Musquodoboit Pioneers a record of Seventy Families, Their Homesteads and Genealogies

147-3 Myrtle md. Rene Le Blanc. 1 son and 1 dau.

154-1 Clare

155-2 Robert

154-1 Clara md. Albert Wells - 2 sons

156-1 Claude

157-2 David

155-2 Robert md. Joan Elizabeth Doyle, 1 son

158-1 Michael
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22-10 Henry (5th son of George and Susanna Bates) moved to the

Canadian West, where he md. Marion Taylor, dau. of John Taylor

formerly of Elderbank, Halifax Co. They finally settled in

Innisfail, Alberta. They had 3 daus. and 1 son,

159-1 May

160-2 Millie

161-3 Marion

162-4 Morris

159-1 May md. David S. Thomas - 1 dau, Shirley

163-1 Shirley

160-2 Millie md. Lawson Morrow. No issue.

161-3 Marion md. Gordon Hayworth. 1 son and 1 dau,

164-1 Gary

165-2 Beverley

162-4 Morris md. Vesta ---- .
23-11 George (6th son of George and Susanna Bates)(inherited his

father's farm.) He md. Mary Lauretta Annand on Dec. 9, 1903.

They had 3 sons and 4 daus. He is buried in Hillside Cemetery.

George S. 1877-1957

166-1 Mary Joyce b Sept. 30, 1901 Mar. 27, 1935

167-2 Ivan Scott b Dec. 23, 1905-Mar. 27, 1906

168-3 Henrietta Muriel b Feb. 16, 1907-Jan. 16, 1920

169-4 George Wilbur b Nov. 23, 1910-May 9, 1911

170-5 Doris Melba

171-6 Edith Layton

172-7 John Eldridge (stillborn)

166-1 Mary md. Carl James Foley on Oct. 9, 1925.

173-1 Marion Lauretta

174-2 Douglas Carl

175-3 Phyllis Muriel

176-4 Eleanor Kathryn

Mary is buried in Hillside cemetery here.

170-5 Doris md. Francis Henry McCurdy on Nov. 2, 1939. He farms

the original McCurdy homestead in Middle Musquodoboit. dau. and

2 sons.

178-2 Reginald Francis

179-3 John Alexander
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171-6 Edith md. Hugh Austin MacKay on June 18, 1940. He farmed

the original George Scott Dickey farm in Middle Musquodoboit.

They had 6 sons.

180-1 Hugh Melvin

181-2 Franklyn George

182-3 Douglas Austin

183-4 Edward Alun

184-5 Freeman died

185-6 Arthur Marvin

Edith md. 2nd., Fred Fulton.

Western States where he spent the remainder of his life. He was

md. but no issue,

25-13 Elizabeth (6th dau. of George and Susanna Bates) went to

the Eastern States where she md. Walter Clarkson on Dec. 12,

1904. They had 1 son and 1 dau.

186-1 Mildred

187-2 Carl

Canadian West where she md. William Wickmen on Feb. 15, 1906.

They lived in Manitoba and had 3 sons and 5 daus.

188-1 Alice Christena

189-2 Charlotte Marjorie

190-3 Florence Sadie

191-4 Irene

192-5 Richard Scott

193-6 Frank

194-7 Edith Margaret

195-8 Donna Margaret Peyton

188-1 Alice md. Frederick Arthur Peyton

196-1 Donna Margaret

197-2 Marion V.

198-3 Irene M.
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189-2 Charlotte md. Wesley McKenzie

199-1 Ronald

200-2 Robert

190-3 Florence md. Horace Bell divorced, md. 2nd Charles Stanley

Shepherd, divorced, md. 3rd Frank Giesbrecht. No issue.

191-4 Irene md. Melvin Edward Stone, one son Robert Melvin. She

md. 2nd Gordon Orton.

192-5 Richard md. Teresa Milne.

201-1 William

202-2 Amy

203-3 Irene

204-4 Lavonne

193-6 Frank md. Bernice Swain

205-1 Deanna Marie (deceased)

206-2 William

207-3 Scott

208-4 Donald

209-5 Gloria

210-6 Bernice

211-7 Marie

194-7 Edith md. Albert Halverson. No issue.

