Hannah Fortune

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Hannah Fortune

Birth
Junetown, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
Death
15 Jun 1900 (aged 60)
Junetown, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
Burial
Ballycanoe, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada Add to Map
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This bell, shown in the photo, was donated to St. Luke's Anglican Church by Hannah's family, and in her memory. It was hung in the church's bell tower. The church has since been demolished, and the bell now sits at the cemetery entrance.

NOTE: The bell's inscription indicates that Hannah died at age 64, whereas all other records indicate she was age 60 at death.

Bell Inscription:

"To the Glory of God and In Loving Memory of Hannah,

Eldest Daughter of Francis and Catherine Fortune.

Obit 1900 Æ 64

Let Everything That Hath Breath Praise the Lord"


The funeral card shown in the photos was found among the keepsakes of her sister Margaret (Fortune) Morris

This bell, shown in the photo, was donated to St. Luke's Anglican Church by Hannah's family, and in her memory. It was hung in the church's bell tower. The church has since been demolished, and the bell now sits at the cemetery entrance.

NOTE: The bell's inscription indicates that Hannah died at age 64, whereas all other records indicate she was age 60 at death.

Bell Inscription:

"To the Glory of God and In Loving Memory of Hannah,

Eldest Daughter of Francis and Catherine Fortune.

Obit 1900 Æ 64

Let Everything That Hath Breath Praise the Lord"


The funeral card shown in the photos was found among the keepsakes of her sister Margaret (Fortune) Morris


Inscription

In Memory of Hannah Fortune
Died June 15 1900
Aged 60 Y'rs