Rebecca Jane McLean

     Rebecca Jane McLean was born on 13 September 1856 at Saint John Co, New Brunswick; Brenan's Funeral Parlour stated her last birthday was age 82 on Sept 13. She was the daughter of Edward McLean and Hannah Wood. Rebecca Jane McLean has also be reported to have been born 13 September 1858 Saint John Co, New Brunswick.¹ She died on 30 July 1939 at Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick, at age 82.² She was buried on 1 August 1939 at Methodist Cemetery, Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick; Jennie's obituary within "The Telegraph Journal", Saint John, Monday, 31 July 1939, states that her death occurred in the hospital after an illness of several weeks. She was the daughter of the late Edward and Hannah McLean, survived by one step brother, Fenwick Loomer of New York, and two step sisters, Mrs. W.H. Patterson of Belmont, Massachusetts and Mrs. Maurice Eldridge of Aylesford, Nova Scotia. The funeral was held on Tuesday from Brenan's Funeral Home. Dr. Bruce D. Knott conducted the service.³
      Rebecca Jane McLean was also known as Jennie McLean. She appeared on the census of 1881 at Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick; Jennie was living with Nathan and Rebecca McLellen at this time.⁴ From about 1895 until 1934 Jennie McLean was employed by Manchester, Robertson & Allison as a seamstress. She was a member of the Central Baptist Church and previously had attended the old Brussels Street Baptist Church which later joined the Central Baptist Church.
For several years before 1914 Jennie lived at 30 Rock Street with her sister Mary McLean Matthews. From 1927 to 1932 she resided at 32 Carleton Street, now 102 Carleton, which was the home of Ethel Kirkpatrick until 1989. About 1938 she boarded at 26 Orange Street, Saint John with Miss Julia Knight. She appeared on the census of 1901; Jennie McLean was living with her sister, Mary Olivia and her family in Saint John.¹