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Charles Henry Davison

Charles Henry Davison[1]

Male 1840 - 1896  (56 years)

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  • Name Charles Henry Davison  [2, 3, 4] 
    Born 26 Jul 1840  Mill Village, Queens, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Christened 19 Dec 1840  Mill Village, Queens, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Gender Male 
    Resided 1873  Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    FindAGrave URL https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126642565 
    FindAGrave ID 126642565 
    FamilySearch ID LZKY-3M6 
    FamilySearch URL https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZKY-3M6 
    Died 26 Aug 1896  Bridgewater, New Dublin Twp., Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7, 8] 
    Buried Brookside Cemetery, Bridgewater, New Dublin Twp., Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2558  Main
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2021 

    Father Edward Doran Davison,   b. 10 Jun 1819, Mill Village, Queens Co., NS Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1894, Bridgewater, New Dublin Twp., Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Desiah Mack,   b. 11 Nov 1821,   d. 8 Apr 1886  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 18 Sep 1839  Mill Village, Queens Co., NS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1047  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Annie Foster,   b. 4 Feb 1849, Bridgewater, New Dublin Twp., Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1900  (Age 51 years) 
    Married 26 Feb 1873  Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9] 
    Children 
    +1. Archibald Foster Davison,   b. 20 Jan 1875, Bridgewater, New Dublin Twp., Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1927, Bridgewater, New Dublin Twp., Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
    +2. May Winnifred Davison,   b. 1 May 1879, Bridgewater, New Dublin Twp., Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1917  (Age 37 years)
    +3. Frederick Henry Davison,   b. 25 Aug 1892, Bridgewater, New Dublin Twp., Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1952, Bridgewater, New Dublin Twp., Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2021 
    Family ID F1058  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    E.D. Davison & Sons, Ltd.    		E.D. Davison & Sons, Ltd.
    Lumber Manufacturers, Bridgewater, NS - Collage of photos of Davison men involved in the company. Source: DesBrisay Museum
    Henry Davison    		Henry Davison
    From the E.D. Davison & Sons group photo.

    Documents
    E.D. Davison Lumber Co.    		E.D. Davison Lumber Co.
    Appearing in the 1896 McAlpines Nova Scotia Directory. This shows that two years after their father's death, the three sons (Charles, Edward and Frank) were running the company.
    Henry Davison Obituary    		Henry Davison Obituary
    Halifax Herald, Aug 28, 1896

    Headstones
    Charles Henry Davison    		Charles Henry Davison

  • Notes 
    • From the Halifax Herald 28 Aug 1896:

      "A telegram from Bridgewater announces the death of C. Henry Davison, which occurred shortly after noon yersterday.  Mr. Davison was a senior member of the immense lumber firm of Davison & Sons, Bridgewater, and his death will be much regretted." [10]

  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] John Spencer Howell, Jr., John Spencer Howell, Jr., (http://www.jhowell.com/ jhowell@jhowell.com).

    2. [S768] Betty (Parker) Wolfe, Betty (Parker) Wolfe, (2632 63rd Avenue South West, Calgary, AB T3E 5J7), p2.

    3. [S769] DesBrisay Museum Nicolas Davison Tree, Author unknown, (Two page tree, typed.), IMG_0037.jpg.

    4. [S957] Stuart Davison, (correspondence with John S. Howell, Jr.), email to JSHJr. 3 Jun 2004 - "my great grandfather".

    5. [S1701] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 27 Aug 2018), entry for Charles Henry Davison, person ID LZKY-3M6.
      ;Contributor: Betty Rhodenizer 1, bettyrhodenizer@gmail.com

    6. [S1701] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 17 Jan 2021), entry for Charles Henry Davison, person ID LZKY-3M6.
      ;Contributor: John Howell, jhowell@jhowell.com

    7. [S774] Gravestone photo by JSH, John Spencer Howell, Jr., (digital image file), IMG_0079.jpg.

    8. [S1234] Halifax Herald, 28 Aug, 1896 - DesBrisay Museum Archives / L. Bedford.

    9. [S1883] Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918, (Nova Scotia Archives), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99N6-D9JF?i=79&cc=2242886&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3ADX66-4Z6Z.

    10. [S1234] Halifax Herald, 28 Aug, 1896 - From DesBrisay Museum Archives / L. Bedford.



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