Hennessey, David

  • 1835-1924
  • From Burnt Church, New Brunswick. In 1870, he was one of four partners who established the Annieville Cannery on the Fraser River across from New Westminster. 
  • The Annieville Cannery was the first fish cannery built in British Columbia. In the first season 30,000 1-lb cans of salmon were exported to England. 
  • He is buried in the Fraser Cemetery in New Westminster which occupies a spectacular site overlooking the Fraser River. Established about 1869, it is the final resting place for several of the region’s pioneers.
  • Great Grandson of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=3817
  • Find a GRAVE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70337093/david-savoy-hennesey