Great suggestion, Lark, thanks - unfortunately I've checked the names on www.novascotiagenealogy.com <http://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/> , anything starting with Som and Sum, even without a first name, and nothing comes close to either a death or a marriage of Eliza Somers or Young for the dates we would be looking for. The following website shows Thomas Jesso as the son of Edward and Elizabeth Ann Young (married about 1851 and Thomas born 09 Oct 1852 (day/month same as death certificate - but the year is 2 years off): http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~friendsandfamily/jesso.htm . But I've found other errors in those pages, so not quite reliable I guess (the site asks for corrections, but I can't find an e-mail address to send to - as the death date for Emelia (Emma Jane) Deveaux is not correct according to www.novascotiagenealogy.com <http://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/> . If anyone knows the author, I have a couple verified corrections that I could provide. Anyway, back to Edward Jessome and his wife Eliza/beth Young/Somers: Now the 1901 census has Elizabeth's birth date as Aug 1839. She would have been far too young to have had Thomas in 1850, even 1852. The 1881 census has Elizabeth's birth date as 1836. Again, a little too young to be having Thomas as 1850, and even 1852 is a little too close at 16 years old. There's a burial record as follows - which would give Elizabeth's birth date as 1837 - again, she's young to be having Thomas in 1850/1852 PIONEER CEMETERY Little Bras d'Or, Cape Breton County, NS Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Jessome, 19 Dec 1912 age 75 yrs For my own tree, I'm going to stick with Elizabeth Somers as the first wife, with a disclaimer of the validity of that information. Hopefully, I'll get to Bras d'Or within the next year or so and will be able to check the church records. I'm actually going to Cape Breton in a couple weeks, so maybe I can fit in a trip. I know my husband would love to get the chance to touch base with his Mi'kmaq roots. If any of you find anything that can help me target a little closer to what I need to look for, please let me know. I think I would start at marriages around 1848/1849 to at least 1853 and then births between 1849 and 1854 to see what I come up with. Thanks for this great exchange of info!! Regards, Laurie _____ From: Lark Szick [mailto:bmwlark@sympatico.ca] Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 1:13 AM To: lcaron0822@rogers.com; .Charlene McKenzie; Betty Almon Felhaber Subject: [Bulk] Re: [NS-CB] Edward Jessome / Eliza Ann Young / Elizabeth Somers Hello All, RE: Edward Jessome and Elizabeth Somers Did anyone check and see what year Edward died and maybe Elizabeth (Young) Jessome married a Mr. Somers? Making Elizabeth Young Jessome Somers the same person who married Edward and also the mother of Thomas. Or did anyone check for the deaths of the other children and see if they list the mother's name as Elizabeth Somers. > I see you have Thomas Jessome as the son of Edward Jessome and > Elizabeth Ann Young. Thomas' death record shows he was the son of Edward Jessome and Elizabeth Somers. > death record of Thomas Jessome died Oct 27, 1927 Mill Creek, age 77 > yrs 18 days, born Oct 9, 1850, cardio renal, French married, son of > Edward Jessome and Elizabeth Somers, informant Thomas Jessome Mill > Creek his son----NSARM death records on line. I can't connect to the NS Vital Stats so I can't look things up. Lark _____ On 07/01/08 9:55 PM, "Laurie" <lcaron0822@rogers.com> wrote: > Well, I'm not quite sure now on Edward Jessome, wife Eliza/Elizabeth and a > son Thomas. > > Edward Jessome and Elizabeth Young are on the 1881 Canada Census as follows > - and I can find marriage records at www.novascotiagenealogy.com for most of > the listed children - all showing Eliza or Elizabeth Young as the mother. > There's no Thomas, but he is old enough to have left home. > Now, there's two Thomas Jessome's on the Census, one being Thomas who > married Emma and he lives awfully close to the above Jessome family (so the > possibility that he is a close relation (son?). Thomas' marriage record > just shows Edward & Eliza as parents - so it could be either Somers or > Young. > > So, I think I'll go with your assumption. Our Edward must have married > Elizabeth Somers first, had Thomas, assuming Elizabeth dies shortly after, > he then marries Eliza/beth Ann Young and has a zillion more children. > > If you find anything that either proves or disproves that theory, please let > me know. > > > > Hi Laurie, I am just having a look at your genealogy. > I see you have Thomas Jessome as the son of Edward Jessome and > Elizabeth Ann Young. > Thomas' death record shows he was the son of Edward Jessome and > Elizabeth Somers. > > > death record of Thomas Jessome died Oct 27, 1927 Mill Creek, age 77 > yrs 18 days, born Oct 9, 1850, cardio renal, French married, son of > Edward Jessome and Elizabeth Somers, informant Thomas Jessome Mill > Creek his son----NSARM death records on line. > > I suspect It is the same Edward who was married twice. > Charlene > > >> http://www.caronkin.ca/caron/4348.htm > >> > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NS-CAPE-BRETON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This inscription refers to Elizabeth Ryan who married Thomas Jessome > > PIONEER CEMETERY Little Bras d'Or, Cape Breton County, NS > Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Jessome, 19 Dec 1912 age 75 yrs > >

