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

Layton) md. Letitia Gladwin.

34-2 Joseph Layton (2nd son of William and Elizabeth Evening

Layton) studied music

in Leipzig, Germany. He lived in South Carolina, U.S.A.

Henry Leck

Leck of Mission, B.C. has been engaged in exhaustive research on

the Leck family and provides the following information:

The Scots Ancestry Research Society, Edinburgh, Scotland, states

that according to the parochial records of Morebattle, Henry Leck

and Mary Kirkwood were married there, November 12, 1812. The

births of their first two children, William, Jan. 5, 1814 and

John, July 31, 1815, are also recorded there.

In “Place Names and Places of Nova Scotia”, page 96, published by

the Public Archives of Nova Scotia, it is stated that “A land

grant was made to Samuel Noble, Henry Leck and Thomas Ainslie on

Aug. 21, 1829. These three moved to North Salem shortly after

they arrived in Halifax in May, 1817”.

It is believed that from North Salem, the Leck family came to

Coldstream and then to Musquodoboit, where they settled in what

is
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Now Chaswood.
The local version of the Leck history shows

Henry arriving in Halifax during the summer of 1812.

He and his wife Mary are said to have been passengers

on the same ship as the Bells, Ervins and Hendersons,

but the ship, American owned, was captured by the

British and brought into Halifax, as War had been

declared. These families came eventually to

Musquodoboit although their original destination had

been Carolina.

Henry Leck died in Sept. 29, 1866 and is buried in

Gay’s River Cemetery.

Henry and his wife, Mary Kirkwood Leck had 6 sons and 2

daus.

*2-1 Thomas 1829-1886

*4-3 Henry b 1821-Feb. 1, 1894

*5-4 Robert

*6-5 William 1814-1890

7-6 Ellen b 1816-Feb. 18, 1899 age 83 yrs.

And 8 months.

8-7 Isabelle

-8 John 1815

2-1 Thomas (1st son of Henry Leck) md. Sarah Ramsey b.

1836-1922 of Coldstream, Gays River. They were md. By

Rev. John Sprott of Musquodoboit. They had 5 sons and

3 daus.

*10-2 William Henry

*11-3 Jane

*12-4 Samuel

*13-5 George

*14-6 Annie Laurine died 9 yrs. 2 mos.

*15-7 Mary Blanche

*16-8 Andrew Thomas

9-1 David (1st son of Thomas & Sarah Leck) md. Lydia

Ann Campbell of Coldstream. He was a farmer at

Coldstream and later moved to Shubenacadie. They had 2

sons.

18-2 Norman Bruce

18-2 Norman md. Grace Dillman, (dau. of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh

Dillman of Antrim, N.S.) First family:

1. Glen

Norman was a barber. His 2nd wife was Margaret Gould (dau. of

Mr. and Mrs. Harris Gould of Elmsvale) Second family:

3 Grace

Barnhill (dau. of Major Isaac L. Barnhill of Shubenacadie.

William was a farmer in Shubenacadie.

3 daus.

20-2 Marion Hannah

21-3 Janie Blanche

19-1 Lauraine md. Stanley L. Crowell of Shubenacadie. They kept

the post office.

1. Harry

3. Donald died in infancy

4. Marion Ruth

20-2 Marion md. Ronald M. Fielding of Halifax, lawyer. No

issue.

21-3 Janie md. T. West MacPherson. No issue.

Coldstream, a farmer. 3 daus. And 2 sons.

22-1 Mabel Lauraine

23-2 Lulu Fanny

24-3 Norris Lorne

25-4 Frances Blanchard Robert

26-5 Ethel Sadie Jean

22-1 Mabel md. Capt. Brenton A. Young, they lived in Summerville

- Grace, Ethel & Claude.

23-2 Lulu md. Samuel G. Ogilvie of Elderbank. They lived in

Truro. No issue
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24-3 Norris md. Alva Tays of Gays River. They lived in Sydney,

N.S. - Marion.

25-4 Frances md. Gertrude McKettrick of Kentville. They live in

Kentville. No issue.

