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Note: Her given name was Frances, but she was known as Fanny by everyone in the family. She was born 2 January 1861 in Steamburg, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, and adopted by John Winship Haskell and Mary Ann [Williams] Haskell. In his will, David Williams Haskell refers to her as "my cousin and adopted sister." She died in 1938 and is buried in the Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., Ohio. Her natural parents, reasons for the adoption, and whether or not she ever married are not known. She was single in 1912 at the time David Williams Haskell prepared his will. Steamburg is located about 5 miles WSW of Conneautville, PA. John Winship Haskell lived in Conneautville during the 1840's and 1850's. _____ She was the natuaral daughter of Ralph Hilliaux and Fanny Wheeler per death certificate.
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