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

688-1 George Weston

689-2 Clara Ann

Isaac is thought to have died in the Chicago fire. No further

record.

672-4 John (4th son of William and Burgess Crowell Higgins) was

he rode up to someone's door and knocked on it without

dismounting. He was also known as "Cobbler John" as he was a

shoemaker. He md. Ruth Farnell. She was md. to Mr. Nelson and

was a widow with one small daughter, when she md. Gentleman

John. Her father, George Farnell, was on the frigate, La Tribune

"when it was wrecked off Halifax Harbour in 1797. The site of

the wreck has since been called, Tribune Shoal." At that time

the name was spelled "Pharnell" but over the years has been

changed to Farnell. Mrs. W.S. Collins, Halifax, N.S. and Mrs.

Lewis Fulton are grand daughters. Mrs. Cameron of Moose River

was a daughter. They had 3 sons and 3 daus.

1. Angus died in his teens.

2. Margaret (Mrs. Charles Henley)

3. Malinda (Mrs. William Hamilton)

4. Jessie (Mrs. George Cameron)

5. Robert died when 3 months old - twins

6. Alexander Russell b Nov. 20, 1845 - twins

Henley of Spry Bay. They had 2 sons and 2 daus.

1. Angus died in his teens

2. Samuel

3. Hazel

4. Gwen

Hazel md. Stanfield Leslie of Spry Bay.

Gwen md. Mr. Covey

Alexander (3rd son of John and Ruth Farnell Higgins) md. Margaret

Ann Cameron. They had 5 sons and 3 daus.

1. Herbert

2. Howard

3. Alexander

4. Ira

5. Ernest 78 yrs. old in 1963

7. Laura 93 years old in 1963

8. Amy 74 years old in 1963 (Mrs. W.S. Collins, Halifax,

N.S.

William Hamilton from Ireland. They had 4 sons and 2 daus.

1. John

2. Henry

4. William

5. Jane

6. Lillian

4. George

5. Angus

6. Bert living in Glenhome

7. Ernest

8. Anna

Jessie md. 2nd to Nathan of Musquodoboit.

Sonny John Higgins. Her descendants are listed in the "Sonny

John" Higgins History.

675-7 Alexander (5th son of William and Burgess Crowell Higgins)

md. Miss Bryson. Her descendants are listed in the Bryson

history.

drowned on June 13, 1851 in Long Lake along with Joseph Parker,

David McKeen and John Reid. He is buried in the Pioneer Cemetery

beside the church.

Ruth Scott. No issue. She died and he md. 2nd Ann Benvie. They

had 4 sons and 4 daus.

*690-1 Elizabeth

*691-2 Barbara

692-3 Andrew

*693-4 Thomas

*694-5 Hannah was unmarried

*695-6 Mary Jane

*696-7 James Benvie

*697-8 John

690-1 Elizabeth had 1 son, Duncan Higgins.

698-1 Duncan md. Eliza Ann Hay on Jan. 1, 1887. They had

2 daus.

700-2 Myrtle Lida b May 13, 1889

dau.

*702-2 Thelma Myrtle of Maryland.

701-1 George Byron md. Ruby Hatcher of Halifax. They live in

Newport, R.I. and have 1 son and 1 dau.

703-1 Stanley

704-2 Barbara Ann

702-1 Thelma Myrtle md. Charles Tuttle Jr. 1 dau. and 2 sons.

705-1 Jo Ann

706-2 Charles III

707-3 Michael

700-2 Myrtle Lida md. Albert Edward Gale. They had 1 son and 1

dau.

*706-2 Josie Helen

After the death of her husband, Myrtle lived in Ottawa 1980.

705-1 Maxwell Edward md. Jean Fortis of Hopewell, N.S. They have

4 sons and 3 daus.

708-1 Linda Jeanne

*709-2 Douglas Maxwell

710-3 Bruce Edward

711-4 Alan Duncan

712-5 Ian Lindsay

713-6 Margaret Adelle

714-7 Marion Joanne

691-2 Barbara (2nd dau. of Thomas and Ann Benvie Higgins) md.

