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Georgiana Winnifred McIver[1]
1871 - 1956 (84 years)
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Name Georgiana Winnifred McIver Nickname Georgie Birth 5 Jun 1871 Newton, Prince Edward Island, Canada 
Christening 8 Jun 1871 St. Malachy's Church, Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, Canada Gender Female Death Feb 1956 Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada Burial St. Paul's Cemetery, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada Person ID P193 The McIver Family Tree Last Modified 23 Jul 2023
Father John McKeever (McIver), b. 20 Dec 1825, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 8 Jun 1899, Newton, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 73 years) Mother Emily Harrington, b. 20 Jul 1837, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 28 Mar 1929, Newton, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 91 years) Marriage 1859 Family ID F29 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Michael Patrick Driscoll, b. 18 May 1869, Cape Traverse, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 29 Jun 1934, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 65 years) Marriage 31 Jan 1899 St. Peter's Church, Seven Mile Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada Children 1. William Charles Driscoll, b. 8 Jun 1900, Freetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 1902, Freetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 1 year)2. Mary Kathleen Driscoll, b. 28 Jul 1901, Freetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 8 Dec 1984, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 83 years)+ 3. Frances Emily Elizabeth Driscoll, b. 5 Dec 1902, Freetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 27 Sep 1985, Trail, British Columbia, Canada (Age 82 years)4. Mary Faustina Driscoll, b. 28 Aug 1904, Freetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 21 Feb 2000, Bethany Convent, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA (Age 95 years)5. John Sutherland Driscoll, b. 8 Feb 1907, Freetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 10 Jun 1972, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 65 years)6. Georgina Margaret Driscoll, b. 3 Sep 1908, Freetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 10 Apr 1990, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 81 years)7. Mary Florence Driscoll, b. 2 May 1910, Freetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 28 Aug 1984, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 74 years)+ 8. Michael Lorne Joseph Driscoll, b. 4 Jul 1912, Freetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 11 Mar 1999, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 86 years)+ 9. Marion Patricia Driscoll, b. 16 Feb 1915, Freetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 13 Jun 2001 (Age 86 years)+ 10. Katherine Madaline Driscoll, b. 17 Nov 1917, Freetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 22 Feb 1985, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 67 years)Family ID F333 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Jan 2022
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Photos Photo - John McIver and Emily Harrington's children
John and Emily McIver's children from left to right: John, Peter D, Minnie, Georgie, Sister Damian (Faustina), Fanny, Sister Mary Charles (Emily), Hugh, Theodore
Photo - Georgie and MP Driscoll's Family
Back, L-R: Lorne, Georgie, Katherine, Marion, Emily, John
Front, L-R: Florence, Sr. Georgetta, Kathleen
Photo - Group Picture
Left to right:
MP Driscoll, Hugh McIver, Jim McCabe (neighbour/friend), Alberta McIver, Georgie McIver Driscoll, Annie McIver Duffy, Eileen McIver McAvinn, Peter D McIver, Catherine Driscoll
Seated: Caroline McGuigan McIver, Margaret McKenna McIver, Hugh John McIver, Mary Maud Gallant McCarville, Minnie (McIver)and Joe Campbell
Documents 
Baptismal Record - Georgiana McIver
Baptized on June 8, 1871 by Father Patrick Doyle at St Malachy's Cemetery, Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, Canada.Census - 1881 Census of Canada - Lot 26, Prince Edward Island, Canada 
Census - 1891 Census of Canada - Lot 26, Prince, Prince Edward Island (Newton) 
Census - 1901 Census of Canada - Lot 25, Prince, Prince Edward Island 
Census - 1911 Census of Canada - Lot 25, Prince, Prince Edward Island (Freetown) 
Census - 1921 Census of Canada - Freetown, Prince, Prince Edward Island (formerly Lot 25) Death Record - Georgiana McIver
In Memoriam article published in The Guardian newspaper in Charlottetown, PEI, on Thursday, April 26, 1956.
Headstones 
Headstone - Georgie (McIver) Driscoll, with children, John and Florence
Located at St. Paul's Cemetery, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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Notes - Georgiana Winnifred McIver was born in 1872 on her father’s farm in Newton. The land was in the possession of the McIvers for two generations. She was the daughter of John McIver and Emily Harrington. In a land deal the name spelling was changed from McKeever to its present form. This was done in her grandfather’s time. On this farm she spent her childhood and young womanhood only leaving the farm to marry Michael Driscoll who was at that time the station agent in Freetown.
It was in Freetown that all of her children were born. She lost one boy, her first born, when he was about a year and a half. The rest of her nine children grew to manhood and womanhood.
She came among those villagers in Freetown not only as a stranger but also as one whose religious affiliation was completely different from theirs, but her quiet and unassuming nature made a lasting impression on those with whom she came in contact. She was a woman of strong and simple faith and charity and lived these virtues in her daily life. Her countless deeds of neighborliness and kindness left an indelible impression upon those with whom she came in contact and would not soon be forgotten by the people of Freetown who by their own lives exemplified these same virtues. These many characteristics broke down all religious barriers. As the years went by, she would find no more faithful and thoughtful friends than those in Freetown whom she had grown to know and love.
In her living day by day taking care of a husband whose health was delicate and a family of nine children there must have been times when her patience was tried to the utmost, but I do not ever really recall having heard her voice raised in anger. Her greatest efforts were directed to preserving the faith of her children; and in this she was successful. They all remained faithful to her teaching and example. She remained in Freetown until 1929 when ill health forced her husband to resign from his duties as station agent. Her many years in Freetown had made her many devoted and loving friends who would never forget her countless deeds of neighborliness and charity. Her sadness at leaving these people was lessoned by the thoughts that now she would be near the church she so loved and served so faithfully.
In her new home in Summerside she lived with her son until a home was built for her. In this home, she knew both joy and sorrow. After months of lingering and severe pain, God called her to Himself in 1956. Her friends in Freetown did not forget her. They came in crowds both young and old to show their love and devotion to one whom they had in life so dearly loved.
- Georgiana Winnifred McIver was born in 1872 on her father’s farm in Newton. The land was in the possession of the McIvers for two generations. She was the daughter of John McIver and Emily Harrington. In a land deal the name spelling was changed from McKeever to its present form. This was done in her grandfather’s time. On this farm she spent her childhood and young womanhood only leaving the farm to marry Michael Driscoll who was at that time the station agent in Freetown.
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Sources - [S218240922] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=119634274&pid=193
- [S218240922] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.