Mary Ann Langford

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Langford was born on 15 September 1844, in Biddulph Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, her father, Isaac Langford, was 27 and her mother, Jane McRoberts, was 24. She married Joseph Lindsay on 18 October 1865, in London Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in London, Ontario, Canada West, British Colonial America in 1871 and Middlesex, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. She died on 22 June 1912, in Granton, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 67, and was buried in Birr United Church Cemetery, Birr, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Lindsay
1837–1922
Mary Ann Langford
1844–1912
Marriage: 18 October 1865
Jennie Jane Lindsay
1866–1916
Mark Lindsay
1868–1966
Elizabeth Ellen Lindsay
1871–1891
William Alfred Lindsay
1873–1943
Isaac Warner Lindsay
1875–1930
Sarah Lindsay
1877–
John H Lindsay
1880–
Russell G. Lindsay
1885–1958

Sources (16)

  • Mary Ann Lindsay in household of Joseph Lindsay, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • Mary A Langford, "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"
  • Mary Ann Lindsay, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"

World Events (5)

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.

1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

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

English: habitational name from any of several places called with Old English lang ‘long’ + ford ‘ford’, such as Langford (Bedfordshire, Nottinghamshire, Essex, Norfolk).

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

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