Brief Life History of James
When James Sloan was born on 17 December 1855, in Tilbury, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada, his father, Robert Sloan, was 40 and his mother, Viama "Lavina" Cofell, was 26. He had at least 3 sons and 4 daughters with Hester Ann Wilson. He lived in Kent, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years and Kent, Georgian Highlands, Grey, Ontario, Canada in 1911. He died on 26 April 1912, in Tilbury, Kent, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 56.
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- James Sloan in household of Robert Sloan, "Canada Census, 1871"
- James Sloan, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
- James Sloane in entry for Chas E Louden and Effie A Sloane, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
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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.
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British Columbia joins the confederation.
Name Meaning
Irish (Down and Antrim) and Scottish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Sluaghadháin ‘descendant of Sluaghadhán’, a diminutive of the Gaelic personal name Sluaghadh ‘raider’. Compare Slowey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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