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Ella Jane Fern (1851 - 1920)

Ella Jane Fern aka Knowles
Born in Maine, United Statesmap
Daughter of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 1872 in Parkman, Piscataquis, Maine, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , , and
Died at age 68 in Piscataquis, Maine, United Statesmap
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Biography

In the 1860 census Ella J Fern (age 9) was in Township 8 Range 8, Piscataquis, Maine, United States.[1]

Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Rosanna Fern F 28 Maine
Ella J Fern F 9 Maine
Mary E Fern F 4 Maine

Ella married Edwin Leroy Knowles (1852-1940) about 1872 in Parkman, Maine.

In the 1880 census Ella J Knowke (age 28), Keeping House, was the wife of Edwin Knowke in Howard, Piscataquis, Maine, United States.[2]

Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Edwin Knowke M 28 Married Head Farmer Maine, United States
Ella J. Knowke F 28 Married Wife Keeping House Maine, United States
Emma B. Knowke F 6 Single Daughter Maine, United States
Lester Knowke M 2 Single Son Maine, United States
Leslie Knowke M 4 Single Son Maine, United States

In the 1900 census Ella J Knowles (age 50) was the wife of Edwin L Knowles in Willimantic, Piscataquis, Maine, United States.[3]

Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Edwin L Knowles M 49 Married Head Maine
Ella J Knowles F 50 Married Wife Maine
Winnie G Knowles F 18 Single Daughter Maine
Maggie M Knowles F 16 Single Daughter Maine
Berton L Knowles M 14 Single Son Maine
Lillian E Knowles F 12 Single Daughter Maine
Myrtle A Knowles 20 Single Daughter Maine
Mildred A Knowles F 6 Single Daughter Maine

Ella J Knowles, daughter of Peter Fern & Rosanna Sturtevant, died (age 68) on 21 April 1920 in Willimantic, Piscataquis, Maine, United States.[4] Ella Jane Knowles was mentioned on a memorial in Riverside Cemetery, Willimantic, Piscataquis County, Maine, United States with a death date of 21 April 1920.[5]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
    citing Page: 41; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170015; FHL microfilm: 803433; Image number: 231; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01728-2
    FamilySearch Record: MDHR-XCV (accessed 7 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9B39-DTD
    Ella J Fern (9) in Township 8 Range 8, Piscataquis, Maine, United States. Born in Maine.
  2. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
    citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00053; Digital film/folder number: 005160748; FHL microfilm: 1254487; Image number: 299; Sheet number: 147; Sheet letter: D; Packet letter: C; Indexing batch: C39587-0
    FamilySearch Record: MFQS-QCH (accessed 7 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB6-26V
    Ella J Knowke (28), wife, Keeping House, in household of Edwin Knowke (28) in Howard, Piscataquis, Maine, United States. Born in Maine, United States.
  3. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 34; Digital film/folder number: 004119850; FHL microfilm: 1240598; Image number: 1056; Sheet number: 2; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00824-2
    FamilySearch Record: MMLB-5DL (accessed 7 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6DH7-NYG
    Ella J Knowles (50), wife, in household of Edwin L Knowles (49) in Willimantic, Piscataquis, Maine, United States. Born in Maine.
  4. ↑ Death: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
    citing Willimantic, Piscataquis, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm
    FamilySearch Record: Q24N-CN3M (accessed 7 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RY6-JB2 Image number 00319
    Ella J Knowles death 21 Apr 1920 (age 68), daughter of Peter Fern & Rosanna Sturtevant, wife of Edwin L Knowles, in Willimantic, Piscataquis, Maine, United States.
  5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #50156742 (accessed 7 August 2023)
    Memorial page for Ella Jane Ferne Knowles (6 Aug 1851-21 Apr 1920), citing Riverside Cemetery, Willimantic, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Deborah Tripp Probert (contributor 48011642).


  • Hufbauer Virginia Knowles, Assisted by Ruth Macgowan Knowles. Descendants of John KNOWLES: 1660-1973 (reprint, 1001 Avenida Amantea, La Jolla, CA 92037: Virginia Knowles Hufbauer, 1979), p. 218.




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Ella is 13 degrees from Maria Mitchell, 28 degrees from Carl Sagan, 23 degrees from Tycho Brahe, 30 degrees from Nicholaus Copernicus, 25 degrees from Eise Eisinga, 22 degrees from Caroline Lucretia Herschel, 24 degrees from Thomas Maclear, 14 degrees from Simon Newcomb, 19 degrees from Isaac Newton, 25 degrees from Pierre Henri Puiseux, 24 degrees from Beatrice Tinsley and 15 degrees from Edith Woodward on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.

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