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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- George Eionor Gjirdrum, "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- George Eionor Gjirdrum, "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899"
Parents and Siblings
1854– Male
1857–1929 Female
Siblings (5)
1875– Female
1876–1918 Female
1878– Female
1880– Male
1883–1957 Female
World Events (3)
1883 · Mining Boom
Age 3
1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act
Age 6
1982
Age 102
Name Meaning
Via Old French and Latin, from Greek Georgios (a derivative of geōrgos ‘farmer’, from gē ‘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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