Cinderella Amelia (Lyons) Newcomb (1820 - 1910)

 

Cinderella Amelia Lyons is a half sister to my 3rd great grandmother, Isabella Lyons Bill (1806 - 1872).  Her name intrigued me, so I decided to investigate her life.  Down the rabbit hole!

I had seen the name Cinderella before on a real person.  See this blog post HERE.  This is the only time I have found a Cinderella in my own family tree. The two examples of the name Cinderella I had seen were from the early 1800s.  So I checked the 1850 Federal Census to see how many women and girls had this fairy tale name!  According to Ancestry.com there were there are over 330,000 examples of this name in the 1850 census.  Wow!  And that wouldn't even include Cinderella Lyons, who was born and married in New Brunswick, Canada. 

My 4th great grandfather, Thomas Ratchford Lyons, the son of David Lyons and Elizabeth Ratchford, was born on 3 March 1780 in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia.  He married Ann Skinner, the daughter of Charles Skinner and Sarah Osborn, on 30 September 1802 in Cornwallis.  Ann was born 9 May 1786 in Cornwallis, and died 19 October 1815 in Cornwallis.  Later, Thomas remarried to Anne Griffin, the daughter of James Chipman Griffin and Sarah Harris, on 21 May 1818 in Sackville, Nova Scotia.  

Thomas had five children with each wife, Ann and Anne, six daughters and four sons.  Of course, the name Cinderella jumped out at me as being very interesting!  I was able to trace her life under her married name.

Cinderella Amelia Lyons was born on 19 November 1820 in Sackville, and married William Freeman Newcomb on 11 December 1845.  William was born on 18 March 1813 in Cornwallis, but the marriage document listed his residence as Roxbury (now part of Boston, Massachusetts), so he must have immigrated to the United States before the wedding.  Cinderella and William also had five children, and their birth records list their birthplaces as Roxbury, Massachusetts; Cornwallis, Nova Scotia; Lewiston, New York; New York; and Massachusetts. 

William died 9 June 1857 on Rainsford Island, Boston Harbor, and was listed as being buried there, too.  This bit of information sent me down another rabbit hole, since I was not familiar with Rainsford Island.  The vital records listed him as dying of apoplexy [probably a stroke], a carpenter, born in Nova Scotia, with no parents listed.  After some research I learned that there was a small pox and quarantine hospital on Rainsford Island, which was also known as Hospital Island, Pest House Island, and Quarantine Island.  He was only 44 years old, so perhaps William had been struck down by a contagious disease? There was no further information on the death record. There are no gravestones on Rainsford Island today, nor any standing buildings.  It is a protected part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Park, being off limits from April to September due to bird nesting, and no transportation to the island. According to Find A Grave, it is estimated that there are thousands of burials on this island, with only about 1, 599 names identified between 1854 to 1896.  About 350 bodies were removed in 1947 and reburied on Long Island.  

Cinderella lived a long life after her husband died.  She didn't pass away until 15 January 1910 in Boston. I found one obituary for her in far away New Mexico, in the Santa Fe New Mexican, 21 January 1910 ""Death of Mrs. C. A. Newcomb - Mrs. Cinderella Amelia Newcomb, mother of Judge William H. Newcomb, and Mrs. H. H. Betts of Silver City, died last week at Boston, Massachusetts, in her ninetieth year."  Despite being a widow with five children, and her husband being only a carpenter, her children did well in life.  Two lived in Massachusetts, one married the judge and removed to Silver City, New Mexico, and two unmarried daughters removed to Los Angeles and were buried at the prestigious Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. 

Cinderella is buried at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Boston.  I hope to find and photograph her tombstone when the weather improves. 

For the truly curious:

Tombstone Tuesday - Alice and Cinderella, 2012:   https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2012/10/tombstone-tuesday-alice-and-cinderella.html  

Surname Saturday - Lyons, 2013:

     https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2013/08/surname-saturday-lyons-loyalists-from.html  

A book about Rainsford Island, free and readable on Internet Archive "Rainsford Island: A Boston Harbor Case Study in Public Neglect and Private Activism" by William A. McEvoy and Robin Hazard Ray, 2019:    https://archive.org/details/rainsfordislandb00mcev_0 

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To cite/link to this blog post:  Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Cinderella Amelia (Lyons) Newcomb (1820 - 1910)", Nutfield Genealogy, posted May 2, 2023, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2023/05/cinderella-amelia-lyons-newcomb-1820.html: accessed [access date]). 

Happy Mother's Day! My Matrilineal Line

My matrilineal line:

My Mom, she graduated from Beverly, Hospital School of Nursing

My grandmother, Gertrude Matilda Hitchings.

She was born 1 August 1905 in Beverly, Massachusetts and died 3 November 2001 in Peabody, Massachusetts. She married Stanley Elmer Allen on 14 February 1925 in Hamilton. They had seven children. 

My great grandmother, Florence Etta Hoogerzeil.

She was born 20 August 1871 in Beverly, Massachusetts and died 10 February 1941 in Hamilton, Massachusetts. She married Arthur Treadwell Hitchings on 25 December 1890 in Beverly, Massachusetts. They had eight children. 

My great great grandmother, Mary Etta Healey, seated in the front row with the baby on her lap.

She was born 19 May 1852 in Beverly, Massachusetts and died 23 July 1932 in Beverly, Massachusetts.  She married Peter Hoogerzeil on 14 March 1870 in Salem, Massachusetts.  They had six children. 

My 3x great grandmother was Matilda Weston.   

She was born October 1825 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, and died 19 August 1909 in Beverly, Massachusetts.  She married Joseph Edwin Healey on 3 February 1848 in Canada.  They had four children.

My 4x great grandmother was Mary Clements.  She married Zadoc Weston in Nova Scotia and had two children. She was his second wife.  My matrilineal line ends here because not much is known about Mary Clements, even though she is part of of my Mayflower application lineage.  I don't know her birth date, death, marriage, or her parents names.  Her husband, Zadoc Weston, is the descendant of ten Mayflower passengers, and he is named in at least two Silver books.  Zadoc was the son of Nathan Weston and Hannah Everson of Plymouth County, Massachusetts.  His first two wives were Sarah MacDuffie and Mary Pratt, and the two Marys are part of the confusion. Altogether, Zadoc was the father of a total of eight children. 

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To cite/link to this blog post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Happy Mother's Day! My Matrilineal Line", Nutfield Genealogy, posted May 10, 2020, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/05/happy-mothers-day-my-matrilineal-line.html: accessed [access date]). 

