Educator.
Born at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on 5 November 1882, daughter of Andrew Brissette (1846-1921) and Judith Boucher (1848-1911), she was a public school teacher in Ontario by 1911. She later taught in rural Manitoba, including at Elton School (1913-1914), Broomhill School (1914-1915), near Stonewall (c1916), Hazelridge School (1917-1920, Principal), Narcisse School (1920), and Niverville School (?-?). On 18 July 1925, she married James McKinnon (1872-1955) at Precieux Sang Catholic Parish in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. She died in 1963 and was buried in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery at Sault Ste. Marie.
Ontario birth and marriage registrations, Ancestry.
1901 and 1911 Canada censuses, Automated Genealogy.
U.S. Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960, Ancestry.
Obituary, The Sault Star, 17 January 1962, page 2.
Morrison family tree, Ancestry.
Anastasia McKinnon, FindAGrave.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 6 May 2024
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