Brief Life History of Lorraine
When Lorraine Lichti was born on 26 July 1941, her father, Amos Z Lichti, was 42 and her mother, Sarah Ann Leis, was 36. She died on 13 February 2010, in Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 68, and was buried in Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
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- Lorraine Brohman, "BillionGraves Index"
- Lorraine Brohman, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (6)
1943 · Conservative Party Wins Ontario Election
George A. Drew was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. In 1943, they won the Ontario election.
1955 · General Motors Auto Workers Strike
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.
1965 · Postal Worker Strike
In 1965, 10,000 postal workers in Ontario and other places around Canada went on strike for higher wages.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Ekkehard, Jurgen, Rudiger, Ulrike.
Swiss German: variant of Liechti . The surname Lichti, which is rare in Switzerland, is found mainly in Germany and also in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
History: This is the name of a Swiss Mennonite family, originally spelled Liechti, but in the US established in the form Lichti, which was altered from Liechti in the Palatinate, Germany, in the 17th century, and also in the forms Lichty, Liechty, and Leichty, which are either Americanized, or were altered already in France. The first Mennonite(s) bearing the name Lichti or Lichty arrived in Lancaster County, PA, in 1750 from France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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