Albert Murdock and lived in Tacoma, Washington. hey had 1 son.

715-1 Albert. No further record.

692-3 Andrew (1st son of Thomas and Ann Benvie Higgins) md.

Elizabeth Newman. They had 1 son.

716-1 Edwin Wesley. No further record.

693-4 Thomas (2nd son of Thomas and Ann Benvie Higgins) md. And

live in Arlington, Mass. They had 1 dau.

717-1 Carrie - unmarried.
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695-6 Mary Jane (4th dau. of Thomas and Ann Benvie Higgins) md.

George Higgins, her cousin. Her descendants are listed in his

family history.

696-7 James Benvie (3rd son of Thomas and Anne Benvie Higgins)

md. Hannah Jennings. They had 3 sons and 2 daus.

*718-1 Arthur md. Harriet Miller

719-2 Henry md. Janet White

720-3 Frances md. George Copeland

721-4 Rachael md. William Butcher

722-5 Mordock md. ------

697-8 John (4th son of Thomas and Ann Benvie Higgins) md. Jennet

Bruce in 1852. John [ran] a mill and was also a wheel-wright.

They had 6 sons and 3 daus.

723-1 George

724-2 Ann

725-3 Mary Jane

726-4 Adelaide

727-5 Samuel

728-6 Thomas

729-7 John

730-8 Albert

731-9 Slayter

723-1 George (1st son of John and Jennet Bruce Higgins) md.

Margaret -----. They had 1 dau.

732-1 Janet

724-2 Anne (1st dau. of John and Jennet Bruce Higgins) md. Frank

Langley of Randolph, Mass. They had 1 son and 1 dau.

733-1 Herbert

734-2 Grace (Mrs. Porter)

733-1 Herbert md. and had 2 daus.

725-3 Mary Jane (2nd dau. of John and Jennet Bruce Higgins) md.

Henry Griggs of Buffalo, N.Y. They had 2 daus.

735-1 Harriet

736-2 Henrietta

Hugh Dunlop Tupper of Brookfield. They had 3 sons and 1 dau.

*737-1 Eddy Griggs died aged 17, in 1902.

738-2 William Aubrey went out west

*739-3 Hedley Page

*740-4 Susannah Helen

740-4 Susannah Helen md. Robert Fulton.

Elizabeth Jane Redmond. They had 1 son.

741-1 Lester Edison md. Priscilla Clark.

728-6 Thomas (3rd son of John and Jennet Bruce Higgins). He was

said to be the first miller Truro. He was employed by Mr. T.G.

McMullin to operate a gristmill on the site which the Victoria

Mills later occupied. He md. Anna Irving of Mt. Thom Pictou Co.

They had 2 sons and 4 daus.

*742-1 John Christopher

*743-2 A. Christina

*744-3 Lillian Jeannett

*745-4 Rev. A.I.

*746-5 Hazel Mary

*747-6 Cora G.

742-1 John Christopher md. Lillian Harris of Cross Roads, Country

Harbour. They have 2 daus.

748-1 Agnes (Mrs. Robert Paine) both of New Glasgow.

749-2 Margaret (Mrs. Ralph Richards)

743-2 A. Christina md. R.J. Rogers of Fairview, Halifax Co.

They have 1 son and 1 dau.

750-1 D.C. Rogers

751-2 Yvonne Ferne

750-1 D.C. is manager of Crescent Finance Office in Moncton, N.B.
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751-2 Yvonne Ferne md. Ervin Rose of Greenwood, Anna. Co. He is

an Air Force instructor.

have 1 dau.

752-1 Shirley Jean (Mrs. William G. Reown) of New Jersey.
745-4 Rev. A.I. Higgins, a minister of First United Church,

Victoria, B.C. He md. Leona Welch of Halifax. They have 2 sons.

