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Sydney Richard "Paul" Henneberry |
Halifax Mail Star, January 20, 2007 |
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HENNEBERRY, Sydney Richard "Paul" - Born in Devil's
Island on April 25, 1937, he passed away January 18,
2007, at the age of 69 in QEII Health Sciences
Centre, Halifax. He was a son of the late Fred and
Ruth (Purdy) Henneberry. He had his own cleaning
service, P and V, and he held a contract with
Downsview Mall, Sackville, for a number of years. He
later worked at Dalhousie University as a heavy duty
cleaner and he retired from there on April 22, 1997.
He is survived by stepdaughter, Christine Lovett,
Ontario; daughters, Sharon, Ontario; Paula Cameron,
Dartmouth; grandsons, Michael and Corey;
granddaughter, Victoria; many nieces and nephews;
sisters, Madeleine Paul, Halifax; Lila (Charles)
Hirshman, Lower Sackville; Sally Shears, Halifax;
brothers, Ralph (Patricia), Halifax; Tim (Ann),
Dartmouth; Jerry (Barbara), Dartmouth, and Michael,
Halifax. He was predeceased by his wife, Jenny
(Wagner) (Lovett) Henneberry; brother, Albert, and
sister, Judy. Cremation has taken place. Visitation
Tuesday, January 23, from 10 a.m. until the time of
the memorial service at 11 a.m., both in
Cruikshank's Halifax Funeral Home, Father O'Neill
officiating. Burial at a later date. In lieu of
flowers, donations to Canadian Cancer Society or a
charity of choice. The family would like to give a
special thanks to the nurses and medical staff of
4.1 for the care, compassion and dedication shown to
Paul. Your kindness will not be forgotten. |
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Benjamin H. Henneberry |
The Mail Star, October 13, 1951 |
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The death occurred early yesterday morning of
Benjamin
H. Henneberry at the home of his son, Alec, Eastern
Passage, at the age of 88 years. Born at
Devil's
Island he was a retired fisherman and for 42 years was coxsain of the lifesaving boats crew at Devil's
Island. He was a member of the Holy Name Society of
Saint Andrew's Church, Eastern Passage. Surviving are
five daughters, Mrs. Bertha Cruickshanks, Fletcher's
Lake; Hilda (Mrs. Clarence Henneberry), and Mrs. Alice
Henneberry, both of Devil's Island; Estella (Mrs.
Frank Maybee), Saugus, Mass.; and Mrs. Violet Hunt,
London, Ont.; three sons, Alec and Edmund, Eastern
Passage; and Ralph, Saugus, Mass.; 32 grandchildren
and 62 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held
from the home of his son, Alec, Eastern Passage, on
Monday morning followed by services during Mass at
8:45 o'clock at Saint Andrew's Church conducted by
Rev. Father A. A. Francis. Interment will be in Saint
Andrew's Church Cemetery. |
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Benjamin H. Henneberry |
Halifax Mail Star,
October 15, 1951 (p.18) |
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Pay tribute to Singer of Folk Songs:
Eastern Passage, Oct. 15 - A large number of friends
and acquaintances from this vicinity and from
Dartmouth assembled this morning to pay final tribute
to Benjamin H Henneberry. The funeral was held from
the home of his son, Alexander Henneberry, with whom
the deceased had lived since 1944. Requiem High Mass
was sung at Saint Andrew's Church by Rev. A. A.
Francis. The burial service took place in the village
cemetery adjoining. Benjamin Henneberry was born on
bleak Devil's Island in 1863, and remained there
nearly the whole of his long life. During most of the
time, he gained a livelihood from the sea, rowing
often in earlier years some seven or eight miles with
a partner to reach the fishing banks by dawn. "Ben" Henneberry's fame, however extended far beyond his
small sea-girt island, for in all Nova Scotia, he was
by far the most comprehensive and versatile singer of
ancient and modern ballads, according to Miss
Helen
Creighton. He knew hundreds of them, songs and ballads
of known and unknown authorship, that he had either
heard sung or had seen in print, since his boyhood,
remained until the last, firmly implanted in his
remarkable memory.
Mr. Henneberry brought
fame to Nova Scotia most especially about two years
ago when four of his ballads were used in the picture
"The Rising Tide", produced by the National Film Board
of Canada. In addition his contributions over the past
25 years to the folklore of this province were most
extensive and exclusive. Many of these are preserved
for posterity in the two volumes of Miss Helen
Creighton, "Nova Scotia Ballads", and "Traditional
Songs from Nova Scotia". Tunes of many old ballads,
which would otherwise have been forgotten, have
likewise been kept for future generations by means of
gramophone and other recordings. Some very rare
ballads sung by Mr. Henneberry were even sought in the
United States, being recorded a few years ago for the
files of the Archive of American Folk Song at
Washington D.C. In Canada, more of his contributions
to native folklore have been preserved on recordings,
as well as in print, at the Ottawa National Museum. |
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