My grandmother and my family always said she was born in 1900 in Canada. I think this was an issue of vanity, since she was actually born in 1899 in Russia. I think I remember hearing that she didn't want to say she was born in the 19th century and in Russia. What's a year here or there?! In her case she was 3 or 4 years old when she came to Canada with her family: a minor fib......
