Brief Life History of Christy Lavella
When Christy Lavella Tobey was born on 11 February 1867, in Northumberland, Ontario, Canada, her father, George Tobey, was 48 and her mother, Caroline Dingman, was 43. She married Wallace P. Cochrane on 6 November 1889, in Brighton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Brighton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada in 1881. She died on 14 June 1943, at the age of 76, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Sources (12)
- Vella Tobey in household of George Tobey, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Tobey, "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- Christy Lavella Toby, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
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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.
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Toby . This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.
German: from the personal name Tobias .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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