Brief Life History of Flora
When Flora Pearcy was born in 1868, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, her father, Gilbert D Pearcy, was 25 and her mother, Marian Turner, was 29. She married Donald Ewen MacDonald on 7 June 1901, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada in 1881 and York, Ontario, Canada in 1911. She died on 5 August 1916, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 48.
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Family Time Line
Sources (14)
- Flora Pearcy in household of Marion Pearcy, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Flora Percy, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Flora Macdonald, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
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World Events (4)
1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
1883 · Mining Boom
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
In 1886, Ontario passed its first Workmen's Compensation Act. This was in response to the number of railway workers that were being injured.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Percy .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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