Brief Life History of Margaret Gertrude
Margaret Gertrude Sewell was born on 17 August 1882, in Brampton, Peel, Ontario, Canada as the daughter of Joseph J Sewde and Margt Stewart. She married Harry S Evans on 22 June 1904, in Brampton, Peel, Ontario, Canada. She lived in Peel, Ontario, Canada in 1901 and Ontario, Canada in 1911. She died on 17 February 1971, at the age of 88.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Margret Sewel in household of Margret Sewel, "Canada Census, 1901"
- Maggie Gertrude Sewell, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- Margaret J Sewell, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
Spouse and Children
1878– Male
1882–1971 Female
Parents and Siblings
World Events (7)
1883 · Mining Boom
Age 1
1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act
Age 4
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Age 24
Name Meaning
English:
from the Middle English personal name Siwal(d), Sewal(d), Old English Sigeweald, from sige ‘victory’ + weald ‘rule(r)’, or the corresponding Old Norse Sigvaldr. This name later became thoroughly confused with Sewal(d), from Old English Sǣweald (see Sewall ).
habitational name from one or more places, such as Sewell (Bedfordshire), Seawell (Northamptonshire), Sywell (Northamptonshire), Showell in Steeple Barton (Oxfordshire), Showell in Little Tew (Oxfordshire), or Sowell in Kentisbeare (Devon), all meaning ‘seven springs’ (Old English seofon + wella). Compare Seawell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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