Euphemia Fairbanks^[1]

Bef 1870 - Aft 1934  (> 65 years)

• Name	Euphemia Fairbanks  [2]
  Birth	Bef 1 Jan 1870	Coolaney, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	1 Jan 1870	Coolaney, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom   [2]
  Residence	Mar 1901	Rathmelton, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland, United Kingdom   [3]
  Number 17, The Mall
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Rathmelton, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland, United Kingdom   [4]
  Immigration	24 Aug 1907	Quebec, Province of Quebec, Canada   [5]
  	Aboard the Lake Erie
  Census	1 Jun 1921	Huntsville, District of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	Jan 1934	Huntsville, District of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Death	Aft Jan 1934	(unknown)   [1, 7]
  Person ID	I2611	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	Richard Fairbanks,   b. Abt 1837, (unknown) d. 29 Dec 1885, Templehouse, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Euphemia Thomson,   b. 15 Nov 1840, Kingsbarns, Kingsbarns Parish, County Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom d. Abt Sep 1908, _______, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	19 Nov 1860	Kingsbarns, Kingsbarns Parish, County Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom   [8]
  Notes	Richard Fairbanks and Euphemia Thomson were married at the “Manse of Kingsbarns”--in other words, at the minister’s home or residence. [8] The marriage of Richard Fairbanks and Euphemia Thomson was witnessed by Euphemia’s younger brothers Alexander and James. [8]
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John George Watson,   b. 29 Jan 1861, _______, _______, Ireland, United Kingdom d. 9 Jan 1934, Chaffey, District of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1889	Tobercurry, County Sligo, Ireland, United Kingdom   [9]
  Notes	Tobercurry is the civil district in which Euphemia Fairbanks marriage to John George Watson was recorded. It is probably not the actual location of their marriage.
  Children	1. Richard Fairbanks Watson,   b. 1 Apr 1890, _______, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom d. ?, (unknown)   2. Mary Watson,   b. Abt 1893, _______, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland, United Kingdom d. ?, (unknown)   3. John George Watson,   b. Abt 1894, Rathmullen, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland, United Kingdom d. ?, (unknown)   4. William Henry Watson,   b. 24 Mar 1895, Rathmullen, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland, United Kingdom d. 30 Jun 1916, (unknown) (Age 21 years)   5. Robert James Watson,   b. 24 Aug 1896, Red Castle, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland, United Kingdom d. ?, (unknown)   6. Euphemia Watson,   b. Abt 1899, _______, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland, United Kingdom d. Bef Aug 1907, (unknown) (Age < 8 years)   7. Charles Stewart Watson,   b. Abt Aug 1900, _______, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland, United Kingdom d. ?, (unknown)   8. Sidney Watson,   b. Abt 1904, _______, _______, Ireland, United Kingdom d. ?, (unknown)
  Family ID	F1881	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Bef 1 Jan 1870 - Coolaney, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom Baptism - 1 Jan 1870 - Coolaney, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom Marriage - Jun 1889 - Tobercurry, County Sligo, Ireland, United Kingdom Residence - Mar 1901 - Rathmelton, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland, United Kingdom Census - 31 Mar 1901 - Rathmelton, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland, United Kingdom Immigration - 24 Aug 1907 - Quebec, Province of Quebec, Canada Census - 1 Jun 1921 - Huntsville, District of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada Residence - Jan 1934 - Huntsville, District of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Euphemia Fairbanks, John George Watson, and Family Bill's 2G-aunt and 2G-uncle in-law, with their seven children - Photo courtesy of Roberta Hosegood.

  
  

• Notes

  Consistent with the so-called “birth” entries for her older brothers, 1 Jan 1870 probably refers to Euphemia’s baptism rather than her date of birth. [1] “Rathmelton” is a historic name for the modern village of Ramelton, County Donegal, Ireland. [1]

  
  

• Reference

  Herndon, William. "Euphemia Fairbanks". Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I2611&tree=LindellHerndon (accessed June 30, 2025).