Arthur Powell

Male21 September 1903–

Brief Life History of Arthur

When Arthur Powell was born on 21 September 1903, in Ontario, Canada, his father, Arthur Thomas Powell, was 34 and his mother, Matilda Nicholson, was 36.

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Family Time Line

Arthur Thomas Powell
1869–1941
Matilda Nicholson
1867–1925
Harris Edward Powell
1897–1982
William Lawrence Powell
1899–1985
Annie May Powell
1901–
Arthur Powell
1903–

Sources (1)

  • Arthur Powel, "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (4)

World Events (3)

1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario

Age 3

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

1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born

Age 31

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.

1982

Age 79

Canada Act is passed. The United Kingdom transfers final legal powers over Canada. The country adopts its new constitution, which includes a charter of rights.

Name Meaning

Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Hywel ‘son of Hywel’, a personal name meaning ‘eminent’ (see Howell ).

Irish: mainly of Welsh origin as in 1 above, but sometimes a surname adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Mac Giolla Phóil ‘son of the servant of Saint Paul’ (see Guilfoyle ).

English: variant of Paul or Poole .

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

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