When Edward Davison was born on 6 May 1806, in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, Jonathan Davison, was 38 and his mother, Elizabeth Rockwell, was 34. He married Mary A McNutt on 6 January 1841, in Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada for about 40 years. He died on 10 May 1879, in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 73.
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English and Scottish: patronymic (‘David's son’) from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Davy, the common vernacular form of David . The high frequency of Davison in Northumberland and Durham, where it occasionally alternates with Davidson , perhaps reflects influence from Scottish migration in the 18th and 19th centuries. See also Davey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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