The Fenian Encampment, Black Rock, Fort Erie
Maggie Parnall sends the following photos, along with this note:
The Fenian Encampment, Black Rock, Fort Erie,
is from our
Family Records. The Studio Portrait is of Edwin Isaac
Parnall, (seated
with the sword) but unfortunately we do not know the
identity of the
person next to him, on the floor. The pictures have been donated to
the St.
Catharines Museum, under the care
of Arden Phair, Curator.

EDWIN ISAAC PARNALL, born November 23, 1840. bapt. Feb.16,
1841, by Mr. Treaveal of Mevagissey, Independence Chapel,
Cornwall, England. Came to Canada in 1841 with his parents,
Isaac & Grace (Bronte) Parnall. from Cornwall in England.
Married Sarah Elizabeth Gregg, b.Nov.17, 1845 in the U.S.
d. Dec. 19, 1919. Both are buried in Victoria Lawn Cemetery,
St. Catharines, Ontario. Canada. Edwin Isaac Parnell, was
killed by a Trolley Car on the N.S. & T. Main Line on
Raymond Street in St. Catharines, Ontario. Canada.on
Tuesday, June 18, 1921, at the age of 82. An Auto obsured
his view of the Car. He was Secretary of the Niagara
District Veteran Volunteer Association for several years.