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Martha Jane Stewart fonds
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CA PCA Acc5023
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1880-1882; 1891-1892 (Creation)
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- Stewart, Martha Jane
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.03 m of textual records
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Stewart, Martha Jane
Biographical history
Martha Jane was born 31 December 1858 to Francis Metherall and his second wife Mary Nelson. Martha married James Farrer Stewart of West Cape, Prince Edward Island. The couple had four children: Helen, Walter, Roy, and an infant son that died at birth. Martha Jane Stewart died 14 February 1897 at age 39.
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This fonds consists of two diaries of Martha Jane Stewart which detail the daily life of a farm family in the West Cape area of Prince Edward Island. Mrs. Stewart mentions the daily weather, homemaking activities, visitors and visiting, and farm events. The February 1881 entries offer a description of her daughter Helen's illness and death due to diphtheria. On 7 December 1881, a baby baptized Francis Walter was born. Walter became very ill and died in April 1882. The second diary reveals that a son Roy started school on 12 October 1891. The young household servant Minnie Murray (1876-1959) also attended school. Martha Jane's husband Farrer seemed to regularly be away from home on business, and the second diary seems to expand the business dealings to include a store.
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PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER
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- English