Brief Life History of Jacob
When Jacob Eamer was born on 16 March 1778, in Cornwall, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada, his father, Captain Peter Eamer, was 19 and his mother, Maria Catharina Gallinger, was 19. He married Hannah Cryderman on 11 May 1820, in Cornwall, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. In 1824, his occupation is listed as farmer in Montague Township, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. He died on 26 July 1878, at the age of 100, and was buried in Brussels Cemetery, Brussels, Huron, Ontario, Canada.
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- Jacob Amer, "Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899"
- Jacob Daniel Amer, "Find a Grave Index"
- Jacob Ames in entry for Daniel Ames and Sarah Jane Mcallister, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
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1845
Oldest Grave Seen in Memorials List
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.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English (y)emer ‘(gate)keeper, guardian’.
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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