Nutfield, New Hampshire Genealogy Queries

The query table at the Founders Weekend celebrating
the 300th anniversary of the founding of Nutfield, New Hampshire

These queries were generated during the family reunion and history conference in East Derry, New Hampshire during Founders Weekend April 12 – 14, 2019.  Please peruse these queries to see if you can answer any or if you might know any additional information on these families.  I’ll be collecting more queries, and publishing them on my blog. I hope to find a permanent page or website for these “Nutfield Queries”.

Please post your answers in the comments, or feel free to answer directly to the contact information on each query.

Thank you!

ALEXANDER

Interested in communicating with descendants of Randall Alexander.  From Pat Treadway pgtreadway@gmail.com 

ANDERSON

Looking for info on a (Agnes) Nancy Anderson who was married to Alexander Miller 1725 – 1791. They left Londonderry NH around 1760 and helped establish Truro, Nova Scotia.  Alexander Miller was brother of James Miller who married Mary Alexander, daughter of Randall Alexander. James and Mary Miller left Londonderry and helped establish Belfast, Maine.  It appears the Nancy Anderson, daughter of James Anderson, was unmarried.  The Millers came from Maine to Londonderry.  From mikemck2002@yahoo.com 

Both Morrison’s and Parker’s books state 1^st 16 settler James Anderson’s son Robert m. Agnes Craige. Morrison has them with 7 ch. Parker has then with 9 ch. The 8^th is “Mary”. A land deed suggests that Robert was married to a “Mary” after “Agnes”. Looking for verification for or against this.  From Ken Bennett kbennettr@verizon.net

ARCHIBALD

Seeking sources of information about the ancestor of John T. Archibald, a Londonderry proprietor in 1722. From Paul Margolin  magslp@comcast.net 

Archibald, Taylor, Wilson.  In particular 2^nd generation families who went to Nova Scotia after 1760. From Dorian Hill dorianhill@comcast.net 

ALEXANDER

Any Information from Ireland on Alexander or Randall?  From Gail Pare  gmpare@comcast.net

Interested in Randall Alexander 1667- 1770 Janet Benson 1695 -? Wife and family son Samuel Alexander (1737 Nutfield)  Interested in John Cochran 1675 – 1725, James Cochran 1710 – 1794. From MaryJeanne Cofran Pantanella m.r.pantanella@gmail.com

AYERS

Looking for info on James McCurdy, born 1706, possibly in NH and his wife Elizabeth Ayers born 1707 probably in Londonderry, Ireland.  Interested in their history.  Their daughter Mary McCurdy, born 1732, married James Gregg, born 1725, son of John Gregg.  From Rob Woods robwoods6@yahoo.com

BOYES

James BOYES 1747 will of Londonderry NH names wife Margaret.  Also “my brother William CAVEY or CAREY. Are Margaret and William siblings?  Seek origins of CAVEY/CAREY and BOYES. What became of Margaret? From Nancy Smith familygenerations@gmail.com

BROWN

Thomas Brown, Chester, NH b. Ireland.  Known children:  John Brown, Samuel Brown, sister Elizabeth (Brown) Smith.  Seek family history – possible New Boston, Goffstown and Francestown later residences.  From Nancy Smith  familygenerations@gmail.com 

CAMPBELL

David Campbell 1660-1753 x Elizabeth

Henry Campbell 1697 - 1782 x Martha Black 1696 – 1778

William Campbell 1719 – 1776 x Mary Gregg 1723 – 1805

Was the above Mary Gregg descended from the James Gregg of 1718/19? If so what is the lineage? From Timothy Butterfield WRBFARM1@aol.com

CARGILL

Jennet (Smith) wife of Capt. David Cargill reportly dau. of John and Annis Smith.  Daughters married into McKeen and McGregor families.  Need Jennet Smith Cargill’s siblings.  From N. Smith familygenerations@gmail.com 

CLOUTIER

Interested in connecting with desendants of John Howland of the Mayflower and Zacharie Cloutier of Quebec.  From David J. McRae davidjmcrae@outlook.com 

COCHRAN

Interested in Randall Alexander 1667- 1770 Janet Benson 1695 -? Wife and family son Samuel Alexander (1737 Nutfield)  Interested in John Cochran 1675 – 1725, James Cochran 1710 – 1794. From MaryJeanne Cofran Pantanella m.r.pantanella@gmail.com

GREGG

David Campbell 1660-1753 x Elizabeth

Henry Campbell 1697 - 1782 x Martha Black 1696 – 1778

William Campbell 1719 – 1776 x Mary Gregg 1723 – 1805

Was the above Mary Gregg descended from the James Gregg of 1718/19? If so what is the lineage? From Timothy Butterfield WRBFARM1@aol.com

Looking for verifiable information on the parents of Capt. James Gregg and beyond. I have a name Capt. David Gregg and Jessie Stewart as father and mother, but my daughter has her doubts. I have John MacGregor/Gregg and Ann Palmer as David’s parents.  From Robert Woods  bobwoods38@gmail.com

HOWLAND

Interested in connecting with desendants of John Howland of the Mayflower and Zacharie Cloutier of Quebec.  From David J. McRae davidjmcrae@outlook.com 

HUMPRHIES

Seeking information on the William Humphries family.  From Gail Pare gmpare@comcast.net

KARR KERR CARR

See info on KARR/KERR/CARR.  John Karr captured by Indians 1724 with Thomas Smith his brother-in-law.  Possibly sister Martha Karr/Carr Smith.  Need dates of Martha, parents.  From Nancy smith familygenerations@gmail.com

LINDSAY

Who were the 1600s Lindsay families that went to Ulster plantations?  James Lindsey b. 1680 d. 1774 buried in Nutfield together with his wife Martha b. 1682 d. ?  Son James born in Ireland. B. 1702 c. 1776. Daughter Elizabeth between 1702 – 1710 married Matthew Clark 1722 died 1730, who were their three children?  Daughter Jenat married John Wallace, who were their 6 children?  From Fred_Lindsay@verizon.net 

McCURDY

Looking for info on James McCurdy, born 1706, possibly in NH and his wife Elizabeth Ayers born 1707 probably in Londonderry, Ireland.  Interested in their history.  Their daughter Mary McCurdy, born 1732, married James Gregg, born 1725, son of John Gregg.  From Rob Woods robwoods6@yahoo.com

