April 15, 1861
Margaret "Maggie" Pollock is born. Her parents, James and Jane, are Irish immigrants who raise their family on a farm in Blyth, a small village in Huron County, Ontario.
1877
Maggie takes a dressmaking course. She has a vision of herself working in Buffalo, New York.
January 23, 1891
Maggie goes to Buffalo. She spends a few weeks at home with her parents in January.
The Signal (1891-01-23)
June 1, 1894
J.W. Dennis tours Western Ontario. People of Blythe and neighbouring areas visit Maggie for advice. She's known among the spiritualism community in Ontario and upstate New York.
Progressive Thinker (1894-06-01)
December 28, 1894
Rumour has it that a local church pastor visited Maggie. The Rev. P. Musgrave of Duff's Church denies it, and the paper mentions they'll run a letter of explanation from him the following week. It may be worth noting that the Reverend's wife died in March 1890.
The Huron Expositor (1894-12-28) MISS MAGGIE POLLOCK CASE
February 26, 1897
Maggie is living in Huron County.
November 26, 1897
Maggie is living in Buffalo. He returns home to visit her sick sister.
December 6, 1918
Farmer John Lienhart (26) and his brother-in-law Geo Bennewis visit the Pollock family homestead to ask Maggie about missing oats.
April 21, 1919
Police Magistrate Andrews charges Maggie with "Telling Fortunes".
June 30, 1919
Maggie is brought before Huron County Judge Henry Dickson and convicted.
April 16, 1920
Maggie's case is appealed to Osgoode Hall. The decision is postponed.
June 1920
The judgment comes from Osgoode Hall: her conviction is upheld.
October 21, 1920
Maggie is sentenced by judge Dickson.
November 1, 1927
After a pair of convicts escape from jail in London, Maggie gets a visit from High Constable A.J. Wharton, Middlesex Crown Attorney A.M. Judd, and Provincial Officer Lloyd Mennie.
September 6, 1928
Businessman Truman Elliott seeks Maggie's help in finding his lost watch. She predicts its location from her recliner.
September 4, 1930
"Maggie Pollock, spinster seeress of Blyth, may figure shortly in the unraveling of the Rumbold and Perri murder mysteries if the Provincial Police can be persuaded to accept her assistance."
The Globe (1928-09-06) SEERESS MAY FURNISH KEY TO RUMBOLD, PERRI CASES
August 26, 1931
Maggie Pollock passes away at age 70.
The Seaforth News (1931-09-03) BLYTH - DEATH OF MISS MAGGIE POLLOCK
The Exeter Times-Advocate (1931-09-03) NOTED CLAIRVOYANT OF BLYTH PASSES
The Wingham Advance Times (1931-09-03) CLAIRVOYANT OF MORRIS PASSES