753-1 Ralph in Ottawa

754-2 Glen in Victoria

746-5 Hazel Mary md. H.W. Shail of Armdale, Halifax. He is a

teacher.

755-1 Carol Joy

756-2 Anne Shirley

757-3 Beth

Grand Forks, Colorado. He md. John died as a young man. They

had 1 son.

758-1 Gilbert

730-8 Albert (5th son of John and Jennet Bruce Higgins) md. Ella

Jane MacWilliams who died July 18m, 1958 age 85 years. They had

3 sons and 3 daus.

*759-1 Stella Mable

*760-2 Jessie Ada

*761-3 Mattie Alice

*762-4 Albert Esson

*763-5 Osborne Slayter

*764-6 Sidney Austin

759-1 Stella Mable was unmarried, died, 1919

760-2 Jessie Ada md. Arthur Murray Totten, a trainman and lived

in Newfoundland. They had 3 children.

764-6 Sidney Austin md. Dora Roode. They had 9 children.

766-2 Muriel Winnifred

767-3 Homer Ronald

765-1 Pearl Viola md. Charles Levey. Pearl had 1 son.

766-2 Muriel Winnifred md. Laurence MacCallum, a lumberman. They

have 4 children.

767-3 Homer Ronald md. Elizabeth Lynds. They had 2 children He

md. 2nd Dorothy MacGillivray.

md. Joseph Miller. Her descendants are listed in the Joseph

Miller history.

9-8 Jane (2nd dau. of Joh and Hester Carmichael Higgins) md.

Samuel (son of William and Ann McKeen) in 1818. They moved to

Cape Breton where she died in 1865. They had 4 sons and 2 daus.

*768-1 David

769-2 George Medical Doctor, Baddeck.

770-3 John - no record

*771-4 William

772-5 Margaret - no record

773-6 Dau. - no record

768-1 David was a Presbyterian minister. He died in Athol, Cumb.

Co. He md. Sarah Reid of Lower Cove, near Joggins. They had 4

daus. and 3 sons.

*774-1 Augusta

*775-2 Janet

*776-3 Lida

*777-4 Joseph

*778-5 Arthur

*780-7 Mary

*781-8 Lionel

770-3 John (3rd son of Samuel and Jane Higgins McKeen) md. Hannah

Archibald. He was a farmer in Mabou, Cape Breton, N.S. John and

Hannah had 1 dau.

792-1 Margaret (Mrs. Richard Cameron). They had 2 daus.

793-1 Jennie (Mrs. David Smith, Port Hood, N.S.)

794-2 Emily

771-4 William (4th son of Samuel and Jane Higgins McKeen) md.

-----, He had 2 sons.

795-1 Lewis md. ----- -----. He had a son. Arthur W.

McKeen.

796-2 John md. Miss Cox. He had 1 son and 1 dau.

798-2 William George

798-2 William George studied law in Vancouver, B.C. He went

Overseas in WWI. Later he practiced law in Golden, near Denver,

Colorado.
10-9 Jane (1st dau. of John and Elizabeth Ogilvie Higgins) md.

George Mumford of Halifax. They had 1 dau.

799-1 Carrie

799-1 Carrie md. Isaac Henley of Dartmouth.

Athol, Cumb. Co., N.S.

775-2 Janet was unmarried.

776-3 Lida md. Phillip Carey. She died in 1939, buried in Athol.

have 4 children.

Potter of Oxford. They had 4 daus.

783-1 Gladys

784-2 Tillie (Mrs. Ted Hall) - Murray and Margaret.

785-3 Florence (Mrs. Hollonquist). No issue.

786-4 Roberta died young

785-3 Florence lives in Calgary, Alta.
778-5 Arthur was unmarried. He spent all his life in Athol where

he is buried.

779-6 Bedford md. Agnes Dickey. His descendants are listed in

the Dickey history.

780-7 Mary md. James Lewis of five Islands. They had 1 son.

787-1 Seldon

781-8 Lionel md. Nellie Giles of Newcastle, N.B. He lived in

Athol. They had 1 son.