Re: [NS-CB] Edward Jessome / Eliza Ann Young / Elizabeth SomersThis is very good detective work. I saw Elizabeth Somers as the mother of Thomas on his death registration, but since it was completed by the son of Thomas, I assumed the grandson was unfamiliar with his grandmother's maiden name. I have notice that is not uncommon. I have a birth date of Aug. 1833 for Elizabeth Ann Young. I got it from Eric Burton zaxciel@hotmail.com, Mi'kmaq-Young - Lejeune-Benoit-Burton family tree. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=zaxciel&id=I13. That could make Elizabeth Ann 19 at the birth of Thomas. I don't know what Eric used for a source, but I will send him an email. Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: Laurie To: 'Lark Szick' ; '.Charlene McKenzie' ; 'Betty Almon Felhaber' Cc: NS-CAPE-BRETON@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 11:42 PM Subject: Edward Jessome / Eliza Ann Young / Elizabeth Somers Great suggestion, Lark, thanks - unfortunately I've checked the names on www.novascotiagenealogy.com, anything starting with Som and Sum, even without a first name, and nothing comes close to either a death or a marriage of Eliza Somers or Young for the dates we would be looking for. The following website shows Thomas Jesso as the son of Edward and Elizabeth Ann Young (married about 1851 and Thomas born 09 Oct 1852 (day/month same as death certificate - but the year is 2 years off): http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~friendsandfamily/jesso.htm. But I've found other errors in those pages, so not quite reliable I guess (the site asks for corrections, but I can't find an e-mail address to send to - as the death date for Emelia (Emma Jane) Deveaux is not correct according to www.novascotiagenealogy.com. If anyone knows the author, I have a couple verified corrections that I could provide. Anyway, back to Edward Jessome and his wife Eliza/beth Young/Somers: Now the 1901 census has Elizabeth's birth date as Aug 1839. She would have been far too young to have had Thomas in 1850, even 1852. The 1881 census has Elizabeth's birth date as 1836. Again, a little too young to be having Thomas as 1850, and even 1852 is a little too close at 16 years old. There's a burial record as follows - which would give Elizabeth's birth date as 1837 - again, she's young to be having Thomas in 1850/1852 PIONEER CEMETERY Little Bras d'Or, Cape Breton County, NS Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Jessome, 19 Dec 1912 age 75 yrs For my own tree, I'm going to stick with Elizabeth Somers as the first wife, with a disclaimer of the validity of that information. Hopefully, I'll get to Bras d'Or within the next year or so and will be able to check the church records. I'm actually going to Cape Breton in a couple weeks, so maybe I can fit in a trip. I know my husband would love to get the chance to touch base with his Mi'kmaq roots. If any of you find anything that can help me target a little closer to what I need to look for, please let me know. I think I would start at marriages around 1848/1849 to at least 1853 and then births between 1849 and 1854 to see what I come up with. Thanks for this great exchange of info!! Regards, Laurie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Lark Szick [mailto:bmwlark@sympatico.ca] Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 1:13 AM To: lcaron0822@rogers.com; .Charlene McKenzie; Betty Almon Felhaber Subject: [Bulk] Re: [NS-CB] Edward Jessome / Eliza Ann Young / Elizabeth Somers Hello All, RE: Edward Jessome and Elizabeth Somers Did anyone check and see what year Edward died and maybe Elizabeth (Young) Jessome married a Mr. Somers? Making Elizabeth Young Jessome Somers the same person who married Edward and also the mother of Thomas. Or did anyone check for the deaths of the other children and see if they list the mother's name as Elizabeth Somers. > I see you have Thomas Jessome as the son of Edward Jessome and > Elizabeth Ann Young. Thomas' death record shows he was the son of Edward Jessome and Elizabeth Somers. > death record of Thomas Jessome died Oct 27, 1927 Mill Creek, age 77 > yrs 18 days, born Oct 9, 1850, cardio renal, French married, son of > Edward Jessome and Elizabeth Somers, informant Thomas Jessome Mill > Creek his son----NSARM death records on line. I can't connect to the NS Vital Stats so I can't look things up. Lark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On 07/01/08 9:55 PM, "Laurie" <lcaron0822@rogers.com> wrote: > Well, I'm not quite sure now on Edward Jessome, wife Eliza/Elizabeth and a > son Thomas. > > Edward Jessome and Elizabeth Young are on the 1881 Canada Census as follows > - and I can find marriage records at www.novascotiagenealogy.com for most of > the listed children - all showing Eliza or Elizabeth Young as the mother. > There's no Thomas, but he is old enough to have left home. > Now, there's two Thomas Jessome's on the Census, one being Thomas who > married Emma and he lives awfully close to the above Jessome family (so the > possibility that he is a close relation (son?). Thomas' marriage record > just shows Edward & Eliza as parents - so it could be either Somers or > Young. > > So, I think I'll go with your assumption. Our Edward must have married > Elizabeth Somers first, had Thomas, assuming Elizabeth dies shortly after, > he then marries Eliza/beth Ann Young and has a zillion more children. > > If you find anything that either proves or disproves that theory, please let > me know. > > > > Hi Laurie, I am just having a look at your genealogy. > I see you have Thomas Jessome as the son of Edward Jessome and > Elizabeth Ann Young. > Thomas' death record shows he was the son of Edward Jessome and > Elizabeth Somers. > > > death record of Thomas Jessome died Oct 27, 1927 Mill Creek, age 77 > yrs 18 days, born Oct 9, 1850, cardio renal, French married, son of > Edward Jessome and Elizabeth Somers, informant Thomas Jessome Mill > Creek his son----NSARM death records on line. > > I suspect It is the same Edward who was married twice. > Charlene > > >> http://www.caronkin.ca/caron/4348.htm > >> > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NS-CAPE-BRETON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message