Laura Shively

Female25 April 1887–1957

Brief Life History of Laura

When Laura Shively was born on 25 April 1887, in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, her father, David James Shively, was 29 and her mother, Agnes Bishop Attwood, was 24. She married John Wilfred Craise on 28 April 1909, in Etobicoke, York, Ontario, Canada. She died in 1957, in Lambton, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 70, and was buried in Forest, Lambton, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

John Wilfred Craise
1885–1965
Laura Shively
1887–1957
Marriage: 28 April 1909

Sources (6)

  • Laura Shively in household of Agnes Shively, "Canada Census, 1901"
  • Laura Shively, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • Laura Shively, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    28 April 1909Lambton, Ontario, Canada
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (4)

    1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario

    Age 19

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

    1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born

    Age 47

    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

    Age 56

    George A. Drew was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. In 1943, they won the Ontario election.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of Swiss German Schäubli(n) or Scheuble (see Schauble ), a nickname for a thin or scrawny person, from Middle High German shoup ‘(straw) bundle, wisp’ + the diminutive suffix -lein, -lin.

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

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