The Descendants of Robert Vessey and Ann Slightholne, Elizabeth Bell


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The Descendants of Robert Vessey and Ann Slightholne, Elizabeth Bell

Generation No. 1

1. ROBERT1 VESSEY was born Abt 1791 in Wharram Percy Yorkshire England, and died October 22, 1874 in Little York P.E.I.. He married (1) ANN (VESSEY) SLIGHTHOLNE April 8, 1810 in England, daughter of ROBERT SLIGHTHOLNE. She was born August 7, 1786 in Middleton-by-Pickering England, and died Abt 1830. He married (2) ELIZABETH (VESSEY) BELL April 23, 1833 in Charlottetown PEI, daughter of VINCENT BELL and JANE WAITE. She was born 1804 in Yorkshire England, and died August 5, 1868 in Little York PEI.

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Children of ROBERT VESSEY and ANN SLIGHTHOLNE are:

2. i. WILLIAM2 VESSEY, b. October 31, 1813, England; d. December 1878.

3. ii. ROBERT VESSEY, b. March 4, 1822, Little York P.E.I.; d. March 12, 1870.

4. iii. HANNAH (BEVAN) (DRISCOLL) VESSEY, b. September 30, 1825, Little York P.E.I.; d. July 28, 1904.

Children of ROBERT VESSEY and ELIZABETH BELL are:

5. iv. THOMAS2 VESSEY, b. May 14, 1833, Little York PEI; d. April 5, 1897.

6. v. GEORGE VESSEY, b. September 23, 1834, Little York PEI; d. 1923, Little York PEI.

7. vi. RICHARD VESSEY, b. January 27, 1836, Little York PEI; d. January 23, 1933, Little York PEI.

vii. SOLOMAN VESSEY, b. March 1, 1837, Little York PEI; d. April 11, 1923; m. (1) ELIZABETH (VESSEY) STETSON, July 27, 1858; b. November 4, 1823, Frenchfort PEI; d. April 20, 1880, Freetown PEI; m. (2) MARY ANN CROSSMAN, January 26, 1882; b. Abt 1837.

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viii. JOHN VESSEY, b. August 7, 1838, Little York PEI; d. September 3, 1926.

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8. ix. ELIZABETH (BROWN) VESSEY, b. November 21, 1839, Little York PEI; d. October 15, 1905.

Generation No. 2

2. WILLIAM2 VESSEY (ROBERT1) was born October 31, 1813 in England, and died December 1878. He married ELIZABETH (VESSEY) WEST, daughter of GEORGE WEST and HANNAH SAUNDERS. She was born 1810 in England, and died October 16, 1888.

Children of WILLIAM VESSEY and ELIZABETH WEST are:

9. i. ROBERT3 VESSEY, b. 1833; d. December 1918.

10. ii. HANNAH (COOKE) VESSEY, b. September 3, 1836; d. February 22, 1921.

3. ROBERT2 VESSEY (ROBERT1) was born March 4, 1822 in Little York P.E.I., and died March 12, 1870. He married ELIZA (VESSEY) DOUGLAS July 23, 1842. She was born 1811, and died 1896.

Children of ROBERT VESSEY and ELIZA DOUGLAS are:

i. THOMAS D.3 VESSEY, b. 1843; d. December 30, 1872, Little York PEI; m. JANE (VESSEY) (HOOD) HARDY, December 27, 1871; b. December 28, 1842, Little York PEI; d. August 21, 1889, Grenfell Sask.

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11. ii. WILLIAM VESSEY, b. 1845; d. 1930.

4. HANNAH (BEVAN) (DRISCOLL)2 VESSEY (ROBERT1) was born September 30, 1825 in Little York P.E.I., and died July 28, 1904. She married (1) WILLIAM BEVAN, son of JOB BEVAN and REBECCA PEPPERELL. He was born Abt 1825 in Charlottetown PEI, and died February 26, 1880. She married (2) J C (CAPTAIN) DRISCOLL. He was born Abt 1825, and died in Milton Mass.

Children of HANNAH VESSEY and WILLIAM BEVAN are:

i. JOHN WILLIAM3 BEVAN, b. October 16, 1846; m. MARY A (BEVAN) BURHOE; b. Abt 1846.

ii. SARAH ANN BEVAN, b. August 12, 1849.

iii. JAMES BEVAN, b. 1851.

iv. CAROLINE BEVAN, b. March 17, 1853.

v. WILLIAM JOB BEVAN, b. October 24, 1857.

