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
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- 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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