Brief Life History of William
When William Landers was born in 1821, in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, David Landers 4th, was 20 and his mother, Lucy Campbell, was 25. He married Letitia Cann in 1848, in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters.
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- William Landers, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Wm Landers, "Canada, Nova Scotia Deaths, 1864-1877"
- Henry, "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925"
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1823
Oldest Grave Seen in Memorial List
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 (of Norman origin) and Irish: habitational name from Norman French de Londres ‘of London’, Gaelicized in Ireland as de Londras.
English: variant of Lander , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
German and Dutch: patronymic from Lander . Compare Landress .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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