Brief Life History of Jane Agnes
When Jane Agnes Convery was born in 1868, in Storrington Township, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, her father, Hugh Convery, was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth "Betsey" Howes, was 29. She married Henry James Abbott on 16 November 1883, in Storrington Township, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters.
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Sources (7)
- Jane A Convery in household of James W Convery, "Canada Census, 1871"
- Jane Agnes Convery, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Jane Convery in entry for Esther Maud Abbott, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
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World Events (7)
1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
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.
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
Name Meaning
Irish (Derry): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Ainmhire ‘son of Ainmhire’, a byname meaning ‘fierceness’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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