Brief Life History of Henry Seidel
When Dr. Henry Seidel Canby was born on 6 September 1878, in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States, his father, Edward Tatnall Canby, was 28 and his mother, Ella A. Seidel, was 23. He married Marian Ponsonby Gause on 15 June 1907. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Hamden, New Haven, Connecticut, United States for about 5 years and Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States in 1940. He died on 5 April 1961, in Ossining, Ossining, Westchester, New York, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Henry S Canby, "United States Census, 1940"
- Henry Canby, "United States Census, 1910"
Spouse and Children
1878–1961 Male
1885–1974 Female
Children (2)
1912–1998 Male
1914–2004 Male
Parents and Siblings
1850–1912 Male
1855–1938 Female
Siblings (2)
1878–1961 Male
1881–1953 Female
World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 3
1893 · First U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain
Age 15
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 22
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): probably a habitational name from Caenby in Lincolnshire, named with the Old Norse personal name Kafni + bȳ ‘farmstead’. However, it may also be a shortened form of a habitational name from Cross Canonby (Cumbria) or Carnaby (East Yorkshire).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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