26-5 Ethel is a school teacher and lives in Truro. She is

unmarried.

Colorado. He was unmarried.

13-5 George b 1865 (4th son of Thomas and Sarah Leck) was a

farmer in Shubenacadie, later he moved to Stewiacke. He md.

Isabelle Nelson (dau. of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Nelson of

Shubenacadie). They had 5 sons and 3 daus.

27-1 Sadie Jean b 1895

28-2 Frederick

29-3 Mabel Alice

30-4 Charleton Gay

31-5 Francis George

32-6 Margaret Isabelle

33-7 Thomas Douglas

34-8 Ralph A.

27-1 Sadie md. George Wendell Ambrose of Stewiacke. They reside

in Edmonton, Alta. Children, Thomas and Kathleen.

28-2 Frederick died in infancy.

29-3 Mabel is unmarried, lives in Edmonton.

30-4 Charleton is a merchant in Stewiacke, he md. Grace Ogilvie

(dau. of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ogilvie of Chaswood). A daughter -

Jacqueline.

31-5 Frances md. Gertrude Grant of Walton, N.S. They live in

Dartmouth, N.S. 1 son, 1 dau.

1. Frances

2. Isabelle

32-6 Margaret Isabelle b 1907 md. Reginald Hilchey of

Stewiacke. I dau. Nancy.
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33-7 Thomas md. Beulah Fleck of Stewiacke.

1. George died when 7 years old.

2. Ralph md. Evangeline Spenser, C.B

3. Juanita md. Rev. Walter Murray

4. Martha md. Bryson Orser

34-8 Ralph lived in Edmonton, md. Christina Cameron. (Ralph b

1912-d 1974)
15-7 Mary (3rd dau. of Thomas & Sarah Leck) md. Francis Burrows,

a mining engineer of Springhill. They had 1 son and 1 dau.

35-1 Granville Leck

36-2 Sarah Ramsey died in infancy.

35-1 Granville md. Elizabeth Mattatall of Truro.

1. Francis

2. Kenneth

3. Dorothy

4. Donald died young

5. Eleanor

harness maker and lived in Brookland, Mass. He md. An American.

No issue.
3-2 (2nd son of Henry Leck) md. Elizabeth Ann Ramsey b 1841-1902

of Coldstream. She and Thomas’ wife were sisters. They had 2

sons and 2 daus.

37-1 Mary Jane 1816-1926

38-2 Sarah Alice

39-3 John

40-4 Henry Penny 1864-1948

37-1 Mary md. James Wright of St. Andrews. They had 2 sons.

41-1 Orestes F. (town clerk in Stewiacke)

42-2 Eldridge Cyril 1895-1940

41-1 Orestes md. Mary Jane (Mamie) Rankin of Gays River. 2

sons, Orestes and

Eldridge.
39-3 John 1863-1915 lived in Truro. He md. Ella Tupper (dau. of

F.B. and Hannah Dickie Tupper of Stewiacke). They had 1 son and

1 dau.

47-1 Leah Marion - spinster of Truro.

Ramsay.

Stewiacke. Died 5/5/1948 Vancouver. Md. 1st Laura MacDougall,

(1860-1907) Truro 3/3/1897 -

1 dau.

Henry Penny Ramsey Leck md. 2nd Agnes Jackson Oliphant

(3/12/1879-25/2/1971) b, East Greenock, Scotland. Family:

1. Florence May

2. Alvan Oliphant b Aug. 12, 1911-Aug. 21, 1912

3. Claudia Agnes

4. Ronald Henry

1. Florence md. John Herbert Frederick Stanton. Children:

1. John Brian Stanton md. Josephine Ann Stappler, Van.

April 12, 1969. 1 dau.

Jocelyn Ann Stanton

2. Ralph James Stanton md. Sabine Nabandi, 1976.

3. Joan Mary Stanton

3. Claudia md. Eric Theodore Hall. He died Dec. 1, 1971.

4. Ronald Henry md. In Brandon, Sept. 13, 1947, Leila Kathleen

McDiermid (Lee). Family:

1. Noreen Leck md. 1st Victor John Wintzer. No issue.

Md. 2nd Stephen Joseph

Noseworthy.