195-8 Donna md. Michael Ternes. 1 son.

212-1 Darrel Edgar
6-5 John (3rd son of Thomas and Mary Joyce Dickey) md. Margaret

Johnson of Cloverdale. One son Bernard who died when 2 years

old. John md. 2nd Amelia Fleck. They had 3 sons and 1 dau.

*212-1 Weldon Spears b June 19, 1880-Dec. 1961.

213-2 John Stanley b June 17, 1882-Nov. 1907

*214-3 George Scott b May 21, 1884-1953

215-4 Margaret B. b May 21, 1886-Jan. 1907

212-1 Weldon md. Maude Flemming in 1919. They have 1 son and 1

dau.

216-1 Geraldine Reid

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216-1 Geraldine md. Victor H. Burrows of Brookfield.

218-1 Joan Iris

219-2 Graham Weldon

220-3 Connie Lee

217-2 Stanley md. Hazel Crockett of Eastville.

221-1 Marilyn Heather

222-2 Mervyn Spears

214-3 George md. Jennie M. Brenton. They had 4 sons and 4 daus.

223-1 Lee Stanley

224-2 Margaret Ailene

225-3 Gertrude Sybil

226-4 Marion Louise

227-5 John Franklyn

228-6 Ernie Ryan

229-7 Jean Audrey

230-8 George Scott

223-1 Lee md. Elda Geddes of Middle Stewiacke in 1938, they live

in Otter Brook. 1 son and 4 daus.

231-1 John Stanley

232-2 Shelia Margaret

233-3 Barbara Jean

234-4 Debra Lee

224-2 Margaret md. J. Gordon Ross in 1936. They live in

Minneapolis, Minn. and have 1 son and 1 dau.

235-1 Marilyn Gertrude

236-2 Janice Mae

225-3 Gertrude lives in Ottawa and is unmarried.

226-4 Marion md. Douglas Kenrick of Middle Stewiacke in 1941.

They live in Middle Stewiacke, and have one child, Kathryn Leah.

227-5 John md. Margaret Coles of London, England in 1944, 5 sons.
237-1 Roger

238-2 Glendon

240-4 Jeffrey

241-5 Gerald

228-6 Ernie md. Gwendolyn Grandy of Truro in 1946. They live in

Middle Stewiacke.

1 son and1 dau.

242-1 Pamela

243-2 Derrick

229-7 Jean md. Dr. Robert Burwell of Renfrew, Ont. in 1953. They

live in Toronto.

1 son,

244-1 George Scott

live in Montreal. 2 sons.

245-1 George Scott

246-2 David Edward

Dunbar of Pictou Co. 1 dau.

247-1 Annie md. Adam Davidson. They lived at Middle

Stewiacke on the farm.

where she was born. 4 daughters

248-1 Ruby

249-2 Ethel

250-3 Edna

251-4 Jean

248-1 Ruby md. Mr. Cooke of Newton, Mass. 1 son and 1 dau.

249-2 Ethel md. Fred Brenton of Newton, Mass. 2 sons and 1 dau.

250-3 Jean md. Wimburn Cox of Middle Stewiacke. No issue.

Thomas Dickey died Feb.27, 1895. Eliza died in 1926.
8-7 Edward ( 5th son of Thomas and Mary Joyce Dickey ) was born

at Middle Stewiacke. He md. Caroline J. Johnson in 1869. They

had 6 daus. and 2 sons. Edward died June 18, 1918 and Caroline

died June 1, 1937.

253-2 Esther b May 29, 1872

254-3 Elizabeth b Feb. 9, 1874-Aug. 1, 1940

255-4 Robert b Feb. 2, 1877-Apr. 7, 1921

256-5 Harriet b Aug. 8, 1878-Mar. 26, 1956

257-6 Jessie b Aug. 4, 1884

258-7 Edgar b Aug. 25, 1888-Oct. 20, 1916

259-8 Nellie b May 16, 1890

252-1 Nettie md. Lewis Bates on June 24, 1903. Her genealogy is

in the Bates history (108-1)

253-2 Esther md. Fulton Johnson, he died Nov. 3, 1945. They had 1

dau. and 1 son.

