Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Yandt was born about 1872, in Ontario, Canada, her father, Friederich Johann Jandt, was 59 and her mother, Hannah Sararas, was 28. She died on 12 April 1885, in Carrick Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 14.
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Sources (4)
- Martha Jant in household of Hanna Jant, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Martha Yandt, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
- Martha Jant in the 1881 Census of Canada
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World Events (1)
1883 · Mining Boom
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.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Weiand, itself a variant of Wiegand .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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