George Thomas Cummings

Brief Life History of George Thomas

When George Thomas Cummings was born in 1874, in Rawdon Township, Hastings, Ontario, Canada, his father, George Cummings, was 40 and his mother, Rosana McGowan, was 33. He lived in Hastings, Ontario, Canada in 1911. He died on 9 October 1939, in Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 65, and was buried in Stirling Cemetery, Stirling, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

George Cummings
1834–1916
Rosana McGowan
1841–1894
Susan Cummings
1859–
Sidney Cummings
1866–1937
Beatrice Almira Cummings
1863–1945
James Cummings
1864–1915
Eleanor Clarissa Cummings
1869–1938
Elizabeth Annetta Cummings
1870–1910
George Thomas Cummings
1874–1939
Margaret Mae Cummings
1876–1932

Sources (3)

  • George Cummings in household of George Cummings, "Canada Census, 1881"
  • Harold Cummings in household of George Cummings, "Canada Census, 1911"
  • George Cummings in household of George Cummings, "Canada Census, 1911"

World Events (4)

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

Scottish and English (of Norman origin): variant of Cumming , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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