Harriet "Jane" McQuaig

Brief Life History of Harriet "Jane"

When Harriet "Jane" McQuaig was born on 1 March 1841, in Canada West, British North America, her father, James Malcolm McQuaig, was 36 and her mother, Jane Brown, was 29. She married Nathan Casselman on 14 October 1860, in Williamsburg, Williamsburgh Township, Dundas, Canada West, British North America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. She died on 29 August 1921, in Matilda Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 80, and was buried in Williamsburgh Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Nathan Casselman
1838–1922
Harriet "Jane" McQuaig
1841–1921
Marriage: 14 October 1860
Angus Casselman
1862–1863
William Walter Casselman
1863–1938
Aden Verne Paul Casselman
1865–1940
Elizabeth Etta Casselman
1868–1917
Alfred George Casselman
1869–1954
Mary Jane Casselman
1872–1950
Diana Casselman
1873–1949
Clinton Casselman
1875–1947
Eva Naomi Casselman
1877–1960
Catherine Casselman
1880–1961
Meredith Casselman
1886–

Sources (19)

  • Jane Casselman in household of Wm Walter Casselman, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • Jane Casselman, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
  • Jane in entry for George Allen Whitteker and Etta Casselman, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

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.

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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

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cuaig, a patronymic from a personal name of unexplained etymology. Compare Quigg 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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