Brief Life History of George Henry
When George Henry Speers was born on 15 October 1873, in Ontario, Canada, his father, John Everett Speers, was 30 and his mother, Mary Simpson, was 25. He married Martha Jane McQuay on 15 February 1899, in Barrie, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He died in 1949, at the age of 76, and was buried in Ivy Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.
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- George H Speers, "Canada Census, 1901"
- George H Speers, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- George Henry Speers, "Find A Grave Index"
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1883 · Mining Boom
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
In 1886, Ontario passed its first Workmen's Compensation Act. This was in response to the number of railway workers that were being injured.
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Spears . This form of the surname is now common in Ireland (County Down).
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