Brief Life History of George Malcom
When George Malcom McSwain was born on 7 December 1876, in Ontario, Canada, his father, John McSween or McSwain, was 31 and his mother, Emma Sarah Videan, was 30. He married Mary Anne Miller on 14 December 1898, in Ripley, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. He lived in Goderich Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada in 1881 and Huron, Ontario, Canada in 1901. He died on 10 November 1961, in Canada, at the age of 84, and was buried in St. Catharines, Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- George McSwain in household of John McSwain, "Canada Census, 1881"
- George Malcolm Mcsween, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- George Malcolm MacSween, "Find A Grave Index"
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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
Scottish: probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Suain, a Gaelic patronymic based on Old Norse sveinn ‘boy, servant’, which was also used as a personal name. See McQueen 2 and compare Whan . There has been some confusion with Mac Suibhne, see McSween .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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