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Alice Agnes “Nancy” Firth (1911 - 1985)
Nancy Firth was born in Fernie, British Columbia to Scottish parents Eliza and Patrick Hughes. Nancy left school after grade 8 to get a job as a department store clerk to contribute to her large family's income. Her husband to be, Howard Firth, was a Dawson-born Bank of Commerce clerk. They planned to marry but Nancy was Catholic while Howard's father was the Grand Mason for BC/Yukon and his mother was a Christian Science. Howard converted to Catholicism and they courted for five years. Howard's low-paying job was an obstacle until Howard's father directed him to marry Nancy and move back to Dawson where he was to help run T.A. Firth Insurance. Howard and Nancy married in August 1937 and moved north.