Brief Life History of Humphrey
When Humphrey Pickard was born on 27 March 1781, in Nova Scotia, British North America, his father, Humphrey Pickard, was 38 and his mother, Anne Christie, was 27. He married Margaret Hawkins about 1806, in Mouth of Keswick, Douglas, York, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada in 1781 and Prince William, York, New Brunswick, Canada in 1861. He died on 8 March 1865, in York, New Brunswick, British North America, at the age of 83, and was buried in Lake George United Cemetery, Lake George, York, New Brunswick, Canada.
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- Humphrey Pickard, "Canada, New Brunswick Census, 1861"
- Humphrey <Pickard>, "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959"
- Humphrey Pickard, "Find A Grave Index"
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1784 · Established as a Separate Colony
In 1784, New Brunswick became a separate colony. It is the only bilingual province. The captial is Fredericton.
1786 · First Legislature Meets
Established in 1784, when the colony became a province, the legislature met for the first time in 1786. It met in Fredericton in the Lower House.
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.
Name Meaning
English (mainly Yorkshire) and German: habitational name for someone from Picardy in northern France (see Picard 1).
English: in some cases, possibly also from the Old French personal name Picard, probably from an ancient Germanic name, composed of the elements bic ‘sharp point, pointed weapon’ + hard ‘hardy, brave, strong’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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