Ah, Jared...I'm SO PLEASED that you had "play" time today!!! You have solved a very old brick wall that I had and I thank you very much for what you provided! All the best, Sandi Bellefeuille Mississauga, ON Here's what I was able to find (not related, but had some "play" time to exercise my genealogical wings...) Lizzie May Steeves (Steves in transcription), m. Stillman ?Gerald? McConnell, 08-Oct-1927, at ?Auburn? Kings Co, NS. He was 23, bachelor, res. in Sydney, Cape Breton, b. Aspen?, Guysboro Co, NS, s/o Edwin McConnell b. ?Aspen?, and Lillian or Allison Nichols. Record shows Lizzie May Steves (Steeves) as 33, widow, b. Halifax, residing in ?Auburn?, Kings Co, NS, d/o James Nickerson b. Sherbrook, Guysboro Co, NS, and Rose Brackett. Indeed, Stillman McConnell, b. 04-Apr-1904, NS, d. Jun-1974, with a last residence listed as Baltimore, MD. Jared > Hi Folks: > > My great aunt, Elizabeth NICKERSON d/o James Rupert & Rose Emma (Brackett) > , born 30 May 1885 (Late birth registration: 1904, pg 69300956), Halifax, > married 29 Mar 1912, Halifax1) Ora Eugene STEEVES, s/o Frederick William & > Elizabeth A. (Colpitts), who died 23 Dec 1924 in Aylesford, Kings, NS.  > She obviously m a Mr. MacConnell prior to November 1927, as her late birth > registration was signed 22 Nov 1927 as Lizzie May Nickerson MacConnell. > > My family remember that she lived in Baltimore, MD however, on checking > over the 1930 US census, she & Mr. MacConnell are not listed, so they must > have married in NS. > > Do any of these names ring bells with anyone?? > > Many thanks, > Sandi Bellefeuille > Mississauga, ON > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode:  Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode:  Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4.  How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------ Jared "Jed" Handspicker [email protected] "Do  your best; let God do the rest."

In case anyone has an interest in the Brackett surname pertaining to Jared's and Sandy's recent messages, Thomas Brackett of Herring Cove, NS, married Hannah Holt of Halifax at St. Paul's Cof E Church, Halifax, 24 Feb. 1846 by Rev. Tracy. It was their daughter Rose who married James R. Nickerson of Sherbrooke, Guysborough County. Iris "Nova Scotia L" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 6:37 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Elizabeth NICKERSON/Ora Eugene STEEVES/? M(A)CCONNELL Ah, Jared...I'm SO PLEASED that you had "play" time today!!! You have solved a very old brick wall that I had and I thank you very much for what you provided! All the best, Sandi Bellefeuille Mississauga, ON Here's what I was able to find (not related, but had some "play" time to exercise my genealogical wings...) Lizzie May Steeves (Steves in transcription), m. Stillman ?Gerald? McConnell, 08-Oct-1927, at ?Auburn? Kings Co, NS. He was 23, bachelor, res. in Sydney, Cape Breton, b. Aspen?, Guysboro Co, NS, s/o Edwin McConnell b. ?Aspen?, and Lillian or Allison Nichols. Record shows Lizzie May Steves (Steeves) as 33, widow, b. Halifax, residing in ?Auburn?, Kings Co, NS, d/o James Nickerson b. Sherbrook, Guysboro Co, NS, and Rose Brackett. Indeed, Stillman McConnell, b. 04-Apr-1904, NS, d. Jun-1974, with a last residence listed as Baltimore, MD. Jared > Hi Folks: > > My great aunt, Elizabeth NICKERSON d/o James Rupert & Rose Emma (Brackett) > , born 30 May 1885 (Late birth registration: 1904, pg 69300956), Halifax, > married 29 Mar 1912, Halifax1) Ora Eugene STEEVES, s/o Frederick William & > Elizabeth A. (Colpitts), who died 23 Dec 1924 in Aylesford, Kings, NS. > She obviously m a Mr. MacConnell prior to November 1927, as her late birth > registration was signed 22 Nov 1927 as Lizzie May Nickerson MacConnell. > > My family remember that she lived in Baltimore, MD however, on checking > over the 1930 US census, she & Mr. MacConnell are not listed, so they must > have married in NS. > > Do any of these names ring bells with anyone?? > > Many thanks, > Sandi Bellefeuille > Mississauga, ON > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------ Jared "Jed" Handspicker [email protected] "Do your best; let God do the rest." ---------------------------------------- Basic List Commands: 1. To post to the list Send a message to: [email protected] 2. How to unsubscribe a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe 3. How to subscribe Send an email containing only the word subscribe to [email protected] 4. How to change to Digest mode a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) b. Subscribe to Digest mode Send an email containing only the word subscribe to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message