2. Harris Henry md. Frances Sharon Fulbrook in Utah. 2

daus.

Shauna Sharon Fulbrook Leck

3. Margaret Louise md. Thomas Victor Hisco, in Winnipeg.

Data on Henry Penny Ramsey Leck and descendants supplied by Mrs.

R.H. Leck, Mission, B.C.
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4-3 Henry (3rd son of Henry Leck) md. Anne Stuart on April 30,

1846. He lived near the old mill on the Wittenberg road near the

Walter Webster Sr. house. His brother William also lived up on

this hill. Henry Leck and Anne had 7 sons and 5 daus.

*49-1 Mary Ann b May 7, 1847-Mar. 19, 1908

*50-2 Alexander Stuart b Aug. 17, 1849-1856

*51-3 John Kirkwood b Mar. 21, 1852-June 2, 1857

*52-4 Susan b July 26, 1854-June 26, 1924

*53-5 Emma Jane b June 15, 1857-

*54-6 Arthur Henry b Feb. 6, 1859-May 10, 1927

*55-7 William Harrison b Mar. 10, 1864-Oct. 4, 1892

*56-8 Elizabeth Stuart b June 24, 1865-

*57-9 Andrew b Jan. 9, 1867-1934

*58-10 Fuller Story, b Mar. 12, 1870-July 23, 1906) twins

*60-12 George Clement b Mar. 17, 1871, died as an infant

in 1871.

49-1 Mary md. Frank Guild on Sept. 17, 1872. She had 2 daus.

61-1 Emma b June 4, 1874 - Aug. 30, 1944

62-2 Lulu Jane b Aug. 29, 1888-

61-1 Emma md. Sept. 7, 1898 to Matthew Henry Guild, a cousin.

He was born July 4, 1870 - Oct. 20, 1940. Henry or “Harry”, as

he was called, was a farmer in Middle Musquodoboit. They had 1

son and 1 dau.

63-1 William

64-2 Ethel (Mrs. Norman Estey).

had twins.

65-1 Mary

66-2 Frank

Lulu died Feb. 9, 1925.
52-4 Susan (2nd dau. of Henry and Ann Leck) md. Aaron Sibley on

June 20, 1876. Aaron died Aug. 3, 1928. They had 1 son and 2

daus.

67-1 Warren Ettinger b Sept. 11, 1877-Apr. 13, 1923

69-3 Gladys Marguerite b Aug. 24, 1891-

67-1 Warren md. Dr. Marion Bowker of Athol, Mass. on Sept. 1,

1920. No issue. Warren was born in Wittenberg, N.S.

68-2 Lena was born in Wittenberg, N.S. She md. Rev. Alexander

Murray Porter of Alma, Pictou Co. They had 2 sons.

70-1 Warren Ellsworth

71-2 Stanley Albert

69-3 Gladys was born in New Glasgow. She md. Rev. Henry Hubbard

Blanchard on Aug. 9, 1922. They have 1 son and 1 dau.

72-1 Marion md. Richard Herington of Toronto.

73-2 Arthur md. Florence Burbidge of Middleton, N.S.

of Baldwinville, Mass. No issue.

54-6 Arthur (3rd son of Henry & Ann Leck) md. Carol Condit of

Minneapolis, Minn. No issue.

55-7 William (4th son of Henry & Ann Leck) died at Minneapolis,

- unmarried.

56-8 Elizabeth (4th dau. of Henry & Ann Leck) md. Samuel Norwood

on June 26, 1901. He died May 1, 1909. They had 1 son, Roland.

74-1 Roland

Elizabeth md. 2nd Lorenzo Goodwin on July 2, 1910. He died June

26, 1919.

57-9 Andrew (5th son of Henry & Ann Leck) died in Butte,

Montana, he was unmarried.
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58-10 Fuller (6th son of Henry & Ann Leck) died in Minneapolis,

he was unmarried.