5. THOMAS2 VESSEY (ROBERT1) was born May 14, 1833 in Little York PEI, and died April 5, 1897. He married EMMA (VESSEY) GILL December 20, 1859, daughter of ABRAHAM GILL and ELIZABETH TANNER. She was born November 13, 1837 in Little York PEI, and died October 29, 1907.

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Children of THOMAS VESSEY and EMMA GILL are:

i. JULIE EVELINE3 VESSEY, b. May 3, 1862, Little York PEI; d. August 28, 1949.

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ii. HAMMOND STARR VESSEY, b. September 4, 1863, Little York PEI; d. December 29, 1939; m. AGNES WATTS (VESSEY) VESSEY; b. February 7, 1873, Little York PEI; d. November 7, 1937.

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12. iii. EMELINE JANE (BROWN) VESSEY, b. September 1, 1865, Little York PEI; d. January 14, 1926, Montreal Quebec.

iv. ELIZABETH ANN VESSEY, b. February 11, 1868, Little York PEI; d. November 4, 1937.

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13. v. CLARA ISABELLA (BROWN) VESSEY, b. November 17, 1870, Little York PEI; d. February 6, 1912.

vi. ADA FLORENCE VESSEY, b. November 7, 1872, Little York PEI; d. October 16, 1882, Little York PEI.

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vii. ARTHUR ALBERT VESSEY, b. March 4, 1874, Little York PEI; d. January 17, 1900.

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14. viii. ABNER THOMAS VESSEY, b. May 29, 1876, Little York PEI; d. June 15, 1865.

15. ix. HEATH ELON OSCAR VESSEY, b. July 26, 1879, Little York PEI; d. October 31, 1933.

16. x. EUSTACE MARTIN VESSEY, b. November 7, 1881, Little York PEI.

6. GEORGE2 VESSEY (ROBERT1) was born September 23, 1834 in Little York PEI, and died 1923 in Little York PEI. He married MARGARET (VESSEY) MABON January 23, 1861 in Little York PEI, daughter of WILLIAM MABON and ELIZABETH CAIRNS. She was born October 20, 1835 in Pinnette PEI, and died January 24, 1894 in Little York PEI.

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Children of GEORGE VESSEY and MARGARET MABON are:

17. i. FREDERICK VINCENT3 VESSEY, b. November 21, 1861, Little York PEI; d. November 27, 1900, PEI.

ii. JANE ELIZABETH VESSEY, b. September 6, 1863, Little York PEI; d. January 27, 1946, PEI.

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iii. LAVINIA MAUDE (THOMPSON) VESSEY, b. May 26, 1865, Little York PEI; d. February 15, 1957, PEI; m. HUGH ROBERT THOMPSON; b. 1856; d. November 8, 1928.

18. iv. SOPHIE ALICE (LEWIS) VESSEY, b. September 11, 1866, Little York PEI; d. November 22, 1895, Little York PEI.

v. MARGARET ISABEL VESSEY, b. November 13, 1868, Little York PEI; d. January 27, 1951, PEI.

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vi. TERESA OLIVIA VESSEY, b. July 23, 1873, Little York PEI; d. March 27, 1877, Little York PEI.

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7. RICHARD2 VESSEY (ROBERT1) was born January 27, 1836 in Little York PEI, and died January 23, 1933 in Little York PEI. He married (1) MARGARET (VESSEY) MCLEAN. She was born 1863, and died 1934. He married (2) MARGARET (VESSEY) HARDY April 27, 1865 in Little York PEI, daughter of HENRY HARDY and MARY MCEACHERN. She was born September 23, 1844 in Little York PEI, and died August 21, 1889 in Littlr York PEI.

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Children of RICHARD VESSEY and MARGARET HARDY are:

i. ELIZABETH ANN3 VESSEY, b. January 22, 1866, Little York PEI; d. November 24, 1937, Little York PEI.

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ii. FRANK ELLIOT VESSEY, b. March 12, 1868, Little York PEI; d. June 6, 1894.

iii. HERBERT HENRY VESSEY, b. January 15, 1870, Little York PEI; d. August 18, 1889, Little York PEI.

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19. iv. AMBRY EDWIN VESSEY, b. April 17, 1871, Little York PEI; d. 1954.

v. ELI GEORGE VESSEY, b. April 6, 1873, Little York PEI; d. January 18, 1935, Grenfell Sask; m. MARY (VESSEY) REEVES, December 18, 1918; b. Abt 1873; d. Grenfell Sask.

