Hannah FOUNTAIN [145] ¹²⁰

   Cause of her death was Anaemia and degenerative changes incidental to old age.

  General Notes:

Although born in Canada, according to the 1871 Census of Canada, Hannah was of Irish origin. In 1889 Hannah, then the widow of William J. Hunter, claimed 160 acres of homestead land in Chippewa County, Michigan. Her death record states her age at the time of her death as 65 years, 11 months, 20 days.

According to research by Virgean Rightmyer's records, Hannah died in Goetzville, MI.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Religion: Weslyan Methodist, 1871. ¹²¹

• Immigration: Canada, 1880, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, United States. ³⁵

• Census: 1880 United States, 14 Jun 1880, De Tour Village, Chippewa, Michigan, United States. 1880_MI_Chippewa_4_41_6b

• Land: acquired via the Homestead Act of 1862, 18 Aug 1890, , Chippewa, Michigan, United States. South west quarter of section one in Township forty-two, north of range two, east of Michigan Meridian in Michigan. Containing one hundred and sixty acres.

• Census: 1900 United States, 4 Jun 1900, Raber, Chippewa, Michigan, United States. 1900_MI_Chippewa_12_16_02a

• Census: 1910 United States, 26 Apr 1910, Raber, Chippewa, Michigan, United States. 1910_MI_Chippewa_12_23_02a

Hannah married William John HUNTER [144] [MRIN: 34], son of John HUNTER [310] and Mary HAYES [298], on 7 Oct 1875 in Teeswater, Bruce, Ontario, Canada ¹¹⁰.^,111 (William John HUNTER [144] was born about 1844 in Denny, Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom,^112,113 died on 3 Apr 1884 in Goetzville, Chippewa, Michigan, United States ¹¹⁴ and was buried after 3 Apr 1884 in De Tour Village, Chippewa, Michigan, United States ¹²².) The cause of his death was Brain Fever.

  Marriage Notes:

Moved from Canada to Chippewa County, Michigan in 1880.