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Bertha Alexandra Rankin married Howard Wallace MacLean on 26 July 1934. Her marriage and death identify George Rankin and Christena/Christina Whiteway as her parents. Her exact February 1914 birth day remains unclear; the death record’s Island burial does not identify this plot.
This is a physical memorial record. A memorial does not by itself prove burial or interment at this exact location.
Enlarge & zoomBertha A. MacLean b 1914 -- d 1953.
1914–1953
The memorial establishes a family or commemorative relationship. It does not by itself prove burial or interment at this location.
Read biography →Bertha Alexandra Rankin married Howard Wallace MacLean on 26 July 1934. Her marriage and death identify George Rankin and Christena/Christina Whiteway as her parents. Her exact February 1914 birth day remains unclear; the death record’s Island burial does not identify this plot.
The map is a reconstruction from photographs and field notes, rather than a surveyed burial plan. Source references are available below.
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