Hannah Wade

Brief Life History of Hannah

When Hannah Wade was born on 17 April 1763, in Granville Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, her father, Captain John Wade, was 39 and her mother, Hannah Washburn, was 40. She married James MacGregor on 22 November 1782, in Granville Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She died in her hometown.

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Family Time Line

James MacGregor
1759–1798
Hannah Wade
1763–
Marriage: 22 November 1782
Joan McGregor
1783–
John MacGregor
1784–1867
Thomas Mc Gregor
1786–
James McGregor
1788–1852
William Mc Gregor
1788–
Daniel Mc Gregor
1790–
Rosean McGregor
1792–1877
Hannah McGregor
1795–1887
Joseph McGregor
1797–
Jacob Mc Gregor
1799–
Mary Elizabeth MacGregor
1807–

Sources (8)

  • Nova Scotia, Granville, town register of births, marriages, deaths and ear marks, 1720-1881; ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVR-VSKP-C
  • East Bridgewater Marriages, John Wade and Hannah Kingman
  • Hannah McGreger in entry for Rosanna McGreger, "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001"

World Events (3)

1823

Oldest Grave Seen in Memorial List

1869

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1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Wade (Old English Wada or, via Norman French, from ancient Germanic Wado, of unclear origin but possibly related to Old English wadan ‘to go’).

English: topographic name from Middle English wade ‘ford’ (Old English (ge)wæd ‘ford, especially a tidal crossing’) for someone who lived by a ford, or a habitational name from a place so called, such as Wade Hall in North Cove (Suffolk).

Irish: shortened and altered from Mac Uaid, see McQuaid .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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