I am looking for information on the descendants of James & Mary (Clark)Olive. I am descended from Mary's brother John Griffin Clark.

May 3 1893
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Sun


A despatch was received by Charles F. olive yesterday announcing the death of his father, james olive at Cambridge, Mass. where he had been on a visit to his son. Mr. olive was at one time one of the leading men of St. John. He was a native of Carleton. His father, the late William olive, was one of the firm which carried on an extensive shipbuilding at Carleton years ago. There were several brothers in the firm and it is doubtful if any one concern in New Brunswick ever constructed such a large number of vessels as the olives. When a lad, james olive entered the dry goods store of Solomon NICHOLLS, who was at one time President of the Bank of New Brunswick. Afterwards Mr. olive worked in the office of Stephen Wiggins & Son as a clerk. As he did not fancy this business, Mr. olive went to work for his father and served his time in the shipyard. The firm at this time was Wm olive & Sons. In 1851 Mr. olive was elected councillor for Guys Ward, John C. Littlehale being the alderman for the ward. In the following year, Mr. olive succeeded Mr. Littlehale and in 1853 he was chosen mayor of the city by the council. The other candidates for the mayoralty were the late Isaac Woodward and the late Gregory Vanhorne. During the year a new law was passed under which the chief magistrate of the city was to be chosen by the ratepayers. In 1854, Mr. olive was re-elected, defeating the late W.O. Smith and Mr. olive was the last mayor chosen by council and the first elected by the people. The following year Mr. olive refused to offer and he was shortly afterwards appointed by the government of the province one of the water commissioners of Carleton. The other commissioners were the late Frederick Coster and the late Joseph Beatteay. After the completion of the water system Mr. olive was appointed chairman of the water commision, a position that he has held for several years. In 1865 Mr. olive built a grist mill near the place where the Hayward & Stetson mill now stands. He ran this mill until it was destroyed by fire some three years afterwards. Mr. olive then resumed work in the old shipyard and turned out some fine vessels. As this business became unrenumerative Mr. olive stopped work and about 15 years ago removed to Fairville, having been appointed parish court commissioner for Lancaster. Mr. olive married Mary C. CLARK d/o the late Ebenezer Clark of Yarmouth, N.S. and a cousin of thr late John Clark who carried on a very extensive lumbering business at Carleton. They have seven children living: Ebenezer olive, druggist of Cambridge, Mass; Wm olive, manager of a mill in Michigan; james W. olive who lives in Cambridge, Mass.; Chas. F. olive of (St. John) city; Douglas olive, druggist of Cambridge, Mass.; Mrs. A.J. CANN and Mrs. Norman A. WYMAN of Yarmouth, N.S. The remains will be brought to this city for burial.

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