Mary Spice

F, b. 21 January 1851, d. 14 June 1938
FatherWilliam Spice
MotherSarah (?)
Birth*Mary Spice was born on 21 January 1851 at England.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9  
Marriage*She married James Canning on 19 August 1867 at Perth, Ontario, Canada. 
Married Name As of between 19 August 1867 and 13 January 1897,her married name was (Spice) Canning. 
Residence*Mary Spice lived in 1897 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.2 
Marriage*She married Henry James Sawyer, son of Henry Sawyer and Sarah Macey, on 13 January 1897 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included William Schafer and Emma Schafer.1,2 
Married Name As of after 13 January 1897,her married name was (Spice) Sawyer. 
Census*Mary (Spice) Sawyer appeared on the census of 1901 as the wife of Henry James Sawyer at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.3 
Census*Mary (Spice) Sawyer appeared as the head of a household on the census of 1911 at 74 Trafalgar Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada . The household also included Mary McDaid.4 
(Host) MarriageMary (Spice) Sawyer hosted the wedding of John Cyrus Jefferson and Emma Sarah Sawyer on 4 October 1911 at 74 Trafalgar Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada .10 
(Grantee) Property-SaleMary (Spice) Sawyer purchased 74 Trafalgar Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , on 28 June 1912 from George Edward Sawyer and Emma Sarah (Sawyer) Jefferson, heir(s)-at-law of Henry James Sawyer for $1.00. Emma Lucinda (Hutchison) Sawyer signed a release permitting the transaction.11  
CensusMary (Spice) Sawyer appeared as the head of a household on the census of 1921 at 74 Trafalgar Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada . The household also included Agnes Eshelby and Clara Smith.5 
CensusMary (Spice) Sawyer appeared as the head of a household on the census of 1931 at 74 Trafalgar Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada . The household also included Dorothy Roney.6 
Will*Mary (Spice) Sawyer left a will on 20 April 1933 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, witnessed by James McManus and Stella Irene McManus. The beneficiaries were Sarah (Baker) Canning, Sarah "Sadie" Marie (Canning) Priesz, Susan Irene (Canning) Heinbuch, William George Canning and James Franklin Canning.12 
Death*Mary (Spice) Sawyer died on 14 June 1938 of "chronic myocarditis with myocardial degeneration" at Trafalgar Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, at age 87. The informant listed on the death certificate was Susan Irene (Canning) Heinbuch.7,8,9,12,13 
Burial*Mary (Spice) Sawyer was buried on 17 June 1938 at Woodland Cemetery, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.8,9
ProbateHer estate was probated on 6 July 1938 at Surrogate Court, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The executors assigned by the court were Frank Alexander Campbell and Robert Wilson Tremeer. The estate was valued at $2,642.54.12 
Property-Sale*Frank Alexander Campbell and Robert Wilson Tremeer, executor(s) of the estate of Mary (Spice) Sawyer sold 74 Trafalgar Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , on 22 July 1938 to Stella Irene McManus for $500.13  

Family 1

James Canning
Marriage*Mary Spice married James Canning on 19 August 1867 at Perth, Ontario, Canada. 
Child

Family 2

Henry James Sawyer b. 31 Oct 1831, d. 15 Apr 1906
Marriage*Mary (Spice) Canning married Henry James Sawyer, son of Henry Sawyer and Sarah Macey, on 13 January 1897 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included William Schafer and Emma Schafer.1,2 
Last Edited2 Mar 2025

Citations

  1. [S4494] Ontario marriage registrations, 13 Jan 1897, no. 011959, Henry J Sawyer and Mary Canning; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 16 Apr 2024); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 93, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  2. [S4531] Main Street United Church (Mitchell, Ontario), "Marriage Register [1896-1916]," 1992.192L, Box 1, File 1, unpaginated, Henry J. Sawyer and Mary Canning, 13 Jan 1897; citing microfilm LCM-143 held by United Church of Canada Archives, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  3. [S5839] 1901 census of Canada, Perth (South/Sud), Ontario, population schedule, district 105, subdistrict 2, p. 4, dwelling 40, family 42, Henry Sawyer household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 18 Feb 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-6491.
  4. [S5859] 1911 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 111, subdistrict 31, p. 15, dwelling 180, family 182, Mary Sawyer household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 21 Feb 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-20393.
  5. [S5860] 1921 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 117, subdistrict 21, p. 10, dwelling 145, family 145, Mary Sawyer household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 21 Feb 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  6. [S5861] 1931 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 142, subdistrict 25, p. 4, dwelling 63, family 65, Mary Sawyer household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 21 Feb 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  7. [S4495] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Deaths, 1869-, Mary Sawyer registration no. 028233 (14 Jun 1938); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 16 Apr 2024); citing microfilm MS 935, roll 611, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  8. [S4499] Main Street United Church (Mitchell, Ontario), "Register of Baptisms [1905-1948], Marriages [1905-1950] and Burials [1905-1943]," 2013.258L, Box 6 (oversized), File 1, unpaginated, burial entry no. 10 for Mrs Mary Sawyer, 17 Jun 1938; United Church of Canada Archives, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  9. [S4500] Find a Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 Apr 2024), photograph, memorial # 200092358, gravestone for Mary Sawyer (1938), Woodland Cemetery, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario.
  10. [S5856] Ontario marriage registrations, 4 Oct 1911, no. 011699, John Cyrus Jefferson and Emma Sarah Sawyer; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 20 Feb 2025); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 173, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  11. [S5857] Mitchell, Ontario, Quit Claim Deed, instrument no. MIT6841, East 60 feet of Lot 244, Plan 339 (1912), George E. Sawyer and Emma Sarah Jefferson, heirs-at-law of Henry Sawyer to Mary Sawyer, 28 Jun 1912; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 20 Feb 2025).
  12. [S5911] Surrogate Court of the County of Perth, "Mary Sawyer Estate File," no. 12131, bundle of 28 loose papers, Letters Probate issued 06 Jul 1938; Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  13. [S5858] Mitchell, Ontario, Executors Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT9035, East 60 feet of Lot 244, Plan 339 (1938), Frank Alexander Campbell and Robert Wilson Tremeer, executors of the estate of Mary Sawyer to Stella Irene McManus, 22 Jul 1938; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 20 Feb 2025).