Donald Alexander Morrison

Brief Life History of Donald Alexander

When Donald Alexander Morrison was born in 1875, in Ripley, Bruce, Ontario, Canada, his father, Alexander Morrison of Ripley Ontario, was 32 and his mother, Mary Matheson b. 42, Sp Alex, was 33. He lived in Bruce Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada in 1881. He died in 1957, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

Alexander Morrison of Ripley Ontario
1844–1922
Mary Matheson b. 42, Sp Alex
1842–1886
John Morrison
1871–1939
Murdock Alexander Morrison
1872–1922
Donald Alexander Morrison
1875–1957
Effie Morrison
1876–1937
Margaret A. Morrison
1880–1963

Sources (1)

  • Donald Morrison, "Canada Census, 1881"

World Events (6)

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

Irish: from Ó Muirgheasáin ‘descendant of Muirgheasán’, a diminutive of Muirgheas, a personal name meaning ‘sea valor’.

Scottish: from Gaelic Mac Moireasdain ‘son of Moireasdan’, a personal name cognate with Irish Muirgheasán’ (see 1 above).

Scottish and English: patronymic from the personal name Morris .

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

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