Herbert William Hygh

Herbert William Hygh, 1877 -1910

  • Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec.
  • Came to Nanaimo with family in 1890. Father was foreman of Hamilton Powder Company at Departurer Bay. Herbert died in a Powder manufacturers explosion of powder keg with four others. 
  • Buried in Nanaimo Municipal  Cemetery, British Columbia. 
  • Loyalist Ancestor: Lt. Donald MacLean, 1759-1825, Dunham, Monteregie Region, Quebec.