Brief Life History 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, British North America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Nova Scotia, Canada in 1911. He died on 9 October 1945, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America, at the age of 76, and was buried in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- James Settle in household of James Settle, "Canada Census, 1871"
- James J. Settle, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
- James Thomas Settle, "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955"
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World Events (4)
1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
1909 · First Canadian Flight
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
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.
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