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Have nothing to ensure Bethial was THIS George's wife, except the only other George Handspiker of the time period was married to Catherine. Could be all the same George with two wives. Until so proven, will leave Bethial as THIS George's wife (at least as a placeholder). Obituary reads as follows:
Digby Courier---Dec.27, 1895, Friday,----Mrs Bethial Handspiker, widow
of the late Geo. Handspiker died on Tues.at a well advanced age. She has
been in poor health for sometime. The funeral yesterday afternoon was
largely attended.
_____________________
|
_John ADAMS _________|
| |
| |_____________________
|
|
|--John ADAMS
| (1780 - ....)
| _Isaac FOSTER _______
| | (1728 - ....)
|_Sarah FOSTER _______|
(1760 - ....) |
|_Mehitable WORTHING _
(1733 - ....)
__
|
_John COCKBURN ______|
| (1785 - 1858) m 1806|
| |__
|
|
|--Andrew Wood COCKBURN
| (1829 - 1907)
| __
| |
|_Elizabeth LESLEY ___|
(1788 - 1869) m 1806|
|__
_Conrad HANDSPIKER __+
| (.... - 1868) m 1809
_David James HANDSPIKER _|
| (1834 - 1922) m 1859 |
| |_Jane VANTASSEL _____+
| (1777 - 1865) m 1809
|
|--David Freeman HANDSPIKER
| (1867 - 1943)
| _Peter HAM(M) _______
| |
|_Rebecca HAM ____________|
(1831 - 1893) m 1859 |
|_Polly PECK _________
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OFTEN called "Freeman", especially by family.
Date listed:Thursday, June 3, 1943
Decedent: Freeman Handspiker
Source: Digby Courier
Surnames: HANDSPIKER, PECK
Submitter: Luella Marshall
The death of Freeman HANDSPIKER occured at his home in Mount Pleasant on Monday May 31 , after an illness of several months duration. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs David HANDSPIKER and died on the homestead where he was born seventy-four years ago. His
wife , formerly Eliza PECK of Bear River predeceased him several years ago.He is survived by one brother Jerry (Jeremiah Ellis Handspiker) of the United States; and several nieces and nephews . The funeral was held in the Grace United Church yesterday afternoon, Dr. T.W. HODGSON officiating . Interment was in Fairview Cemetery.
He is the "Frances?" mentioned in the 1901 Culloden Census. As he was oft called "Freeman", that may have sparked the confusion. In fact, another iteration of the Census shows, simply "F- - - ?". In the 1901 Census, his birthday is listed as 15-Dec-1867.
41 107 Handspiker Frume M Head M Dec 15 1867 33
42 107 Handspiker Eliza F Wife M Apr 23 1867 34
His funeral record was ordered by Ernest VanTassell, nephew, residing in Digby. 10-Jun-1943: Card of Thanks: The firends of the late Freeman Handspiker, Mount Pleasant, wish to than the kind neighbours and others, who in any way assisted during his illness and death; also those who sent flowers. - Brother Jerry, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest B. VanTassell (nephew). Shows his father as David and mother as Rebecca Hamm. It also indicates Rebecca was from Bear River.
Based on obituary, year of birth SHOULD be '69, but have seen it listed anywhere from 1867-1870!
_William Henry HANDSPIKER _+
| (1775 - 1857) m 1796
_George HANDSPIKER __|
| (1818 - 1883) |
| |_Leah VANTASSEL ___________
| (1777 - 1864) m 1796
|
|--Julia Ann HANDSPIKER
| (1849 - ....)
| ___________________________
| |
|_Catherine ? ________|
(1812 - ....) |
|___________________________
_Johannis (Hannes) HENSELBEKKER _
|
_John (Johannes) HENSELBEKKER _|
| |
| |_Mrs.Henselbekker _______________
|
|
|--John HANSELBEKKER
|
| _________________________________
| |
|_Eva ? ELIZABETH? _____________|
|
|_________________________________
[1284] PLACEMARKER ONLY: (Note - is this a son of John and Eva or, was Eva a first wife and Rachel a second wife?) Another note of interest regarding John. Or, perhaps, a son of his named John??? There is record of a marriage between a John "Houselbekker" and a Rachel Traphagen, on 22-Nov-1795 at Kakiat, New Jersey. Married by George G. Brinkerhoff. Brinkerhoff, licensed in 1788 of Hempstead in 1800, was the "Dominie" at the Kakiat/Kekeat and Ramapo, from 1793 - 18??. In pre-1790 NJ Census, I found three Traphagens: Jonathan (in Hackensack), Johannes (also in Hackensack) and David (in Bedminster, Somerset County). I have no way of knowing which John H'packer this was, who married Rachel. Further research in the area is required. Though listed as son of John and Eva?, he may in fact be the same John who married Eva, and Rachel was a 2nd wife? I DO believe, however, he is one OR the other and not some new branch of the family.
_Douglas Wilfred HARRIS ____+
| (1912 - ....) m 1938
_Frank D. HARRIS ____|
| |
| |_Clara Faustina HANDSPIKER _+
| (1913 - 1986) m 1938
|
|--Brenda Joy HARRIS
|
| ____________________________
| |
|_Joan E. TAYLOR _____|
|
|____________________________
[1021] living - details excluded
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Suspect Jane is either the Jane listed below, or a very close relative. From the records of Mary Beth Wheeler:
Name: Benjamin Keene
Sex: M
Birth: 9 FEB 1787 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts 1
Death: 12 JUL 1864 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada 2
Marriage 1 Ann Martha Stevens b: 2 FEB 1804 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: 23 APR 1821 in Digby, Nova Scotia 2
Children
Mary Ann Keene b: 3 FEB 1822 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
William Keene b: 5 MAR 1824 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jane Keene b: 15 NOV 1825 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada (Mary Beth's records indicate she might have married a Mr. Dunn at some point)
Benjamin Keene b: 12 JUN 1828 in Digby Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Jesse Keene b: 27 FEB 1831 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
John Keene b: 4 MAR 1834 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Urania Keene b: 4 NOV 1836 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Edward Arley Keene b: 3 JAN 1841 in Digby Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Caroline Keene b: 6 MAR 1843 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
She also listed the following as her source:
"The Baltzer Book," Philip K. Baltzer, 6128 Weobley Lane, Raleigh, NC 27614 (919) 848-2115, November, 1995
_Archibald MCLEAN _______
| (.... - 1801)
_George A. MCLEAN ___|
| (1789 - 1851) m 1811|
| |_Catherine D. MACDONALD _
| (.... - 1839)
|
|--John F. MCLEAN
|
| _John FERRIS ____________+
| | (.... - 1833) m 1782
|_Catherine FERRIS ___|
m 1811 |
|_Mary STILLWELL _________
(.... - 1855) m 1782
_Lemuel MORTON ______+
| (1753 - 1811) m 1780
_Charles MORTON _____|
| (1789 - 1858) m 1816|
| |_Martha NEWCOMB _____+
| m 1780
|
|--Sarah Elizabeth MORTON
| (1836 - ....)
| _William WOODWORTH __
| |
|_Mary WOODWORTH _____|
(1798 - ....) m 1816|
|_____________________
______________________
|
_William ROACH ___________|
| |
| |______________________
|
|
|--Suzanne ROACH
|
| _Kenneth Avon SLOAT __+
| | (1901 - 1973) m 1928
|_Elizabeth Parsons SLOAT _|
|
|_Edith Clark PARSONS _
(1899 - 1974) m 1928