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People of Prospect - Christian Family

Herbert "Herb" Christian: Herb was the brother of Hilda (Christian) Doherty whose picture is above. Contributed by Kathleen Coolen.

Earle and Sumner Christian: Earle and Sumner Christian were the children of Charles Sumner Christian and Regina Noonan. Earle was born in 1900 and died in 1920. Sumner was born in 1903. This picture was taken in Boston. Contributed by Olive (Christian) Ryan.

Earle Christian: Son of Charles Christian and Regina Noonan, Earle was born in 1900 and died in 1920. Contributed by Olive (Christian) Ryan.

Nicholas P. Christian: The son of William Christian (1808 to 1881) and Nancy Anne Brennan (1813 to 1883), Nicholas married Margaret Ross McGuire. Nicholas (also known as Nicki P.) was born in 1841 and died in 1920. Margaret and Nicki P. had eight children. Contributed by Olive (Christian) Ryan.

Mrs. Benning: Mrs. Benning was not from Prospect but her son Clement Benning married Susan McGuire. They had a daughter, Mary Benning, who married Charles Christian and they had many children. Contributed by Louise Christian.

Mary Christian, daughter Annina, son Howard and twin babies: Mary Ellen Duggan married Patrick Edward Christian on 28 April 1891 . Shown here is their daughter Annina (1895 to 1972) and son Howard (dates unknown) and two twins whose names are unknown.

Joe Kelly and Plute: Joe Kelly was the nickname for Michael Joseph Christian, son of Patrick J. Christian and Margaret Hardiman. He was born on 14 May 1893 . Plute was the nickname for Douglas Christian, son of John Parker Christian and Mary Jane Coolen. Douglas was born 30 May 1875 . This picture was taken about the 1920s. Contributed by Olive (Christian) Ryan.

Russell Christian and Blanch Mason abt. 1950: Charles Russell Christian was the son of Charles D. Christian (1867 to 1954) and Mary Ellen Reyno (1873 to 1947) who was born on 2 August 1893 in Prospect. He married Blanch Mason daughter of George Mason and Lillian Mary Mason, and was born on 15 November 1896 . Russell passed away in 1973, while Blanch passed away in 1993 at the age of 96. In the background of the picture are Frank Bourgeois and his son Glenn, as well as William Wagner. Contributed by Bernadine (Christian) McMillian (daughter).

William H. Christian abt. 1922: William was born 20 November 1863 in White's Lake and was the son of Charles H. Christian and Susan Zwicker. William never married and suffered from extreme asthma. He died in White's Lake in 1929 at the age of 65. Contributed by great-niece Jean Welsh.

Edna (Christian) Choquette: Edna Christian was the daughter of Charles Christian and Mary Ann Benning. She was born in Prospect on 15 January 1897 and married a man by the last name of Choquette. Edna died on 7 April 1978 at the age of 81. Contributed by Bernard Duggan.

May (Perrier) Christian with Bernard and Margaurite Duggan: May Perrier Christian was the wife of James Oswald Christian. She was born in 1887, and died in Prospect in 1989 at the age of 102. She is accompanied by Bernard and Margaurite Duggan in this picture who are the children of St. Clare Duggan and Helen McDonald. This is a fuzzy picture, but you still are able to make out their faces. Contributed by Bernard Duggan.

May (Perrier) Christian and Friend: May Perrier was the wife of James Oswald Christian and she lived to be 102 years old. In this picture she is with a friend whose identity is not known (other than the fact his last name is belived to be Purcell). Contributed by Bernard Duggan.

Edna (Christian) Gray and Friend: This picture shows the late Edna Christian Gray who was the daughter of James Oswald Christian and May Perrier. She married Norman Gray and they lived in Prospect. The identity of the man accompanying her is not known. It could be anyone really as the picture was taken in the city. Contributed by Bernard Duggan.

Louis Christian: Louis Christian was born on 10 March 1881 in Prospect to Charles Christian and Mary Ann Benning. He married Annie Cecelia Coolen, daughter of Joseph Coolen and Ann Hearn in about 1909. They had seven children. Louis was a fisherman in Prospect, and past away on 12 July 1950 in Prospect. Contributed by Louise Christian, wife of Donald Christian who was the son of of Louis Christian.

Marguerite (Christian) Purcell and Family: Front row (left to right): Marguerite Purcell d/o of Norman Purcell and Marguerite Christian; person is alive; Annie Hetherington, wife of Charles Hetherington who was the son of Josephine Coolen who was the daughter of Joseph Coolen and Annie Hearn of Prospect. Back row (left to right): son Ned Purcell; son Ralph Purcell; Marguerite (Christian) Purcell, married Norman Purcell, d/o Samuel Christian and Johanna Purcell; son-in-law Charles Hetherington; son Ernest Purcell.

Marguerite (Christian) Purcell and Daughters: Front row (left to right): daughter-in-law Katherine Christian, wife of son Ralph Purcell; daughter Marguerite; last two people are still living. Back row (left to right): Rita Purcell wife of son Ernest Purcell; daughter Annie Hetherington; Marguerite (Christian) Purcell; person still living; Florence Purcell wife of son Ned Purcell.

Samuel Christian and Johanna Purcell: Samuel Christian was born on 7 October 1845 in Prospect and was the son of Edward Christian and Frances White. He married Johanna Purcell, the daughter of Thomas Purcell and Johanna Power and was born on 16 February 1849 . Both were still living in 1903. They had nine children from 1872 to 1889. Contributed by Richard Pfeiffer (great, great grandson).

Catherine (Christian) Hardiman: Catherine Christian was born on 28 August 1846 in Prospect and was the daughter of Edward Christian and Frances White. She married Samuel B. Hardiman s/o Edward Hardiman and Anastatia Brennan on 21 January 1867 . They had nine children. Catherine died in 1935. Contributed by Jean and Anna Hardiman (granddaughters).

George Bernard Christian Picture: George Bernard Christian was the son of John D. Christian and Ellen Donahue. He was born on 6 September 1868 . He married twice. His first marriage was in 1896 to Alice Honora Brennan, daughter of Edward Brennan and Bridget White. They had one son George Joseph Bernard Christian. Alice died sometime after 1897, and before 1900. Poppie George, as he was called, then married Catherine Melinda Hamm, daughter of Peter Hamm and Margaret Noonan. They had one daughter, Ellen Marguerite Christian, in 1900. George Bernard Christian is probably the only person from Prospect to be able to claim that he sailed around the world twice. At one time he was a sailor, but he also traveled all over the world to places like Japan and so on. Contributed by Jean and Anna Hardiman (granddaughters).

Milton Patrick Christian: Born on 9 December 1898 to Patrick Christian and Mary Eleanor Duggan. Milton Christian married Muriel Florence Duggan (1907 to 1991) d/o Nathan Duggan and Margaret Mason at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Chruch on 23 September 1923 . They had 5 children. Milton passed away in 1983. Contributed by the late Molly (Coolen) White.