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- Obituary:
Mrs. Harrett A. Crabb
This town was saddened Monday night, November 13, by the death caused by heart trouble by one of its most respected and beloved citizens, Mrs. Harrett A. Crabb, wife of Thomas N. Crabb who was born in Carleton County, New Brunswick, May 7, 1846 and lived in Blaine twenty-three years. Deceased was aged 76 years 6 months and 6 days. She was tenderly cared for in her last days at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ralph B. Tompkins. She was the daughter of Henry and Martha Tapley.
She was united in marriage to Mr. Thomas N. Crabb in October 24, 1864.
F. H. Bickford preached the funeral sermon from fifteenth chapter of Corinthians, ninetieth Psalm.
She was the mother of nine children, seven of whom survive, as follows: Mrs. Hattie M. Averill, Mrs. Maria Black, Mr. Wilfred G. Crabb, Mr. Melvin H. Crabb, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tompkins, Miss Eunice M. Crabb, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Crabb. Also she leaves to mourn her loss one sister, Mrs. Georgerian Wilson of Pennsylvania, two half sisters, Mrs. Nellie Higgins of Boston, Mass., Miss Rose Tapley of Lewiston, Maine, two half brothers, Perley Tapley of Caribou, Maine and George Tapley of Lewiston, Maine.--A friend.
Mars Hill News, 23 Nov 1922, p. 5
Transcribed, 30 Apr 2021, by Duane E. Crabtree
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