Brief Life History of Carolyn Ann
When Carolyn Ann Lowther was born on 21 September 1827, in Amherst Head, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, her father, Joseph Lowther, was 18 and her mother, Mrs. Lowther, was 13. She married John Wesley Smith on 24 March 1848, in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Amherst Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1881 and Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada for about 10 years. She died on 6 July 1913, in Shinimicas Bridge, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 85, and was buried in Shinimicas Bridge, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- Ann Smith in household of John Smith, "Canada Census, 1871"
- Ann South, "Canada, Nova Scotia Births, 1864-1877"
- Anne, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
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1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
1909 · First Canadian Flight
The Silver Dart was the first recorded flight in Canada. It took off from Baddeck, Nova Scotia, on February 23, 1909, and was piloted by John Alexander Douglas McCurdy.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in Cumbria, so called from the river on which it stands. The placename is of obscure etymology, perhaps of ancient Welsh origin (compare Lauder ), or from Old Norse lauthr ‘froth, foam’ + á ‘river’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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