Rivers

(from The Strathroy Age, June 13, 1907)

Henry Rivers (1745–1826) was born in London, England. He was the only son of a family of six. His father was a British army officer who had seen active service in different parts of the world, having served under Sir John Moore at Corunna (Spain) in 1809 against Napoleon, where he received a rifle wound in the knee from which he never fully recovered.

In 1832 Henry’s parents, Henry, and his five sisters, came to Canada, settling in St. Thomas, where Henry’s father died from the effects of the wound he had received. The family then came west to Warwick Twp., settling on a land grant received from the crown.

Henry married Marie Westgate in 1855 at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, Ont. Henry and Marie had three sons and three daughters.

Chapter 24 of 25 - Rivers Family

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