788-1 Lloyd

788-1 Lloyd md. Vivian Yorke of Greenhill, N.S. They had 2 sons

and 1 dau.

789-1 Freeman

790-2 Roberta

791-3 Douglas

(Owen) Edward Hogan

Bryson is said to have come to N.S. after her brother sent for

her - according to Mrs. Frank Auser of California. It is thought

she was md. in Ireland to Owen Hogan. The Hogans came from

Ballintoy, County Cork, Ireland. They settled in Glenmore on the

place not too far from the brook which was called Hogan’s Brook,

after Mr. Hogan.

The following is taken from notes of Mrs. Isaac Dillman,

a grand-daughter of Ann Bryson. In her notes she states her

grandfather was "Edward Hogan" - but according to notes in the

Archives in Halifax, N.S. in the old Glenmore school records the

name Owen Hogan is given as the father of Thomas, age 6 in 1840

and of William age 9 in 1840.
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1 Edward Owen Hogan md. Ann Bryson. They had 3 sons and 2 daus.

2-1 Ann Jane

3-2 Thomas

4-3 James

5-4 William

6-5 Ellen

2-1 Ann Jane Hogan (1st dau. of Edward (Owen) and Ann Bryson

Hogan) md. John Killen. John Killen was a son of Edward Killen.

The Killens came from Ennis Killen, County Fermanagh, Ireland.

Edward Killens’[sic] wife died when his children were very young

and the children were all brought up in different homes. John

Killen was brought up by Matthew A. McCurdy, father of Rev.

Edward McCurdy, who always visited John Killen when he came to

the Musquodoboit Valley to preach. John’s sister, Rose Ann

Killen md. John Hoare of East Mountain, Col. Co. N.S. T he

history of other members of Edward Killen’s family not known.

John and Ann Hogan Killen had 5 sons and 3 daus.

* 7-1 William

* 8-2 Edward died at the age of 4

* 9-3 Arthur

*10-4 Susan

*11-5 Annie

*12-6 Thomas

*13-7 John

*14-8 Lillis

James died in infancy.

7-1 William Killen (1st son of John and Ann Jane Hogan Killen)

md. Mary Ann Penny. They had 4 sons and 3 daus.

*15-1 John - unmarried

*16-2 Margaret Ann (Bessie)

*17-3 Gertrude

*18-4 Henry

*19-5 Nellie

*20-6 Crosby

21-7 Edward
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16-2 Bessie Killen md. Henry W. Grant of Elderbank. They had 2

sons and 4 daus.

23-1 Laurin

24-2 Gertrude

25-3 Byron is unmarried

26-4 Hazel is unmarried

27-5 Marguerite

28-6 Olla

**Ann - unmarried

**[Typist's note: original text says 2 sons and 4 daus, but this

would appear to be a 5th daughter]cja
23-1 Laurin Grant md. Annie McDonald. They had 2 daus.

24-2 Gertrude Grant md. Guy Streatch.

27-5 Marguerite Grant md. Edward Webber. They had 3 sons and 1

dau.

30-2 Anjanette

31-3 Grant

32-4 Ted

33-1 Floyd

34-2 Elizabeth

35-3 Ralph

36-4 Elaine

37-5 Glenda

17-3 Gertrude Killen md. John Fulton.

18-4 Henry Killen md. Alice Bambrick.

19-5 Nellie Killen md. Thomas McDowell.

20-6 Crosby Killen - unmarried.

21-7 Edward Killen md. Annie Ramsay, they live in Gays River,

Col. Co. They have 2 sons and 1 dau.

1. George

2. Albert md. ----- Humphrey

3. Ina md. Charles Browning
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9-3 Arthur Killen (3rd son of John and Ann Jane Hogan Killen) md.

Eliza Jane Dillman.

They had 3 sons and 4 daus.

