Jemima Jane (Dawson) Jonah (1853 - 1925)

Born 1 Feb 1853 in Hillsborough, Albert, New Brunswick

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1925 at about age 71 in New Brunswick, Canada

Biography

This profile is part of the Jonah Name Study.

Jemima Jane Dawson was born on February 1, 1853 in Hillsborough, Albert, New Brunswick, daughter of Enoch Dawson (1827–1904) and Susannah Steeves (1830–1885).^[1]

Her siblings were:

• Elizabeth Dawson (1849–1934)
• Rachel E Dawson (1851–1919)
• Catherine O. Dawson (1855–1934)
• Isaac J. Dawson (1856–1858)
• Milford A. Dawson (1858–1939)
• Abraham Wilfred Dawson (1858– )
• Keziah E. Dawson (1860–1861)
• Jerome Gardiner Dawson (1862–1924)
• William Havelock Dawson (1864–1941)
• Wellington Lewis Dawson (1867–1955)
• Margaret F Dawson (1869–1914)
• Martha Maud Dawson (1871–1949)
• George S Dawson (1873–1875)

In 1861, Jemima (8) was living in Hillsborough. ^[2]

In 1871, Jemima (18) was living in Hillsborough.^[2]

Jemima (21) married William Henry Jonah (29) (born on January 11, 1845 in Turtle Creek, Coverdale, Albert; son of Peter Jonah and Eliza Ann (Peck) Jonah) on July 9, 1874. Their known children were:

• George Howe Jonah (1875–1948)
• Bruce Everett Jonah (1877–1930)
• Hattie Ethel Louise Jonah (1879–1972)
• Lorne Peter Jonah (1881–1885)
• Gordon Enoch Jonah (1884–1954)
• Mabel Leota Jonah (1886– )

In 1881, Jemima (28) was living in Hillsborough.^[2]

In 1901, Jemima (48) was living in Albert.^[2]

In 1911, Jemima (58) was living in York Sub-Districts 1-38, New Brunswick.^[2]

Jemima died in 1925 in New Brunswick, Canada, aged 71. She was buried in Fredericton Rural Cemetery, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199285045/jemima-jane-jonah: accessed 30 March 2023), memorial page for Jemima Jane Dawson Jonah (1853–1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 199285045, citing Fredericton Rural Cemetery, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by David L Underhill U.E. (contributor 49221667).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 06 June 2021, 20:20), entry for Jemima Jane Dawson (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZN1-8XV ); contributed by various users.

See also:

• Title The Steeves Descendants

Author Esther Clark Wright Compiled by Esther Clark Wright Publisher Wolfville, N.S., 1965 Length 923 pages based on a Gedcom by Adam Wheaton