Mary Jane was born in the hamlet of Halvosso in Mabe parish, Cornwall in early 1842, the third child of nine in the family of Henry Dunstan and wife Charlotte (Spargo). She was baptized at Mabe on 27 March. Her father was a stone mason who labored in the granite quarries in the parish.
While yet a small child the family moved to the village of Antron, in the east of the parish where a large quarry had been developed. In April 1861 she worked as a servant in the household of an "ironmonger" on Lower Market Street in Penryn. Four months later, at the District Registrar's Office in Falmouth, she married George William Carbis, a stone mason and close neighbor from Antron. Note: Lower Market Street in Penryn is approximately one mile from Antron. They made their home in Antron and by 1870 had produced 5 children, one having died in infancy. They appear to have arrived in Boston in early 1871 with 4 children, ages 1 to 9. They settled in at 2 Lovedeed Courts, a location no longer detectable on the map. On May 3rd Mary Jane's younger sister Ellen arrived from Cornwall but tragically died of smallpox on the 29th of the same month. Five days later, on 4 June, Mary Jane gave birth to a daughter whom they named Ellen, in memory of her just-departed sister. Tragically, young Ellen died five weeks later. Two more daughters were born before 1880, one of whom also died in infancy.
In 1880 the family lived at 33 Hampden Street, near where they had lived when they first arrived. George still worked as a stone-cutter. Mary Jane's parents, who had arrived in 1876, lived next door at 37 Hampden St.
In 1900 they lived at 153 Kilton Street, Boston, and George was a contractor who repaired the streets of the city. George died in Dedham, of stomach cancer on 17 Sept. 1907 and was buried in the Mount Hope Cemetery.
In 1920 Mary Jane lived with her daughter Minnie Dunstan and husband at Norwich, Connecticut.
She died in Quincy, Mass. on 10 Feb 1926.
While yet a small child the family moved to the village of Antron, in the east of the parish where a large quarry had been developed. In April 1861 she worked as a servant in the household of an "ironmonger" on Lower Market Street in Penryn. Four months later, at the District Registrar's Office in Falmouth, she married George William Carbis, a stone mason and close neighbor from Antron. Note: Lower Market Street in Penryn is approximately one mile from Antron. They made their home in Antron and by 1870 had produced 5 children, one having died in infancy. They appear to have arrived in Boston in early 1871 with 4 children, ages 1 to 9. They settled in at 2 Lovedeed Courts, a location no longer detectable on the map. On May 3rd Mary Jane's younger sister Ellen arrived from Cornwall but tragically died of smallpox on the 29th of the same month. Five days later, on 4 June, Mary Jane gave birth to a daughter whom they named Ellen, in memory of her just-departed sister. Tragically, young Ellen died five weeks later. Two more daughters were born before 1880, one of whom also died in infancy.
In 1880 the family lived at 33 Hampden Street, near where they had lived when they first arrived. George still worked as a stone-cutter. Mary Jane's parents, who had arrived in 1876, lived next door at 37 Hampden St.
In 1900 they lived at 153 Kilton Street, Boston, and George was a contractor who repaired the streets of the city. George died in Dedham, of stomach cancer on 17 Sept. 1907 and was buried in the Mount Hope Cemetery.
In 1920 Mary Jane lived with her daughter Minnie Dunstan and husband at Norwich, Connecticut.
She died in Quincy, Mass. on 10 Feb 1926.
Mary Jane was born in the hamlet of Halvosso in Mabe parish, Cornwall in early 1842, the third child of nine in the family of Henry Dunstan and wife Charlotte (Spargo). She was baptized at Mabe on 27 March. Her father was a stone mason who labored in the granite quarries in the parish.
While yet a small child the family moved to the village of Antron, in the east of the parish where a large quarry had been developed. In April 1861 she worked as a servant in the household of an "ironmonger" on Lower Market Street in Penryn. Four months later, at the District Registrar's Office in Falmouth, she married George William Carbis, a stone mason and close neighbor from Antron. Note: Lower Market Street in Penryn is approximately one mile from Antron. They made their home in Antron and by 1870 had produced 5 children, one having died in infancy. They appear to have arrived in Boston in early 1871 with 4 children, ages 1 to 9. They settled in at 2 Lovedeed Courts, a location no longer detectable on the map. On May 3rd Mary Jane's younger sister Ellen arrived from Cornwall but tragically died of smallpox on the 29th of the same month. Five days later, on 4 June, Mary Jane gave birth to a daughter whom they named Ellen, in memory of her just-departed sister. Tragically, young Ellen died five weeks later. Two more daughters were born before 1880, one of whom also died in infancy.
In 1880 the family lived at 33 Hampden Street, near where they had lived when they first arrived. George still worked as a stone-cutter. Mary Jane's parents, who had arrived in 1876, lived next door at 37 Hampden St.
In 1900 they lived at 153 Kilton Street, Boston, and George was a contractor who repaired the streets of the city. George died in Dedham, of stomach cancer on 17 Sept. 1907 and was buried in the Mount Hope Cemetery.
In 1920 Mary Jane lived with her daughter Minnie Dunstan and husband at Norwich, Connecticut.
She died in Quincy, Mass. on 10 Feb 1926.
While yet a small child the family moved to the village of Antron, in the east of the parish where a large quarry had been developed. In April 1861 she worked as a servant in the household of an "ironmonger" on Lower Market Street in Penryn. Four months later, at the District Registrar's Office in Falmouth, she married George William Carbis, a stone mason and close neighbor from Antron. Note: Lower Market Street in Penryn is approximately one mile from Antron. They made their home in Antron and by 1870 had produced 5 children, one having died in infancy. They appear to have arrived in Boston in early 1871 with 4 children, ages 1 to 9. They settled in at 2 Lovedeed Courts, a location no longer detectable on the map. On May 3rd Mary Jane's younger sister Ellen arrived from Cornwall but tragically died of smallpox on the 29th of the same month. Five days later, on 4 June, Mary Jane gave birth to a daughter whom they named Ellen, in memory of her just-departed sister. Tragically, young Ellen died five weeks later. Two more daughters were born before 1880, one of whom also died in infancy.
In 1880 the family lived at 33 Hampden Street, near where they had lived when they first arrived. George still worked as a stone-cutter. Mary Jane's parents, who had arrived in 1876, lived next door at 37 Hampden St.
In 1900 they lived at 153 Kilton Street, Boston, and George was a contractor who repaired the streets of the city. George died in Dedham, of stomach cancer on 17 Sept. 1907 and was buried in the Mount Hope Cemetery.
In 1920 Mary Jane lived with her daughter Minnie Dunstan and husband at Norwich, Connecticut.
She died in Quincy, Mass. on 10 Feb 1926.
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