John Harold Turriff

Brief Life History of John Harold

When John Harold Turriff was born on 2 March 1903, in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada, his father, John William Turriff, was 32 and his mother, Catherine Carrie Elizabeth Dawley, was 30. He married Mabel Mae Lewis on 16 February 1924. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Compton, Quebec, Canada in 1901 and Westmount, Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1931. He died on 8 July 1977, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

John Harold Turriff
1903–1977
Mabel Mae Lewis
1903–1989
Marriage: 16 February 1924
Grant John Turriff
1925–1992
Dorothy Mae Turriff
1929–1998

Sources (5)

  • John Harold Turriff, "Canada Census, 1931"
  • John H Turrif in entry for J G Turriff, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  • Infant Turriff in household of Carrie E Turriff, "Canada Census, 1901"

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Turriff in Aberdeenshire, which is of unexplained etymology.

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

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