When Ora Austin Lyon was born on 9 April 1873, in Brownington, Orleans, Vermont, United States, his father, Joseph Perry Lyon, was 36 and his mother, Percis M Chase, was 34. He married Phebe Inez Govro on 27 April 1898, in Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Saint Albans, St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont, United States in 1935 and Swanton, Franklin, Vermont, United States in 1940. He died in September 1951, in Vermont, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Swanton, Franklin, Vermont, United States.
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Scottish, English, and French: from the personal name Middle English Lyon, Old French Leon (from Latin leo ‘lion’, or the cognate Greek leōn; see Leon ). Compare Lyall .
Scottish and English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Lyons-la-Forêt in Eure, Normandy. It is unlikely to be from the better-known southern French city of Lyon (see 5 below).
English and French: nickname from Middle English lioun ‘lion’ (Old English, Latin leo), Old French leon, perhaps applied to a brave, fierce, or proud person, or one with a shaggy mane of hair. Compare Lion .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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