Francis “Frank” White

Brief Life History of Francis “Frank”

When Francis “Frank” White was born on 13 November 1875, in Lansdowne, Leeds and the Thousand Islands, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada, his father, John M White, was 63 and his mother, Eliza Marie Sherwood, was 37. He married Annie Maud Mason on 31 December 1901, in Rideau Lakes Township, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years and Crosby, York, Ontario, Canada in 1921. He died on 8 July 1938, in Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 62, and was buried in Halladay Burial Place, Elgin, Rideau Lakes Township, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Francis “Frank” White
1875–1938
Annie Maud Mason
1877–1957
Marriage: 31 December 1901
Artie White
1899–1909
Richard Lawrence White
1912–1991
Elsie White
Myrtle White
Richard Francis White
1903–1904
Beatrice Elizabeth White
1905–1983
Emily Jane White
1907–1993
Florence Frances White
1909–2005
Alice Maude White
1910–2008
Ephriam Francis White
1914–
William White
1916–
Winnifred White
1919–
Mary White
1921–

Sources (20)

  • Francis White in household of John White, "Canada Census, 1881"
  • Francis White, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • Frank White, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

World Events (4)

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

English: from Middle English white, wit (Old English hwīt ‘white’), hence a nickname for someone with white hair or a pale complexion. In some cases it is perhaps from a Middle English survival of the Old English personal name Hwīta, a short form of names in Hwīt- (from hwīt ‘white’). The name may also be topographic, referring to someone who lived by a bend or curve in a river or road (from Old English wiht ‘bend’), the source of the placename of Great Whyte in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire (compare Wight ). This name is also a variant of Wight . The surname White is also very common among African Americans.

Irish and Scottish: adopted for any of several Irish and Scottish Gaelic names based on bán ‘white, fair’ (see Bain 1, McElwain ) or fionn ‘fair’ (see Finn 1). The English surname has been Gaelicized in Ireland as de Faoite.

Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘white’, for example German Weiss , French Blanc , Polish Białas (see Bialas ), Slovenian Belec , or any other synonymous Slavic surname beginning with Bel-, Bev-, Biel- or Bil-.

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

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