McGREGOR

Robert MacGregor Jr (1796 – 1881) son of Col. Robert McGregor, Esq. md. Mary Havens in Rhode Island? Ch. Born in RI  son David (1817 – 1891)  What was Robt. Doing in R.I? Other children? From cherribrew@comcast.net 

David MacGregor 1817 – 1891 b. RI,  son of Robert MacGregor and Mary Havens of RI. Siblings?  When back to NH from RI?  From cherribrew@comcast.net

McKEEN

Samuel McKeen’s 1751 wil mentions “my brother Adam Clark”. Who was Adam Clark? From Judy Mann judy.mann5@gmail.com

James McKeen 1728-1800 married “Margaret” supposedly “Alexander” surname. Was she local Alexander or from PA?  from Judy Mann  judy.mann5@gmail.com

Seeking information on all descendants of James McKeen and wife.  Need marriage record for John McKeen and Martha Cargill circa 1730 – 1732 from Jack MacKeen Mackeenresearch@verizon.net

Looking for information on Samuel McKeen 1703 – 1753 married 8/15/1723 Agnes Houston Clark (b. 1702? D.) That’s all I have.  From lisangelini@yahoo.com 

McPHERSON

McRoberts, Margaret = Johnson, James b. 1719 N. Ireland.  McPherson, Hugh b. ca 1750.  Nichols, David b. ca. 1750   In Nova Scotia – Any Nutfield connections?  From Dorian Hill dorianhill@comcast.net

McROBERTS

McRoberts, Margaret = Johnson, James b. 1719 N. Ireland.  McPherson, Hugh b. ca 1750.  Nichols, David b. ca. 1750   In Nova Scotia – Any Nutfield connections?  From Dorian Hill dorianhill@comcast.net

MOOR

Arrived 1720 Charter Samuel Moor and wife Mary

1720 Charter John Moore b. 1692 (nephew and adopted son of Samuel)

1724 Biological son of Samuel Moore b. 1683 and wife Jennet and 2 children, had 2 more in Londonderry.  Want marriage birth info. Where did they come from- Antrim, Northern Ireland Londonderry or Coleraine.  Any information or contacts working on MOOR helpful.  From Karen.johnson@sbcglobal.net 

NICHOLS

McRoberts, Margaret = Johnson, James b. 1719 N. Ireland.  McPherson, Hugh b. ca 1750.  Nichols, David b. ca. 1750   In Nova Scotia – Any Nutfield connections?  From Dorian Hill dorianhill@comcast.net

NUTT

William Nutt. He was on the brigantine “Robert” one of the five ships that arrived in Boston Harbor on August 4, 1718. He settled in Nutfield and worked as an apprentice of Captain David Cargill (Calgik).  He is not listed as one of the original families of Nutfield.  I’m looking for information on what he did between landing in Boston and settling in Nutfield and when he did settle there.  From Steven Davis  wonalancet@gmail.com

RANDALL

Any Information from Ireland on Alexander or Randall?  From Gail Pare  gmpare@comcast.net

RANKIN

Interested in any info on Hugh Rankin and his family history here and in Ireland (His grave is in Forest Hill Cemetery listed as Hugh Ranken) His daughter Agnes Rankin married John Gregg. Hugh’s wife was probably Agnes Dunlop.  But we know nothing of Rankin’s family.  From Rob Woods  robwoods6@yahoo.com 

REID

Martha REID wife of Robert Wear Sr. Need Info regarding her family (parents, sibs, etc.) Wear spelling WARE WEIR WIER.   From Margaret Clark clarkm227@gmail.com 

SHIRLEY

Our first ancestor in America, James Shirley of Chester, born according to the History of Hillsborough County, in 1649 in Scotland, went to Northern Ireland when he was 12 yrs old, came to Chester, NH in 1730, died 1754 Chester. Where, and if in Scotland? Where buried?  Son of James, John Shirley b. 1688 Ulster, died in Chester, some evidence he was the John Shirley in Aghadowey Session book.  From Lisa Hoag, daughter of Mary Shirley Hoag  lisahoag@gmail.com

SMITH

Jennet (Smith) wife of Capt. David Cargill reportly dau. of John and Annis Smith.  Daughters married into McKeen and McGregor families.  Need Jennet Smith Cargill’s siblings.  From N. Smith familygenerations@gmail.com 

I am searching for the date of immigration of James Smith and wife Jean and location from which they came.  Earliest land acquisition in Londonderry that I have found was 1722.  From Richard Smith smithrl@roadrunner.com 

I am seeking the maiden surname and dates of birth and death of Jean Smith, widow of James Smith who died in Londonderry, NH in 1753.  Jean’s will was drawn in 1766, identifying James Todd as executor.  Will was proved in 1767 but date of death, burial location and age at time of death remain unknown to me.  She may have been residing with her daughter and son-in-law (Susannah and James Todd) at the time of her death.  It is not confirmed that they lived in Londonderry.  From Richard Smith smithrl@roadrunner.com

Thomas Brown, Chester, NH b. Ireland.  Known children:  John Brown, Samuel Brown, sister Elizabeth (Brown) Smith.  Seek family history – possible New Boston, Goffstown and Francestown later residences.  From Nancy Smith  familygenerations@gmail.com 

TAYLOR

Archibald, Taylor, Wilson.  In particular 2^nd generation families who went to Nova Scotia after 1760. From Dorian Hill dorianhill@comcast.net 

WEIR

Our Robert Weir 1669 – 1843) born in Virginia ended up in Indiana. Is he any relation to the Nutfield WEIR?    From Jane Greiner glenarborgirl@gmail.com 

WILSON

Need info or citation for Olive Fox (wife of Alexander Wilson 1659- 1752) b. circa 1660? From Pam Wilson cyberpam@mindspring.com

Archibald, Taylor, Wilson.  In particular 2^nd generation families who went to Nova Scotia after 1760. From Dorian Hill dorianhill@comcast.net 

What was the occupation of Alexander Wilson 1659 – 1752?  Who was his wife?  From plouffowler@gmail.com

What / Where are the NW Liberties of Londonderry, Ireland?  From Pam Wilson cyberpam@mindspring.com

Which London companies were granted land in/around Ballymony Ireland during the plantation, and what products or trades were featured? Thanks, from Richard F. Wilson RFWilson@mindspring.com 

Surname Saturday ~ LONGFELLOW of Newbury, Massachusetts

SITE OF GARRISON HOUSE BUILT BY
CAPT. JONATHAN LONGFELLOW
IN 1743
THE FARM PAID FOR IN SLAVES
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BOUGHT IN 1785 BY
MAJOR SIMON MARSTON
WHO SERVED DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
AND SINCE OCCUPIED BY HIS DESCENDANTS
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ERECTED BY THE ELSE CILLEY CHAPTER DAR IN 1908

This monument is in Deerfield, NH

My 9^th great grandfather, William Longfellow, was born in Horsforth, Yorkshire, England about 1650, well after the Great Migration of Puritans to New England.  Oliver Cromwell and the Puritans had control of the government, and Puritans no longer had to flee persecution.  He was the only one of his siblings who left England for New England, and he probably did not flee for religious reasons.  He appears for the first time in the Newbury, Massachusetts tax records around 1676. 

