I've picked up a few entries on Jehu and his family. He's my 5th great grandfather. Hope this helps someone.
Family Group Sheet
Subject* Jehu MOSHER (4603) (Hants, NS William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting (n.pub.).) (Mildred (Mosher) Chamberland, Decendants of John Mosher; (n.pub.).)
Indiv Note* __ ___ ____ (Jehu had a farm near where his father landed [in Newport] and was quite a businessman, and was very strong. It is said of him that he carried an anchor for a wager that weighed 500 pounds, thirty feet on a wharf. It was raised to his shoulder, and he walked the thirty feet. Said he did not breathe while the anchor was on his shoulder, and his feet burst through his thin shoes, which were new. This was all the harm done. He gained the bet, and lived until he was 97 years old) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.).
Birth* __ ___ 1754 Dartmouth, Bristol, MA, USA (Mildred (Mosher) Chamberlain & Laura (McGraffey) Clarenbach, Decendants of Hugh Mosher and Rebecca Maxson Through Seven Generations (#), Gives "Dartmouth.") (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting, gives only "Rhode Island.").
Family Note* from 1807 to 1828 Eleanor FOLEY (4620) (b. 1756, ); Newport Landing, Hants, NS, Canada (Source has 10 children born to Eleanor Foley) (Mildred (Mosher) Chamberlain & Laura (McGraffey) Clarenbach, Decendants of Hugh Mosher and Rebecca Maxson Through Seven Generations.).
Marriage* __ ___ 1809 Eleanor FOLEY (4620) (b. 1756, ); NS, Canada (Source gives 1809 but could have been sometime before Noah was born in 1807) (
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www.familysearch.org (
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Burial* __ ___ 1851 Newport Landing, Hants, NS, Canada (Buried in the Town Buring Ground) (Mildred (Mosher) Chamberlain & Laura (McGraffey) Clarenbach, Decendants of Hugh Mosher and Rebecca Maxson Through Seven Generations, gives buried at Town Burying Ground in Newport Landing, Nova Scotia.) (
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www.familysearch.org, has buried at Old Burying Ground in Newport, RI.).
Death* 3 Mar 1851 Newport Landing, Hants, NS, Canada (
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www.familysearch.org.).
Father* James MOSHER (4631) (b. 12 Jul 1725, d. circa 1823)
Mother* Lydia ALLEN (4632) (b. 18 Jun 1729, d. )
Marriage* __ ___ 1774 Hants, NS, Canada (Ibid.).
Family Note* from 1776 to 1805 (Source lists 12 children born to Hannah) (Mildred (Mosher) Chamberlain & Laura (McGraffey) Clarenbach, Decendants of Hugh Mosher and Rebecca Maxson Through Seven Generations, gives buried at Town Burying Ground in Newport Landing, Nova Scotia.).
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Spouse* Hannah GREENO (4608) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.)
Indiv Note* __ ___ ____ (Married at 14).
Birth* __ ___ 1760 (
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Name-Marr: __ ___ 1774 MOSHER(Ibid.)
Death* 31 Mar 1804 Newport Landing, Hants, NS, Canada (Gave year as 1804 but more likely after Hannah was born in 1805) (Mildred (Mosher) Chamberlain & Laura (McGraffey) Clarenbach, Decendants of Hugh Mosher and Rebecca Maxson Through Seven Generations, gives death in Newport Landing, Nova Scotia.) (
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www.familysearch.org, Gives death in Newport, RI.).
Burial* after 31 Mar 1804 Newport Landing, Hants, NS, Canada (Buried in the Town Buring Ground in Newport Landing) (Mildred (Mosher) Chamberlain & Laura (McGraffey) Clarenbach, Decendants of Hugh Mosher and Rebecca Maxson Through Seven Generations, gives buried at Town Burying Ground in Newport Landing, Nova Scotia.).
Father* Daniel GREENO (4569) (b. 1731, )
Mother* Sarah STEELE (4696)
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Twelve Known Children
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F Olive MOSHER (4609) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.)
Birth* __ ___ 1776 NS, Canada (
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F Sarah MOSHER (4610) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.)
Birth* __ ___ 1780 NS, Canada (
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F Lydia MOSHER (4611) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.)
Birth* __ ___ 1782 NS, Canada (
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M Jehu MOSHER (4612) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.)
Birth* __ ___ 1783 Avondale, Hants, NS, Canada (Also given as 1785) (
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www.familysearch.org.).
