Date March 7 1881
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Telegraph
Fredericton, March 5 - the funeral of John S. COVERT, M.P. took place at Maugerville (Sunbury Co.) this afternoon. The pall bearers were James HAMILTON, Thomas A. BECKWITH, W. Dell PERLEY, R.D. WILMOT, jr., Gerhardus CLOWES and A.A. STERLING, Esq. (see original) from PANB
Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 56 Number 4021
Date March 10 1881
County Charlotte
Place Saint Andrews
Newspaper Bay Pilot
John S. COVERT, M.P.P. for Sunbury Co. died at the Queen Hotel, Fredericton Thursday morn. On the previous morning he occupied his accustomed place in the Assembly and made a speech in support of Blair's resolutions. He was feeling poorly Thursday (sic) eve., but after tea returned to the House to record his vote. Thursday morn. Mr. GILLESPIE went into the room in the Hotel occupied by Mr. Covert and was greatly shocked to find him lying face downward to the floor dead. John S. Covert was the son of late George E. COVERT of Maugerville. In 1869 he was elected to the Assembly in his native County and has continued to hold the seat uninterruptedly to the time of his decease. Mr. Covert was twice married, first to Miss MOWATT d/o Col. David MOWATT of St. Andrews (Charlotte Co.), by whom he had no living issue. His first wife died in 1862 and in 1864 Mr. Covert married a d/o late John HARRIS of Portland (St. John) by whom he had three children, two girls and one boy, all living.
From PANB
Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 22 Number 342
Date July 16 1864
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper New Brunswick Courier
m. Thursday morn., St. Luke's Church, Portland, by Rev. Canon Harrison, John S. COVERT, Esq., Maugerville (Sunbury Co.) / Miss Kate HAWS, Portland (St. John)
Date March 7 1881
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Telegraph
Fredericton, March 5 - the funeral of John S. COVERT, M.P. took place at Maugerville (Sunbury Co.) this afternoon. The pall bearers were James HAMILTON, Thomas A. BECKWITH, W. Dell PERLEY, R.D. WILMOT, jr., Gerhardus CLOWES and A.A. STERLING, Esq. (see original) from PANB
Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 56 Number 4021
Date March 10 1881
County Charlotte
Place Saint Andrews
Newspaper Bay Pilot
John S. COVERT, M.P.P. for Sunbury Co. died at the Queen Hotel, Fredericton Thursday morn. On the previous morning he occupied his accustomed place in the Assembly and made a speech in support of Blair's resolutions. He was feeling poorly Thursday (sic) eve., but after tea returned to the House to record his vote. Thursday morn. Mr. GILLESPIE went into the room in the Hotel occupied by Mr. Covert and was greatly shocked to find him lying face downward to the floor dead. John S. Covert was the son of late George E. COVERT of Maugerville. In 1869 he was elected to the Assembly in his native County and has continued to hold the seat uninterruptedly to the time of his decease. Mr. Covert was twice married, first to Miss MOWATT d/o Col. David MOWATT of St. Andrews (Charlotte Co.), by whom he had no living issue. His first wife died in 1862 and in 1864 Mr. Covert married a d/o late John HARRIS of Portland (St. John) by whom he had three children, two girls and one boy, all living.
From PANB
Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 22 Number 342
Date July 16 1864
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper New Brunswick Courier
m. Thursday morn., St. Luke's Church, Portland, by Rev. Canon Harrison, John S. COVERT, Esq., Maugerville (Sunbury Co.) / Miss Kate HAWS, Portland (St. John)
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aged 52 years
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