Mary Eliza Angus

Female23 December 1881–1970

Brief Life History of Mary Eliza

When Mary Eliza Angus was born on 23 December 1881, in Lake Killarney, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, her father, Thomas Angus, was 42 and her mother, Mrs. Angus, was 37. She married Arthur Mayhew Smith in 1906, in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada for about 10 years. She died in 1970, at the age of 89.

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Family Time Line

Arthur Mayhew Smith
1883–1963
Mary Eliza Angus
1881–1970
Marriage: 1906
Manuel Smith
1909–1979
Golda Viola Smith
1912–

Sources (6)

  • Mary E Angus in household of Emma Angus, "Canada Census, 1901"
  • Mary Eliza Angus, "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949"
  • Mary Eliza Angus in entry for Arthur Mayhew Smith, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1906Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (4)

    1909 · First Canadian Flight

    Age 28

    The Silver Dart was the first recorded flight in Canada. It took off from Baddeck, Nova Scotia, on February 23, 1909, and was piloted by John Alexander Douglas McCurdy.

    1921 · Racing Schooner Launched

    Age 40

    The Bluenose racing schooner was launched on March 26, 1921, in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It was evident that the ship was nothing like other ships that had been launched.

    1945 · HMCS Esquimalt Torpedoed

    Age 64

    On April 16, 1945, the HMCS Esquimalt was torpedoed by German U-Boats. Thirty-nine men died, some due to the attack others to exposure to cold. Those that survived were rescued by the Sarnia.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish and Irish: habitational name from the county and earldom of Angus in Scotland, or from the Gaelic personal name Aonghus, said to be composed of Celtic aon ‘one’ + gus ‘choice’. This was borne by an early Celtic deity and prominent mythological figure, and a famous 8th-century Pictish king.

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

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