STEADMAN, Theodora

1876 - 1962  (86 years)

• Name	STEADMAN, Theodora
  Birth	18 Jun 1876	Parkers Cove, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, CANADA
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Dora STEADMAN
  Death	Abt 15 Nov 1962	South Milford, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, CANADA   [1]
  Death	16 Nov 1962	South Milford, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, CANADA   [2]
  Burial	18 Nov 1962	South Milford, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, CANADA
  Notes	[JohnSteadman.FTW] Provided by: John B. Lisle Dora STEADMAN was the second child of Robert STEADMAN and his first wife Mary Guest. She married Edgar Gates and lived and raised her family in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. She was age 81 in 1957 when Jessica STEADMAN received a letter from her. The following is from her obituary in The Spectator, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Wednesday, November 21, 1962: "Mrs. J. Edgar Gates The death of Mrs. J. Edgar Gates of South Milford occurred at the Woodland Nursing Home where she had been a chronic invalid for four years, aged 86 years. Before marriage she was Miss Dora STEADMAN of Beaconsfield, Annapolis County, daughter of the late Robert and Margaret (Guest) STEADMAN. She was a very valued knitter for the Red Cross. Her husband and one daughter Edith (Mrs. Ford Naylor) of Chicago predeceased her. She is survived by two sons Kenneth in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, and Ralph in South Milford, N.S. and six daughters, Gertrude (Mrs. Robert Wood) of Annapolis Royal; Felicia (Mrs. Charles DonNellan) of NEWTON, Mass.; Dorothy (Mrs. Paul Cross) of Salem, Mass.; Myrtle (Mrs. Fred Snow) of Digby; Oda (Mrs. Lyman Pyne) of Smiths Cove; and Miss Minnie Gates of Annapolis Royal. There also survives one brother Arch Guest of Lynn, Mass.; and a half-sister, Marjorie (Mrs. Haywood) of Salem, Mass; and 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, 2pm from the United Baptist Church, South Milford, conducted by the Rev. Paul Underwood, with internment in the adjoining cemetery." Attended the Chesley School in 1889.
  Person ID	I009154	Kyle and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2010

  
  

  Father	STEADMAN, Robert,   b. 5 May 1853, Cornwallis, Kings County, Nova Scotia, CANADA d. 5 Nov 1902, South Milford, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, CANADA (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	GUEST, Mary Percilla,   b. Abt 1855, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, CANADA d. Abt 1891, Belleisle, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, CANADA (Age 36 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Marriage	25 Dec 1873	Granville Mountain, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, CANADA
  _MEND	Death of one spouse
  Family ID	F01946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	GATES, James Edgar,   b. 30 Jun 1870, Beach Meadows, Queens County, Nova Scotia, CANADA d. 16 Feb 1939, South Milford, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, CANADA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	22 Nov 1893	Kempt, Queens County, Nova Scotia, CANADA
  Children	1. GATES, Edith Rose,   b. 8 Oct 1894, South Milford, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, CANADA d. 17 Mar 1942, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 47 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] + 2. GATES, Gertrude Mary,   b. 28 Sep 1895, South Milford, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, CANADA d. 2 Jul 1978, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, CANADA (Age 82 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   3. GATES, Minnie Agnes,   b. 29 Aug 1897, South Milford, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, CANADA d. 15 Aug 1975, South Milford, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, CANADA (Age 77 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] + 4. GATES, Felicia Edna,   b. 30 Nov 1899, South Milford, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, CANADA d. 24 Oct 1984 (Age 84 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] + 5. GATES, Kenneth George,   b. 13 Jul 1901, South Milford, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, CANADA d. 8 Oct 1979, Pittsfield, New Hampshire, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] + 6. GATES, Ralph Stanley,   b. 14 Jun 1903, South Milford, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, CANADA d. 5 Jul 1975, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, CANADA (Age 72 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   7. GATES, Dorothy Poole,   b. 12 Jun 1906, South Milford, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, CANADA d. 3 Jul 1968, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 62 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] + 8. GATES, Oda Francis,   b. Private  [Father: Private]  [Mother: Private] + 9. GATES, Myrtle Kathryn,   b. Private  [Father: Private]  [Mother: Private]
  Family ID	F01990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S0054] Personal Communication - Vernon Spurr, (1998-1999), Dora Gates obituary. [S0051] Personal Communication - Jean Tavanaee, (April 1999).