Harvey Ray DeLong

Male9 May 1900–16 November 1976

Brief Life History of Harvey Ray

When Harvey Ray DeLong was born on 9 May 1900, his father, Aaron DeLong, was 32 and his mother, Gertrude Frances Ketch, was 29. He married Gertrude Taylor on 14 January 1920, in Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada in 1911. He died on 16 November 1976, in Waterville, Burton, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 76, and was buried in Lower Waterville, Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Harvey Ray DeLong
1900–1976
Gertrude Taylor
1900–1976
Marriage: 14 January 1920
Hilston Harvey DeLong
1921–1974
Ernest Maxwell De Long
1929–
Jean Myrtle De Long
1931–

Sources (7)

  • Harvey Delong in household of Aaron Delong, "Canada Census, 1911"
  • Harvey Ray Delong, "New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations, 1810-1906"
  • Harvey DeLong, "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    14 January 1920Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (3)

    1901 · Hartland Covered Bridge

    Age 1

    July 4, 1901, the Hartland covered bridge was finished. It spans across the Saint John River, making it the longest covered bridge. Until it was built, the only way across the river was by ferry.

    1937 · Miramichi Strike

    Age 37

    August 20, 1937, the Miramichi lumber strike took place. Over 1,500 millworkers and longshoremen struck 14 lumber firms for wage increases.

    1955 · Recorder Low Temperature

    Age 55

    In 1955, New Brunswick broke the record with a freezing temperature of -47.2° C, in Sisson Dam

    Name Meaning

    French: habitational name, with fused preposition de ‘from’, denoting someone from a place called Long, of which there are examples in Cher, Dordogne, and Somme.

    Americanized form of Dutch and Flemish De Lange 1 and of its Flemish cognate De Langhe, which is also found in France (Nord and Pas-de-Calais).

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

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