Jane Elizabeth Corbet

Female15 April 1891–23 July 1985

Brief Life History of Jane Elizabeth

When Jane Elizabeth Corbet was born on 15 April 1891, in Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada, her father, Alexander James Corbet, was 37 and her mother, Mary Jane Hardy, was 37. She lived in Ontario, Canada in 1890. She died on 23 July 1985, in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 94.

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Family Time Line

Alexander James Corbet
1853–1937
Mary Jane Hardy
1853–1951
Mae Adelaide Corbet
1887–1973
Jane Elizabeth Corbet
1891–1985
Winnifred Merle Corbet
1893–1986

Sources (4)

  • Jane Elizabeth Corbet, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • Jane Elizabeth Corbet, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Jane Elizabeth Corbet, "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959"

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World Events (6)

1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario

Age 15

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

1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born

Age 43

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 52

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

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of Corbett .

History: Walter Corbet, a royal knight in 12th-century Scotland, was the first of that name in that kingdom. His 13th-century descendants were major landholders in the Borders, and in the 14th century they acquired lands in the North of Scotland.

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

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