Donald Matheson
17 November 1854–
Nova Scotia, Canada
The Life Summary of Donald
When Donald Matheson was born on 17 November 1854, in Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, John Daniel Matheson, was 43 and his mother, Margaret Roy, was 29.
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Family Time Line
John Daniel Matheson
1811–1898
Margaret Roy
1825–1898
Donald Matheson
1854–
Janet Matheson
1858–1933
Margaret Ann Matheson
1862–1941
Mary Roy Matheson
1864–1949
Parents and Siblings
1811–1898Male
1825–1898Female
Siblings
(4)
1854–Male
1858–1933Female
1862–1941Female
1864–1949Female
World Events (3)
1869
Age 15
1869
Age 15
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1871
Age 17
1871
Age 17
British Columbia joins the confederation.
1909 · First Canadian Flight
Age 55
1909 · First Canadian Flight
Age 55
The Silver Dart was the first recorded flight in Canada. It took off from Baddeck, Nova Scotia, on February 23, 1909, and was piloted by John Alexander Douglas McCurdy.
Name Meaning
Scottish: patronymic from a short form of the personal name Matthew .Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Mathghamhna, Mac Mathghamhuin, abbreviated to Mac Mhathain ‘son of Mathghamhain’, a personal name literally meaning ‘good calf’, a kenning for ‘bear’. Compare Irish McMahon , Mahoney .History: In Scotland, this is the name of a Highland clan associated with the area around Lochalsh.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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