William Longfellow appeared in quite a few Essex County court records for misdemeanors and for debt.  In one case in 1677 he was found guilty of stealing wine.  In one 1677 case he was unable to pay his debts and so the court made him a servant for seven years.  In 1679 he was in court for fighting.  In 1681, the most curious court case had Longfellow confess to killing a steer. 

He married Anna Sewell and had six children.  Her brother, Samuel Sewell, was a famous chief justice involved in many famous early cases including the Salem Witch Trials. His diary contains a lot of information about his family, including the Longfellow family.  This diary states that there were eight Longfellow children, but the Newbury records only have six Longfellow births. 

In 1687 William Longfellow returned to England upon hearing of his brother’s death.  This left him the only male heir, and perhaps he was hoping to bring back an early inheritance from his father, who was still alive.

In 1690 William Longfellow joined the Newbury Company that went with Sir William Phips to Canada in an expedition against Quebec.  There were 32 ships with over 2000 men.   The New Englanders were driven back and encountered several storms on the way to Boston.  Many ships were wrecked, and four never returned, including the ship with William Longfellow which disappeared off Cape Breton near Anticosta on 31 October 1690.  Another 1000 died from an illness that was probably smallpox.  The expedition was a disaster. His wife was left a widow with six small children, and a large debt that William had accumulated during his lifetime.   Anna remarried to Henry Short in 1692.

I descend from William’s youngest son, Nathan (1690 -1731), my 8^th great grandfather, who was only a year old when his father died.  He must have been raised by his step-father, Henry Short, who had another eight children with his mother, Anna.  Nathan removed from Newbury, Massachusetts to Hampton, New Hampshire where he accumulated many lots of land.  He married Mary Green in 1713 and had nine children. 

Nathan Longfellow was the constable and tax collector for Hampton.  The ongoing border war between the province of New Hampshire and the Massachusetts Bay Colony came to blows during his tenure of collecting money from residents who had already paid taxes in Massachusetts.  He was arrested by the town of Salisbury, Massachusetts over this border dispute.  See my blog post about the Shapley Line:  https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-shapley-line-one-of-old-borders.html 

Nathan Longfellow died young in 1731 at age 40.  His widow, Mary, remarried to Joseph Macress.  I descend from the oldest son, Jonathan, who was of legal age upon the death of his father and did not require a guardian like the rest of his siblings.  He was eventually given guardianship of his brother Jacob, age 14, and they together inherited their grandfather’s (Jacob Greene) estate in Hampton. 

Jonathan, my 7^th great grandfather, was a wealthy landowner, who removed to Nottingham, New Hampshire.  This town is now called Deerfield because of some deer that Jonathan Longfellow  gave to Governor Benning Wentworth, the governor of New Hampshire, in 1765 as a bribe to separate their town from Nottingham.  He was wealthy enough to own several African slaves which he sold to buy his land in Nottingham.

Jonathan married Mercy Clark in 1731 and had twelve children.  They removed to Cornwallis, Nova Scotia during the planter movement in 1764 but only stayed 5 years.  They sold their land in Canada to their son, Nathan, and removed to Machias, Maine with the 3 youngest sons.  Mercy is buried in Cornwallis, and Jonathan is buried in Machias.   I descend from his daughter, Mary (1735 – 1814), who married Nathaniel Batchelder.  Her sister, Sally (1739 – 1811), married General Joseph Cilley, a hero of the 1^st New Hampshire Regiment with Robert Rogers during the French and Indian War. 

Mary Longfellow and her husband Nathaniel Batchelder, my 6^th great grandparents, had eight children born in Deerfield.  Nathaniel at Valley Forge in 1778. Mary received a Revolutionary War widow’s pension.  In the pension papers there was a testimony sworn by a Benjamin Page which stated “in Scammel's Regiment about one year until he died at Valley Forge in March 1778.  Stephen Batchelder, a brother of Nathaniel, Senior, and an uncle of Nathaniel, Jr. also served in Scammel's Regiment with me until he died in the fall of 1777. I further testify that Nathaniel Batchelder, senior, who served with me in Scammel's Regiments was a sergeant, and my recollection is that his son, Nathaniel Batchelder of Cilley's Regiment, was a corporal."

The Granite Monthly newspaper ran a short note "Nathaniel Batchelder, who was a brother-in-law of Col. Cilley [Joseph of Nottingham] fought in the battle of Bunker Hill, under Capt. Dearborn and was Adjutant in Col. Drake's regiment which did brave service in the battle of Stillwater, Saratoga, and the surrender of Burgoyne.  He died of fever at Valley Forge, March 18, 1778"

Some Longfellow resources:

The Garrison: Built by Jonathan Longfellow in 1743, by John Scales, 1966 (16 pages)

History of Nottingham, Deerfield, and Northwood, by Rev. Elliott C. Cogswell, 1878

A Longfellow Genealogy: Comprising the English Ancestry and Descendants of the Immigrant William Longfellow of Newbury, Massachusetts, Russell Clare Farnham, 2002

My Longfellow genealogy:

Generation 1:  William Longfellow, born about 1650 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, died July 1690 at sea off the coast of Anticosta, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia; married on 10 November 1678 in Newbury, Massachusetts to Anna Sewell, daughter of Henry Sewell and Jane Dummer.  She was born 3 September 1662 in Newbury, and died 18 December 1706 in Newbury.  Eight children.  Anna remarried to Henry Short.

Generation 2:  Nathan Longfellow, born 5 February 1690 in Newbury, died 15 January 1731 in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire; married on 28 May 1713 in Hampton Falls to Mary Greene, daughter of Jacob Greene and Sarah Unknown.  She was born 17 April 1693 in Hampton and died about 1763 in Nottingham, New Hampshire.  Eight children.  Mary remarried to Joseph Macress/Macrest.