Marriage* __ ___ 1804 Mary BURGESS (4755) (b. 1783, d. 22 Jun 1865), daughter of John BURGESS (4758) and Annie ANTHONY (4759); NS, Canada (Ibid.).
Death* 12 Oct 1864 (Ibid.)
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M Daniel MOSHER (4613) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.)
Occupation* __ ___ ____ (1871 McAlpine Dir has Carpenter in Avondale) (1871 McAlpine's Directory.).
Indiv Note* __ ___ ____ (Daniel and his first 9 children moved to Onterio and then had 2 more born in that province(William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.)).
Birth* __ ___ 1785 Avondale, Hants, NS, Canada (
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Marriage* __ ___ 1825 Levina BLACK (4754) (b. 1 Feb 1783), daughter of Archibald BLACK (4756) and Elizabeth MOSHER (4757); NS, Canada (Ibid.).
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M James MOSHER (4572) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.)
Occupation* __ ___ ____ (Shoemaker and Tanner in Newport then in Chester, NS) (Ibid.).
Religion* __ ___ ____ (Baptist) (Ibid.).
Indiv Note* __ ___ ____ (James had an extensive tanning business in Newport and then Chester, and stood high in Society. Was a prominent member to the Baptist Church. He finially closed up the business and came back to Windsor, [NS] where he died(Ibid.)) (Ibid.).
Birth: __ ___ 1788 (James probably was not born in Chester, indications are that James and Mary would have stayed in Newport several years after they were married in 1810 before moving to Chester) (
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Birth* __ ___ 1791 NS, Canada (Ibid.).
Marriage* __ ___ 1810 Mary SMITH (4573) (b. 1791, ), daughter of Thomas SMITH (4606) and Lydia (4607); NS, Canada (Ibid., IGI record has Mary's birth as 1791 and marriage as 1810; James is listed with birth 1791 and marriage as 1810. Location is "Nova Scotia.").
Daughter: __ ___ 1811 Lemina MOSHER (4540); NS, Canada (1871 Census in April has age 59) (unknown author, Sarah Adeline (Marsters) Simpson; Death Record (n.pub.), Gives mothers birthplace as Nova Scotia.) (
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www.familysearch.org, One IGI source gives b. 1811 and one as abt 1810.) (1871 NS Census, April.).
Daughter: __ ___ 1813 Matilda MOSHER (4574); NS, Canada (
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Son: circa __ ___ 1815 Daniel MOSHER (4583); NS, Canada (1880 US Census.).
Son: __ Jul 1817 Thomas Harding MOSHER (4593); Newport, Hants, NS, Canada (
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Daughter: circa __ ___ 1821 Lydia Ann MOSHER (4595); NS, Canada (1880 US Census.).
Son: circa __ ___ 1822 James Allen MOSHER (4596); NS, Canada (
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Son: 6 Aug 1825 Calvin Smith MOSHER (4598); NS, Canada (Ibid.).
Daughter: __ ___ ____ Mary Lititia MOSHER (4604)
Daughter: __ ___ ____ Sarah Elizabeth MOSHER (4605)
Death* __ ___ ____ Windsor, Hants, NS, Canada (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.).
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M Nicholas MOSHER (4614) (Ibid.)
Indiv Note* __ ___ ____ (Nicholas was a ship-builder, and was a member of the Provincial Parliament for the County of Hants, N. S. for a number of years(Ibid., Page 15.)).
Occupation* __ ___ ____ (1871 - Ship-builder and Senator for Hants Co. Provincial Parliament) (Ibid., Pg 15.).
Birth* __ ___ 1792 NS, Canada (
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Marriage* __ ___ 1813 Nancy MALCOLM (4753) (b. 1791, d. 28 May 1875); NS, Canada (Ibid.).
Death* 17 Feb 1871 (Ibid.)
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M Allen MOSHER (4615) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.)
Occupation* __ ___ ____ (Methodist Ministry) (Ibid.).
Indiv Note* __ ___ ____ (Source lists 5 children(Ibid., Page 15.)).
Birth* __ ___ 1792 Avondale, Hants, NS, Canada (
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www.familysearch.org.).
Marriage* __ ___ 1818 Jenny PROCTOR (4750) (b. 1804, d. 5 May 1875); Avondale, Hants, NS, Canada (Ibid.).
Death* 16 Jun 1865 (Ibid.)
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M Reuben MOSHER (4616) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.)
Nationalty* __ ___ ____ (1881 Census has French) (1881 NS CA Census.).
Religion* __ ___ ____ Elizabeth MOSHER (4041) (b. Sep 1796, d. 11 Jan 1885) (1881 census has C. Methodist) (Ibid.).
