Mary Ann Todd

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Todd was born on 27 August 1868, in Ontario, Canada, her father, Thomas Todd, was 39 and her mother, Sarah Foy, was 39. She married Ernest Gerhard on 29 March 1893, in Belmont, Elgin, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in North Oxford Township, Oxford, Ontario, Canada in 1871 and Oxford, Ontario, Canada in 1911. She died on 28 March 1916, in Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 47, and was buried in Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Ernest Gerhard
1865–1942
Mary Ann Todd
1868–1916
Marriage: 29 March 1893
Mable Permelia Gerhard
1899–1984
Leroy Gerhard
1904–1904

Sources (11)

  • Mary A Todd in household of Thomas Todd, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • Mary Ann Todd, "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • Mary A. Gerhardt, "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"

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World Events (5)

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1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

1883 · Mining Boom

In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.

Name Meaning

English (mainly northern) and Scottish: nickname for someone thought to resemble a fox, for example in cunning or slyness, or perhaps more obviously in having red hair, from northern Middle English tod(de) ‘fox’. Compare Todhunter , Todman . This name was brought to Ulster, Ireland, from Scotland in the 17th century.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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