*38-1 Margaret (Nellie)

*39-2 Carson

*40-3 Newton

*41-4 Annie Rose

*42-5 Reta

*43-6 Everett

*44-7 Maggie died in infancy

38-1 Nellie md. Percy Ogilvie. They had 6 sons and 3 daus.

45-1 Bertha md.

46-2 Arthur - unmarried.

47-3 Ruth (Mrs. Neil Rhind)

48-4 Evelyn (md. Dr. B. Stewart)

49-5 Austin md. Gladys Drysdale

50-6 David - unmarried

51-7 Donald

52-8 Albert

53-9 Frank

2 died in infancy.

39-2 Carson Killen md. Grace Brown. They had 1 son and 2 daus.

Gertrude (Mrs. Robert Dares)

Ruth (Mrs. Victor Dares)

Allison md.

40-3 Newton Killen md. Edith Siteman. They have 2 sons and 1

dau.

54-1 Jessie

-3 Fulton

41-4 Annie Rose Killen md. Maurice Cole. They had 2 sons and 2

daus.

57-2 Ivan

58-3 Elizabeth (Beth)

59-4 Irene

42-5 Reta Killen - unmarried

43-6 Everett Killen died when a young man.

md. George W. Ogilvie. They had 1 son.

60-1 Thomas

After Susan’s death George Ogilvie md. 2nd Eliza Sibley. They

had twins - Maude and Marie.

11-5 Annie Killen (2nd dau. of John and Ann Jane Hogan Killen)

died in Somerville, Mass. in 1889 aged 28 years. She is buried

in Elderbank.

12-6 Thomas Killen (4th son of John and Ann Jane Hogan Killen)

md. 1st Alma Wilson. No issue. Thomas md. 2nd Alice

McFetridge. They had 4 sons and 3 daus.

61-1 Ira

63-3 Minnie

64-4 Edith

65-5 Edith Murray

66-6 Elmer

67-7 Delbert

13-7 John Killen (5th son of John and Ann Jane Hogan Killen) md.

1st Elizabeth Skinner. They had 1 son.

68-1 Robert

John md. 2nd Mrs. John Bain. No issue.

14-8 Lillis Killen (3rd dau. of John and Ann Joan Hogan Killen)

md. Isaac C. Dillman. They had 3 sons.

69-1 Earl T.

70-2 Carl Dwight

71-3 Alvin Douglas

69-1 Earl T. Dillman md. Nellie Bell. They had 4 sons and 2

daus.

72-1 Douglas

74-3 Murray

75-4 Ervin

76-5 Ione

77-6 Charles
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70-2 Carl Dwight Dillman md. Julia Eisan. They had 1 son and 2

daus.

79-2 Marion (Mrs. Gordon O’Brien)

80-3 Robert md. Frances Fisk

71-3 Alvin Douglas Dillman md. Verna Siteman. No issue.

3-2 Thomas Hogan 91st son of Edward and Ann Bryson Hogan) md.

Elizabeth Braden. They had 4 sons.

81-1 Samuel

82-2 James

83-3 John

84-4 Henry

4-3 James Hogan (2nd son of Edward and Ann Bryson Hogan) md. Mary

Jane Lawlor. They had 2 sons and 3 daus.

85-1 Henry

86-2 Ada

88-4 Nellie

89-5 Fred

5-4 William Hogan (3rd son of Edward and Ann Bryson Hogan) md.

Martha Blackmore. They had 3 sons and 1 dau.

90-1 Edward

91-2 Charles

92-3 James

93-4 Ada

William md. 2nd Mary Weaver. They had 2 sons and 1 daus.

94-5 Arthur

95-6 Willard

96-7 Mabel

6-5 Ellen Hogan (2nd dau. of Edward and Ann Bryson Hogan) md.

Edward Fowler. They had 1 son and 1 dau.

97-1 William Everett

98-2 Jessie
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Henry Hollingsworth
Henry Hollingsworth of Middle Musquodoboit was granted 500 acres

in Musquodoboit, South, Dec. 22, 1814.

