Brown, John N. E. (Nelson Elliot)

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Faith Fenton was the pen name of Alice Freeman, a Toronto school teacher who wrote newspaper columns for the Toronto Globe and the Toronto Empire in the 1890s. In 1898, she became the Globe's special correspondent in the Yukon Territory, and accompanied the Yukon Field Force to Dawson to cover the Klondike gold rush. On January 1, 1900, she married Dr. John N.E. Brown, the secretary of the Yukon Territory and physician to the commissioner, William Ogilvie. The couple remained in Dawson for several years, returning to Toronto in 1905. Fenton died on January 10, 1936.

From the description of John N.E. Brown papers concerning Faith Fenton, [19--]-[1936?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702172259

From the description of John N.E. Brown papers concerning Faith Fenton, [19--]-[1936?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82678790

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associatedWith Canada. Canadian Army. Yukon Field Force. corporateBody
associatedWith Fenton, Faith, 1857-1936. person
associatedWith Globe and Mail (Firm) corporateBody
associatedWith McIntosh, A. A. person
associatedWith Ogilvie, William, 1846-1912. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Dawson (Yukon)
West (U.S.)
Canada
Yukon--Klondike River Valley
West (U.S.)
Dawson (Yukon)
Canada
Yukon--Klondike River Valley
Subject
Frontier and pioneer life
Women
Women journalists
Women pioneers
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Women journalists
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