James (Red Jim) Cannon HENNIGAR
1834 - 1924 (90 years)-
Name James (Red Jim) Cannon HENNIGAR [1, 2] Born 8 Oct 1834 Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S. 
[3, 4] Christened 19 Jul 1835 [3, 4] Gender Male Died 5 Nov 1924 Halifax, N.S. [3, 5] Buried 7 Nov 1924 St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S. Person ID I95 Densmore Last Modified 1 Sep 2013
Married 6 Apr 1825 St. Paul's Anglican Church, Rawdon, Hants Co., N.S. [6, 7, 8] Family ID F15006 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Jane MCLEARN, b. 26 Jul 1834, Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S. , d. 2 Sep 1909, Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S. (Age 75 years) Married 10 Oct 1861 Halifax, N.S. [3, 4] - www.novascotiagenealogy.com
Birth: Registration Year: 1869 - Book: 1812 - Page: 89 - Number: 188 (wedding date appears to be 10 Oct 1862)
Birth of Charlotte: Registration Year: 1870 - Book: 1812 - Page: 126 - Number: 252 (wedding date is 10 Oct 1861)
Birth of Rhoda: Registration Year: 1874 - Book: 1812 - Page: 259 - Number: 519 (wedding date is 10 Oct 1861)
Birth of Ada: Registration Year: 1876 - Book: 1813 - Page: 49 - Number: 400 (gives wedding date of 10 Oct 1867 or 1861)
Birth of John: Registration Year: 1872 - Book: 1812 - Page: 181 - Number: 111 (gives date as 10 Oct 1862 at Halifax)
Children 1. Matthew M. HENNIGAR, b. 20 Jul 1862, Nova Scotia , d. 1938 (Age 75 years)2. Mary HENNIGAR, b. 21 Nov 1863, Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S. , d. 1 Feb 1937, Truro, Colchester Co., N.S. (Age 73 years)3. Uzziah HENNIGAR, b. 8 Jan 1865, Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S. , d. 10 May 1873, Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S. (Age 8 years)4. Lemuel A. HENNIGAR, b. 29 Apr 1866, Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S. , d. 6 Jul 1915, Sydney, Cape Breton, N.S. (Age 49 years)5. Emeline HENNIGAR, b. 18 Sep 1867, Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S. , d. 24 Jan 1938, Tucson, Pima, AZ, USA (Age 70 years)6. Monson Goudge HENNIGER, b. 16 Feb 1869, Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S. , d. 28 Jan 1938, Smith Falls, Ontario (Age 68 years)7. Charlotte H. HENNIGAR, b. 8 Apr 1870, Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S. , d. 1 Aug 1948, Halifax, N.S. (Age 78 years)8. John Brown HENNIGAR, b. 3 Jan 1872, Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S. , d. Yes, date unknown9. Ezra Churchill HENNIGAR, b. 6 Jul 1873, Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S. , d. 26 May 1959, Grand Forks, B.C. (Age 85 years)10. Rhoda HENNIGAR, b. 17 Oct 1874, Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S. , d. Yes, date unknown11. Ada HENNIGER, b. 13 May 1876, Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S. , d. 1957 (Age 80 years)12. James Erven HENNIGAR, b. 16 Oct 1877, Upper Kennetcook, Hants Co., N.S. , d. 29 Jun 1949, Truro, Colchester Co., N.S. (Age 71 years)Last Modified 15 May 2013 Family ID F15020 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- www.novascotiagenealogy.com
-
Notes - OCCUPATION: Farmer
Maurice Hennigar remembers his Uncle Jimmy as a 'Santa-type' figure with a long white beard. Uncle Jimmy used to give him a dime if he helped him tie up his boots. Uncle Jim was the carpenter who helped build the farmhouse in Upper Kennetcook.
