Brief Life History of Frederick Bruce
When Frederick Bruce Mowbray was born on 1 August 1883, in Howard, Kent, Ontario, Canada, his father, William Mowbray, was 43 and his mother, Christina MacFarlane, was 35. He married Matilda Theresa Vander Hoeven on 25 November 1914, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 11 November 1931, in Hamilton, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 48, and was buried in Burlington, Halton, Ontario, Canada.
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- Fredrick Bruce Mawberry, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- Frederick Bruce Mowbray, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
- Frederick B Mowbray, "BillionGraves Index"
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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 (northern; of Norman origin): habitational name from Montbray (Manche). Robert de Mowbray was Earl of Northumbria 1086–95, but was later imprisoned and deposed for rebelling against William II.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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