flag male ancestor  James  HENDERSON

  (b. 3 September 1839 Como, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada   d. 29 April 1910 North Ely, Shefford, Quebec, Canada )  

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James HENDERSON was born 3 September 1839 in Como, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada

James HENDERSON was the child of George HENDERSON   and   Bridget GOWLING

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James  married  Hannah DAVIDSON 27 April 1869 in Montréal, Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hannah DAVIDSON  was born 19 November 1851 in Boscobel, Le Val-Saint-François, Quebec, Canada.  Hannah died 31 October 1925 in Ely, Shefford, Quebec, Canada.  Hannah was the child of William Wilkinson DAVIDSON and Mary LANCASTER.

James HENDERSON died 29 April 1910 in North Ely, Shefford, Quebec, Canada.
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James HENDERSON married flag female ancestor Hannah DAVIDSON-- Date: 27 April 1869 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Hannah DAVIDSON was the child of William Wilkinson DAVIDSON and Mary LANCASTER


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birth1839 Birth
3 September 1839
Como, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
marriage1869 Marriage / Partner
James HENDERSON and Hannah DAVIDSON 27 April 1869, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 29 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1885 Birth of Child
Dinah Jane "Dee" HENDERSON was born 16 January 1885, Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Québec, Canada (Shefford)

James was 45 years old.
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
marriage1900 Marriage of Child
Dinah Jane "Dee" HENDERSON married 19 April 1900, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton) to Henry Charles LAFRANCE
Kings and Queens1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
death1910 Death
29 April 1910
North Ely, Shefford, Quebec, Canada

He died at the age of 70.
Added: 11/11/2021 4:07:49 PM - Updated: 10/22/2025 12:16:26 PM

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