Algoma District, Ontario, Canada



 


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Algoma District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario.



The name was created by an American ethnologist, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864), who was appointed Indian agent to the Ojibwe in Sault Ste. Marie region in 1822. "Al" is derived from Algonquin, while "goma" is a variant of gomee, meaning lake or water.[2]



Algoma District has shoreline along Lake Superior and Lake Huron. It has an international border crossing to the American state of Michigan, at Sault Ste. Marie. Historically, it was known for its lumber and mining industries.



The rugged scenery of the region has inspired works by Canadian artists, particularly the Group of Seven. They rented a boxcar from the Algoma Central Railway to travel on excursions through this region.

Latitude: 000000, Longitude: -84.5


Birth

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Birth    Person ID 
1 Latimer, Alexander "Harold"  4 Mar 1905Algoma District, Ontario, Canada I41431
2 Singleton, John Herbert "Johnnie"  1920Algoma District, Ontario, Canada I27749
3 Wardell Munroe, Grace Elizabeth  9 Sep 1904Algoma District, Ontario, Canada I27738

Death

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Death    Person ID 
1 Singleton, Elizabeth Catherine  17 Sep 1910Algoma District, Ontario, Canada I27725

Marriage

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   Family    Marriage    Family ID 
1 Lemkey / McDiarmid  3 Jun 1926Algoma District, Ontario, Canada F1938


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