Ruby Eleanor Star

Female1 July 1922–14 September 2007

Brief Life History of Ruby Eleanor

When Ruby Eleanor Star was born on 1 July 1922, in Manyberries, Forty Mile County No. 8, Alberta, Canada, her father, Zachary Herman Star, was 48 and her mother, Aminda Louise Wilhelmina Erickson, was 34. She married Douglas Gerard Cook on 8 July 1947, in Fort Macleod, Willow Creek No. 26, Alberta, Canada. She died on 14 September 2007, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, at the age of 85.

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Family Time Line

Douglas Gerard Cook
1917–2009
Ruby Eleanor Star
1922–2007
Marriage: 8 July 1947

Sources (2)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Ruby Eleanor Star - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Ruby Eleanor Star
  • Ruby Eleanor Star Cook, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    8 July 1947Fort Macleod, Willow Creek No. 26, Alberta, Canada
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (12)

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    World Events (1)

    1982

    Age 60

    Canada Act is passed. The United Kingdom transfers final legal powers over Canada. The country adopts its new constitution, which includes a charter of rights.

    Name Meaning

    German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from German Star, Middle High German star ‘starling’, probably denoting a talkative or perhaps a voracious person.

    Dutch (Van der Star): topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a star.

    Americanized form (translation into English) of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Stern .

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

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