James Hall Wightman

Brief Life History of James Hall

When James Hall Wightman was born on 30 October 1847, in Hastings, Ontario, Canada, his father, Henry Wightman, was 30 and his mother, Harriet Hall, was 21. He married Mary Charles Hanna on 24 May 1875, in Dungannon, Huron, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in West Wawanosh Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada in 1881 and Manitoba, Canada in 1881. He died on 1 March 1922, in Algoma, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 74, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

James Hall Wightman
1847–1922
Mary Charles Hanna
1856–1886
Marriage: 24 May 1875
Bessie Ida Wightman
1876–1963
Henry Herbert Wightman
1878–1964
Harriet Ethel Wightman
1879–
Wilbert Campbell Wightman
1881–1955
Mary Edna Wightman
1885–1966

Sources (26)

  • Jas. Whightman, "Canada Census, 1881"
  • James Wightman, "Canada, Ontario, Births, 1869-1912"
  • James Wightman, "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

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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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Name Meaning

English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English wight, Older Scots wicht ‘brave, strong; swift, nimble, agile’ (see Wight ) + man ‘man’, also used in Middle English as a personal name. It may sometimes have been confused with Whiteman , a variant of Whitman .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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