Brief Life History of Angus Thomas
When Angus Thomas Flynn was born on 20 March 1876, in Osnabruck Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada, his father, Thomas Flynn, was 34 and his mother, Julia Alguire, was 34. He married Jean Struthers Stewart on 5 June 1907, in Whitchurch, York, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada in 1901 and Red Deer, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Canada in 1911. He died in 1913, in Coronation, County of Paintearth No. 18, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 37.
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Sources (7)
- Thomas Flinn in household of Thomas Flinn, "Canada Census, 1871"
- Angus Thomas Flynn, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Angus Flynn in entry for Jean Struthers Flynn, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
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World Events (4)
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.
1905
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Connor, Declan, Kieran, Aidan, Brigid, Cathal, Dermot, Donal, Eamon, John Patrick, Kiernan.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Floinn ‘descendant of Flann’, a byname meaning ‘red(dish), ruddy’. There were families of this name in various parts of Ireland. This name has also been Anglicized as Lindsay .
English: from Middle English Flin, representing the Old Norse male personal name Fleinn.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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