20. vi. WARREN RICHARD VESSEY, b. May 8, 1875, Little York PEI; d. May 27, 1953, Little York PEI.

vii. NEWTON LYMAN VESSEY, b. October 6, 1876, Little York PEI; d. May 9, 1947; m. LAURETTA SARAH (VESSEY) CROCKETT, 1918; b. September 8, 1875, Tracadie Road PEI; d. September 8, 1943, Little York PEI.

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viii. REUBEN THOMAS VESSEY, b. July 27, 1880, Little York PEI; d. August 22, 1889, Little York PEI.

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21. ix. MILTON FREDERICK VESSEY, b. July 27, 1880, Little York PEI; d. November 11, 1956, Little York PEI.

22. x. ARCHIBALD ROBERT VESSEY, b. April 18, 1882, Little York PEI; d. March 22, 1963.

23. xi. HORACE LEIGH VESSEY, b. October 3, 1884, Little York PEI; d. November 1, 1953.

8. ELIZABETH (BROWN)2 VESSEY (ROBERT1) was born November 21, 1839 in Little York PEI, and died October 15, 1905. She married ABRAHAM BROWN June 2, 1873, son of MALCOLM BROWN and MARY GILL. He was born November 3, 1844, and died April 16, 1915.

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Children of ELIZABETH VESSEY and ABRAHAM BROWN are:

24. i. HATTIE JANE (VESSEY)3 BROWN, b. October 22, 1873, Little York PEI; d. October 19, 1951.

25. ii. BERTRAM ROBERT BROWN, b. April 1, 1876, Little York PEI; d. June 16, 1939.

iii. HERBERT HENRY BROWN, b. December 9, 1877, Little York PEI; d. Detroit Michigan.

iv. GEORGE THOMAS BROWN, b. April 30, 1879, Little York PEI; d. Alberta.

v. DAVID WALTON BROWN, b. March 20, 1881; m. BEATRICE HANNAH (BROWN) BRYENTON, June 21, 1906; b. 1882.

vi. MERVYN ABRAHAM BROWN, b. March 29, 1884, Little York PEI; d. Detroit Michigan.

vii. EDWIN 0 BROWN, b. December 27, 1884, Little York PEI; d. August 18, 1917, WW1 France.

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Generation No. 3

9. ROBERT3 VESSEY (WILLIAM2, ROBERT1) was born 1833, and died December 1918. He married JANE (VESSEY) EDDY April 3, 1858. She was born 1836 in Exeter England, and died May 28, 1923.

Children of ROBERT VESSEY and JANE EDDY are:

26. i. WILLIAM EDDY4 VESSEY, b. January 21, 1859; d. August 1, 1953.

ii. GEORGE ALFRED SOMERS VESSEY, b. July 4, 1861; d. August 22, 1894.

27. iii. JOHN WESLEY SAUNDERS VESSEY, b. July 23, 1863; d. 1949.

28. iv. BESSIE ANN EDITH (ENMAN) VESSEY, b. September 24, 1865; d. November 20, 1954.

v. MARY J. MAUDE (FOSTER) VESSEY, b. November 26, 1867; d. 1935; m. ALBERT FOSTER; b. Abt 1867.

vi. LEMUEL ROBERT VESSEY, b. June 28, 1870; d. 1882.

vii. JAMES SUMMERS VESSEY, b. June 27, 1873; m. MINNIE (VESSEY) KESSE; b. Abt 1873.

29. viii. HERBERT ARTHUR VESSEY, b. July 4, 1875; d. November 21, 1942.

ix. FREDERICK CHARKES VESSEY, b. July 2, 1877; d. 1906, Klondike Gold Rush.

10. HANNAH (COOKE)3 VESSEY (WILLIAM2, ROBERT1) was born September 3, 1836, and died February 22, 1921. She married WILLIAM EDWARD COOKE February 7, 1856, son of WILLIAM COOKE and MARY DEACON. He was born September 22, 1831, and died December 1, 1889.

Children of HANNAH VESSEY and WILLIAM COOKE are:

i. ARTIMAS4 COOKE, b. February 20, 1858; d. 1943; m. ELMIRA PRISCILLA (COOKE) CLARK, January 9, 1884, Mt Stewart PEI; b. 1867; d. August 20, 1939.

30. ii. EMILY FLORENCE (SELLER) COOKE, b. May 9, 1859; d. 1931.

iii. BESSIE HANNAH (HUGHES) COOKE, b. 1860; m. JAMES GOLDING HUGHES; b. 1852, Covenhead PEI; d. 1930.

iv. MARY JANE (MCMILLAN) COOKE, b. 1862; m. MR MCMILLAN; b. Abt 1862.

31. v. GORHAM COOKE, b. March 28, 1863; d. March 26, 1950.

