Brief Life History of Roderick C.
When Roderick C. Grant was born on 4 September 1944, in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, his father, Nelson Howard Grant, was 38 and his mother, Elizabeth Adelia Sherwood, was 29. He died on 15 June 1978, in Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 33, and was buried in Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- Roderick C. Grant, "Find A Grave Index"
- Roderick C Grant, "BillionGraves Index"
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World Events (4)
1945 · HMCS Esquimalt Torpedoed
On April 16, 1945, the HMCS Esquimalt was torpedoed by German U-Boats. Thirty-nine men died, some due to the attack others to exposure to cold. Those that survived were rescued by the Sarnia.
1955 · Canso Causeway Completed
The Canso Causeway was completed on April 13, 1955. It is a bridge across the Strait of Canso connecting Cape Breton Island. It is constructed in a S shape.
1976 · Ruling Against Censorship
In 1976, it was determined by the Supreme Court that Nova Scotia did not have the right to censor movies.
Name Meaning
Irish, English, and especially Scottish (of Norman origin): nickname from Anglo-Norman French graund, graunt ‘tall, large’ (Old French grand, grant, from Latin grandis), given either to a person of remarkable size, or else in a relative way to distinguish two bearers of the same personal name, often representatives of different generations within the same family.
English: from the rare Middle English (and Old English) personal name Grante or Grente.
Irish: in Ireland this is usually the Norman Scottish name (see 1 above), but it was also adopted for Irish Mag Raighne, see Graney .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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