Ann BOYLE
1860 - 1941 (81 years)-
Name Ann BOYLE Birth 7 Jan 1860 Mara Twp, Ontario Co., Ontario Gender Female Death 17 Jun 1941 Mara Twp., Ontario Co - After the death of her husband Joe, Ann was left to raise ten children on her own, the year was 1900. The children ranged in age from Roseanne, 19 years, to Henry & Danny (the youngest twins) age 3 years. Ann took in laundry to make ends meet. Ann (also known as Ma) cooked for the Tait family, who owned Tait's SawMill, at the foot of Elgin Street, in Orillia.
Three years later, at Ann's home, Rose, her sister, gave birth to a baby girl. The birth must have been complicated, as less than one month later, Rose passed away. The child had been born brain-impaired. Rose was just 36 years old. She also left behind ten children.
Ann was living on Elgin Street with her children, when her youngest child Danny(twin), died of alcohol poisoning. (July 1906)
Jim Fountain,her brother-inlaw, Rose's widower, and Ann decided to marry. There was a ten year age difference between the two, but marrying to help out a family member was common practice then.
It has been said that the Catholic church would not marry them, so in 1909 they had to travel to Detroit to marry . They lived in Uptergrove.
PACKET & TIMES
FOUNTAIN---At her residence, Uptergrove, on Tuesday, June 17, 1941, Annie Boyle, beloved wife of James Fountain, in her 82nd year. The funeral was held from her residence this morning (Thursday) to St. Columbkille's church, Uptergrove, where mass was sung. Interment Uptergrove Cemetery.
Burial St. Columbkille's Cemetery, Uptergrove Person ID I0172 Complete Clarke Tree Last Modified 18 Feb 2023
Father John BOYLE, b. 1830, County Tyrone, Ireland Mother Rosanna DOYLE, b. 1837 d. 17 Feb 1870 (Age 33 years) Marriage 16 Jan 1865 Family ID F0128 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Joseph FOUNTAIN, b. 11 Apr 1851, East Gwillimbury, York Co d. 30 Jan 1900, Orillia, Simcoe Co., Ontario (Age 48 years) Marriage 27 Nov 1879 Children 1. Roseanne FOUNTAIN, b. Feb 1881 d. 1969 (Age ~ 87 years) 2. John Joseph FOUNTAIN, b. 6 May 1883, Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario d. 1973, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario (Age 89 years) 3. Margaret FOUNTAIN, b. 20 Nov 1885 4. Susan FOUNTAIN, b. 16 Jun 1887 5. Peter Francis FOUNTAIN, b. 27 Mar 1889 d. 17 Sep 1973 (Age 84 years) 6. Anna Marie FOUNTAIN, b. 24 May 1891 d. 1949 (Age 57 years) 7. Mary Victoria FOUNTAIN, b. 24 May 1891, Orillia, Simcoe Co., Ontario d. 23 Oct 1982, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario (Age 91 years) 8. James Ambrose FOUNTAIN, b. 8 Oct 1894, Rama d. 9 Jul 1940 (Age 45 years) 9. Private Henry Thomas FOUNTAIN, b. 13 Jun 1897 d. 27 Sep 1918, Bourlon Wood, Pas de Calais, France (Age 21 years) 10. Daniel Patrick FOUNTAIN, b. 13 Jun 1897, North Orillia Family ID F0126 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 James FOUNTAIN, b. 7 Feb 1866 d. 1952 (Age 85 years) Marriage 1909 Family ID F0127 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- After the death of her husband Joe, Ann was left to raise ten children on her own, the year was 1900. The children ranged in age from Roseanne, 19 years, to Henry & Danny (the youngest twins) age 3 years. Ann took in laundry to make ends meet. Ann (also known as Ma) cooked for the Tait family, who owned Tait's SawMill, at the foot of Elgin Street, in Orillia.