Brief Life History of William Earnest
When William Earnest Dukeshire was born on 15 April 1791, in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, George Joseph Tuchscherer Dukeshire, was 32 and his mother, Mary White, was 29. He had at least 2 sons and 3 daughters with Mary Watt. He died on 20 March 1869, in Clementsport, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 77.
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Sources (6)
- William Dukeshire, "Nova Scotia, Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896"
- Andrew Dukeshear, "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1864-1877"
- Andrew Dukeshire, "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001"
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World Events (4)
1820 · Cape Breton Island
In 1820, Cape Breton Island rejoined Nova Scotia. It is located on the Northeastern part of Nova Scotia. Until then it had been owned by the French until 1763. Than was in British control and a separate colony in 1784.
1823
Oldest Grave Seen in Memorial List
1848 · Self-Governing
In 1848, Nova Scotia became the first self-governing colony in the British Empire.
Name Meaning
Probably the most successful of all the Old French names of Germanic origin that were introduced to England by the Normans. It is derived from Germanic wil ‘will, desire’ + helm ‘helmet, protection’. The fact that it was borne by the Conqueror himself does not seem to have inhibited its favour with the ‘conquered’ population: in the first century after the Conquest it was the commonest male name of all, and not only among the Normans. In the later Middle Ages it was overtaken by John , but continued to run second to that name until the 20th century, when the picture became more fragmented.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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