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Jean Stewart Nish

Female 1799 - 1859  (60 years)


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  • Name Jean Stewart Nish 
    Born 5 Aug 1799  Sorbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 2 Oct 1859  Tay Valley Township, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • South Sherbrooke Township, Ontario
    Buried St Stephen's Anglican Cemetery, Brooke, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I01401  Family Tree
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2024 

    Father James Nish,   b. 1760, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Jean Stewart,   b. 1760 
    Family ID F0369  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John McConnell,   b. 1 Jan 1788, Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1872, Tay Valley Township, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 4 Aug 1825  Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Agnes McConnell,   b. 22 Sep 1826, Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1885, Tay Valley Township, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    +2. Helen McConnell,   b. 5 Jul 1828, Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1905, Spokane, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    +3. James Alexander McConnell,   b. 21 Mar 1830, Montréal, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1901, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    +4. John McConnell,   b. 12 Mar 1832, Perth, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1924, Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)  [Natural]
    +5. William Nish McConnell,   b. 6 Jul 1835, Perth, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1905, Perth, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    +6. Robert McConnell,   b. 12 Jul 1837, Perth, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1899, Crookstown, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)  [Natural]
     7. Charles McConnell,   b. 1 Aug 1839, Perth, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     8. Jane McConnell,   b. 1844, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F0312  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Aug 1799 - Sorbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Aug 1825 - Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Oct 1859 - Tay Valley Township, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - St Stephen's Anglican Cemetery, Brooke, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    John & Jean McConnell
    John & Jean McConnell
    In
    Memory of
    John
    McConnell
    Died
    Apr. 25, 1872
    Aged 84 Yrs
    Also His Wife
    Jean Nish
    Died
    Oct. 2, 1859
    Aged 61 Yrs
    Natives of
    Wigtown
    Gallowayshire
    Scotland

    McCONNELL

    Census
    1851 Canada Census
    1851 Canada Census
    Sherbrooke, Canada West

  • Notes 
    • John and Jean McConnell came to Canada on the ship Brig Wilson in late 1829 or early 1830, with daughters Agnes and Helen. James Alexander was born in Montreal in 1830. In Scotland John was a tailor, after coming to Canada he became a farmer.