Farmer.
Born at Exeter, England on 31 March 1848, son of Thomas Hern and Elizabeth Manning, the family emigrated to Canada and settled on a farm in Perth County. He quit school at the age of 16 to work on the family farm until 1881 when he came to Manitoba where he farmed 320 acres in Sections 25 and 26, Township 13, Range 24 near Hamiota.
On 15 January 1875, he married Rebecca Brethour (1852-1919) and they had seven children: Rebecca A. Hern, J. Wesley Hern, Sidney A. Hern, William Lorne Hern, David J. Hern, Samuel C. B. Hern, and Gilbert S. Hern. He was a member of the Anglican church and Canadian Order of Foresters. He died at Hamiota on 23 April 1925 and was buried in the Hamiota Cemetery.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
Death registrations [Rebecca Hern, William Hern], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Death of Mrs. Wm. Hern,” The Echo, 13 March 1919, page 8.
“Pioneer of Hamiota district passes away,” The Echo, 30 April 1925, page 4.
“Hamiota pioneer dies,” Free Press Evening Bulletin, 29 April 1925, page 8.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 25 May 2024
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