Generation 3: Jonathan Longfellow, born 23 May 1714 in Nottingham (now Deerfield), died 1774 in Machias, Maine; married on 28 October 1731 in Nottingham (now Deerfield) to Mercy Clark, daughter of Henry Clarke and Elizabeth Greenleaf.  She was born 26 December 1714 in Nottingham, and died 1798 in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia.  Twelve children.

Generation 4:  Mary Longfellow, born 15 July 1735 in Hampton Falls, died 1814; married Nathaniel Batchelder, son of Stephen Batchelder and Jane Lamprey.  He was born 9 June 1732 in North Hampton, and died 1778 in Valley Forge.  Nine children.

Generation 5:  Nathaniel Batchelder m. Mary Perkins

Generation 6:  Jonathan Batchelder m. Nancy Thomson

Generation 7:  George E. Batchelder m. Abigail M. Locke

Generation 8:  George E. Batchelder m. Mary Katharine Emerson

Generation 9:  Carrie Maude Batchelder m. Joseph Elmer Allen

Generation 10:  Stanley Elmer Allen m. Gertrude Matilda Hitchings (my grandparents)

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, “Surname Saturday ~ LONGFELLOW of Newbury, Massachusetts”, Nutfield Genealogy, posted November 3, 2018, (  https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2018/11/surname-saturday-longfellow-of-newbury.html: accessed [access date]).  

Surname Saturday ~ WESTON of Duxbury, Massachusetts

WESTON / WESTIN  / WESTING

My 8^th great grandfather is Edmund Weston (about 1605 – 1686), who is of unknown origins.  He arrived in New England on 8 May 1635 aboard the Elizabeth & Ann.  He was a servant to John Winslow and to Nathaniel Thomas before setting in Duxbury, Massachusetts where he took the oath as a freeman in 1639.  The name of his wife is unknown.  His will names his four children.

In the second generation, my 7^th great grandfather is Edmund Weston (about 1660 – 1727) who removed to Plympton and owned a grist mill.  He married Rebecca Soule, the granddaughter of Mayflower passenger George Soule.  They had six children.

Their son, Nathan Weston (1689 – 1754) is my 6^th great grandfather.  He was listed as a laborer.  He married Desire Standish, the granddaughter of two more Mayflower passengers, Captain Myles Standish and Edward Doty.  Nathan and Desire had four children born in Plympton.

Nathan Weston, Jr. (1723 – 1780), my 5^th great grandfather, was granted 500 acres of land in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1766.  He arrived in Melbourne (10 miles from Yarmouth) in 1767 and is on a list of grantees dated 7 April 1767.  His wife was Hannah Everson, and they had nine children born in Plympton and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

Zadoc Weston (about 1761 – 1849) , my 4^th great grandfather, was probably born in Plympton, and he owned a grist mill there.  In Chester, Nova Scotia he was listed as a laborer, and he married his wife, Mary Pratt there in 1785.  His second wife was Sarah MacDuffie.  His third wife was Mary Clements, mother of my 3^rd great grandmother, Matilda Weston (1825 – 1909).

Matilda was born in Yarmouth, where she probably married my 3^rd great grandfather, Joseph Edwin Healy, who was also born there.  They had four children born in Beverly, Massachusetts.  My Weston line daughters out here, but my family stayed in Beverly until I was born there, too.  Matilda was left a widow when her husband died in 1862 at the Battle of Saint Charles, Arkansas during the Civil War. She remained a widow until her death in 1909. 

Some WESTON resources:

Mayflower Descendant, Volume 15, pages 186 – 189 (corrects an earlier sketch of Edmund Weston’s descendants in the NEHGS Register Volume 41, pages 285 – 286)

National Genealogical Society Quarterly Volume 71, pages 41 – 63

Yarmouth Genealogies, page 410

My WESTON genealogy:

Generation 1:  Edmund Weston, born about 1605 in England, died between 18 April and 3 June 1686 in Duxbury, Massachusetts; married about 1658 to Unknown.  Four children.

Generation 2:  Edmund Weston, born about 1660, died 23 September 1727 in Plympton, Massachusetts; married in 1688 to Rebecca Soule, daughter of John Soule and Rebecca Simonson.  She was born in 1656 in Duxbury, and died 18 November 1732 in Plympton.  Six children.

Generation 3:  Nathan Weston, born 8 February 1689 in Plympton, died 11 October 1754 in Plympton; married on 21 February 1716 in Plympton to Desire Standish, daughter of Alexander Standish and Desire Doty.  Four children.

Generation 4:  Nathan Weston, born 11 July 1723 in Plympton, died after 29 February 1780 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; married on 29 August 1751 in Kingston, Massachusetts to Hannah Everson, daughter of John Everson and Silence Staples.  She was born 6 July 1732 in Kingston, and died 26 April 1814 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.  Nine children.

Generation 5:  Zadoc Weston, born about 1761 probably in Plympton, died 1849 in Nova Scotia; married first to Sarah MacDuffie, second to Mary Pratt, and third to my 4^th great grandmother, Mary Clements.

Generation 6:  Matilda Weston, born in October 1825 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, died 19 August 1909 in Beverly, Massachusetts; married on 3 February 1848 in Canada to Joseph Edwin Healy, son of Comfort Healy and Rebecca Crosby.  He was born 12 August 1823 in Yarmouth and died 17 June 1862 at the Battle of Saint Charles, Arkansas during the Civil War.  Four children.

Generation 7:  Mary Etta Healey m. Peter Hoogerzeil

Generation 8:  Florence Etta Hoogerzeil m. Arthur Treadwell Hitchings

Generation 9:  Gertrude Matilda Hitchings m. Stanley Elmer Allen (my grandparents)

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To cite/link to this blog post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, “Surname Saturday ~ WESTON of Duxbury, Massachusetts”,  Nutfield Genealogy, posted April 14, 2018, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2018/04/surname-saturday-weston-of-duxbury.html: accessed [access date]). 

Surname Saturday ~ HEALEY of Lynn and Cambridge, Massachusetts

Comfort Healy, d. 1821
Chebogue, Nova Scotia

HEALEY / HELE / HEALY / HALEY / HALY

My 8^th great grandfather, William Hele, first arrived in Massachusetts about 1640 when he joined the church at Lynn.  In 1643 he was dismissed from the church at Lynn to join the church in Cambridge.   He lived near where the Harvard Observatory is located, and there is still a Healey Street nearby off Concord, Avenue.  William Hele was a controversial figure. He had five wives and twelve children. His wives all died young, and he bragged of killing them. He was the Cambridge jailor from 1672 until 29 December 1682, when he was found with a pregnant inmate inflagrante delicto. Hele was arrested, “sentence to be severely whipped 20 stripes”, was imprisoned in his own jail, where he later died.

