Brief Life History of James E.
When James E. Crawford was born on 8 October 1874, in Mountain, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada, his father, James Crawford, was 37 and his mother, Jemima Elizabeth Brown, was 30. He lived in Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada in 1901. He died on 23 September 1901, in Mountain, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 26, and was buried in South Gower Township, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.
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Sources (5)
- James Crofford in household of James Crofford, "Canada Census, 1901"
- James E. Craigfort, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
- James Crawford in household of James Crawford, "Canada Census, 1881"
World Events (2)
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.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: habitational name from any of various places called Crawford, primarily the one in Lanarkshire (Scotland), and possibly also from the one in Lancashire. Both are named in Old English with crāwe ‘crow’ + ford ‘ford’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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