Brief Life History of Lilla Marion
When Lilla Marion Hersey was born on 27 March 1872, in Lucan, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, her father, Samuel Charles Hersey, was 34 and her mother, Mary Ann Oliver, was 24. She lived in London, Canada West, British Colonial America in 1901 and Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1911. She died in December 1946, at the age of 74, and was buried in York Township, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Sources (8)
- Lilla Hersey in household of Samuel Hersey, "Canada Census, 1901"
- Lela Marion Hersey, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- Lilla M Hersey, "BillionGraves Index"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (5)
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.
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
Name Meaning
English (Surrey and Sussex): variant of Hershey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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