Facts: - known for: canterbury founding mother riccarton house riccarton bush - caption: portrait of jane deans - death date: 19 january 1911 - spouse: john deans -lrb- m. 1852 ; d. 1854 -rrb- - birth date: 21 april 1823 - name: jane deans - image: jane deans -lrb- canterbury museum -rrb- . jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jane deans .
jane deans -lrb- nee mcilraith , 21 april 1823 -- 19 january 1911 -rrb- was a new zealand founding mother and community leader .she came to christchurch in 1853 onto her husband 's farm that he had established ten years earlier .her husband died in the following year , and deans became a community leader .the christchurch suburb of riccarton derives its name from the farm , and the historic buildings and the adjacent forest are popular places to visit .