Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Green was born in 1804, in Grand Manan, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada, his father, William Green, was 43 and his mother, Sarah Elizabeth Cronk, was 38. He married Hannah Griffin on 10 January 1828, in Grand Manan, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 7 May 1882, in Grand Manan, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 78.
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- Joseph Green, "Canada Census, 1871"
- Joseph Green, "Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950"
- Joseph Green in entry for Seth Green, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
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1867 · British North America Act
The British North America Act or Constitution Act of 1867 caused three British colonies, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Canada to be united as one under the name Canada. Until this point New Brunswick had been the British crown colony.
1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
Name Meaning
English: either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this color (Old English grēne) or was young or immature, or who had played the part of the ‘Green Man’ in the May Day celebrations, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a village green (Middle English grene, a transferred use of the color term). This is one of the most common and widespread of English surnames. In North America it has assimilated cognates from other languages, notably German Grün (see Gruen ) and Dutch Groen ; compare 7 below. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English: alternatively, from a Middle English personal name Grene.
Irish: adopted for Ó hUainín ‘descendant of Uainín’, a personal name from a pet form of uaine ‘green’, see Honan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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