Brief Life History of Gertrude Pearl
When Gertrude Pearl Kerwin was born on 7 June 1896, in Turnberry Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada, her father, Benjamin Daniel Kerwin, was 28 and her mother, Ida Henry, was 26. She married William Archibald Johnston on 12 June 1926, in Clifford, Minto, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. She lived in Huron, Ontario, Canada in 1901 and Wellington, Ontario, Canada in 1911. She died in 1979, at the age of 83, and was buried in Howick Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada.
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- Pearl Kerwin in household of Benjamin Kerwin, "Canada Census, 1911"
- Gertrude Pearl Kerwin, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- Gertrude Pearl Kerwin, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
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World Events (5)
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born
Born on May 28, 1934, the Dionne quintuplets were the first set of quintuplets to survive infancy. The five girls were born two months prematuare and months later were taken from their parents by the Red Cross. In the 1940s they were returned to their family.
1943 · Conservative Party Wins Ontario Election
George A. Drew was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. In 1943, they won the Ontario election.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Delma, Killian.
Irish: variant of Kirwan . It is also found in Lancashire, England.
German: variant of Gerwin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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