Henry Hurd
ID # 8546, (1845-1925)
| Father | Jehial Hurd (1798-1881) |
| Mother | Catherine Kilburn (1798-1864) |
| Baptism | Henry Hurd was baptized on 15 January 1845 at Rideau. |
| Marriage | He married Ann Jane McTavish on 21 July 1864 at Grey County. MS248 reel 6, Vol. 13, page 98. Grey County Marriage Register Extracted from a list of marriages solemnized by John Foster, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Canada, for the year ending 31st December, A.D. 1864 Henry P. Hurd, 19, born Canada, residing Euphrasia. Parents Jehiel and Cathrine Hurd. Ann Jane McTavish, 21, born Scotland, residing Euphrasia. Parents Peter and Isabella McTavish. Witnesses Stephen Hurd and Sarah M. Taylor, both of Euphrasia. On July 21st, 1864. |
| Marriage | He married Sarah Antoinette Bell on 6 July 1878 at Markdale, Glenelg Twp., Grey Co.. Mrge reg. 003004-78 Glenelg Twp., Grey Co. Henry Hurd, 33, bachelor, farmer, Methodist. Born Rideau, residing Euphrasia. Parents Jehiel and Cathrine Hurd. Sarah Antoinette Kerr, 27, widow, Methodist. Born Newmarket, Ontario, residing St. Vincent. Parents George and Mary Bell. Witnesses Ellen Galloway and Emma Richardson, both of Markdale. On 6 JUly, 1878, at Markdale, by Jos. Galloway, minister. |
| Death | He died on 20 July 1925 at Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, at age 80. |
| Burial | He was buried on 22 July 1925 at Thornbury-Clarksburg Union Cemetery, Collingwood Twp., Grey Co.. |
| Note | When Henry married Sarah Antoinette Bell in 1878, he gave 'Rideau' as his place of birth. Just what was intended is difficult to say, but it seems reasonable to believe that he meant that he was born on or near the Rideau River. As mentioned in notes for Jehial Hurd, Henry's father, the every person census for Osgoode Township in Carleton County has not survived. The agricultural census, however, has survived. This places Jehial on lot 4 of the 1st concession of Osgoode. This would not be directly on the Rideau, but not so far away. When Henry died in Detroit in 1925, his wife Sarah A. Bell, so shown, tells that Henry's place of birth was Ottawa. Again, this is probably not entirely accurate, but, again, not a great distance away. (See notes for father Jehial.) We probably do not have the full story, but given that Henry was born some seven years prior to the 1851 agricultural census, begun in January of 1852, chances are such that it's likely that he was born in Osgoode Township. Henry's first wife, Ann Jane McTavish, whom he married in 1864, died in 1875. A death registration for her has not been found, but she is buried in Thornby-Clarksburg Union Cemetery and, evidently, in the same plot as Henry's parents. Henry was buried there in 1925. Per Find-a-Grave, Henry's second wife, Sarah Antoinette Bell, is buried in British Columbia. Henry's name appears on the family gravestone in Thornbury with those of his parents. The piller stone was probably erected some years after the passing of his mother in 1864, but does have the advantage or presenting her maiden name, Kilburn. Death reg. State of Michigan, Certificate of Death Henry P. Hurd, residence 3126 Wabash, died on 7-20-1925. Married. Name of wife Sarah A. Bell. Date of birth Jan. 15, 1845. Age 80 yrs, 6 mos., 5 dys. Occupation farmer, retired. Place of birth Ottawa, Canada. Parents Jehiel Hurd and Katherine Kilbern, both born Canada. Physician Edward Thornton. Informant Mrs. Sarah A. Bell, 3126 Wabash. Burial Thornbury, Ontario, 7-22-25. Henry's death registration was found on Michiganology. |
| Last Edited | 20 Apr 2021 |