Brief Life History of Jacob
Jacob Jansen was born on 22 December 1808, in Bertie, Welland, Ontario, Canada. He had at least 5 sons with Margaret Huffman. He died on 30 July 1887, in Bertie Bay, Welland, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 78, and was buried in Coloured Cemetery, Ridgemount, Fort Erie, Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
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Sources (10)
- Jacob Jansen in household of Anderson Jansen, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Jacob Jansen, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
- Jacob Yansen in entry for Sylvester Hulbert Yansen and Emily Jane Hershey, "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"
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1813
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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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Name Meaning
Dutch, Flemish, Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Jan, a shortened vernacular form of Johannes (see John ). In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Janssen . Compare Janson 1 and Johnson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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