Bessie Maude Whiting

Female2 February 1913–7 February 2007

Brief Life History of Bessie Maude

When Bessie Maude Whiting was born on 2 February 1913, in St. Catharines, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada, her father, Charles Northrup Whiting, was 35 and her mother, Florence Francis Josephine Piller, was 37. She died on 7 February 2007, in her hometown, at the age of 94, and was buried in Victoria Lawn Cemetery, Downtown St. Catharines, St. Catharines, Niagara, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Wellington Edgar Snell
1901–1944
Bessie Maude Whiting
1913–2007

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  • Bessie M. Betty Black, "BillionGraves Index"

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World Events (7)

1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born

Age 21

Born on May 28, 1934, the Dionne quintuplets were the first set of quintuplets to survive infancy. The five girls were born two months prematuare and months later were taken from their parents by the Red Cross. In the 1940s they were returned to their family.

1943 · Conservative Party Wins Ontario Election

Age 30

George A. Drew was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. In 1943, they won the Ontario election.

1955 · General Motors Auto Workers Strike

Age 42

From 1955-1956, around 17,000 workers for General Motors went on strike. They wanted a pay raise, more secure working conditions, and a health plan half paid by General Motors. The strike lasted 148 days.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Whiting (Old English Hwīting, a patronymic from the personal name Hwīta, from hwīt ‘white’ applied as a nickname).

History: Rev. Samuel Whiting arrived in Boston, MA, in May 1636, and made his home in Lynn, MA.

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

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