Agnes Mary (Seymour) McKenna (1889 - 1957)

Born Aug 1889 in New York, United States

Died 1957 at about age 67 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Biography

Agnes was enumerated in the 1900 Dakota Census staying at Mouse River School Twp. with her parents, Joseph 39, a farmer born in May 1861 in Canada. He came to the USA in 1865 and is not a citizen. Mother Bridget was 37 born Jun 1862 in Ireland and arrived in the USA in 1885. Agness 11, was born Aug 1889 in New York. Siblings living in the house were: Maude 9 born Jul 1890; Robert 7 born Jun 1892 New York, John 5 born Feb 1894 New York, Jules 3 born Jan 1897 in Maryland, and Annie 1 born Jul 1898 in North Dakota.^[1]

She came to Canada in 1912. ^[2]

She appeared in the 1916 Census in Canada at Maple Creek with her father Joseph aged 59 and born in Quebec and her mother Bridget 57, born in Ireland. Siblings were John A 22, Julius Alfred 18 and Annette 16. Agnes was 26 and a school teacher. The whole family now claims to be French except for Bridget. ^[3]

Agnes Mary married George Ambrose McKenna. ^[4]

She was further enumerated in the 1926 Saskatchewan Census living in South Battleford. Agnes was 37 and born in the USA. Her father was born in New Brunswick and her mother in Ireland. ^[2]

She passed away in 1957 in Regina, Saskatchewan and is buried in Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery. ^[5]

Research Notes

The name Seymour may have originally been Simard. The Drouin Collection was searched and there is no Joseph Simard/Seymour/St.Mars born in May in 1861.

Find A Grave: Memorial #31956522

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9VD-PHB : Fri Oct 06 14:28:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph ? Seymour and Agnes Seymour, 1900.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1926 Saskatchewan Census; District Name: South Battleford; District Number: 34; Sub-District Number: 16; Sub-District Description: Township 35 in range 26, and township 36 in ranges 26, 27 and 28, west of the third meridian; Family Number: 72; Page Number: 9; Line Number: 11; Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada; Item Number: 1146783
3. ↑ "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMPL-FKR : Sun Nov 12 09:26:21 UTC 2023), Agnes Mary in entry for Joseph Seymour and Bridget Seymour, 1916.
4. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLYC-7M9 : Thu Jan 04 22:11:07 UTC 2024), Death entry for George Brian Mckenna son of George Ambrose Mckenna and Agnes Mary Seymour, 01 Oct 1969.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31956522/agnes_mary-mckenna: accessed February 25, 2024), memorial page for Agnes Mary McKenna (1888–1957), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31956522, citing Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery, Regina, Regina Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada; Maintained by mrbloggins (contributor 47005505).