Brief Life History of Rheba
When Rheba Fraser was born on 4 April 1882, her father, John Fraser, was 41 and her mother, Annie Maria Philips, was 32. She married Roderick Percy Sparks on 30 January 1911, in Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 4 April 1945, at the age of 63, and was buried in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Sources (7)
- Rheba Fraser, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Rheba Fraser Sparks, "Find A Grave Index"
- Rheba Fraser in entry for Fraser Sparks Roderick, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
Spouse and Children
1880–1959 Male
1882–1945 Female
Children (3)
1912–1986 Male
1914–1986 Female
1918–1975 Female
Parents and Siblings
1840–1900 Male
1850–1939 Female
Siblings (6)
1876–1922 Female
1878–1940 Male
1879– Male
1882–1945 Female
1885– Male
+1 More Child
World Events (5)
1883 · Mining Boom
Age 1
1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act
Age 4
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Age 24
Name Meaning
Scottish: apparently a nickname from Anglo-Norman French fraser(e), fresere ‘strawberry plant’. Fresel and Frisel, from Anglo-Norman French fresel ‘strawberry’, are early variants of the Fraser surname, the modern Gaelicized form of which is Friseal. See Frizzell . The crest on the Scottish family's coat of arms takes the form of a strawberry plant, but its antiquity is unknown. Claims of a habitational derivation, in particular from a place called la Frézelière in Anjou (France), are attractive but they lack verifiable evidence.
Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.
History: There are two clans Fraser in Scotland, with common ancestry going back to Simon Fraser of Keith in East Lothian, who lived in the 12th century. One of these clans has its seat at Philorth Castle (subsequently re-named Cairnbulg) on the northeast coast of Scotland. Sir Alexander Fraser, 8th laird of Philorth (c. 1536–1623) converted the fishing village of Faithlie into the burgh of Fraserburgh in the 1590s. The other clan is Fraser of Lovat, associated mainly with the city of Inverness are. They are descended from Simon Fraser, a younger son, who lived in the early 14th century. In Gaelic, the head of Clan Fraser of Lovat is known as Mac Shimi ‘son of Simon’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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