Brief Life History of Ida May
When Ida May Wrightman was born in 1877, in Middlemiss, Southwest Middlesex Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, her father, Harvey Wrightman, was 44 and her mother, Sarah McLean, was 42. She married William Archy Brown on 26 August 1899, in Melbourne, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 10 December 1906, in Cowal McBride Cemetery, Shedden, Elgin, Canada West, British Colonial America, at the age of 29, and was buried in Cowal McBride Cemetery, Shedden, Elgin, Canada West, British Colonial America.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Ida May Rightman in household of Sarrah Rightman, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Ida May Wrightman, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Ida May Wrightman Brown, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (3)
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.
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.
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English wright ‘craftsman’ (see Wright ) + man ‘man’, denoting someone who assisted a craftsman.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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