Ellen (Rich) Fagan (abt. 1870 - 1941)

Born about 14 May 1870 in Innisfil, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Wife of Robert Jonathan Fagan — married 5 May 1897 in Innisfil, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 21 Oct 1941 at about age 71 in Stroud, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Nellie, born in 1870 in Ontario, was the daughter of Henry and Christiana Rich.^[1] On May 5, 1897, she married Robert Fagan, a farmer, in Simcoe County.^[2] However, The Northern Advance of May 13, 1897, carried this notice: "On May 6th at St. Paul's church, Innisfil, by the Rev. Canon Murphy, Mr. Robert J. Fagan to Miss Nellie Rich, both of Innisfil."^[3] In 1911 they had five children: Iva, Andrew, Elma, Christina and Clifford.^[4]

Ellie is still living. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVFH-YNZ : 11 March 2018), Ellen Rich, Innisfil, Simcoe South, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 26; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13250, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,886.
2. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZB4-L76 : 11 March 2018), Robert J Fagan and Nellie Rich, 05 May 1897; citing registration , Innisfil, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,075.
3. ↑ Northern Advance (Barrie, County of Simcoe, Ontario), May 13, 1897, p. 1
4. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:276R-Q25 : 16 March 2018), Ellen Fagan in entry for Robert Fagan, 1911; citing Census, Simcoe East Sub-Districts 1-41, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,521.
5. ↑ Personal recollection of events witnessed by Cameron Hillis as remembered 1 Aug 2017.