His fourth wife was my 8^th great grandmother, Phebe Green.  Her brother and father filed a complaint against him in 1666 for abusing his wife.  Two servants gave testimony against William Hele, as well as Elizabeth Green, her mother. Phebe died in childbirth a few years later.  In 1677 he married his last wife.

In the second generation I descend from Paul Healy (about 1664 – 1717), my 7^th great grandfather, who served in the militia with his brother in New Hampshire. Paul eventually removed to Rehoboth, where he married a woman named Elizabeth and had 14 children. 

Next, I descend from Paul Healy’s son, Ebenezer (1708 – 1777) who first lived in the 3^rd parish of Dedham, which is now the town of Norwood, Massachusetts. He was part of the building committee to construct the first Norwood meetinghouse.    He married Grace Bullen and had 8 children.

In the next generation I descend from Comfort Haley (1754 – 1821), my 5^th great grandfather, who removed to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.  He owned a fleet of ships and is buried at the Old Cemetery in Chebogue, near Yarmouth, behind the Congregational Church. I visited his grave in 2008.  He married Abigail Allen in 1777, near Chebogue.  She was a descendant of William Allen of Manchester, Massachusetts. They had seven children born in Chebogue.

Comfort Haley, Jr. (1787 – 1874), my 4^th great grandfather, was a mariner like his father, and he operated the fleet of ships with his brother, Jeremiah.  He is listed in a census record as a tanner.  He married Rebecca Crosby in Chebogue in 1808.  She was the descendant of Cape Codders.  They had eleven children.

Their son, Joseph Edwin Healy (1823 – 1862) was my 3^rd great grandfather.  He removed back to Massachusetts with his wife, Matilda Weston (another descendant of Cape Codders and Mayflower passengers).  They settled in Beverly, Massachusetts where they had four children.  Joseph Edwin Healey was another mariner and fisherman.  He enlisted in the navy during the American Civil War, where he died aboard the iron clad ship Mound City when it was hit with bombs during the Battle of Saint Charles in Arkansas.  He died, as did most of the men aboard the Mound City, when it exploded and burned or scalded most of the sailors, on 17 June 1862.  He was 40 years old and has a Civil War gravestone in the Central Cemetery in Beverly, next to his wife, Matilda.

My great great grandmother was Mary Etta Healey (1852 – 1932), who was born and died in Beverly, Massachusetts. She married Peter Hoogerzeil, Jr. and had six children. Peter was the son of a Dutch immigrant and his mother, Eunice Stone, had Colonial roots going back to the 1620s in Massachusetts. Peter Hoogerzeil was another fisherman, and he started an express business (moving merchandise by wagons) with his brother-in-law John E. Healey in 1867 on Bartlett Street in Beverly. Peter was also a prolific inventor and tinkerer.  He held at least seven patents for his inventions.

Some HEALEY resources:

The New England Historic Genealogical Society Register, Volume 27 (1873), pages 138 - 140.

Haley & Healy Family Ancestry of Ebenezer Haley, by Col. James Bayard Haley, 1964

Yarmouth Genealogies, page 131

My HEALEY genealogy:

Generation 1:  William Hele, born about 1613 possibly in Devonshire, England, died on 18 November 1683 in Cambridge, Massachusetts; married on 15 August 1661 in Cambridge to Phebe Green, my 8^th great grandmother, daughter of Bartholomew Green and his wife Elizabeth.  She was born about 1629 and died before 1677.  Phebe was his fourth wife, he was also married to Grace Ives about 1643, Mary Rogers in 1650, Grace Butterice on 14 October 1653, and his fifth wife was Sarah Cutting, widow of James Browne, on 29 November 1677.  He had thirteen children in all.

Generation 2:  Paul Healy, born about 1664 in Cambridge, died 3 December 1717 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts; married about 1695 to Elizabeth Unknown.  Fourteen children.

Generation 3:  Ebenezer Healy, born 21 January 1708 in Rehoboth, died 14 February 1777 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; married to Grace Bullen, daughter of John Bullen and Sarah Underwood.  She was born about 1727 in Brimfield, Massachusetts.  Eight children. 

Generation 4:  Comfort Haley, born about 1754 in Brimfield, died 15 May 1821 near Chebogue, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; married on 21 July 1777 in Chebogue to Abigail Allen, daughter of Jeremiah Allen and Eunice Gardner.  She was born 23 July 1753 in Manchester, Massachusetts, and died 16 June 1799 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.  Seven children. 

Generation 5: Comfort Haley, Jr. , born 9 October 1787 in Chebogue, died 3 December 1874 in Chebogue; married on 12 August 1808 in Chebogue to Rebecca Crosby, daughter of Ebenezer Crosby and Elizabeth Robinson.  She was born 19 December 1789 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and died in 1889.  Eleven children.

Generation 6:  Joseph Edwin Healy, born 12 August 1823 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, died 17 June 1862 at the Battle of Saint Charles in Arkansas during the Civil War; married on 3 Feb 1848 in Canada to Matilda Weston, daughter of Zadoc Weston and Mary Clements.  She was born in October 1825 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and died 19 August 1909 in Beverly, Massachusetts. Four children.

Generation 7:  Mary Etta Healey, born 19 May 1852 in Beverly, died 23 July 1932 in Beverly; married on 14 March 1870 in Salem, Massachusetts to Peter Hoogerzeil, son of Peter Hoogerzeil and Eunice Stone.  He was born 24 June 1841 in Beverly, and died 10 May 1908 in Beverly.  Six children.

Generation 8:  Florence Etta Hoogerzeil m. Arthur Treadwell Hitchings

Generation 9:  Gertrude Matilda Hitchings m. Stanley Elmer Allen (my grandparents)

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, “Surname Saturday ~ HEALEY of Lynn and Cambridge, Massachusetts”, Nutfield Genealogy, posted April 7, 2018, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2018/04/surname-saturday-healey-of-lynn-and.html: accessed [access date]). 

