Elizabeth Nancy McGinnis (abt. 1813 - abt. 1878)

Born about Sep 1813 in Amherst Island, Amherst Island, Addington, Upper Canada

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Died about 22 Jun 1878 at about age 64 in Amherst Island, Amherst Island, Addington, Upper Canada

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Biography

Elizabeth was born about 1813. She was the daughter of William McGinnis and Margaret Howard. She passed away about 1878.

Born: On Amherst Island, September 1813.

Died: 22June 1878. Buried St. John’s Anglican Churchyard, Bath. The gravestone reads “Nancy McGinniss died June 22 1878 age 64 years 9 months.

She never married.

Although her Christian name was Elizabeth, she was known as Nancy in almost every document we can find except the 1851 census return. She lived on Amherst Island with Adeline Jane McGinnis (daughter of her brother, William McGinnis and Maria Berdan), who in 1870 married John Richards (#461). Nancy’s will, after various bequests, left the greater part of her estate to “Mrs. John Richey”. (The Richards family name was often misspelled as “Richey.”) The death registrations at Ontario Archives (RG80-MS935-19-7350), say that Nancy died of dropsy at age 64.

Sources

The death registrations at Ontario Archives (RG80-MS935-19-7350), say that Nancy died of dropsy at age 64.

• Consult profile of Lt John Howard UE (Howard -1272) for full list of sources