Mary Snell

Female10 December 1888–1970

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Snell was born on 10 December 1888, in Hullett Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada, her father, James Snell, was 34 and her mother, Jane Elcoat, was 34. She lived in Huron, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. She died in 1970, in Ontario, Canada, at the age of 82, and was buried in Bluewater, Huron, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

James Snell
1854–1925
Jane Elcoat
1854–1946
Elizabeth Jane Snell
1878–1903
Humphrey R Snell
1880–1949
Appleton Snell
1883–1888
James Howard Snell
1886–1963
Mary Snell
1888–1970
William Snell
1891–1984
Ephriam Snell
1894–1982
Isabella Snell
1897–1897

Sources (8)

  • Mary Johnell in household of James Johnell, "Canada Census, 1901"
  • Mary Snell, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • Mary Snell in the Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (8)

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World Events (5)

1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario

Age 18

Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.

1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born

Age 46

Born on May 28, 1934, the Dionne quintuplets were the first set of quintuplets to survive infancy. The five girls were born two months prematuare and months later were taken from their parents by the Red Cross. In the 1940s they were returned to their family.

1943 · Conservative Party Wins Ontario Election

Age 55

George A. Drew was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. In 1943, they won the Ontario election.

Name Meaning

English: nickname for a quick, lively, or courageous person, from Middle English snel(l) ‘swift, vivacious, brisk, bold’ (Old English snel(l), Old Norse snjallr). See also Sneller , Snelling .

English: from the Middle English personal name Snel(l) (Old English Snell, Old Norse Snjallr, with the same origins as the nickname above).

Americanized form of German Schnell ‘quick’.

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

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