Brief Life History of James
When James Outhouse was born on 4 August 1846, in Tiverton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, James M. Outhouse, was 38 and his mother, Ann Maria Plumb, was 35. He married Emma Jane Haines on 24 December 1878, in Freeport, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Petite Passage, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1871 and Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1911. He died on 12 December 1912, in Tiverton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 66, and was buried in Saint Andrews, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Sources (16)
- James Outhouse Jr, "Canada Census, 1881"
- James Outhours, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
- James Outhouse, "BillionGraves Index"
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World Events (4)
1867 · British North America Act
The British North America Act or Constitution Act of 1867 caused three British colonies, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Canada to be united as one under the name Canada. Until this point New Brunswick had been the British crown colony.
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1901 · Hartland Covered Bridge
July 4, 1901, the Hartland covered bridge was finished. It spans across the Saint John River, making it the longest covered bridge. Until it was built, the only way across the river was by ferry.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Dutch Van Uythuysen: habitational name for someone from Uithuizen in the province of Groningen. The surname Van Uythuysen is not found in the Netherlands.
History: The progenitor of the Outhouses was Simon Claessen van Uythuysen, a Dutcman who arrived in NY in the first half of the 17th century. He changed the spelling of his surname first to Outhousen and then to Outhouse.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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