Brief Life History of Georgina
When Georgina Wade was born on 1 April 1843, in Nova Scotia, Canada, her father, Joseph Churchill Wade, was 28 and her mother, Nancy Anna Bent, was 30. She married Robert James Graham on 15 October 1859, in Granville Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada for about 40 years. She died in 1914, in Parkers Cove, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 71, and was buried in Parker Mountain Cemetery, Parkers Cove, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- Georgianna Graham in household of Robert Graham, "Canada Census, 1871"
- Serena, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
- Georgianna Wade Graham, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (3)
1848 · Self-Governing
In 1848, Nova Scotia became the first self-governing colony in the British Empire.
1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
1909 · First Canadian Flight
The Silver Dart was the first recorded flight in Canada. It took off from Baddeck, Nova Scotia, on February 23, 1909, and was piloted by John Alexander Douglas McCurdy.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Wade (Old English Wada or, via Norman French, from ancient Germanic Wado, of unclear origin but possibly related to Old English wadan ‘to go’).
English: topographic name from Middle English wade ‘ford’ (Old English (ge)wæd ‘ford, especially a tidal crossing’) for someone who lived by a ford, or a habitational name from a place so called, such as Wade Hall in North Cove (Suffolk).
Irish: shortened and altered from Mac Uaid, see McQuaid .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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