Brief Life History of Nancy Jane
When Nancy Jane Steckley was born on 5 May 1859, in Ontario, Canada, her father, Daniel Steckley, was 37 and her mother, Anna Nancy Doner, was 31. She married Nathaniel Valentine Williams on 5 November 1878, in York, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Whitchurch, York, Ontario, Canada in 1871 and Markham, York, Ontario, Canada in 1881. She died on 6 December 1943, at the age of 84, and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Lockport, Niagara, New York, United States.
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- Nancy Williams in household of Nathaniel Williams, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Nancy Steckley, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Nancy Jane Steckley Williams, "Find A Grave Index"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
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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