John Vantassel (M)
b. 8 June 1818, d. 30 June 1818
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     John Vantassel was born on 8 June 1818. He was the son of Abraham Vantassel and Anne Handlespiker. John Vantassel died on 30 June 1818 at age 0.

Eliza Crosson (F)

Mary Winslow (F)
b. circa 1815

     Mary Winslow Had 7 children. Reference: CV1. She was born circa 1815 at Ireland.

Mary Daley (F)

John Vantassel (M)
b. 1 August 1827, d. 18 December 1835
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     John Vantassel This IS the 2nd John in this family who died rather young. In this case, he lived just over 8 years. While his earlier namesake died in early infancy. He was born on 1 August 1827 at Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was the son of Abraham Vantassel and Anne Handlespiker. John Vantassel died on 18 December 1835 at age 8.

William Sherman (M)

Thomas Grimes (M)

John Donavan (M)

Joseph Abbott (M)

George Bain (M)

Charlotte Stark (F)
b. 28 October 1816
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     Reference: CV1. Charlotte Stark was born on 28 October 1816. She was the daughter of William Stark and Katherina Handlespiker. Charlotte Stark was baptized on 28 December 1816.

William Henry Stark (M)
b. 14 February 1820
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     William Henry Stark was born on 14 February 1820. He was the son of William Stark and Katherina Handlespiker. William Henry Stark was baptized on 10 January 1821.

Benjamin Rodney Stark (M)
b. 16 July 1822, d. 7 November 1909
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     Benjamin Rodney Stark was born on 16 July 1822. He was the son of William Stark and Katherina Handlespiker. Benjamin Rodney Stark was baptized on 23 September 1822. He died on 7 November 1909 at age 87.

Lavinia Stark (F)
b. 28 October 1824
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     Lavinia Stark In 1881 Census, listed at 55, unmarried, with brother Benjamin. Not with him in 1891 Census, but, as a housekeeper for John Cossaboom. She was born on 28 October 1824. She was the daughter of William Stark and Katherina Handlespiker. Lavinia Stark was baptized on 31 October 1825.

Margaret Ann Keen (F)
b. 23 August 1817
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     Margaret Ann Keen was baptized on 23 August 1817. She was the daughter of Jesse Keene and Susanna Handlespiker.

George Dunn (M)

     George Dunn married Mary Handspiker, daughter of William Handspiker and Leah Vantassel, on 25 August 1818.

William Henry Stark (M)
b. 21 November 1823
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     William Henry Stark Farmer in Culloden. 77 in 1901, Widow. He was naturalized; Farmer. He was born on 21 November 1823. He was the son of Joseph Stark and Ann Handspiker. William Henry Stark was baptized on 2 June 1824.

Lawrence Stark (M)
b. 5 November 1826, d. September 1888
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     Lawrence Stark was born on 5 November 1826. He was the son of Joseph Stark and Ann Handspiker. Lawrence Stark was baptized on 26 June 1827. He died in September 1888 at Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada, at age 61.

Matilda Stark (F)
b. 15 December 1827, d. 24 August 1909
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     Her married name was Thurber. Matilda Stark was born on 15 December 1827. She was the daughter of Joseph Stark and Ann Handspiker. Matilda Stark married John Borden Thurber, son of Samuel Thurber and Mary (Polly) Lewis, in 1859 at Freeport, Nova Scotia, Canada. Matilda Stark died on 24 August 1909 at age 81.

Charles Stark (M)
b. 1831
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     Charles Stark was born in 1831. He was the son of Joseph Stark and Ann Handspiker.

Nathan Stark (M)
b. 1834
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     Nathan Stark was born in 1834. He was the son of Joseph Stark and Ann Handspiker.

Watson C. Handspiker (M)
b. 18 April 1866, d. 1869
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     Watson C. Handspiker Died, aged 3 years, of diptheria. He was born on 18 April 1866 at Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was the son of Henry (S.) Handspiker and Rachel Stark. Watson C. Handspiker died in 1869 at Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Elizabeth M. Winchester (F)
b. 1860, d. 18 May 1885
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     Her married name was Handspiker. Elizabeth M. Winchester was born in 1860. She was the daughter of William Winchester and Mary (Wife Of) Winchester. Elizabeth M. Winchester married James Alfred Handspiker, son of Jesse Hanselpiker and Bertha Sophia Handspiker, on 29 November 1882. Elizabeth M. Winchester died on 18 May 1885.

