Brief Life History of David Andrew
When David Andrew Henderson was born on 26 November 1869, in Williamsburgh, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada, his father, Edward Henderson, was 62 and his mother, Elizabeth Sproule, was 44. He married Susannah Margaret Wallace on 7 October 1890, in Williamsburgh, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Ontario, Canada in 1911. He died on 21 December 1928, in Chesterville, North Dundas, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 59, and was buried in Maple Ridge, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.
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Sources (19)
- David Hendarson, "Canada Census, 1871"
- Legacy NFS Source: Andrew Henderson - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Andrew Henderson
- David Andrew Henderson, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
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World Events (4)
1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
1883 · Mining Boom
In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.
1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act
In 1886, Ontario passed its first Workmen's Compensation Act. This was in response to the number of railway workers that were being injured.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: usually from Middle English and Older Scots Hener(i)son ‘Henry's son’, occasionally from Middle English Hendeson ‘son of Hen’, a pet form of Henry , both with an intrusive -d-. Compare Hendrie . In Scotland Henderson was sometimes substituted for McKendrick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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