Borley Rectory finished by Rev. Henry D.E. Bull. - 1863

Lionel Algernon Foyster born. - January 7, 1878

P. Shaw Jeffrey experiences poltergeist activity at rectory. - c. 1885

First reported sighting of ghostly "nun" at Borley. - 1886

Geoffrey Steele Shaw born to William Steele Shaw and Annie Elizabeth Woodyatt. - March, 1897

Mary Anne Emily Rebecca Shaw born in Romiley, Chesire. - January 26, 1899

Bull sisters see nun - 28 July 1900

Shaw family moves to Lymm, Chesire. - 1901

Reverend Lionel Foyster assigned as curate at Oughtrington, near Lymm. - 1905

Mary Anne baptized by Reverend Foyster. - 19 June 1906

Shaw family moves to Drumnadreagh, Magheramourne, Larne, Ireland. William works as time-keeper for the British Portland Cement Company, Belfast. - 1907

Reverend Foyster becomes rector of Harwicke, Canada. - 1910

Marianne weds Harold Giffard Greenwood; gives age as 17. She is 15. - June 8, 1914 in Scotland - November 12, 1914 in Ireland

Gives birth to Ian Geoffrey William Greenwood (Shaw). - April 19, 1915

Greenwood leaves. Mother and child revert to name Shaw. Marianne goes to work at munitions factory in support of WW I. - May, 1915

Returns to Larne, Ireland. Rumors of sexual activity. - 1918

Foyster visits Shaws while on holiday. Ian introduced as brother. - 1918

Reverend Foyster appointed rector of Drummond, moves to Salmonhurst, New Brunswick. - 1920

Marries Foyster in Salmonhurst. - August 22, 1922. She is 23, he is 44.

Foyster leaves everything to Marianne in his will. - October 10, 1922

Rumors of extra-marital affairs. Rumor of suicide attempt. Rumors of "haunting" at rectory. - 1922-29

Ian comes to Canada for his education, paid for by Mr. Foyster. - 1925

Foysters move to Sackville. Rumors of "haunting." Marianne takes classes at Mt. Allison University. 1928

Barbara Alice Tower born, and orphaned shortly thereafter. Adopted by Foysters and given name Adelaide. - April 20, 1928

First press report of ghostly activity at Borley. - June 10, 1929

First visit of Harry Price to Borley. - June 12, 1929

Reporter Charles Sutton from Daily Mail visits Borley with Price. - July 25, 1929

Foyster looses living at Sackville. Family moves to St. John. Lionel goes to England to find position. - 1930

Foyster named to Borley Rectory, Essex; moves back to England. - October 16, 1930

Visits of Sir George and Lady Whitehouse. - 1930-32

Francois d'Arles moves into cottage on Borley property bringing son, Francois, who becomes playmate for Adelaide. D'Arles is really Frank Charles Pearless. - March 1931

Edwin Whitehouse, nephew of Sir George and Lady Whitehouse, pays first visit. - June 6, 1931

First wall writings. - June, 1931

Louis Mayerling - then known as George Carter - and his wife Edna visit. - 1931

Edwin claims to carry collapsed Marianne up the stairs. Leaves very soon thereafter. - November 13, 1931

Visit and exorcism by Guy L'Strange and the Marks Tey spiritualists. - January 1932

Cares for John Evemond Emery, child of Marjorie Emery. Infant dies within five months. - April 25, 1932 - September 10, 1932

Ian rejoins Foysters at Borley for three months. Becomes friends with d'Arles. - January 1, 1933

Starts flower shop - Jonquille et Cie - with Francois d'Arles. During this time, d'Arles marries his second wife, Jessie Irene Dorothy Mitchell (August 4, 1934).

Ian moves to flower shop in Wimbledon. Marianne becomes friendly with Mr. and Mrs. Fenton who own chemists shop nearby. - February 20, 1933

Closes flower shop and returns to Borley. Ian moves to Ireland with grandparents. - November 21, 1934

Rents rooms at 12 Gippeswyk Road, Ipswich. - Late 1934

Marries Henry Francis Fisher, claiming to be pregnant. - February 23, 1935. She is 36.

