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- ↑ "Jonathan Campbell Meakins, [16 May 1882 - 12 October 1959], Born: Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada, Died: Montreal, Québec, Canada, Father: Charles William Meakins, Mother: Elizabeth Campbell; Spouses: Dorothy Brown, Family, Genealogy".
- ↑ "Jonathan Meakins". nds.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ↑ Order of Canada citation