Brief Life History of Jane
Jane Beatty was born in 1815, in Ireland. She married Thomas Howden on 13 March 1837, in Trafalgar Township, Halton, Canada West, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 29 June 1885, in Onondaga, Onondaga, Brant, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 70, and was buried in Middleport, Onondaga, Brant, Ontario, Canada.
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- Jane Howden in household of Thomas Howden, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Jane Beatty, "Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"
- Jane Howden, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
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1839
The Night of the BIG WIND. In Killarney and its neighborhood there was a terrible hurricane. The town sustained much damage and many houses were shattered.
1845
The Irish Potato Famine. Many Irish emigrate to America. Irish population drops from 8 million to 6 million due to death from starvation or emigration.
1867 · Ontario Founded
On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Irish Mac (an) Bhiadhtaigh, Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Bhiadhtaigh ‘son of the victualer’ (from biadhtach ‘victualer’); compare McVittie .
Scottish: from the personal name Beatie, a variant of Baty (see Baty and Batey ), a pet form of Bartholomew .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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