Brief Life History of Margaret Jane
When Margaret Jane Munroe was born on 27 July 1882, in Muskoka Township, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, her father, Andrew Percy Munroe, was 28 and her mother, Agnes Butchart Shaughnessey, was 24. She lived in B Township, Algoma, Ontario, Canada in 1901 and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada in 1911.
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Sources (6)
- Margaret I Munroe in household of Andrew D Munroe, "Canada Census, 1901"
- Margaret Jane Munroe, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- Margaret J Munro in household of Andrew Percy Munro, "Canada Census, 1911"
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World Events (7)
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.
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.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: variant of Munro .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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