Godiva Grace Geary

Female24 March 1891–1961

Brief Life History of Godiva Grace

When Godiva Grace Geary was born on 24 March 1891, in Greenock Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada, her father, Robert William Geary, was 31 and her mother, Jessie Pascoe Burgess, was 25. She lived in Ontario, Canada in 1891 and Welland, Ontario, Canada in 1911. She was buried in Niagara Falls, Welland, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Robert William Geary
1859–1933
Jessie Pascoe Burgess
1865–1951
Stella Irene Geary
1885–
Jessie Burgess Geary
1887–
Godiva Grace Geary
1891–1961
Mary Mildred Geary
1897–
Robert Nelson Geary
1901–1976

Sources (11)

  • Godiva Geary, "Canada Census, 1891"
  • Godiva Grace Geary, "Ontario Births, 1869-1911"
  • Godiva Grace Geary, "New York, Northern Arrival Manifests, 1902-1956"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (5)

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 5

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario

Age 15

Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.

1910 · The BSA is Made

Age 19

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

Name Meaning

Irish (Cork): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gadhra ‘descendant of Gadhra’ (see O'Gara ).

Irish: alternatively, possibly a shortened form of McGeary .

English: from the Old French personal name Geri, ancient Germanic Geric, from gēr ‘spear’ + rīc ‘power(ful)’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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