Brief Life History of John
When John Youmans was born on 13 May 1834, in Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada, his father, Christopher Youmans, was 27 and his mother, Charlotte Oakes, was 26. He married Hannah Hall in 1857, in Townsend Centre, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Walsingham Township, Norfolk, Canada West, British Colonial America in 1851 and Norfolk, Ontario, Canada for about 30 years. He died on 4 June 1922, in Townsend Township, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 88, and was buried in Townsend Township, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada.
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- John Youmans, "Canada Census, 1881"
- John Youmans, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
- John in entry for Lewis Youmans, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
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World Events (5)
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.
1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
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: variant of Yeomans .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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