Brief Life History of Caroline
When Caroline Wallace was born on 20 February 1873, in Ross Township, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, her father, William Wallace, was 33 and her mother, Sarah Jane Johnston, was 30. She married John Irvine Brown on 13 June 1900, in Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 29 January 1961, in Delaware Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 87, and was buried in Westmount, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Sources (10)
- Carolina Wallace, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Carrie Wallace, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Carrie Wallace in entry for Murial Jane Brown, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
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Children (8)
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World Events (6)
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.
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: variant of Wallis , especially in Scotland, where the name was introduced from the Welsh Marches by a family of tenants of the Stewarts in the 12th century.
Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish (Ashkenazic) surnames, e.g. Wallach .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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