Brief Life History of Marius Corpel
When Marius Corpel Wyman was born in 1878, in Sandford, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, George Wellington Wyman, was 42 and his mother, Rebecca Eldridge, was 37. He married Almira J. Osgood on 5 September 1907, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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- Maris Wyman in household of Joseph Wyman, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Unknown, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Marius Coipel Wyman, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
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World Events (6)
1909 · First Canadian Flight
The Silver Dart was the first recorded flight in Canada. It took off from Baddeck, Nova Scotia, on February 23, 1909, and was piloted by John Alexander Douglas McCurdy.
1921 · Racing Schooner Launched
The Bluenose racing schooner was launched on March 26, 1921, in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It was evident that the ship was nothing like other ships that had been launched.
1945 · HMCS Esquimalt Torpedoed
On April 16, 1945, the HMCS Esquimalt was torpedoed by German U-Boats. Thirty-nine men died, some due to the attack others to exposure to cold. Those that survived were rescued by the Sarnia.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Wymund, Wymond (Old English Wīgmund, composed of the elements wīg ‘war’ + mund ‘protection’). In Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Norfolk the personal name may be the Old Norse cognate Vigmundr, Vimund.
Americanized form of North German Weimann . Compare Wiman .
History: John Wyman, from Hertfordshire, England, was one of the founders of Woburn, MA, in 1640.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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