Brief Life History of Rebecca Ann
When Rebecca Ann Graham was born on 21 February 1878, in Marthaville, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, her father, Murdoch Graham, was 33 and her mother, Catherine Conlin, was 34. She married George Aiken on 2 June 1902, in Dalesville, Brownsburg-Chatham, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Chatham Township, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada in 1881 and Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada for about 10 years. She died from 12 June 1957 to 6 December 1957, in Dalesville, Brownsburg-Chatham, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada, and was buried in Cimetière Dalesville Public, Dalesville, Brownsburg-Chatham, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada.
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- Rebecca Aiken in household of George Aiken, "Canada Census, 1911"
- Rebecca Ann Graham Morrow, "Find A Grave Index"
- Rebecca Ann Graham, "Canada, Ontario Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923"
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World Events (6)
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
Scottish: habitational name from Grantham in Lincolnshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Graham (as well as Grantham, Grandham, and Granham). See also Grantham .
Irish (especially Ulster): in Ireland Graham is generally the Scottish name, but it has additionally been adopted as an Anglicized form of both Ó Creacháin (see Crehan ) and Ó Gormghaile (see Gormley ).
History: The surname Graham was taken to Scotland at the beginning of the 12th century by the Norman baron William de Graham, holder of the manor of Grantham in Lincolnshire, from whom many if not all modern bearers are probably descended. The chief of Clan Graham is the Duke of Montrose.
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