Brief Life History of Maureen
When Maureen Richardson was born in 1905, in Ontario, Canada, her father, Francis Elverton Richardson, was 29 and her mother, Jessie Theresa Adams, was 27. She lived in Essex, Ontario, Canada in 1911. She died in 1984, at the age of 79.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Maurine Richardson in household of Francis E Richardson, "Canada Census, 1911"
- Jessie Maurine Richardson, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- Jessie Maurine Richardson, "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959"
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World Events (6)
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: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Richard + -son. This surname is also very common among African Americans. Compare Ritson .
Americanized form (and a Swedish variant) of Swedish Richardsson or Rikardsson: patronymic from the personal name Richard , Rikard.
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Richardsen or Norwegian Rikardsen, cognates of 2 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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