Ella Maud Coburn
97 iv. Ida May Coburn
Copied from newspaper obituary:
Mrs Thomas Coburn
Harvey Station, Nov 29 -- Letters have been received here from Vancouver telling of the death of Mrs Catherine Coburn, wife of Thomas Coburn, which occurred there on November 18. She was a native of Harvey and was a daughter of Andrew Atcheson, one of the pioneers of the settlement. She was in the seventy-fourth year of her age. She formerly resided at Manners Sutton, where her husband carried on a general store, but they went to Houlton about twenty-five years ago and a few years afterwards went to British Columbia. She is survived by her husband, one son and one daughter, also by two sisters, Mrs John Piercy of Comox, BC, and Mrs Ellen McCullough, residing here. Many of the older residents here remember her very well and esteemed her highly.
Catherine "Kitty" Atcheson . Daughter of Andrew Atcheson & Margery Robison. Born 1846 in Harvey. Christen 25 Apr 1846 in Harvey By Rev. Daniel McCurdy . Died 18 Nov 1918 in 784 East Hastings, Vancouver, BC. Buried 21 Nov 1918 in Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver.
She married Thomas Coburn, son of George Cockburn (Coburn) & Mary Piercy, 2 Jan 1874 in York Co., NB By Rev. Samuel Johnson . Born Approx 1845 in Harvey. Christen 25 Jan 1846 in Harvey By Rev. Daniel McCurdy. Died 9 Sep 1919 in Harvey, NB. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
From the Daily Telegraph, 9 January 1874: "Married by Rev Samuel Johnson, at residence of bride's father, 2nd int., Thomas Cockburn and Miss Catherine Atcheson, all of Harvey."
Witnesses to the marriage were W. M. Atchison and Hannah Atchison.
Thomas and Catherine operated a general store in Harvey for a number of years (In 1881 Census Thomas is listed as a storekeeper, and in 1891 Census he is a farmer), then moved to Houlton, Maine, approximately 1893, and lived there for a few years then moved to Vancouver, BC, about 1896.
They had the following children:
94 i. George Walter Coburn
95 ii. Andrew Lambert "Bert" Coburn
96 iii. Ella Maud Coburn
97 iv. Ida May Coburn
Family Members
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Jane Atcheson Glendenning
1838–1916
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Margaret Atcheson Taylor
1840–1880
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Isabella "Belle" Atcheson Herbert
1842–1882
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Mary Ann Atcheson Piercy
1844–1926
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William Marshall Atchison
1847–1914
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Ellen Atcheson McCulloch
1849–1950
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Margary Atcheson
1851–1904
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Dorothy Atcheson
1853–1878
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Hannah Atcheson
1855–1918
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