Brief Life History of Bernard Francis
When Bernard Francis Doak was born on 20 July 1912, in Doaktown, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada, his father, Percival Wilmot Doak, was 25 and his mother, Maude Annie Miner, was 18. He married Hilda May Harrison on 31 July 1935, in Hayesville, Stanley, York, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died on 19 August 1957, in Stanley, York, New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 45, and was buried in Astle, Stanley, York, New Brunswick, Canada.
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- Bernard Francis Doak, "Canada Census, 1931"
- Bernard Frances Doak, "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950"
- Bernard Frances Doak, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (2)
1937 · Miramichi Strike
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
In 1955, New Brunswick broke the record with a freezing temperature of -47.2° C, in Sisson Dam
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Doig .
Irish (Down): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dabhóc ‘son of Dabhóc’, a pet form of David . The lenited form was Anglicized as McCook .
English: rare variant of Duke .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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