Mary Jane (Minnie) Barris
#1001, b. 20 November 1872, d. 3 September 1936
| Father | Joseph Barris b. 1844, d. 17 Dec 1881 |
| Mother | Elizabeth Irvine b. 1 Jan 1846, d. 8 Jan 1875 |
Spouse | Rufus Atwood Macurda b. 25 Jun 1869, d. 6 Mar 1936 |
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BMDB
Mary Jane (Minnie) Barris was born on 20 November 1872 at Burnfoothill, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland.1
She married Rufus Atwood Macurda on 6 May 1893 at Chelmsford, Middlesex, Mass.2 Mary Jane (Minnie) Barris died on 3 September 1936 at Syracuse, Onondaga, NY, at age 63; Per obit and grave marker. She was buried on 6 September 1936 at Mount Adnah Cemetery Fulton, Oswego, NY.3,4Other Events
Mary Jane (Minnie) Barris, her siblings, and her aunt Mary Jane (Barris) Ferris immigrated to the Port of Boston on the SS Phoenician, 1493 tons, arriving on 7 September 1882. She was passenger number 81.5On 12 August 1926, Mary Jane (Minnie) Barris was listed as an heir-at-law and next of kin in the probate of her aunt, Eliza A Barris, at The Probate Court, Cambridge, Middlesex, Mass. She was living in Fulton, Oswego, NY.
Mary and Rufus had no children, but they had an adopted daughter, Priscilla, born about 1900.
Time Line
| Birth | 1872, Burnfoothill, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland | 1 |
| Immigration | 1882, Port of Boston, Suffolk, Mass | Mary Jane Barris5 |
| Marriage | 1893, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Mass | Rufus Atwood Macurda2 |
| Birth of Daughter | 1900, Mass | Priscilla Macurda |
| Census | 1910, Manhatten, New York, NY | Rufus Atwood Macurda6 |
| Census | 1920, Fulton, Oswego, NY | Robert F Barris7 |
| Probate | 1926, The Probate Court, Cambridge, Middlesex, Mass | Ethel May Fairgrieve |
| Census | 1930, Fulton, Oswego, NY | Robert F Barris8 |
| Death of Husband | 1936, Maine | Rufus Atwood Macurda |
| Death | 1936, Syracuse, Onondaga, NY | |
| Burial | 1936, Mount Adnah Cemetery Fulton, Oswego, NY | 3,4 |
| Charts | Descendants of Joseph Barris Descendants of Robert Barris |
Citations
- Statutory Civil Registers of Scotland (New Register House, Edinburgh, EH1 3YT, Scotland: General Register Office), Births, 1872, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Page 90, No 268, Ref 586/268.
- Mass Archives Online Vital Records Index, 1841-1915, Massachusetts Archives, 220 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, [hereinafter Mass Arch VR Index, 1841-1915], Marriages, Vol 434, Page 137, Chelmsford, 1893.
- Find A Grave Memorial.
- Mount Adnah Cemetery, Section 19, Lat 43D 19.208M North, Long 76D 24.158M West.
- Boston Passenger Lists, 1848-1891, Series M265, Roll 082, List XXX, SS Phoenician, arriving 7 Sep 1882, Steerage, Passengers #79 through #82, and #98 through #100; (Washington, DC: National Archives).
- US Census 1910, Manhatten, New York Co, NY, Series T624, Roll 1045, Page 217, ED 1300, Sheet 05A, FN 79, Line 29, 17 Apr 1910.
- US Census 1920, Fulton, Oswego Co, NY, Series T625, Roll 1253, Page 241, ED 146, Sheet 13B, FN 348, Line 78, 13 Jan 1920.
- US Census 1930, Fulton, Oswego Co, NY, Series T626, Roll 1635, Page 142, ED 38-10, Sheet 15A, FN 350, Line 42, 10 Apr 1930.