George HENNIGAR

1825 - 1896  (70 years)

• Name	George HENNIGAR  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	27 Dec 1825	Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S.   [4]
  Christened	6 May 1827  [5]
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Nov 1896	Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S.   [4, 5]
  Buried	St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S.
  Person ID	I91	Densmore
  Last Modified	15 May 2013

  
  

  Father	George HENNIGAR,   b. 8 May 1792, Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S. ,   d. 23 Jan 1870, Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S.  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Ruth ANTHONY,   b. 22 Jul 1802,   d. 1847  (Age 44 years)
  Married	20 Apr 1820	Douglas, Hants Co., N.S.   [5, 6, 7, 8]
  	Married by Mr. Twining. Divorced after 1840.
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F15014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Matilda BIGERT,   b. 1826, Ireland ? ,   d. 1889  (Age 63 years)
  Married	25 Mar 1856	Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S.   [5, 9, 10]
  	www.novascotiagenealogy.com Birth of Catherine: Registration  Year:  1866   - Book:  1812   - Page:  16   - Number:  270 Birth of Emma: Registration  Year:  1873   - Book:  1812   - Page:  229   - Number:  453
  Children	1. Rupert HENNIGAR,   b. 1854,   d. 1880  (Age 26 years)   2. Margaret Elizabeth HENNIGAR,   b. 15 Jul 1858, Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S. ,   d. 12 Dec 1908, Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S.  (Age 50 years)   3. Mary Jane HENNIGAR,   b. 29 Mar 1860, Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S. ,   d. 23 Feb 1902, Vancouver, B.C.  (Age 41 years)   4. Martha Morrison HENNIGAR,   b. 15 Dec 1861, Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S. ,   d. 28 Mar 1948, Halifax, N.S.  (Age 86 years)   5. Andrew HENNIGAR,   b. 1863,   d. 1881  (Age 18 years)   6. Catherine (Cassie) Elina HENNIGAR,   b. 13 Mar 1866, Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S. ,   d. 2 Sep 1945, Milford, Hants Co., N.S.  (Age 79 years)   7. Sarah Alice HENNIGAR,   b. 4 Mar 1869, Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S. ,   d. 8 May 1933, Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S.  (Age 64 years)   8. Emma Florence HENNIGAR,   b. 10 Oct 1873, Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S. ,   d. 1878  (Age 4 years)
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F15016	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1871 Census, NS, Hants, Noel (d2), Dwelling 111, Family 118 HENNIGAR, GEORGE M 44 HENNIGAR, MARY F 40 HENNIGAR, RUPERT M 14 HENNIGAR, MARGARET F 12 HENNIGAR, MARY F 11 HENNIGAR, MARTHA F 9 HENNIGAR, ANDREW M 8 HENNIGAR, CASSIE F 5 HENNIGAR, SARAH F 2 1881 Census, Gore, Hants, N.S., District 18 I, p. 41, Household 159 George HENIGAR   M   Male      German   54   NS   Farmer   Church of England Matilda HENIGAR   M   Female   Irish        51   Ireland           Church of England Rupert HENIGAR          Male      German   24   NS   Farmer   Church of England Margaret HENIGAR      Female   German   22   NS                 Church of England Mary HENIGAR            Female   German   21   NS                 Church of England Martha HENIGAR         Female   German   19   NS                 Church of England Cassie HENIGAR         Female   German   15   NS                 Church of England Sarah HENIGAR           Female   German   12   NS                 Church of England 1891 Census, NS, Hants 35, Gore 140, p. 32, Family 140,Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada Hennigar George  M  64  Married (born in NS as were his parents, Ch of England, farmer) Hennigar Matilda  F  62  Married  Wife  (born in NS, parents born in Ireland, Ch of England) Hennigar Sarah  F  21  Daughter  (born in NS, gen servant) Hennigar Melville  M  10  Son  (born in NS) St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Upper Kennetcook 194. George  Hennigar 1825-1895 (note different date of death)          Matilda, his wife, 1826-1889          Their children, Rupert 1854-1880          Andrew 1864-1881          Florence 1871-1878 (Research):HEN-17 HEN-27 Land release to Addison abuted George Hennigar's farm, HEN-28 Deed-in-Trust for Addison Hennigar from Christian Hennigar (RIN-90) HEN-30 HEN-58 copy of birthdates from family bible HEN-HH5(30) list of children HEN-HH20: There is some confusion over the name of his wife. Ron Garby says his wife was Matilda Miller, daughter of George Miller and Catherine Hennigar. Rawdon/Douglas p. 251 gives George's wife's name as Hannah Miller. Also HEN-HH5(1).

  
  

• Sources

  [S107] Hennigar Family, Carl Hennigar, Jr., (Self-published, 1995-1996). [S82] Hennigar. [S50] Rawdon/Douglas, John Victor Duncanson, Pg. 507 (Reliability: 3), 2 Jan 2006. [S50] Rawdon/Douglas, John Victor Duncanson, Pg. 250 (Reliability: 3), 2 Jan 2006. [S84] Isabel Henniger, RNSHS, 2007, Isabel Pilkington Henniger, (Journal of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society, Vol. 10, 2007), p. 169 (Reliability: 3), 31 Oct 2007. [S50] Rawdon/Douglas, John Victor Duncanson, Pgs. 78, 250 (Reliability: 3), 2 Jan 2006. [S86] Royal Highland Emigrants, Peter L.M.Ashley (Reliability: 3), 2 Jan 2006. [S89] Isabel Henniger, GSP, Isabel Pilkington Henniger, (The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, Volume 44-Number 4, Fall/Winter 2006.), p. 310 (Reliability: 3), 7 Apr 2007. [S50] Rawdon/Douglas, John Victor Duncanson, Pg. 250, 507 (Reliability: 3), 2 Jan 2006. [S73] Maurice Hennigar, Maurice Hennigar, (Maurice Hennigar Notes based on research at the Public Archives of Nova Scotia, correspondence and interviews with family members.) (Reliability: 3), 1 Feb 2006.