More Peggy for her birthday

My mother, Margaret Dollina Nosworthy (Peggy Cross), celebrates her 70th birthday today. Happy Birthday Mom.

Here are some more pictures of Mom up to high school.

Peggy Nosworthy returns to Montreal

The top photo is from 1938. It is my mom and grandmother down the street from their flat in Verdun. When Mom and I were in Montreal in 1990 I described the photo to Edward Johnston and he knew exactly what I was talking about and took us straight to the spot for the second photo.

Peggy Cross Birthday (Nosworthy>Lavery)

My mother, Peggy Cross, celebrates her birthday today. Happy Birthday Mom.
Both photos are from Verdun.

Jacob & Catherine Faulkner headstone

This headstone is also at the Chelsea cemetery. Jacob and Catherine were the parents of James Faulkner, great grandparents of Mary Nosworthy. Their youngest daughter, Adelaide, is buried here as well.


Jacob Faulkner born: 1784 in Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia died: February 07, 1860
.. +spouse: Maria Catherina Lohnes born: November 02, 1789 in Dublin, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia married: January 05, 1813 in ,Lunenburg, Nova Scotia died: March 01, 1845

James & Lucy Faulkner headstone

This is the headstone for James Faulkner and Lucy (Vienot) Faulkner, parents of Sarah Leone Boliver, see earlier post, and grandparents of Mary Nosworthy. These are two sides of the same marker. Unfortunately I did not get a good shot of Lucy's side but you can still make it out. He outlived her by more than a decade and had been living his last years with a son in Boston when he died.

James Faulkner born: November 01, 1817 in Chelsea, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia died: March 20, 1914 in Boston, Sufolk, Massachusetts
.. +spouse: Lucy Vienot b: January 14, 1824 in La Have?, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia married: February 12, 1848 in ,Lunenburg, Nova Scotia died: July 19, 1903 in Chelsea, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

This is at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Chelsea.

Emanuel & Ann Boliver headstones

These are the headstones for Emanuel and Ann Matilda Boliver. They were the parents of Norman Boliver and the grandparents of Mary Nosworthy. Ann's marker does double duty serving also as the headstone for their daughter, Jane Wagner, who died May 26, 1904.

Emanuel Boliver born: December 19, 1837 in Conqueral Mills, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia died: February 19, 1883 in Middlewood, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
.. + spouse: Ann Matilda Slauenwhite born: March 01, 1836 in ,Lunenburg, Nova Scotia married: May 18, 1861 in Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia died: January 20, 1913 in Middlewood, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

George Boliver headstone

This is the headstone of George Boliver. He was a younger brother of Norman Boliver. Again located at the same cemetery in Middlewood, Lunenburg.


George Enos Boliver born: June 15, 1874 in Middlewood, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia died: July 30, 1901 in Middlewood, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. As far as I know he never married.

James Boliver headstone

This is the headstone of James Boliver, one of Mary Nosworthy's brothers. This is also located at the Middlewood cemetery mentioned in the previous post.

James LeRoy Boliver born: October 04, 1886 died: July 1964 , married to Maude Gertrude Connolly born: 1891 in Petite Riviere, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia died: December 04, 1967.

Norman & Sarah Boliver headstones

These are the headstones for Norman Boliver and Sarah Leone (Faulkner) Boliver. They were the parents of Mary Nosworthy, Granny. They are buried at the Middlewood United Church Cemetery in Lunenburg Nova Scotia.

Sarah Leone Faulkner born: June 25, 1865 in Chelsea, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia died: June 07, 1951.
spouse: Norman Boliver born: July 12, 1862 in Conquerall Mills, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia married: May 1883 in Mill Village, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia died: September 20, 1945

You may notice the spelling here is Bolliver. I have found that the spellings seem to be interchangeable. One or two 'L's or ER or AR, they all work. Even one individual may use more than one spelling over the course of their life. I have found myself doing it within this blog.

Donald & Nan Nosworthy wedding

My grandparents on their wedding day. Don Nosworthy, Nan Cumming, Marie Robert, Eric Prince. They were married at 1st Presbyterian Church of Verdun, 501 5th Ave. on September 5, 1936.

If I recall correctly they met when she asked him for a ride on his Indian motorcycle. Shortly before their wedding day he had an accident with the motorcycle and one of the first orders of business was that he had to get rid of it. I wonder what it would be worth today.