59-11 Lorilla (5th dau. of Henry & Ann Leck) md. Edwin Hubley of

Halifax on Aug. 14, 1889. She died at Edmonton, Alta. They had

3 sons and 1 dau.

75-1 Stuart

76-2 Russell

77-3 Marjorie

78-4 Edwin
5-4 Robert (4th son of Henry Leck) md. Susan Braden. They had 2

daus. And 1 son.

79-1 Margaret md. in U.S.A.

80-2 Mazie died young

81-3 Henry John b 1857-Oct. 18, 1902

81-3 Henry md. Ellen Hanna, she died Feb. 7, 1924 age 56 years.

They had 1 son & 2 daus.

82-1 Susan b 1883

83-2 Chester b June 8, 1885 died at 4 yrs.

84-3 Winnford b 1889 died at 5 months.

82-1 Susan md. David Pearson. He was a farmer in Brookvale.

They had 2 sons.

85-1 LeRoy Louis - unmarried

86-2 John Bernard - unmarried

Robert’s 2nd wife was ----------- Hutchinson. They had 2 sons.

87-1 William md. in the West - no record.

88-2 Kirk md. in P.E.I. They had 1 son and 1 dau.

**89-1 Lindsay

**90-2 Mazie

Robert’s 3rd wife was Christianna Frame. No issue. She died

July 9, 1897.

6-5 William (5th son of Henry Leck) md. Elizabeth Jean Taylor

(dau. of Capt. George Taylor). They had 4 sons and 6 daus.

*91-1 Mary

*92-2 Ellen
**[Typists note: Reader's should note re. 89-1; 90-2 above -

although the text is missing in the original, these are possibly

the children of either 87-1 or 88-2]cja
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*93-3 Henry

*94-4 Jane

*95-5 Isabelle

*96-6 Rebecca

*97-7 William

*98-8 George Albert b Aug. 14, 1860-Apr. 1909

*99-9 James b 1862 - Dau. Margaret d at an early age.

William and wife Elizabeth are buried in the Gays River Cemetery.

Braden. They had 1 dau. and 3 sons.

100-1 Elizabeth

101-2 Samuel md. an American, they lived in Denver,

Colorado.

102-3 Henry died when a young man

103-4 Norman died in infancy

100-1 Elizabeth md. James A. Kirkpatrick of Shubenacadie. He

had a general store in Shubenacadie. They had 2 daus. and 3

sons.

105-2 Jean Andrea

106-3 Andrew died young

107-4 James died young

108-5 Stuart Graham

104-1 Mary md. George Floyd, an engineer. They resided in

Toronto and had 1 son.

109-1 James David of London, Ont. md. Frances Fry. They

have 3 daus., Karen,

Heather Lynn and Mary Frances (twins).

105-2 Jean is unmarried, lives at home in Shubenacadie.

108-5 Stuart md. Jessie Rath. No issue.

McFetridge. For her genealogy see the McFetridge family under

the descendants of #4-3.
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93-3 Henry (1st son of William & Elizabeth Leck) md. Ellen

McLeod. They had 9 children. He was a carpenter where the

Mountain Brothers live, 1980, and lived on the farm later owned

by Robinson Woodworth of Cook’s Brook. Henry went West many

years ago. Family:

1. George

2. Clifford

3. Bessie (Elizabeth Jane) md. Hayden

4. Lilla md. Lemuel Robinson

5. Scott md. Maybelle Metzger

6. Bertha (Mrs. Frank L. Cooper)

7. Harriet (Mrs. Rourke)

8. Nellie

Clifford md. Flora Horn. Family:

Ruth

Paul

Ellen

Helen md. Henry Hesse

Alice md. Kendall Nevins

Evelyn (Mrs. Frances Caldwell)

Francena

Lonnie

94-4 Jane (3rd dau. of William & Elizabeth Leck) md. John

Marquand of East Boston. No issue.

95-5 Isabelle (4th dau. of William & Elizabeth Leck) md. William

Johnson. They had 2 sons.

