Late in her live Edith lived with John Alexander Cutcliffe, her brother, in Fredericton P.E.I., Canada. She also lived in Drummond, Minnesota and helped care for Benjamin Franklin Cutcliffe son of brother William Roderick Cutcliffe. Fovorite aunt of both Benjamin Franklin Cutcliffe and Wendell Drummond Cutcliffe. Confussion about middle name: may have been Jane or Mae.
"Born in Prince Edward Island during the days of British Colonial Government, Edith Jane Cutcliffe was the daughter of Frnacis Webster Cutcliffe, a builder and farmer.
The life history of "Aunt Edie", as she was affectionately called, is that of a truly kind and gentle lady who served her family, relatives, friends and acquaintances with unselfish goodness. She was married to James MacLean, but did not have children. When John A. Cutcliffe's wife Lizzie died in 1903, "Aunt Edie" took care of the family until he remarried. Then, when Murdock Cutcliffe's first wife, Bertha, passed on, Edith cared for his children.
Benjamin F. Cutcliffe was about one year old when Edith came to Drummond, Minnesota, and Ben stayed with her until he was of school age. Wendell Warner Cutcliffe also lived in Drummond then, and he recalls the many happy hours that were spent with "Aunt Edie", whether on the stock farm, or at the busy sawmill.
Young boys need training early, and both Benjamin and Wendell were no exceptions. "Aunt Edie" gave them loving discipline which they have valued all their lives. Wendell said several times he could not do justice to the affectionate respect he had for his aunt's memory and to the love he bore her while living at Drummond, Minnesota.
While she resided at Drummond, she served as Postmistress, and quickly became well known, not only by residents of Drummond, but also by loggers in the surrounding forest area. In addition to her post office position, Edith operated a check cashing service, particularly for loggers when they came to town. Still, busy as she was, she raised and sold chickens, too! The combined sum of these many enterprises adequatley qualified Edith as a local businesswoman. But she was a Christian woman, too, who felt the need for spiritual counsel. Because of this need, Edith invited ministers from nearby towns to come to preach or to pay her visits when they could.
The spirit of Charity was no stranger to Edith Cutcliffe. No needy visitor or stranger who came to her home went away hungry or without aid. It is a safe bet the "Aunt Edie" did not have much money left when she returned to John A. Cutlciffe's home in Fredericton, where she passed to her reward in 1943. She left a scent of sweetness behind her."