Olive Fenton Buchanan
ID # 5397, (1891-1912)
| Father | Mitchell Thomas Buchanan (1852-1916) |
| Mother | Esther Fenton (1862-1942) |
| Birth | Olive Fenton Buchanan was born on 5 June 1891. |
| Marriage | She married Hector Wenet Digby Brown, son of Alfred Stevens Brown and Hannah Buchanan, on 16 November 1910 at Ingersoll, Oxford Co., Ontario. Marriage reg. 017445-10 Ingersoll, Oxford Co. Hector Wenet Digby Brown, 26, bachelor, banker, Presbyterian, residing Galt. Parents Alfred Stevens Brown, manager insurance co., and Hannah Buchanan. Olive Fenton Buchanan, 20, spinster, Anglican, residing Ingersoll. Parents Mitchell Thomas Buchanan, manufacturer, and Esther Fenton. On 16 November 1910 at Ingersoll. The clergyman's name may be R.J.M. Perkins. Witnesses: Verne Buchanan, Ingersoll, and Mary Thompson, Welland. |
| Death | She died on 7 August 1912 at Ingersoll, Oxford Co., at age 21. |
| Burial | She was buried at Ingersoll Rural Cemetery. |
| Note | There does not appear to be a relationship between the families of Olive Fenton Buchanan and Hannah Buchanan, Hector's mother. Death reg. 024236-12 Ingersoll, Oxford County Olive Fenton Brown died Aug 7, 1912, date of birth Nov. 5, 1890. Age 22, born Ingersoll. Place of death Earl Street, Ingersoll. Housewife, married. Parents Mitchell Thomas Buchanan and Esther Fenton, both born Canada. Informant Fred W. Keller, Ingersoll. Cause of death diabetis and resperitory failure. The Ingersoll Chronicle of 8 August 1912 tells a bit more of the unhappy story. Although Olive and her husband had been residing in Galt, she died in Ingersoll at the home of her parents. She suffered from a long illness. The account does not give a date for the funeral, for her father was in the west and had not at the time of writing of the news account been contacted about his daughter's death. |
| Last Edited | 15 Feb 2023 |