Sophronia Emery

Brief Life History of Sophronia

When Sophronia Emery was born in 1843, in Kings, New Brunswick, Canada, her father, James Emery, was 53 and her mother, Jane Bartlett, was 39. She married William Andrews on 7 December 1864, in New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Kingston, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada for about 20 years. She died on 18 February 1889, in Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 46.

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Family Time Line

William Andrews
1842–
Sophronia Emery
1843–1889
Marriage: 7 December 1864
Leslie P Andrews
1866–
Carrie Andrews
1867–
Frances May Andrews
1869–1942
Charlotte J Andrews
1874–

Sources (7)

  • Sophronia Andrews, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • Sophronia Emery, "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950"
  • Sophonia Emory in entry for Wm. Henry Ludlum and Frances May Andrews, "New York Marriages, 1686-1980"

World Events (4)

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.

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1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): from the ancient Germanic personal name Amalric, composed of the elements Amal (a dynastic name among the Goths) + rīk ‘realm, power’. The name was introduced into England from France by the Normans, developing into the Middle English personal name Amery, Emery (from Old French Amauri, Emaurri). Compare Amery , Amory , and 2 below.

French: from the Old French personal name Aimery, ancient Germanic Haimeric, from haim ‘home’+ rīc ‘power(ful)’. This may occasionally also be a derivation of the English surname (see 1 above). Compare Lemery .

Americanized form of German Hemmerich .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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