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Harvey Dixon Trenholm (1883 - 1922)

Harvey Dixon Trenholm
Born in Cape Tormentine, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canadamap
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Husband of — married 4 Jul 1907 in Elgin, Albert, New Brunswick, Canadamap
Husband of — married 30 Aug 1916 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canadamap
Husband of — married 15 Mar 1922 in Meductic, York, New Brunswick, Canadamap
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Died at age 39 in Benton Ridge, Carleton, New Brunswickmap
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Biography

Was a fisherman before WWI. Served in the war as a private.[1] Married three times. He and his third bride Olive (Swim) Trenholm had been married only two weeks when they were murdered by her cousin Bennie Swim who was hanged for the murder in 1922.[2]
Pvt. Harvey Trenholm served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I
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Name: Harvey Dixon Trenholm. Given Name: Harvey Dixon. Surname: Trenholm. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Born 15 MAR 1883. Cape Tormentine, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. [3] [4]

Died 27 MAR 1922. Benton Ridge, Carleton, New Brunswick. [4] [5]

Buried in the family plot at Bayfield Cemetery. A wooden marker marked his grave, but it was not replaced.[6]

Census: 1901 Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. [3]

Marriage Husband Harvey Dixon Trenholm. Wife Bessie Gertrude Hayward. Child: Gladys Gertrude Trenholm. Marriage 4 JUL 1907. Elgin, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada. [7]

Husband Harvey Dixon Trenholm. Wife Dorina Rose Burgess. Marriage 30 AUG 1916. Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. [8]

Husband Harvey Dixon Trenholm. Wife Olive M Swim. Marriage 15 MAR 1922. Meductic, York, New Brunswick, Canada. [9]

Sources

  1. ↑ Library and Archives Canada medical record
  2. ↑ Capital Punishment UK: Executions in Canada from 1860 to abolition.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Source: #S1262 Westmorland Co, NB, Botsford, Dist A-4, p.3, T6445
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Source: #S753 Trenholm Family <Trenholm.org>, viewed 28 May 2012
  5. ↑ Source: #S564 Carleton Co GenWeb 'The Carleton County man who was Hung Twice "Benny Swim"' <http://sites.rootsweb.com/~nbcarlet/hanging.htm>, viewed 28 may 2012
  6. ↑ Twice to the Gallows, pp. 62-63
  7. ↑ Source: #S753 Trenholm Family <Trenholm.org>, viewed 28 May 2012
  8. ↑ Source: #S753 Trenholm Family <Trenholm.org>, viewed 28 May 2012
  9. ↑ Source: #S753 Trenholm Family <Trenholm.org>, viewed 28 May 2012
  • Source: S1262 1901 Canadian Census, p.1
  • Source: S564 E-Mail, Newsgroup postings and web pages Note: relevant e-mails and newsgroup posting are in SOURCES folder
  • Source: S753 Information from Barbara Trenholm-Merklinger




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