Ellen Ferguson

Brief Life History of Ellen

When Ellen Ferguson was born about 18 January 1855, in Bathurst Township, Lanark, Canada West, British North America, her father, James Ferguson, was 45 and her mother, Amelia Christelaw, was 31. She died on 3 July 1875, in Saint Helen, Huron, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 20, and was buried in Saint Helen's Cemetery, West Wawanosh Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

James Ferguson
1809–1896
Amelia Christelaw
1825–1890
unnamed Ferguson
1851–1852
Ellen Ferguson
1855–1875
Margaret Ferguson
1852–1928
Annie Ferguson
1853–1887
Elizabeth Ferguson
1856–1888
Robert Buchanan Ferguson
1858–1936
James Alexander Ferguson
1861–1882
William Henry Ferguson
1864–1947
Mary Jane Ferguson
1867–1921

Sources (5)

  • Elden Ferguson, "Ontario Census, 1861"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Ellen Ferguson - Church record: Baptism record or certificate: birth-name: Ellen Ferguson
  • Helen Ferguson Ferguson, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (3)

1867 · Ontario Founded

On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.

1869

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1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fergus ‘son of Fearghus’ (see Fergus ) by substituting -son for mac-.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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