This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SOC.2ACE/909.1 Message Board Post: Wally, Joseph Tidd Sr. and Priscilla Johnson are my great-great grandparents. Was Joseph in Houlton, Maine, with his uncle David, or are you saying that David and Rachel were his parents ? I have no proof either way that Samuel Tidd Jr. was his father. Also, do you think this David Andrew Tidd may have died young, and perhaps they named their second child David Andrew ? (it was a common practice to do this). I ask this because the Andrew David/David Andrew in the 1871 census was born 1838. He married Sarah A. Stanton in 1855, at little River (source- Digby County Births). I have the children of Joseph and Priscilla thus : -- (1) Andrew D. b. 1838 ; (2) Catherine b. 1839, md . Porterfield Bunker (3) William B., b.1841 md. Emily Hannah Prime - my great -grandparents (4) Ensley b.1844, md. Mary Morehouse ; (5) James - never md. (6) Chloe md. Newton Guthrie, of Grand Manan (7) Harriet md. Nelson Guthrie, of Grand Manan ; (8) Aremina md. Albion Huntly, of Grand Manan, on 15 Aug 1874. (9) Rachel b. 1854, md Benjamin Prime Jr., of Freeport. (10) Joseph Jr. b. 1857 md. Melissa Stanton ; (11) Laleah b. 1860 md. Marris McCullough. Emily Hannah Prime and Benjamin Prime Jr. were sister and brother, children of Benjamin Prime Sr. and Mary Ann Hersey of Freeport. We're hoping for "feedback" too .... John

I will no longer be putting obituaries on the Obituary list or Any one wanting help that I have helped in the past please email me directly off line and I will continue to help but will send the things directly to you . The 1920-1929 Index to Digby Couriers will be available as of Feb. 20 at the Digby Museum or the Digby library or Western county library site http://www.wcr.library.ns .ca Luella Marshall

Hi all Well the big update is up but the conversion process wasn't easy, I thought I could manually fix the columns so they would line up but some times it didn't work. So I am looking for volunteers to retype each page into a spreadsheet program that I will then convert to a web page. Let me know and I will reserve a page for you. If any one has any ideas how to fix the columns email me. Digby Census Index was transcribed and contributed by Charlotte Vardy. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nsdigby/census/index/codes.htm Our thanks goes out to Charlotte Nichols-Vardy [email protected] She indexed the 1871, 1881, 1891 Digby census at home (1991-1994) from a microfilm reader during the winter months - she got so tired of going through all that microfilm to do lookups for everyone, so she indexed it. 11 files with the alphabet A-Z; a total of 537 pages plus 278 more pages of French surnames. Charlotte has donated the Digby County census index to the Digby Genweb so everyone can enjoy her hard work. If you have any doubts about the Census Index please contact the Admiral Digby Museum http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/admuseum/ and hire a researcher to confirm the data from the original census. Happy Hunting CathyLee Digby Genweb Coordinator [email protected] http://www.rootsweb.com/~nsdigby/ [email protected] http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.ca nada.novascotia.digby

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SOC.2ACE/909 Message Board Post: John : The Joseph Tidd I referred to is the Joseph Tidd born April 1st 1812 in N.S married Priscilla Johnson who was born 21st Oct. 1814 in Houlton Maine . They had a son they named David Andrew who was born in Houlton Maine 26 Nov. 1833 he was about 3 years old when they came back to Nova Scotia. Joseph bought land from William Johnson who had purchased it from David and Rachel before they went to Maine. As near as I can determine the land was at Whale Cove and part of the old Land Grant to the heirs of Samuel Tidd. Hoping to get some "feed-back" Wally

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SOC.2ACE/213.1.2 Message Board Post: John Caldwell married second wife Nancy VanVelzer 1789 in Nova Scotia. She was born in New York. In 1806 they bought 200 acres of the grant to " heirs of Samuel Tidd " part of which was known as Cherry Valley. Also in 1806 David Tidd married John's daughter Rachel Caldwell, their first born was John Caldwell Tidd who grew up in the "Tiddville" area and married Rachel Cossaboom. Rachel (Caldwell) Tidd died in the early 1820s and David remarried and moved to Hodgdon Maine, as did John Caldwell Tidd, and Joseph, who later returned. There are many descendants of John Caldwell, through his grandson over in the Houlton area of Maine and beyond.

