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Helen [Ellen] Shannon 1849–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Feb 1849

Birth Location: Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Mar 1906

Death Location: Lyons Brook, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: David Shannon

Mother: Jean Cowan

Spouse(s): James Dunlop

Children(s): Archibald Dunlop

In 1849, Helen [Ellen] Shannon entered the world in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to David Shannon And Jean Cowan. Helen [Ellen] Shannon married James David Dunlop, and had children including Archibald Dunlop. Helen [Ellen] Shannon passed away in 1906 in Lyons Brook, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1849, Helen [Ellen] Shannon entered the world in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to David Shannon And Jean Cowan.
  • Helen [Ellen] Shannon married James David Dunlop, and had children including Archibald Dunlop.
  • Helen [Ellen] Shannon passed away in 1906 in Lyons Brook, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Shannon
1825–1900
Birth Location: Annan, Dumfries, Dumfrieshire, SCOTLAND
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Jean Cowan
1825–1903
Birth Location: Shielhope, Eskdalemuir, Dumfries, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

James Dunlop
1841–1937
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
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Children(s)

Archibald Dunlop
1871–1949
Birth Location: Hardwood Hill, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Helen Shannon's Ancestors

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Helen Shannon
1849–1906
Birth Place: Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
David Shannon
1825–1900
Annan, Dumfries, Dumfrieshire, SCOTLAND
Jean Cowan
1825–1903
Shielhope, Eskdalemuir, Dumfries, Scotland
Grandparents
John Shannon
1782–1867
Scotland
Samuel (Cohen) Cowan
1784–1851
Moffat, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Little
1784–1830
Eskdalemuir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Helen Shannon's Descendants

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Helen ([Ellen]) Shannon (19 Feb 1849–24 Mar 1906) m. James (David) Dunlop (15 Jun 1841–19 Nov 1937)
  1. 1. Archibald Dunlop 1871–1949 m. Elsie (Blanche) Dickson 1891–1985
    1. 1. Donald (James Dunlop) ✔️ 1915–2013 m. Viola (Mae) MacLean 1915–2004
      1. 1. Jean (Elizabeth) Dunlop 1949–1949

Helen Shannon's Timeline

2 Records

1849
19 Feb 1849
Birth of Helen [Ellen] Shannon in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1906
24 Mar 1906
Age 57
Death of Helen [Ellen] Shannon in Lyons Brook, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lyons Brook, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1849
    Event Place: Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1906
    Event Place: Lyons Brook, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
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