Brief Life History of John Burns
When John Burns Currie was born on 19 March 1885, in Richmond Corner, Richmond, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada, his father, John Harries Currie, was 46 and his mother, Annie Louise Green, was 27. He married Laura Alice Purinton on 20 April 1910, in New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada in 1901 and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1911. He died on 22 December 1963, in Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 78, and was buried in Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.
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- John B Currie, "Canada Census, 1931"
- John Burns Currie, "Canada, New Brunswick, County Register of Births, 1801-1920"
- John B Currie, "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950"
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1901 · Hartland Covered Bridge
July 4, 1901, the Hartland covered bridge was finished. It spans across the Saint John River, making it the longest covered bridge. Until it was built, the only way across the river was by ferry.
1937 · Miramichi Strike
August 20, 1937, the Miramichi lumber strike took place. Over 1,500 millworkers and longshoremen struck 14 lumber firms for wage increases.
1955 · Recorder Low Temperature
In 1955, New Brunswick broke the record with a freezing temperature of -47.2° C, in Sisson Dam
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Currie in Midlothian, first recorded in this form in 1230. It is derived from Gaelic curraigh, dative case of currach ‘wet plain, marsh’.
Scottish: habitational name from Corrie in Dumfriesshire or another place so named (see Corrie ).
Scottish form of Irish Curry or, in Arran, an Anglicized form of Mac Mhuirich (see McMurray ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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