George Watt Butterworth

Brief Life History of George Watt

When George Watt Butterworth was born on 25 December 1897, in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada, his father, James Henry Butterworth, was 44 and his mother, Christiana Scott Harrison, was 42. He lived in Brant, Ontario, Canada in 1901 and Brantford, Ontario, Canada in 1911. He died in 1981, at the age of 84, and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada.

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George Watt Butterworth
1897–1981
Ethel Irene Odoud
1895–1976

Sources (4)

  • George Butterworth in household of Henry Butterworth, "Canada Census, 1901"
  • George Watt Butterworth, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • George Watt Butterworth, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (5)

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.

1943 · Conservative Party Wins Ontario Election

George A. Drew was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. In 1943, they won the Ontario election.

Name Meaning

English: from Butterworth in Lancashire (near Rochdale). Named with Old English butere ‘butter’ + worth ‘enclosure’.

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

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