James McMath

Brief Life History of James

James McMath was born on 8 May 1806, in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland as the son of John or Hugh McMath and Elizabeth. He married Agnes on 13 May 1828. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Richmond Township, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada in 1881 and Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada in 1899. He died on 19 August 1899, in Norfolk, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 93, and was buried in Port Burwell, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.

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James McMath
1806–1899
Margaret Scott
1808–1875
Marriage: 6 January 1836
Elizabeth McMath
1837–1922
John Mcmath
1837–
Ann Jane McMath
1842–1927
Margaret McMath
1845–1925
James McMath Jr
1848–1927
John Douglas McMath
1849–
Mary McMath
1850–1937

Sources (14)

  • James McMath, "Canada Census, 1881"
  • James, "Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"
  • James W Math, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"

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World Events (8)

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed

The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Matha, a patronymic from a Gaelic form of Matthew .

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

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