32. vi. WILLIAM HENRY POPE COOKE, b. November 30, 1865; d. October 3, 1957.

vii. GEORGE COOKE, b. August 30, 1867.

viii. MINNIE M (DUCHEMIN) COOKE, b. 1869; d. April 22, 1908; m. HILDIE DUCHEMIN; b. Abt 1908.

ix. JOHN ROBERT COOKE, b. July 7, 1869; d. October 4, 1889.

11. WILLIAM3 VESSEY (ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born 1845, and died 1930. He married MARGARET ELIZABETH (VESSEY) STEWART December 30, 1871. She was born 1847, and died September 11, 1907 in Little York P.E.I..

Children of WILLIAM VESSEY and MARGARET STEWART are:

i. AGNES WATTS (VESSEY)4 VESSEY, b. February 7, 1873, Little York PEI; d. November 7, 1937; m. HAMMOND STARR VESSEY; b. September 4, 1863, Little York PEI; d. December 29, 1939.

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ii. THOMAS VESSEY, b. 1874; d. October 3, 1898, Colorado USA.

iii. HERBERT ROBERT VESSEY, b. September 14, 1875; d. 1967, Vancouver BC; m. ANNIE (VESSEY) PORTER; b. Abt 1875.

33. iv. EDWARD J. VESSEY, b. August 14, 1877; d. January 30, 1949.

12. EMELINE JANE (BROWN)3 VESSEY (THOMAS2, ROBERT1) was born September 1, 1865 in Little York PEI, and died January 14, 1926 in Montreal Quebec. She married STEPHEN BROWN March 1886, son of DAVID BROWN and MARTHA GILES. He was born 1860 in Little York PEI, and died January 29, 1946.

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Children of EMELINE VESSEY and STEPHEN BROWN are:

34. i. ELMER THOMAS4 BROWN, b. January 27, 1897; d. March 12, 1969.

35. ii. ARTHUR LEITH BROWN, b. July 29, 1899.

iii. EMMA MURIEL (BLAIR) BROWN, b. April 21, 1901; d. November 22, 1978.

13. CLARA ISABELLA (BROWN)3 VESSEY (THOMAS2, ROBERT1) was born November 17, 1870 in Little York PEI, and died February 6, 1912. She married BERTRAM ROBERT BROWN December 19, 1903, son of ABRAHAM BROWN and ELIZABETH VESSEY. He was born April 1, 1876 in Little York PEI, and died June 16, 1939.

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Children of CLARA VESSEY and BERTRAM BROWN are:

i. THOMAS CLIFTON4 BROWN, b. October 9, 1907; d. December 22, 1915.

ii. DORIS ELIZABETH BROWN, b. June 1909; d. September 1, 1990.

36. iii. CORA ISABEL (MUELLER) BROWN, b. December 11, 1911; d. May 14, 1988.

14. ABNER THOMAS3 VESSEY (THOMAS2, ROBERT1) was born May 29, 1876 in Little York PEI, and died June 15, 1865. He married MARY JANET (VESSEY) SWAN September 13, 1905, daughter of DAVID SWAN and MARY ARBING. She was born October 10, 1879 in Little York PEI, and died May 21, 1973.

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Child of ABNER VESSEY and MARY SWAN is:

37. i. HARRY THOMAS4 VESSEY, b. August 3, 1906.

15. HEATH ELON OSCAR3 VESSEY (THOMAS2, ROBERT1) was born July 26, 1879 in Little York PEI, and died October 31, 1933. He married MARGARET ORIO (VESSEY) WEST June 29, 1904, daughter of AMOS WEST and MARY DRAKE. She was born October 1882 in Little York PEI, and died July 1947.

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Children of HEATH VESSEY and MARGARET WEST are:

i. ARTHUR WEST4 VESSEY, b. May 12, 1907.

38. ii. MARY VIOLA (METCALF) VESSEY, b. October 8, 1910; d. February 11, 1961.

16. EUSTACE MARTIN3 VESSEY (THOMAS2, ROBERT1) was born November 7, 1881 in Little York PEI. He married (1) BEULAH (VESSEY) BELEW. She was born Abt 1881. He married (2) HELEN (VESSEY) SUTHERLAND. She was born Abt 1881.

Children of EUSTACE VESSEY and HELEN SUTHERLAND are:

i. CHARLEY4 VESSEY, b. October 1926.

ii. SHIRLEY (BELANGER) VESSEY, b. Abt 1928; m. JOSEPH BELANGER; b. Abt 1928.

iii. ALLAN VESSEY, b. February 12, 1930; m. (1) ARLENE (ANDREW) (VESSEY) MUTZ; b. Abt 1930; m. (2) OLIVE (TODD) (VESSEY) RICHARDS, December 31, 1969; b. Abt 1930; d. 1985.

