Mary Jane (Littlejohn) McLeod (abt. 1855 - 1920)

Born about 12 May 1855 in Mariposa, Victoria, Canada West

Ancestors

Died 20 Oct 1920 at about age 65 in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada

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Biography

Mary Jane Littlejohns (aka Littlejohn) was born 12 May 1855 in Mariposa, Victoria County, Canada West (Ontario).^[1][2][3] She was the first child of Humphry and Harriet Littlejohns born in Canada following the family's emigration from Devon, England.

On 14 Jan 1861 Mary Jane was living with her parents in Mariposa, Victoria County, Canada West (Ontario).^[1]

On 4 Apr 1881 Mary Jane was living with her parents in Ops, Victoria County, Ontario, Canada.^[4]

On 3 Jan 1883 Mary Jane married Norman McLeod in Ops, Victoria, Ontario, Canada. Her residence at the time of marriage was Ops.^[3]

Later that year Norman and Mary Jane immigrated to Pembina County, Dakota Territory United States, where their first child William was born.^[2]

On 1 June 1885 Norman and Mary Jane were living in Pembina County, Dakota Territory, with one child.^[5]

In 1894 Norman and Mary Jane returned to Canada and settled in Dauphin, Manitoba.^[2]

On 6 Apr 1901 Norman and Mary Jane were living in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada, with four children.^[2]

Mary Jane died on 20 Oct 1920 in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada.^[6] She was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Dauphin, Manitoba.^[7]

Research Notes

The five oldest children in the family, who were born in England, have birth records using the spelling Littlejohns. The family began to use the Littlejohn spelling after arrival in Canada, and appear this way in the 1861 and subsequent censuses, with the odd record using Littlejohns. It is unlikely that a birth record for Mary Jane will turn up - it might be appropriate to change the LNAB to Littlejohns based on her marriage record, but leaving it as is for now.

Unable to locate her in the 1871 census. She was not living with her parents and siblings.

The birthdate of May 12th appears in the 1901 census. Her marriage record lists her age as 24, but this appears to be an understatement. The 1861 census is the best estimate for the year of birth (1855), given the ages listed for the other children in the family.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Ontario Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQQY-4KR : 8 November 2014), Mary J Littlejohn in household of Umphre [sic] Littlejohn, Mariposa, Victoria, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 32, line 48; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1076-1077, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 349,325.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KHVB-M4B : 27 April 2017), Mary Jane Mcleod, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada; citing p. 4, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FMJD-78W : 10 April 2015), Norman Mcleod and Mary Jane Littlejohns, 3 Jan 1883, Ops, Victoria, Ontario; citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,869,763.
4. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVXY-VH6 : 30 June 2017), Jary [sic] Jane Littlejohn in household of Humphry Littlejohn, Ops, Victoria South, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 12, film C-13242, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,878.
5. ↑ "Dakota Territory 1885 Census Index," database, North Dakota State University, NDSU Archives - Databases (https://library.ndsu.edu/db/census/ : accessed 16 August 2016), Norman McLeod, Pembina.
6. ↑ "Births, Marriages, Deaths," database, Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency, Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records (http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php: accessed 28 October 2017), Death - Mary McLeod, 20 Oct 1920, Dauphin.
7. ↑ Find A Grave, "Cemetery Records," database with images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 October 2017), Mary Jane Littlejohn McLeod, 1920, Memorial# 13629839.