Brief Life History of William Samuel
When William Samuel Wildman was born on 20 May 1874, in Norwood, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, his father, John C Wildman, was 40 and his mother, Mary Ann Scott, was 31. He had at least 4 daughters with Mary Fife. He lived in Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada in 1901 and Peterborough, Ontario, Canada in 1911. He died in 1953, at the age of 79, and was buried in Norwood, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
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- Samuel Wildman, "Canada Census, 1911"
- W S Wildman, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Sam Wildman in entry for Beatrice Elna Wildman, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
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World Events (5)
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.
1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act
In 1886, Ontario passed its first Workmen's Compensation Act. This was in response to the number of railway workers that were being injured.
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English wild(e) ‘wild, unrestrained, recalcitrant; wanton, perverse’ + man, mon ‘man’.
Americanized form of German Wildmann: from a short form of the ancient Germanic personal name Wilto + Middle High German man ‘man’.
Altered form of Dutch Wildeman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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