17. FREDERICK VINCENT3 VESSEY (GEORGE2, ROBERT1) was born November 21, 1861 in Little York PEI, and died November 27, 1900 in PEI. He married AGNES LOUISE (VESSEY) PALMER, daughter of JAMES PALMER and ANNE MARSHALL. She was born 1872 in DeSable PEI, and died 1938.

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Children of FREDERICK VESSEY and AGNES PALMER are:

i. GEORGE EDWARD4 VESSEY, b. Abt 1891.

ii. MILLICENT VESSEY, b. Abt 1893; d. Abt 1893.

18. SOPHIE ALICE (LEWIS)3 VESSEY (GEORGE2, ROBERT1) was born September 11, 1866 in Little York PEI, and died November 22, 1895 in Little York PEI. She married FREDERICK HERBERT LEWIS January 6, 1892, son of HERBERT LEWIS and ELIZABETH BROWN. He was born January 3, 1862 in Little York PEI, and died October 28, 1948 in Little York PEI.

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Children of SOPHIE VESSEY and FREDERICK LEWIS are:

39. i. ELIZABETH MARJORIE (HOWARD)4 LEWIS, b. January 8, 1893.

40. ii. HERBERT GEORGE BENSON LEWIS, b. November 12, 1894; d. August 21, 1946.

19. AMBRY EDWIN3 VESSEY (RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born April 17, 1871 in Little York PEI, and died 1954. He married MAUDE (VESSEY) MAXWELL September 1903. She was born Abt 1871.

Children of AMBRY VESSEY and MAUDE MAXWELL are:

i. MURIEL4 VESSEY, b. Abt 1895.

ii. BARBARA VESSEY, b. Abt 1897.

iii. MARY VESSEY, b. Abt 1899.

20. WARREN RICHARD3 VESSEY (RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born May 8, 1875 in Little York PEI, and died May 27, 1953 in Little York PEI. He married HATTIE JANE (VESSEY) BROWN December 12, 1900, daughter of ABRAHAM BROWN and ELIZABETH VESSEY. She was born October 22, 1873 in Little York PEI, and died October 19, 1951.

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Children of WARREN VESSEY and HATTIE BROWN are:

41. i. RALPH LEIGH4 VESSEY, b. February 7, 1903; d. November 29, 1984.

42. ii. WARREN CLAUDE VESSEY, b. August 11, 1905.

43. iii. REGINAL BROWN VESSEY, b. September 12, 1907; d. May 1938.

44. iv. IVAN WALDEN VESSEY, b. January 10, 1910; d. October 8, 1977, Charlottetown PEI.

45. v. STANLEY IRWIN VESSEY, b. December 12, 1911; d. March 24, 1970.

vi. MARGARET ELIZABETH VESSEY, b. April 29, 1914, Little York PEI; d. April 18, 1915, Little York PEI.

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21. MILTON FREDERICK3 VESSEY (RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born July 27, 1880 in Little York PEI, and died November 11, 1956 in Little York PEI. He married JANIE GARFIELD (VESSEY) GILL December 20, 1905, daughter of BENJAMIN GILL and ELIZABETH WARES. She was born September 21, 1882 in Pleasant Grove PEI, and died October 9, 1953.

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Children of MILTON VESSEY and JANIE GILL are:

46. i. FLORENCE ELIZA (LEWIS)4 VESSEY, b. July 17, 1909.

47. ii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN VESSEY, b. September 22, 1913; d. November 24, 1992.

48. iii. RICHARD NELSON VESSEY, b. October 31, 1922.

22. ARCHIBALD ROBERT3 VESSEY (RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born April 18, 1882 in Little York PEI, and died March 22, 1963. He married LUCY ANN (VESSEY) MALLETT December 18, 1907, daughter of JOHN MALLETT and ANN BRYENTON. She was born May 28, 1880, and died April 22, 1956 in Little York PEI.

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Children of ARCHIBALD VESSEY and LUCY MALLETT are:

49. i. REUBEN HAROLD4 VESSEY, b. December 26, 1908; d. December 14, 1973.

ii. FRANCES ELIZABETH VESSEY, b. July 17, 1910.

50. iii. VERNA LOUISE (PROFITT) VESSEY, b. November 8, 1913.

