Henry Haddington Date

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• Interesting: house, business, life story
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25950
• Occupation: 1852, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; merchant
• Occupation: 1852, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; merchant
• Historic Building: 1858, 211 Water St. N., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; stone house
• Historic Building: 1858, 211 Water St. N., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; stone house
• Historic Building: 1858, 211 Water St. N., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; stone house
• Occupation: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

Notes:

Henry Haddington Date was born 24 Dec 1818 in Devonshire, England. Educated at the Sidcote Grammar School and came to Canada in 1834 settling at Burlington become coming to Galt. he was a manufacturer establishing the Galt Edge Tool Co. In 1851 aces from the factory won medals at the World's Fair in London England. He was Captain of the Galt Rifle Company in 1857, he left Galt about 1863 after a fire of his factory. He died in Montreal in 1905 and is buried in the Trinity Anglican Cemetery

Cambridge Mosiac, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book]

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"Mr. Date informs us that he has no intention of withdrawing his establishment from Galt and will continue to carry on the business here with increased vigor."

"Galt Edge Tool Factory" Dumfries Reformer, 6 March 1867 p. 2

Historic Building:
Stone house built in 1868 by Henry Harrington.

Historic Building:
Stone house built in 1868 by Henry Harrington. Later owned by Henry H. Date

Historic Building:
Stone house built in 1868 by Henry Harrington. Later owned by Henry H. Date

Henry — Mary Louise Distin. Mary (daughter of William Diston and ?, daughter of Mayor William Langmead Distin and Amelia Granville) was born 7 Oct 1824, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA; died 3 Mar 1903, Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Amelia Maria Mainwaring
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-388648
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

Amelia married Rienzi Athol Mainwaring 5 Jan 1876, St. Catharines, Welland, Ontario, Canada. Rienzi was born 30 Nov 1848, St. George, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; died 3 Aug 1905, Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]