Surname Saturday ~ WALKER of Lynn, Massachusetts

WALKER

There were many men named Richard Walker in Massachusetts in the 1600s. According to the book The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620 - 1633, there were men named Richard Walker in both Salem and Boston in the 1630s, and a Richard Walker marriage record in Ipswich in 1661.  None of these men appear to be related to the Richard Walker of Lynn.  

Richard Walker (about 1611 – 1687) was my 10^th great grandfather.  The first written record of him was made in Lynn, Massachusetts when he became a freeman on 4 March 1633/4.  He also lived in Boston, and in Reading, towns which border Lynn.  He served many offices in Lynn such as selectman and as Deputy to the General Court.  He was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in 1638, and Captain of the Reading militia in 1651.  In 1670 he was made Deputy governor of Nova Scotia under Sir Thomas Temple. 

Richard Walker was married twice.  First to Jane Talmage, and had a son named Shubal (Shubael).  His second wife was my 10^th great grandmother, Sarah, who had four children, including a daughter, Tabitha (b. 1647), my 9^th great grandmother, who married Daniel King of Salem.

According to Robert Charles Anderson’s book The Great Migration Begins, volume III, page 1911 “On June 1676 Richard Walker, aged about sixty-five years, and William Cowdrey, aged about seventy-three years, deposed that “they were present when Mr. Daniell King of Lyn made his will, and afterward Mr. John Blanoe understanding that he was not mentioned was much troubled and sent his wife to her father and to them to induce him to include him”  [ Essex Quarterly Court Records 6:300].    The Daniel King mentioned was the father of my 9^th great grandfather, Daniel King, husband of Tabitha Walker.  The John Blaney mentioned was his brother-in-law, husband to his sister Hannah King.

Some WALKER resources:

The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620 – 1633, by Robert Charles Anderson, Volume III, pages 1908 – 1912 for a sketch of Richard Walker

History of Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, by John L. Shorey, 1865

A Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England, by John Farmer, 1829, page 302

Genealogical Dictionary of First Settlers of New England, by Joseph Savage

My WALKER lineage:

Generation 1:  Richard Walker, born about 1611 probably in England, died 18 May 1687 in Lynn, Massachusetts; married first to Jane Talmadge (one child), married second to Sarah Unknown (four children).  Sarah Walker died 21 December 1695 in Lynn.

Generation 2:   Tabitha Walker, born 9 November 1647 in Reading; married on 11 March 1662 in Lynn to Daniel King, son of Daniel King and Elizabeth Guy.  He was born about 1636 in Salem and died about 1695. Eleven children.

Generation 3:  Hannah King m. John Bacon

Generation 4:  Tabitha Bacon m. Jonathan Glover

Generation 5:  Daniel Glover m. Hannah Jillings

Generation 6:  Tabitha Glover m. Thomas Homan

Generation 7:  Betsey Jillings Homan m. Jabez Treadwell

Generation 8:  Eliza Ann Treadwell m. Abijah Hitchings

Generation 9:  Abijah Franklin Hitchings m. Hannah Eliza Lewis

Generation 10:  Arthur Treadwell Hitchings m. Florence Etta Hoogerzeil

Generation 11:  Gertrude Matilda Hitchings m. Stanley Elmer Allen (my grandparents)

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, “Surname Saturday ~ WALKER of  Lynn, Massachusetts", Nutfield Genealogy, posted December 30, 2017, (  https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2017/12/surname-saturday-walker-of-lynn.html: accessed [access date]).

The Obituary of Sarah (Osborne) Skinner, 1848, Nova Scotia

From the Christian Messenger, Friday 14 April 1848, pages 116a and 117.  This was a Baptist newsletter in Nova Scotia, Canada. 

“OBITUARY NOTICE

Mrs. Sarah Skinner was the daughter of the late Mr. Samuel Osborne.  Both Mr. And Mrs. S. were born in Martha’s Vineyard, U. S. where they were married.  They removed, thence to Casco bay Maine, from thence to N. B. and finally to N. S.

                Sarah, their daughter, and the subject of this notice, was born on the 22^nd July 1760 and was sprinkled in her infancy, as were the rest of the children.  Their mother instructed them in the belief and practice of the Pedobaptists, - and exercised over their morals watchful care – taught them to repeat prayers and read their Bibles, &c.  Sarah’s mind was seriously exercised from childhood about her soul’s interests and at twelve years of age her concern became more pungent, and notwithstanding, her having been early instructed, that having been dedicated to God, and be properly termed, truly religious instructions, calculated to impress her mind with the necessity of a divine change, and lead her to the right source and practice, irrespective of the Spirit of God and His Word, were very limited.  When about nineteen years of age, she heard a sermon preached by Henry Allen, who was a Pedobaptist Congregational Minister, and all the churches formed thro’ his instrumentality were of that order, consequently she did not make a public profession of religion until she was bout forty six years of age.  About this time there was a Close Communion Calvinistic Baptist Church organized in Cornwallis by Elder Case, from Maine, consisting of only seven members who separated from what was then called the Open Communion Church, consisting of Baptists and Pedobaptists, over which Elder Edward Manning was Pastor, but who was subsequently immersed by the late Rev. T. H. Chipman, and re-ordained by Elder Case, as the Pastor of the newly organized church.  This being the first Baptist church ever formed in Cornwallis, which Mrs. Skinner untied with, and remained a consistent member until her demise.  It may be truly said that but few persons in life were more rooted and grounded in the truths of the Bible, more circumspect in her deportment, and possessed stronger faith during the whole course of her religious life – and notwithstanding the various conflicts she was called to pass thro’, it bing her lot in the Providence of God, to be what the world is wont to call poor, yet she was rich in faith, and an heir of the Kingdom of God, and in much patience possessed her soul, -- was always cheerful and resigned, and possessed abiding reliance in the strong arm of Jehovah – and a confident assurance of a blessed immortality, knowing that her hope rested alone on the merits of Christ’s death.  She was familiar with her Bible, enjoyed much communion with her Saviour, and always delighting in the Gospel. She loved the house of God, and the communion and fellowship of the saints.  Her life was one continued example of piety – she had, it is true, her inbred corruptions to content with and lament, yet her faith in Christ’s blood triumphed over them.  For a number of years after her husband’s death, she resided with her brother in law, the late W. A. Chipman, Esq.  They highly appreciated her company, but she preferred living with her children during the latter part of her life.  She retained the use of her faculties remarkably in old age, her memory was good – the choice sayings contained in the book of God were always her support, and with much emphasis would she relate them, her mind being richly stored with them.  For a number of years before her demise she was unable to go to the house of God, but when sermons were preached in the house where she resided, she would greatly rejoice in the truth.  She would often repeat appropriate hymns to her state of mind and with pious emotions; and looking forward with joyful expectation of entering into the full enjoyment of that rest that remains for the saints of God.

