Brief Life History of John Ernest
When John Ernest Blackwell was born on 23 February 1877, in Wingham, Huron, Upper Canada, British North America, his father, George Blackwell, was 43 and his mother, Lois Clarinda Twichell, was 35. He had at least 3 sons and 2 daughters with Eleanor Nellie Sarah Howes. He lived in Souris, Manitoba, Canada in 1926 and Melfort, Star City No. 428, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1931. He died on 28 April 1974, in Summerland, Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 97, and was buried in Penticton 1, Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada.
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Sources (10)
- John Earnest Blackwell, "Canada Census, 1931"
- John Ernest Blackwell, "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993"
- John Ernest Blackwell in entry for Sarah Eleanor Blackwell, "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993"
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World Events (7)
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: habitational name from any of various places called Blackwell, for example in Cumbria, Derbyshire, County Durham, Warwickshire, Somerset, Devon, Sussex, and Worcestershire, named in Old English frp blæc ‘black, dark’ + wæll(a), well(a) ‘spring, stream’. Alternatively, it may be a topographic name for someone who lived by the ‘dark well or stream’, Middle English blak + wel(le).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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