Eliza Maria Harvey
Canadian dairy farmer
Eliza Maria Harvey Jones (born Eliza Maria Harvey; December 24, 1838 – April 6, 1903) was a Canadian farmer, butter producer and writer at one time described as the "best known dairywoman on the continent".
Biography
Harvey was born in Maitland, Upper Canada, to miller Robert Harvey and Sarah Glassford. She was educated in Montreal and Scotland. She returned to the family farm following the death of her mother.
In 1859, she married Chilion Jones, the son of Jonas Jones, in Brockville; the couple had seven children. Shortly after their marriage, they moved to Ottawa where her husband, an architect, worked on the construction of the Parliament buildings. At the completion of that project, they returned to Brockville. Harvey operated a small dairy operation there. She began raising purebred Jersey cattle and established a large herd which she carefully managed. Taking advantage of the rich milk produced by these cattle, she began producing high quality butter which she was able to sell at a premium price in Canada and the United States.
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