Minnie Samson (1871)

Born 6 Jun 1871 in Harwich Township, Kent County, Canada West

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Biography

Minnie was born in Harwich Township, Kent County, on June 6, 1871^[1] to John Samson and Mary (Nichol) Samson.^[2][3] By the time that Minnie was ten, her father had died and she was living in Chatham with her mother and sister.^[4] She went on to become a public school teacher^[1][5][6] and was still unmarried, living with her mother in 1911. At this time she was teaching at McKeough School.^[7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1901 Census of Canada, Chatham (City/Cité), Kent, Ontario; Page: 18; Family No: 211.
2. ↑ 1871 Census of Canada, Harwich, Kent, Ontario; Roll: C-9891; Page: 56; Family No: 206.
3. ↑ Our Roots: Commemorative biographical record of the county of Kent, Ontario : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the early settled families, pg. 169.
4. ↑ 1881 Census of Canada, Chatham, Kent, Ontario; Roll: C_13280; Page: 103; Family No: 484.
5. ↑ 1891 Census of Canada, Ontario, Kent, Chatham, Film #: T-6346, Division #: 6, Page #: 18, Entry #: 5, Family #: 95.
6. ↑ Canada, City and Area Directories, 1819-1906, Ontario, Chatham, 1896, Chatham Directory, 1895-1896, pg. 71.
7. ↑ 1911 Census of Canada, Census Place: 52 - Chatham, Kent West, Ontario; Page: 3; Family No: 28.
8. ↑ McKeough Public School operated in Chatham from 1882-2001.[1][2]