Brief Life History of William
When William Sharpe was born on 14 October 1842, in Sutton, Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada, his father, John Sharpe, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth Kathleen Clark, was 28. He married Lydia Boyd on 10 August 1865, in Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Enniskillen, Lambton, Ontario, Canada in 1891 and Lambton, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. He died on 27 November 1924, in Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 82, and was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada.
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- William Sharp, "Canada Census, 1871"
- William Sharp, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1935"
- William Sharpe, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
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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.
1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act
In 1886, Ontario passed its first Workmen's Compensation Act. This was in response to the number of railway workers that were being injured.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Sharp .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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