Audrey May Wood Davidson

     Audrey May Wood Davidson was born on 1 November 1911 at Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick.^2,3 She was the daughter of Harris James Davidson and Lillian Beatrice Wood. Audrey May Wood Davidson married Nicolai Larsen on 20 June 1931 at Edith Avenue Baptist Church, Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick; Nicolai was aged 22 years and a mechanic, while Audrey was 19. Both were Baptists living in East Saint John.⁴ Audrey May Wood Davidson married Emerson Ward Benson on 15 August 1962 at Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick; Emerson, 47, had been divorced as of December 1961, and Audrey, 50, was a widow. They were both Baptist.⁵ Audrey May Wood Davidson died on 7 August 1980 at 176 Douglas Avenue, Fort St. John Dawson Creek, British Columbia, at age 68; "The death of Mrs. Audrey Benson, wife of Emerson W. Benson of 176 Douglas Avenue occurred at Fort St. John Dawson Creek, B.C., on Thursday. Born in Saint John, daughter of the late Harris and Lillian (Wood) Davidson she had been a life-long resident this city, and had been an adherent of Portland United Church. Twice married, she was predeceased by her first husband, Nicholai Larsen, in 1944. She is survived by her husband, three daughters, Esther, Mrs. R. Ivan O'Connor of Saint John; Marie Albino Despres of Moncton, June Mrs John Armstrong of Taylor, B.C; two sons, W. Holgar (Sonny) Larsen of North Bay, Ont; Richard W. Benson of Toronto; two brothers, William of Saint John; and Beaumont of Montreal; one sister Bessie Sherwood of East Riverside, 10 grandchildren, several great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. The body is resting at Brenan's Funeral Home, 111 Paradise Row. The funeral will be held from Brenan's Chapel Monday with service at 11 a.m. Interment will take place at Greenwood Cemetery. Visiting hours 7 to 9 p.m. on Saturday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Sunday."³ She was buried on 11 August 1980 at Greenwood Cemetery, Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick.³