Can you tell me who posted the Ellis information to the Message Board. Thanks, mike michael bailey wrote: > Do you have any proof of the Benjamin Ellis- Joseph Ellis connection. > Thanks, mike > > [email protected] wrote: > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Classification: Query > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/907.1 > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > 1. Benjamin ELLIS b. 19 Apr 1732, Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA, (son of Benjamin ELLIS and Hannah GIBBS) m. Ruth (NNN). > > Children: > > 2. i Joseph b. 25 Jan 1773. > > > > Second Generation > > > > 2. Joseph ELLIS b. 25 Jan 1773, Granville, Annapolis County, NS, m. (NNN). > > Children: > > 3. i Daniel b. ca: 1793. > > > > Third Generation > > > > 3. Daniel ELLIS b. ca: 1793, Granville, Annapolis County, NS, m. 14 Dec 1809, in Granville, Annapolis County, NS, Leah Susannah SPEIGHT, b. ca: 1793, Digby, Digby County, NS. > > Children: > > 4. i Ephraim b. 19 Feb 1813. > > > > Fourth Generation > > > > 4. Ephraim ELLIS b. 19 Feb 1813, Digby, Digby County, NS., m. ca: 1836, in Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN, Matilda MONTGOMERY. Ephraim died Shore Road, Digby County, NS. > > Children: > > 5. i Captain William Ensley b. 25 Sep 1837. > > > > Fifth Generation > > > > 5. Captain William Ensley ELLIS b. 25 Sep 1837, Salsbury, New Brunswick, CAN, m. 04 Sep 1860, in Digby, Digby County, NS., Mary HAZELTON, b. 12 Feb 1844, County Tyrone, IRE, d. 10 Nov 1913, Bay View, Digby County, NS. Captain died 14 Dec 1912, Bay View, Digby County, NS. > > Children: > > i Grace Darling ELLIS b. 03 Nov 1861, Shore Road, Digby County, NS., m. John ROSS. Grace died 1936, Culloden, Digby County, NS. > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Do you have any proof of the Benjamin Ellis- Joseph Ellis connection. Thanks, mike [email protected] wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/907.1 > > Message Board Post: > > 1. Benjamin ELLIS b. 19 Apr 1732, Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA, (son of Benjamin ELLIS and Hannah GIBBS) m. Ruth (NNN). > Children: > 2. i Joseph b. 25 Jan 1773. > > Second Generation > > 2. Joseph ELLIS b. 25 Jan 1773, Granville, Annapolis County, NS, m. (NNN). > Children: > 3. i Daniel b. ca: 1793. > > Third Generation > > 3. Daniel ELLIS b. ca: 1793, Granville, Annapolis County, NS, m. 14 Dec 1809, in Granville, Annapolis County, NS, Leah Susannah SPEIGHT, b. ca: 1793, Digby, Digby County, NS. > Children: > 4. i Ephraim b. 19 Feb 1813. > > Fourth Generation > > 4. Ephraim ELLIS b. 19 Feb 1813, Digby, Digby County, NS., m. ca: 1836, in Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN, Matilda MONTGOMERY. Ephraim died Shore Road, Digby County, NS. > Children: > 5. i Captain William Ensley b. 25 Sep 1837. > > Fifth Generation > > 5. Captain William Ensley ELLIS b. 25 Sep 1837, Salsbury, New Brunswick, CAN, m. 04 Sep 1860, in Digby, Digby County, NS., Mary HAZELTON, b. 12 Feb 1844, County Tyrone, IRE, d. 10 Nov 1913, Bay View, Digby County, NS. Captain died 14 Dec 1912, Bay View, Digby County, NS. > Children: > i Grace Darling ELLIS b. 03 Nov 1861, Shore Road, Digby County, NS., m. John ROSS. Grace died 1936, Culloden, Digby County, NS. > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/907.1 Message Board Post: 1. Benjamin ELLIS b. 19 Apr 1732, Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA, (son of Benjamin ELLIS and Hannah GIBBS) m. Ruth (NNN). Children: 2. i Joseph b. 25 Jan 1773. Second Generation 2. Joseph ELLIS b. 25 Jan 1773, Granville, Annapolis County, NS, m. (NNN). Children: 3. i Daniel b. ca: 1793. Third Generation 3. Daniel ELLIS b. ca: 1793, Granville, Annapolis County, NS, m. 14 Dec 1809, in Granville, Annapolis County, NS, Leah Susannah SPEIGHT, b. ca: 1793, Digby, Digby County, NS. Children: 4. i Ephraim b. 19 Feb 1813. Fourth Generation 4. Ephraim ELLIS b. 19 Feb 1813, Digby, Digby County, NS., m. ca: 1836, in Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN, Matilda MONTGOMERY. Ephraim died Shore Road, Digby County, NS. Children: 5. i Captain William Ensley b. 25 Sep 1837. Fifth Generation 5. Captain William Ensley ELLIS b. 25 Sep 1837, Salsbury, New Brunswick, CAN, m. 04 Sep 1860, in Digby, Digby County, NS., Mary HAZELTON, b. 12 Feb 1844, County Tyrone, IRE, d. 10 Nov 1913, Bay View, Digby County, NS. Captain died 14 Dec 1912, Bay View, Digby County, NS. Children: i Grace Darling ELLIS b. 03 Nov 1861, Shore Road, Digby County, NS., m. John ROSS. Grace died 1936, Culloden, Digby County, NS.