Mary Morrissey

1844 - 1858  (14 years)

• Name	Mary Morrissey
  Born	1844	Of, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-104966
  Died	30 Jan 1858	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: drowned
  Person ID	I104966	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Mary Morrissey on the 30th ult., a boy and girl named Morrissey, children of a labourer, residing at New Hope, were crossing Mr. Hespeler's dam when the ice broke, and let the boy through. The sister, named Mary, went to the rescue, and fell in herself. The boy was rescued by a man named Sipe, but the girl, age, 13 was drowned. Galt Reporter Christian Guardian 10 Feb 1858 pg 76

  
  

• Sources

  [S1000] News - Christian Guardian - Death Notices from the Christian Guardian 1851-1860, Death notice of Mary Morrissey - pg 195.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1844 - Of, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: drowned - 30 Jan 1858 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth