Cliff carried in the wood for the kitchen stove, while
I stayed behind in the woodshed to split the cedar kindling. With one
careless wack, I cut into my gum rubber boot but luckily no flesh was damaged.
In the 1780s, John Ingraham of the present Fredericton area was not so
fortunate, as he chopped his toe off while cutting wood with his father.
That winter it was necessary for his sister Hannah to haul him to school
on a handsled. In the book, “
The Bitter with the Sweet - New Brunswick
1604 - 1984", the author Mary Peck includes the reminiscences that Hannah
Ingraham related in her old age.
The book also includes information on:
* Captain Owen of England who in 1770, brought 38 men
and women to Campobello as settlers. The list of these Indentured Servants
gives the ‘Quality or Trade’ of each. John Pendergrass was a fisherman,
John Hurst was a ploughman and gardener, and Sarah Haslam was a housekeeper.
* The “Return of Native Indians in the Province
of New Brunswick, placed out by Lieutenant General Coffin in English Families
by Indentures of apprenceship to be educated . . with the date of September
24, 1813 lists the name of the children and with whom indentured”. As an
example, on the 2 January 1807, eight year-old Joseph Lewis Paul was placed
with Rev’d O. Arnold for a term of thirteen years to learn the trade of ‘Farmer’.
This chapter has some very interesting and revealing facts on the Sussex
Indian School, 1787 - 1826.
* Hugh MacKay, a native of Sutherlandshire, Scotland
was in his 97th year when he departed this life in 1848 and was buried in
St. George. A document of 1815, concerning the caring of a gravely
ill Corporal Nathanael Wright tells much of MacKay’s lifestyle.
A very informative chapter on lumbering brings details of the woodsmen
with their mighty axes.
Other chapters in the publication provide information on, the Jardine Shipbuilding
family, Dr. John Vondy and the ‘Looshtauk’, Tommy Atkins in New Brunswick,
Sara Emma Edmonds - the Spy, Sadie Harper, Andrew Bonar Law, Genealogical
table of Law and Kidston families, the Protest Press, Paul Doherty - Pauper,
Grace Helen Mowatt, Miller Brittain, the McCains and Muriel McQueen Fergusson.
Many black and white photos from a variety of sources provide a glimpse
into New Brunswick during years past.
“
The Bitter with the Sweet - New Brunswick 1604 - 1984" by
Mary Peck was published in 1983 and can be viewed in several research
institutions in Canada.
The author’s choice of topics and the presentation of hard-to-find information
makes this a ‘must’ on the reading list of New Brunswick family history
researchers whether they be novice or experienced.
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If you are interested in purchasing a copy of “The Bitter with
the Sweet - New Brunswick 1604 - 1984" by Mary Peck, there is one
for sale at http://www.rubycusack.com/Bookshelf.html
Queries:
Query 1012
Wheaton - Riecker - Morrison: I am searching for my roots in the Kings County area in the families of Wheaton, Morrell, Riecker and Morrison. Any information you can share would be helpful.
-Jeff Legere, 27 Vernon Avenue, Hampton, NB, Canada, E5N 5N1. E-mail to jlegere@nb.sympatico.ca.
Query 1013
Noddin: Where did Michael Noddin, the 1774 Yorkshire settler come from in Yorkshire?
-John Noddin, 809 Manawagonish Raod, Saint John, NB, Canada. E-mail to jnoddin@hotmail.com.
Query 1014
Duplisea - Currie Cemetery: I am trying to find the information on the tombstone of my Great-grandfather, Joseph Duplisea, who is buried in Currie Cemetery, Tilley, Victoria County, New Brunswick. I believe he was born about 1854 in New Brunswick and died there about 1912.
-Joe Baker, 35 via Amistosa #A, Rancho Santa Margarita, California, USA, 92688-1914. E-mail to Joebaker831@aol.com.
Query 1015
Wesley - Miller: Written in the Wesley Family Bible is: Father - Theon Alfred Zino Wesley - born in Mill Village, Western part of Nova Scotia on the 12th day of October, 1838. Mother: Mary Matilda Miller - born in Cocaigne, Province of New Brunswick, on the 25th day of April 1841. They were married in Trinity Church, Saint John by the Rev. Dr. Gray, Episcopal Minister, on the 21st day of May, A.D. 1861. I am seeking information on this family.
-John L. Shrum, 2680 Wildhorse Lane, Minden, NV, USA, 89423. E-mail to jlshrum@ableweb.net.