Birth* __ ___ 1796 Avondale, Hants, NS, Canada (
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www.familysearch.org.).
Marriage* circa __ ___ 1821 Elizabeth MOSHER (4041) (b. Sep 1796, d. 11 Jan 1885), daughter of Joseph MOSHER (4680) and Pricilla GREENO (4761); NS, Canada (Ibid.) (Mildred (Mosher) Chamberlain & Laura (McGraffey) Clarenbach, Decendants of Hugh Mosher and Rebecca Maxson Through Seven Generations.).
Son: circa __ ___ 1825 Reuben MOSHER (4732)
Census* __ ___ 1881 Scotch Village, Hants, NS, Canada (1881 NS CA Census.).
Indiv Note* __ ___ 1881 Scotch Village, Hants, NS, Canada (1881 - Census shows he and wife living with son Reuben) (1881 NS CA Census.).
Death* 23 Apr 1883 (
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F Matilda MOSHER (4617) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.)
Indiv Note* __ ___ ____ (Source list 9 children(Ibid., page 15.)).
Birth* __ ___ 1800 NS, Canada.
Marriage* circa __ ___ 1821 George ARMSTRONG (4745) (b. 1796); NS, Canada (
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F Priscilla MOSHER (4618) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.)
Indiv Note* __ ___ ____ (Source list 5 children(Ibid.)).
Birth* __ ___ 1802 NS, Canada (
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Marriage* circa __ ___ 1823 George MALCOLM (4683) (b. circa 1798); NS, Canada (Ibid.).
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F Hannah MOSHER (4619) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.)
Indiv Note* __ ___ ____ (Source lists 7 children(Ibid., Page 15.)).
Birth* __ ___ 1805 NS, Canada (
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Marriage* circa __ ___ 1826 George FOX (4674) (b. circa 1801); NS, Canada (Ibid.).
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Family Group Sheet
Subject* Jehu MOSHER (4603) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.) (Mildred (Mosher) Chamberland, Decendants of John Mosher;.)
Indiv Note* __ ___ ____ (Jehu had a farm near where his father landed [in Newport] and was quite a businessman, and was very strong. It is said of him that he carried an anchor for a wager that weighed 500 pounds, thirty feet on a wharf. It was raised to his shoulder, and he walked the thirty feet. Said he did not breathe while the anchor was on his shoulder, and his feet burst through his thin shoes, which were new. This was all the harm done. He gained the bet, and lived until he was 97 years old) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.).
Birth* __ ___ 1754 Dartmouth, Bristol, MA, USA (Mildred (Mosher) Chamberlain & Laura (McGraffey) Clarenbach, Decendants of Hugh Mosher and Rebecca Maxson Through Seven Generations, Gives "Dartmouth.") (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting, gives only "Rhode Island.").
Marriage* __ ___ 1774 Hannah GREENO (4608) (b. 1760, d. 31 Mar 1804); Hants, NS, Canada (
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www.familysearch.org.).
Family Note* from 1776 to 1805 Hannah GREENO (4608) (b. 1760, d. 31 Mar 1804) (Source lists 12 children born to Hannah) (Mildred (Mosher) Chamberlain & Laura (McGraffey) Clarenbach, Decendants of Hugh Mosher and Rebecca Maxson Through Seven Generations, gives buried at Town Burying Ground in Newport Landing, Nova Scotia.).
Burial* __ ___ 1851 Newport Landing, Hants, NS, Canada (Buried in the Town Buring Ground) (Ibid.) (
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www.familysearch.org, has buried at Old Burying Ground in Newport, RI.).
Death* 3 Mar 1851 Newport Landing, Hants, NS, Canada (
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www.familysearch.org.).
Father* James MOSHER (4631) (b. 12 Jul 1725, d. circa 1823)
Mother* Lydia ALLEN (4632) (b. 18 Jun 1729, d. )
Family Note* from 1807 to 1828 Newport Landing, Hants, NS, Canada (Source has 10 children born to Eleanor Foley) (Mildred (Mosher) Chamberlain & Laura (McGraffey) Clarenbach, Decendants of Hugh Mosher and Rebecca Maxson Through Seven Generations.).
Marriage* __ ___ 1809 NS, Canada (Source gives 1809 but could have been sometime before Noah was born in 1807) (
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www.familysearch.org.).
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Spouse* Eleanor FOLEY (4620) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.)
Birth* __ ___ 1756 NS, Canada (
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Name-Marr: __ ___ 1809 MOSHER(Ibid.)