23. HORACE LEIGH3 VESSEY (RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born October 3, 1884 in Little York PEI, and died November 1, 1953. He married EDITH J (VESSEY) DARRACH December 18, 1912, daughter of DUNCAN DARRACH. She was born April 29, 1885 in Marshfield PEI, and died January 1, 1972.

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Child of HORACE VESSEY and EDITH DARRACH is:

51. i. MIRIAM MARGARET (WEST)4 VESSEY, b. March 13, 1919, died Spring 2004.

24. HATTIE JANE (VESSEY)3 BROWN (ELIZABETH (BROWN)2 VESSEY, ROBERT1) was born October 22, 1873 in Little York PEI, and died October 19, 1951. She married WARREN RICHARD VESSEY December 12, 1900, son of RICHARD VESSEY and MARGARET HARDY. He was born May 8, 1875 in Little York PEI, and died May 27, 1953 in Little York PEI.

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25. BERTRAM ROBERT3 BROWN (ELIZABETH (BROWN)2 VESSEY, ROBERT1) was born April 1, 1876 in Little York PEI, and died June 16, 1939. He married (1) CLARA ISABELLA (BROWN) VESSEY December 19, 1903, daughter of THOMAS VESSEY and EMMA GILL. She was born November 17, 1870 in Little York PEI, and died February 6, 1912. He married (2) SUSAN (BROWN) TITUS August 14, 1915. She was born Abt 1876 in Providence Rhode Island.

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Child of BERTRAM BROWN and SUSAN TITUS is:

i. CATHERINE ROBERTA4 BROWN, b. July 27, 1916; d. April 7, 1933.

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26. WILLIAM EDDY4 VESSEY (ROBERT3, WILLIAM2, ROBERT1) was born January 21, 1859, and died August 1, 1953. He married AMELIA JANE (VESSEY) STEWART March 26, 1884. She was born June 11, 1856, and died March 26, 1940.

Children of WILLIAM VESSEY and AMELIA STEWART are:

i. ROBERT STEWART5 VESSEY, b. February 4, 1885; d. September 28, 1923; m. DOROTH EMMA ANNIE (VESSEY) PEDLAR, April 10, 1913; b. May 22, 1892, Wimbledon England; d. September 23, 1944.

ii. BESSIE FLORENCE (HOLMAN) (COURT) VESSEY, b. March 20, 1887; d. September 21, 1960; m. (1) GEORGE COURT; b. Abt 1887; m. (2) FREDERICK JAMES HOLMAN, November 8, 1910; b. January 31, 1884; d. August 11, 1942.

iii. GEORGE CLIFFORD VESSEY, b. November 20, 1888; d. October 17, 1968; m. E. ISABEL (VESSEY) HASTINGS; b. January 29, 1892; d. May 26, 1967.

iv. BERTHA MAY (ROBINSON) VESSEY, b. May 20, 1890; d. September 16, 1948; m. GEORGE ROBINSON; b. July 21, 1893; d. October 15, 1938.

v. AMELIA PEARLE (COOKE) VESSEY, b. August 26, 1895; d. May 6, 1987; m. WILLIAM DONALD COOKE, June 26, 1929; b. November 4, 1900; d. November 2, 1951.

vi. MARY AGNES (VESSEY) VESSEY, b. December 17, 1897; m. RALPH LEIGH VESSEY, November 1930; b. February 7, 1903; d. November 29, 1984.

vii. LAURETTA VESSEY, b. October 25, 1899.

viii. WILLIAM E VESSEY, b. October 16, 1901; d. December 7, 1978; m. LUCY BLANCHE VESSEY) SMALLWOOD, December 28, 1928; b. October 26, 1902.

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27. JOHN WESLEY SAUNDERS4 VESSEY (ROBERT3, WILLIAM2, ROBERT1) was born July 23, 1863, and died 1949. He married IDA (VESSEY) STEWART January 25, 1893. She was born 1867, and died 1922.

Children of JOHN VESSEY and IDA STEWART are:

i. WILLIAM ALFRED5 VESSEY, b. June 30, 1894; d. October 23, 1964; m. BLANCHE EDITH (VESSEY) MCDONALD, December 15, 1931; b. July 11, 1911; d. April 17, 1955.

ii. IVY ALBERTA (STEWART) VESSEY, b. October 4, 1895; d. November 2, 1991; m. JOHN BOSWALL STEWART, October 2, 1918; b. May 29, 1893; d. September 10, 1975.

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iii. JAMES ROBRT VESSEY, b. December 22, 1897; d. December 12, 1899.

iv. LORNE WINSTON VESSEY, b. June 2, 1899; d. March 5, 1981.

