Brief Life History of Eveline or Evelyn
When Eveline or Evelyn Read was born on 11 December 1823, in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, her father, Joseph Read, was 28 and her mother, Mary Sprague, was 30. She married Abraham Dobson Thompson on 7 April 1840, in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in Victoria, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1881 and Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1901. She died on 1 January 1909, in Conns Mills, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 85, and was buried in Thompson Cemetery, Conns Mills, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- Eveline Thompson, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Eveline Thompson, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
- Evelyn Thompson, "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955"
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1867 · British North America Act
The British North America Act or Constitution Act of 1867 caused three British colonies, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Canada to be united as one under the name Canada. Until this point New Brunswick had been the British crown colony.
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Name Meaning
English and Scottish: variant of Reed .
History: A family called Read were established in America in the early 18th century by John Read, who was born in Dublin, sixth in descent from Sir Thomas Read of Berkshire, England. His son, George Read (1733–98), was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and as a lawyer helped frame the Constitution.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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