Munn Sisters Out West
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- Albert and Hettie Biggar travelled out west to Manitoba to visit Jennie (Munn) Reid. Unfortunately, there is no date on this photograph but Jennie died in 1935 so I have put the possible trip date between 1925 and 1935.
Jennie and Hettie had married in a double wedding ceremony at the church in Munn's Corners in 1883, Trafalgar Township. Jenny married Cecil Reid, a family cousin from Milton, Ontario. The Reids then went west to Manitoba with Mr. William Henry Spearin according to family descendents, living first in a "soddy" or sod roofed house while they got the farm established. There is another poor quality photograph in the album which includes Jennie's children, Edna Mildred Spearin, b.1884 and Henry Cecil Reid, Albert and Mr. Reid as well as Hettie and Jennie. In this photo, Jennie's daughter looks closer in age to the early estimated time frame.
The photograph isn't labelled but it is likely Millie, Jennie and Hettie. - Notes
- According to some internet geneology information, Jennie is buried in the Brandon Municipal Cemetery but as of this writing, only a portion of those graves are searchable online and hers is one that is not online.
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- King Henry Munn, b.1820 d.November 15, 1905, married Ann Catherine Snider, b.April 10, 1821 d.August 24, 1884. Their four daughters were: Eliza Lydia, b.1846 ; Melicent (this spelling as per the 1871 Census) Millicent Mulvina (called Millie), b.1853, married surname was Fleming ; Jane Desdamona, b.November 23, 1857 d.1935 - called Jenny, married William Henry Reid ; Henrietta (called Hettie) Almira (Munn) Bigger, b.October 26, 1860, d. November 26, 1962. Hettie married Albert Anson Biggar. (The parents of Albert were Michael Lafey Bigger, d.December 10, 1921 who married Belinda (Cronkrite) Bigger, d.December 31, 1898.) Children of Hettie and Albert were: Clara A. Bigger, b.February 13, 1884, d.1978. William James, b.July 26, 1886. Wilbert Henry, b.May 6, 1887. The Reid children were: Edna Mildred b.1884, who married Howard M. Spearin, and son Henry Cecil Reid, b.1887, called Cecil.
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- TTJBT000417
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- Trafalgar Township Historical Society
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.47955 Longitude: -79.72902
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Trafalgar Township Historical Society Sponsor: Jeff Knoll, Local & Regional Councillor for Oakville Ward 5 – Town of Oakville/Regional Municipality of Halton
