Notes for Fannie Connor: [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 3, Ed. 1, Tree #6327, Date of Import: 9 Nov 2004]
A failure of the potato crop occurred in Ireland in 1845 caused by blight. The result was that one third of the crop failed causing a famine. When the English conquered Ireland the majority, if not all, of the Irish people became tenants on the land as opposed to land owners. The rent on a piece of property, as small as ten acres, was paid by raising a grain crop. The tenants would then live off of potatoes and buttermilk that they had raised. Therefore when the potato crop failed starvation started occurring. In 1846 there was a complete failure of the potato crop in Ireland causing massive starvation. Irish people started emigrating to England, Canada, and the United States. In 1847 the potato crop was somewhat successful, however there was only one tenth of the normal crop planted. In 1848 the potato crop was again a total failure. Over a million people emigrated from Ireland during this period and it is estimated that approximately 1.5 million people died of starvation, typhus, or relapsing fever.
More About Fannie Connor: Died 2: 14 Jan 1918, Clinton Falls Twp., Steele Co., Minnesota.173, 174
More About Fannie Connor and Richard Webster: Marriage 1: Portsmouth, N.H.. Marriage 2: WFT Est. 1851-1883, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.175
Children of Fannie Connor and Richard Webster are:
+Edward R. Webster, b. 12 Dec 1872, Steele County, MN, d. 25 Sep 1958, Clinton Falls, MN.
Fannie Connor (b. 23 Jan 1829, d. 14 Jan 1918)
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