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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

The story of Mary Jane Nelson began in 1846 in Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1871, Mary Jane Nelson resided in New Brunswick, Canada. In 1881, Mary Jane Nelson resided in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Mary Jane Nelson married Hugh Gallagher Fawcett, and had children including Robert Ellsworth Fawcett, Francis Aubrey Fawcett, William Albion Fawcett, Mary Amelia Fawcett, Annie Florence Fawcett, Gaius Edgar Fawcett, Ada Elizabeth Fawcett. Mary Jane Nelson passed away in 1944 in Leamington, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Jane Nelson began in 1846 in Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • In 1871, Mary Jane Nelson resided in New Brunswick, Canada.
  • In 1881, Mary Jane Nelson resided in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • Mary Jane Nelson married Hugh Gallagher Fawcett, and had children including Robert Ellsworth Fawcett, Francis Aubrey Fawcett, William Albion Fawcett, Mary Amelia Fawcett, Annie Florence Fawcett, Gaius Edgar Fawcett, Ada Elizabeth Fawcett.
  • Mary Jane Nelson passed away in 1944 in Leamington, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

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

Mary Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Mary Nelson
1846 – 1944
Birth Place: Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Gaius Lewis Nelson
1816 – 1901
Maccan Mountain, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Dorcas Gilroy
1818 – 1896
Maccan Mtn, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Peter Nelson
1789 – 1839
Denmark
Elizabeth Stillman
1790 – 1840
Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Barnabus Gilroy
1770 –
Enniskillen, Ireland
Dorcas Mills
1769 – 1819
Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Nelson
1750 –
Ann Woost
1754 –
George Stillman
1756 –
Sarah
1771 –
Edward Gilroy
1750 –
Sarah Flemming
David Mills
1730 – 1829
Rebecca Holmes
1739 – 1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mills