Clyde

1. Clyde md. Molly --------. Family:

1. Mary-Mrs. Laurie Davis, Miami, Florida

2. Barbara

3. Dana

4. Edward

Helen (Mrs. Ralph Young), Long Island, New York.

96-6 Rebecca (5th dau. of William & Elizabeth Leck) md. Rev.

Charles McLaren, who passed away the following year. A few years

later she md. Dr. Egon Wachter. They had 1 son and 2 daus.

1. Jean Veronica

2. Frieda Sybil

3. Willard

1. Jean is a retired social worker, she is unmarried.

2. Frieda md. Theophilus Lee Jr., retired Vice-President of an

airline. No issue. They live in Altadena, California, which is

also Jean’s home.

3. Willard received his doctorate in Biology and was a

professor. He md. Dorothy Wells. Willard and Dorothy passed

away before they were forty years old. They had 1 son.

1. John is a nuclear physicist and lives at Oak Ridge,

Tennessee. He md. Ann

Ramey, they have 1 son.

1. Stephen
97-7 William (2nd son of William & Elizabeth Leck) md. Rebecca

MacIntosh of Clam Harbour, Halifax Co. They are both buried in

the Pioneer Cemetery along with 3 daus.

William d Jan. 4, 1905 age 46 yrs.

Rebecca 1855-1923

Jean Rebecca 1894-1921

Mary Ann Oct. 12, 1899-Nov. 20, 1900 age 10

Eva I. d Dec. 15, 1904 age 22

(Inscriptions)

They had 4 daus. and 2 sons - 3 daus. died in early life.

1. Ross McLaren b Dec. 22, 1884-

2. Margaret Mabel b Sept. 28, 1887-1947

3. Jamie MacIntosh b 1891- See McFetridge history.
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1. Ross md. --------. They lived in Vancouver.

1 dau. Mrs. Florence Binns, N. Vancouver, B.C.

1. Hughie

2. Percy

3. Stanley

1. Hughie md. Joyce Bessitt of Cole Harbour. No issue.

2. Percy md. Phyllis Dill of St. Croix, Hants Co. (1980),

Dartmouth. They had 5 sons and 3 daus.

1. Douglas

2. Margaret

3. Norman

4. Edna

5. Weldon Ralph

7. Janet

Percy md. 2nd Miriam Nason.

3. Stanley md. Shirley Bezanson of Upper Musquodoboit. They

have 2 sons, and 3 daus.

1. Mary

2. Walter

4. Brenda Lee

5. Vernon

98-8 George Albert (3rd son of William & Elizabeth Leck) md.

Jean Frame McDonald in 1889. George Albert was an ordained

minister. They had 3 sons and 3 daus.

*1. Nina b Aug. 14, 1890, school teacher, B.Ed.

*2. D’Arcy

*4. Laurie William b Aug. 8, 1896-July 15, 1918.

*5. Jean Frame b Apr. 16, 1898-Aug. 8, 1915

*6. Bert McDonald b Mar. 8, 1904-

1. Nina Helen md. Roland Hill (June 27, 1891-Jan. 17, 1962).

They were md. Dec. 10, 1912. They lived in Canada until 1923 and

then moved to Compton, California. They had 3 sons and 3 daus.

1. Ruby Leck

2. Stanley Livingstone

3. Shirley Helen

4. Roland Lewis

5. Jean Murdock b Jan. 28, 1922-Apr. 4, 1928

6. Donald Charles

(Mrs. Roland Hill lived in Visalia, Calif. - 1964).

1. Ruby md. William H. Huber. They live in Culver City. They

have 1 son and 2 daus.

1. Shirley Margaret

2. Catherine Charlotte

3. William Scott

1. Shirley md. Clarence B. Burdick. He graduated from U.S.C. as

a marine biologist. They have 2 sons.

1. William Shawn

2. Michael Steen

2. Stanley md. Marcella Ausili of Rome, Italy. They have 1 dau.

and 2 sons.

