Maude Ternan

ID # 4038, (1876-1971)
BirthMaude Ternan was born on 6 December 1876 at Arthur Township, Wellington County. 
MarriageShe married David Wellington Harper, son of William Harper and Catherine McMillan, on 19 June 1901 at Arthur, Wellington Co., Ontario.
The marriage of David and Maude appears to have been in the town of Arthur rather than Arthur Township.

Mrge Reg. 017661-01 Arthur, Wellington Co.
David Wellington Harper, 25, bachelor, farmer, Presbyterian. Born and residing Arthur Twp. Parents William Harper and Catherine McMillan.
Maude Ternan, 24, spinster. Methodist. Born and residing Arthur Township. Parents W. H. Ternan and Margaret Jane Moore.
Witnesses J. S. Harper and Maggie M. Ternan, both of Arthur Twp.
At Arthur on June 19, 1901, by Rev. M. T. Hall.
 
DeathShe died in 1971. 
BurialShe was buried at Mount Forest Cemetery. 
NoteDelayed registration of birth:
901990 Arthur Twp., Wellington Co.
Maude Ternan born Dec. 6, 1876, Arthur Twp., Wellington Co.
Father William Henry Ternan, lot 27, concession 5.
Mother Margaret Jane Moore.
This delayed registration of birth was filed by Maud's sister, Eliza Allen of the village of Arthur on 21 June 1941.


It may be noted here that Maude Ternan, the wife of David Harper, was the sister of Cerena Ternan, the wife of Murdoch Harper.

Cerena Frances Harper, the daughter of Murdoch and Cerena, was born in 1907 and her grave is shown as being with David and Maud and their daughter Mildred.

A family story provided by John Irvine Macauley says that after the death of Maud's sister Cerena from complications resulting from childbirth, David and Maud took into their home Murdoch and Cerena's daughter, Cerena Frances, and raised her. 

Child of Maude Ternan and David Wellington Harper

Last Edited26 Jul 2017