Brief Life History of Henry A
When Henry A Gerwing was born on 11 March 1902, his father, Heinrich Gerwing, was 26 and his mother, Susanna Wolsefeld, was 21. He immigrated to Canada in 1903 and lived in Humboldt No. 370, Saskatchewan, Canada for about 5 years. He died on 11 August 1980, at the age of 78.
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- Henry Gerving in household of Henry Gerving, "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916"
- Henry Gerwing in household of Henry Gerwing, "Canada Census, 1911"
- 1921 Census of Canada
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Name Meaning
German: patronymic from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name beginning with the element gār, gēr ‘spear, lance’; compare Gerl .
English (Suffolk): from the Middle English personal name Gerling, Girling. It is related to ancient Germanic Gerlo, Girlo, and is likewise a pet form of ancient Germanic names in gār, gēr ‘spear, lance’ (compare Gerard and Gerald ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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