260-1 Marion died in childhood.

261-2 Martin lives with his mother.

254-3 Elizabeth md Allan Wallace, they live in Woodsocket, R.I.

They had 1 dau.

262-1 Marion md. Richard Place at Waterloo, Maine. They

had 2

255-4 Robert md. Mrs.Theresa Brenton in 1920, he died Apr. 7,

1921.

256-5 Harriet md. James Warren of Cazenovia, N.Y. No

257-6 Jessie md. Gordon Dartt of Brookfield in 1910. No issue

259-8 Nellie md. John Brenton of Brookfield in 1924. They had 1

son and 1 dau.

263-1 Edward died in childhood.

264-2 Harriet - New Glasgow.

William Fisher - 2 daus. and 4 sons.

265-1 Isabel

266-2 Laura md. Fred Currie

267-3 Burton md. Della Fleck - 5 sons and 3 daus.

268-4 Alexander md. Fanny Fleck - 4 children

269-5 Rupert md. Elsie Fleck - 1 son

270-6 Warren md

George Laird.

1. Mary md. Burt Ryan - 2 sons

2. Laurence md.

3. Edward md. Nellie Hoare - 1 son

4. Arthur) died when infant

5. son ) died when infant

6. Millie - unmarried

7. Jessie md. Norman Taylor - 4 sons and 2 daus.

8. Annie md.

William Bates of Glenmore, for her Genealogy see Bates history

(14-13).
James Drady
James Drady took up a grant of 300 acres in Middle

Musquodoboit on March1, 1787. His grant was west of John

Braden's. Three men, John Braden, James Drady and Patrick Creigh

each took up grants of land on March 1, 1787and next to each

other, this makes it appear they knew each other quitewell and

were perhaps friends in Ireland before coming herearound 1783.

James Drady worked in Halifax as a carpenter and his will refers

to carpenter tools. If he lived in Musquodoboit it was for a

short period. Then in Upper Musquodoboit William Drady took up a

grant of 88 acres on Mill Lake. James had 3 sons and 3 daus.

Duncan - no record. George - no record. Margaret md Daniel Daye

and is buried in Pioneer cemetery. d Jan. 27, 1897 age 67.

Mary md. William Chamberlain- no record. Susannah md.

----Farnell - no record. William Drady first lived in Dean then

moved to Mill Lake.
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Some of the first Dradys are buried on brink of hill by Mill

Brook on Mill Lake.

David Drady, father d. July 20, 1855 age 51 yrs.

Esther, mother d. Oct.7, 1883 age 72 yrs.

William H. d Nov. 1,1912 age 73 yrs.

Harriet his wife d Nov.8, 1916 age 73 yrs.

son David d Feb. 27,1886 age 20 yrs.
David R. Weeks 1864-1944

Eva his wife 1869-1946

William D. son killed in Caribou Gold Mines

June 17, 1911 age 15yrs.

(These are inscriptions on stones).
1. William H. Drady md. Harriet Lemon (sister of William Lemon

of Lemon Hill)

*2-1 David d at age of 20 yrs.

*3-2 Eva

3-2 Eva md. David R.Weeks (one of 21 sons).

5-1 Charles

6-2 William D.

7-3 Edgar H.

5-1 Charles md. Ethel Flemming.

8-1 Howard works in Truro

9-2 Harold, assistant registrar, Queen's University,

Kingston, Ont.

10-3 Henry Everett. He md. Meltia Moir of Dartmouth.

Richardson)

11-1 Leland lives in Ontario. No record.

12-2 Nellie died in 1956

13-3 George

14-4 John

15-5 Teresa md. James Murray - no record.
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John Dunbrack
Two brothers by the nameof Dunbrack came to Nova Scotia from

Scotland late 18th century. James settled in Halifax and John

came to Meagher's Grant. The date of their arrival is not know.

John Dunbrack is known, however, as the first settler in

Meagher's Grant. He came through by way of Truro and down the

Musquodoboit River in a canoe. He settled first at Gibraltar and

afterwards at Meagher's Grant. He had the first frame house in

Musquodoboit.