                One circumstance among many that might be named as interesting might be adverted to.  At one time she was tempted to believe that there was no Heaven.  The thought exceedingly distressed her, and she immediately retired and threw herself prostrate on the ground, and begged of God to relieve her mind.  She returned to the house in agony, and fled to her Bible, and when she opened it the following words from Isaiah met her view “Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, &c”  instantly all her doubts were removed, and she then resolved in future when any similar suggestion came to her mind that would reject it and this proved a source of great comfort and safeguard to her through her life.  About two years before her demise she took a severe cold which settled in her limbs and rendered her incapable of walking – yet she could sit up through the day – but for the last year she was principally confined to her bed, but always patient and cheerful, -- and her whole theme was the subject of religion.  She gradually declined, and finally when the closing scene drew near, she was like one looking for and hastening unto the day of God.  Death was no terror to her, she could triumph over it.  She knew that her Redeemer liveth, and that his promises would never fail.  How oft would she repeat the saying of our blessed Lord, “In my Father’s house are many mansions &c.”, she had no doubt that there was one for her and that she should soon enter there.  She retained her senses until the last.  Tuesday, before she expired the writer of this sketch saw her, found her dying, but still capable of speaking so as to understood.  In answer to questions proposed to her, she relied that she knew she was dying—that her hope of heaven was strong—She had no fears – all was well.  Being asked if she wished him to pray with her, she replied “Yes!  Prayer is sweet.”  After prayer she said “Amen,” in token of her approbation.  She finally fell asleep in Jesus on the 15^th January 1848, in the 88^th year of her age.  Her death was improved by a sermon preached by the Rev. A. Stronach.

                She was married at the age of sixteen to Mr. Charles Skinner, in N. B. who was a native of Connecticut.  She had by him eight sons and seven daughters, all of whom have been married except on daughter and one son who died when in his eighth year. Most of her children have publicly professed religion, and for the others she was not without hope.  She had one hundred and thirteen grandchildren, forty-seven of whom have professed religion, and all except two are Baptists.  Upwards of sixty great grand children, a number of whom have also professed religion.  There are four Baptist Ministers connected with her family.  One her own sons, Pastor of a Baptist Church in N. B., Elders Ed. Manning, Cornwallis, and Geo. Dimock, Newport, N. S., who married her daughter, and Rev. I. E. Bill, of Nictaux, who married her grand daughter.  – Communicated by Rev. W. Chipman.

                Pleasant Valley, March 29^th, ‘48

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Sarah Osborne Skinner was my 5th great grandmother.  She was the daughter of  Samuel Osborn and Sarah Wass, residents of the island of Martha's Vineyard who removed to New Brunswick, Canada.   She was born 22 July 1760 in Fredricton, New Brunswick, and died 15 January 1848 in Pleasant Valley, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia.

At age sixteen Sarah married Charles Skinner on 24 November 1774 in Passamoquoddy, New Brunswick.   They had fifteen children, including my 4th great grandmother, Ann Skinner (1786 - 1815) who married Thomas Ratchford Lyons.  Ann's daughter, Isabella Lyons (1806 - 1872), married the Reverend Ingraham Ebenezer Bill, who is mentioned in the obituary above.  Ann's sister, Rebecca Skinner (1781 - 1857) married Reverend Edward Manning, who baptized my 2nd great grandfather, Rev. I. E. Bill. 

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "The Obituary of Sarah (Osborne) Skinner, 1848, Nova Scotia", Nutfield Genealogy, posted August 21, 2017, (https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-obituary-of-sarah-osborne-skinner.html: accessed [access date]). 

Asahel Bill, Death Notice 1847

This death notice appeared in the Baptist newsletter Christian Messenger, from Nova Scotia, Canada on 30 July1847, page 243.  It is for my 2nd great grand uncle, Asahel Bill, who died young at the age of 21.

CHRISTIAN MESSENGER.

We have just received the following notice from our

esteemed friend, W. H. Troop, Esq. dated

                                                     Nictaux, July 22nd 1847

"Died, at Nictaux, on Tuesday, the 20th instant, after a pro-

tracted illness, which he bore with pious resignation to his

Heavenly Father's will, Asahel Bill, eldest son of the Rev.

Ingram E. Bill. Truly it may be said of him, he was lovely and

pleasant in his life and happy in his death"

                                                     Yours faithfully.

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We deeply regret the melancholy duty of recording the

decease of this promising young man, whose completion

of his course of studies as a graduate of Acadia College

we announced about a year since.  It is one of those

events directed by inscrutable wisdom which our weak

and limited minds are wholly unable to scan.  We had an

opportunity of a brief but pleasing interview with the

deceased on our return from the Association - his health

was then rapidly declining.  He had made profession of

religion some time since, and appeared well prepared for

the momentous change.  His hopes were resting on the

sufficiency of the the Great Atonement, and he anticipated a

speedy and joyful release from the trials and sorrows of

earth to enter on a heavenly inheritance.  We truly

sympathise with his bereaved parents under their heavy

loss. They have, however, a consolation above all other---

they do not sorrow as those without hope.

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Asahel Bill, son of the Reverend Ingraham Ebenezer Bill (1805 - 1891) and Isabella Lyons, was born 14 May 1847 in Billtown (Nictaux), Nova Scotia and died 20 July 1848.  He was the eldest of five children, and brother to my 2nd great grandfather Caleb Rand Bill (1833 - 1902).   His death record states that he died of "lung disease", which was probably tuberculosis.  

Asahel had just graduated from Acadia College, and was studying to be a Baptist minister, like his father.  His youngest brother, Ingraham Ebenezer Bill, Jr. (1836 - 1907) went on to become a Baptist preacher.  He graduated Horton Academy and the Baptist Seminary in Fredericton, and went to England for theological training in the Baptist faith.  He served as a missionary in New Zealand, and as a minister in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Maine, Ohio, and Ontario.

Thanks to Ric Noble of the "Nova Scotia Roots" Facebook group for the copy of this death notice from the Christian Messenger newspaper from Nova Scotia. 

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Asahel Bill, Death Notice 1847", Nutfield Genealogy, posted August 14, 2017, (https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2017/08/asahel-bill-death-notice-1847.html: accessed [access date]).