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Mary Jane Nelson 1846 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Aug 1846

Birth Location: Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 1 Jan 1944

Death Location: Leamington, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Gaius Nelson

Mother: Dorcas Gilroy

Spouse(s): Hugh Fawcett

Children(s): Robert Fawcett, Francis Fawcett, William Fawcett, Mary Fawcett, Annie Fawcett, Gaius Fawcett, Ada Fawcett

1846 marked the beginning of Mary Jane Nelson's life in Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, to parents Gaius Lewis Nelson and Dorcas Gilroy. Eventually, Mary Jane Nelson married Hugh Gallagher Fawcett, and they welcomed Robert Ellsworth Fawcett, Francis Aubrey Fawcett, William Albion Fawcett, Mary Amelia Fawcett, Annie Florence Fawcett, Gaius Edgar Fawcett and Ada Elizabeth Fawcett. Mary Jane Nelson passed in 1944 at Leamington, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Parents

Gaius Nelson
1816 – 1901
Birth Location: Maccan Mountain, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
GN
Dorcas Gilroy
1818 – 1896
Birth Location: Maccan Mtn, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
DG

Spouses(s)

Hugh Fawcett
1844 – 1927
Birth Location: Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
HF

Children(s)

Robert Fawcett
1868 – 1944
Birth Location: Nova Scotia
RF
Francis Fawcett
1870 – 1957
Birth Location: Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
FF
William Fawcett
1872 – 1946
Birth Location: Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
WF
Mary Fawcett
1874 – 1953
Birth Location: Sackville, Westmorland , New Brunswick, Canada
MF
Annie Fawcett
1879 – 1963
Birth Location: New Brunswick
AF
Gaius Fawcett
1877 – 1961
Birth Location: New Brunswick
GF
Ada Fawcett
1883 – 1952
Birth Location: Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
AF

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 6 Aug 1846
    Event Place: Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, 1881 Census of Canada, 1891 Census of Canada, 1901 Census of Canada, 1911 Census of Canada, 1921 Census of Canada, Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 38; Census Place: Sackville (Town), Westmorland, New Brunswick; Page Number: 11

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: abt 1881
    Event Place: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Westmorland, New Brunswick
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Sackville Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 38; Census Place: Sackville (Town), Westmorland, New Brunswick; Page Number: 11

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1944
    Event Place: Sackville, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Findagrave, Mary J Fawcett 1944

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1 Jan 1944
    Event Place: Leamington, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sackville, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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