Ellen MCNAB

Female 1843 - 1934  (91 years)


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  • Name Ellen MCNAB 
    Born 4 Jun 1843  Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Christened 2 Nov 1843  St. Matthew's United Church, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Female 
    Census 1901  Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    52 years, living with sister (Joanna) and brother-in-law (F.W.Bullock), and their children, Church of England, retired.  
    Buried 1934  McNabs Island, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 2 Dec 1934  Ste. Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Transcribed from obituary in the Halifax Mail Star newspaper: "The little cottage, with its four stone walls was razed more than three years ago. It was the original homestead of Peter McNab, 3rd, who was the father of Ellen McNab, who has just passed away on September 2, 1934 and was built on McNab's island. Miss Ellen McNab was the last remaining member of the McNab family, and although little is known of the actual history, it is believed by local historians that Miss McNab lived for some time in the little stone cottage on the island, The cottage was destroyed by fire some years ago, and in May 1931 it was torn down.
      With the passing of Miss Ellen McNab recently, in her 95th year, associations of historical importance are brought to the minds of many. Miss McNab was the daughter of the Peter McNab 3rd, and for many years resided on McNabs Island in the days when transportation was provided by rowboat and sailboat in the summer and winter. McNabs Island received its present name aft6er it was purchased by her ancestors from the Cornwallis family. The deceased had lived for a number of years with her nieces on Birmingham Street, leaving for Quebec in the spring and planning to return this fall.
      In accordance with her wishes, she will be buried next to her father in the family lot adjoining the fort on McNabs Island. The sale of the island property to the government was conditional and provided that the roads to the cemetery on the island and to the shore from the cemetery were to be kept in condition and repair by the Government. It also provided that Miss McNab was to be interred there alongside the grave of her father. The Hon. James McNab, for many years the Receiver General of the province of N.S., was a brother of the deceased.
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    Person ID I139  McNab/Kuhn
    Last Modified 7 May 2021 

    Father Peter MCNAB,   b. 15 Jul 1794, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1856, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Anne Elizabeth WADE,   b. Circa 1817, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 6 Jan 1842  Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    License 6 Jan 1842  Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Digital copy of marriage bond, prior to marriage. Note this is indexed as year 1840, but clearly in the text of the document, states 6th day of January in the fifth year of the reign of Queen Victoria, which is 1842.  
    Family ID F46  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Married Unmarried 
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2021 
    Family ID F182  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 2 Nov 1843 - St. Matthew's United Church, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 52 years, living with sister (Joanna) and brother-in-law (F.W.Bullock), and their children, Church of England, retired. - 1901 - Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1934 - McNabs Island, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Dec 1934 - Ste. Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S48] Haulin" in the family net: Vol.IV, Gray-Leblanc, Linda, (Author: Halifax, NS. 1999), 33 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S23] 1901 Census of Canada, Dominion of Canada, (Library and Archives Canada), https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1901&op=&img&id=z000039245 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S48] Haulin" in the family net: Vol.IV, Gray-Leblanc, Linda, (Author: Halifax, NS. 1999), 91 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S174] Weekly Chronicle, Saint John, New Brunswick , archives.gnb.ca. (Reliability: 2), https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/NewspaperVitalStats.
      m. Kentville, N.S., 6th inst. by Rev. John Storrs, Peter MCNAB jr., Esq., Halifax/Anne Eliza Wade, eldest d/o John Wade, Esq. of Kentville.

    5. [S3] Marriages Nova Scotia, Government of Nova Scotia, Canada, (Nova Scotia Archives), https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/ItemView.aspx?ImageFile=1800-7462&Event=marriage&ID=198200 (Reliability: 3).