Ellen Griffin1,2

#31288, (circa 1813 - 10 May 1890)
Father*____ Griffin3 (c 1780 - )
Mother*Julia _____3 (c 1781 - )

Family 1

Thomas Eddington b. c 1810, d. b 1852
Children 1.John Eddington+11 (c 1833 - 1875)
 2.George Eddington11 (c 1835 - 1869)

Family 2

Francis Dunn b. c 1810
Ellen Griffin was also known as Graefen (variant.)2 
Her married name was Eddington. 
Her married name was Dunn.4 
Birth*circa 1813She was born circa 1813 at IrelandG.1 
1832She and Thomas Eddington settled in 1832 at Irishtown, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; First Settlers Family.5 
Marriage*26 April 1832She married Thomas Eddington, son of George Eddington, on 26 April 1832 at Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.6 
May 1832She accompanied Julia _____ in May 1832 to New BrunswickG.7 
1851She appeared on the census of 1851 at McQuade, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Kelly, Barr, Griffin, Capes.)1,8 
Marriage*She married Francis Dunn.4 
1861She appeared on the census of 1861 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Francis and Mary Gallagher, line 642; Ellen Carroll, line 666.)4 
1881She appeared on the census of 1881 in the household of Timothy Murray and Mary Griffin, as Ellen Dunn, age 75, b. Ireland; (neis. Richard and Ellen Delahunt; James and Margaret Doyle; James and Mary FitzsimmonsWilliam and Margaret Fitzsimmons.)9 
Death*10 May 1890She died on 10 May 1890 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.10 
Burial*May 1890She was buried in May 1890 at St. Lawrence O'Toole Church Cemetery, Irishtown, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.10 

Citations

  1. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Ellen (38), wid., b. Ireland, farmer, entered Colony May 1832.
  2. [S2347] Ken Kanner and V Bing Geldart, compilers, Marriage Register Westmorland County NB, two volumes (New Brunswick: self-published, 1986), p. 89, Book A, p. 451, no. 1424. Thomas Edington and Ellen Greafen, both of Dorchester Par., marr. 26 Apr 1832.
  3. [S520] VWH, Julia Griffin, with her sons Maurice and John, was a neighbor of Ellen in the 1851 census, q.v.
  4. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. Francis (53), b. Ireland, farmer proprietor; Ellen, wife, b. Ireland, farmer's wife.
  5. [S558] Irish Canadian Cultural Association of New Brunswick, online www.newirelandnb.ca, First Settler Families monument at St. Lawrence O'Toole Church in Irishtown, New Brunswick. The monument was designed by Linda Evans of Irishtown and carved by Tingleys Monuments of Amherst, Nova Scotia. https://www.newirelandnb.ca/resources/lesson-plans/…
  6. [S1496] Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Marriage Register (5 volumes): Book A, p. 451. Thomas Edington and Ellen Graefen, both of Dorchester Par., marr. by banns 26 Apr 1832 by Lewis Trites, J. Peace; witn. John Vance and Abel G Trites, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick. Hereinafter cited as Westmorland Co. NB Marriage Register.
  7. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). q.v.
  8. [S2883] D J Lake and H S Peck, Topographical map of Westmoreland and Albert Counties, 1862. Hereinafter cited as Topographical map of Westmoreland and Albert Counties.
  9. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. Timothy (80), b. Ireland, farmer; Mary (70), b. Ireland.
  10. [S1746] Southeastern Branch of the New Brunswick Genealogical Society, compiler, Cemeteries of Westmorland County (Moncton, New Brunswick, 2007-2009), Moncton volume, b. 251, known to be buried but no monument. Ellen (Griffin) Dunn, d. 10 may 1890, age 73.
  11. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia).