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Letter, 1 May 1846
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Born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1830, the daughter of a merchant, Margaret A. Y. Mercer married John William Dawson in March of 1847. The couple lived at 293 University Street, Montreal. One of her sons, George Mercer Dawson (1849–1901), became a well known and respected scientist and geologist like his father. She died in September of 1913.
Letter from Margaret A. Y. Mercer, 11 Arniston Place, Newington, Edinburgh to John William Dawson, Pictou, Nova Scotia
States that they have moved from Windmill Street to 11 Arniston Place. Remarks that this move marks a real epoch in her life. It was eighteen years since she came here and all her ideas and associations of home are concentrated on Windmill Street.