George Eionor Gjerdrum

Male19 December 1880–

Brief Life History of George Eionor

When George Eionor Gjerdrum was born on 19 December 1880, in Artemesia, Grey, Ontario, Canada, his father, Erling Odd Jørgensen Gjerdrum, was 26 and his mother, Mary Keefer, was 22.

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Family Time Line

Erling Odd Jørgensen Gjerdrum
1854–
Mary Keefer
1857–1929
Hellene Georgia Mary Gjerdrum
1875–
Christenne Alette Maud Gjerdrum
1876–1918
Signe Isabella Valborg Gzirdrum
1878–
George Eionor Gjerdrum
1880–
Ida Gertrude May Gjerdrum
1883–1957

Sources (2)

  • George Eionor Gjirdrum, "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • George Eionor Gjirdrum, "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (5)

World Events (3)

1883 · Mining Boom

Age 3

In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.

1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act

Age 6

In 1886, Ontario passed its first Workmen's Compensation Act. This was in response to the number of railway workers that were being injured.

1982

Age 102

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

Via Old French and Latin, from Greek Georgios (a derivative of geōrgos ‘farmer’, from ‘earth’ + ergein ‘to work’). This was the name of several early saints, including the shadowy figure who is now the patron of England (as well as of Germany and Portugal). If the saint existed at all, he was perhaps martyred in Palestine in the persecutions of Christians instigated by the Emperor Diocletian at the beginning of the 4th century. The popular legend in which the hero slays a dragon is a medieval Italian invention. He was for a long time a more important saint in the Orthodox Church than in the West, and the name was not much used in England during the Middle Ages, even after St George came to be regarded as the patron of England in the 14th century. Its use increased from the 1400s, and by 1500 it was regularly among the most popular male names. This popularity was reinforced when George I came to the throne in 1714 , bringing this name with him from Germany. It has been one of the most popular English boys' names ever since.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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