Ref: Early Settlers of Meagher's Grant by A.B. Lay 1922.
According to Church's Map of Halifax County 1860, a son Peter

Dunbrack lived on the home place between the homes of D. Byers

and S. Dickey on the old road, to Musquodoboit Harbour. Richard

Dunbrack (Dick) Peter's son was living in the old house when it

was destroyed by fire. The property is used as a pasture by Ross

and Ivan Dickie (1980). Roland McDonald came to Meagher's Grant

in 1777, John Dunbrack came before that date.

Ref: notes of A.B.Lay.

John married Catherine MacDougall, a sister of Alexander

MacDougall. They had 4 sons and 3 daus.

*2-1 Alexander b Sept. 1, 1787

*3-2 Nancy b 1788

4-3 Janet b 1790

*5-4 Catherine b 1792

6-5 James b 1794

*7-6 Charles b 1795-Mar. 1, 1861

*8-7 John b 1797
2-1 Alexander ( 1st son of John and Catherine MacDougall

Dunbrack) was born in Halifax Sept. 1, 1787. He died in Medina,

Minnesota on Jan. 12, 1877.
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He married Isabelle Cruickshank. She came to Nova Scotia with

her parents James Cruickshank and his wife Elizabeth Gordon in

1803. She was born in Cromdale, Spey-side Scotland, July 18,

1799. She died in Wayzata, Minn. Nov. 10, 1889. They were

married in 1824. 3 sons and 6 daughters.

9-1 John b 1825 - 1846

*10-2 James b 1827- 1846

*11-3 Eliza Ann b 1829- Oct. 8, 1914

*12-4 Catherine b 1831 - 1900

*13-5 Mary b 1833 -

*14-6 Andrew b 1835 - 1866

*15-7 Isabelle b 1837 -

*16-8 Janet b 1839- 1918

*17-9 Alexandria b 1842 - 1918

9-1 John (1st son of Alexander & Isabelle Dunbrack) died 1846.

No details.

11-3 Eliza Ann md. Miles McInnes Dickey. No Issue. See family

of David Dickey,they lived Near Waysata, Minn.

12-4 Catherine (2nd daughter of Alexander & Isabelle Dunbrack)

married William Logan b 1825 (son of Robert A. Logan J.P. and

Jennet McInnes). 1 son.

18-1 William b 1825 Robert A. Logan, Duluth,Minn. has

written up a complete history of the Logans & McInnes, which he

has placed in Public Archives, Halifax, N.S.

Isabel Dunbrack

(dau. of Peter and Charlotte Dunbrack.) They lived in Middle

Musquodoboit. They had 1 son and 4 daughters.

20-2 Ralph

21-3 Blanche (twin)

22-4 Bertha (twin)

23-5 Margaret (Madge)

20-2 Ralph married Margaret Collins, in Kentville.

21-3 Blanche married J. Harold Bentley, Middle Musquodoboit.

They had 3 daughters.

22-4 Bertha married George Greenough of Meagher's Grant. 1

daughter

U.S.A.

Dunbrack) married 1st William Nelson in 1860, she was his second

wife. She married 2nd. Jacob Hurst of Long Lake, Minn. in 1865.

They had 1 son.

24-1 William Logan Hurst, b about 1872 lived at Long

Lake, Minnesota.

14-6 Andrew ( 3rd son of Alexander & Isabelle Cruickshank

Dunbrack) married Cleo Ann Flemming. No issue.

15-7 Isabelle (Belle) (4th daughter of Alexander & Isabelle

Dunbrack) married 1st John Murchy. They lived in Minneapolis,

family but no record.

16-8 Janet (5th daughter of Alexander & Isabelle Dunbrack)

married David Lydiard. They went to Long Lake, Minnesota.

17-9 Alexandrina (6th daughter of Alexander & Isabelle Dunbrack)

married Eleazer Dickie, brother of Miles Dickey who married her

sister Eliza Ann. Eleazer had settled at Long Lake, Minn., about

1851. He came back to Meagher's Grant, married and took his

bride to Minnesota in 1852. They had 2 sons and 4 daughters.

