Yarmouth Herald
Yarmouth Newspaper, NS,
1836
Saturday, January 2, 1836 issue missing.
Saturday, January 9, 1836 MARRIED: On Thursday last, by the Rev. Alfred Gilpin, Mr. James Murray, to Miss Abigail, daughter of the late Capt. Jeremiah Haley. DIED: At St. Mary's Bay, on Friday the 1st inst., at the residence of Mr. William Hobbs, Mr. John Bitzen, aged 48 years. At Halifax, on the 28th ult., John Howe, Esq., senior, Editor of the Halifax Royal Gazette, in the 82d year of his age. At the same place, on the same day, in the 84th year of his age, Mr. Isaac Mansfield, one of the oldest and most respectable inhabitants of Halifax. On the 23d inst., aged 37 years, Mr. J. W. Madden. Mr. M. filled the situation of clerk for 22 years in the Custom House at that place. Drowned, by falling from the bowsprit of the schr. Oceanus, on Thursday the 31st ult., Mr. John Jenkins, son of Mr. James Jenkins, sen., of this place, in the 29th year of his age. The Oceanus having made the land about 8 o'clock on that morning, the deceased went out on the bowsprit to hand the flying jib, and the shrouds being covered with ice caused him to lose his balance, and he fell into the sea. All efforts to save him were unavailing.
Saturday, January 16, 1836 Drowned, by falling overboard, on his passage home from the West Indies, on the 13th ult., Mr. Benjamin Kendrick, of Barrington, aged 23 years. DIED: At Pictou, on the 28th ult., Mrs. Sarah Mortimer, widow of the late Edward Mortimer, Esq., in the 71st year of her age. At Montreal, on the 14th ult., at the residence of Mr. Prothonotary Monk, Mrs. Elizabeth Gould, widow of the late Hon. George Henry Monk, one of the Judges of the King's Bench in NS. Mrs. Monk was born at Boston in 1756, and died 53 years after her marriage, at the age of 76 years and 8 months. In Hallowell, Maine, Hon. Benjamin Vaughan, L.L.D., aged 81. He had one of the largest and most valuable private libraries in the country. Mr. V. was formerly a member of the British Parliament, and was of the party headed by Mr. Fox and Lord Lasdowne. In 1793 and 4, he was so much in favour of the French Revolution that he insurred the particular displeasure of the British Ministry. He was useful to Dr. Franklin and the other American Envoys in Europe, in 1881 and 2, when negociations were going on for peace between England and the United States. He came to this country in 1795, and settled at Hallowell, Me., on land belonging to the family; and no man has done more to improve the people, to encourage the means of education, and introduce new modes of agriculture.
Saturday, January 23, 1836 issue missing.
Sarurday, January 30, 1836