George Millen Dobbin

Male27 August 1889–9 April 1968

Brief Life History of George Millen

When George Millen Dobbin was born on 27 August 1889, in North Monaghan, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, his father, George Crawford Dobbin, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ann Preston, was 26. He married Myrtle Henrietta Louisa Coon on 14 August 1918, in Lindsay, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 9 April 1968, at the age of 78, and was buried in Little Britain, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

George Millen Dobbin
1889–1968
Olive Rhoda Lavina James
1892–1915
Viola Dobbin
1914–
Dobbin
–1915
John Wattam Dobbin
1930–1977

Sources (10)

  • George Dobbin, "Canada Census, 1891"
  • George Milney Dobbin, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • Millen George Dobbin, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

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World Events (5)

1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario

Age 17

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

1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born

Age 45

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

Age 54

George A. Drew was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. In 1943, they won the Ontario election.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Dobbin, a common diminutive of Dobb (see Dobbe ), itself a rhyming pet form of Robert. The surname has been in Ireland since the 16th century.

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

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