Brief Life History of Hugh James
When Hugh James Priest was born on 16 January 1878, in Perth, Ontario, Canada, his father, George Arad Priest, was 20 and his mother, Jane "Jennie" McDonald, was 22. He married Hattie Josephine Wilbur on 3 July 1906, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Rena, Clallam, Washington, United States in 1900 and Sequim, Clallam, Washington, United States in 1910. He died on 1 November 1918, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Sequim, Clallam, Washington, United States.
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Sources (20)
- James Priest in household of George Priest, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Hugh James Priest, "Ontario Births, 1869-1911"
- Hugh James Priest, "British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938"
Spouse and Children
1878–1918 Male
1881–1959 Female
Children (5)
1907–1949 Female
1908– Female
1909–2000 Female
1912–2003 Female
1914– Male
Parents and Siblings
1857–1939 Male
1855–1927 Female
Siblings (15)
1876–1958 Female
1878–1918 Male
1879–1972 Female
1881–1967 Male
1882–1903 Male
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 3
1883 · Mining Boom
Age 5
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 12
Name Meaning
English (mainly West Midlands): nickname from Middle English pr(i)est ‘minister of the Church’ (Old English prēost, from Latin presbyter, Greek presbyteros ‘elder, counselor’, comparative of presbys ‘old man’). It may have denoted someone with a pious manner or possibly for someone who had played the part of a priest in a pageant. It may occasionally have been used to denote someone suspected of being the son of a priest but evidence for this is lacking.
History: A John Priest is recorded as being in Woburn, MA, as early as 1675. The Mayflower Pilgrim Digory Priest of the Netherlands died the first winter at Plymouth in 1620, leaving behind a widow who remarried and two daughters, who did not pass on the surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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