Mary Fife

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Fife was born on 8 June 1869, in Otonabee Township, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, her father, John Malcolm Fife, was 40 and her mother, Margaret Drummond, was 35. She had at least 4 daughters with William Samuel Wildman. She lived in Northumberland, Ontario, Canada in 1901 and Peterborough, Ontario, Canada in 1911. She died in January 1944, in Otonabee Township, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 74, and was buried in Norwood, Peterborough, Canada West, British North America.

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Family Time Line

William Samuel Wildman
1874–1958
Mary Fife
1869–1944
Margaret Scott Wildman
1903–1988
Ruth Isabel Wildman
1904–1982
Blanch Evelyn Wildman
1906–1991
Beatrice Edna Wildman
1908–1908

Sources (15)

  • Mary Fife, "Canada, Census, 1901"
  • Mary Fife, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
  • Mary Fife Wildman, "Find a Grave Index"

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: habitational name from the province and former kingdom of Fife in East Scotland, a name of obscure etymology. Tradition has it that the name is derived from an eponymous Fib, one of the seven sons of Cruithne, legendary founding father of the Picts.

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

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