When Hugh Convery was born on 26 April 1874, in Storrington Township, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, his father, Hugh Convery, was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth "Betsey" Howes, was 35. He died on 10 June 1910, in Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 36.
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Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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