Brief Life History of Norma Jean
When Norma Jean Semple was born on 13 May 1912, in East Garafraxa Township, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada, her father, James Mackie Semple, was 37 and her mother, Bertha Clark, was 26. She married William Franklin Wilson on 22 November 1941, in Fergus, Centre Wellington, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. She died on 11 December 2002, in Arthur, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 90, and was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Belwood, Centre Wellington, Wellington, Ontario, Canada.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Norma Jean Semple, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- Legacy NFS Source: Norma Jean Semple - Memory of Someone: birth: 13 May 1912; East Garafraxa, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada
Spouse and Children
1913–2004 Male
1912–2002 Female
Parents and Siblings
1875–1935 Male
1885–1961 Female
Siblings (4)
1909–1909 Male
1911–1911 Female
1912–2002 Female
1918–1988 Male
World Events (6)
1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born
Age 22
1943 · Conservative Party Wins Ontario Election
Age 31
1955 · General Motors Auto Workers Strike
Age 43
Name Meaning
Scottish (Glasgow): nickname from Middle English, Older Scots, and Old French simple ‘simple, straightforward, humble’ (from Latin simplus). The Scottish name was taken to Ulster in the 17th century, and a Scottish family of this name held the hereditary post of Sheriff of Renfrewshire from the 13th century.
English: variant of Sample .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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