Henry built a house on what was later known as “The Orchard

Farm”, where he and his wife spent the remainder of their lives.

In 1967 “The Orchard Farm” was owned by Vernon Scott, who had

built a home there, owned by Robert Standing 1980.

It is thought Henry died about 1832, according to old Deeds

(Elizabeth, in a Deed dated 1840, is referred to as “deceased”).

It is thought Henry and his wife were buried in the Pioneer

Cemetery, although no record is available.

*2-1 Hugh

3-2 James

4-3 Henry

5-4 Thomas b 1802-Jan. 27, 1884 age 82 yrs.

6-5 Alexander

7-6 David

8-7 John

2-1 Hugh Hollingsworth (1st son of Henry and Elizabeth ------

Hollingsworth) md. Kate Shuffleberg of Lunenburg. He went to

Lunenburg where he built a home. No further record.

3-1 James Hollingsworth (2nd son of Henry and Elizabeth ------

Hollingsworth) has been stated as settling in Machais, Maine. He

was still living in March 1855 according to an old Deed of March

1855 which gives all the heirs of the late Elizabeth

Hollingsworth.

4-3 Henry Hollingsworth (3rd son of Henry and Elizabeth ------

Hollingsworth) went to
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Harmony, Col. Co. where purchased a farm and md. Isabelle

Geddes. They had 5 sons and 5 daus.

10-1 Alexander 1833-1902

*11-2 James 1842-1920

12-3 Ruth 1833-1915, wife of Alexander

13-4 Sarah Eliza 1843-1909, wife of James

*14-5 John died Mar. 12, 1858 - 15 yrs.

15-6 Elizabeth md. David Bartlett

16-7 Annie

*17-8 Albert died Feb. 14, 1858 age 10 yrs.

*18-9 Thomas died Apr. 12, 1858 age 3 yrs.

*19-10 Margaret died Feb. 27, 1858 age 22 yrs.

Henry died Feb. 8, 1875 and is buried in Harmony Cemetery; as are

his wife Isabelle and children.

The data concerning the family of Henry and Isabelle Geddes

Hollingsworth was compiled by: Mr. Murdock Hollingsworth, Truro,

N.S. and Mrs. Roy Bryson, Hilden, Col., Co., N.S.
10-1 Alexander md. Ruth ------. (1833-1915)

It is said they had 1 son and 1 dau.

20-1 William

21-2 Matilda

22-1 John Henry md. Clara Jennings - 1 dau.

23-2 David - unmarried

24-3 Savella died in childhood

25-4 Hiram md. ------. No issue.

26-5 Izetta md. J. L. Chisholm - 1 son and 1 dau.

27-6 Eva md. Dean Stevens - 1 dau. Died young.

28-7 Ira md. Nellie Carter - 4 sons.

29-8 Olman - unmarried

30-9 Guy md. Minnie Horner - No issue.

31-10 Estella md. Samuel Logan - 4 sons and 9 daus.
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[Family of Estella and Samuel Logan]

32-1 Elva (Mrs. Roy Bryson) 2 sons and 2 daus.

33-2 Otto md. Grace Henderson - No issue.

34-3 Glenda (Mrs. Carl Mitchell) - 2 sons and 1 dau.

35-4 Harry died in infancy

36-5 Vena (Mrs. Stewart Ellis) - 4 sons and 2 daus.

37-6 Dorothea (Mrs. Raymond Putnam) 1 son and 2 daus.

38-7 Lula (Mrs. Ernest McLeod) 1 dau.

39-8 Trueman md. Charlotte McKenna - 1 son

40-9 Raymond md. Gloria Sanford. No issue.

41-10 Marjorie (Mrs. Webster Deauville) 3 sons and 2

daus.

43-12 Vivian (Mrs. Lawrence McNutt) 3 sons and 2 daus.

44-13 Audrey (Mrs. Kenneth Martin) 3 sons and 1 dau.
19-10 Margaret md. John Thompson, she died when 22 years old.