Family details in David Dickey history.
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3-2 Nancy (1st daughter of John and Catherine MacDougall

Dunbrack). She married George McLeod as his second wife. Family

of George and Ann (Nan or Nancy) given in McLeod history.

4-3 Janet (2nd daughter of John & Catherine MacDougall

Dunbrack) married Mr. McIntosh. No details.

5-4 Catherine (3rd daughter of John & Catherine MacDougall

Dunbrack) died young.

6-5 James (2nd son ofJohn & Catherine MacDougall Dunbrack) no

record. Other data on the Dunbrack family of Meagher's Grant

which will be added to this history gives details of possible

descendants of James, the pioneer, but no actual proof has been

provided.

7-6 Charles (3rd son of John & Catherine MacDougall Dunbrack)

married Mary Cruickshank, she was the sister of Isabelle

Chuickshank who married Charles' brother, Alexander. Mary was a

daughter of James Chuickshank and Elizabeth Gordon. Charles was

born in 1795 in Meagher's Grant died March 1, 1861. Mrs.

Charles(Mary) Dunbrack died Sept. 18, 1895 at the age of 90 yrs.

She was the oldest woman in the Musquodoboit Valley at that time.

They had 6 sons and 4 daughters.

*25-1 Alexander - b 1821-1852 no details

*26-2 John - b 1827-1899

*27-3 James - b 1829-1898

*28-4 Isabelle - b 1834-1886

*29-5 Angus - b 1846- July 13, 1922 age 76

*30-6 Elizabeth -

*31-7 Peter - b 1841-1921

*32-8 Catherine -

*33-9 Charles - unmarried

26-1 John (2nd son of Charles & Mary Cruickshank Dunbrack)

married Janet Kaulback of Middle Musquodoboit. John died Jan.

29, 1899, age 73. Janet died June28, 1895 age 68. They had 3

sons.
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37-1 Henry

38-2 Walter

39-3 Robert

37-1 Henry unmarried was killed by a falling tree in lumber woods

in Wyoming on March 30,1888.
38-2 Walter married Charlotte Vroom of Deep Brook. She was born

in 1876. Walter was killed on railroad in Quebec, Aug. 1, 1887.

He was buried in Quebec. They had 1 son and 1 daughter.

40-1 Leslie (Lessie)

41-2 Russel Archibald

40-1 Lessie married Anthony Willgoose, they had 2 sons and 2

daughters.

42-1 Robert

43-2 Addie married Frank Denneon

44-3 Frances

41-2 Russel Archibald married 1st Margaret Clark from Scotland.

No issue. Russel married 2nd.------. Russel married 3rd Jean

Archibald of Upper Musquodoboit. They had 1 daughter.

46-1 Barbara Jean (Mrs. Alexander Walter)

May 10, 1913. Charlotte died Aug. 1930. They are both buried in

Meagher's Grant. They had 1 son and 1 daughter.

47-1 Nell

48-2 Fulton b Jan. 25, 1901.

47-1 Nell married RalphRouke in 1918. They had 2 sons and 2

daughters.

49-1 Murray

50-2 Bertha

51-3 Harry

52-4 Ethel

49-1 Murray married Lois McLean. 1 son and 5 daughters.

54-2 Betsy

55-3 Marilyn

56-4 Stephen

57-5 Juanita

58-6 Brenda

50-2 Bertha married Henry Dillman. No issue.

51-3 Harry married Audrey Frame. The had 3 sons.

59-1 Craig

60-2 Brian-twins

61-3 Brent-twins

52-4 Ethel married Donald Jodrey. The have 2 sons and 2

daughters.

62-1 Murray

63-2 Donna

64-3 Freddie

65-4 Deborah

48-2 Fulton Dunbrack married Grace Dillman. They had 2 sons and

3 daughters.

66-1 Karl

67-2 Elsie

68-3 Betty

69-4 Kaye

70-5 Allan

Fulton Dunbrack lives in 1980 on the farm that belonged to his

great-grandfather, Charles Dunbrack.

married Martha Baker of West Jeddore. She died Aug. 12, 1917.

