When Alexander Dawson Henderson Jr. was born on 16 February 1895, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, his father, Alexander Dawson Henderson Sr., was 30 and his mother, Ella Margaret Brown, was 26. He married Mary Barnes Billings Anthony on 14 February 1920, in New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Suffern, Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States in 1919. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 9 July 1964, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Central, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, United States.
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English: patronymic meaning ‘son of Dawe’, from the Middle English personal name Daw(e) (see Daw 1 and 2), which is sometimes a pet form of David (see 2 below) but more generally of Rauf or Raw (i.e. Ralph ), of which Daw(e) is a rhyming form. Alternatively, the patronymic could mean ‘son of Daud(e)’, another Middle English pet form of Ralph evidently used interchangeably with Dawe. Dawson is one of the most numerous patronymics.
Scottish: patronymic, ‘son of Dawe’. In Scotland Dawe is a diminutive of David (compare 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAlexander Dawson Henderson Jr. was a man of great compassion. Throughout his lifetime, he demonstrated a constant concern for the welfare of young children. He worked on projects in education, medicin …
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