Henry
George
"Harry"
DeWolf
Born about in Nova Scotia, Canada
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of James Edward DeWolf
and Priscilla (Found) DeWolf
Brother of
Edwina Maude DeWolf, Ella May DeWolf, Elizabeth Ratchford DeWolf, Charles Frederick DeWolf, Arthur Wellesley DeWolf, John William DeWolf and Thomas Andrew Strange DeWolf
Husband of
Katie (Fitzmaurice) Dewolf
— married
25 Apr 1900 in Bedford, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Husband of
Muriel Maud (Lewis) DeWolf
— married
24 Sep 1927 in Upper Canard, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Father of
James Edwin Dwight DeWolf, Henry George DeWolf, Paul Ratchford DeWolf, Beryl Fitzmaurice (DeWolf) Gordon and Alice Starr (DeWolf) Shaw
Died
at about age 76
in Bedford, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
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Biography
Henry (Harry) was born Jan 10, 1876 probably in Nova Scotia, Canada.[1]
He married Kate A. Fitzmaurice in 1900 in Halifax County.[2]
The 1911 Cdn census lists Harry as a 35 yr old, NS born, English Cdn, Presbyterian adherent, steamship agent living @ 99 Victoria Rd., Halifax NS.[3]
In 1919 he was still living in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and a petitioner for the incorporation of the City Club (private club)[4]
He was married a second time on 24 Sep 1927 in Upper Canard, Kings County, NS, by Baptist rites, to Muriel Maud Lewis. [5]
The 1931 Cdn census lists Harry George as a 55 yr old, NS born, English-Cdn, Baptist adherent, owner-broker steamship company, living in Bedford, NS. [6]
He retired from the family owned steamship shipping agency in 1947. He started with the company circa 1888, as a 12 yr old, for a total of 59 yrs of service.
He died on 2 Sep 1952 in the Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was buried in Brookside Cemetery, Bedford, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, MEMORIAL ID208481106. [7][8][9]
Sources
- ↑ 1901 Census, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- ↑ Archives, Nova Scotia. "Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics - Nova Scotia Archives." (Registration Year: 1900 - Book: 1819 - Page: 226 - Number: 128) Accessed April 10, 2019. https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/ItemView.aspx?ImageFile=1819-226&Event=marriage&ID=63745.
- ↑ 1911 Cdn census NS 45 Halifax 1-C city pe 8
- ↑ NS Statutes 1919 Chap 141 pe 494-497
- ↑ Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Henry G. Dewolf and Muriel M. Lewis married in 1927 at Halifax County, Registration: Year: 1927 number: 50276. https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/marriage/?ID=193436
- ↑ 1931 Cdn census, NS, 10 Halifax, 11 Bedford-Rockingham, pe 28 line 22. https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Search?DataSource=Genealogy%7CCensus&ApplicationCode=1008&YearOfImmigration-slider=0&FirstName=Henry%20George%20&LastName=DeWolf&Age=55&Age-slider=0&YearOfBirth-slider=0&ProvinceCode=NS&
- ↑ Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths Henry George Dewolfe death at Halifax, Halifax County on September 2, 1952, Male, Death Registration: Year: 1952 number: 4414. https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/death/?ID=377623
- ↑ Brookside Cemetery, Bedford, NS. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208481106/henry-george-dewolf
- ↑ Archives, Nova Scotia. "Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics - Nova Scotia Archives." (Registration Year: 1952 - Page: 4414) Accessed April 10, 2019. https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/ItemView.aspx?ImageFile=1952-4414&Event=death&ID=356288.
See also:
- WikiTree profile DeWolf-72 created through the import of chisholmroberts.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Chris Chisholm. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Chris and others.
- For nickname Harry: Charles DeWolf of Guadaloupe, his ancestors and descendants : being a complete genealogy of the Rhode Island DeWolfs,&the descendants of Simon De Wolf, with their common descent from Balthasar de Wolf, of Lyme, Conn. (1668) : with a biographical introduction and appendices on the Nova Scotian de Wolfs and other allied families, with a preface by Bradford Colt de Wolf. https://archive.org/details/charlesdwolfofgu00perr/page/261/mode/1up?q=Fitz
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