Brief Life History of Hiram Jacob
When Hiram Jacob Markley was born on 28 July 1833, in Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada, his father, John Adam Merckel, was 41 and his mother, Catherine Eliza Utman, was 21. He died on 6 January 1918, in Dundas, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 84.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Hiram Jacob Markley -
Parents and Siblings
1791–1848 Male
1812–1877 Female
Siblings (8)
1825–1918 Male
1833–1918 Male
1837–1923 Male
1840–1918 Female
1843– Male
+3 More Children
World Events (5)
1867 · Ontario Founded
Age 34
1869
Age 36
1883 · Mining Boom
Age 50
Name Meaning
habitational name from Markly in Heathfield (Sussex). The placename derives from Old English mearc ‘mark, boundary’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
habitational name from Much Marcle and Little Marcle (Herefordshire). The placename derives from Old English mearc ‘mark, boundary’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
perhaps a variant of Martley, which is probably a shortened form of Martland, a variant of Markland , or else a habitational name from Martley (Worcestershire) which probably derives from Old English mearth ‘marten, weasel’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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