Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Tackaberry was born about 18 July 1854, in Rideau Lakes Township, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada, her father, Charles Tackaberry, was 43 and her mother, Philena Lucy Slack, was 34. She married Philander Smith Alford on 10 May 1873, in Rideau Lakes Township, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada for about 30 years. She died on 11 May 1937, in Chaffeys Locks, Rideau Lakes Township, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 82, and was buried in Halladay Burial Place, Elgin, Rideau Lakes Township, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.
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Sources (22)
- Martha Alford in household of Ely Alford, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Legacy NFS Source: Martha Tackaberry - Government record: Marriage record or certificate: birth: 1854;
- Martha Jackaberry, "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"
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World Events (6)
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.
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
New Testament name, of Aramaic rather than Hebrew origin, meaning ‘lady’. It was borne by the sister of Lazarus and Mary of Bethany (John 11:1). According to Luke 10:38, when Jesus visited the house of Mary and Martha, Mary sat at his feet, listening to him, while Martha ‘was cumbered about much serving’, so that she complained to Jesus, ‘Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone?’ For this reason, the name Martha has always been associated with hard domestic work, as opposed to the contemplative life.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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