Henry, Matthew George, 1839-1920.

Matthew George Henry, Presbyterian minister of Nova Scotia, was also pastor at intervals of churches in western New York. He lived in Chapel Hill, N.C., 1919-1920, with his son, George Kenneth Grant Henry, professor at the University of North Carolina.

From the description of Matthew George Henry papers, 1858-1920. WorldCat record id: 25224883

Matthew George Henry (1839-1920) was a Presbyterian minister in Nova Scotia, Canada, as well as several churches in western New York. He was the son of Samuel L. and Eleanor D. Henry of Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax County, Nova Scotia. Henry graduated college in 1863, was ordained in 1864, and married Mary Parker of Middle Musquodoboit in 1865. His brothers were Fred W., Sydney, and Edmund Henry. He may also have had a sister named Mary. His children were Miss Eleanor Dunlap Henry, George Kenneth Grant Henry, Joseph Kaye Henry, John Geddie Henry, Lavinia Parker Henry (Mrs. Ralph M. Cooke of Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Lilian Elizabeth Henry (Mrs. Frank W. Burnett of Southampton, N.Y.) He lived in Chapel Hill, N.C., 1919-1920, with his son, George Kenneth Grant Henry, professor at the University of North Carolina.

Henry's papers indicate that he lived in the following places in Canada and the United States: 1839, Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, Canada, born 15 March; 1858-1863, Glenelg, Truro, Cornwallis, and Halifax, as a student; October 1863, West St. Peters, Cape Breton Island, on a temporary assignment; 1863-1869, Clyde and Barrington and neighboring places in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia; October 1869, call received from the Board of Foreign Missions to go to the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu); 1876, Clyde; August 1877, call received to serve the congregations at Shubenacadie and Lower Stewaicke, Nova Scotia, likely served there until 1887; 1892, Genoa, N.Y.; 1894, Palmyra, N.Y.; 1896, St. Croix and Ellershouse, Nova Scotia; 1914, Jubilee held in July at Upper Canard church near Kentville, Nova Scotia, celebrating Henry's 50 years in the ministry; 1915, Geneva, N.Y.; 1919-1920, Chapel Hill, N.C.

From the guide to the Matthew George Henry Papers, ., 1858-1920, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)