Mary Jane Storey

Female21 November 1840–10 January 1917

Brief Life History of Mary Jane

When Mary Jane Storey was born on 21 November 1840, in England, United Kingdom, her father, Jonathan Storey, was 30 and her mother, Mary Heslop, was 25. She married George Jackson on 4 June 1862, in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 7 daughters. She lived in Cardwell, Ontario, Canada in 1871 and Simcoe, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. She died on 10 January 1917, at the age of 76, and was buried in Alliston Union Cemetery, Alliston, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

George Jackson
1832–1912
Mary Jane Storey
1840–1917
Marriage: 4 June 1862
Margaret Jane Jackson
1863–
Mary Ellen Jackson
1865–1887
Louisa A Jackson
1868–
George Arthur Jackson
1870–1953
Clara Jackson
1873–1942
Rachel Laura Augusta Jackson
1876–1959
Lillie Florence Jackson
1880–1943
Mabel Alma Jackson
1883–

Sources (23)

  • Mary Jane Storey in entry for Mabel Alma Jackson, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • Mary J Jackson, "Canada Census, 1901"
  • Mary Jane Storey in entry for George Arthur Jackson and Lillian May Pettigrew, "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 June 1862Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
  • Children (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1843

    Age 3

    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

    1854 · The Crimean War

    Age 14

    The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

    1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened

    Age 23

    The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.

    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish: variant of Story .

    Perhaps also an altered form of Swiss German Störi, a variant of Storer . Compare Story 3.

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

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