Annie Jane Marcell (née Robertson)

Annie Jane Marcell
née Robertson
Born	1859-08-09 James Bay
Died	1956-03-23 Fort William
Father	George Robertson (Hudson's Bay Company factor)
Partner	George Marcell
Children	James Marcell Charles Marcell

Annie Jane Marcell (née Robertson) ((1859-08-09)9 August 1859 – (1956-03-23)23 March 1956) was a resident of Fort William, Ontario, for 89 years, having been brought there by canoe as a child in 1867.

Early life

• Born 9 August 1859 at James Bay.
• Daughter of George Robertson, a Hudson's Bay Company factor, and his wife.
• Brought to Fort William by canoe in 1867, at the age of eight.

Family

• Married George Marcell, a carpenter and trapper, at Fort William in 1875.

Predeceased by:

• her husband George Marcell (died 1890)

Survived by:

• her son James Marcell of Sioux Lookout
• her son Charles Marcell of Vancouver, British Columbia
• 26 grandchildren

Death

• Last residence 607 North Vickers Street, Fort William.
• A patient at McKellar Hospital for the four years before her death.
• Died on the night of Friday 23 March 1956; her age was recorded as 97, although the birth date given in the same notice gives an age of 96.
• Funeral from St. Luke's Anglican Church; interment at Mountain View Cemetery.

Obituary

Her death was reported in the Port Arthur News-Chronicle of 24 March 1956:

Mrs A. Marcell dies at age 97, a real old-timer. A resident of Fort William for 89 years, Mrs Annie Jane Marcell, 97, a former resident of 607 North Vickers Street, died Friday night. Patient at McKellar hospital the past four years. Born August 9, 1859 in James Bay, she was the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs George Robertson. She was brought to Fort William by canoe in 1867 at the age of eight years. Her father was a Hudson Bay [Company] factor. She was married to George Marcell in 1875 in FW. A carpenter and trapper Mr Marcell predeceased her in 1890. Mrs Marcell was fond of relating stores of the real old-times in Fort William. Surviving are two sons, James Marcell of Sioux Lookout and Charles Marcell of Vancouver BC. 26 grandchildren. St Luke's Anglican church to Mountain View cemetery.

Note added by the transcriber of the notice, not part of the newspaper text: "This family was of mixed race like the Wiegand family of Wiegandville, North Vickers Street, west side."