Brief Life History of Ida Valeria
When Ida Valeria Mckee was born on 11 July 1871, in Glanford, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, her father, Philip Mc Kee, was 26 and her mother, Catherine Yeager, was 28. She married David Wesley Kett on 19 August 1891. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Glanford, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years and Kent, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. She died on 23 November 1937, in Tilbury East, Kent, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 66, and was buried in Tilbury, Kent, Ontario, Canada.
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- Ida V Kitts, "Canada Census, 1911"
- Ida Valerie Mckee, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- Ida V Mckee, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
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World Events (4)
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.
1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act
In 1886, Ontario passed its first Workmen's Compensation Act. This was in response to the number of railway workers that were being injured.
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
Name Meaning
Irish (northern): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aodha or Mac Aoidh ‘son of Aodh’, an old personal name meaning ‘fire’. Thus, this name has the same origin as McKay , McGee , McCoy , and McHugh .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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