Fenwick Bayne Fraser (1864 - 1948)

Born 6 Mar 1864 in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Died 2 Jun 1948 at age 84 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography:

Birth Information: See below.

Census record: 1871 Census of Canada, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Division 2, April 13;

• Daniel B. Fraser, Age: 50, Married, Occupation: Merchant Tailor, Born: Nova Scotia
• Elizabeth Fraser, Age: 38, Married
• James Fraser, Age 21, Occupation: Medical Student, Born Nova Scotia
• Newton Fraser, Age: 15, Occupation: Clerk, Born: Nova Scotia
• Ida Fraser, Age: 11, At School, Born: Nova Scotia
• Bessie Fraser, Age: 8, At School, Born: Nova Scotia
• Fenwick Fraser, Age: 7, At School, Born: Nova Scotia
• Eva Fraser, Age: 2, Born: Nova Scotia
• Note: All are of Scotch origin, and were of the Presbyterian religion.

Census record: 1881 Census of Canada, Pictou, Pictou County, Nova Scotia;

• Daniel B. Fraser, Age: 60, Married, Occupation: Tailor, Born: Nova Scotia
• Elizabeth Fraser, Age: 48, Married, Born: Nova Scotia
• Ida Fraser, Age: 21, Born: Nova Scotia
• Bessie Fraser, Age: 19, Born: Nova Scotia
• Eva Fraser, Age: 12, Born: Nova Scotia
• Fenwick B. Fraser, Age: 17, Occupation: Tailor, Born: Nova Scotia
• Louis H. Fraser, Age: 7, Born: Nova Scotia
• Note: All are of Scottish origin, and were of the C. Presbyterian religion.

" U.S., School Catalogs, 1765 - 1935," ;

• Name: Fenwick Bayne Fraser
• Publication Year: 1888
• Publication Place: New York
• School Name: Auburn Theological Seminary
• Residence Place: Pictou, NS
• Note: Under "Junior Class." "Fenwick Bayne Fraser, Pictou, N. S., Room 27."

From "General Biographical Catalogue of the Auburn Theological Seminary, 1818 - 1918," by Auburn Theological Seminary, New York, NY, under " Graduates and Students," 1890, page 219;

• FENWICK BAYNE FRASER, b. Pictou, N.S., Mar. 6, 1864; Pictou Acad., 1882; Aub. 1887-90; p. g. 1890-1; ord. Waterloo, N. Y., Geneva Presb. Apr. 16, 1890; p. Otisco, N. Y., 1891-3; Dansville, 1894-6; Ambler, Pa. 1896-8; Pictou, N. S., 1898; Otisco, 1899-1900; Sunside, 1900-4; Socorro, N. M., 1904-7; Dansville, Calif., 1907-8; El Centro, Calif., 1908-9; Oakley, Kan., 1910; Kipp, 1911-3; Carlton, N. Y., 1913-7; Ossian, N. Y. (Dansville, R. F. D.), 1917--.

Note: The above Seminary records are very interesting as they establish Fenwick's middle name as "Bayne" All other records I've seen to date just list him as Fenwick B. Fraser. This would suggest that other researchers are correct that his father's --Daniel B. Fraser's -- middle name is also "Bayne" or "Bain." It also helps in tracing his ancestry!

Census record: 1900 United States Federal Census, Durham, Greene, New York;

• Fraser, Fenwick B, Age: 36, Head, Single, Occupation: Preacher, Born: Canada
• Fraser, Ida, Age: 39, Sister, Single, Born: Canada

Census record: 1910 United States Federal Census, Oakley, Logan, Kansas;

• Fenwick B. Fraser, Age: 46, Boarder, Single, Occupation: Clergyman, Born: Nova Scotia

Census record: 1915 New York State Census, Carlton, Orleans County;

• Fenwick B. Fraser, Age: 57, Head, Scot/Can, Occupation: Pastor/Presb
• Ida Fraser, Age: 55m Sister, Scot/Can, Occupation: HouseWork

Census record: 1925 New York State Census, Varick, Seneca;

• Fenwick B Fraser, Age: 50, Head, Occupation: Clergyman, Born: Canada
• Ida Fraser Age 64, Sister, Occupation: Nurse, Born: Canada

Census record: 1930 United States Federal Census, Auburn Ward 6, Cayuga, New York, living at the Auburn Theological Seminary;

• Fenwick B. Fraser, Age: 66, Boarder, Single, Occupation: Clergyman - Seminary, Born: Canada

Census record: 1940 United States Federal Census, Auburn, Cayuga, New York;

• Fraser, Fenwick Rev, Age: 76, Lodger, Single, Born: Canada

Death record: Massachusetts Vital Records, Deaths, 1948, Billerica, Volume 5, Page 441;

• His length of stay at the Simmons Convalesent home was 14 days. His age at death is listed as 84 years, 2 months, and 27 days. This record also lists that he retired in 1928. The Informant was Mrs. J. Wm. Etzel, niece.

Death notice: "The Lowell Sun," Lowell, Massachusetts, Thursday, June 3, 1948;

• "Rev. Fenwick B. Fraser, a former resident of Auburn and Romulus, N.Y., but for the past five years making his home in Chelmsford, where he resided with his niece, Mrs. J. William Etzel of 41 Sylvan avenue, died yesterday at the Simmons Convalescent home in Billerica, after a brief illness, age 84 years.
• He was a retired Presbyterian minister, having served the church for nearly half a century prior to his retirement about 15 years ago. Born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, the son of the late Daniel and Elizabeth (McKean) Fraser, he received his early education at the academy in that town. He came to the United States as a young man and enrolled at the Auburn, N.Y., Theological seminary, from which school he was graduated in 1890. Rev. Mr. Fraser was ordained to the Presbyterian ministry in New York state in April of that year but he continued post-graduate studies at the seminary through out the following year. During his career, he had served pastorates throughout New York state, South Dakota, New Mexico, Nebraska, California and Kansas and at the time of his retirement, was affiliated with the Presbytery at Geneva, N.Y., serving as pastor of the Romulus Presbyterian church. Mrs Etzel is his only survivor.
• Rev. Mr. Fraser will be taken to Romulus, N.Y., where services will be held and interment will take place. Arrangements are in charge of Funeral Director Robert T. Morse.:

Burial information: Find a Grave;

• Name: Reverand Fenwick Fraser
• Birth: 1864
• Place: Canada
• Death: 1948
• Place: Billerica, Midddlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
• Burial: Mount Green Cemetery
• Location: Romulus, Seneca County, New York, USA
• Memorial ID: 209347085
• Created by: kswh
• Added: April 22, 2020
• Photo added by: kswh

Gravestone : Mt. Green Cemetery, Romulus, New York, Lot 420;

• " Fraser
• Reverand His Sister
• Fenwick B. Ida M.
• 1864-1948 1859-1927"
• Note: There is also a Silas D. Smith, who died or was buried on July 31, 1903, in this lot. To date, I don't know if he is related or not.

Sources:

Research done by Bob Etzel, Jr

Fenwick was naturalised in the United States in 1916 ^[1]

In 1948 he was buried in the Mount Green Cemetery, Romulus, Seneca, New York, United States of America^[2]