28. BESSIE ANN EDITH (ENMAN)4 VESSEY (ROBERT3, WILLIAM2, ROBERT1) was born September 24, 1865, and died November 20, 1954. She married OSBERT ENMAN. He was born Abt 1865.

Children of BESSIE VESSEY and OSBERT ENMAN are:

i. PRESTON5 ENMAN, b. May 16, 1890; d. May 4, 1978; m. HILDA (ENMAN) COOKE; b. Abt 1890.

ii. MAUDE (LEA) ENMAN, b. May 26, 1892; d. February 12, 1981; m. FRANK LEA; b. Abt 1892.

iii. GRAFTON ENMAN, b. 1894; d. 1919, Western Canada.

iv. WARREN ENMAN, b. October 18, 1896; d. November 20, 1985; m. JOHNETTA (ENMAN) MURCHISON; b. Abt 1896.

v. ROY ENMAN, b. October 26, 1898; d. May 12, 1965; m. DONALDINA (ENMAN) MURCHISON; b. Abt 1898.

29. HERBERT ARTHUR4 VESSEY (ROBERT3, WILLIAM2, ROBERT1) was born July 4, 1875, and died November 21, 1942. He married CHARLOTTE HANNAH (VESSEY) HUGHES October 15, 1913. She was born September 22, 1882, and died December 13, 1958.

30. EMILY FLORENCE (SELLER)4 COOKE (HANNAH (COOKE)3 VESSEY, WILLIAM2, ROBERT1) was born May 9, 1859, and died 1931. She married WILLIAM (REVEREND) SELLER July 7, 1875 in Little York PEI, son of WILLIAM SELLER and ELIZABETH HARDY. He was born December 4, 1850 in Union Road PEI, and died October 20, 1940.

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Children of EMILY COOKE and WILLIAM SELLER are:

i. FLORENCE (WHITEHEAD)5 SELLER, b. September 15, 1880, Little York PEI; m. JAMES ALLEN WHITEHEAD, February 20, 1901, Attleboro Mass; b. January 1, 1880, Harding Creek PEI; d. July 23, 1938.

ii. RAYMOND (MAJOR) SELLER, b. September 15, 1882; d. May 8, 1933; m. SARAH (SELLER) MCLEOD; b. Abt 1882.

iii. WILLIAM AMBROSE SELLER, b. July 5, 1884, Pisquid PEI; d. September 9, 1977, Sherwood PEI; m. GRACE MELINDA (SELLER) CAMPBELL; b. March 3, 1884; d. November 9, 1959.

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iv. HIBBERTT ALBERT SELLER, b. April 16, 1885.

v. STANLEY J SELLER, b. August 10, 1890; m. EDITH (SELLER) BOYCE; b. Abt 1890.

vi. HAROLD LORNE SELLER, b. August 2, 1897.

31. GORHAM4 COOKE (HANNAH (COOKE)3 VESSEY, WILLIAM2, ROBERT1) was born March 28, 1863, and died March 26, 1950. He married LENA D (COOKE) HAMBLY. She was born 1887, and died March 21, 1966.

32. WILLIAM HENRY POPE4 COOKE (HANNAH (COOKE)3 VESSEY, WILLIAM2, ROBERT1) was born November 30, 1865, and died October 3, 1957. He married GERTRUDE HODGSON (COOKE) CURRIE. She was born Abt 1865.

Children of WILLIAM COOKE and GERTRUDE CURRIE are:

i. JOHN CAMPBELL5 COOKE, b. October 18, 1896; d. September 11, 1978; m. JANET HELEN (COOKE) SCOTT; b. Abt 1896, Marshfield PEI.

ii. WILLIAM DONALD COOKE, b. November 4, 1900; d. November 2, 1951; m. AMELIA PEARLE (COOKE) VESSEY, June 26, 1929; b. August 26, 1895; d. May 6, 1987.

33. EDWARD J.4 VESSEY (WILLIAM3, ROBERT2, ROBERT1) was born August 14, 1877, and died January 30, 1949. He married AMY REBECA (VESSEY) WEST June 29, 1909, daughter of AMOS WEST and MARY DRAKE. She was born November 17, 1888, and died April 2, 1978.

34. ELMER THOMAS4 BROWN (EMELINE JANE (BROWN)3 VESSEY, THOMAS2, ROBERT1) was born January 27, 1897, and died March 12, 1969. He married EDITH JANE (BROWN) VESSEY June 26, 1929. She was born August 17, 1892, and died February 3, 1985.

