Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Guild was born about 12 August 1847, in Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada, her father, Hermon Guild, was 45 and her mother, Abigail Camp Polly, was 42. She married William B. Reed about 1867, in Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Forester, Forester Township, Sanilac, Michigan, United States in 1880 and Red Deer, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Canada in 1911. She died on 24 January 1925, in Alberta, Canada, at the age of 77, and was buried in Peachland Cemetery, Peachland, British Columbia, Canada.
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- Elizabeth Guild, "Canada, Ontario Census, 1861"
- Elizabeth Guild Reed, "Find A Grave Index"
- Elizabeth Guilds in entry for Pearl Dorothy Todor, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · Ontario Founded
On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Angus and Perthshire): apparently a nickname for someone who played a prominent part in a medieval guild. It may, however, be a Scottish variant of Gould .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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