1871 Census, NS, Hants Co., Noel (d2), Dwelling #108, Family #115:
HENNIGAR, JAMES M 36
HENNIGAR, JANE F 36
HENNIGAR, JOSHUA M 30 (brother)
HENNIGAR, CHARLES M 25 (brother)
HENNIGAR, MATTHEW M 9
HENNIGAR, MARY F 7
HENNIGAR, UZIAH M 6
HENNIGAR, LEMUEL M 4
HENNIGAR, EMELINE F 3
HENNIGAR, MONSON G. M 2
HENNIGAR, CHARLOTTE F 1
1881 Census, Gore, Hants, N.S. District 18 I, p. 56
James HENIGAR M Male German 46 NS Farmer Church of England
Jane HENIGAR M Female Irish 46 NS Presbyterian
Matthew HENIGAR Male German 18 NS School Teacher Church of England
Mary HENIGAR Female German 17 NS Church of England
Lemuel HENIGAR Male German 15 NS Son Church of England
Emeline HENIGAR Female German 13 NS Church of England
Morrison HENIGAR Male German 12 NS Church of England
Charlotte HENIGAR Female German 11 NS Church of England
Ezra HENIGAR Male German 7 NS Church of England
John HENIGAR Male German 9 NS Church of England
Rhoda HENIGAR Female German 6 NS Church of England
Ada HENIGAR Female German 4 NS Church of England
Irvin HENIGAR Male German 3 NS Church of England
1901 Census Hants (#34) Gore e Page 1
37 10 Hennigar James M Head M Oct 8 1834 66
38 10 Hennigar MaryJane F Wife M Jul 26 1834 66
39 10 Hennigar Lemuel M Son S Apr 29 1866 34
40 10 Hennigar Rhoda F Daughter S Oct 17 1874 25
41 10 Hennigar Ada F Daughter S May 2 1876 24
1911 Census/ Nova Scotia / Hants / 4 Douglas poll district / page 6
46 57 Hennigar James M Head W Oct 1834 76
47 57 Hennigar Ada F Daughter S May 1876 35
St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Upper Kennetcook
234. Mary Jane McLearn, s/o James Hennigar, d. Sept. 2, 1909 aged 75 yrs.
James Hennigar 1839-1924 (note difference in birth date)
(side) C.H. Power 1870-1948
Ada 1876-1957
(back) Matthew M. 1862-1938
Mamie, his wife, 1875-1943
(other side) Lemuel A. d. July 6, 1915 aged 49 yrs.
Uzziah 1865-1873 - (Research):HEN-17, HEN-30, HEN-36. HEN-51, HEN-54, MCL-1, HEN-57, HEN-58, HEN-HH5(7, 29)
HEN-HH5(7) gives death date as Nov. 5, 1924.
www.novascotiagenealogy.com
Death: Registration Year: 1924 - Book: 104 - Page: 1009 - Number: (gives father as John Albro Hennigar and mother as Mary Mc; registered by James Hennigar, son)
- OCCUPATION: Farmer
-
Sources - [S107] Hennigar Family, Carl Hennigar, Jr., (Self-published, 1995-1996).
- [S82] Hennigar.
- [S50] Rawdon/Douglas, John Victor Duncanson, Pg. 251 (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. 172 (Reliability: 3), 4 Nov 2007.
- [S84] Isabel Henniger, RNSHS, 2007, Isabel Pilkington Henniger, (Journal of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society, Vol. 10, 2007), p. 172 gives date of buiral as 7 Nov 1923. (Reliability: 3), 4 Nov 2007.
- [S50] Rawdon/Douglas, John Victor Duncanson, Pg. 250 (Reliability: 3), 31 Dec 2005.
- [S84] Isabel Henniger, RNSHS, 2007, Isabel Pilkington Henniger, (Journal of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society, Vol. 10, 2007), p. 171 (Reliability: 3), 3 Nov 2007.
- [S89] Isabel Henniger, GSP, Isabel Pilkington Henniger, (The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, Volume 44-Number 4, Fall/Winter 2006.), p. 311 (Reliability: 3), 7 Apr 2007.
- [S107] Hennigar Family, Carl Hennigar, Jr., (Self-published, 1995-1996).