Elizabeth was the daughter of Mirehouse and Mary. She was born in Markham Township in 1862.
In 1871 and 1881 she was living with her parents and siblings in Ontario. [1][2]
Eliza Jane married Thaddeus Wright Thomson in Sandfield, Ontario on July 31 1888. [3]
Eliza and Thaddeus' children were;
In 1901 Eliza and Thaddeus were with their children in Algoma, Ontario. [4]
"One of Manitoulin's grand old ladies passed away on Friday, February 10th, in the person of Mrs. Eliza Jane Thomson, who was ninety-three years of age at the time of her death. She passed away at the home of her daughter. Mrs. W.J Cannard, at Mindemoya, after six weeks of illness from the effects of her advanced years. Born Eliza Jane Key, on November 26th, 1862, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mirehouse Key, of Altona, Ontario. She spent her girlhood in that area, and after her marriage to the late Thaddeus Wright Thomson on July 31st, 1888, they settled at Big Lake. For many years Mr. Thomson was postmaster there, and after his death Mrs. Thomson made her home with her only daughter. She was a kind and cheerful wife and mother and loved by all who knew her. She was a member of the United Church, and was regularly in attendance as long as her health permitted it. She is survived by her daughter, Mary Rebecca (Dollie) Cannard, a son Francis Orion, of Sandfield. Two sons, Mowat and David predeceased her. Also surviving are eleven grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. The funeral was held on Sunday, February 12th, with service in Mindemoya United Church, conducted by Rev. A. Higginbotham. Interment was made in the family plot in Big Lake cemetery. Pallbearers were: Norman Moody, Percy Brown, Wellington Leeson, of Big Lake, Wilfred Brown, R.O. Watson and Stanley Brown of Sandfield. Those from a distance attending the funeral were Mrs. Harold Bates and Bryce, of Toronto; Mrs. Nora Huffman, of Walford; and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Cannard of Espanola." [5]
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