Hamilton, Elizabeth Jane (1805–1897)
Hamilton, Elizabeth Jane (1805–1897)
Canadian midwife. Name variations: Elizabeth Jane Soley; Aunt Jenny. Born Elizabeth Jane Soley in 1805 in Lower Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada; died Oct 1897, in Brookfield, Nova Scotia; dau. of Mary Soley and William Soley; m. Robert Hamilton, 1825; children: 7.
Offered care to the Canadian communities of Brentwood, Middle Stewiacke, Hilden, Pleasant Valley, Brookfield, Alton and Forest Glen; after experience as a nurse, began a midwife career at age 46 (July 1851); traveled by horseback or by foot through extreme weather to deliver babies; attended a total of776 births and maintained detailed patient records; retired at 88 (1893).
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