Brief Life History of John Harold
When John Harold Wiltse was born on 7 November 1885, in Tuckersmith Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada, his father, Harrison Wiltse, was 29 and his mother, Anne Peacock, was 31. He married Frankie Bernice Lent on 18 February 1911, in London, Ontario, Canada West, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Ontario, Canada in 1885 and Huron, Ontario, Canada in 1901. He died on 6 February 1958, in Clinton, Huron, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 72, and was buried in Clinton Public Cemetery, Clinton, Central Huron Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Harold Wiltse in household of Annie Wiltse, "Canada Census, 1901"
- John Harold Wiltse, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- John Harold Wiltse, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
Spouse and Children
1885–1958 Male
1887–1973 Female
Children (2)
1913–1986 Male
1920–2004 Female
Parents and Siblings
1856–1927 Male
1854–1919 Female
Siblings (5)
1879–1959 Female
1883– Male
1885–1958 Male
1891–1964 Male
1892–1980 Female
World Events (5)
1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act
Age 1
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Age 21
1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born
Age 49
Name Meaning
Dutch: variant of Wiltsee, possibly a nickname meaning ‘wild sea’, given to a child born at sea, or an altered form of Luxembourgish Wiltz . The surname Wiltse(e) is not found in the Netherlands.
History: Hendrick Martenszen Wiltse or, in some early records, Wiltsee (c. 1623–1712) lived in Wiltwyck, New Amsterdam in New Netherland (now New York City, NY), by 1660, the time of his marriage. At that time his surname (nickname) was Van Coppenhagen, but the capital of Denmark is not likely to be the place of his origin. He is said to have been born aboard a ship enroute to NY. Philippe Maton de Wiltz from Luxembourg, who died 1632 in NY, has been identified by some as his father.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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