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'''Williamina Bessie McNaughton''' (17 January 1888 - around 1946) was a Canadian woman and wife of [[Joseph Coulter]].
[[File:1911 - Joseph and Williamina Coulter.png|thumb|Williamine Bessie Coulter, at her wedding in Edmonton in 1911]]
'''Williamina Bessie Coulter (nee McNaughton)''' (17 January 1888 - 18 July 1948) was a Canadian woman and wife of [[Joseph Coulter]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
She was born to [[James McNaughton]] (1853 - 1914) and [[Mary McCormick]] (1856 - about 1946).
She was born to [[James McNaughton]] (1853 - 1914) and [[Mary McCormick]] (1856 - about 1948).
 
==Marriage and family==
Williamina married [[Joseph Coulter]], a man many years older than her, in 1911 in Edmonton.  Together they had seven children, including [[Ruth Newman|Ruth]].


==Death==
==Death==
She died of complications during a gall bladder surgery around 1946, aged about 58.
Williamina died of complications during a gall bladder surgery on 18 July 1948, aged 58.


According to [[Ruth Newman]] as told to her grandson [[Michael Currie]] in 2003, after this death, her mother Mary McCormick died soon afterwards aged about 90, "of a broken heart".
According to [[Ruth Newman]] as told to her grandson [[Michael Currie]] in 2003, after this death, Williamina's mother Mary McCormick died soon afterwards aged about 90, "of a broken heart".


==Sources==
==Sources==
Ancestry.ca [https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/person/tree/150951862/person/322007935893/facts]
Ancestry.ca [https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/person/tree/150951862/person/322007935893/facts]

Latest revision as of 06:04, 19 April 2019

Williamine Bessie Coulter, at her wedding in Edmonton in 1911

Williamina Bessie Coulter (nee McNaughton) (17 January 1888 - 18 July 1948) was a Canadian woman and wife of Joseph Coulter.

Early life

She was born to James McNaughton (1853 - 1914) and Mary McCormick (1856 - about 1948).

Marriage and family

Williamina married Joseph Coulter, a man many years older than her, in 1911 in Edmonton. Together they had seven children, including Ruth.

Death

Williamina died of complications during a gall bladder surgery on 18 July 1948, aged 58.

According to Ruth Newman as told to her grandson Michael Currie in 2003, after this death, Williamina's mother Mary McCormick died soon afterwards aged about 90, "of a broken heart".

Sources

Ancestry.ca [1]