Brief Life History of Emma Eliza
When Emma Eliza Dudman was born on 7 February 1872, in Galway Township, Peterborough, Canada West, British Colonial America, her father, John Frederick Dettman, was 52 and her mother, Jane McGuire, was 40. She married Duncan Molyneaux on 4 December 1895, in Bobcaygeon, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Victoria, Ontario, Canada in 1901 and Peterborough, Ontario, Canada in 1911. She died on 8 October 1957, in Kinmount, Northumberland, Upper Canada, British Colonial America, at the age of 85, and was buried in Kinmount, Northumberland, Upper Canada, British Colonial America.
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Sources (14)
- Emma Molyneaux in household of Dunkin Molyneaux, "Canada Census, 1911"
- Emma Eliza Dudman, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Emma Eliza Molyneaux, "Find A Grave Index"
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Children (6)
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Parents and Siblings
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
English (Surrey, Sussex, and Hampshire): variant of Dodman, from the Middle English personal name Dudeman (Old English Dudemann, first element of uncertain origin).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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