Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Meeker was born on 4 March 1810, in Williamsburgh, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada, his father, Rev Benjamin Meeker, was 22 and his mother, Mary Cramer, was 20. He married Mary Nancy Empey on 5 January 1834, in Williamsburg, South Dundas, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Osnabruck, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. He died on 3 February 1898, in Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 87, and was buried in Ingleside, South Stormont, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.
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- Samuel Meeker, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Samuel Meekin, "Ontario, Marriages, 1800-1910"
- Samuel Meeker, "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
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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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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.
Name Meaning
English (Somerset): variant of Meaker . This form of the name is rare in Britain and Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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