Brief Life History of Jessie
When Jessie Graham was born on 2 February 1872, in Nepean Township, Carleton, Ontario, Canada, her father, Thomas Graham Jr., was 50 and her mother, Mary Jane Graham, was 44. She married John A. Rothwell in 1895. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Ontario, Canada in 1872 and Manitoba, Canada for about 10 years. She died on 7 February 1914, in Pilot Mound, Manitoba, Canada, at the age of 42, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Pilot Mound, Manitoba, Canada.
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- Jessie Rathwell in household of John Rathwell, "Canada Census, 1911"
- Jessie Graham, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- Jessie Graham Rothwell, "Find A Grave Index"
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1878
Oldest Grave: Leonard Chappel Preston BIRTH May 1855 Bruce County, Ontario, Canada DEATH Dec 1878 (aged 23) Pilot Mound, Pilot Mound Census Division, Manitoba, Canada BURIAL Greenwood Cemetery Pilot Mound, Pilot Mound Census Division, Manitoba, Canada PLOT 182 MEMORIAL ID 202906238
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.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Grantham in Lincolnshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Graham (as well as Grantham, Grandham, and Granham). See also Grantham .
Irish (especially Ulster): in Ireland Graham is generally the Scottish name, but it has additionally been adopted as an Anglicized form of both Ó Creacháin (see Crehan ) and Ó Gormghaile (see Gormley ).
History: The surname Graham was taken to Scotland at the beginning of the 12th century by the Norman baron William de Graham, holder of the manor of Grantham in Lincolnshire, from whom many if not all modern bearers are probably descended. The chief of Clan Graham is the Duke of Montrose.
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