William Winchester (M)

Mary (Wife Of) Winchester (F)

James Handspiker (M)
b. 1885, d. 1885
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     James Handspiker Died at birth (twin of Mabel). He died in 1885. He was born in 1885. He was the son of James Alfred Handspiker and Elizabeth M. Winchester.

George Handspiker (M)
b. 26 August 1818, d. 15 April 1883
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     George Handspiker Son of William (son of Conrad?) or (son of Wilhelm?) Mother Leah? or mother unknown? He was born on 26 August 1818. He was the son of William Handspiker and Leah Vantassel. George Handspiker was baptized on 15 May 1819. He died on 15 April 1883 at age 64.

Mr. Banks (M)

Catharine (Wife Of) Handspiker (F)
b. 1812, d. Aft ER 1891

     Catharine (Wife Of) Handspiker died Aft ER 1891. She was born in 1812.

Julia Ann Handspiker (F)
b. 27 April 1849
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     Her married name was Morine. Julia Ann Handspiker was born on 27 April 1849. She was the daughter of George Handspiker and Catharine (Wife Of) Handspiker. Julia Ann Handspiker married Robert Henry Morine on 6 October 1876 at Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Lavinia Stark (F)
b. 1851
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     Lavinia Stark was born in 1851. She was the daughter of Thomas Mason Stark and Jane Elizabeth Hanselpiker.

Christopher Stark (M)
b. 1863
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     Christopher Stark Not in 1881 Census. He was born in 1863. He was the son of Christopher Alexander Stark and Sarah 'Sally' Handspiker.

Mary E. Stark (F)
b. 1864
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     Mary E. Stark 19 in 1881 Census. She was born in 1864. She was the daughter of Christopher Alexander Stark and Sarah 'Sally' Handspiker.

Elmina 'Minnie' Stark (F)
b. 25 July 1865, d. 2 September 1949
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     Elmina 'Minnie' Stark married George Gordon Shambler, son of John Shambler and Mary (Wife Of) Shambler, Aft ER 1906. Her married name was Shambler. Reference: CV1. Her married name was Vantassel. Elmina 'Minnie' Stark was born on 25 July 1865 at Mount Pleasant, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was the daughter of Christopher Alexander Stark and Sarah 'Sally' Handspiker. Elmina 'Minnie' Stark married Albert Allison Vantassel, son of Charles Vantassel and Orina (Wife Of) Vantassel, on 25 September 1885. Elmina 'Minnie' Stark died on 2 September 1949 at Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada, at age 84.

Jane T. Stark (F)
b. 1866
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     Her married name was Vantassel. Jane T. Stark was born in 1866. She was the daughter of Christopher Alexander Stark and Sarah 'Sally' Handspiker. Jane T. Stark married Harry O. Vantassel, son of Charles Vantassel and Orina (Wife Of) Vantassel, on 24 December 1895.

Thomas Hallet Stark (M)
b. 12 January 1871
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     Thomas Hallet Stark was born on 12 January 1871 at Bayview, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was the son of Christopher Alexander Stark and Sarah 'Sally' Handspiker. Thomas Hallet Stark married Rebecca Tibbetts, daughter of Charles Tibbetts and Sarah E. Brown, on 15 October 1899 at Mount Pleasant, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Luther Durkee Stark (M)
b. 1875, d. 30 October 1961
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     Luther Durkee Stark was buried at United Baptist Cemetery, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was born in 1875 at Bayview, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was the son of Christopher Alexander Stark and Sarah 'Sally' Handspiker. Luther Durkee Stark married Bertha Maude Vantassel, daughter of Charles Vantassel, on 24 April 1907. Luther Durkee Stark died on 30 October 1961.

Albert Allison Vantassel (M)
b. 2 May 1866, d. 21 January 1906
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     Albert Allison Vantassel was born on 2 May 1866 at Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was the son of Charles Vantassel and Orina (Wife Of) Vantassel. Albert Allison Vantassel married Elmina 'Minnie' Stark, daughter of Christopher Alexander Stark and Sarah 'Sally' Handspiker, on 25 September 1885. Albert Allison Vantassel died on 21 January 1906 at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, at age 39.

