Brief Life History of Alma May
Alma May HANSFORD was born on 19 July 1895, in York, Ontario, Canada as the daughter of Walter James HANSFORD and Jennie Elizabeth JOHNSON. She married William Herbert LEWIS in 1912. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Brant, Ontario, Canada in 1901 and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada in 1911. She died on 16 February 1986, in Nipissing, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 90.
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Sources (5)
- Elma Hansford, "Canada Census, 1911"
- Alma Hansford, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- Elma Hansford, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
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World Events (6)
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
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.
1943 · Conservative Party Wins Ontario Election
George A. Drew was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. In 1943, they won the Ontario election.
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from Hansford Barton in Ashreigny, or from one of two other places called Hansford or Handsford in Chawleigh and Bondleigh (all Devon). The origins of these placenames are uncertain; some may be derived from the surname, and it is not clear which early forms belong to which place. The form Hamtoneford, recorded in 1205, suggests Old English hām-tūn ‘home farm’ (from hām ‘homestead’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’) + ford ‘ford’, though hām-tūn is very rare in Devon. Another possibility is Old English hēan, dative form of hēah ‘high’, + tūn + ford.
variant of Hanford with an intrusive -s-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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