Brief Life History of Edith Mary Sophia
When Edith Mary Sophia Wright was born on 13 February 1889, in Proton, Grey, Ontario, Canada, her father, Reuben James Wright, was 28 and her mother, Maggie Black, was 24. She lived in Ontario, Canada in 1889.
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- Edith Mary Sophia Wright, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- Edith Mary Sophia Wright, "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959"
- Edith Mary Sophia Wright, "Ontario, Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899"
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World Events (3)
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born
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.
1982
Canada Act is passed. The United Kingdom transfers final legal powers over Canada. The country adopts its new constitution, which includes a charter of rights.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for a craftsman or maker of machinery, mostly in wood, of any of a wide range of kinds, from Middle English and Older Scots wriht, wright, wricht, writh, write (Old English wyrhta, wryhta) ‘craftsman’, especially ‘carpenter, joiner’. The term is found in various combinations (for example, Cartwright and Wainwright ), but when used in isolation it often referred to a builder of windmills or watermills. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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