Ninth Generation (Continued)
Elizabeth (Bessie) Begg (William8, Sophia West7, Maria Dorothea Ernst6, Anna Dorothea Meisner5, Casper Meissner4, Johann Daniel Meysner3, Casper Meißner2, Thomas1).
Born abt 1854 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America.
On 1 Nov 1879 Elizabeth (Bessie) married
Jabez Newton Dauphinee, son of
John Louis Dauphinee &
Mary Elizabeth Corkum, in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
8,56 Born on 18 Jul 1857 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America. Occupation: Tinsmith.
son of John and Mary Dauphinee
They had the following children:
Clara Begg (William8, Sophia West7, Maria Dorothea Ernst6, Anna Dorothea Meisner5, Casper Meissner4, Johann Daniel Meysner3, Casper Meißner2, Thomas1).
Born abt 1857 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America. Clara died in Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America, on 9 Nov 1861; she was 4.10
Lelia Begg (William8, Sophia West7, Maria Dorothea Ernst6, Anna Dorothea Meisner5, Casper Meissner4, Johann Daniel Meysner3, Casper Meißner2, Thomas1).
Born abt 1860 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America. Occupation: Dressmaker.
On 29 Mar 1884 Lelia married
George Myra, son of
Jacob Myra &
Sarah Unknown, in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
8,56 Born abt 1857 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America. Occupation: Seaman.
Louise E. Begg (William8, Sophia West7, Maria Dorothea Ernst6, Anna Dorothea Meisner5, Casper Meissner4, Johann Daniel Meysner3, Casper Meißner2, Thomas1).
Born abt Nov 1864 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America. Louise E. died in Leominster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., on 1 Jul 1941; she was 76. Buried in Fitchburg, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.
William and Louisa Townsend with four children resided at 4 Deldorf Road, Quincy, Massachusetts according to the 1900 United States federal census. They rented their home. Louisa Townsend had given birth to six children by 1900 of whom four were still living. William Townsend was a grocery clerk. William Townsend immigrated to the United States from Canada in 1890 and was not naturalized. Louisa Townsend immiograted to the United Stated from Canada in 1888 and was not naturalized. (T623-671, Massachusetts, Norfolk Co., ED 1056, Quincy ward 1, pp. 12A-12B)
The 1910 United States federal census states that William and Louise Townsend with five children resided at 110 Broad Street, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut. They rented their home. Louise Townsend had given birth to eight children by 1910 of whom five were still living. William Townsend was a grocery store manager. Minnie Townsend was a bookkeeper in a grocery store. William and Louise Townsend immigrated to the United States from Canada in 1890 and were naturalized. Minnie Townsend immigrated to the United States from Canada. (T624-143, Connecicut, New London Co., ED 534, Norwich, p. 2B)
According to the 1920 United States federal census, the widow Louise Townsend with four children resided at 19 Cross Street, Fitchburg, Massachusetts. She rented their home. Minnie and Marie Townsend were bookkeepers for a fire insurance company. Hazel Townsend was a pianist. Ralph Townsend was a salesman for a retail grocery store. Louise and Minnie Townsend immigrated to the United States from Nova Scotia in 1891 and were naturalized in 1898. (T625-, Massachusetts, Worcester Co., ED 34, Fitchburg ward 1, p. 6B)
The 1930 United States federal census states that the widow Louise Townsend with three daughters resided at 85 Eastern Avenue, Leominster, Massachusetts. She owned their home for which no value was stated. They owned a radio set. Her son and daughter-in-law Ralph and Alice Townsend lived in the household. Minnie Townsend was a bookkeeper in an insurance office. Marie Townsend was a statistician in an insurance office. Hazel Townsend was a bank clerk. Ralph Townsend was a poultry farm operator. Louise and Minnie Townsend immigrated to the United States from Canada in 1892 and were naturalized. (T626-964, Massachusetts, Worcester Co., ED 216, Leominster, p. 11B)
On 28 Oct 1888 Louise E. married
William Joseph Townsend, son of
William Townshend &
Eliza Hamge, in Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
23 Born on 4 Sep 1864 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America.4 William Joseph was baptized in Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America, on 30 Oct 1864.4 William Joseph died in Leominster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., on 24 May 1910; he was 45. Buried in Fitchburg, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A. Occupation: Cooper, Clerk, Store Manager.
They had the following children:
Clara M. Begg (William8, Sophia West7, Maria Dorothea Ernst6, Anna Dorothea Meisner5, Casper Meissner4, Johann Daniel Meysner3, Casper Meißner2, Thomas1).
Born on 20 Jul 1868 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.17
On 20 Feb 1895 Clara M. first married
Harding McKean Gerhardt, son of
Michael Gerhardt &
Annie McKean, in Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
8,23 Born on 15 Oct 1866 in LaHave, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America.8,17 Occupation: Mariner.
They had the following children:
Clara M. second married Edwin Gilette. Born abt 1871 in Connecticut, U.S.A.
Minnie Augusta Begg (William8, Sophia West7, Maria Dorothea Ernst6, Anna Dorothea Meisner5, Casper Meissner4, Johann Daniel Meysner3, Casper Meißner2, Thomas1).
Born abt 1873 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
On 30 Nov 1910 Minnie Augusta married
Lewis Ernst Torey in Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
8,23 Born on 22 Dec 1872 in Guysborough, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Occupation: Banker.
Resided at Chippewa, Ontario