John Wesley Elson

Brief Life History of John Wesley

When John Wesley Elson was born on 22 September 1881, in Uxbridge Township, Ontario, Canada West, British Colonial America, his father, Henry Elson, was 32 and his mother, Phoebe Jane Miller, was 25. He married Matilda Louise Linton on 19 March 1901, in Ontario, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Ontario, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years.

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Family Time Line

John Wesley Elson
1881–
Matilda Louise Linton
1883–1954
Marriage: 19 March 1901
Wesley Ellwood Elson
1901–1977
Lora Reta Elson
1903–
Nelda Irene Elson
1905–1987
Kenneth John Elson
1912–1985
Lorne Nathan Elson
1914–1978
Ella May Elson
1919–

Sources (12)

  • John W Elson, "Canada Census, 1901"
  • John Elson, "Ontario Births, 1881
  • John Wesley Elson, "Ontario Marriages, 1901

World Events (7)

1883 · Mining Boom

In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.

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.

1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born

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.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the places called Elson in Hampshire or Shropshire. The former is from the Old English personal name Æthelswīth (composed of the elements æthel ‘noble’ + swīth ‘strong’) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’; the latter from the Old English personal name Elli (see Ellington ) + Old English tūn ‘settlement’ or dūn ‘hill’.

English: possibly an altered form of Elston .

Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic from the Yiddish male personal name Elye, from Hebrew Eliyahu ‘Elijah’ (see Elias ).

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

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