Orrin Henry

Orrin Henry was born April 20, 1841, in Hespeler, Minto Twp., Wellington Co., Canada West, and died May 17, 1911, in St Joseph's hospital, Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 70. Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. He is the son of William Henry of New York, NY, and Dorcas Abbey was born April 2, 1812, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada.

Clara Pallister was born Jan - Mar, 1840, in St. Mary Borough, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire East Riding, England, and died June 6, 1900, in Guelph, Guelph Twp., Wellington South, Ontario, Canada, at age 60. Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. She is the daughter of Thomas Pallister of County Yorkshire, England, and Elizabeth "Eliza" Sargeant of London, England. Eliza died September 29, 1893, in Guelph, Guelph Twp., Wellington South, Ontario, Canada, at age 78. Thomas died December 14, 1893, in Guelph, Guelph Twp., Wellington South, Ontario, Canada, at age 77.

Orrin Henry and Clara Pallister were married 1864 in Whitby Twp., Canada West.

Orrin Henry and Clara (Pallister) Henry had six children:

  1. Emily Jane Henry: Born November 25, 1868, in Ontario, Canada; Died June 18, 1936, in Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., CA (age 67). Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Never married.
  2. Eliza Dorcas Henry: Born June 10, 1866, in Waterloo, Upper Canada; Died June 1, 1914, in Guelph Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Married September 21, 1892, in Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada, to Jeremiah Joseph Fox: Born July 21, 1852, in Dundas, Ontario, Canada; Died June 24, 1936, in General Hospital, Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada (age 83). Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.
  3. Clara Rosana Rebena Henry: Born April 1, 1872, in Waterloo, Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada; Died November 8, 1915, in Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada (age 43). Married June 20, 1894, in Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada, to John Donaldson: Born November 16, 1864, in Lemesieur, Leeds, Megantic Co., Quebec, Canada; Died June 27, 1957, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (age 92).
  4. Mary Ann "Anna" Henry: Born October 1, 1875, in Hespeler, Minto Twp., Wellington Co., Canada; Died 1973 in Unknown (age 98). Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Married January 1, 1901, at Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada, to John A. Mooney: Born April, 1873, in Quebec, Canada; Died 1945 in Unknown (about age 72).  
  5. Ellen Florence Priscilla "Nellie/Nell" Henry: Born August 3, 1877, in Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; Died September 17, 1939, in California (age 61). Likely buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Married after 1925 in California to Frank Wiseman: Born Unknown; Died Unknown.
  6. Sarah Edith Isabella Henry: Born August 26, 1880, in Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada: Died April 25, 1925, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (age 44). Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada. Married June 13, 1910, in Guelph, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada, to Peter H. Donaldson: Born September 1, 1876, in Ontario, Canada; Died March 4, 1945, in Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada (age 68). Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada.

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Ontario was known as: "Upper Canada" from December 26, 1791, to February 10, 1841; "Canada West" from February 10, 1841, to July 1, 1867; and "Ontario" after July 1, 1867.

Clara Pallister was born Jan - Mar, 1840, in St. Mary Borough, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire East Riding, England.

Orrin Henry was born April 23, 1841, in Hespeler, Minto Twp., Wellington Co., Canada West.

Orrin Henry and Clara Pallister were married 1864 in Whitby Twp., Wellington Co., Canada West.

The 1881 Canadian Census shows Docas Henry (age 69) born in Ontario, Canada, is a Widow with Christian religion, and is living in the Town of Harriston, Wellington North District,  Ontario, Canada. Living with her are: Rosa Henry (age 22) born in Ontario, Canada, an unmarried Female; and Ellsens Shannon (age 10) born iin Ontario, Canada.

Clara (Pallister) Henry died June 6, 1900, in Guelph Twp., Wellington South, Ontario, Canada, at age 60. Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Clara (Pallister) Henry Death Record.

Orrin Henry died May 17, 1911, in St Joseph's hospital, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, at age 70. Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Orrin Henry Death Record.

