Brief Life History of Enoch
When Enoch Rushton was born on 18 May 1823, in Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, Abraham Rushton Sr., was 41 and his mother, Margaret Griffin, was 35. He married Eliza Louisa Hall on 10 January 1843. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Westchester Valley, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1871 and Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada in 1901. He died on 9 November 1903, in Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 80, and was buried in Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
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- Enoch Rushton, "Canada Census, 1901"
- Enoch, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
- Enoch Rushton, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1901 · Hartland Covered Bridge
July 4, 1901, the Hartland covered bridge was finished. It spans across the Saint John River, making it the longest covered bridge. Until it was built, the only way across the river was by ferry.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Rishton (Lancashire) and Rushton (Staffordshire), and perhaps also from Rushton (Cheshire, Northamptonshire), Rushton in East Stoke (Dorset), and Rhiston (Shropshire). The placenames derive from Old English risc ‘rush’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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