Mary Ann (Fairbanks) Allison (1800 - 1896)

Born 23 Mar 1800 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Died 2 Apr 1896 at age 96 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Mary was born in 1800, the daughter of Rufus and Ann (Prescott) Fairbanks.

In 1861, Mary was residing in Halifax with a family consisting of 2 single females, 20-30 [Fanny ?, Harriet] and 1 widowed female 60-70 [herself]

In 1871, Harriet [sic], widow, 71, Harriet, 28 and Susan Laurance, domestic, 28 were residing in Halifax.

In 1881, Mary, widow, 81, Harriet, 40 and Mary Mack, servant, 18 were residing in Halifax.

In 1891, Mary, widow, 91, Harriet, 50 and Mary Ross, servant, 64 were residing in Halifax. The census shows that Mary's father was born in the U.S.A.

Mary died 2 Apr 1896 in Halifax, aged 96 and is buried in Camp Hill Cemetery.

Sources

• FamilySearch
• Allison genealogy
• Fairbanks Genealogy
• 1861 census, Halifax, Nova Scotia
• 1871 census, Halifax, Nova Scotia
• 1881 census, Halifax, Nova Scotia
• 1891 census, Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897 (Boston, MA: pub. by the author [American Printing & Engraving Co.], 1897)