Emma DAMENT

Brief Life History of Emma

When Emma DAMENT was born on 14 May 1878, in Stafford Township, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, her father, John Carl DAMENT, was 33 and her mother, Wilhelmine GRAEBIG, was 35.

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John Carl DAMENT
1844–
Wilhelmine GRAEBIG
1842–1936
Theodore Paul DAMENT
1870–1957
Bertha DAMENT
1872–1951
Wilhelm John Dament
1875–1963
Emma DAMENT
1878–
Matilda DAMENT
1885–

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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.

    1982

    Canada Act is passed. The United Kingdom transfers final legal powers over Canada. The country adopts its new constitution, which includes a charter of rights.

    Name Meaning

    Possibly an altered form of German Demant, a metonymic occupational name for a diamond dealer or cutter, from Middle High German dīemant ‘diamond’.

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

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