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Berta Victoria McBrien

Female 1897 - 1987  (89 years)


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  • Name Berta Victoria McBrien 
    Born 21 Oct 1897  Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Died 18 Jul 1987 
    Person ID I154  Algonquin Highlands Settlers
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2021 

    Father Robert John McBrien,   b. 15 Apr 1869, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1934, Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Teresa Sisson,   b. 29 Aug 1869, Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1941, Maple Lake, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F19  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Milton Leslie Dawson,   b. 23 Jan 1894, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1963  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 19 Jun 1918  Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Mary Erma Irene Dawson,   b. 10 Apr 1919, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Mar 1999  (Age 79 years)
    +2. Clifford Arnold Dawson,   b. 17 Jun 1920, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1997, Haliburton, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    +3. Doreen Ella Dawson,   b. 03 Jul 1922, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1992, Barrie, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     4. Richard Harold Dawson,   b. 23 Dec 1923, Maple Lake, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1944, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
    +5. John Stanley Dawson,   b. 05 Jul 1925, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1995, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    +6. Phyllis Mae Dawson,   b. 14 Sep 1931, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 2004, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +7. Gerald Milton Dawson,   b. 4 Jan 1933, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 2013, Haliburton, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     8. Shirley Emma Dawson,   b. 10 Aug 1936, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 2017  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 30 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F18  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Robert McBrien & Teresa Sisson family
    Robert McBrien & Teresa Sisson family
    Back row: Vera, baby Erma, Robert, Teresa, Berta
    Front row: Dorothy, Victor, William
    Berta & Vera McBrien with baby Mary
    Berta & Vera McBrien with baby Mary
    Berta & Vera McBrien's 80th Birthday in 1977
    Berta & Vera McBrien's 80th Birthday in 1977
    Vera and Berta McBrien
    Vera and Berta McBrien
    Vera on the left, Berta on the right.
    Victor Arnold McBrien & Berta Victoria McBrien
    Victor Arnold McBrien & Berta Victoria McBrien
    Quilting at Grandma Sissons - Emma (Dawson) Sisson
    Quilting at Grandma Sissons - Emma (Dawson) Sisson
    Back row: Mother Jane Ethel (Sisson) Ferguson, Annie Baker, Aunt Mildred, Berta Dawson, Sophie Taylor,
    Front row: Dora Dawson, Ada Gibbs, Roxie McPhail
    Small child: Isabelle Gibbs

  • Sources 
    1. [S19] Ontario Birth Registrations, Reg# 15870-97.

    2. [S23] 1901 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria North / Stanhope / Page 8, Family 80.
      Surname is spelled McBrien on this census.

    3. [S16] 1911 Census of Canada, Ontario / Haliburton / Stanhope / Page 6, Family 58.
      Surname is spelled McBrien on this census.

    4. [S34] 1921 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria / Stanhope / Page 5, Family 46.

    5. [S21] Ontario Marriage Registrations, Reg# 09958-18.