Brief Life History of Betty Mae
Betty Mae Hillman was born in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada as the daughter of Cameron Kerr Hillman and Lida May Page. She died on 7 April 1999, in her hometown.
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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.
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
English: topographic name for someone who lived or worked on or near a hill or slope, or in hilly country, from Middle English hil(le) ‘hill’ or helde ‘slope’ + -man. Compare Hellman .
Americanized form of German Hillmann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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