John See

Brief Life History of John

When John See was born in 1812, his father, John Jost See, was 28 and his mother, Mary Snyder, was 19.

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Family Time Line

John Jost See
1784–1846
Mary Snyder
1794–
David See
1809–1875
Catherine See
1811–1863
John See
1812–
Lena See
1815–
Mary Ann See
1816–
Joseph Wilhelm See
1817–1883
Jesse See
1820–1869

Sources (1)

  • John See, "Ontario, Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899"

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World Events (5)

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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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.

Name Meaning

English and German: topographic name for someone who lived by the sea-shore or beside a lake, from Middle English se ‘sea, lake’ (Old English ), Middle High German .

Altered form of French (of Flemish origin) Sy .

Chinese: variant of Si or Xi .

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

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