This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: hummer457 Surnames: Snarr, Hillson, Stevenson, Bedell, Cooper, Cripps, Hinds, Hollins, McKinnon, O'Neil, Stevens, Sweeney Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.newbrunswick.westmorland/4692/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hoping to make connections & fill in blanks regarding SNARR family from Shediac. Related Surnames: BEDELL COOPER CRIPS or CRIPPS HILSON or HILLSON HINDS HOLLINS MCKINNON O'NEIL or O'NEILL STEVENS STEVENSON SWEENY or SWEENEY Related Places: Westmorland Co., NB Fredericton, York Co., NB Kings Co., NB Prince Edward Island St. John, Newfoundland Gardiner, Maine Massachusetts Ottawa, La Salle Co., Illinois Prussia I find Snarr, A.U. in 1865-66 Hutchinson Directory, a trader in Shediac. I find Snarr, A.W. in 1871 Lovell Directory, a trader in Shediac. 1861 Census? (I have no access) 1871 Census? (I have no access) 1881 Census, Shediac: A.W., m, age 58, born Prussia, Methodist, Boatman Elizabeth, f, age 43, born PEI, Church of England Mary, f, age 26, born NB, Methodist James H., m, age 25, born NB, Methodist, Boatman Hattie E., f, age 18, born NB, Methodist Aup. W., m, age 17, born NB, Methodist Grace E., f, age 16, born NB, Methodist Ellene H., f, age 13, born NB, Methodist Boane E., m, age 11, born NB, Methodist Maud H., f, age 10, born NB, Methodist Jessy K.?, f, age 9, born NB, Methodist Fredk., m, age 3, born NB, Methodist ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick RS141A1b - Index to Late Registration of Births Child: SWEENEY, WALTER CARSON Sex: M Date of Birth: 1875 | 12 | 01 (Y-M-D) Place: SHEDIAC County: WESTMORLAND Father: SWEENEY, TERANCE W. Mother: SNARR, MARY AMELIA Code: 1875-S-66 Microfilm: F18763 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >From NB Newspaper Vital Stats: Date June 3 1886 County Westmorland Place Sackville Newspaper Chignecto Post d. Shediac (West. Co.) 20th May, Elizabeth Grace SNARR w/o A.W. SNARR and oldest child of James HILLSON, Esq., age 48 years 6 mos. Date March 28 1889 County Westmorland Place Sackville Newspaper Chignecto Post m. Shediac (West. Co.) 19th March, at residence of bride's parents, by Rev. McKenzie, George COOPER, section foreman, I.C.R., formerly of Saint John, but now of Shediac / Grace SNARR, Shediac. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1891 Census, Shediac: Appolice, age 26, head, Church of England?, Station Man.-ICR Nellie, age 22, sister, Methodist Maud, age 20, sister, Methodist Jessie, age 18, sister, Methodist Ensley, age 16, brother, Methodist, Carriage Painter?, (this is "E. Boane" from 1881 census) Frederick, age 11, brother, Methodist Appolice?, age 62, father, (occupation illegible) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >From Daniel Johnson's NB Newspaper Vital Stats (PANB): Date August 16 1894 County Kent Place Richibucto Newspaper Review Miss Maggie SNARR of Shediac (West. Co.) is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Malcolm McKINNON, Richibucto. Date December 3 1895 County Westmorland Place Moncton Newspaper The Times m. Shediac (West. Co.) Nov. 27th, by Rev. W.C. Matthews, Apoolos W. SNARR / Hattie HINDS d/o late Capt. HINDS, St. John's, Nfld. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >From Acadia French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946: SNARR, Apollos W, and HINDS, Hattie - married November 27, 1895, Moncton, Westmorland Co. Hinds, Hattie - of St. John, Newfoundland, daughter of Thomas & Harriet Snarr, Apollos W., son of Apollos W. & Elizabeth Witnesses: Alex McNeill and Hattie McNeill, both of Shediac, Westmorland Co, NB ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >From New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910: Marriage - 29 October 1896, Hyde Park, Suffolk County, MA Snarr, Nellie H., age 24, dressmaker, born Shediac, NB Parents: James & Grace (nee HILSON) STEVENSON, John D., age 23, born Richibucto, NB Parents: James & Maggie (nee McRay) Married by Rev. Frank T. Pomeroy, Pastor of Hyde Park Volume 461, Page 483 [Note: Despite Nellie's father being listed as "James", I believe her father was A.W. Snarr.] Children of Nellie H. SNARR & John Duncan STEVENSON.... 1. Marguerite Grace Stevenson, born 1897 or 1898, Westmorland Co., N.B. Other children of Nellie & John all born Hyde Park, Massachusetts, per New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910: 2. Dora Hazel Stevenson, born 13 Oct 1900 3. Nellie Hannah Stevenson, born 8 Apr 1904 4. John Thomas Stevenson, born 19 Sep 1905 5. possibly... Maud Arlington, born 1902 Other than records of the births of children, this family seems to have disappeared after 1900 census! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >From Index to Maine Marriages 1892-1966, 1977-1996: Groom's Name Groom's Residence Bride's Name Bride's Residence Marriage Date Snarr Ensly, Gardiner ME / Cripps Jennie, Shediac Nb, CN, 25 Jan 1893 Snarr James H, Gardiner ME / Stevens Bertha, Gardiner, ME, 3 Jul 1896 Bedell James O, Mechanic Falls ME / Snarr Jessie B, Mechanic Falls ME, 23 Mar 1901 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I do have more records of other SNARR family members (census, directories, etc.) and would love to connect with descendants. 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