Elizabeth Jane (Long) Shier (abt. 1836 - 1921)

Born about 1836 in Brock, Durham, Ontario, Canada

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Died 14 Jul 1921 at about age 85 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

ELIZABETH "Eliza" JANE LONG SHIER

ELIZA JANE LONG was born on August 4, 1840, at Brock, Durham, Ontario, Canada. She was the daughter of JAMES LONG and ANN KELLY.

On June 19, 1860, in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada, she married WYNDHAM L. SHIER born 1836 at Brock, Durham, Ontario, Canada—he was the son of JOHN SHIER and CATHERINE PIPER.

They were the parents of

1. MILTON PERRONETT SHIER (1861–1954)
2. CAROLINE “Carrie” A SHIER (1863–1940)
3. JAMES ALFRED AUGUST SHIER (1867–1937)
4. EDWIN ERNEST SHIER (1869–1930)
5. BEATRICE SHIER* (1872–Deceased)
6. MINNIE MAUD SHIER HARBER (1874–1956)
7. IDA ALBERTA SHIER BORLAND (1876–Deceased)
8. LILLIA ALBERTINA SHIER (1879–Deceased)
9. PEARL SHIER (1889–Deceased)

NOTE: * The FamilySearch Profile shows Beatrice as married to “Will” Borland. Her sister, Ida Alberta was married to William Borland so what/if any connection or confusion exists, I wish only to call attention to it.

ELIZA JANE SHIER died on July 14, 1921, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada and is buried in Prospect Cemetery; Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144804329/eliza-jane-shier

Sources

• As recounted in “A Family from Court Mattress – The story of the Irish Palatines by Dr. Walter C. Shier”
• "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2YM-8PGP : 17 March 2018), Windham Shiers and Eliza Jane Long, 19 Jun 1860; citing Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,064.
• "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2YM-6WKS : 17 March 2018), Windham Shiers and Eliza Jane Long, 19 Jun 1860; citing Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,064.
• "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M47M-KXY : 19 March 2021), Eliza Jane Shier in the household of Windham Shier, Brock, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
• "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM8N-3CS : 2 March 2021), Eliza Jane Long for Ida Bertha Shui, 18 Aug 1876; citing Birth, Brock, North Ontario, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,845,207.
• "Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLTW-VPB : 13 February 2020), Eliza Jane Long for Ida Bertha Shui, 1876.
• "Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2JR-SR6 : 13 February 2020), Elizabeth Long for Lillia Albertina Shier, 1879.
• "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM8R-NR4 : 2 March 2021), Elizabeth Long for Lillia Albertina Shier, 29 May 1879; citing Birth, Brock Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,845,222.
• "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVF9-7P2 : 2 March 2021), Eliza J. Shier in the household of Windham Shier, Brock, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Windham Shier, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSC1-R94 : 8 March 2021), Eliza Jane for Milton P Shier and Emma Jane Ball, 10 Apr 1895; citing registration, Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,710.
• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZB4-M3C : 8 March 2021), Eliza Jane Long for Edwin Ernest Shier and Minnie Cluchey, 25 Jul 1899; citing registration, Sunderland, Ontario, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,075.
• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHGX-WC2 : 23 February 2021), Elizabeth J Shier in the household of Windham Shier, Toronto (centre) (city/cité), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 3, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZBL-SSL : 8 March 2021), Elizabeth J Long for William Borland and Ida Alberta Shier, 03 Aug 1903; citing registration, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,280.
• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM5-DWBH : 8 March 2021), Elizabeth J Long for William Borland and Ida Alberta Shier, 03 Aug 1903; citing registration, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,266,879.
• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ1M-J9N : 8 March 2021), Eliza Long for James Alfred August Shier and Margaret Griffen, 22 Apr 1905; citing registration, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,545.
• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSZN-N48 : 8 March 2021), Eliza Jane Long for Milton Pevronet Shier and Emily Mary Speirin, 23 Dec 1908; citing registration, Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,869.
• "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JNYL-P58 : 2 March 2021), Eliza Jane Long for Ernest Edwin Shier, 11 Jul 1930; citing Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, 5614, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,313,241.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1V-SBW4 : 17 July 2020), Eliza Jane Long Shier, 1921; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZJ-2NT : 2 March 2021), Eliza Jane Shier, 14 Jul 1921; citing Toronto, York, Ontario, yr 1921 cn 4792, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,863,413.
• "Ontario, Toronto Trust Cemeteries, 1826-1989", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2767-J3K : 19 February 2021), Eliza Jane Shier, 1921.