Wesley James Kalar

Male4 July 1849–3 June 1905

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, 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 Keller in entry for Wesley Keller, "Ontario Births, 1869-1910"
  • Wesley Kellar, "Canada Census, 1901"
  • Wesley Kellar in entry for George Robinson Kellar and Ethel Blanche Dowrie, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1874Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • Children (7)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (4)

    1867 · Ontario Founded

    Age 18

    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.

    1869

    Age 20

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    1883 · Mining Boom

    Age 34

    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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