Helen Amelia CANAM

1917 - 2011  (93 years)

• Name	Helen Amelia CANAM
  Birth	19 Aug 1917	Upper Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Burial	2011	Riverside Cemetery, Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine, USA
  Death	1 Apr 2011	Presque Isle, Aroostook, Maine, USA
  Person ID	I11906	Glassville

  
  

  Father	Thomas J. CANAM           b. 4 Jul 1879, Upper Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 1918 (Age 38 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Maude Belle SMITH           b. Nov 1891, Upper Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F9274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cecil J. DOUGHERTY           b. 21 Nov 1911, Glassville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 27 Dec 1976, Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine, USA (Age 65 years)
  Children	1. Gail DOUGHERTY           b. 23 Dec 1937             d. UNKNOWN  [natural] m. Peter MAZEROLLE (1957)   2. Glenwood DOUGHERTY           b. 22 Feb 1935             d. 16 Jul 2011 (Age 76 years)  [natural]   3. Milton DOUGHERTY           b. 27 Feb 1936             d. 4 Jul 2011 (Age 75 years)  [natural]   4. Clayton T. DOUGHERTY           b. 8 Oct 1944, Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, USA           d. 12 Jun 2017, Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine, USA (Age 72 years)  [natural]   5. Linda May DOUGHERTY           b. 1942             d. 1942 (Age 0 years)  [natural]   6. Judith DOUGHERTY             d. Bef 2017  [natural]   7. Living   8. Living   9. Living
  Family ID	F7658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 19 Aug 1917 - Upper Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada Burial - 2011 - Riverside Cemetery, Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine, USA Death - 1 Apr 2011 - Presque Isle, Aroostook, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  OBITUARY: FORT FAIRFIELD - Helen A. Dougherty, 93, wife of the late Cecil Dougherty, passed away Friday morning, April 1, 2011, at a Presque Isle health care facility, after a brief illness. She was born Aug. 19, 1917, in Upper Kent, New Brunswick, the daughter of Thomas and Maude (Smith) Canam. She attended Upper Kent schools and after moving to Fort Fairfield, married Cecil Dougherty, Jan. 6, 1934. Helen had been a member of Fort Fairfield Bethel Baptist Church for many years. She enjoyed knitting and painting, and had been employed by Potato Service, Presque Isle, for several years. In addition to her parents, Helen was predeceased by her husband, Cecil, Dec. 27, 1976; two daughters, Linda Dougherty and Judy McKinnon; three brothers, Wavel, Wilbur and Ervin Canam; and one sister, Mabel Taylor. She is survived by four sons, Glenwood, Milton and Clayton Dougherty, all of Fort Fairfield, and Graydon Dougherty and his wife, Shirley, of Castle Hill; three daughters, Gail Mazerolle of Fort Fairfield, Betty Sharp and her husband, Jes, of Vacaville, Calif., and Sharon Armour and her husband, Alden, of Littleton; 13 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Friends may call 1-3 p.m. Sunday, April 3, at Giberson-Dorsey Funeral Home, 144 Main St., Fort Fairfield. A graveside service will be conducted later in the spring at Riverside Cemetery, Fort Fairfield. Those who wish may contribute in memory of Mrs. Dougherty to Alzheimer's Association, Maine Chapter, 170 US Route 1, Suite 250, Falmouth, ME 04105. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. Published in Bangor Daily News April 02, 2011