Mary Ann Degraw

[Scratch And Patch]

   From confirmation I have obtained Mary was born, " Cranbro C.W. ( Ontario ), Oxford County,
Blenheim District, Ontario, Canada. Birth est 1822 - 23. I received this information from the wedding of her son Robert Dodman to Eva Dickman. They married 26 Sep 1899, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada. Father listed Wm. Dodman & mother listed Mary Degraw. Parents
for Eva were listed as, father Alex Dickman, mother Anne E. Perreton.

   Also from an 1861 census record I have Mary's birth est. 1826. Living in Zone Twp.
 ( Thamesville ), Kent County, Ontario, Canada.

   Any help now with parents & any siblings would be " JUST DANDY!!!!!!!!!!!!! "

   " Thank You Very Much For Any More Information On This Brick Wall Of Mine!!!!!!!! "

   Yours Truly
   Jeff   

[Lisa in California]

Not much help, but if William Dodman and Mary were living in Zone, Bothwell, Ontario in 1871, then there's a small clue on the census return.
Mary Dodman, age 49, born Ontario, origin: French

Perhaps either her parents were born in France, or possibly in Quebec?

[Lisa in California]

A relation?
1871 Westminster, Middlesex East, Ontario
James Degraw, age 45, Methodist E, Origin: French, Farmer
Elizabeth Degraw, age 28, Origin: French
Mary Degraw, age 8, Ontario, E. Methodist, Origin: French

[J.J.]

Her death confirms the name Mary Ann https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JD5L-KJ4
and that the 1851 has her born Cranbr, Canada West http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census52/SplitView.jsp?id=17380  but with only the marriage stating surname DeGraw, one must consider if of French origin we may be looking for DeGras, DeGrau, etc...

http://www.mundia.com/ca/Search/Results?surname=DEGRAS&birthPlace=Canada
www.mundia.com/ca/Search/Results?surname=DEGRAU&birthPlace=Canada

[J.J.]

Could look hard at this family, as French Canadian doesn't always mean born Quebec
This family DeGrau, DeGras, DeGrace living Quebec, descended from the Degrace family of New Brunswick, whose patriarch was surname Gras of Spain 
www.automatedgenealogy.com/census/ViewFrame.jsp?id=27931
Bit of history on this family...http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnichols/fams/d_ap.htm
The eldest boys certainly could be of age to father your Mary

They actually had one daughter in Quebec   (Ste-Anne de Restigouche, Québec, Acadia, New Brunswick) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XL5Y-KPT  This is just across the body of water Chaleur Bay, from Gloucester New Brunswick
Some other births for them  http://www.rootschat.com/links/0w6p/

This is a stretch, of course, but another avenue to peruse...