Herbert Logan

Male11 February 1882–1952

Brief Life History of Herbert

When Herbert Logan was born on 11 February 1882, in Lambton, Ontario, Canada, his father, Alexander Logan, was 35 and his mother, Mary Jane Sanders, was 33. He married Ellen Lavina Rothwell on 16 September 1908, in Lambton, Ontario, Canada. He lived in Ontario, Canada in 1882. He died in 1952, at the age of 70.

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Herbert Logan
1882–1952
Ellen Lavina Rothwell
1882–1959
Marriage: 16 September 1908

Sources (6)

  • Herbert Logan, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • Herbert Logan in household of Wilford Wilson, "Canada Census, 1901"
  • Herbert Logan, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    16 September 1908Lambton, Ontario, Canada
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (5)

    1883 · Mining Boom

    Age 1

    In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.

    1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act

    Age 4

    In 1886, Ontario passed its first Workmen's Compensation Act. This was in response to the number of railway workers that were being injured.

    1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario

    Age 24

    Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish and northern Irish: habitational name from Logan (Ayrshire) or from some other minor place of this name.

    Irish: from Ó Leocháin ‘descendant of Leochán’, a personal name (earlier spelled Lothchán) of unexplained etymology. See also Duck .

    History: James Logan (1674–1751), an Ulster Scot and a Quaker, born in Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland, became secretary to William Penn and held high office in the state of PA. Among his descendants have been numbered several prominent statesmen. KY pioneer Benjamin Logan moved with his parents from West Pennsborough Township, Cumberland County, PA, to Augusta County, VA, in 1740.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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