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/906.3 Message Board Post: Again from the George King site 10. CAPTAIN GEORGE3 RICE (Silas2, John1) was born on 25 December 1794 at Annapolis Royal, Annapolis Co, Nova Scotia. It is apparent that either Joseph or Elizabeth's birth date is incorrect. He married Harriett Clarke, daughter of Richard Clarke, on 2 February 1821 at Annapolis Co, Nova Scotia; by Rev John Millidge. Both George and Harriet were of the Parish of Clements. He and Margaret Winchester married 2nd, daughter of Charles Winchester and Maria (--?--), on 6 September 1869 at Hillsburgh, Digby Co, Nova Scotia. The marriage license stated: George Rice, age 74, widower, farmer, residence Hillsburgh, born Annapolis, son of Cyrus and Sarah Rice, and Margaret Potter, age 33, widow, residence, Hillsburgh, daughter of Charles and Maria Winchester. He died on 13 March 1878.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/906.2 Message Board Post: >From George King'sweb site on the Rice $ Rice families I found this that is a close match. http://wwwwidomaker.com/~gwk/ 45. MELBOURNE5 RICE (Francis4, Joseph3, Silas2, John1) was born on 17 September 1850 at Hillsburgh, Digby Co, Nova Scotia. He married Mary Elizabeth Carty, daughter of William Carty, on 30 August 1876 at Hillsburgh, Digby Co, Nova Scotia. He died on 4 February 1922. He was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Bear River, Annapolis Co, Nova Scotia. He and Mary Elizabeth Carty lived between 1891 and 1901 at Hillsburgh District, Digby Co, Nova Scotia. He was a farmer in April 1901. MARY ELIZABETH CARTY was born on 22 July 1856 at Nova Scotia; she declared age 26 at her marriage in 1876. She died on 29 February 1928. Ms McCormick has 1927 in one manuscript and 1928 in the other manuscript. She was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Bear River, Annapolis Co, Nova Scotia. Known children of Melbourne5 Rice and Mary Elizabeth Carty were as follows: i. EDITH M6 RICE was born on 23 June 1877 at Nova Scotia. She died on 9 March 1948. She was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Bear River, Annapolis Co, Nova Scotia. She lived in April 1901 at Hillsburgh District, Digby Co, Nova Scotia; with her parents. ii. BOYD LEROY RICE was born on 27 October 1878 at Nova Scotia. He married Susan W Kempton on 5 March 1913 at Kempt, Queens Co, Nova Scotia. He died on 19 August 1962 at Digby, Digby Co, Nova Scotia; at age 83. He was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Bear River, Annapolis Co, Nova Scotia. He lived in April 1901 at Hillsburgh District, Digby Co, Nova Scotia; with his parents. iii. ERNEST RICE was born on 22 August 1880 at Nova Scotia. He lived in April 1901 at Hillsburgh District, Digby Co, Nova Scotia; with his parents. iv. ADELAIDE RICE was born on 29 May 1882 at Nova Scotia. She died on 4 December 1961 at Digby, Digby Co, Nova Scotia. She was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Bear River, Annapolis Co, Nova Scotia. She lived in April 1901 at Hillsburgh District, Digby Co, Nova Scotia; with her parents. v. LILLIAN ETHEL RICE was born on 24 December 1883 at Nova Scotia. She married David Burton Harris. She died on 27 October 1943 at Bear River, Nova Scotia. She was also known as LILLA E RICE. She lived in April 1901 at Hillsburgh District, Digby Co, Nova Scotia; with her parents. vi. LAURA RICE was born on 4 October 1885 at Nova Scotia. She married James Roy Maddox in June 1919 at Lansdowne, Digby Co, Nova Scotia. vii. ARCHIE RICE was born on 10 September 1887 at Nova Scotia. viii. FREDRICK MELBOURNE RICE was born on 23 April 1889 at Bear River, Nova Scotia. He married Neva Viola Marsters; no children. He died on 26 February 1946 at Bear River, Nova Scotia. He was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Bear River, Annapolis Co, Nova Scotia. ix. MYRTLE RICE was born on 31 January 1895 at Nova Scotia. She married Leslie Elvin Stewart. She was a Registered Nurse. She lived at Winchendon, Worcester Co, MA.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SOC.2ACE/213.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: John, Thanks so much for the information. It is appreciated. Donna

