Cathrine McLean

Brief Life History of Cathrine

When Cathrine McLean was born on 17 March 1843, in Ontario, Canada, her father, Charles McLean, was 44 and her mother, Nancy McLean, was 41. She married Andrew Duncan on 18 December 1862, in Enniskillen, Lambton, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Lambton, Ontario, Canada in 1901. She died on 28 May 1921, in Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 78, and was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Duncan
1833–1914
Cathrine McLean
1843–1921
Marriage: 18 December 1862
Annie Christine Duncan
1864–1921
James William Duncan
1867–1937
Mary Elizabeth Duncan
1869–
Louisa Jessie Duncan
1879–1960

Sources (14)

  • Catherine Duncan in household of Andrew Duncan, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • Catharine McLean, "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"
  • Catherine Duncan, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"

World Events (4)

1867 · Ontario Founded

On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.

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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: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Eáin, ‘son of the servant (i.e. devotee) of (Saint) John’. Compare Irish McAloon and McGlone .

History: This is the name of a major Scottish clan traditionally associated with the island of Mull, which claims descent from Gille Eáin na Tuaidh (‘Gillean of the Battleaxe’), who lived in the 13th century.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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