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Lena SHAW Nixon 1879–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1879

Birth Location: Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

Death Date: 11 Jun 1967

Death Location: Hartland, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Samuel SHAW

Mother: Phoebe Shaw

Spouse(s): George NIXON

Children(s): Nellie Foster, Ivan NIXON, Elizabeth Lester

Lena SHAW Nixon was born in 1879 in Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada, the child of Samuel Hayden Shaw And Phoebe Elizabeth Boyer Shaw. In 1891, Lena SHAW Nixon resided in Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. In 1911, Lena SHAW Nixon resided in Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. Lena SHAW Nixon married George Barton Nixon, and had children including Elizabeth Shaw Nixon Lester, Ivan Nixon, Nellie Nixon Foster. Lena SHAW Nixon passed away in 1967 in Hartland, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • Lena SHAW Nixon was born in 1879 in Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada, the child of Samuel Hayden Shaw And Phoebe Elizabeth Boyer Shaw.
  • In 1891, Lena SHAW Nixon resided in Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • In 1911, Lena SHAW Nixon resided in Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • Lena SHAW Nixon married George Barton Nixon, and had children including Elizabeth Shaw Nixon Lester, Ivan Nixon, Nellie Nixon Foster.
  • Lena SHAW Nixon passed away in 1967 in Hartland, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel SHAW
1840–1920
Birth Location: Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
SS
Phoebe Shaw
1842–1930
Birth Location: Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada
PS

Spouses(s)

George NIXON
1878–1959
Birth Location: Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
GN

Children(s)

Nellie Foster
1900–1950
Birth Location: Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
NF
Ivan NIXON
1903–
Birth Location: Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
IN
Elizabeth Lester
1906–
Birth Location: Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
EL

Lena Nixon's Ancestors

Self
Lena Nixon
1879–1967
Birth Place: Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Parents
Samuel Hayden SHAW
1840–1920
Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Phoebe (Elizabeth BOYER) Shaw
1842–1930
Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada
Grandparents
Elijah SHAW
1796–1866
Nancy (ACKERSON) Shaw
1802–1854
Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
William (J) BOYER
1817–1892
Victoria, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Susannah (H SHAW) Boyer
1817–1906
New Brunswick, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Elisha Sr
1771–1841
Susannah Shaw
1776–1816
Jacob ACKERSON
1759–1837
Catherine Ackerson
1777–1853
Nathaniel SHAW
1794–1847
Pheobe Shaw
1798–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John SHAW
1737–1814
Mary Shaw
1741–1820
Israel Sr
1739–1791
Susannah Kinney
1745–1823
Elisha Sr
1771–1841
Susannah Shaw
1776–1816
Jacob ACKERSON
1759–1837
Catherine Ackerson
1777–1853

Lena Nixon's Descendants

1.
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Lena (SHAW) Nixon (1879–11 Jun 1967) m. George (Barton) NIXON (1878–1959)
  1. 1. Nellie (NIXON) Foster 1900–1950 m. Fenton (Plummer) FOSTER 1899–1957
    1. 1. Sally (Jean FOSTER) Wallace 1938–2020 m. James (Donald) WALLACE 1937–2019
    2. 2. Fenton (Gerald) FOSTER 1923–1988 m. Elizabeth (LEIGHTON) Foster 1923–2021
    3. 3. Barbara (R FOSTER) Sealander 1928–1975 m. Wilfred (Alden) SEALANDER 1922–2019
  2. 2. Ivan NIXON 1903– m. Madelyn (S Peoples) NIXON 1906–
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Shaw NIXON) Lester 1906– m. James (Dunham) LESTER 1904–1979
    1. 1. James (Ernest) LESTER 1926–1987
    2. 2. Laurence (Nixon) LESTER 1928–2000 m. Sybil (T BOUTILIER) Lester 1931–2012

Lena Nixon's Timeline

6 Records

1879
1879
Birth of Lena SHAW Nixon in Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
1891
1891
Age 12
Lena SHAW Nixon resided here in Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
1911
1911
Age 32
Lena SHAW Nixon resided here in Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
1921
1921
Age 42
Lena SHAW Nixon resided here in Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
1931
1931
Age 52
Lena SHAW Nixon resided here in Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
1967
11 Jun 1967
Age 88
Death of Lena SHAW Nixon
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1879
    Event Place: Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada
    [2] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 16 - Wakefield Parish, Victoria Village, Carleton, New Brunswick; Page: 7; Family No: 62
    [3] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 37; Census Place: Brighton, Victoria and Carleton, New Brunswick; Page Number: 17
    [4] New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick; New Brunswick, Canada
    [5] 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27203; Census Place: Victoria-Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; Page Number: 2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 16 - Wakefield Parish, Victoria Village, Carleton, New Brunswick; Page: 7; Family No: 62

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 37; Census Place: Brighton, Victoria and Carleton, New Brunswick; Page Number: 17

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27203; Census Place: Victoria-Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; Page Number: 2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1967
    Record Source: The Telegraph-Journal; Publication Date: 13 Jun 1967; Publication Place: St. John, New Brunswick, Canada; ,0.6169089,0.15147603,0.68852466&xid=3

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hartland, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
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