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James Franklin 1911

James Franklin 1911

Posted: 3 May 2001 12:00PM GMT
Classification: Obituary
Edited: 24 Jun 2001 1:26AM GMT
Surnames: FRANKLIN, MCELROY, DILLON, HUNT, GLEASON
Digby Courier Friday July 14 1911

DEATH OF JAMES FRANKLIN

Mr. James Franklin , son of the late Jesse Franklin , passed away peacefully at his home at Hill Grove , Saturday morning aged 67 years. He had been in failing health for six years but was only confined to his room for ten days during which time he suffered intensely and death came to him as a welcome release. He leaves three sons and one daughter. Harry B. of Digby; William H. of Boston; Miner J. of Hill Grove and Mrs James McElroy of Boston;also three sisters and one brother Mrs Alex Dillon of Digby ; Mrs Wm. Hunt of Acaciaville ; Mrs Edward Gleason of Marblehead and John Franklin of Acaciaville . All who knew him will sincerely regret the loss of one who lived among them an honest and upright life. The funeral which was largely attended took place Sunday afternoon with interment in Hill Grove cemetery , the services being conducted by Rev. Mr. Dixon pastor of St. Mary's Bay and Hill Grove Baptist Churches.

Re: James Franklin 1911

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 4:41PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: gleason, franklin
Hi I believe the "Mrs. Edward Gleason from Marblehead" mentioned in this article may be my great-grandmother. If you have any information on her lineage, would you please post?

Thank you very much!

Re: James Franklin 1911

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 7:02PM GMT
Classification: Query
As James was a son of Jesse, the following would be his family, and if your great grandmother was married in 1888, and her husband was Edward or Edwin N. Gleason, b. in Marblehead, MA, then you should appreciate the following:

Edward Gleason of Marblehead MA in 1910, was married to Fannie E., b. Apr-1857, Can/Eng, her father b. Can/Eng, her her mother b. Scotland.

Edward N. Gleason, b. Nov-1850, MA, father and mother both b. US.

Edward N. Gleason m. in Marblehead, Essex Co, MA, to Fannie E. Franklin, he was 38, she was 30, on 10-Jan-1888. Edward was a shoemaker, b. Peabody, MA, s/o James and Mary Gleason. Fannie was an "operative", b. Nova Scotia, d/o John J. and Nancy Franklin. (Guessing John J. was John Jesse?). It was Fannie's first marriage and Edward's second.
They were married by John L. Egbert, clergyman.

Fannie E. Franklin was in Marblehead for 1880 US Census, listed as cousin of George W. Standley and his wife, Martha E. There was also a Phoebe Franklin, b. @1860, Canada in the same household, also a cousin.


On brother James A. Franklin's 1871 Digby Co marriage to Annie Thurber, his parents are listed as John J. and his wife Ann, Franklin.

Other brother, John Maynard Franklin, d. 23-Nov-1934, Acaciaville, Digby Co, NS. He was 82y 5m 15d of age. Had lived in Digby County his entire life. His parents are listed as John Jesse Franklin (bingo) and Nancy (?Ann?) Livermore? Larmose? He was buried in Acaciaville on 27-Nov-1934, son William was informant.

In 1881, at Marshalltown, Digby Co, NS:

John Franklin 65 b. NS, farmer
Nancy Franklin 63 b. NS (not Scotland in this record)
John Franklin 29 b. NS, farmer
Sarah Franklin 26 b. NS


From Digby Genweb, the 1871-1891 census records for Marshalltown:

FRANKLIN, John (Jessie) MT 56m 65m 75w farmer; f.b. Germany
Nancy 53m 63m - b. Ire.
James 27 *
Thomas 23 *
John 19 29 38m
Annie (dil) - - 25m
William (gs) - - 3/12
Sarah 16 26 - (married Harry F. Bell in 1885)
Fanny 14 - -
Phebe 12 - -

This one would indicate Nancy was born in Ireland vs. Scotland. As well as indicating John Jesse's father was born in Germany.

Below are similar entries for John's sons Thomas and James:

FRANKLIN, Thomas MT - 33m 42m
Annie - 27m 28m (Thomas married Annie Foster in 1871, at Digby Co)
Effie - 8 18
James - 6 15
John - 4 14
Annie Mabel - 2 11
Fred - - 6

FRANKLIN, James MT - 37m 47m
Annie - 29m -
Mary - - 46m
Bertha - 8 19
Harry - 6 16
Ada - 4 -
Pearl Fanny - 1 12
Willie - - 8
Miner (s) - - 6
Mary - - 6


Jesse and Nancy's daughter, Mary m. 1) a Mr. Bonnell. at age 43, as a widow, she married Alexander Dillon in Digby Co in 1889.

Their daughter, Caroline Drusilla Franklin, m. in 1868, in Digby Co, to William Hunt. at age 18.

If this appears to be the right family, I'll see what I can do to find out more about John Jesse Franklin and his wife Nancy, and THEIR ancestry.

Jared

Re: James Franklin 1911

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 12:22AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Franks, Franklin
I know that this message is from a few years ago, but did you ever find information on the ancestry of John Jesse Franklin?

My wife is a descendant of James Franks b. 1818. The story, as it has been passed orally, is that James had a brother John. At some point, the boys were separated and John raised as a Franklin, and James raised as a Franks. My wife's mother always said that her father told her that she should never marry a Franklin, as a result! Census records with close birth years, and father's country of origin listed as Germany, make me think that it could be true.

For a few years, I've been trying to trace my wife's family, and I can't seem to go back any further than James Franks. If James and John really were brothers, then maybe you have the information about his parents that I'm missing.

Thanks for any help you can give.

Tim

Re: James Franklin 1911

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 2:18AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Tim,
I have been doing intense research on this family, as my husband is a descendant of John Jesse Franklin (Franks). We visited his gravesite last summer, and I obtained some WONDERFUL information from the church historian there in Hill Grove. I need to verify his sources via the Admiral Digby Museum, but I think I have found the answers you are looking for! The two brothers were immigrant sons of Louis & Gabrielle Franks from Metz, France. Louis was tragically killed in a work accident in 1819, and the mother was too poor to care for the young boys. I will be glad to share what information I have via email, though I did attach the first couple of pages below. You can reach me at alykat8ATyahoo.com so that I can attach more files.
Blessings!
Allison Anderson
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