Mary Elizabeth Logan

     Mary Elizabeth Logan was born in March 1859 at Ireland. She was the daughter of Patrick Logan and Rosean (?).¹ Mary Elizabeth Logan married James Irwin Waugh, son of David A. Waugh and Sarah Ervine, on 10 July 1880 at Manchester, Hillsborough Co, New Hampshire. Mary Elizabeth Logan died on 12 February 1905 at Lowell, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, at age 45; Mary Logan Waugh's death notice appeared in the Lowell Sun on Monday, 13 February 1905: "Mrs. Mary Waugh, aged 47 years, died at her home, 11 Broadway, yesterday. She leaves a husband, James, two daughters, Mrs. Thomas Ray (sic) and Miss Nellie Waugh, and two sons, William and George".
Her obituary: "Waugh - The funeral of the late Mary Waugh took place this morning at 8:30 o'clock from her late home, 11 Broadway, and was largely attended by relatives and friends of the deceased. The funeral cortege proceeded to St. Patrick's Church where a high mass of requiem was celebrated at 9:00 by Rev. John Gilday. The choir was in attendance and sand the Gregorian mass, and during the service appropriate selections were rendered by members of the choir.
There was a profusion of beautiful and appropriate floral offerings in evidence, showing the esteem in which the deceased was held by her many friends and acquaintances. The bearers were Messrs Patrick Donnely(?), John Sullivan, James and Robert Reay, James Henry, and John Kelleher. The interrment was in the Catholic Cemetery where the commital prayers were read by Rev. Fr. Gilday. The interrment was under the direction of Funeral Director Charles H. Malloy."^2,1 She was buried on 14 February 1905 at St Patrick Cemetery, Lowell, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts; Lot #36-28-3 at St Patrick's Cemetery was purchased by Mary Logan Waugh on 25 April 1899, after Gertrude's death. She arranged to have her son David removed from Edson and reinterred there as well. Mary Logan is buried there, along with Elizabeth McGowan Reay, Sadie's sister-in-law, who was interred May of 1907. The last interrment was Sadie Waugh Reay in 1910. All the graves are unmarked.³
     Passenger lists for the port of Boston show a Mary Logan, arriving 7 August 1876, at age 18, aboard the SS RMS "Parthia"[List #32]. Her occupation was "weaver", and she was born in Ireland. The writer cannot be sure that this was the correct Mary Logan, but the year of arrival matches what she indicated in the 1900 census. She appeared on the census of 1880 at North Cambridge, Cambridge, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts; This may or may not be our Mary Logan, but she is listed as 20 years old, born Ireland, and living with the extended family of Louisa McCallar in North Cambridge. She was the only Mary Logan in MA or NH who fit the description.⁴ She and James Irwin Waugh appeared on the census of 2 June 1900 at Colburn Street, Lowell, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts; According to the census record, Mary Logan immigrated from Ireland in 1876. By 1900 she was aged 41, had been married 19 years, given birth to eight children, but only four of those were still living, and were with her: Sarah, 19, Willie, 18, Nellie, 13 and George, 11. They were among very many other boarders at that address.⁵