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Jessie Bell Fraser (1829 - 1869)

Jessie Bell Fraser
Born in Pictou, Halifax, Nova Scotiamap
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Daughter of and
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Wife of — married before 1856 [location unknown]
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Mother of and
Died at age 39 in Pictou, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canadamap
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Biography

Jessie was born December 18, 1829[1] in Pictou, the daughter of James Fraser and Lavinia Windwood.[2]

Jessie marred Hugh Johnston Fraser. They had at least:

  1. David Hatfield, auctioneer in Montreal[3]
  2. Lavinia Agnes, b. 22 February 1856, d. 12 February 1857[4]
  3. William H., auctioneer in Montreal[3]
  4. Charles A., in Minneapolis in 1938[3]

Jessie Bell, the wife of Hugh Johnston Fraser, Merchant in Montréal, was stated as being one of the heirs of her father's estate in August 14, 1862.[5]

Jessie Bell died October 7, 1869 at Pictou, aged 38.[2] She is buried in Haliburton Cemetery. The inscription on her gravestone reads:[1]

JESSIE BELL FRASER
WIFE OF
HUGH J. FRASER
BORN DEC. 18TH. 1829,
DIED OCT. 7TH. 1869,
THEIR DAUGHTER
LAVINIA AGNES
BORN
FEB. 22ND. 1856,
DIED FEB. 12TH. 1857

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 November 2020), memorial page for Jessie Bell Fraser (18 Dec 1829–7 Oct 1869), Find A Grave: Memorial #141479896, citing Haliburton Cemetery, Haliburton, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by Jody MacKeil (contributor 47631621) .
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. Deaths Registered in the County of Pictou, 1864-1877, p. 69, no. 301 "Jessie Bell Fraser", extract: born Pictou, father James Fraser, tailor, mother Lavinia Fraser, married, died October 7, 1869 at Pictou, aged 38. FamilySearch, DGS film 004059145. Image courtesy of Nova Scotia Archives http://gov.ns.ca/nsarm/
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Death Claims David Fraser in 85th Year," Sherbrook Daily Record, 19 October 1938. Digital images of Microfilm. BAnQ numérique. (accessed 3 July 2022).
  4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 November 2020), memorial page for Lavinia Agnes Fraser (22 Feb 1856–12 Feb 1857), Find A Grave: Memorial #141479957, citing Haliburton Cemetery, Haliburton, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by Jody MacKeil (contributor 47631621) .
  5. ↑ Pictou County, Estate Papers, no. 255 "James Fraser, tailor, Pictou", August 14, 1862 petition.
  • Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Registry of Probate, Original Estate Papers. Digital images of microfilm. FamilySearch, DGS film 007503762.




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