Seventh Generation (Continued)
Morton Etter (Clarissa Corkum6, Mary Catherine Moser5, Maria Catherine Weinacht4, Johann Balthasar Weynacht3, Johann Adam2, Christian1).
Born on 19 May 1853 in Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America.23 Morton died in Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 26 Jun 1931; he was 78.12 Buried on 27 Jun 1931 in Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.12 Occupation: Shoemaker. He was never married.
Morton Etter died from gastric carcinoma at the Municipal Home in Chester, Nova Scotia.12
John Joseph Etter (Clarissa Corkum6, Mary Catherine Moser5, Maria Catherine Weinacht4, Johann Balthasar Weynacht3, Johann Adam2, Christian1).
Born on 27 Feb 1855 in Halifax, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, British North America.12 John Joseph died in Halifax, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 24 Apr 1939; he was 84.12 Buried on 26 Feb 1939 in Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.12 Occupation: Painter, Building Contractor.
On 8 Jul 1884 John Joseph married
Mary Frederica Corkum, daughter of
Nelson Corkum &
Sarah Bridge, in Halifax, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
12 Born on 7 Nov 1854 in Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America.12,23 Mary Frederica died in Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 1 Jun 1948; she was 93.12 Buried on 3 Jun 1948 in Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.12
The 1891 Canadian federal census states that John and Mary Etter with three children resided in the Chester census district, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. [Her widowed father] Nelson Corkum lived in the household as a lodger. John Etter was a house joiner. he family were Baptists. (RG 31-C-,1891, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg Co., ED 38-D1, Chester, p. 41)
John and Mary Etter with six children resided at Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia according to the 1901 Canadian federal census. John Etter was a carpenter. The family were Baptists. (RG 31-C-1, 1901, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg Co., ED 37-J, Chester West, p. 2)
According to the 1911 Canadian federal census, John and Mary Etter with four children resided at Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. His widowed mother Clarasie Etter lived in the household. John and Algernon Etter were carpenters. The family were Baptists. (RG 31-C-1, 1911, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg Co., ED 49-10, Chester East, p. 10)
They had the following children: