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Margaret Ellen Spears 1874–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 March 1874

Birth Location: Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: November 2, 1950

Death Location: Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: John Spears

Mother: Catherine Forbes

Spouse(s): Lauchlin MacKinnon

Children(s): Donald MacKinnon, John MacKinnon, Percy MacKinnon, Bessie MacKinnon, Dollie MacKinnon, Thomas MacKinnon, John Mackinnon, Augus Mackinnon

The story of Margaret Ellen Spears began in 1874 in Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1891, Margaret Ellen Spears resided in Louisburg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Margaret Ellen Spears married Lauchlin Mackinnon, and had children including Augus E Mackinnon, Bessie Catherine Mackinnon, Dollie Victoria Mackinnon, Donald William Mackinnon, John Edward Mackinnon, John F Mackinnon, Percy Wilfred Mackinnon, Thomas Clark Mackinnon. Margaret Ellen Spears passed away in 1950 in Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Ellen Spears began in 1874 in Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • In 1891, Margaret Ellen Spears resided in Louisburg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Margaret Ellen Spears married Lauchlin Mackinnon, and had children including Augus E Mackinnon, Bessie Catherine Mackinnon, Dollie Victoria Mackinnon, Donald William Mackinnon, John Edward Mackinnon, John F Mackinnon, Percy Wilfred Mackinnon, Thomas Clark Mackinnon.
  • Margaret Ellen Spears passed away in 1950 in Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Spears
1848–1914
Birth Location: Nova Scotia
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Catherine Forbes
1856–
Birth Location: Nova Scotia
CF

Spouses(s)

Lauchlin MacKinnon
1870–1951
Birth Location: Mira, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
LM

Children(s)

Donald MacKinnon
1896–1968
Birth Location: Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
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John MacKinnon
1905–1969
Birth Location: Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
JM
Percy MacKinnon
1903–1941
Birth Location: Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
PM
Bessie MacKinnon
1900–
Birth Location: Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
BM
Dollie MacKinnon
1907–
Birth Location: Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
DM
Thomas MacKinnon
1910–1990
Birth Location: Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
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John Mackinnon
1897–
Birth Location: Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
JM
Augus Mackinnon
1901–
Birth Location: Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
AM

Margaret Spears's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Spears
1874–1950
Birth Place: Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
John Spears
1848–1914
Nova Scotia
Catherine Forbes
1856–
Nova Scotia
Grandparents
John Spears
1800–1870
Eleanor (Ellen) Wadden
1804–1870
Sydney, CB, NS
William Forbes
1810–
London
Mary Forbes
1818–
Kirkcaldy, fifeshire
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Wadden
1775–1871
Mary L'Angot
1780–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John L'Angot
1730–

Margaret Spears's Descendants

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Margaret (Ellen) Spears (24 March 1874–November 2, 1950) m. Lauchlin MacKinnon (About 1870–January 5, 1951)
  1. 1. Donald (William) MacKinnon 1896–1968
  2. 2. John (Edward) MacKinnon 1905–1969
  3. 3. Percy (Wilfred) MacKinnon 1903–1941
  4. 4. Bessie (Catherine) MacKinnon 1900–
  5. 5. Dollie (Victoria) MacKinnon 1907–
  6. 6. Thomas (Clark) MacKinnon 1910–1990
  7. 7. John (F) Mackinnon 1897–
  8. 8. Augus (E) Mackinnon 1901–

Margaret Spears's Timeline

3 Records

1874
24 March 1874
Birth of Margaret Ellen Spears in Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
1891
1891
Age 17
Margaret Ellen Spears resided here in Louisburg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Louisburg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
1950
November 2, 1950
Age 76
Death of Margaret Ellen Spears in Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 March 1874
    Event Place: Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Louisburg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada; Roll: T-6310; Family No: 61

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Louisburg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Louisburg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada; Roll: T-6310; Family No: 61

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 2, 1950
    Event Place: Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
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