Henry Gesner Kerr

M, b. 2 August 1843, d. 25 November 1915
FatherEbenezer Kerr b. c 1796, d. 15 Mar 1870
MotherCarolyn Lavinia Gesner b. 22 May 1809, d. 1 May 1890
Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Pamela Joyce Wood
     Henry Gesner Kerr was born on 2 August 1843 at Parrsboro, Cumberland Co, Nova Scotia; Henry's marriage to Hattie Gow in 1881 records that he was born in Fox River.1,2 He was the son of Ebenezer Kerr and Carolyn Lavinia Gesner. Henry Gesner Kerr was born on 5 August 1843.3 He married Lucy Diana Gabriel on 21 February 1866 at Parrsboro, Cumberland Co, Nova Scotia.4,5,6 Henry Gesner Kerr married Hattie (?) on 8 June 1881 at Parrsboro, Cumberland Co, Nova Scotia; Henry was a 38 year old widower and Hattie was 20.3,2 Henry Gesner Kerr died on 25 November 1915 at Amherst, Cumberland Co, Nova Scotia, at age 72; His death record also indicates he was born in Fox River. He had tuberculosis for a period of two months.7,8 He was buried at Fox River, Cumberland Co, Nova Scotia.7

Family 1

Lucy Diana Gabriel b. c 1848, d. Dec 1880
Marriage*He married Lucy Diana Gabriel on 21 February 1866 at Parrsboro, Cumberland Co, Nova Scotia.4,5,6 
Children

Family 2

Hattie (?) b. 22 May 1861
Marriage*Henry Gesner Kerr married Hattie (?) on 8 June 1881 at Parrsboro, Cumberland Co, Nova Scotia; Henry was a 38 year old widower and Hattie was 20.3,2 
Children
Last Edited8 Jan 2013

Citations

  1. [S223] A.D. Gates, Notes on James Kerr..., p. 9.
  2. [S880] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management , Marriage Bonds, Cumberland Co, Marriage of Henry G. Kerr and Hattie Gow, 1881.
  3. [S418] 1901 Canadian Census , Nova Scotia, Cumberland Co, Polling District #34. d(1), page 1, Schedule 1 Microfilm T-6449.
  4. [S880] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management , Marriage Bonds, Cumberland Co, Marriage of Henry G. Kerr and Lucy Gabriel, 1866.
  5. [S842] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, online https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/, Birth of Aleida May Kerr, Year: 1874 - Book: 1805 - Page: 222 - Number: 308.
  6. [S842] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, online https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/, Birth of Julia Charlotte Kerr, Year: 1870 - Book: 1805 - Page: 128 - Number: 344.
  7. [S880] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management , Marriage Bonds, Cumberland Co, Death of Henry G. Kerr, 1915.
  8. [S221] Toronto Branch of The United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada, Loyalist Lineages of Canada 1783-1983, p. 356.
  9. [S842] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, online https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/, Birth of Mary Harriet Kerr, Year: 1868 - Book: 1805 - Page: 79 - Number: 457.