Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth
When Mary Elizabeth Shears was born on 8 September 1805, in Northumberland, Ontario, Canada, her father, John David Shears, was 31 and her mother, Pheobe Elizabeth Alley, was 30. She married Peter Alyea on 7 October 1824, in Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada in 1871. She died on 25 December 1886, in Northumberland, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 81, and was buried in Ontario, Canada.
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- Elizebeth Alyea in household of Peter Alyea, "Canada Census, 1871"
- Betsey Alyea in entry for Corey Baker and Alsina Alyea, "Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"
- Elizabeth Alyea in entry for John Farlington and Sarah Alyea, "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
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World Events (3)
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 Shear or Shire , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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