Brief Life History of Myra Pearl
When Myra Pearl Garrison was born on 24 April 1880, in Athol Township, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada, her father, Lewis E Garrison, was 42 and her mother, Almira Cecilia Palen, was 31. She married Joseph Howard Cryan on 7 January 1911, in Picton, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. She died in 1962, at the age of 82, and was buried in Picton, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada.
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- Mira Cryan in household of Howard Cryan, "Canada Census, 1911"
- Myra Pearl Garrison, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- Myra Garrison, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
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World Events (6)
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: from a shortened form of Middle English Gerardson, a patronymic from the personal name Gerard + son, or an Anglicized form of its Dutch cognate Gerritsen . The English surname is probably in most cases of Flemish or Dutch origin. It was brought to Britain by immigrants from the Low Countries, especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Americanized form of Jewish Gerson (see Gershon ).
Americanized form of Dutch Gerritsen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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