Brief Life History of Eliza
Eliza McClintock was born on 2 October 1870, in Ontario, Canada as the daughter of John McClintock and Ellen Donelue. She married Robert Gordon on 24 April 1893, in Madoc Township, Hastings, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died in 1953, at the age of 83.
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Family Time Line
Sources (12)
- Eliza Gordon in household of Robert Gordon, "Canada Census, 1911"
- Eliza Mcclintock, "Ontario, Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899"
- Eliza McClintock, "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
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World Events (5)
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.
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Fhionndaig ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Fionntóg’, a personal name derived from a pet form of fionn ‘white’. Compare Lindsey .
History: A Scottish family of this name settled in Donegal in the late 16th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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