Augustus Henry Rosevear

Male4 December 1845–17 January 1922

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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Family Time Line

Augustus Henry Rosevear
1845–1922
Sarah Linton
1850–1931
Marriage: 2 January 1871
Mina Elizabeth Rosevear
1873–1940
Ella Mae Rosevear
1875–1938
Edgar Alexander Charles Rosevear
1878–1961
John Newton Rosevear
1880–1958
Herbert Linton Augustus Rosevear
1887–1955
Edna Rosevear
1909–

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

  • Marriage
    2 January 1871Hamilton, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
  • Children (6)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

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    World Events (4)

    1867 · Ontario Founded

    Age 22

    On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.

    1869

    Age 24

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    1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act

    Age 41

    In 1886, Ontario passed its first Workmen's Compensation Act. This was in response to the number of railway workers that were being injured.

    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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