Jesse Myrtle Convery

Brief Life History of Jesse Myrtle

When Jesse Myrtle Convery was born on 24 April 1901, in Storrington Township, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, her father, Peter James Convery, was 46 and her mother, Margaret Florella Dueset, was 37. She married William Dalby on 5 January 1920, in Battersea, Frontenac, Canada West, British North America. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Ontario, Canada in 1911 and Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada in 1931. She died on 26 May 1958, in Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 57.

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Family Time Line

William Dalby
1890–1935
Jesse Myrtle Convery
1901–1958
Marriage: 5 January 1920
Ethel M. Dalby
1919–1922

Sources (6)

  • Jessie Dalby, "Canada Census, 1931"
  • Jessie Convery, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
  • Jessie Convrey in entry for Ethel M. Dalby, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"

Spouse and Children

World Events (4)

1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario

Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.

1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born

Born on May 28, 1934, the Dionne quintuplets were the first set of quintuplets to survive infancy. The five girls were born two months prematuare and months later were taken from their parents by the Red Cross. In the 1940s they were returned to their family.

1943 · Conservative Party Wins Ontario Election

George A. Drew was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. In 1943, they won the Ontario election.

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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