Jane Norton
about 1810–1878 (Age 68)
Ontario, Canada
The Life of Jane
When Jane Norton was born about 1810, in Ontario, Canada, her father, Eleazer Norton, was 30 and her mother, Anna Brock, was 21. She married George Shier on 26 December 1836, in Brock, Durham, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She died in 1878, at the age of 68.
Photos & Memories (3)
Family Time Line
George Shier
1806–1890
Jane Norton
1810–1878
Marriage: 26 December 1836
Rachel Shier
1837–
Theouphilus Shier
1840–1892
James Shier
1842–1906
Augustus Shier
1845–1874
George Shier
1847–1910
William Henry Shier
1849–1889
Mary Jane Shier
1849–1896
John Wesley Shier
1854–1929
Spouse and Children
1806–1890Male
1810–1878Female
MARRIAGE
26 December 1836
Brock, Durham, Ontario, Canada
26 December 1836
Brock, Durham, Ontario, Canada
children
(8)
Rachel Shier
1837–Female
Theouphilus Shier
1840–1892Male
James Shier
1842–1906Male
1845–1874Male
George Shier
1847–1910Male
+3 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1780–1849Male
1789–1855Female
siblings
(14)
Ester Norton
1807–Female
Susan Norton
1809–1876Female
1810–1878Female
John Norton
1812–1897Male
Hannah Norton
1815–Female
+9 More Children
World Events (2)
1867 · Ontario Founded
Age 57
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
Age 61
British Columbia joins the confederation.
Name Meaning
1 English: habitational name from any of the many places so called, from Old English norð ‘north’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. In some cases, it is a variant of Norrington .2 Irish: altered form of Naughton , assimilated to the English name.3 Jewish (American): adoption of the English name in place of some like-sounding Ashkenazic name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Jane Norton in entry for Wesley Shier and Margaret Du Kelow, "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Jane Shier in entry for George Shier and Jane Martin, "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Jane Morton in entry for George Shier, "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
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