Mussallem Family

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Family

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Mussallem Family

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        Dates of existence

        1881 - Present

        History

        The Mussallems were a large family settled in Haney, British Columbia since the early 1900s. Lebanese immigrants Solomon and Annie Mussallem moved to Haney ca. 1919 with their five children: George (1908-2007), Nicholas (1910-1979), Mary (1912-1979), Helen (1915-2012), and Peter (1916-2010). A sixth child, Lily, was born in 1922 (d. 2012).

        Solomon started Haney Garage (later Mussallem Motors) in 1919 and ran it until the late 1940s, when George took over the business. Solomon was Reeve of Maple Ridge for 23 years and Mayor for a total of 18 years.

        George was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge, Masonic Lodge, Lions, and Shriners and entered politics himself as a member of the Social Credit Party. He was the party whip multiple times and held a seat as MLA for Dewdney from 1966 to 1972 and from 1975-1983.

        Helen went on to become a nurse at VGH, serving in WWII as a battlefield hospital operating room nurse. She later became director of the VGH School of Nursing and Executive director of the Canadian Nurse's Association. The first Canadian nurse to receive a PhD (earned at Columbia University), she was a reformer of nursing training and triage, working around the world to develop new systems of health care.

        The descendants of the Mussallem family have since left Maple Ridge and settled in various parts of Canada.

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        General context

        The Mussallem family was an extremely prominent family in the early days of Haney and Maple Ridge. Through their automobile business and political involvement, they had a great effect on the development of the town and, in Helen's case, national and international nursing standards.

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        Mussallem, Solomon (7/11/1881 - 24/6/1963)

        Identifier of related entity

        CA MRM SOM

        Category of relationship

        family

        Type of relationship

        Mussallem, Solomon is the parent of Mussallem Family

        Dates of relationship

        1881 - 1963

        Description of relationship

        Solomon was the patriarch of the Mussallem family until his death.

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        Harper, Lily Anne (10/10/1922 - 18/04/2012)

        Identifier of related entity

        CA MRM LAH

        Category of relationship

        family

        Type of relationship

        Harper, Lily Anne is the child of Mussallem Family

        Dates of relationship

        1922 - 2012

        Description of relationship

        Lily was the sixth and youngest of the Mussallem children.

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        Mussallem, Helen Kathleen (07/01/1915 - 09/11/2012)

        Identifier of related entity

        CA MRM HKM

        Category of relationship

        family

        Type of relationship

        Mussallem, Helen Kathleen is the child of Mussallem Family

        Dates of relationship

        1915 - 2012

        Description of relationship

        Helen was the fourth of the Mussallem children.

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        Mussallem, George (05/01/1908 - 10/04/2007)

        Identifier of related entity

        CA MRM GEM

        Category of relationship

        family

        Type of relationship

        Mussallem, George is the child of Mussallem Family

        Dates of relationship

        1908 - 2007

        Description of relationship

        George was the oldest of the Mussallem children.

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        CA MRM MUF

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        Partial

        Dates of creation, revision and deletion

        Created: December 17, 2021

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