Brief Life History of Christiana
When Christiana Shaver was born about 2 June 1806, in Williamsburg, South Dundas, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada, her father, John Philip Shaver, was 44 and her mother, Susanna H. Fralick, was 35. She married Andrew David Summers on 18 March 1822, in South Stormont Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 23 December 1891, in Winchester Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 85.
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- Chrestian Simmers in household of James Simmers, "Canada Census, 1871"
- Christina Shaver, "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
- Susan Shaver in entry for Rhoda Fetterly, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
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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.
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
Americanized form of German Schaefer ‘shepherd’.
Americanized form of Slovenian Šaver (see Saver ).
Americanized form of Dutch Schaver ‘carpenter’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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