Mary Ellen SMITH

1881 - 1939  (58 years)

• Name	Mary Ellen SMITH  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	23 Apr 1881	Alice Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	12 Oct 1939	Milberta, Temiskaming, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Burial	13 Oct 1939	Northcote, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I2201	Fay's Family Connections
  Last Modified	13 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Alexander SMITH,   b. 10 Jun 1847, Bromley Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Jun 1907, Golden Valley, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Jane MISKIMAN,   b. Feb 1847, Alice Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 08 Aug 1892, Nipissing Twp, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 45 years)
  Marriage	14 Aug 1868	Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F7804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elisha FRANCIS,   b. 09 Jul 1882, Bromley Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 22 May 1950, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	22 Oct 1902	Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9]
  Children	1. Stewart FRANCIS,   b. 30 Mar 1903, Wilberforce Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Jun 1965, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 62 years)   2. Clinton FRANCIS,   b. 15 Sep 1904, Eganville, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 22 Oct 1995, Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 91 years)   3. Herbert John FRANCIS,   b. 21 May 1911, Eganville, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 09 Jul 1983, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F662	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		4-Elisha & Mary Ellen Francis family Elisha Francis, dau-in-law Golda Francis nee Pacey, Mary Ellen Francis(nee Smith) and dau-in-law Cordelia Francis nee Beach, Stewart Francis and Clinton Francis 1926
  		4-Elisha & Mary Ellen Francis Family Elisha Francis and his wife Mary Ellen nee Smith with 3 sons, Stewart, Clinton and Herb
  		4-Elisha & Mary Ellen Francis Family Elisha & Mary Ellen (nee Smith) Francis with sons Stewart, Clinton and Herb, 1926
  		4-Elisha & Mary Ellen Francis & sons Elisha & Mary Ellen Francis & sons standing in front of homestead at Eganville (Wilberforce Twp) prior to moving North
  		5-Mary Ellen Francis with son Herb Mary Ellen Francis nee Smith with son Herb; Sister-in-law Rachel Francis standing
  		5-Mary Ellen Smith, Annie SMith & Jean SMith Mary Ellen Francis nee Smith standing with sister Annie Smith in wheelchair and Annie's dau Jean Smith
  		5-Smith Sisters, Sue, Mary Ellen, Agnes Smith Sisters - Sue Connery, Mary Ellen Francis, Agnes Cooke
  		4-Elisha & Mary Ellen Francis
  		5-Mary Ellen Francis nee Smith
  		5-Smith Sisters & Sister-in-law Kate Smith nee Blackburn, Mary Ellen Francis, Sue Connery
  		45-Elisha Francis family - July 12, 1939 Golda and Clinton; Mary Ellen; Stewart & Cordelia; Rachel and John Humphries; Herb & Gladys; Allan at Peever picnic on McKibbon Island; photograph from the collection of Clinton Francis
  		5-Telephone Switchboard similiar to one used by Mary Ellen Francis Located at Elk Lake Museum
  		1011-Smith, Kate nee Blackburn and Mary Ellen Francis nee Smith
  		1011-Smith, Annie, dau Jean and sister Mary Ellen Francis
  		45-Francis, Stewart, his mother Mary Ellen nee SMith, sister-in-law Golda nee Pacey, sister-in-law Gladys nee Bates, Uncle John Humphries & father Elisha from the collection of Gladys Francis
  		Francis clan: Stewart & his mother Mary, Essie, Keith & Charlie Francis, John Humphries Photograph from the collection of Gladys Francis
  		Smith Connection: Robert Robertson Smith, Lilly Farrell (sis-in-law of Jean Smith Farrell), Ida May Smith (nee Kendall), Jean Farrell nee Smith, ?, ?, ?, Mary Ellen Francis nee Smith (sister of R.R.Smith), Elisha Francis, ? photograph from the collection of Gladys Francis
  		Francis, Elisha & Mary Ellen family with Clinton, Herb & Stewart Photograph from the collection of Allan Francis, New Liskeard
  		Moon Beam Camp - Elisha and Mary Ellen Francis Photograph from the collection of Gladys Francis
  		Moon Beam Camp - Elisha and Mary Ellen Francis Photograph from the collection of Gladys Francis
  		Group of Ladies possibly from Lake Dore / Eganville Names indicated on photo. Bk row on R: Sarah Ann Francis 2nd row on R: Mary Ellen Smith Ft row: Bell Spence, Bell Huckabone, ?, Kate Black, Agg Scott Photograph from the collection of Gladys Francis
  		Francis connection: Golda & Clinton Francis; Elisha & Mary Ellen Francis (parents); Stewart & Cordelia with Allan Francis; Rachel & John F. Humphries (sister of Elisha); Gladys & Herb Francis in front Photograph from the collection of Gladys Francis

