Brief Life History of Louise Evelyn
When Louise Evelyn Houston was born on 15 August 1905, in Ramsay Township, Lanark, Ontario, Canada, her father, Stuart Baker Houston, was 42 and her mother, Jane McNeely, was 41. She married James Clifford Gardiner on 12 September 1964, in Schumacher, Timmins, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada. She lived in Lanark, Ontario, Canada in 1911. She died on 21 January 1990, at the age of 84, and was buried in Lanark, Ontario, Canada.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Eveline Houston in household of Stuart Houston, "Canada Census, 1911"
- Louise Evelyn Houston, "Ontario Births, 1869-1911"
- Louise Evelyn Houston Gardiner, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1903–1976 Male
1905–1990 Female
Parents and Siblings
1862–1926 Male
1864–1942 Female
Siblings (8)
1887–1964 Male
1889– Male
1891–1951 Female
1894–1970 Male
1896–1922 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (6)
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Age 1
1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born
Age 29
1943 · Conservative Party Wins Ontario Election
Age 38
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from the barony of Houston (Renfrewshire), from the genitive case of the personal name Hugh + Middle English, Older Scots ton ‘town, village, settlement’ (Old English tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’). The landlord in question was a certain Hugo de Paduinan, who held the place c. 1160. The Scottish surname is also common in Ulster.
Irish: variant of McCutcheon from Mac Uisdein or Mac Uistein.
History: In 1836 the newly founded city of Houston, TX, was named in honor of Sam Houston (1793–1863), soldier and statesman. As commander in chief of the Texan army he achieved Texas independence from Mexico by routing the army of the Mexican general Santa Anna. His ancestors were Ulster Scots who had emigrated to Philadelphia, PA, in the 18th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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