Maria Rebecca (Minnie) Farquharson formerly Eaton

Born 17 Jul 1841 in Black Rock, Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Daughter of Charles Eaton Sr. and Sarah A. (Wickwire) Eaton

Sister of Samuel Nelson Eaton, Prudence Eliza Eaton, Sarah Alice (Eaton) Power, Prudence Olivia (Eaton) Rawding, Charles Edward Eaton Jr., William Allen Eaton and Marietta (Eaton) Newcomb

Wife of John William Farquharson — married 2 May 1876 (to 16 May 1899) in Black Rock, Kings Co., Nova Scotia

Descendants

Mother of William Oban Farquharson and Minnie Etta (Farquharson) Brenton

Died 24 Apr 1912 at age 70 in Edmonton West, Alberta

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Biography

Maria was born in 1841 at Black Rock, Nova Scotia to Charles Eaton and Sarah Wickwire.

She married John Farquharson (widower) May 2, 1876 in Black Rock, Nova Scotia. My First Great Grandmother.

Minnie passed away while visiting her son Dr. William Oban Farquharson and wife Bertha in Edmonton West, Alta. on April 24, 1912. Her body was returned to Halifax NS for burial at Camp Hill Cemetery with late husband John .

Mother of William Oban and Minnie Etta.

Sources

"Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4D7-L3V : 13 November 2014), Minnie R Eaton, Middleton Corners, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing p. 8, line 8; Library and Archives Canada film number C-10542, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,229,130.
"Canada Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6L-GJC : 18 November 2014), Minnie Farquharson in household of John Farquharson, Ward no. 5, Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing p. 73; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13168, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,804.
"Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWK1-6C5 : 13 November 2014), Minnie E Farquarson, Ward 5a, Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148116.

Personal knowledge thru the family.
The Nova Scotia Eaton's
Eaton Genealogy & family documentation.
Canada Census's
Deaths of Alberta 1912
Burials of Nova Scotia 1912 (death certificate - private)
Family documents and notations
Bernice Layton private letter dated 1949.
Notes in Minnie Brenton's diary about her Mother Rebecca (private)
Parish records & cemetery documents
Family Search.org Ancestral File: AFN:15GM-TQP
Vital statistics of Nova Scotia 1763-1957
Find A Grave: Memorial #174659654

Acknowledgments

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Minnie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Minnie: