Annie Claire (Towers) Phelan (1869 - 1929)

Born 21 May 1869 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of John Lawrence Phelan — married 23 Jun 1897 in Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

Descendants

Died 17 Feb 1929 at age 59 in Calais, Calais City, Washington, Maine, United States

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Biography

Annie Claire Towers was born on 21 May 1869 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, daughter of William Tower (1838 - 1899) and Sarah Armstrong (1833 - ).

Her siblings were:

1. Eliza Tower (1856 - )
2. Ada Clara (Tower) Cole (1856 - 1935)
3. Coleman Tower (1860 - 1928)
4. Silas E. Tower (1863 - 1932)
5. Gracie Tower (1867 - )

In 1871, Annie was living in Sackville.

Annie (28) married John Lawrence Phelan (33) (born in Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick on 11 Jul 1863; died in Calais, Washington, Maine, United States on 14 Jan 1941) on 23 Jun 1897 in Charlotte, New Brunswick. Their children were:

1. Marcellas Aloysius Phelan (1898 - 1977)
2. William Anthony Phelan (1900 - 1975)
3. Joseph Francis Phelan (1902 - 1966)
4. John Lawrence Phelan (1905 - 1989).

Annie died on 17 Feb 1929 in Calais aged 59.

Research Notes

She aged 4 years slower than normal based on her death certificate however, the 1871 census has her age as 2 years old so therefore the 1869 birthdate.

• Fact: Residence (1871) Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 29 April 2022, 15:40), entry for Annie Claire Towers (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9NWF-SGG ); contributed by various users.
• Death: https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/141C5.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=7467407c-a8f6-4da8-81f9-881cc2f983ac