Brief Life History of Annie Adele
When Annie Adele Etherington was born on 8 February 1872, in Shelburne, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, her father, John Etherington, was 35 and her mother, Mary Helen Bower, was 26. She married Samuel A Ward on 23 May 1910, in Bracebridge, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Nova Scotia, Canada in 1872. She died on 15 July 1964, at the age of 92.
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Sources (10)
- Annie Etherington in household of John Etherington, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Annie Adele Etherington, "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- Annie Adele Etherington, "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
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World Events (4)
1909 · First Canadian Flight
The Silver Dart was the first recorded flight in Canada. It took off from Baddeck, Nova Scotia, on February 23, 1909, and was piloted by John Alexander Douglas McCurdy.
1921 · Racing Schooner Launched
The Bluenose racing schooner was launched on March 26, 1921, in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It was evident that the ship was nothing like other ships that had been launched.
1945 · HMCS Esquimalt Torpedoed
On April 16, 1945, the HMCS Esquimalt was torpedoed by German U-Boats. Thirty-nine men died, some due to the attack others to exposure to cold. Those that survived were rescued by the Sarnia.
Name Meaning
in northern England, a variant of Hetherington .
in southern England perhaps a variant of the now extinct surname Atherington, a habitational name from Atherington (Sussex). The placename is from the Old English personal name Ēadhere + -ing (connective particle) + tūn ‘estate, settlement’. This surname seems to have lost its medial -ing-. See Etherton .
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Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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