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SOC.2ACE/213.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi again, Bit more to add : The book " Glimpses of the Past from Long and Brier Islands " by Donald Outhouse, has a biographical sketch of John Caldwell. In the book he says that the Caldwell familiy lived at Cherry Valley from Feb 1806 until Sept. 1811. At that time the adjoining land, on the southwest side was owned by Daniel Van Velsor " likely a brother of Nancy Caldwell". >From the History of Freeport by Rev. Walter Greenwood : (info from Trinity Parish Church records) : Married - At little River, on 7 Dec 1806, David Teed with Rachel Caldwell. Baptisms: (1) -- 22 Sept 1791, at Petite Passage -- Nancy Caldwell, wife of John Caldwell, an adult. --- A female child of John Caldwell, named Rachel. (2) -- 28 Aug 1798, at Grand Passage (Freeport) - A female child of John Caldwell, named Rebecca.-- A female child of John Caldwell, named Phebe. >From the History of Digby County - the Burial Register at Digby : April 12, 1830 (burial date), John Caldwell, of Caldwell's Cove, aged 86 years. Best Regards, John

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SOC.2ACE/213.1.1 Message Board Post: John Caldwell arrived at Digby in the spring of 1784, after being shipwrecked in the PRINCE OF WALES, at Bermuda, on their way to Digby from New York. The Loyalists on the PRINCE OF WALES were picked up by the JOSEPH, Capt. Jonathon Walton, and brought to Digby. John Caldwell appears to have been a widower, as on the Muster Rolls at Digby, he is shown with 3 children, no spouse. On 20 Dec 1789, he married Nancy VanVelsor, of Sandy Cove (trinity Parish Church Records, Digby), He was a grantee at Petite Passage (now Tiverton), Digby County, in 1788, where he received 190 acres. He was also included in the grant of Long Island (Freeport& Central Grove) where he received 250 acres in the Central Grove area. He later had land at East Ferry, Sandy Cove, Cherry Valley (near Little River), and finally settled at Caldwell's Cove, near Culloden, Digby County. There are more records of this family , in County History, other books, County records, etc. - Hope this helps, John Thurber

