Yarmouth Herald
Yarmouth Newspaper, NS,
1933
August 8, 1933 100 Years Ago ..... DEATHS - On the 22nd inst. at Tregony, Cornwall, Captain William Hennah, C.B., one of the old school of British sailors, having entered the Navy under Wallace, the circumnavigator, and finished his active career in the wake of Collingwood at Trafalgar. BIRTHS - On board H.M.S. Prince, lately the lady of Captain James Lillicrap, commanding H.M. ships and vessels in Ordinary, of her twelfth child. DEATHS - Lately, at Dover, aged 70, Captain John Hatley, R.N., the last survivor of the campanions of our illustrious circumnavigator, Captain Cooke. New Englanders in Nova Scotia ...... An Historic Sketch of Their Ancestry and Their Settlement, First in New England States and Later in Nova Scotia, Locating in Yarmouth, Shelburne and Other Counties. No. 317 - SYMONDS-SIMONDS John (1) SYMONDS was of Salem, Mass, in 1637. Pope inclined to the opinion that this John Symonds of Salem, was in fact a son of Governor Samuel Symonds of Ipswich, but the proof is not apparent. Felt in his "Annals of Salem," does not intimate that he was a son of the govenor and makes little mention of him. It is said he lived much of his time in England, which accounts for the absence of information concerning him. The name of his first wife was Mary ?, who was admitted to the church in Salem, in 1638. After her death he m. (2) Elizabeth ?. Mr. Symonds died in Salem, before Sept. 19, 1671, the date his will was admitted to probate. Ch. - (1) SAMUEL, bp. Nov. 4, 1638, (2) Catherine, m. Jacob Towne, of Topsfield, Mass., whose brother, Edmund Towne, was the gt-gt-grandfather of Simeon Towne, a grantee in Mangerville, Nova Scotia (now New Brunswick.) (3) Ruth, m. July 19, 1658, Job Swinnerton, of Salem, the maternal ancester of the Whipple family of Nova Scotia (Whipple Family.) * * * * * SAMUEL (2) SYMONDS (John 1), bp. in Salem. Mass, Nov 4, 1638; m. April 14, 1662, Elizabeth, daughter of Robert and Grace (?) Andrews, of Topsfield. Mr. Symonds settled in Boxford in 1663; freeman, 1689-90; served as selectman; and died Aug 14, 1722; widow Elizabeth d. in March 1725. Ch. (Boxford rec.) Elizabeth, b. July 12, 1663; Grace, b. Oct 14, 1667; John, March 29, 1674; Ruth, Dec 24, 1676; Rebecca, May 31, 1679; Phebe, Oct 2, 1682; Joseph, May 24, 1685; Nathaniel, Jan 26, 1687. * * * * * SAMUEL (3) SYMONDS (Samuel 2, John 1), b. in Boxford, Mass., Apr 6, 1672; m.(1) at Topsfield, Mass., June 8, 1698, Abigail Porter, of Salem, b. May 23, 1676, daughter of Joseph and Ann (Hathorn), and a granddau. of John Porter )Porter, First Family.) His wife Abigail died Nov 12, 1716, and he m.(2) Mary ?; who died in 1761, "an aged woman." Mr. Symonds settled in Middleton, Mass., where he was a farmer; deacon of the church, and after his death his son Joseph, became deacon. He died at Middleton, July 7, 1755, aged 84 years. Ch. (by wife Abigail) Abigail, b. 1699; Elziabeth, 1702; Anna, 1705; d. young; Samuel, 1707; d. 1713; Marcy, (Mercy), 1716 (by wife Mary); Mary, 1718; Rebecca, 1722; Samuel, 1724; Susanna, 1727; JOSEPH, 1732. JOSEPH (4) SYMONDS (Samuel 3, 2, John 1), b. Aug 11, 1732; m. at Boxford, Mass., Oct 31, 1754, Lucy (6) Kimball, of Boxford, b. there April 30, 1734, daughter of Aaron (5) and Sarah (Wood); granddau. of Richard (4) and Hannah (Dorman); gt.