Silas Christopher Merkley

Brief Life History of Silas Christopher

When Silas Christopher Merkley was born on 29 April 1837, in Williamsburg, South Dundas, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada, his father, John Adam Merckel, was 45 and his mother, Catherine Eliza Utman, was 25. He married Margaret Elizabeth Merkley on 19 October 1870, in Williamsburgh Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Williamsburgh Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years and Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. He died on 3 October 1923, in Williamsburg, South Dundas, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 86, and was buried in Williamsburg Union Cemetery, Williamsburgh Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Silas Christopher Merkley
1837–1923
Margaret Elizabeth Merkley
1842–1912
Marriage: 19 October 1870
Lily Jane Merkley
1871–1961
Merkley
1882–
Percy Simon Merkley
1873–1881
Gertrude May Merkley
1875–1953
Sarah Nettie Merkley
1876–1931
Harry Clayton Merkley
1880–1947
Percy Merkley
1890–1898

Sources (24)

  • Silas Merkley, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • Silas C Markley, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
  • Siles Christopher Merkley, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"

World Events (5)

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.

1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

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.

Name Meaning

Probably an Americanized form of German Merkle .

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

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