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SOC.2ACE/213.1 Message Board Post: John Caldwell was born in England and ended up in Nova Scotia. First wife was Susan VanVelver who was born in New York. Second wife was Nancy ?. Daughter of John Caldwell was Rachel who married David Tidd. They had a son who was Charles Jonathan Tidd and he married Rachel Hodgdon.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: RICE, McDaniel, MiDonald Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/906.1 Message Board Post: Hello .. My great-great-grandfather was Charles Wellington Rice who was born in Lubec, ME, around 1850. He seems to have been the youngest of 10 children of Daniel and Lucy (McDaniel) Rice of Lubec. But, Daniel's father was born right around 1800 in either Digby, NS, or Lubec, ME, as that is the year several RICE families moved .. over the water. The history of these families is that ... four RICE cousins migrated from Marlborough, MA, to Nova Scotia .. during the second half of the 1700's. Many of them settled in Digby, NS. A member of the Rice Family Association created a web site which might be very helpful to you. I think if you put "Four Nova Scotia Families" into a search, you will find this web site. If you can't locate it, let me know, and I will get the URL for you. I think (from memory) we are descended from Ashbel Rice .. and most of the early families were descended from the patriarch ... Deacond Edmund Rice .. of 1600's Salem?, MA.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/908 Message Board Post: was George Hallet Ellis' mother and she was supposedly from bear river area. she moved to manitoba and married a jack patterson

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/907 Message Board Post: can someone help me out with the ellis famly from digby please

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rice, Winchester, Alcorn Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/906 Message Board Post: Am seeking info on paternal grandfather, Ernest Rice. Was born about 1879, if my info so far is correct. He grew up at Ed and Sade Alcorn's on Sissaboo Road, Bear River. I realize this is not much to go on, but I am looking to confirm/abandon HIS father's name which I believe to be John Rice. His mother's name may be Nan (Margaret?)St. Clair? Winchester. Lifelong puzzle!! Any information/help will be greatly appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ryan, Gibson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SOC.2ACE/905 Message Board Post: I am searching for the parents of Emeline Ryan. She was born in Digby in 1853. Married James Andrew Gibson. Died 1917 and burried in Marshalltown, St.Pauls Cem. Any information on any of her family members would be helpful, escpecially her parents. Thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SOC.2ACE/904.1 Message Board Post: Hi Beverly, On CD that I have, "Ships and Seafarers of Atlantic Canada (project of Memorial University of Newfoundland) there is this: Captain Major Andre Brown, born Digby, residing St. John, N.B., age 47 (in 1883) was master of the KATE UPHAM. In 1868, he was Captain of two-masted Brigantine SOUTHERN CROSS - his birthplace also given as Digby, N.S. Possibly this is your great- grandfather ? >From another researcher : Major Brown was married to Mary Ann Ryan, of Marshalltown, near Digby, and had children - Walter, James, Mary Jane (md. John Henry "Harry" Browne, of Cornwallis),Carrie, Elizabeth, and Isaiah. " Some of the family went to R.I., as Mary Ann died there in 1908, and Carrie and Elizabeth married there " ( quote from researcher).I'll check to see if I have anything more. Hope this helps, Best, John Thurber