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Jane Copeland

Female 1822 - 1903  (81 years)


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  1. 1.  Jane Copeland was born on 5 Mar 1822 in Ireland (daughter of William Copeland and Nancy Agnes); died on 9 Oct 1903 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: 1848, NewCastle District, Ontario, Canada; John McWatters, the son of James and Jane McWatters. He was born February 1804 in Ireland and died 25 September 1867 in Newtonville, Ontario, Canada. He is buried in the Newtonville Cemetery, Newtonville, Ontario, Canada. He was born February 1804 in Edinburgh, Scotland according to a published biography written by his son, David. The family may have decided that being Scottish was preferable to being Irish. Issue: 1. John Copeland McWatters (1853-1925) 2. William McWatters (c1858-____) 3. Samuel J. McWatters (c1860-____) 4. David C. McWatters (c1864-____) 5. Sarah S. McWatters (c1868-____)
    • Census: 1871, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; : 49
    • Census: 1880, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; She was listed as a widow; : 58

    Notes:

    Name:


    Birth:
    In a published biography written by her son, D.C. MacWatters, she was born 5 March in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her death record also gives her and her parent's birth nation as Scotland. However, in the Census records, she gave it as Ireland.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Copeland was born about 1787 in Ireland; died on 13 Sep 1876 in Richmond, Carlton County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1851, Richmond, Carlton County, Ontario, Canada

    William married Nancy Agnes about 1820. Nancy was born about 1786 in Down, Ireland; died on 10 Jul 1874 in Richmond, Carlton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Victoria Lawn Cemetery, Saint-Catharines, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Nancy Agnes was born about 1786 in Down, Ireland; died on 10 Jul 1874 in Richmond, Carlton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Victoria Lawn Cemetery, Saint-Catharines, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1851, Richmond, Carlton County, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Litton (2007) gives the year as 1797

    Children:
    1. John Copeland was born about 1821 in Ireland; died on 27 Mar 1900 in Richmond, Carlton County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 1. Jane Copeland was born on 5 Mar 1822 in Ireland; died on 9 Oct 1903 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
    3. James Copeland was born about 1825 in Ireland.
    4. William S. Copeland was born about 1829 in Ontario Province, Canada; died in Feb 1880 in Berea, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
    5. Mary Ann Copeland was born about 1832 in Ontario Province, Canada.
    6. John Weir Copeland was born about 1836 in Canada; died on 9 Feb 1905 in Redding, Shasta County, Colorado.