Donald Bruce Martel

Male16 October 1948–1 August 1994

Brief Life History of Donald Bruce

When Donald Bruce Martel was born on 16 October 1948, his father, Walter John Martel, was 31 and his mother, Eva Derksen, was 26. He died on 1 August 1994, at the age of 45, and was buried in Rhineland, Manitoba, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Walter John Martel
1917–1986
Eva Derksen
1922–1999
Donald Bruce Martel
1948–1994
Richard Alan Martel
1951–2016
George Gordon Martel
1953–2016
Walter Glenn Martel
1956–2015

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  • Donald Bruce Martel, "BillionGraves Index"

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World Events (1)

1982

Age 34

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

Some characteristic forenames: French Lucien, Andre, Armand, Normand, Marcel, Adrien, Aime, Benoit, Laurent, Yvan, Jacques, Michel.

French and English (Guernsey): nickname for a forceful person or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a smith, from Old French martel ‘hammer’ (also recorded in late Middle English), from Late Latin martellus. The reference may be to the martel de fer, the iron hammer or mace of medieval warfare, as had been the case with Charles Martel, the grandfather of Charlemagne, who gained his byname from the force with which he struck down his enemies, the Saracens, in the battle of Tours (Poitiers) in 732.

English (Guernsey): from the Middle English and Old French personal name Martel, a pet form of Martin .

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

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