| | She was a witness Without birth records, unable to positively identify the children of James and Ruth. Inconsistent names and ages in census records. Martha is a witness at the marriage of Sarah Ann; Sarah Ann, Mary Ruth and Mary Jane are living with James and Ruth in 1851; Mary and Martha are living with Elizabeth in 1861; Annie Hartnett is living with Ruth and Mary in 1881; Mary R is living with Ruth in 1891 with Ruth Elizabeth Smith and James Sowerby.2 |
Birth* | circa 1851 | She was born circa 1851 at Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.1 |
| 1851 | She appeared on the census of 1851 in the household of James Sowerby and Ruth Elizabeth Smith, as Mary Jane, infant.3 |