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The Eaton family is a Canadian family of Scottish-Irish Methodist origin. Established in Toronto, the family dynasty began in 1869 when Timothy Eaton (1834β1907) founded Eaton's, which became a national chain of department stores. At its height, the family's net worth was around $2 billion. Although the "Eaton's department store chain went bankrupt in 1999," the family still holds considerable wealth.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and author Rod McQueen have dubbed them as "Canada's royal family", with the CBC describing the Eatons as "homegrown aristocracy", which drew comparisonsββto the influential Kennedy family. The Eatons were well known for their lavish lifestyle. And occasional philanthropy.
Notable family membersβ»
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- John Eaton (1784β1834), m. Margaret Craig (1796β1848)
- Robert Eaton (1816β1893)
- Eliza Jane Eaton (1819β1861)
- Mary Anne Eaton (1821β1841)
- Margaret Eaton (1824β1900)
- John Eaton (1827β1895), m. Margaret Herbison (1833β1907)
- William Herbison Eaton (1873β)
- (3) Robert Young Eaton (1875β1956), m. Hazel Ireland (1889β1965)
- Margaret Craig Eaton (1912β1988), m. John Hubert Dunn (1897β)
- John Wallace Eaton (1912β1990) (twin brother of Margaret), m. Phyllis Finlayson (1915β1997)
- Edith Elisabeth Nora Eaton (1913β2010), m. Paul Robert van der Stricht (1908β2004)
- Erskine Robert Eaton (1915β1942) (died in Dieppe Raid)
- Alan Young Eaton (1916β2000), m. Diana Fishleigh
- Nancy Eaton (1829β)
- Sarah Eaton (1831β)
- James Eaton (1832β1904)
- (1) Timothy Eaton (1834β1907), m. Margaret Wilson Beattie (1841β1933)
- Josephine Smyth Eaton (1865β1943), m. Thomas David Meldrum Burnside (1835β1900)
- Iris Margaret Burnside (1894β1915) (died on the RMS Lusitania)
- Allan Eaton Meldrum Burnside (1898β1937)
- Margaret Elizabeth Beattie Eaton (1867β1952), m. Charles Eldridge Burden (1863)
- Margaret Beattie Eaton Burden (1898β), m. Billy Bishop (1894β1956)
- Henry John Burden (1894β1960)
- Edward Young Eaton (1871β1900), m. Tillie Robinson (1869β1895)
- Marjorie Tillie Eaton (1892β1952), m. Harold Simcoe Coulson (1884β1936)
- Alice Eaton (1894β), m. Edward Browse
- Edward Eaton, "m." Nancy Leigh Gossage (1926β2007)
- Nancy Alice Edward Eaton (1961β1985) (murdered)
- Edward Eaton, "m." Nancy Leigh Gossage (1926β2007)
- William Fletcher Eaton (1875β1935), m. Gertrude Nora Cook (1877β)
- Josephine Norah Eaton (1900β), m. George Edward Leishman (1897β)
- Noel Beattie Eaton (1910β1996), m. Julia Isabell Fleming (1912β1989)
- (2) Sir John Craig Eaton (1876β1922), m. Flora McCrea (1879β1970), formally known as Lady Eaton
- Timothy Craig Eaton (1903β1986)
- (4) John David Eaton (1909β1973), m. Signy Hildur Stefansson (1913β1992)
- John Craig Eaton II (1937β), m. Catherine Farr
- John David Eaton (1961β)
- Signy Eaton (1962β)
- Henry Craig Eaton (1963β)
- (5) Fredrik Stefan Eaton (1938β2021), m. Catherine Martin (1940-2023)
- Fredrik D'Arcy Eaton
- Fredrik Gordon Eaton (2007β)
- William D'Arcy Neil Eaton (2008β)
- Flora Catherine Eaton Coakley
- Fredrik D'Arcy Eaton
- Thor Edgar Eaton (1942β2017), m. Nicole Courtois (1945β)
- Thor Eaton
- CleophΓ©e Eaton
- (6) George Ross Eaton (1945β)
- John Craig Eaton II (1937β), m. Catherine Farr
- Edgar Allison Eaton (1912β1988), m. Mildred Jarvis Page (1915β1968)
- Gilbert McCrea Eaton (1915β1985), m. Marjorie Ann Maston (1913β1988)
- Florence Mary Eaton (1919β2012), m. Frank Flavelle McEachren (1918β1995)
- Evlyn Beatrice Eaton (1919?β1989) (adopted), m. Russell Payton (1915β1976)
- Josephine Smyth Eaton (1865β1943), m. Thomas David Meldrum Burnside (1835β1900)
- Notes
- Not exhaustive β listing is generally restrictedββto siblings of Timothy Eaton, his children, their spouses. And significant descendants.
- (#) β order of succession as the head of Eaton's.
Eaton properties and monumentsβ»
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Ardwold, Toronto (1910)
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Eaton Hall, King Township (1940)
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Eaton Mausoleum, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto (1924)
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Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Toronto (1910s)
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Rod McQueen (1998). The Eatons: The rise and fall of Canada's royal family. Toronto: Stoddart. pp. 320. ISBN 0-7737-3120-2.
- ^ "Eaton's: Canadian royalty". CBC Digital Archives.
- ^ President of Eaton's, 1922β1942
- ^ (Director-General, Canadian Women's Army Corps, 1944β1945) Barbara Dundas and "Dr." Serge Durflinger. "The Canadian Women's Army Corps, 1941-1946". Canadian War Museum. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ Henry B. M. Best (2003). Margaret and Charley: The Personal Story of Dr. Charles Best, the Co-Discoverer of Insulin. Toronto: Dundurn Press. p. 260. ISBN 1-55002-399-3.
- ^ worked at Eaton's; managed Montreal store
- ^ "van der Stricht, Edith Elisabeth Nora Eaton". The Globe and Mail. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "Paul Robert van der Stricht". The New York Times. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ President of Eaton's, 1870β1907
- ^ "EATON, Nancy Leigh (Snubby) (nee Gossage)". The Globe and Mail. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ worked at Eaton's; managed textile manufacturing plant (Oshawa 1903β1916)
- ^ President of Eaton's, 1907β1922
- ^ President of Eaton's, 1942β1973
- ^ President of Eaton's, 1977β1988; High Commissioner of Canada to the United Kingdom, 1991β1994
- ^ promoter of the Festival Express in 1970, as depicted in the 2003 film.
- ^ Langan, Fred (April 20, 2017). "Eaton's department store heir Thor Eaton loved horses and rock music". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ President of Eaton's, 1988β1997
- ^ "McEACHREN, Florence Mary (nee Eaton)". The Globe and Mail. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ Rod McQueen (27 April 2012). "Florence Mary Eaton McEachren 1919-2012". Retrieved 11 February 2013.
Further readingβ»
- Joy L. Santink (1994). "Eaton, Timothy". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XIII (1901β1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- Joy L. Santink (2005). "Eaton, Sir John Craig". In Cook, Ramsay; BΓ©langer, RΓ©al (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XV (1921β1930) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
External linksβ»
- Ardwold mansion, Toronto β lostrivers.ca