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Bertha POLLEY

Bertha POLLEY

Female 1890 - 1972  (81 years)

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  • Name Bertha POLLEY  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 25 Aug 1890  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • 7 months old in 1891 census
    Gender Female 
    _PPEXCLUDE
    _UID 867EAB7A3EF84B58B4BFEB1075C9E9FF968F 
    Residence 1891  Trenton, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 26 Apr 1916  Saint Catherines, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    64 1/2 James Street 
    • From Charles' military records
    Residence 1921  Trenton, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Murphy Street 
    1921 Canadian Census William H Polley Sr and Family.jpg
    1921 Canadian Census William H Polley Sr and Family.jpg
    Residence 1928  Trenton, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1931  Trenton, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    13 Murphy Street 
    • Living as a widow with parents
    Death 16 Mar 1972  Trenton, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7, 8
    Obituary 22 Mar 1972 
    Trentonian 
    • Mrs. Bertha P. Maguire

      CARRYING PLACE - Mrs Bertha P. Maguire. RR 3 Carrying Place (Smoke's Point) died in Trenton Memorial Hospital on Thursday March 16 after having been in failing health for the past ten months. She was in her 82nd year.

      Born in Trenton Mrs. Maguire was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Polley. She was predeceased by her husband, the late Charles D Maguire.

      A resident of the Smoke's Point area for more than 30 years, Mr. Maguire formerly lived in Trenton, Welland, and St. Catherines.

      Mrs. Maguire was the friend of Hubert Townsend, Smoke's Point, and the aunt of Mrs. Alice M Hackett, William H Polley, Gordon B Polley and Robert K Polley, all of Toronto.

      A home maker Mrs. Maguire was a member by faith of the Anglican Church, she was quite active in community activities.

      Funeral services conducted by Rev. M. Caswell, St. George's Church were held from the Weaver Funeral Home on Monday March 20 at 11am. Entombment took place in the Mount Evergreen Cemetery.

      Pallbearers were Normal Baker, Cletus Dyer, Robert Hackett and William, Gordon, and Robert Polley.

      "Hugh was her partner but they never married, she would have had to give up her widow's pension from the war if she married again."
    Bertha Maguire nee Polley Obit March17-1972 - Trentonian.tif
    Bertha Maguire nee Polley Obit March17-1972 - Trentonian.tif
    Bertha Maguire nee Polley Obi March20-1972 Trentonian.tif
    Bertha Maguire nee Polley Obi March20-1972 Trentonian.tif
    Bertha Maguire nee Polley Obi March22-1972 Trentonian.tif
    Bertha Maguire nee Polley Obi March22-1972 Trentonian.tif
    Religion Church of England  [2
    Burial 26 Apr 1972  St George's Anglican Church, Trenton, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 9
    • Obit states "Mount Evergreen Cemetery" maybe she was moved (accounting for the late burial here) or maybe her remains are at Mount Evergreen Cemetery and this is just a marker?

      The Polley's are buried in Section F-183 2-1 to F-183- 3-4 A total of 8 grave sites.
    Polley Family Tombstone.jpg
    Polley Family Tombstone.jpg
    Person ID I7838  Ryeland Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2024 

    Father William Harrison POLLEY,   b. 4 Mar 1844, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1931, Trenton, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Mary MCGUIRE,   b. 7 Feb 1859, Murray Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 1935, Trenton, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 5 Jan 1883  Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    • William and Mary do not seem to be married in Ontario, as of April 2008 I can't find any record of that marriage, they may have married in Rochester.

      The census records from 1880(US) and 1881(CAN) show them as single and show their son William Jr as using the surname McGUIRE in 1880.

      So if they got married it is more than likely in late 1881 or later, William Jr's immagration to Canada took place at either 1881(1911 census) or 1882(1901 census) so they may have been married before he and Mary came back to Canada.
    William Harrison Polley and Mary McGuire Marriage Record.jpg
    William Harrison Polley and Mary McGuire Marriage Record.jpg
    Family ID F2444  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charles Daniel MAGUIRE,   b. 12 Oct 1876, Saint Catherines, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1927 (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage 27 Jan 1915  Trenton, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    • Married
      Maguire - Polley at St. Peter's Rectory Trenton, by Rev. J. J. Connolly, on Wednesday, Jan. 27th, 1915, Charles Maguire of St. Catherines and Miss Bertha Polley, of Trenton.

      -Trenton Courier & Advocate Jan 28th 1915
    Bertha Polley Wedding Announcement.jpg
    Bertha Polley Wedding Announcement.jpg
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2014 
    Family ID F2481  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Aug 1890 - Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1891 - Trenton, , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Jan 1915 - Trenton, , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 64 1/2 James Street - 26 Apr 1916 - Saint Catherines, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Murphy Street - 1921 - Trenton, , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1928 - Trenton, , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 13 Murphy Street - 1931 - Trenton, , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Mar 1972 - Trenton, , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 26 Apr 1972 - St George's Anglican Church, Trenton, , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Polley Family Tombstone.jpg
    Polley Family Tombstone.jpg
    Bertha Maguire nee Polley Obit March17-1972 - Trentonian.tif
    Bertha Maguire nee Polley Obit March17-1972 - Trentonian.tif

  • Notes 
    • Trenton, made a lot of money in stocks, but lost it.

      Hunting lodge in Trenton area.

      Had spent 10 months in school at the time of the 1901 census

  • Sources 
    1. [S246] 1891 Canadian Census.

    2. [S422] 1901 Canadian Census, (Location: http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/NationalSummary.jsp).

    3. [S561] 1911 Canadian Census, (Location: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1911/index-e.html).

    4. [S932] Polley Family Tombstone, Trenton, Ontario, Canada.

    5. [S652] 1921 Canadian Census.

    6. [S1256] Ancestry.com, 1931 Canadian Census.

    7. [S942] St. George's Anglican Church, Trenton, Ontario, Internment Records for the Polley Family, St. George's Anglican Church, Trenton, Ontario, Internment Records for the Polley Family.

    8. [S953] Probate and Will of Bertha Polley Maguire.

    9. [S719] Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid, (URL: http://www.islandnet.com/ocfa/).

    10. [S1227] William Harrison Polley and Mary McGuire Marriage Record.

    11. [S265] Trenton Courier, Trenton Courier.


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