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
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
1854–1925 Male
1854–1946 Female
Siblings (8)
1878–1903 Female
1880–1949 Male
1883–1888 Male
1886–1963 Male
1888–1970 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (5)
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Age 18
1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born
Age 46
1943 · Conservative Party Wins Ontario Election
Age 55
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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