Brief Life History of Vida Margaret
When Vida Margaret Burks was born on 7 July 1897, in Ontario, Canada, her father, John Burks, was 47 and her mother, Cynthia Ann Potter, was 42. She lived in Norfolk, Ontario, Canada in 1901.
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Sources (3)
- Vida M Burks in household of John Burke, "Canada Census, 1901"
- Vida Margaret Burks, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- Vida Margaret Burks, "Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899"
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Siblings (9)
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World Events (7)
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 (Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire): habitational name from Birks in Cumberworth (Yorkshire) or from a minor place of this name in another county, named from Middle English birkes, berkes ‘the birches’. If from Staffordshire, the name may be a variant of Birch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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