Mary (Minnie) Butcher – Rural Diary Archive

Portrait of Mary (Minnie) Butcher, married to a salesman, from Port Sydney, Muskoka.

Coverage Dates: 1891 to 1918

County: Muskoka

Township: Port Sydney, Stephenson

Lot: Port Sydney

Gender: Female

Year of Birth: 1863

Year of Death: 1929

Ethnicity: English

Religion: Church of England

Occupation: Married to Salesman/Agent

Relationships:

Husband: George
Children from George’s previous marriage: sons George, Charles; and daughters Connie, Nellie
Children from George & Mary’s marriage: daughters Evelyn, Louise H., Minnie Violet, Alice Kathleen, Edith Olive

Archive: Toronto Public Library

Posted on Rural Diary Archive: Yes

Age During Diary: 28-55

Coverage: 27 years

Biography:

A moose shot in the street! This is cottage country in the Near North. During the early years, “Minnie” and George encounter hard times and temporarily move to Grey County only to return again to their beloved Port Sydney. George sells fire insurance, sewing machines and Massey Harris equipment and tries a variety of other jobs. Minnie tends to the children, plays music at the church and belongs to the Women’s Institute. In 1903, they open a store. Share Minnie’s joys and sorrows as her daughters grow up.

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