Nancy Green

1873–
Bedford, South Frontenac, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada

The Life of Nancy

When Nancy Green was born in October 1873, in Bedford, South Frontenac, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, her father, Henry William Green, was 27 and her mother, Melissa Vancoughnet, was 26. She married Joseph Alfred Ellsworth on 25 July 1899, in Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Addington, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada in 1901.

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Family Time Line

Nancy Green
1873–
Joseph Alfred Ellsworth
1874–
Marriage: 25 July 1899
Martha A Ellsworth
1893–
Mabel Ellsworth
1900–
George Ellsworth
1901–
Etta Elsworth
1903–
Ida Edith Ellsworth
1903–
Henry H Ellsworth
1904–
Abram Budore Ellsworth
1911–
Joseph E Ellworth
1913–

Spouse & Children

  • Nancy Green

    Female1873–Female

  • Joseph Alfred Ellsworth

    Male1874–Male

MARRIAGE
25 July 1899
Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
children

(8)

  • Martha A Ellsworth

    Female1893–Female

  • Mabel Ellsworth

    Female1900–Female

  • George Ellsworth

    Male1901–Male

  • Etta Elsworth

    Female1903–Female

  • Ida Edith Ellsworth

    Female1903–Female

+3 More Children

Parents & Siblings

siblings

(8)

+3 More Children

World Events (7)

1880 · Legislature in Fredericton Destoryed by Fire

Age 7

On February 25, 1880, the legislature building in Frederiction was destroyed by fire. The builiding was completely made of wood meaning that there was nothing left of it. The chair that the speaker used and a marble top table were all that remained.
1883 · Mining Boom

Age 10

In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario

Age 33

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

Name Meaning

1 English: one of the most common and widespread of English surnames, either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this color (Old English grēne) or who had played the part of the ‘Green Man’ in the May Day celebrations, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a village green, Middle English grene (a transferred use of the color term). In North America this name has no doubt assimilated cognates from other European languages, notably German Grün ( see Gruen ).2 Jewish (American): Americanized form of German Grün or Yiddish Grin, Ashkenazic ornamental names meaning ‘green’ or a short form of any of the numerous compounds with this element.3 Irish: translation of various Gaelic surnames derived from glas ‘gray’, ‘green’, ‘blue’. See also Fahey .

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Nancy Alsworth in household of Joseph Alsworth, "Canada Census, 1901"
  • Nancy Green in household of Henry Green, "Canada Census, 1881"
  • Mariah Green in entry for Green Ellsworth, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"

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