I am looking for any information on Mary Fletcher of Frontenac, Ontario Canada, b. 1871, d. 1909. She was married to Cyrus Knowlton, b. 1864, Ontario, Canada, and had several children. I know her mother's name was Elizabeth Fletcher, also married to Cyrus Knowlton, apparently for piety's sake when daughter Mary died young leaving children behind to raise. Whether that was an issue within their church, or town, I do not know, but they were married in paper only.
Children's names are: Herbert R. (1893-) Bertha (1893-1908) Ernest (1896-) Arthur Frank (1899-1971) William Ross (1899-1974) (my great grandfather - born in U.S.) A. Albert (1901-) Lena Pearl (1904-1993) Ralph Harold (1908-1973)
Mary is my 2nd great grandmother, and I am having trouble finding anything about her, or her mom's first marriage and family. Elizabeth's marriage to Cyrus names Isaac Aselstine as her father on marriage reg. Any information would be very appreciated .
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1881 Kennebec Addington FLETCHER Wm N , 74, b England, shoemaker Betty Ann, 37, wife, Ont Mary, 10 Wm N, 4 Mary Augustine, 78, widow - mother Mary Aseltine?
1871 census lennox richmond FLETCHER Wm N, 65 Betsy, 23 Robert,13 Adelaide,10 Ann,7 Mary, 1/12 All born Ontario except Wm b England
1861 Lennox and Addington FLETCHER W N, b England,57 with his family. Only initials, not names entered.
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Anne I have your Fletcher, Knowlton and Asselstine families in my files- give me a bit of time this morning to read through it all and update with newer info.
More in a bit,
Nora
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Hi again Anne, interesting that your great grandfather was born in New York state, his birth was registered at the Ontario archives at Kingston. Mary's date of death was Feb. 16, 1910 at Loughborough in Ontario. I was trying to read the cause of death on the death record but can't make out what it says. I can't yet find a marriage record for Mary Fletcher and Cyrus Knowlton. I have a date of marriage April 11 1866 for Mary Fletcher's parents William North Fletcher and Elizabeth Ann Asselstine. William had first been married to a woman named Maria, but I have not yet found her maiden name.
William and Maria had at least 3 children- Robert, Adelaide and Ann who appear on the 1871 census in their household with your Mary Fletcher who was only one month old.
I have not found a date of death for William Fletcher. He was alive at least to 1891, and in that year was at Oso, Ontario. He and Elizabeth Asselstine had two sons William North Fletcher (junior) born 1877 and George Fletcher born 1886. Cyrus Knowlton and second wife Elizabeth were on the 1921 census at Loughborough, Ont. Cyrus died Dec. 7, 1932, but I do not have a date of death yet for Elizabeth. Some people post that she died in 1906, not sure where that date even comes from. It is wrong.
Nora
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Anne I see you have a photo of the headstone for Elizabeth Asselstine and her husband Cyrus Knowlton and daughter Mary Fletcher. What is the year of death for Elizabeth- was it 1933? I can't find a death record yet for her.
Thx from Nora
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