Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Hood was born on 13 May 1865, in Howick Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada, her father, William Hood, was 30 and her mother, Margaret Cochrane, was 22. She married Robert Porterfield about 1884, in Clifford, Minto, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Minto, Wellington, Ontario, Canada in 1871 and Wellington, Ontario, Canada in 1901. She died on 19 February 1938, in Seaforth, Huron East, Huron, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 72, and was buried in Clifford, Minto, Wellington, Ontario, Canada.
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Family Time Line
Sources (13)
- Mary Porterfield in household of Robert Porterfield, "Canada Census, 1901"
- Mary Hood, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Mary Hood Porterfield, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1865–1953 Male
1865–1938 Female
Children (3)
1890–1988 Male
1895–1975 Female
1900–1993 Female
Parents and Siblings
1834–1922 Male
1843–1916 Female
Siblings (14)
1860–1948 Female
1862–1915 Female
1865–1938 Female
1867–1945 Male
1870–1873 Male
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World Events (5)
1867 · Ontario Founded
Age 2
1869
Age 4
1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act
Age 21
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English hod, hood, hodde ‘hood’, either for someone who wore a hood (like the medieval folk hero Robin Hood) or who made and sold hoods. In Kent and Sussex the name may sometimes have been confused with Hoad .
English: from the Middle English personal name Hod(e), a variant of Ode or Odd with prosthetic H-; see Ott and Oates and compare Hodson 2.
English and Scottish: variant of Hudd, from the Middle English personal name Hudde, Hutte, which could represent Old English Hud(d)a or its ancient Germanic equivalent Hud(d)o, but is more likely from Anglo-Norman French Hud(de), a pet form of Hugh.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Seaforth Loses Beloved Citizen
Seaforth Loses Beloved Citizen An estimable resident passed away on Saturday at her home on Market St. following an illness of six weeks, in the person of Mary Hood, wife of Robert Porterfield, in he …
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