The lived in Meagher's Grant. They [had] 1 son and 5 daughters.

*71-1 Mary Ellen

*72-2 Catherine May b 1868

*73-3 Elizabeth Achurst, unmarried died Mar. 1934.

*74-4 Annie Laura b Jan. 12, 1869-Dec. 13, 1950.
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*75-5 George Gilbert b Mar. 13, 1870-Dec, 1940.

*76-6 Esther McInnes unmarried died Mar., 19,1894, age

21.

71-1 Mary Ellen married Alfred Phelps from New Orleans, La. They

*77-1 Jeanette

*78-2 Ruth

79-3 Calvin

*80-4 Alfred Seeton

*81-5 Jaunita

77-1 Jeanette married Walter Coquille, they had 2 daughters.

82-1 Ruth (Mrs. Ellis J. Stearns of Falls Church)

83-2 Dorothy (Mrs. Carver Blanchard of Baton Rouge, La.

78-2 Ruth married Fred Hamlin, 4 sons and 1 daughter.

84-1 Fred

85-2 Alfred

86-3 Calvin

87-4 Nell

88-5 William died Aug. 1976

79-3 Calvin, married, family.

80-4 Alfred Seaton married Gladys Victoria Brown of Texarkana

on Feb. 22, 1923. They had:

89-1

90-2 Alfred was killed in W.W. 11 1944.

1931, May died Dec. 30, 19 age 36. They had 5 sons and 1

daughter.

91-1 James Lindsay

92-2 John

93-3 Esther (Mrs. Edmund Graves Brown)

94-4 Tolman married Elizabeth Christian (Mass.)

95-5 Robert

96-6 Wilson

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1897. They had2 daughters.

97-1 Bessie

98-2 Mona

97-1 Bessie married George Barker in 1932. No issue. George

died Oct. 14,1950.

98-2 Mona married Laurin Austin Kerr in 1931. They had:

99-1 Lorna died Oct. 29, 1939 age 7 yrs.

100-2 Merlin Cecil

101-3 Velma Annie

102-4 Wendall Aubrey

103-5 Keith William Ross

100-2 Merlin married Judith Grant, they had 2 sons and 1

daughter.

104-1 Laurin

105-2 Diane

106-3 Kevin

101-3 Velma married James Whalley of Elderbank. They have 3

sons.

107-1 Terrence

109-3 Bradley

102-4 Wendall married Sandra Franklin of Digby. They have 2 sons

and 1 daughter.

110-1 Jeffery

111-2 Stephen

112-3 Andrea

103-5 Keith married Janice McCurdy of Middle Musquodoboit. They

have 1 son and 1 daughter

113-1 Tony

114-2 Suzy
75-5 George Gilbert married Christine Peters. They had 4 sons

and 5 daughters.

115-1 Erving

116-2 James

118-4 Annie

119-5 Juanita

120-6 Raymond

121-7 Mabel

122-8 Martha

123-9 Bessie

116-2 James married Marguerite Colford of Musquodoboit Harbour.

They have 2 sons and 4 daughters.

124-1 James

125-2 Joan

126-3 Shirley

127-4 Wayne

128-5 Beverly

129-6 Christine
28-4 Isabelle(Isie) 1st daughter of Charles & Mary Cruickshank

Dunbrack, married George Gilbert. They had 2 sons and 1

daughter.

130-1 William

131-2 Jennie married James Thom

132-3 Angus

132-3 Angus went to the U.S.A.
29-5 Angus married Jane Davis of Truro. They had 7 sons and 1

daughter.

*133-1 Harry

*134-2 Arthur

*135-3 David

*136-4 John

*137-5 Angus

*138-6 Mabel

*139-7 Melvin

*140-8 Charles

133-1 Harry married Katie Dunbrack, they had 3 sons and 1

daughter.

141-1 Harry

142-2 Guy

143-3 Ernest

144-4 Jessie

145-1 Elsie, unmarried

146-2 Olive married 1st Lewis Brownpect and married 2nd

George Cole. No issue.

135-3 David married ----------, they had 2 sons and 3 daughters.