Brief Life History of Ernest
When Ernest Sutherland was born in January 1877, in Cassilis, Northesk, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada, his father, Alexander Sutherland, was 45 and his mother, Phoebe Johnston, was 41. He married Olivia Jane Tozer on 25 September 1901, in Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada in 1911. He died on 6 August 1940, in Halcomb, Southesk, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 63, and was buried in Sillikers, Southesk, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada.
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- Earnest Sutherland, "Canada Census, 1911"
- Ernest Sutherland, "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950"
- Ernest Sutherland, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (3)
1880 · Legislature in Fredericton Destoryed by Fire
On February 25, 1880, the legislature building in Frederiction was destroyed by fire. The builiding was completely made of wood meaning that there was nothing left of it. The chair that the speaker used and a marble top table were all that remained.
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.
1937 · Miramichi Strike
August 20, 1937, the Miramichi lumber strike took place. Over 1,500 millworkers and longshoremen struck 14 lumber firms for wage increases.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Caithness): habitational name from the Scottish county of Sutherland, named with Old Norse súthr ‘south, southern’ + land ‘land’ because the territory lay south of Scandinavia and the Norse colonies in the Orkney and Shetland Islands.
History: This is the name of a Highland Scottish clan associated with the county of Sutherland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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