When Russell Lemont Hunter was born on 8 October 1887, in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, Henry Gesner Pineo Hunter, was 25 and his mother, Rebecca Gibson Smith, was 22. He married Margaret Maria Trenholm on 22 December 1920, in Baie Verte, Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Linden, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1887. He died on 14 January 1968, in Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 80, and was buried in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
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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.
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.
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.
Scottish and northern English: occupational name from Middle English hunter(e) ‘huntsman’ (see Hunt ).
Irish (Antrim and Derry): adopted for Gaelic Ó Fiaich (see Fee ) due to confusion with the word fiadhach ‘hunt’.
History: A Scottish family of this name (see 1 above) has been established at Hunterston (Ayrshire) since the 13th century.
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