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Coon, Mauritana Smith
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Smith, Mauritana
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Description area
Dates of existence
1856-1946
History
Mauritana Smith was the daughter of Damaris Isabella Smith and sister of Elizabeth Smith Shortt, who was one of the first three female medical doctors in Canada. Mauritana was born on August 9, 1856, to a loyalist family in Winona, near Hamilton, Ontario. She was educated by a governess, in the Winona School and at the St. Catharines Collegiate Institute. She taught in the Lee neighborhood and at Hamilton Beach, and the Waterford Public School. She married Hervey A. Coon in 1887. She died June 18, 1946.
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Related entity
Shortt, Elizabeth Smith (1859-1949)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Shortt, Elizabeth Smith is the sibling of Coon, Mauritana Smith
Dates of relationship
1859-1946
Description of relationship
Related entity
Smith, Ernest D'Israeli (1853-1948)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Smith, Ernest D'Israeli is the sibling of Coon, Mauritana Smith
Dates of relationship
1856-1946
Description of relationship
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Smith, Damaris Isabella (1831-1913)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Smith, Damaris Isabella is the parent of Coon, Mauritana Smith
Dates of relationship
1856-1913