Rosalie Elizabeth Dyer

Female1922–1964

Brief Life History of Rosalie Elizabeth

When Rosalie Elizabeth Dyer was born in 1922, her father, Gerald Francis Dyer, was 28 and her mother, Miriam Agnes McMillan, was 23. She died in 1964, at the age of 42, and was buried in Elmvale Union Presbyterian Cemetery, Elmvale, Springwater, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Gerald Francis Dyer
1894–1957
Miriam Agnes McMillan
1899–1926
Rosalie Elizabeth Dyer
1922–1964
Ian Gerald Dyer
1923–
Thelma Margaret Dyer
1926–
Baby Dyer
1926–1926

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  • Rosalie Elizabeth Dyer, "Find A Grave Index"

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Siblings (4)

World Events (3)

1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born

Age 12

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 21

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

1955 · General Motors Auto Workers Strike

Age 33

From 1955-1956, around 17,000 workers for General Motors went on strike. They wanted a pay raise, more secure working conditions, and a health plan half paid by General Motors. The strike lasted 148 days.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a dyer of cloth, from Middle English deier, degher ‘dyer’ (Old English dēag ‘dye’; the verb is a back-formation from the agent noun). Compare Dexter . The name is typical of southern England. In the Midlands Dexter is the more common equivalent and in northern England Lister .

Irish (Sligo and Antrim): variant of Dwyer .

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

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