Thomas Baker McQuesten

Male30 June 1882–13 January 1948

Brief Life History of Thomas Baker

When Thomas Baker McQuesten was born on 30 June 1882, in Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, his father, Isaac Baldwin McQuesten, was 34 and his mother, Mary Jane Baker, was 32. He immigrated to Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, United States in 1943. He died on 13 January 1948, in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 65, and was buried in Hamilton, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Baldwin McQuesten
1847–1888
Mary Jane Baker
1849–1934
Mary Baldwin McQuesten
1874–1964
Rev. Calvin Brooks McQuesten
1876–1968
Hilda Belle McQuesten
1877–1967
Ruby Baker McQuesten
1879–1911
Muriel Fletcher McQuesten
1880–1882
Thomas Baker McQuesten
1882–1948
Margaret Edna McQuesten
1885–1935

Sources (5)

  • Thomas B Mcquesten in household of Mary B Mcquesten, "Canada Census, 1901"
  • Thomas Baker McQuesten, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Thomas Baker McQuesten, "United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (7)

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World Events (8)

1883 · Mining Boom

Age 1

In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.

1886

Age 4

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

Age 18

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

Irish, Scottish Gaelic: from Irish Mac Úistin or Scottish Gaelic Mac Uisdein, see McCutcheon .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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