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Continued: Mary Catherine's mother Sarah referred to her as 'Katie' in her will, however she was called 'Minnie' by family in her years in Fort William.
From Dorothy Spooner Curran, 2006: Minnie had several children who died at birth. Dorothy Curran Spooner also said she had "spontaneous births" where the baby just burst forth. She had twins that way and others that didn't survive.
I have never heard this story before. Neither my mother nor my aunts had ever related this to anyone, if they knew of it.
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Note: <b><i> <u>-From Diane Spooner: </b></i></u> I do remember living at their house when I was about 4 and my mother was expecting Maureen and was very ill, so a bed was set up in the dining room for her. I recall Grandma Spooner calling me in for lunch and I would sit at their kitchen table - an old type of metal with the porcelain finish that would chip off -- and I would eat my sandwich and drink my milk and my feet wouldn't touch the floor. I was very self-conscious that I might do something wrong because Grandma would stand at the counter and watch me. Apparently that is an accurate memory because when I told my Dad that about 20 years ago, he replied that Grandma never sat down to eat, always just fed everybody and stood at the counter, and he was surprised that I remembered that. I do remember being there when Mary Ann fell and broke her arm. I'm afraid I've taken a very bad rap for that all my life. Grandma had come out and told us to stop jumping off the stoop. Mary Ann was still on the top, I was on the ground, and of course when Grandma went back in I told her, "Just one more jump." She still blames me! I remember the large garden and how I hated the garage off the back alley as it had a dirt floor and always smelled and was dirty -- I hated to go in there when I was asked to get something.
<b><i><u>Mary Catherine Spooner by Paul J. Spooner: </b></i></u>She was a very good cook and I especially enjoyed going to their place and having something to eat. When she visited at our house she would never take off her hat and wore it the whole visit. She had a variety of some pretty fancy hats. My dad "Lorne" used to tell a story about taking his mother downtown to a store. He had a black car (as did everyone). He parked the car and she got out and went into a store while he waited in his car. He waited a very long time and was wondering just where she might be. He got out of his car and walked along the sidewalk toward the store that she had entered. As he was walking he noticed some in another car that resembled his mother. On closer inspection he found that indeed it was his mother. She was sitting in an identical black car just a few up from his. When she saw him she gave him "tar paper" (as my Dad would say) for leaving her sitting and waiting for him. She didn't know that she had gotten into the wrong car.
<b><i><u>From Lawrence Spooner:</b></i></u> Lawrie recalls the day that Grandma Spooner sent Lawrie and Paul to buys some Bon Ami at the store. Bon Ami was like a bar of soap that was used to clean windows. When we arrived at the store we couldn't remember the name of the item but Lawrie remembered that Grandma had said the one with the "Chick" on the outside. So Lawrie asked for the window stuff with the "Chick" on it. At first the women was a little puzzled but finally realized that it was not two little boys being smart-alecks but they couldn't think of the word Bon Ami so she went and found the item.
<b><i><u>A tribute published in the pages of the Daily Times Journal, Fort William, Ont. March 28, 1959: Memorial Obituary: </b></i></u>Mrs. Mary (Minnie) Spooner, 73, wife of John J. Spooner of 216 Pruden Street, died in hospital Thursday after a long illness. Born in Sudbury, she had been a resident of Fort William for the past 50 years. Mr. and Mrs. Spooner would have celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on June 8. The deceased was a member of St. Patricks Roman Catholic cathedral, St. Patrick's subdivision of the Catholic Women's League, and St. Joseph's Orphanage Auxiliary. Mrs . Spooner is survived by her husband, John J Spooner, a long time city Alderman in former years. Three sons also survive. They are Lawrence of 1730 Donald Street, Con of 714 Bessie Ave., and Louis of 73 Elm Street, Port Arthur. Sixteen grandchildren also survive. She was predeceased by a son Emmett and daughters Gertrude and Mary. Funeral services will be held Monday from the George E. Blake Funeral Home to St. Patrick's Cathedral for requiem high mass to be celebrated at 9 a.m. by Rev. J. J. Muldoon. Interment will be in the family plot, St. Patricks cemetery.
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Continued: <b>Mary Catherine "Minnie" <i>May</i> Spooner
</b>Birth: Nov. 25, 1884
Sudbury
Sudbury District
Ontario, Canada
Death: Mar. 26, 1959
Fort William
Thunder Bay District
Ontario, Canada
Family links:
Spouse:
John Joseph Spooner (1878 - 1967)*
Children:
Gertrude Spooner (1912 - 1926)*
Robert Emmet Spooner (1913 - 1914)*
Mary Spooner (1921 - 1942)*
Burial:
Saint Patricks Cemetery
Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay District
Ontario, Canada
Created by: T Burt
Record added: Aug 30, 2016
Find A Grave Memorial# 169119282
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Continued: -Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922
Name: John Joseph Spooner
Age: 31
Father Name: Thos Spooner
Mother Name: Elizth Driscoll
Estimated birth year: abt 1878
Spouse Name: Mary Catherine May
Spouse's Age: 24
Spouse Father Name: Samuel May
Spouse Mother Name : Sarah A Kearney May
Marriage Date: 8 Jun 1909
Marriage Place: Sudbury District
Marriage County: Sudbury
Source: Indexed by: Ancestry.com
Ontario French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1747-1967
Name: Mary Catherine May
Spouse: John Joseph Spooner
Event Year: 1902-1910
Event: Mariage
Religion: Catholique
Place of Worship or Institution: Sudbury; Sudbury (Ste-Anne)
Province: Ontario
Name John Joseph Spooner
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 08 Jun 1909
Event Place Victoria Mines, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Gender Male
Age 31
Birth Year (Estimated) 1878
Father's Name Thos Spooner
Mother's Name Elizth Driscoll
Spouse's Name Mary Catherine May
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 24
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1885
Spouse's Father's Name Samuel May
Spouse's Mother's Name Sarah A Kearney
Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927 Reference ID 018421
GS Film Number 1872066
Digital Folder Number 004529577
Image Number 00779
Citing this Record
"Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSZP-G8B : 10 April 2015), John Joseph Spooner and Mary Catherine May, 08 Jun 1909; citing registration , Victoria Mines, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,872,066
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