Brief Life History of John
When John Wiswell was born on 10 November 1793, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America, his father, Joseph Burch Wiswell, was 41 and his mother, Elizabeth Butler, was 38. He married Louisa Love Sophia Sterling on 27 June 1818, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 5 March 1861, in Saint-Malachy, Mayo, Papineau, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 67.
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- John Wiswell in entry for Sarah White, "Canada, Nova Scotia Deaths, 1864-1877"
- John Wiswell, "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001"
- John Wiswell in entry for Sarah White, "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1864-1877"
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1820 · Cape Breton Island
In 1820, Cape Breton Island rejoined Nova Scotia. It is located on the Northeastern part of Nova Scotia. Until then it had been owned by the French until 1763. Than was in British control and a separate colony in 1784.
1848 · Self-Governing
In 1848, Nova Scotia became the first self-governing colony in the British Empire.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from Wiswell in Lancashire. The placename probably derives from a lost river name Wise (from Old English wise ‘river, swamp’) + Old English wella ‘well, spring, stream’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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