When Abram Tofflemire was born about 1789, in Essex, Ontario, Canada, his father, Jacob Tofflemire, was 19 and his mother, Ruth Jacobs Riley, was 17.
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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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British Columbia joins the confederation.
Biblical name, a variant of Abraham . It was probably originally a distinct name (meaning ‘high father’ in Hebrew). According to Genesis 17:5, the patriarch's name was changed by divine command from Abram to Abraham. From the Middle Ages, however, if not before, it was taken to be a contracted version.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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