Jeanette Craig

Female1 October 1890–20 March 1950

Brief Life History of Jeanette

When Jeanette Craig was born on 1 October 1890, in Nepean Township, Carleton, Ontario, Canada, her father, William Craig, was 41 and her mother, Elizabeth Stinson, was 30. She married Wilbert Homer McKeown on 21 March 1917, in City View, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada. She lived in Carleton, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. She died on 20 March 1950, in Russell, Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 59.

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Family Time Line

Wilbert Homer McKeown
1885–1957
Jeanette Craig
1890–1950
Marriage: 21 March 1917

Sources (8)

  • Jennet Craig in household of William Craig, "Canada Census, 1901"
  • Jeanette Craig, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • Jennie Craig, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    21 March 1917City View, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (3)

    1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario

    Age 16

    Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.

    1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born

    Age 44

    Born on May 28, 1934, the Dionne quintuplets were the first set of quintuplets to survive infancy. The five girls were born two months prematuare and months later were taken from their parents by the Red Cross. In the 1940s they were returned to their family.

    1943 · Conservative Party Wins Ontario Election

    Age 53

    George A. Drew was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. In 1943, they won the Ontario election.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish: topographic name for someone who lived near a steep or precipitous rock, Older Scots crag, craig. Compare the synonymous English Cragg .

    Manx: either a shortened form of Gaelic Mac Concharraige ‘son of Cu Charraige (‘hound of the rock’) or possibly of Mac Thorveig ‘son of Thorveig’, from the Old Norse personal name Thórveig (from the god's name Thórr + veig ‘pith, strength’).

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

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