James Thomas Settle

6 August 1869–9 October 1945 (Age 76)
Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

The Life Summary of James Thomas

When James Thomas Settle was born on 6 August 1869, in Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, James Thomas Settle, was 27 and his mother, Maria C Gaston, was 21. He married Cecelia Tilley in 1896, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1896 and Nova Scotia, Canada in 1911. He died on 9 October 1945, in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 76, and was buried in Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Family Time Line

James Thomas Settle
1869–1945
Cecelia Tilley
1874–1945
Marriage: 1896
Wilfred Havelock Settle
1897–1990
Lily Blanche Settle
1898–
Marjorie Settle
1903–1911
Jean Settle
1907–
James Thomas Settle
1909–1973

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1896Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (4)

    1871
    Age 2
    British Columbia joins the confederation.
    1909 · First Canadian Flight
    Age 40
    The Silver Dart was the first recorded flight in Canada. It took off from Baddeck, Nova Scotia, on February 23, 1909, and was piloted by John Alexander Douglas McCurdy.
    1921 · Racing Schooner Launched
    Age 52
    The Bluenose racing schooner was launched on March 26, 1921, in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It was evident that the ship was nothing like other ships that had been launched.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from Settle (Yorkshire), from Old English setl ‘abode, dwelling’.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Settles

    Sources (12)

    • James Thomas Settle in entry for Lily Blanche Settle, "Nova Scotia Delayed Births, 1837-1904"
    • James Settle in household of James Settle, "Canada Census, 1881"
    • James J. Settle, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"

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