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Mae L.
Berdan
from the Amherstburg Echo, 1900 March 23 (copied by Violet
Grant):
A very pretty wedding was solemnized on Wednesday evening March the 14th inst. The contracting parties were Gordon L. Hubbell of Colchester Village and Miss Mae L. Berdan, of Detroit. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J.J. Crosby at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. F.E. Reid, 607 Macomb, Detroit, Mich. E. C. Berdan, brother of the bride acted as best man while Miss Edity Byrson assisted the bride. The bride looked charming, dressed in blue silk, carrying pink carnations. The presents were numerous and handsome. The groom is one of Colchester's promising young men, and his friends all join in wishing him and his bride a long life of happines.
1901 personal census, Colchester South Twp, Essex Co., ON, D2-12:
Hubble Gordon, M, Married, 25 Aug 1873, 27, born Ont, origin: Dutch, Can, Ch of Eng, Farm Labourer;
May, F, wife, Married, 5 May 1879, 21, born U.S., immigrated 1900, origin: German, Can, Ch of Eng.
from Violet Grant:
Gordon and Mae lived in or near Colchester Village for a number of years after they were married, them moved to Detroit where he worked as a carpenter for a long time. They came back to Canada in the 1940's, living for awhile in Essex and then in Colcheter Village for the rest of their lives.
Mae was very hard of hearing as the result of scarlet fever when she was young. She was a good dressmaker and did beautiful crochet work.
Birth record, Colchester South Twp, Kent Co., ON:
Hubbell Lyman Perry, M, born 29 July 1902, s/o Gordon Lyman Hubbell, Farmer, and May Burdan; reg. by Gordon Lyman Hubbell, 27 Aug 1902; physician Dr. G. A. Hassard.
Birth record, Colchester S. Twp, Essex Co., ON:
Edith Lorraine Hubbell; born: 6 May 1906; father: Gordon Lyman Hubbell; mother: Mae Berdan.
Amherstburg Echo - 11 May 1906, p.6
Births: Hubbell - In Col. S., Sunday May 6, the wife of Mr. Gordon Hubbell, of a daughter.
Amherstburg Echo - 7 September 1906, p.4
Deaths: Hubbell - In Col. S. Thursday Aug 30th the infant child of Mr. Gordon Hubbell aged 6 months.
from the Amherstburg Echo, 1960 September 15 (copied by Violet Grant):
Dies in Windsor - Mrs. May Hubbell, 81, of Harrow, died in Riverview Hospital, Windsor, Sunday, Sept. 11, 1960. She was the wife of the late Gordon Hubbell and lived in Colchester Village most of her life. Funeral services will be held in the J.H.Madill Funeral Chapel this afternoon (Thursday) and will be conducted by Rev. Leon N. Lutz of Nobelville, Michigan. Interment will follow in Erie Cemetery.