Lois Bennett

Brief Life History of Lois

When Lois Bennett was born in 1928, in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, her father, John Lloyd “Smoke” Bennett, was 33 and her mother, Dorothy May “Dolly” Gale, was 28. She died in February 1985, in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 57, and was buried in Willowdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

John Lloyd “Smoke” Bennett
1895–1962
Dorothy May “Dolly” Gale
1900–1983
Thomas William Bennett
1923–1990
Lois Bennett
1928–1985

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    World Events (6)

    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.

    1953

    April 15, 1953 Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto was created January 1, 1998 amalgamated into City of Toronto

    Name Meaning

    English: from the medieval personal name Benedict , from Latin Benedictus ‘blessed’. In the 12th century the Latin form of the name is found in England alongside versions derived from the Old French form Beneit, Benoit, which was common among the Normans. The surname has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.

    German: from a short form of the personal name Bernhard .

    Altered form of French Benet or Bennet or of some other similar (like-sounding) French surname. Altered ending reflects the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t.

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

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