1. Mary Nina (Mrs. Edward Dickie)

2. David Marion

3. Robert Aldo

1. Shirley Jean (Mrs. Donald Leslie)

2. James Edward

3. Roland Curtis

4. Roland md. Ernestine Hardin. They have 1 son.

1. William Hardin

6. Donald is a teacher, graduated with B.A.

**2. D’Arcy md. Paula Daumann of St. Paul, Minn. They had 1

son and 1 dau.

1. Paula Marie

2. D’Arcy Albert

1. Paula, in Denver, Colorado.

2. D’Arcy Jr. md. Janet Giguere. They have 1 son and 2 daus.

1. Lynn

3. Steven

3. Heloise, unmarried.

4. Laurie was killed in the First World War on July 15, 1918.

5. Jean died when 18 years old.

6. Bert md. Camille Rosa in 1935.

Mathews (b 1865) of Minnesota. They had 2 sons and 2 daus.

1. Grace b 1891

2. Ethel Marion b 1895

3. Stuart Wilbur b 1901

4. James Albert b 1903

1. Grace md. Joseph Cloyde Williams (1885-1956). They lived in

Minneapolis, Minn. They had 2 sons.

1. Robert Leck

2. Joseph Cloyde

1. Robert md. Marjorie Chapman. They have 1 son and 1 dau.

1. Carol Ann

2. Robert Dean
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2. Joseph md. Eleanora Young. They have 2 sons and 1 dau.

1. Joseph Cloyde III

2. Edward Alan

3. Sarah Marie

2. Ethel md. Rev. William A. Staltzfus (1891). They were

missionaries in Lebanon. They have 2 sons and 1 dau.

1. William Alfred Jr.

2. James Leck

3. Lorna Marion

1. William md. Janet Sorg. They have 2 sons.

1. William Alfred III

2. Phillip Sorg

2. James md. Lisa McGraw. They have 1 son and 2 daus.

1. Lissette

2. Marion

3. James Leck Jr.

3. Lorna md. Frederick U. Wells. They have 3 sons.

1. Frederick U. Wells Jr.

2. Bruce Leck

3. Jeffery

3. Stuart md. Mildred Clark in 1903. She died in 1957 and he

md. 2nd Virginia Colburn Poebler. They had 1 son and 3 daus.

1. Jean Marie

2. Stuart Wilbur Jr.

3. Susan

4. Nancy

1. Ann Elizabeth

2. John Leeds

2. Stuart md. Jane Brintlinger. They have 1 dau.

1. Jennifer

3. Susan md. Henry K. Strunk. They have 1 son.

1. Peter Rudolph
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4. Nancy
4. James md. Antoinette Spinur. They had 4 daus.

1. Mary

3. Alice

1. Mary md. James R. Martin. No issue.

2. Martha md. Walid Kawatli. They have 1 dau.

1. Susan

4. Janet
7-6 Ellen (1st dau. of William Leck) md. Richard Elijah Tully.

They lived on the Alexander Murphy place between Meagher’s Grant

and Wyse’s Corner. They had 3 sons and 4 daus. Ellen md. 2nd

John Bell.

Tully Family:

1. Elijah

2. Henry

4. Adelaide

5. Georgie

6. Annie

Ellen’s 2nd husband was John Bell, they are buried in Hillside

Cemetery.

1. Elijah (1st son of Ellen & Richard Tully) md. Jane

MacMichael. She was an aunt of Garnet MacMichael & Gladys

Sibley.

3. Albert - no record

4. Adelaide - unmarried

5. Georgie md. --------. No record.

6. Annie md. Mr. De Wolfe.

1. Bradford lives in B.C.

2. Stanley operates a shoe store in Kentville.

3. Dau. md. in Berwick

1. Robert James

2. Henry Albert d. 1953

3. George

4. Richard Elijah b. Sept. 1, 1877-1954

5. Margaret Ellen

After Mr. Moore’s death, Elizabeth md. Joseph Howe Roberts. They

had 1 son and 3 daus.

6. May Olive b 1882-