Brief Life History of Sarah Jane
When Sarah Jane LaSalle was born on 17 February 1873, in Russell, Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada, her father, Félix Lasalle, was 41 and her mother, Francis Roselle Tracess Sarrazin or Sarasan, was 40.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Sarah Jane Lacelle, "Ontario, Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (3)
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.
1982
Canada Act is passed. The United Kingdom transfers final legal powers over Canada. The country adopts its new constitution, which includes a charter of rights.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Michel, Emile, Gaston, Gisele, Jean-Louis, Normand.
French:
topographic name or a metonymic occupational name for someone who lived or worked at a manor house, from Old French sale ‘large room, hall’, with the definite article la.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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