Brief Life History of Jane Budge
When Jane Budge Conway was born on 15 August 1864, in Albion Mines, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada, her father, William Conway, was 31 and her mother, Annie Coghill, was 25. She married Daniel Murray on 2 December 1885, in Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1881 and Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada for about 10 years. She died on 7 June 1957, in Springhill, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 92.
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- Jane Conway in household of William Conway, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Jane Budge Conway, "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959"
- Janie B. Conway, "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949"
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World Events (5)
1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
1909 · First Canadian Flight
The Silver Dart was the first recorded flight in Canada. It took off from Baddeck, Nova Scotia, on February 23, 1909, and was piloted by John Alexander Douglas McCurdy.
1921 · Racing Schooner Launched
The Bluenose racing schooner was launched on March 26, 1921, in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It was evident that the ship was nothing like other ships that had been launched.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Padraig, Aileen, Donal, James Patrick, Kieran, Brigid, Cliona, Colm, Conley, Declan, Delma.
Irish: Anglicized form adopted for several different Irish names pronounced similarly, such as Mac Conmidhe (see McNamee ), Ó Conbhuide ‘descendant of the Yellow Hound’ (see Conboy ), and Ó Connmhaigh or Mac Connmhaigh ‘descendant (or son) of Connmhach’, a personal name meaning ‘head smasher’ (see Convey ).
Welsh: habitational name from Conwy formerly Conway, a fortified town on the coast of north Wales, itself named for the river on which it stands. Some Welsh families of this name claim alliance with Conyers .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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