Ann Jane Jewell (1833 - 1916)

Born 1833 in New Hampshire, USA

Ancestors

Wife of George Osborne Durrell — married about 1851 in Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

Descendants

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Biography

Ann "Buddie" Jewell was born in 1833,^[1] the daughter of Daniel Jewell and his wife Clarissa Cox.

In 1850, 17 year old Ann J. (indexed as "F") Jewell, lived in Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, with her father, Daniel Jewell, a woodturner, mother Clara S. Jewell, and 3 siblings.^[2]

Ann Jewell and George O. Durrell were married about 1851 at Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire.^[3]

She passed away in 1916 and is buried at the Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, Chautauqua County, New York.^[1] You can see a picture of her gravestone at FindAGrave.

The Dunkirk Evening Observer carried the following obituary for Ann:^[4]

"Old Resident of Dunkirk Is Dead

"Mrs. George O. Durrell Passed Away Wednesday Night After Several Weeks' Illness

"Mrs. Ann Jane Durrell, wife of George O. Durrell, died at the family residence, 129 Maple avenue Wednesday evening, aged 83 and six months. She had been in poor health a long time and seriously ill for the past four weeks. Mrs. Durrell was born in New Market, N. H., but had been a resident of Dunkirk for the past 59 years, having come here soon after her marriage.

"She was a devoted member of the First M. E. Church and was highly respected by those who knew her as one who lived a conscientious Christian life.

"Besides her husband, she is survived by four children: D. Jewell Durrell of Cincinnati, O., Henry A. Durrell of 71 Ruggles street and John N. Durrell of 103 East Seventh street and Mrs. Nellie Ball of 129 Maple avenue, this city, two sisters, Mrs. Frances Woodman of New York city and Mrs. Martha Archibald of Washington, D. C., also 12 grandchildren and sixteen great grand children. The funeral will be held at the home, 129 Maple avenue Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. Dr. F. S. Neigh, pastor of the M. E. Church officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill cemetery."

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} FindAGrave.com; Created by: CABrown; Record added: Oct 19, 2010; Find A Grave: Memorial #15743818
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWZL-BBZ : 9 November 2014), Daniel Jewell, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States; citing family 217, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

   Daniel Jewell, 43; Clara S. Jewell, 43; Clara M. Jewell, 20; Ann J. Jewell, 17; Mary F. Jewell, 10; and Martha F. Jewell, 5. All were born in New Hampshire.

3. ↑ George Durrell Obituary, Dunkirk Evening Observer Dunkirk, New York 3 Nov 1922, Page 3. Accessed at Ancestry.com
4. ↑ Dunkirk Evening Observer Dunkirk, New York 15 June 1916, Page 11. Accessed at Ancestry.com