Norma Jean Semple

Female13 May 1912–11 December 2002

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

William Franklin Wilson
1913–2004
Norma Jean Semple
1912–2002
Marriage: 22 November 1941

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

  • Marriage
    22 November 1941Fergus, Centre Wellington, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (6)

    1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born

    Age 22

    Born on May 28, 1934, the Dionne quintuplets were the first set of quintuplets to survive infancy. The five girls were born two months prematuare and months later were taken from their parents by the Red Cross. In the 1940s they were returned to their family.

    1943 · Conservative Party Wins Ontario Election

    Age 31

    George A. Drew was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. In 1943, they won the Ontario election.

    1955 · General Motors Auto Workers Strike

    Age 43

    From 1955-1956, around 17,000 workers for General Motors went on strike. They wanted a pay raise, more secure working conditions, and a health plan half paid by General Motors. The strike lasted 148 days.

    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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