-granddau. of John (3) Kimball (Richard 2, Richard 1), by his first wife Sarah (?) (Kimball Family.) Deacon Joseph Symonds, of Boxford, removed to Hillsborough, New Hampshire, and settled on "Bible Hill" so called from the fact that he owned the only large bible in the town. He became moderator, town clerk and selectman of the town. It is said that "Joseph Symonds was the most prominent man of the town in his day, as well as being the richest." His wife died Aug 21, 1803; he died Aug 21, 1809; and both rest in "Bible Hill Cemetery." Ch. Samuel, b. 1755; William, 1756; Rebecker, 1757; Lucy, 1760; Ruth, 1761; NATHANIEL, 1763; Sarah, 1765; David, 1766; Eliphalet and Rhoda (twins), 1768; Sarah, 1772. * * * * * NATHANIEL (5) SYMONDS (Joseph 4, Samuel 3, 2, John 1), b. Oct 12, 1763; m.(1) Elizabeth Blanchard, b. July 15, 1770 (bp. July 29), daughter of Jotham and Elizabeth (Treadwell) Blanchard, of Peterborough, N.H., and Truro, N.S. Elizabeth did not go to Nova Scotia with her parents, but was living with her aunt, her father's sister, who had married Rev Elias Smith, of Middleton (see Blanchard Family.) Nathaniel Symonds with his wife Elizabeth, and their four children, removed to Nova Scotia in 1804, and settled at Antigonish, where Mrs. Symonds died, Sept 25, 1808. Mr. Symonds m.(2) Jan 10, 1809, Mary Emery Irish, b. June 6, 1775, at Newport, Nova Scotia, the daughter of ?. She must have been a daughter or possibly a granddau. of Levi Irish and his wife Hannah Church (Irish Genealogy.) She died Dec 15, 1867. Ch. - (by Elizabeth, b. in Hillsboro) (1) Samuel, b. Oct 17, 1793; m. Jan 18, 1819, Grace Irish. He d. in July, 1852. (2) Joseph, b. March 6, 1797; m. March 29, 1824, Sarah Randall. Mr. Symonds died at Tracadie, N.S. (3) Harriet Elizabeth, b. July 12, 1793; m. Dec 30, 1816, Rev John Blair Whidden, b. in Stewiacke, N.S., in 1791, fifth son of Simeon and Dorothy (Blair), and a grandson of James Whidden (grantee in Truro, N.S.) by his first wife Hannah Langdon. Mrs. Harriet Elizabeth Whidden d. at Antigonish, May 16, 1878. (4) Charles Treadwell, b. July 26, 1801; died May 21, 1802. (ch. by Mary Emery) (5) Mary Sophia, b. Nov 30, 1809; m. Jan 24, 1835, Robert Purvis. She d. June 5, 1840. (6) Charlotte Frances, b. Sept 20, 1811; m.(1) Jan 10, 1832, John W. Blanchard; m.(2) William R. Cunningham. She d. at Antigonish, in Nov, 1855. (7) Charles Augustus, b. Sept 4, 1815; m. March 12, 1846, Margaret Jane Witter, daughter of Samuel Witter, by his second wife Hannah (Bishop), widow of ? Reid, and daughter of George and Jane (Burbidge) Bishop. F. E. CROWELL, Newcastle Court, Boston, Mass. BIRTHS: At Barrington, August 6th, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wilson, a son. At Lower West Pubnico, to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph d'Entremont, a son. At Lower West Pubnico, to Mr. and mrs. Albert d'Entremont, a daughter. DEATHS: At Malden, Mass., Aug 2, Margaret J., widow of Israel L. Rogers, in her 92nd year. At Somerville, Mass., Aug 3, Edna M., wife of Clifford J. Stoddard. Mrs. Annie Lyle - There passed away at Blanche on Monday evening, July 30th, Mrs. Annie Lyle, beloved wife of Alex Lyle. The deceased was the daughter of the late Wm. P. and Mary Goodick, of Sandy Point, where she was born 65 years ago. She leaves to mourn their loss, her husband, two daughters, Idella and Stella at home; two brothers, Leonard and George and two sisters, Mrs. Ceretha Goodick and Mrs. John Crowell, all of Sandy Point. She was laid to rest at Cape Negro on Thursday 27th. The funeral sermon was preached by her pastor, Rev Mr. Hart. The pall bearers were Reuben Smith, Walter Myrick, Trueman Thomas and Clifford Thomas. Mr. William Kenney, of Brass Hill conducted the funeral. Mrs. Julie D'Eon - The funeral of Mrs. Julie d'Eon, who passed away Wednesday morning, Aug 2 at her home, Lower West Pubnico was held Friday