When Samuel Steckley was born on 14 July 1824, in York, Ontario, Canada, his father, Christian Steckley, was 28 and his mother, Veronica Hoover, was 29. He married Lydia Baker on 5 December 1848, in Home Township, Algoma, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Whitchurch, York, Ontario, Canada for about 25 years. He died on 31 August 1896, at the age of 72, and was buried in Heise Hill Cemetery, Gormley, York, Ontario, Canada.
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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.
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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.
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Markus.
Americanized form of Swiss German Steckli or Stächeli, from Middle High German steckel(in) ‘small stick, cudgel’ (see Steck ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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