Fishers move into Borley Rectory with "father" Leon Alphonse Voyster. - February, 1935

Takes up house at 4 Ancaster Road, Ipswich. - July 6, 1935

Adopts Sean Fisher, claiming him as her own. - August 28, 1935

Leaves Borley; "Voyster" moves in with Fishers at 4 Ancaster Road. - October, 1935

All move to 102 Woodbridge Road East, Ipswich under name of Fisher. - September 17, 1936

Adopts Astrid Marianne Zaida Fisher, claiming her as her own. - March 3, 1937

All move to Hill Farm House, Chillesford under name of Fisher. Lionel as "Voyster." - June 24, 1938

World War II. At some time during the war, Marianne is an usherette. May have cared for the sick and/or wounded. May have worked for the military. - September, 1939 - August, 1945

Fisher takes job in Saxmundham. - September/October 1939

All move to The Whin, Snape under name of Foyster. Fisher in hospital at Saxmundham. - May 23, 1940

Move to Dairy Cottage, Rendlesham under name of Foyster. Fisher not present. - June 3, 1941

Ian moves from Ireland to London to work on bomb damage. - 1942

Price finds bones while digging at Borley. - August 17, 1943

Reporter from Life magazine photograph "flying" brick. Price there. - April 5, 1944

Meets briefly with Ian in London. - 1944

Reverend Foyster dies. Buried at Campse Ashe. - April 18, 1945. He is 67, she is 46.

Leaves Sean with friends, abandons all other children. - May, 1945

Marries Robert Vincent O'Neil. - August 11, 1945. He is 25, she is 46.

Moves to 1 Deben Avenue, Martlesham as "Mrs. M. Fisher." - September 21, 1945

Takes in Peter Richard, born October 9, 1945. - November 14, 1945

Obtains probate of Foyster's estate. - February 27, 1946

Moves to transit base for war brides at Tidworth Camp, Hampshire. - May 1, 1946

Has Peter Richard baptized as Robert Vincent O'Neil Jr. in Axminster. - July 11, 1946

Arrives in America to start a new life. Lives at Malay farm, Caledonia, Minnesota. - August 9, 1946

Robert O'Neil injured in car accident. - October 25, 1946

Buys house in Hokah, Minnesota. - 1947

Teaches at rural school in Bangor, Wisconsin. - September 1949 - May 1950

Separated from Robert. Vincent put in children's home. Leaves to find work. - February 2, 1951 - March 5, 1951

Begins work at Jamestown Sun in North Dakota. - Early 1951

Sends Vincent to Catholic boarding school in New Rockford. - 1954

Writes letter to Ian claiming she did not "haunt the place." - July 3, 1956

Interviewed by private investigator Robert Swanson in Jamestown. - February 28, 1958

Interviewed by Swanson and Eileen Garrett in New York. - May 9-10, 1958

Moves to Fargo, North Dakota to work with unwed mothers at Lutheran Welfare. Files for divorce from O'Neil. - Fall, 1958

Divorce from O'Neil final. - 1959

Becomes U.S. citizen. - November 18, 1959. Age 60

Vincent sent to live with friends in Utah instead of going to reform school. - June 1962

Moves to LaCrosse, Wisconsin to become social worker at Family Service Association. - August, 1963. She is 64

Begins pilot project for senior citizens as coordinator of LaCrosse Committee on Aging. - March 15, 1966. She is 67

Visited by Alan Roper in LaCrosse - 1972

Interviewed by Paulene Mitchell in LaCrosse. Correspondence with her and with Iris Owen. - February, 1979

Robert O'Neil dies of cancer. - November 8, 1981

Receives Pope John XXIII Award for "dedicated service to humankind." - May 6, 1982

On December 4, 1984, the LaCrosse Tribune and the LaCrosse Area Chamber of Commerce honored her with their Good Citizen Award.

In 1987, she was give the Sphere of Influence Award by the Franciscan Skemp Foundation.

Suffers stroke while at work. Full recovery. - November 28, 1990. Age 91.

Suddenly leaves work and home in LaCrosse. Moves to Ogden, Utah. - February 19, 1992

Falls and breaks hip in retirement home. Suffers succession of strokes in weeks that follow. - August 9, 1992

Marianne Emily Rebecca Shaw Greenwood Foyster Fisher O'Neil dies in Roy, Utah. - December 18, 1992. Age 93