Thomas Pallister Sr., Anna's great grandfather, was born in Yorkshire (Huddersfield). A note from a member of the family states she was told the Pallister family fled England for Holland before the ascendancy of Mary and William to the throne. From there he apparently immigrated to the new world, and possibly lived in Pennsylvania before moving to Canada. By 1815, when their son Thomas was born, they were living in Guelph, Ontario where he was a master tailor at a store on Market Square. His wife's name is unknown and his son Thomas (1815-1893) married Eliza whose surname is also unknown. Clara was their oldest daughter. Her younger sister Emily married David Henry. Thomas Jr. operated the Commercial Hotel in Guelph. William Henry sold his land in 1863 to Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Henry who in turn sold it in 1866 to William Henry, Jr. Orrin Henry is listed in the Ontario Census of 1871 as a farmer, age 28, living in Waterloo, South Township. His religion was New Connexions (This church was a Methodist offshoot established in Ontario in l837. It merged with the Methodist Church in l884, and became a part of the United Church of Canada in l920). Sometime after 1871 the family moved to Guelph where Orrin owned and operated the Commercial Hotel located on Market Square which had been the property of his father-in-law, Thomas Pallister. Either at this or another location he later ran a general store. An existing picture shows the varied merchandise handled in the store. My grandmother Anna had two sets of china from her father's store and I believe worked in the store prior to her marriage.

Orrin and Clara (Pallister) had a family of six girls:

1. Emily (1863-1936) Emily was unmarried. In the early part of the twentieth century she worked in the YWCA in Regina, Sask. and in fact, she and her sister Nell were trapped in the clothes closet of their room in the Y during the Regina cyclone of 1912. The rooms next to theirs were demolished. The two sisters later moved to California where Emily died in 1936. She is interred with her parents in Woodlawn Cemetery in Guelph.

2. Eliza Dorcas (1866-1915). She was born in Guelph where she married Jeremiah Joseph Fox (1852-1936), the son of Edward Theophilius Fox and Mary Sherwood Hughes. They had two children: John Henry Fox (1894-1976) m. Janet Holmwood. Their sons are William John, born 1923 who married Muriel Lether (both still living Kitchener, ON). Bill and Muriel have daughter Louise Ann, b. 1952 (married Douglas Beaton), and son Paul William and all are still living; Charles James 1896-1977. Eliza Dorcas and her husband Jeremiah Joseph Fox are buried in Guelph.

3.  Clara (Clara Rosanah Robina) (1872-1915), m. John Donaldson (1864-1956). Clara was born in Guelph, Ontario. Her husband, John Donaldson was the son of Peter Donaldson. John's brother, Peter Jr. married Clara's sister, Edith Henry. John was a general merchant and postmaster in Grand Forks, N. Dak. He was 50 yrs. in the United Church choir and 50 years a Mason. Their family was:
i.  Bruce (1895-1945), m. Doris Kennedy in 1921. He was a director of the YMCA in Long Beach and General Secretary of the YMCA in Miami, Arizona. He served as a Private in the 68th battalion in WW I. His children were Bruce (who died age 21)
ii John (1879-1999(
iii  Vera Anna (1901-1931), drowned in New Westminster, BC;
iv  Bernice (1913-1978) (Mrs. Lester Brown)
v  Clarence Henry (1907-1972);

4.   Anna (Mary Anna)  (1873-1973) m. John A. Mooney (l873-1945) (Anna christened Mary Anne). Anna and John Mooney's Family:
i    Henry (1902-1902) 
ii   Flora Eunice Clara (Feb 2, 1904-1980) was born in Guelph, m. Steele Sifton (deceased)
iii  Orrin Renwick (December 17,1906 - November 11, 1979) m. Jean Berneldine McCaw (deceased)
iv  Grace Edith (1909-1987) m. James T. Wilson (deceased)
v  Jean Dorothy (1910-2002), unmarried.

5.  Nellie (Ellen Florence Priscilla) Married Frank Wiseman  No issue

6.  Edith (Sarah Edith Isabella) married Peter Donaldson with family of: 
i.  Jean Helen Donaldson 1911- May 24, 1933 at age 22.

ii.   Effie Charlotte Donaldson 1913- She married Edgar Bailey (1912-1977) Daughter Linda Bailey born 1949. married Larry Balano. One son Cory Balano.

iii. Dorothy Edith Donaldson Born Grand Forks in 1916. Married Jack T. Johnson (1913-1982) on September 7, 1939 in Montana. Both gave their residence as Trail. They had two children Terry and Debbie Johnson.

iv. Alexander Donaldson 1921-1998 Alexander married and had four children: Peggy, Susan, Barbara and Peter

v. William Donaldson 1923-1995. His wife was Margaret and they had a family of William Jr. and Kathy