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Elizabeth Jane (Key) Thomson (1862 - 1956)

Elizabeth Jane (Eliza) Thomson formerly Key
Born in Markham, York, Canada Westmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 31 Jul 1888 in Ontario, Canadamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 93 in Big Lake, Central Manitoulin, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canadamap
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Biography

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;

  • Oliver Mowat 1890
  • David Mirehouse 1891
  • Mary Rebecca 1894 (married Noah John Cannard)
  • Francis Orion 1895 (married Mary Katherine Parkinson)

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]

Sources

  1. "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVDY-GNS : 15 December 2020), Elisabeth Key in household of Misehouse Key, Algoma, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Misehouse Key, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
  2. "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4Q6-396 : 24 October 2018), Elizabeth Key in household of Mirehouse Key, Ontario, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
  3. "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMVN-BJM : 1 January 2021), Thaddeus Wright Thomson and Eliza Jane Key, 31 Jul 1888; citing registration , Sandfield, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,219.
  4. "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH2W-3NF : 9 December 2020), Jane Eliza Thomson in household of W Thadious Thomson, Algoma, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 1, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
  5. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/sources/sourceVE?&entityId=LHQK-F42&entityType=person&sourceId=959V-DVG&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2Fsources%2FLHQK-F42
  • BURIAL Eliza Jane Key Thomson BIRTH 26 Nov 1862 Markham, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada DEATH 1956 (aged 93–94) Manitoulin, Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada buried Big Lake Cemetery, Manitoulin, Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada Find A Grave: Memorial #81057367




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