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Mary McGinnis

Female 1846 - 1923  (77 years)


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  • Name Mary McGinnis 
    Born 24 Jun 1846  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Name Mary Fields 
    Residence 1869  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Catholic 
    Residence 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1901  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    General Laborer 
    Residence 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Catholic 
    Residence 1923  249 Water St. N., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-60214 
    Died 1 Dec 1923  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried St. Mary Of The Visitation Roman Catholic Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I60214  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Hugh McGinnis,   b. 1817, , County Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1886, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Jane Kehoe,   b. 1810, Potsdam, St. Lawrence, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years) 
    Family ID F34665  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Douglas Fields,   b. 24 Apr 1849, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 10 Apr 1869  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Fields,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. George Fields,   b. 29 May 1865, Puslinch Lake, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1936, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     3. Henry Fields,   b. 4 Oct 1869, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Douglas Fields,   b. 23 May 1882, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F15757  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • FIELDS, MARY (Nee McGinnis)

      On Saturday morning, December 1, 1923, in her 86th year, one of the oldest residents of Galt, of 249 North Water St. She was born in Puslinch and had been a resident of Galt for about forty years. She was a member of St. Patrick's Church. Surviving are three sons, George, Henry and Douglas, all of Galt; one brother and four sisters, John McGinnis of Kitchener; Mrs. J. Clancy of Cleveland; Mrs. A. Smith of Detroit; Mrs. McDonald of Pontiac; and Mrs. T. Fields of Sorento. The funeral took place on Monday morning from the residence of her son, George of 249 Water St. to St. Patrick's Church, thence to Hespeler Roman Catholic Cemetery. Rev. Father Doyle conducted the service.

      -Information from the death certificate: Daughter of Hugh and Jane McGinnis.

      -Information from the death certificate of Catherine Fields: Of 56 Nairn Ave., Toronto. Born on Apr. 22, 1845, daughter of Hugh McGinnis and Jane Kehoe. Widow. Died at St. Joseph's Hospital, Toronto on July 27, 1933, aged 88 years, 3 months, 5 days, due to a fractured leg caused by a fall. Burial Mount Hope Cemetery. Informant - Robert H. Fields, 56 Nairn Ave., Toronto, her son.

      -Note that two daughters of Hugh and Jane McGinnis married Fields men, possibly brothers.

      A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
      Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  • Sources 
    1. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 2.

    2. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      FIELDS, Douglas, labourer, 20, Hespeler, Hespeler, s/o Henry FIELDS & Ellen McKENZIE to Mary McGINNIS, Hespeler, b. Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., d/o Herme McGINNIS & Jane KEHOE, witnesses: Janette FIELDS, Hespeler & Caroline WURSTER, Preston, 10 April, 1869

    3. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Galt 1911 Div. 14 Page 30.

    4. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 24.

    5. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-1 Page 4.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Jun 1846 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1869 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Apr 1869 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Catholic - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - General Laborer - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Catholic - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Dec 1923 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - St. Mary Of The Visitation Roman Catholic Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo, Ontario Link to Google Earth
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