Wesley James Kalar

Brief Life History of Wesley James

When Wesley James Kalar was born on 4 July 1849, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, his father, James Kalar, was 51 and his mother, Susannah Elizabeth Whiting, was 48. He married Emeranda Degere about 1874, in Hamilton, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Delta, Rideau Lakes Township, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada in 1871. He died on 3 June 1905, in Hamilton, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 55.

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Family Time Line

Wesley James Kalar
1849–1905
Emeranda Degere
1856–
Marriage: about 1874
Katharine Rowina Kellar
about 1874–
Thomas Kellar
about 1877–
George Robinson Kellar
1878–
Ethel Adelia Kellar
1881–1954
Wesley Keller
1882–
Frances Maud Kellar
1883–1883
Florence M Kellar
1883–1883

Sources (14)

  • Wesley Kellar, "Canada Census, 1901"
  • Wesley Keeler, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Wesley Kellar - Government record: Death record or certificate: death: 3 June 1905; Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

World Events (4)

1867 · Ontario Founded

On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.

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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.

Name Meaning

Slovenian: topographic name derived from kal ‘shallow pool, filled with rainwater’.

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

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