Ethel Maude Atkinson

Brief Life History of Ethel Maude

When Ethel Maude Atkinson was born on 22 June 1883, in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, her father, Israel Emery Atkinson, was 44 and her mother, Isabell Kinnear, was 40. She married Frank Dempsey Grass in 1904, in Manitoba, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 3 January 1966, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 82, and was buried in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Frank Dempsey Grass
1882–1959
Ethel Maude Atkinson
1883–1966
Marriage: 1904
Geraldine Ethel Grass
1906–1986

Sources (10)

  • Ethel Grass in household of Frank D Grass, "Canada Census, 1911"
  • Ethel Ufaud Atkinson, "New Brunswick Late Registration of Births, 1810-1899"
  • Ethel Maud Grass, "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993"

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World Events (3)

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

English (northern): patronymic from the personal name Atkin or Adkin, pet forms of Adam.

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

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