Martha Roberta Eagles

Female4 October 1896–

Brief Life History of Martha Roberta

When Martha Roberta Eagles was born on 4 October 1896, in Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, her father, Walter Melvin Eagles, was 36 and her mother, Margaret Carson, was 35. She lived in New Brunswick, Canada in 1911.

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Family Time Line

Walter Melvin Eagles
1860–1940
Margaret Carson
1861–1944
Edna Emmerson Eagles
1888–1965
Emily Porter Eagles
1891–
Sarah Isabel Eagles
1894–1961
Martha Roberta Eagles
1896–
Myrtle M Eagles
1898–1914
Robert Melvin Eagles
1911–

Sources (8)

  • Martha Eggles in household of Walter Eggles, "Canada Census, 1911"
  • Martha Eagles, "Canada, New Brunswick, County Register of Births, 1801-1920"
  • Martha R Eagles in household of Maggie Eagles, "Canada Census, 1901"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (6)

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World Events (6)

1901 · Hartland Covered Bridge

Age 5

July 4, 1901, the Hartland covered bridge was finished. It spans across the Saint John River, making it the longest covered bridge. Until it was built, the only way across the river was by ferry.

1937 · Miramichi Strike

Age 41

August 20, 1937, the Miramichi lumber strike took place. Over 1,500 millworkers and longshoremen struck 14 lumber firms for wage increases.

1955 · Recorder Low Temperature

Age 59

In 1955, New Brunswick broke the record with a freezing temperature of -47.2° C, in Sisson Dam

Name Meaning

English: variant of Eagle , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Possibly also an Americanized form of French Eglise: topographic name for someone who lived near a church (Old French eclise, from Latin ecclesia).

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

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