Marie Josephine Crabbe
Marie Josephine Crabbe (née Vander Kaa; 1907 – 12 September 1987), also recorded as Mary Josephine Crabbe, was a daughter of the Fort William machinist Paul Vander Kaa and his wife Mary Amelia Vander Kaa.
Life
Marie Josephine Vander Kaa was born in Fort William in 1907, a daughter of Paul Vander Kaa (1866–1943), a machinist, and Mary Amelia Vander Kaa (née Beyer, 1874–1961).[1] On 23 November 1931 she married Matthew Crabbe (1908–1961); the marriage was announced in the Fort William Daily Times-Journal the following day.[1][2] Matthew Crabbe is buried alongside her at Mountain View Cemetery in Thunder Bay.[3]
Family
Marie Josephine and Matthew Crabbe had several children, including:
- Mary Pauline Crabbe (1932–2011), recorded later simply as Pauline, who married Clifford Freamo and became a registered nurse and St. John Ambulance volunteer.[4][2][5]
- Constance "Connie" Helen Crabbe (1938–2021), who married Gary Sambray Sr.[4]
- Maxine Crabbe, who married Len Otway.[5]
- Edie Crabbe, who married Ted Jenkins.[5]
A further daughter was born on 27 February 1937; she may be one of those listed above.[2]
Death
Crabbe died in Thunder Bay on 12 September 1987, at the age of 80.[6] Her husband Matthew Crabbe predeceased her, dying on 22 February 1961.[3][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stamboom van herrye, Geneanet. https://nl.geneanet.org/fonds/individus/?country__0__=CAN&go=1&nom=van+der+KAA&size=50&zonegeo__0__=Canada
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 1930–1939 Fort William Daily Times-Journal: Social Notices and News, Thunder Bay Public Library. https://www.tbpl.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/146/2023/10/1930-1939-fwdtj-social-notices-and-news.pdf
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mountain View Cemetery burial records (surnames C–D), listing "Crabbe, Matthew 1908–1961" and "Crabbe, Mary Josephine 1907–1987". https://sites.rootsweb.com/~jmitchell/mountainviewcd.html
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Constance 'Connie' Helen Sambray (nee Crabbe)", obituary, Thunder Bay Newswatch, 2021. https://www.tbnewswatch.com/obituaries/constance-connie-helen-sambray-nee-crabbe-3588133
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Mary Freamo", obituary, The Chronicle-Journal (Legacy.com), 2012. https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/chroniclejournal/name/mary-freamo-obituary?id=43199261
- ↑ Death Notices, Obituaries and Estate Notices as Published in The Chronicle-Journal, July 1972 – 1989, Thunder Bay Public Library: "Crabbe, Mary Josephine (nee Vanderkaa)", died 12 September 1987. https://www.tbpl.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/146/2023/10/CJ-Obituary-Index-1972-1989.pdf