Mary Jane Hill

Brief Life History of Mary Jane

When Mary Jane Hill was born on 1 December 1878, in Oro Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, her father, Reuben James Hill, was 38 and her mother, Margaret Egan, was 34. She married Joseph Lincoln Bastedo. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Saskatchewan, Canada in 1916 and Alberta, Canada in 1926. She died on 13 April 1953, at the age of 74, and was buried in Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw No. 161, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Lincoln Bastedo
1865–1936
Mary Jane Hill
1878–1953
Marriage:
Mary Bastedo
1907–1991
Joseph Bastedo
1909–
Walter Lincoln Bastedo
1910–1974
Harvey Bastedo
1912–1979
Ada Bastedo
1914–
John Allan Bastedo
1916–1980

Sources (11)

  • Mary J Bastedo in household of J P Bastedo, "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926"
  • Mary Jane Hill, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • Mary Jane Hill Bastedo, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (6)

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.

1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act

In 1886, Ontario passed its first Workmen's Compensation Act. This was in response to the number of railway workers that were being injured.

1905

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Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle English hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll). Compare Hiller . This surname is also very common among African Americans.

English: possibly in some cases from the personal name Hille, a pet form of some name such as Hilger or Hillary .

German: from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing ancient Germanic hild ‘battle’ as the first element.

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

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