Mary Nelson's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Jane) Nelson (6 Aug 1846 – 1 Jan 1944) m. Hugh (Gallagher) Fawcett (5 Apr 1844 – 13 Feb 1927)
  1. 1. Robert (Ellsworth) Fawcett (16 Oct 1868 – 31 Jan 1944) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Hayward (23 Jul 1881 – 19 Mar 1962)
    1. 1. Leolla (Alberta) Fawcett (17 May 1904 – 4 Sep 1904)
    2. 2. Robert (Haliburton) Fawcett (13 Oct 1905 – )
    3. 3. Lillian Fawcett (Jul 1908 – )
    4. 4. Shirley (Elizabeth) Fawcett (abt 1920 – )
  2. 2. Francis (Aubrey) Fawcett (8 Jan 1870 – 12 Jun 1957) m. Emma (Delia) Wry (14 Oct 1870 – 17 May 1933)
    1. 1. Laurie (Ormand) Fawcett (7 Oct 1899 – 21 APR 1974) m. Evelyn (Lydia) Hicks (16 Dec 1900 – )
      1. 1. Lois (Ina) Fawcett (abt 1920 – ) m. Cedric (Elijah) Chase (abt 1916 – )
    2. 2. Boy Fawcett (7 Oct 1899 – 7 Oct 1899)
    3. 3. Carmen (Louise) Fawcett (9 Jun 1905 – ) m. Archibald (Robert) Turner
    4. 4. Richard (G) Fawcett (1909 – Oct 1909)
    5. 5. Madelyn (A) Fawcett (17 Sep 1912 – 11 Mar 1934)
  3. 3. William (Albion) Fawcett (7 Jul 1872 – 9 Dec 1946) m. Edith (May) Bishop (Nov 1871 – 1951)
  4. 4. Mary (Amelia) Fawcett (15 Jan 1874 – 30 Sep 1953) m. Arthur (Reynolds) Blakney (Jan 1873 – 25 Sep 1947)
    1. 1. Robert (Reynolds) Blakney (Dec 1902 – )
    2. 2. Hugh (W) Blakney (Mar 1904 – Aug 1905)
    3. 3. Arline (M) Blakney (23 Dec 1905 – 1 May 1994) m. Norman (T) Copland (abt 1906 – )
    4. 4. Gertrude (Evelyn) Blakney (Apr 1908 – ) m. Henry (Joseph) Drew
    5. 5. Paul (Benjamin) Blakney (13 Jul 1911 – 20 Oct 2003) m. Phyllis (Annie) Hicks (18 Jul 1927 – 26 Oct 2011)
  5. 5. Annie (Florence) Fawcett (abt 1879 – Oct 1963) m. William (Knapp) Best (29 Mar 1874 – Aft. 1916)
    1. 1. Dorothy (Josephine) Best (22 Jul 1903 – ) m. Atkinson
    2. 2. Thornton (Fawcett) Best (11 Apr 1905 – )
    3. 3. Florence (W) Best (July 1906 – 1971) m. Roland (E) Ingraham (1909 – 1972)
    4. 4. Frederick (Eugene) Best (16 Apr 1909 – 4 Sep 1936)
    5. 5. Charles (William) Best (Mar 1910 – 1985) m. Josephine (Margaret) Fitzpatrick (abt 1918 – 1972)
    6. 6. Hugh (Egbert) Best (1911 – 1980) m. Elizabeth Fagan (1913 – )
    7. 7. Elizabeth (M) Best (1913 – 2001) m. Ervin (G) Cosman (abt 1902 – 1991)
      1. 1. Keith (I) Cosman (1936 – 1973)
    8. 8. Thomas (Kitchner) Best (1915 – ) m. Edna (Louise) Cook (abt 1916 – )
    9. 9. Helena (P) Best (1916 – 1967) m. Douglas (Alexander) Hacquoil (1916 – 2000)
  6. 6. Gaius (Edgar) Fawcett (abt 1877 – 31 Jan 1961) m. Eva (May) Lowerison (9 May 1881 – 4 Jan 1952)
    1. 1. William Fawcett (13 Apr 1904 – )
    2. 2. Ronald (Thayer) Fawcett (27 Mar 1905 – 30 Apr 1941)
    3. 3. Kenneth (Dixon) Fawcett (19 Feb 1907 – 8 Dec 1986) m. Florence (Ann) Lees (25 Aug 1907 – 10 Jun 2005)
      1. 1. Joyce (Elaine) Fawcett (25 Sep 1928 – ) m. Arnold (Neil) Dunham (21 Feb 1926 – 11 May 2017)
        1. 1. Judy (Lynette) Dunham (25 Dec 1948 – ) m. Douglas Ziesmer
        2. 2. Scott Dunham m. Niurka Farach
        3. 3. Gary Dunham m. Linda
      2. 2. Kenneth (Dixon) Fawcett (1 Sep 1932 – 4 Jun 1992) m. Marlyn
  7. 7. Ada (Elizabeth) Fawcett (18 Jun 1883 – 27 Jun 1952) m. Grover (Carlisle) Lewis (19 Nov 1885 – 1 Aug 1945)
    1. 1. Edwin (Parker) Lewis (28 Jul 1913 – 20 Dec 1972) m. Bernice (Phyllis) Lamb (6 Feb 1914 – 7 Mar 2003)
      1. 1. Edwin (Parker) Lewis (13 Apr 1936 – 17 Mar 2024) m. Elsie (Lorriane) Jones (29 Oct 1940 – )
        1. 1. Jennifer (Faith) LEWIS (26 Jul 1967 – )
        2. 2. Robin (Carrie) Lewis (13 Aug 1968 – 29 May 1996)
      2. 2. Marcia (Bernice) Lewis (18 Aug 1938 – 21 Dec 2010) m. Richard (Alan) Woody (1 Aug 1936 – ) m. Fred (Duel) Bryan (10 Sep 1931 – 17 Aug 2021)
    2. 2. Gaius (Fawcett) Lewis (17 Apr 1916 – 25 Dec 1983) m. Margaret (Kathleen) Wilkins (24 Apr 1906 – 17 Jun 2000)

Mary Nelson's Timeline

8 Records

1846
6 Aug 1846
Birth of Mary Jane Nelson in Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
1871
1871
Age 25
Mary Jane Nelson resided here in New Brunswick, Canada
New Brunswick, Canada
1881
abt 1881
Age 35
Mary Jane Nelson resided here in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
1891
1891
Age 45
Mary Jane Nelson resided here in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
1901
1901
Age 55
Mary Jane Nelson resided here in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
1911
1911
Age 65
Mary Jane Nelson resided here in Westmorland, New Brunswick
Westmorland, New Brunswick
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 75
Mary Jane Nelson resided here in Sackville Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Sackville Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
1944
1 Jan 1944
Age 98
Death of Mary Jane Nelson in Leamington, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Leamington, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1846
    Event Place: Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada
    [2] 1881 Census of Canada
    [3] 1871 Census of Canada
    [4] 1901 Census of Canada
    [5] 1911 Census of Canada
    [6] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 38; Census Place: Sackville (Town), Westmorland, New Brunswick; Page Number: 11
    [7] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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

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

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

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

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

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 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 Date: 1944
    Event Place: Sackville, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Findagrave, Mary J Fawcett 1944

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 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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