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Mary Ellen Rennie 1885–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1885

Birth Location: Nova Scotia

Death Date: 13 May 1961

Death Location: Lower Sackville, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: William Rennie

Mother: Ellen Stagg)

Spouse(s): Firmin Briand

Children(s): George Briand, Agnes (Aggie), Dorothy Briand-Leeds, Alexander Briand, Freeman Briand, Thomas Briand, Charles Briand, William Briand, Bertha Briand, Arthur Briand

Mary Ellen Rennie was born in 1885 in Nova Scotia, the child of William James Rennie And Ellen Staag Or Stagg. In 1881, Mary Ellen Rennie resided in Ward 3, Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mary Ellen Rennie married Firmin Twin Briand, and had children including Agnes Mary Briand Aggie, Alexander James Briand, Arthur Timothy Briand, Bertha Mary Cecelia Briand, Charles Walter Briand, Dorothy Philomena Briand Leeds, Freeman Arthur Biilogically Briand, George Freeman Briand, Thomas Pascal Briand, William Douglas Briand. Mary Ellen Rennie passed away in 1961 in Lower Sackville, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • Mary Ellen Rennie was born in 1885 in Nova Scotia, the child of William James Rennie And Ellen Staag Or Stagg.
  • In 1881, Mary Ellen Rennie resided in Ward 3, Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Mary Ellen Rennie married Firmin Twin Briand, and had children including Agnes Mary Briand Aggie, Alexander James Briand, Arthur Timothy Briand, Bertha Mary Cecelia Briand, Charles Walter Briand, Dorothy Philomena Briand Leeds, Freeman Arthur Biilogically Briand, George Freeman Briand, Thomas Pascal Briand, William Douglas Briand.
  • Mary Ellen Rennie passed away in 1961 in Lower Sackville, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Rennie's Ancestors

Self
Mary Rennie
1885–1961
Birth Place: Nova Scotia
Parents
William James Rennie
1828–1903
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Ellen (Staag (or) Stagg)
1840–1905
Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
William (RENNIE) Rev
1803–1853
Neilston, Renfrew, Scotland
Jane (or Janet) MCCREADY
1796–1870
, Stranraer, Wigtown, Scotland
Susan
1811–
Nova Scotia
Great-Grandparents
James Rainey\Rennie
1776–
Martha Mackintosh
1771–1806
William McCredy
1768–1858
Janet McALEXANDER
1764–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lachlan MacKintosh
1751–1797
Jannet McMaster
1729–1798
John ALEXANDER
1730–
Marion WATSON
1730–

Mary Rennie's Descendants

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Mary (Ellen) Rennie (abt 1885–13 May 1961) m. Firmin ((twin)) Briand (16 November 1885–28 Oct 1946)
  1. 1. George (Freeman) Briand 1931–1986 m. Jane (Elizabeth) Lawrence 1942–2002
  2. 2. Agnes (Mary Briand) (Aggie) 1923–1987 m. Raymond (Joseph Murray) (stevedore\DND) 1920–1989
    1. 1. Diane Murray 1946–2019
    2. 2. Mary (Valerie) Murray 1940–1940
    3. 3. Ronald Murray 1944–1998
  3. 3. Dorothy (Philomena) Briand-Leeds 1925– m. William Leeds 1925–1968
    1. 1. Carol Stothart 1943–2013
    2. 2. William 1951–2019
  4. 4. Alexander (James) Briand 1916–1987 m. Greta (M.) Briand 1917–2011
    1. 1. Willard 1943–2009
    2. 2. Marilyn Briand 1944–1998
  5. 5. Freeman (Arthur (Biilogically)) Briand 1915–1972 m. Delores (Marie) Michael 1948–2010 m. Helen (Grace Towill) Briand 1918–1947
    1. 1. Betty (Ann Helen) Briand 1938–1995
  6. 6. Thomas (Pascal) Briand 1919–1958
  7. 7. Charles (Walter) Briand 1934–2001 m. Ruby (Marie BRIAND) Halifax 1937–2006
  8. 8. William (Douglas) Briand 1929–1935
  9. 9. Bertha (Mary Cecelia) Briand 1918–2003
  10. 10. Arthur (Timothy) Briand 1912–

Mary Rennie's Timeline

6 Records

1881
1881
Mary Ellen Rennie resided here in Ward 3, Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ward 3, Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada
1885
abt 1885
Birth of Mary Ellen Rennie in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
1888
1 January 1888
Age 3
Birth of Mary Ellen Rennie in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1891
1891
Age 6
Mary Ellen Rennie resided here in Ward 5a, Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ward 5a, Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada
1931
1931
Age 46
Mary Ellen Rennie resided here in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1961
13 May 1961
Age 76
Death of Mary Ellen Rennie in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 January 1888
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Ward 3, Halifax City, Nova Scotia; Roll: C_13168; Page: 43; Family No: 223
    [3] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] 1931 Census of Canada
    [6] 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27193; Census Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Page Number: 25

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1885
    Event Place: Nova Scotia
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Ward 3, Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Ward 3, Halifax City, Nova Scotia; Roll: C_13168; Page: 43; Family No: 223

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Ward 5a, Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1931 Census of Canada
    [2] 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27193; Census Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Page Number: 25

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1961
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Nova Scotia, Canada, Deaths, 1864-1877, 1890-1965, Nova Scotia Archives; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Death Registrations: 1864–1877; 1908–1970; Volume Number: 1961; Page Number: 3247
    [3] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lower Sackville, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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