Brief Life History of Wilda Eva
When Wilda Eva Hess was born in 1893, in Dundas, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, her father, Allan Hess, was 34 and her mother, Uretta Fetterley, was 29. She married Elmer McMillan on 5 October 1910, in Williamsburgh Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. She lived in Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. She died in 1983, at the age of 90, and was buried in Chesterville, North Dundas Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.
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- Wilda Mcmillan in household of Elmer Mcmillan, "Canada Census, 1911"
- Wilda Eva Hess, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- Wilda Eva Hess, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
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World Events (6)
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born
Born on May 28, 1934, the Dionne quintuplets were the first set of quintuplets to survive infancy. The five girls were born two months prematuare and months later were taken from their parents by the Red Cross. In the 1940s they were returned to their family.
1943 · Conservative Party Wins Ontario Election
George A. Drew was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. In 1943, they won the Ontario election.
Name Meaning
German, Dutch, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from the territory of Hesse (see Hessen 1).
South German: from a short form of the personal name Matthäus (see Matthew ).
German and Dutch: from the ancient Germanic personal name Hesso, a derivative of a compound name formed with hadu ‘strife’ as the first element, or from a pet form of Herman or Hendrik (see Henry 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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