35. ARTHUR LEITH4 BROWN (EMELINE JANE (BROWN)3 VESSEY, THOMAS2, ROBERT1) was born July 29, 1899. He married EMMA LOUISE (BROWN) SCOTT November 1930. She was born September 16, 1895 in Marshfield PEI, and died May 15, 1979.

36. CORA ISABEL (MUELLER)4 BROWN (BERTRAM ROBERT3, ELIZABETH (BROWN)2 VESSEY, ROBERT1) was born December 11, 1911, and died May 14, 1988. She married JOHN P MUELLER. He was born July 12, 1913, and died July 2, 1985.

37. HARRY THOMAS4 VESSEY (ABNER THOMAS3, THOMAS2, ROBERT1) was born August 3, 1906. He married (1) AMY ERMILINE (VESSEY) KEIZER September 1928. She was born August 31, 1909, and died 1985. He married (2) VERNA JOYCE (WATTS) (VESSEY) MCINNIS June 8, 1990. She was born August 13, 1926.

38. MARY VIOLA (METCALF)4 VESSEY (HEATH ELON OSCAR3, THOMAS2, ROBERT1) was born October 8, 1910, and died February 11, 1961. She married HAROLD METCALFE June 24, 1936. He was born December 7, 1906, and died August 13, 1968.

39. ELIZABETH MARJORIE (HOWARD)4 LEWIS (SOPHIE ALICE (LEWIS)3 VESSEY, GEORGE2, ROBERT1) was born January 8, 1893. She married SAMUEL HAZEN HOWARD July 19, 1918. He was born Abt 1893.

40. HERBERT GEORGE BENSON4 LEWIS (SOPHIE ALICE (LEWIS)3 VESSEY, GEORGE2, ROBERT1) was born November 12, 1894, and died August 21, 1946. He married ELSIE KATHERINE (MUTTART) KIRBY September 6, 1920. She was born Abt 1894.

41. RALPH LEIGH4 VESSEY (WARREN RICHARD3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born February 7, 1903, and died November 29, 1984. He married MARY AGNES (VESSEY) VESSEY November 1930, daughter of WILLIAM VESSEY and AMELIA STEWART. She was born December 17, 1897.

42. WARREN CLAUDE4 VESSEY (WARREN RICHARD3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born August 11, 1905. He married ANNE MARIE (VESSEY) HALLIWELL September 25, 1929. She was born September 25, 1906.

43. REGINAL BROWN4 VESSEY (WARREN RICHARD3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born September 12, 1907, and died May 1938. He married MARY (VESSEY) BURNS October 25, 1928. She was born Abt 1907.

44. IVAN WALDEN4 VESSEY (WARREN RICHARD3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born January 10, 1910, and died October 8, 1977 in Charlottetown PEI. He married HELEN LOUISE (VESSEY) HARDY November 8, 1943. She was born October 8, 1919.

45. STANLEY IRWIN4 VESSEY (WARREN RICHARD3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born December 12, 1911, and died March 24, 1970. He married NORMA ISABEL (VESSEY) CURRIE April 16, 1943. She was born August 2, 1915.

46. FLORENCE ELIZA (LEWIS)4 VESSEY (MILTON FREDERICK3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born July 17, 1909. She married HARRY EDMUND LEWIS November 3, 1927, son of FREDERICK LEWIS and MARY CROCKETT. He was born January 18, 1909, and died January 29, 1992.

47. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4 VESSEY (MILTON FREDERICK3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born September 22, 1913, and died November 24, 1992. He married GERTRUDE (VESSEY) BOVYER December 24, 1941. She was born March 11, 1914.

48. RICHARD NELSON4 VESSEY (MILTON FREDERICK3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born October 31, 1922. He married DOROTHY EDITH (VESSEY) WATTS December 23, 1944, daughter of FRANK WATTS and LILLIE DOVER. She was born October 1, 1922.

49. REUBEN HAROLD4 VESSEY (ARCHIBALD ROBERT3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born December 26, 1908, and died December 14, 1973. He married ALLISON LORRAINE (VESSEY) WEBB August 9, 1944. She was born May 28, 1917.

50. VERNA LOUISE (PROFITT)4 VESSEY (ARCHIBALD ROBERT3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born November 8, 1913. She married HEBER GORDON PROFITT July 30, 1947. He was born August 19, 1906, and died April 28, 1971.

51. MIRIAM MARGARET (WEST)4 VESSEY (HORACE LEIGH3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born March 13, 1919, and died Spring 2004. She married ALLISON AMOS WEST September 9, 1942, son of GEORGE WEST and MYRTLE WHITLOCK. He was born April 29, 1920.


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