Educator.
Born at Bath, Maine on 18 April 1853, she grew up and was educated near Truro, Nova Scotia and taught on permit before attending Normal School there. Following her move to Winnipeg in 1881, she taught in the city for a few years, including at Euclid Street School, before moving to rural Manitoba where she taught at Boissevain School, Minto School, Pleasant Point School (where she helped nursed children during the 1890 diphtheria epidemic), Stonewall School, and Flower School (1918).
On 2 January 1895, she married Reverend William Kinley at Brandon and they had two children: Edna Kathleen Salome Kinley and Louise Kinley (wife of F. J. Johnson). Following the death of her husband in 1910, she moved to Winnipeg where she died at her 380 Oak Street residence on 1 November 1949 with burial in the Belmont Cemetery.
Marriage registration [Sarah E Buchanan, William Kinley], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
“Pioneer teachers recall early experiences when celebrating birthdays,” Winnipeg Tribune, 18 April 1933, page 6.
“Pioneer Manitoba teacher, Mrs. W. Kinley, marks 96th birthday,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 April 1949, page 3.
“Mrs. W. Kinley, pioneer school teacher, dies,” Winnipeg Tribune, 2 November 1949, page 24.
Obituary [Frances M. Kinley], Winnipeg Free Press, 8 December 1958, page 28.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 3 May 2026
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