John Laurance Lyon

Brief Life History of John Laurance

John Laurance Lyon was born in 1848 as the son of Lawrence Lindsay and Ellen Lindsay. He married Lucy Strong on 15 December 1874, in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 4 November 1880, in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 32, and was buried in Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

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John Laurance Lyon
1848–1880
Lucy Strong
1852–
Marriage: 15 December 1874
Laurance Lyon
1875–1932
Helen Coal Charlotte Monica Lyon
1876–1979

Sources (7)

  • John Lawrence Lyon, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
  • John Laurence Lyon, "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
  • John Lawrence Lyon in entry for Helen Coal Charlotte Lyon, "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912"

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World Events (2)

1867 · Ontario Founded

On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.

1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

Name Meaning

Scottish, English, and French: from the personal name Middle English Lyon, Old French Leon (from Latin leo ‘lion’, or the cognate Greek leōn; see Leon ). Compare Lyall .

Scottish and English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Lyons-la-Forêt in Eure, Normandy. It is unlikely to be from the better-known southern French city of Lyon (see 5 below).

English and French: nickname from Middle English lioun ‘lion’ (Old English, Latin leo), Old French leon, perhaps applied to a brave, fierce, or proud person, or one with a shaggy mane of hair. Compare Lion .

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

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