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		4-Elisha & Mary Ellen Francis Marriage Certificate
  		5-Mary Ellen Francis Temperance Membership Mary Ellen Francis nee Smith's Temperance Membership, Lake Dore, 1915
  		5-Mary Ellen Francis Funeral Card

  
  

  Headstones		Gravestone-Francis, Mary Ellen nee Smith Footstone Located in the Francis plot in Rosebank Cemetery. Both Elisha and Mary Ellen have a footstone only. taken by Fay Bennett
  		Gravestone-Francis plot Francis plot at Rosebank Cemetery includes Elisha Stewart & Margaret Ann nee Ferguson Francis (to left of pic) their son Elisha Stewart & Annie nee Toner Francis (grey headstones & markers) their son Elisha & Mary Ellen nee Smith Francis (Footstones) their son Herb & Gladys nee Bates Francis (black headstone) taken by Fay Bennett

  
  

• Sources

  [S827] Les Cooke, Smith Family History. [S903] Carol Bennett, Wardens of Renfrew County, (Name: Juniper Books Ltd.;). [S260] Fay Bennett, Conversation with Gladys Francis. [S2] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Birth Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (Name: Subscription www.ancestry.ca;), Birth Registration # 028726 Alice Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario (Reliability: 3). Mary Smith b. Apr 23 1881 to Alexander Smith and Jane Miskimons, labourer; Informant: Alex Smith, Alice Twp, May 30 1881; Accoucheur: Mrs Robt Martin; J M Kennedy Registrar [S485] Funeral Card of Mary Ellen (Smith) Francis. [S661] Free/Canada Presbyterian Church Marriages (Westmeath Twp, Ontario, Canada), Transcribed by Louise Hope. Alexander Smith 21 of Pembroke b. Bromley s/o RR Smith and Elizabeth Smith m. Jane Miscaming 19 of Alice B. Alice Twp; s/o Thomas Miscaming and Ann onAug 14 1868 wit: John Holinger, Pembroke by John McEwen, Canada Presbyterian [S4] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (Name: subscription www.ancestry.ca;). Name: Jane Miscomings Birth Place: Alice Residence: Alice Age: 19 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849 Father Name: Thomas Mother Name: Anne Spouse Name: Alexander Smith Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Birth Year: abt 1847 Spouse Birth Place: Bronte Spouse Residence: Pembroke Spouse Father Name: R. R. Spouse Mother Name: Elizabeth Marriage Date: 11 Aug 1868 Marriage County or District: Renfrew [S650] Marriage Certificate of Elisha Francis and Mary Ellen Francis. [S4] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (Name: subscription www.ancestry.ca;), Renfrew Co., Ontario (Reliability: 3). Name: Elisah Francis Age: 21 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881 Father Name: Elisah S Francis Mother Name: Annie M Toner Francis Spouse Name: Mary Ellen Smith Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881 Spouse Father Name: Alexander Smith Spouse Mother Name: Jane Meskiman Marriage Date: 22 Oct 1902 Marriage Place: Cobden Marriage County: Renfrew