Brief Life History of Augustus Henry
When Augustus Henry Rosevear was born on 4 December 1845, in Hamilton Township, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada, his father, Matthew Rosevear, was 27 and his mother, Esther Smith, was 25. He married Sarah Linton on 2 January 1871, in Hamilton, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in A Township, Algoma, Ontario, Canada in 1901 and Northumberland, Ontario, Canada in 1911. He died on 17 January 1922, in Hamilton Township, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 76, and was buried in Cold Springs, Hamilton Township, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.
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Sources (31)
- A. H. Rosevear, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Augustus Henry Rosevear, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Augustas Harris Or Hamus Rosevear, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
Spouse and Children
1845–1922 Male
1850–1931 Female
Children (6)
1873–1940 Female
1875–1938 Female
1878–1961 Male
1880–1958 Male
1887–1955 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1818–1895 Male
1819–1895 Female
Siblings (6)
1842–1897 Male
1845–1922 Male
1846–1922 Male
1849–1913 Male
1852–1923 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (4)
1867 · Ontario Founded
Age 22
1869
Age 24
1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act
Age 41
Name Meaning
Cornish: habitational name from Rosevear in Saint Mawgan in Meneage (Cornwall) or Roseveare in Saint Austell (Cornwall). The place in Saint Mawgan in Meneage is named with Middle Cornish ros ‘promontory, hill spur, moor’ + meur ‘big, great’; the place in Saint Austell is named with rid ‘ford’ + meur ‘big, great’. In both cases, the initial m- of the adjective has been lenited to v-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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