Mary Elizabeth Dowsley

Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth

When Mary Elizabeth Dowsley was born on 25 July 1862, in Elizabethtown-Kitley Township, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada, her father, Richard Dowsley, was 26 and her mother, Catherine Healey, was 29. She married Peter Davis on 30 June 1885, in Brockville, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 23 August 1944, in Brockville, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 82, and was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Brockville, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Peter Davis
1853–1927
Mary Elizabeth Dowsley
1862–1944
Marriage: 30 June 1885
Mary Guendalim Davis
1886–1886
Jessie Catherine Davis
1889–1948
Ralph Ogelvie Davis
1891–1892
Beatrice Maude Davis
1891–1978
Amelia Davis
1891–
Gladys Marjorie Davis
1898–1986
Hugh Peter Davis
1900–1988

Sources (19)

  • Ezabeth Dowsley in household of Richard Dowsley, "Canada Census, 1881"
  • Mary Elizabeth Dowsley, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
  • Mary E Dorostey in entry for Ralph Ogelvie Davis, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"

World Events (6)

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.

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1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act

In 1886, Ontario passed its first Workmen's Compensation Act. This was in response to the number of railway workers that were being injured.

Name Meaning

English: possibly a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place. Compare Tousley and Towslee .

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

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