The Descendants of George Wallace and Sarah Stapley Cannon


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The Descendants of George Wallace and Sarah Stapley Cannon

Generation One

1. George1 Wallace was born in December 1840 in England. He married Sarah Stapley Cannon, daughter of Samuel Cannon and Susana (Susannah) Wallace, on 31 December 1861 in Cascumpec, Prince County, Prince Edward Island. He died in 1912. He was buried in Fernwood Cemetery, Burnside Road, Port Elgin, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Children of George1 Wallace and Sarah Stapley Cannon were as follows:

i. George Eldridge2 was born on 11 May 1863 in Cascumpec, Prince County, Prince Edward Island. He was baptized on 12 July 1863 in the Alberton Anglican Church, Alberton, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. He died on 13 July 1863. He was buried on 15 July 1863 in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Cascumpec, Prince County, Prince Edward Island.

ii. Edwina Jane was born on 3 May 1864. She died on 23 September 1866 at age 2.

2. iii. William, b. 27 August 1866 in Alberton, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, (Canada); m. Minnie Grace Wright.

3. iv. Adelaide, b. 6 June 1867 in Alberton, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, (Canada); m. Thomas Humphrey Townshend.

4. v. Susannah, b. 20 September 1870; m. Joseph Frank Townshend; m. John N. Mcl. Galloway.

vi. Robert Bruce Stewart was born on 1 September 1872 in Ellerslie, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, (Canada). He was born in 1873 in Prince Edward Island. He married Rachel M. England, daughter of John England and Margaret, on 22 December 1920. He died on 6 November 1959 in Rumford, Maine, at age 87.

vii. Eva Jane was born in 1874 in Prince Edward Island. She was born on 13 August 1874. She married Frederick Deware in Married first. She married John Martin.

viii. George Bayfield was born on 7 June 1876 in Prince Edward Island. He died in 1901. He was buried in Fernwood Cemetery, Burnside Road, Port Elgin, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

ix. Garfield was born in 1878.

x. Mansfield was born in 1878 in Prince Edward Island.

xi. Arthur is still living.

xii. Samuel Thomas was baptized on 1 January 1882 in Methodist Church, Bideford, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

xiii. Wilbur was born circa 1884 in Port Elgin, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Generation Two

2. William2 Wallace (George1) was born on 27 August 1866 in Alberton, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, (Canada). He married Minnie Grace Wright. He died on 3 August 1951 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, at age 84.

Children of William2 Wallace and Minnie Grace Wright were as follows:

i. William Ellsworth3 was born on 10 April 1897 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He married Elizabeth Pauline Pickering on 27 August 1922 in Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

ii. Eva May was born on 12 April 1899 in Medford, Massachusetts. She married Ashton Bickford Day on 20 October 1923 in Somerville, Massachusetts.

iii. Olive Jeanette was born on 23 September 1900 in Medford, Massachusetts. She married Rollins Henry Alexander on 1 October 1921 in Somerville, Massachusetts.

3. Adelaide2 Wallace (George1) was born on 6 June 1867 in Alberton, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, (Canada). She married Thomas Humphrey Townshend, son of John Townsend and Mary Jane Jones, on 12 July 1887 in Mount Whatley, Westmorland County, New Brunswick. She died on 17 April 1934 at age 66.

Children of Adelaide2 Wallace and Thomas Humphrey Townshend all born in Jolicure, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada, were as follows:

i. Gertrude Amanda3 was born on 13 January 1889. She married William Charles Stockall on 3 October 1917. She died in 1979. She was buried in Amherst Cemetery, Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

ii. Devonia Annetta was born on 2 May 1892. She married Alfred Louis Stockall on 7 September 1915.

iii. William Seymour was born on 18 April 1896. He married Margaret Hazel Bowser on 30 October 1918 in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. He married Evelyn Marshall on 14 April 1926 in Pepperell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

iv. Eva Gwendolyn was born on 5 June 1898. She married Walter Avard Ralston on 23 June 1926 in Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

v. Bruce Douglas was born on 6 October 1900. He married Natalie Blake on 21 September 1931 in Pepperell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

4. Susannah2 Wallace (George1) was born on 20 September 1870. She was baptized on 5 September 1874 in St. Peter's Anglican Church, Alberton, Prince County, Prince Edward Island. She married Joseph Frank Townshend, son of James Townshend and Jane Read, on 27 December 1887 in Port Elgin, Westmorland County, New Brunswick. She married John N. Mcl. Galloway on 22 June 1910 in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. She died on 29 March 1958 in 9 Ralph St., Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada, at age 87. She was buried on 1 April 1958 in Elmwood Cemetery, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Children of Susannah2 Wallace and Joseph Frank Townshend were as follows:

i. J. Ellsworth3 was born in 1888. He died on 11 April 1890. He was buried in the Jolicure Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Jolicure, Westmorland County, New Brunswick.

ii. Ella Mae was born on 3 February 1892 in Jolicure, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. She married Arthur Preston Walker, son of George Price Walker and Mary Adelaide Clark, on 26 June 1912 in Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. She died on 5 January 1987 in Spencer Memorial Home, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada, at age 94. She was buried on 7 January 1987 in Elmwood Cemetery, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

iii. Daisy Alfretta was born on 17 August 1893 in Jolicure, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. She married Ambrose Wheeler, son of John Wheeler and Elizabeth Ann Wells, on 14 April 1909 in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. She died on 25 June 1981 in Moncton Hospital, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada, at age 87. She was buried on 29 June 1981 in Elmwood Cemetery, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

iv. Bruce Leslie was born on 6 September 1894. He married Margaret Wry. He died circa 1965 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

v. Grace Emelia was born on 25 May 1895 in Jolicure, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. She married Alfred Green, son of Joseph Green and Alice Winfield, on 26 June 1912. She died on 10 May 1966 in home, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada, at age 70. She was buried on 12 May 1966 in Elmwood Cemetery, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

There were no children of Susannah2 Wallace and John N. Mcl. Galloway.


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