Charles Vantassel (M)

Orina (Wife Of) Vantassel (F)

George Gordon Shambler (M)
b. circa 1874, d. 26 April 1957
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     George Gordon Shambler married Elmina 'Minnie' Stark, daughter of Christopher Alexander Stark and Sarah 'Sally' Handspiker, Aft ER 1906. George Gordon Shambler was born circa 1874 at St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada. He was the son of John Shambler and Mary (Wife Of) Shambler. George Gordon Shambler died on 26 April 1957 at Digby area, Nova Scotia, Canada.

John Shambler (M)
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     John Shambler is the son of James Shambler and Sarah ?.

Mary (Wife Of) Shambler (F)

Harry O. Vantassel (M)
b. 14 June 1872, d. 15 January 1945
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     Harry O. Vantassel was born on 14 June 1872 at Mount Pleasant, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was the son of Charles Vantassel and Orina (Wife Of) Vantassel. Harry O. Vantassel married Jane T. Stark, daughter of Christopher Alexander Stark and Sarah 'Sally' Handspiker, on 24 December 1895. Harry O. Vantassel died on 15 January 1945 at age 72.

Rebecca Tibbetts (F)
b. 1 July 1879
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     Her married name was Stark. Rebecca Tibbetts was born on 1 July 1879 at Mount Pleasant, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was the daughter of Charles Tibbetts and Sarah E. Brown. Rebecca Tibbetts married Thomas Hallet Stark, son of Christopher Alexander Stark and Sarah 'Sally' Handspiker, on 15 October 1899 at Mount Pleasant, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Charles Tibbetts (M)

Sarah E. Brown (F)

Eliza May Peck (F)
b. 23 April 1867, d. 5 September 1931
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     Her married name was Handspiker. Eliza May Peck Possibly buried w/ David. She was born on 23 April 1867 at Clementsport, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was the daughter of Whitman Peck and Annie Maria Beeler. Eliza May Peck married David Freeman Handspiker, son of David James (George) Handspiker and Rebecca (Hamm) Ham, on 15 December 1891 at Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. Eliza May Peck died on 5 September 1931 at age 64.

Whitman Peck (M)
b. 17 September 1840
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     Whitman Peck Could Whitman have been a sibling or cousin to the Polly Peck who married Peter Hamm?

Likely same listed as living in Deep Brook, NS as a farmer in 1896 McAlpine's Directory.

Family in 1881 Canada Census for Clementsport, Annapolis, NS:

Wilfield PECK M Male English 35 Nova Scotia Sailor Baptist (WHITMAN?)
Anne PECK M Female English 34 Nova Scotia Baptist
George PECK Male English 16 Nova Scotia Not Given Baptist
Eliza PECK Female English 14 Nova Scotia Baptist
Matilda PECK Female English 12 Nova Scotia Baptist (IDA?)
Geidan PECK Male English 10 Nova Scotia Baptist (GORDON?)
Emma PECK Female English 7 Nova Scotia Baptist
Percy PECK Male English 6 Nova Scotia Baptist
Charley PECK Male English 1 Nova Scotia Baptist
Mary PECK W Female English 67 Nova Scotia Baptist

Careful note... dates from 1881 do NOT match all that closely with dates from WFT entries.

Of note.. Is 'Mary' Peck, widow, the wife 'Polly' of Peter Hamm/Hulme/Ham?


1901 Canada Census for Clements West, Annnapolis,NS:

33 103 Peck Whitman A M Head M Sep 17 1840 60
34 103 Peck Annie M F Wife M Oct 5 1842 58
35 103 Peck Gladys E F Granddaughter S Aug 17 1896 4
36 103 Peck Charles H M Son S Dec 31 1879 21
37 103 Peck Alfred M M Son S Sep 22 1883 17. He was born on 17 September 1840. He was the son of Mr. Peck and Mary UNKNOWN. Whitman Peck married Annie Maria Beeler, daughter of John James Beeler and Elizabeth Ritchie, on 14 November 1861.

Annie Maria Beeler (F)
b. 5 October 1842
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     Her married name was Peck. Annie Maria Beeler was born on 5 October 1842. She was the daughter of John James Beeler and Elizabeth Ritchie. Annie Maria Beeler married Whitman Peck, son of Mr. Peck and Mary UNKNOWN, on 14 November 1861.