morning at St. Peter's Church, Rev Fr. J.D. Comeau, officiating. Besides her husband, Mrs. d'Eon leaves three daughters, Mrs. Joseph P. d'Entremont, living in this place, and Mrs. Benjamin Trahan and Mrs. Ulysse Comeau, of East Boston, Mass.; also two sons, Landrie, at home, and Norbert, of East Boston, Mass.; two sisters, Mrs. Monique d'Entremont, and Mrs. Eugene Blinn; two brothers, Eve and George. Thomas Parker DeWolfe - Died early Monday morning at the Yarmouth Hospital, aged about 67 years. He was born in Liverpool, NS, and when a child had moved with his parents to the USA. When about 23 years of age he came to Hebron and entered the employ of the late J.I. Phillips and six months later returned to the USA. In 1913 he returned to NS and went to Chester, coming later to Yarmouth where he established the candy business which today bears his name, but which was sold to its present owners about ten years ago. Mr. DeWolfe is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Blake Page, Lockeport, and two sons, Rev Thomas Oliver DeWolfe, Hillsboro, NB, and Dr. Henry DeWolfe, of Boston, Mass., and five grandchildren. His wife predeceased him about two years ago. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30, Interment in Mountain Cemetery. Mrs. Margaret J. Rpogers - The death occured at the home of her daughter, Malden, Mass., on Wednesday last, of Mrs. Margaret J. Rogers, in her 92nd year of age, widow of the late Israel L. Rogers, of Arcadia, and daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Perry. She is survived bt one sister, Mrs. Lydia Nickerson, of Dorchester, Mass.; one son, Douglas Rogers, of New Hampshire; and one daughter, Mrs. Bert Woodcock, with whom she resided. The remains arrived in Yarmouth yesterday morning, accompanied by her son, Douglas, and the funeral takes place this afternoon from the Ritchie Mortuary Chapel, at 2 o'clock. Pembroke Man Dies As a Result of Gassing - Arnold Cushing, of Pembroke, passed away at his home on Thursday afternoon according to information given the press. Mr. Cushing had suffered from severe infection of his lungs following an attack of influenza some months ago, but had recovered suffeiently to be able to take part in the fishing activities out of Pembroke. Setting out for the fishing grounds some weeks ago, Mr. Cushing narrowly escaped asphixiation, when he inhaled fumes from a leaking gasoline line which passed through the cabin of the craft, where he was sleeping; and since that time has been gradually growing weaker. Failing to recover from the effects of the exposure to the gasoline fumes, Mr. Cushing passed away on Thursday. The deceased is survived by his widow and two sons. Funeral services were held on Sunday from his late home. William Wells has eye injured in unusual accident - William Wells, of Yarmouth had his eye injured in an unusual accident while attending the Guides Sports at Lake William. Wells, together with Arthur Doucette, Alfred Powell and Frank Hessie, other members of his party was engaged in watching the Maritime Trap Shoot Competition when in some manner a small particle of steel was driven from the breach block of one of the trap guns by the force of the discharge of the weapon. The particle struck Wells in the eye, cutting the pupil slightly. The injured man at once went to the Hospital Tent, where Dr. Marquis, one of the Camp surgeons examined the injury, and cocaining the injured member removed the steel particle. Mr. Wells is recovering from the effects of his injury and it is believed will suffer no permanent ill effect from his unusual experience.