Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Steckley was born on 24 May 1852, in Whitchurch, York, Ontario, Canada, her father, Abraham Steckley, was 32 and her mother, Catherine Brillinger, was 27. She married Peter Henry Doner on 29 November 1875, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada in 1901. She died on 14 October 1916, in Nottawasaga Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 64, and was buried in Nottawasaga Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.
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Family Time Line
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- Sarah Doner in household of Carter Doner, "Canada Census, 1911"
- Sarah Stickley, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Sarah Steckley Doner, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (5)
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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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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Markus.
Americanized form of Swiss German Steckli or Stächeli, from Middle High German steckel(in) ‘small stick, cudgel’ (see Steck ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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