Brief Life History of Jane
When Jane Norton was born about 1810, in Ontario, Canada, her father, Eleazer Norton, was 22 and her mother, Anna Brock, was 22. She married George Shier on 26 December 1836, in Brock, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She died in 1878, at the age of 69.
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Family Time Line
Sources (16)
- Jane Norton in entry for Wesley Shier and Margaret Du Kelow, "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Jane Morton in entry for George Shier, "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
- Jane Norton Shier, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1806–1890 Male
1810–1878 Female
Children (8)
1837– Female
1840–1892 Male
1842–1906 Male
1845–1874 Male
1847–1910 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1790–1861 Male
1789–1855 Female
Siblings (15)
1807– Female
1809–1876 Female
1810–1878 Female
1812–1897 Male
1815– Female
+10 More Children
World Events (2)
1867 · Ontario Founded
Age 57
1869
Age 59
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the many places so called, from Old English north ‘north’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’. In some cases it is a variant of Norrington .
Irish: altered form of Naughton , assimilated to the English name (see 1 above).
Jewish (American): adoption of the English surname (see 1 above) in place of some similar (like-sounding) original Ashkenazic surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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