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Name |
Eakins, Myrtle Olive |
Born |
06/18/1893 |
Birthplace |
Streetsville, Peel, Ontario |
Rank/Profession |
Librarian |
Deceased |
12/27/1930 |
Cause of Death |
Colon Cancer |
Deceased where |
Toronto, Ontario |
Cemetery Location |
Streetsville Cemetery |
Biography |
Myrtle (sometimes spelled "Mertle") Olive Eakins was born on June 18, 1893, to William Eakins and Rebecca Watson. She had two siblings: Annie and John "Jack" Eakins. The family was Anglican, and Mertle attended S.S. #17 (Eden School) as a child. The family lived just north of Streetsville on Lot 7, Concession 5 WHS (West of Hurontario Street) along Queen Street. They began residing in the area on May 6, 1848, when Christopher Row sold the west quarter of the lot to Myrtle's grandfather, John Eakins (also spelled "Ekins"), for $350. In 1854, Row also sold a quarter of the west side of the lot to Eakins, located diagonally opposite their original plot. In 1875, a portion of the southeast corner of the lot was used by the Credit Valley Railroad, which ran through the property to Streetsville. The first train passed through on December 6, 1878. On March 13, 1885, Myrtle's grandfather transferred the south west half of the Eakins land to her father, William, while the rest of the land was inherited by William's brother, John Robert. This is where the Eakins family lived and farmed until William sold his land to Jacob Switzer on Februray 14, 1925, and John Roberts' estate was sold to John H. Nixon on May 30, 1935. Myrtle was never married, but worked as a librarian until her death on December 27, 1930 at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. She died from colon cancer and is buried in the Streetsville Cemetery. |
