Catherine Maybee

Brief Life History of Catherine

When Catherine Maybee was born in 1814, in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada, her father, Godfrey Maybee, was 26 and her mother, Maria Crouter, was 21. She married Nehemiah Avery in 1828, in Victoria, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Victoria, Ontario, Canada in 1871. She died on 25 March 1905, in Mimico, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 91, and was buried in Ontario Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery, Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Nehemiah Avery
1799–1871
Catherine Maybee
1814–1905
Marriage: 1828
Jefferson Avery
1832–1896
Joseph Avery
1837–1911
Sarah Ann Avery
1840–1907
Sylvester Avery
1842–1900
Almira Avery
1848–1920
Jane Avery
1850–1921
M. Eliza Avery
1852–
Louisa Avery
1853–1947
Jefferson Avery
1854–1891
Alfred Avery
1867–

Sources (16)

  • Catharine Avery in household of Naemiah Avery, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • Catharine Avery, "Canada, Ontario, Marriages, 1869-1927"
  • Catherine Avery, "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"

World Events (4)

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.

1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act

In 1886, Ontario passed its first Workmen's Compensation Act. This was in response to the number of railway workers that were being injured.

Name Meaning

Altered form of Mabee 1, itself a variant of Mabie 1.

English: variant of Mabey 1.

History: Many of the American bearers of the surname Maybee are descendants of Pieter Casparszen van Naerden from the Netherlands (see Mabie ).

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

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