Brief Life History of Marion Dora
When Marion Dora Emslie was born on 13 May 1920, in Welland, Niagara, Ontario, Canada, her father, Robert Emslie, was 25 and her mother, Laura Myrtle Book, was 25. She died on 18 February 1999, in Smithville, West Lincoln, Niagara, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 78, and was buried in Lane's Cemetery, St. Anns, West Lincoln, Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
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- Marion Dora Emslie Garner, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (6)
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.
1955 · General Motors Auto Workers Strike
From 1955-1956, around 17,000 workers for General Motors went on strike. They wanted a pay raise, more secure working conditions, and a health plan half paid by General Motors. The strike lasted 148 days.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Aberdeenshire): habitational name, probably from an unidentified place in Scotland or England named with the Old English elements elm ‘elm’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’, with an intrusive -s-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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