Rural Diary Archive
Rural Diary Archive

Victoria “Tory” Middagh

Black and white portrait of Victoria Middagh. Victoria appears to be seated dressed in a formal dress looking away. Image has a rustic, and vintage feel.
Coverage Dates: 1887 to 1888
County: Dundas
Township: Mountain
Lot: 2
Concession: 6
Gender: Female
Year of Birth: 1861
Year of Death: 1934
Ethnicity: German
Religion: Methodist
Occupation: Farm Woman
Relationships: 

Father: John Middagh  
Mother: diarist Lucy Middagh  
Brothers: John, Charles, William, Samuel, Sylvester (d.1886), Ezra  
Sisters: Mary, Sally, Lucy, Elizabeth (Tibby) 
Future husband: Dr Thomas J. Jamieson

Archive: Private Collection
Posted on Rural Diary Archive: Yes
Age During Diary: 26
Coverage: 1 year
Biography: 

This is a family on the move.  Tory’s brothers, Sam and Ezra, leave for California and the family house is literally moved to a new location too.  Meanwhile Tory travels with the Van Allen boys to socials and Methodist conventions and camp meetings.  In October she travels to Michigan to care for her brother John’s children during his wife’s confinement.  While there, Tory falls downstairs with the newborn in her arms!  Find out more about Tory in her mother’s transcribed diary for that year.

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