Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Seymour was born on 11 December 1860, in Ontario, Canada, her father, John Seymour, was 39 and her mother, Mary Jane Reid, was 33. She married Franklin Blanchard on 5 September 1883, in Elmsley, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada in 1861 and Elmsley, Lanark, Ontario, Canada in 1871. She died on 24 October 1887, at the age of 26, and was buried in Toledo, Elizabethtown-Kitley, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.
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- Martha Seymour, "Ontario Census, 1861"
- Martha Seymour, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Martha Blanchard, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
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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.
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1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
Name Meaning
English (London): of Norman origin, a habitational name from Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (Seine), and possibly also from Saint-Maur-des-Bois (Manche) and Saint-Maur-sur-Loire (Touraine), named from the dedication of their churches to Saint Maur (see Moore 3). The family of this name who have held the title Duke of Somerset since 1547 are said by some to have originated in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (Seine), while others claim they are from Saint-Maur-sur-Loire (Touraine). They rose to prominence under the Tudors, when Edward Seymour (died 1552) held a high position of office under Henry VIII, who was married to Edward's sister, Jane. The Norman name has been established in Ireland since at least the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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