Margaret Ann Cranney

Brief Life History of Margaret Ann

When Margaret Ann Cranney was born about 1885, in Woodford, Meaford, Grey, Ontario, Canada, her father, James Cranney, was 45 and her mother, Rebecca Drake, was 36. She married John Jacob Anderson on 1 March 1951, in Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States. She lived in Grey, Ontario, Canada in 1901. She died before 1980, in Canada.

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John Jacob Anderson
1892–
Margaret Ann Cranney
1885–1980
Marriage: 1 March 1951

Sources (1)

  • Margret A Cranney in household of James Cranney, "Canada Census, 1901"

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World Events (5)

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.

1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born

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.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Craney .

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

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