Burr, Gerald Irving
Birth Year:
1913
Death Year:
2003
Spouse(s):
Margaret Lamont (Strang) Burr (1914-1984)
Other Family Members:
__Ed Burr __Elmer, Ted
Gerald Burr was born on in Hedley, BC (the first baby born in Hedley Hospital) on April 20th, 1913. He was the son of Edgar Elmer Burr and Jennie (Carter) Burr. He married Margaret Strang (a telephone operator for BC Telephone Company in Princeton) on October 27, 1941 in Vancouver, BC. At the time of their marriage, Gerald Burr was working as a car salesman at Burr Motors.
He greeted the arrival of the first Princeton plane in 1928. He was active in the mining industry
Accomplishments:
WWII Veteran
References:
Princeton Our Valley, page 1, 34, 281; Princeton 100 Years, pages 26, 70; Princeton BC (1979) – Laurie Currie, pages 24, 70, 101; Marriage registration (BC Archives)