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Note: Ahnentafel 161.
Residences: Winslow, Maine; Hancock Plantation (in 1795 became Clinton), Maine before 1786; Fairfield, Maine 1797; Harmony, Maine about 1802; Township #14 ED BPP (Cathance Lake, Washington County), Maine 1820; Township #25 ED BPP "Great Meadow Ridge" (now Wesley), Maine about 1822.
Her death: she died on the way to Minnesota, possibly about October 1854.
Her burial: she was "buried on the banks of the Mississippi" River.
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[Source: Susan Hunter-Weir, email to Steve Robbins, 25 March 2005. Subject: Re: burial of Mary (Burton) Gray. Ms. Hunter-Weir is Chair, Friends of the Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery, C/O 2731 12th Ave. South, Minneapolis MN 55407; web site: < http://www.friendsofthecemetery.org/ > (25 March 2005).]
"There is a record of all of the burials in Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery. Mary Burton Gray is not buried there. My guess is that she was, as the letter suggests, buried in a grave next to the
river. It was not uncommon for people to die in transit, and for river boats to pull to shore for burials. At that time in the state's history, there would have been very few formally organized cemeteries
along the river.
"I checked some of the other names and found two others who are probably related to the group mentioned in your e-mail. Joseph and Mary Lingley Getchell are buried in the cemetery. His was one of the earlier burials; he died on October 26, 1856, from typhoid fever at the age of 41. Cemetery records show that he was from Maine. Mary Lingley Getchell (presumably his wife) died on March 11, 1904, from uremia. She was 86 years, six months and 18 days. "
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