Mary Elizabeth Alicia “Bessie” Perkins

1869 - 1962  (93 years)

• Name	Mary Elizabeth Alicia Perkins
  Nickname	Bessie
  Birth	20 Sep 1869	Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, NS
  Gender	Female
  Census	1871	Clementsport, Annapolis, NS
  	Mary E, age 1, born NS, living with parents
  Census	1881	Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, NS
  	Bessie, age 11, born NS, living with parents
  Census	1891	Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, NS
  	age 21, born NS, living with parents
  Census	1901	Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, NS
  	age 31, born 20 Sep 1869 in NS, she and husband living with her parents
  Census	1911	Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, NS
  	Elizabeth, age 41, born Sep 1869 in NS, she and husband living with parents
  Census	1921	Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, NS
  	age 52, born NS, Anglican, parents born NS/NS
  Death	18 Nov 1962	Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, NS
  Burial	Woodland Cemetery, LeQuille, Annapolis, NS
  Person ID	I2616	Family Tree | Descendants of Francis & Elizabeth (Peck) Perkins
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Cyrus Alexander Perkins,   b. 29 Sep 1837   d. 12 Oct 1911, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, NS (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Emma Jane Turner,   b. 23 Jan 1848, Nova Scotia d. 6 Jul 1923, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, NS (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	18 May 1868	Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, NS
  Notes	2130. Page 160, R: 14 Sep 1923: LWT of Emma Jane PERKINS of Annapolis Royal, widow, dated 27 Apr 1923. Children: William Rutherford of Annapolis Royal, Cyrus Alexander, Mary Elizabeth O'DELL, Annie Rosena SWEENY, Charlotte Perkins SANFORD. To: James Perkins SANFORD. Estate Folio P224 (1923): She died 6 Jul 1923 at Annapolis Royal.
  Family ID	F781	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carmen “Cameron” O'Dell,   b. 23 Feb 1865, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, NS d. 30 Jan 1929, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, NS (Age 63 years)  [1]
  Marriage	27 Apr 1892	Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, NS
  Family ID	F809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  O'Dell Family Gravestone Carmon O'Dell, Feb 24, 1865-Jan 30, 1929 wife Mary E. O'Dell, Sep 20, 1869-Nov 18, 1962 Corey O'Dell, b. at St. Joh N.B. June 28, 1827, d. Mar 14, 1887 Mary W. wife Jan 6, 1830-Jan 11, 1920 Griffin O'Dell, d. Oct 14, 1914 aged 54 wife Sarah Lebon 1865-1957 Plot: 333

  
  

  Histories

  Excerpts from the "Descendents of Edward Perkins"

  
  

• Notes

  Carmon O'Dell, Feb 24, 1865-Jan 30, 1929, wife Mary E. O'Dell, Sep 20, 1869-Nov 18, 1962, Corey O'Dell, b. at St. Joh N.B. June 28, 1827, d. Mar 14, 1887, Mary W. wife Jan 6, 1830-Jan 11, 1920, Griffin O'Dell, d. Oct 14, 1914 aged 54, wife Sarah Lebon 1865-1957 From "The Annapolis Spectator", 21 Nov 1962 (The Annapolis Heritage Society) The death occurred at the Maxner Nursing Home, Sunday morning of Mrs Carmen O'Dell, aged 93 years. Mrs O'Dell was not only one of the oldest residents of Annapolis Royal, but one of its most prominent and beloved residents. Before marriage, she was Miss Mary Elizabeth Perkins, daughter of the late Cyrus Alexander and Emma Jane (Turner) Perkins and great granddaughter of the Reverend Cyrus Perkins, a former rector of St Luke's Anglican Church. Up the age of 90 she was most active in the Red Cross, St Luke's Sanctuary Guild, Annapolis Royal Historical Association and her contribution to the War Services Club was outstanding. Her husband a brother Cyrus of Toronto and a sister Annie, Mrs Charles Sweeney, of Bridgetown predeceased her. She leaves 1 sister, Miss Charlotte Isabella Perkins, author of "The Romance of Old Annapolis Royal" and 1 brother, William R Perkins of the Hillsdale House, Annapolis Royal. The funeral was from St Luke's Anglican Church, Tuesday, November 20, Reverend JR McMahon officiating, with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S115] AutomatedGenealogy.com, Canadian Census 1901, Roll: 6446 Page: 3.