Looking for more info on William Dinsmore b. Ireland d. at sea abt. 1879. he married Mary Jane Purcell b. 8 Feb 1841 Purcell's Cove, Nova Scotia d. 1 Jul 1924 in WA State. Daughter; Mary Elizabeth Dinsmore b. 30 Apr 1875 in Purcell's Cove, Nova Scotia d. 29 Jul 1957 in WA State. Trying to find more on William. And who Mary Jane's parents were.

I have only the following information on William Dinsmore, and that being that he was a soldier and that he married (no date known) Mary Jane Purcell who was born: 8 Feb 1842, Bap: 11 Apr 1842. Her parents were: Benjamin Purcell/Elizabeth Thomas. I am able to trace her ancestry back to Portuguese Cove, NS.

Thanks for the reply Fred. I would love any other info you may have if you have time. Please feel free to e-mail me directly.

I have the ancestry of Mary Jane Purcell b. 1841; m. William Dinsmore / Densmore back several generations to Samuel Purcell of Purcell's Cove, Halifax, NS.
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Do you by any chance have a connection or knowledge of an Isabella Purcell who married a John Fagan in 1866 of Portuguese Cove?

Darlene:
I have Isabella Purcell as the 7th child of John Purcell and Elizabeth Susan Sadler. Here's an excerpt from my files:

2a John Purcell chr. 8 May 1797, d. 30 Nov 1875, aged 79 years, widower, native of Poruguese Cove, fisherman, bur. 3 Dec 1875; m. 26 Jan 1821 St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Halifax, Elizabeth Susan Sadler b. 1806 Sambro, Halifax Co, d. 6 Jan 1875, dau. of Francis Sadler, fisherman

The obituary of John Purcell on 4 December 1875 reads,
“d. Purcell - 2nd December at Portuguese Cove, John Purcell, an old and respectable inhabitant, aged 79 years. Mr. Purcell for many years furnished shelter for both rich and poor. He leaves a large family and many friends to mourn their loss. Funeral tomorrow, Sunday”.
The gravestone at Falkland Cemetery for John and Elizabeth Purcell reads,
In Memory of
John Purcell
Dec 2, 1875
Elizabeth
Died Jan 4, 1875
Age 69 yrs

mary percell 1870 married thadeous harvey

Thank you so much for your response. That information is new to me and very much appreciated. I only viewed it today by chance. I thought I received a notice if a reply was posted? Sorry for the delay in responding.

Do you have any information about the Fagan connection to Isabella Purcell, in your line.

Hi,

Was Susan, married to Lawrence Bowers, another daughter of this couple?

Thanks, Dennis

Hi Darlene Fagan:

My great grandmother was Catherine Fagan, who was the sister of John Fagan. Their parents were Simon Fagan Sr and Margaret Martin. Their other sibilings were Peter, Simon Jr, Mary Ann, Emmanual and Baraby Francis.

According to my information:
March 8, 2007 - 1901 Census, Portuguese Cove sub-district there is a family of John Fagan, born January 1, 1841 and his wife Isabella, born February 14, 1842 and their children, Albert, born April 15, 1876, John, born October 31, 1878 and Arthur V., born April 23, 1880. The only information I had on John Fagan is that he was born on January 6, 1840 and I don't rember where I got this information. This is likely the same individual.

My great grandmother, Catherine Fagan,(1846 - July 29 1894) and my great grandfather, William Higgins (1829 - May 26, 1896) was born in Herring Cove. After he was drownded while fishing with my grandfather, the family left Ketch Harbour, some came to Halifax and the others moved to Boston.

If you would like additional information, please contact me at higginsdg@hotmail.com

Dave Higgins