Duncan Norman Doolittle

Brief Life History of Duncan Norman

When Duncan Norman Doolittle was born on 29 August 1892, in Elora, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, his father, Charles Lycurgus Doolittle, was 24 and his mother, Jessie McBain, was 27. He married Mary Helen Cook on 14 April 1914, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Middlesex, Ontario, Canada in 1901 and Manitoba, Canada in 1916. He died on 23 April 1962, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, at the age of 69, and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Duncan Norman Doolittle
1892–1962
Mary Helen Cook
1891–1980
Marriage: 14 April 1914
B D Cameron Doolittle
1916–

Sources (4)

  • D N Doolittle, "Canada Census, 1916"
  • Duncan Norman Doolittle, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • Duncan Norman Doolittle, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (4)

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: nickname for a lazy man or an idler, from Middle English do ‘do’ + little ‘little’.

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

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