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Sarah <I>Adams</I> Willis

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Sarah Adams Willis

Birth
Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada
Death
19 Mar 1925 (aged 85)
Lancaster, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada
Burial
Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada Add to Map
Plot
1632 MIMOSA PATH 9-04
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Daughter of Mary Chapman and Zachariah Adams. Per Sarah's death certificate, both parents b England but her father was in fact b NB.

NB Courier, Sat 10 Jul 1858: "m. Carleton (St. John) 6th inst., by Rev. Thos. M. Albrighton at residence of bride's father, Edward WILLIS, editor and proprietor of 'Western Recorder' and 'Freemasons Monthly Monitor' s/o John WILLIS of Halifax, N.S. / Sarah ADAMS eldest d/o Zachariah ADAMS, Esq., Merchant of St. John." - Source: Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics.

Residence at time of death = 16 Champlain Street, Fairville, Lancaster Parish, Saint John County, with son-in-law J B Manson. Died of broncho-pneumonia.

Children:
- Edward LeRoi b 1861 NB per 1871 Canada Census; m Margaret Louise McGibbon 22 Oct 1885 (Saint John Daily Telegraph, Fri 23 Oct 1885); d 16 Oct 1947 Saint John; bur Newcastle NB.
- Maria Alice b 1863 NB per 1871 Canada Census; see link.
- Mary Dorothy b 1866 NB per 1871 Canada Census; m Nathaniel Littler 22 Dec 1887 (Saint John Daily Telegraph, Sat 24 Dec 1887); d 13 Oct 1958 Halifax NS; bur Camp Hill.
- Bessie Chapman b 1869 NB per 1871 Canada Census; m Herbert Wallace Baxter 23 Sep 1897 Halifax NS; imm Winthrop, Suffolk County MA, 1896-1897.
- Gilbert M b 1871 NB per 1871 Canada Census; m Sadie M Hudson 08 Oct 1895 Saint John; res Cape Breton NS by 1901; d Sydney Mines, Cape Breton NS, 16 Sep 1955; bur South Sydney NS.
- Harry b 1873 NB per 1881 Canada Census; m Grace A Ells 26 Oct 1898 Saint John.
- William H O b 1876 NB per 1881 Canada Census; m Mary McDonald 15 May 1907 Truro, Colchester County NS; d 05 Mar 1951 Antigonish, Antigonish County NS; bur Antigonish NS.
- Arthur Stanley b 1879 NB per 1881 Canada Census; m Ethel Laura Stafford 17 Jun 1903 Chester, Lunenburg County NS; res Halifax NS 1911; imm to Boston MA 1915.
Daughter of Mary Chapman and Zachariah Adams. Per Sarah's death certificate, both parents b England but her father was in fact b NB.

NB Courier, Sat 10 Jul 1858: "m. Carleton (St. John) 6th inst., by Rev. Thos. M. Albrighton at residence of bride's father, Edward WILLIS, editor and proprietor of 'Western Recorder' and 'Freemasons Monthly Monitor' s/o John WILLIS of Halifax, N.S. / Sarah ADAMS eldest d/o Zachariah ADAMS, Esq., Merchant of St. John." - Source: Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics.

Residence at time of death = 16 Champlain Street, Fairville, Lancaster Parish, Saint John County, with son-in-law J B Manson. Died of broncho-pneumonia.

Children:
- Edward LeRoi b 1861 NB per 1871 Canada Census; m Margaret Louise McGibbon 22 Oct 1885 (Saint John Daily Telegraph, Fri 23 Oct 1885); d 16 Oct 1947 Saint John; bur Newcastle NB.
- Maria Alice b 1863 NB per 1871 Canada Census; see link.
- Mary Dorothy b 1866 NB per 1871 Canada Census; m Nathaniel Littler 22 Dec 1887 (Saint John Daily Telegraph, Sat 24 Dec 1887); d 13 Oct 1958 Halifax NS; bur Camp Hill.
- Bessie Chapman b 1869 NB per 1871 Canada Census; m Herbert Wallace Baxter 23 Sep 1897 Halifax NS; imm Winthrop, Suffolk County MA, 1896-1897.
- Gilbert M b 1871 NB per 1871 Canada Census; m Sadie M Hudson 08 Oct 1895 Saint John; res Cape Breton NS by 1901; d Sydney Mines, Cape Breton NS, 16 Sep 1955; bur South Sydney NS.
- Harry b 1873 NB per 1881 Canada Census; m Grace A Ells 26 Oct 1898 Saint John.
- William H O b 1876 NB per 1881 Canada Census; m Mary McDonald 15 May 1907 Truro, Colchester County NS; d 05 Mar 1951 Antigonish, Antigonish County NS; bur Antigonish NS.
- Arthur Stanley b 1879 NB per 1881 Canada Census; m Ethel Laura Stafford 17 Jun 1903 Chester, Lunenburg County NS; res Halifax NS 1911; imm to Boston MA 1915.


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