Father*
Mother*
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Ten Known Children
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M Noah MOSHER (4621) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.)
Occupation* __ ___ ____ (1871 McAlpine Dir had "Shipwright" in Newport Upper) (1871 McAlpine's Directory.).
Research Note* __ ___ ____ (Rosalie Perrin's Stillman and Foley line) (Rosalie Perrin, "Rosalie Perrin Marsters Genealogy," e-mail message from
rperrin@telusplanet.net (Alberta, Canada) to unknown recipient, email dtd 5/24/2006.).
Birth* 22 Oct 1807 NS, Canada (
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www.familysearch.org.).
Marriage* before __ Mar 1829 Sarah Elizabeth STILLMAN (4724) (b. 1795, d. after 1847); Newport Landing, Hants, NS, Canada (Ibid.).
Daughter: __ ___ 1838 Rachel Salome MOSHER (4765); NS, Canada (Ibid.).
Daughter: __ ___ 1840 Damarius MOSHER (4766); NS, Canada (Ibid.).
Son: 28 Oct 1844 Leander H. MOSHER (4760); Avondale, Hants, NS, Canada.
Daughter: __ ___ 1845 Clementina H. MOSHER (4767); NS, Canada (Ibid.).
Daughter: 18 Mar 1846 Naomi A. MOSHER (4764); NS, Canada.
Son: __ ___ 1847 Noah William MOSHER (4725); Newport, Hants, NS, Canada (Ibid.).
Death* 17 Jul 1872 Norwalk, CT, USA (Ibid.).
Son: Omen Edward MOSHER (4790)
Daughter: Amanda MOSHER (4791)
Son: Damarius MOSHER (4792)
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M Ark MOSHER (4622) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.)
Birth* __ ___ 1809 NS, Canada (
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M Branch MOSHER (4623) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.)
Birth* __ ___ 1810 NS, Canada (
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Marriage* __ ___ 1831 Sophia LOCKHART (4726); NS, Canada (Ibid.).
Son: James Branch MOSHER (4794)
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F Rachel Dove MOSHER (4624) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.) (
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www.familysearch.org.)
Birth* __ ___ 1812 Burlington, Hants, NS, Canada (Ibid.).
Marriage* __ ___ ____ Peleg SANFORD (4793)
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M Nelson MOSHER (4625) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.)
Occupation* __ ___ ____ (1871 McAlpine Dir had "Master Mariner" in Avondale).
Birth* __ ___ 1818 NS, Canada (
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Death* 6 Jul 1878 (Ibid.)
Marriage* __ ___ ____ Margaret MURPHY (4795)
Marriage* __ ___ ____ Catherine MURPHY (4796)
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F Sarah Freelove MOSHER (4626) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.)
Indiv Note* __ ___ ____ (Source lists six children(Ibid., Page 16.)).
Birth* __ ___ 1819 NS, Canada (
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Marriage* __ ___ ____ William CHAMBERS (4789)
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M William MOSHER (4627) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.)
Indiv Note* __ ___ ____ (William was a seaman, and was washed overboard from the barque "Eugena" and drowned(Ibid.)).
Birth* __ ___ 1821 NS, Canada (
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Death* before __ ___ 1871 (Ibid.)
Marriage* __ ___ ____ Maria HARVIE (4797)
Marriage* __ ___ ____ Mary BELL (4798) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting, Page 16.)
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F Martha MOSHER (4628) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.)
Indiv Note* __ ___ ____ (Source lists 8 children(Ibid.)).
Birth* __ ___ 1823 NS, Canada (
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www.familysearch.org.).
Marriage* __ ___ ____ Capt. James W. ANTHONY (4799)
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M George H. MOSHER (4629) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.)
Occupation* __ ___ ____ (1871 McAlpine Dir. has "Mariner" in Avondale) (1871 McAlpine's Directory.).
Birth* __ ___ 1826 NS, Canada (
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www.familysearch.org.).
Marriage* __ ___ ____ Mary WARNOCK (4800)
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M Wesley MOSHER (4630) (William Mosher of Mosherville, The Mosher Family; Chronological Data respecting.)
Indiv Note* __ ___ ____ (Westly is in the employ of Wheeler and Wilson, in the sewing-machine business. He makes the eyes of the needles(Ibid.)).
Birth* __ ___ 1828 NS, Canada (
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www.familysearch.org.).
Marriage* __ ___ ____ Betsy MADDOX (4801)
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Printed on: 20 Apr 2008