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Lewis A. Wilson 1840–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 December 1840

Birth Location: Pubnico, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 21 November 1904

Death Location: Charlesville, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Robert Wilson

Mother: Sophia Nickerson

Spouse(s): Mercy Devine

Children(s): Eugene Wilson, Agatha Wilson, Charles Wilson, Lewis Wilson, Frederick Wilson, Alfred Wilson, Carrie Wilson, Mary Wilson, George Wilson, Nora Wilson, Wylie Wilson, Dglbert Wilson

The story of Lewis A. Wilson began in 1840 in Pubnico, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Lewis A. Wilson married Mercy Devine, and had children including Agatha Jane Wilson, Alfred Wilson, Carrie L Wilson, Charles Adelbert Wilson, Dglbert Wilson, Eugene Cunningham Wilson, Frederick Wilson, George Wilie Wilson, Lewis Llewelyn Wilson, Mary Elizabeth Wilson, Nora Etta Wilson, Wylie Wilson. Lewis A. Wilson passed away in 1904 in Charlesville, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Lewis A. Wilson began in 1840 in Pubnico, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Lewis A. Wilson married Mercy Devine, and had children including Agatha Jane Wilson, Alfred Wilson, Carrie L Wilson, Charles Adelbert Wilson, Dglbert Wilson, Eugene Cunningham Wilson, Frederick Wilson, George Wilie Wilson, Lewis Llewelyn Wilson, Mary Elizabeth Wilson, Nora Etta Wilson, Wylie Wilson.
  • Lewis A. Wilson passed away in 1904 in Charlesville, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Wilson
1804–1876
Birth Location: Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
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Sophia Nickerson
1806–1859
Birth Location: Argyle, N.S.
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Spouses(s)

Mercy Devine
1840–1913
Birth Location: Charlesville, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Children(s)

Eugene Wilson
1862–1952
Birth Location: Charlesville, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Agatha Wilson
1884–
Birth Location: Shelburne, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Charles Wilson
1871–1934
Birth Location: Charlesville, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Lewis Wilson
1866–
Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Frederick Wilson
1880–
Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Alfred Wilson
1879–1941
Birth Location: Charlesville, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Carrie Wilson
1874–
Birth Location: Charlesville, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Mary Wilson
1869–1894
Birth Location: Charlesville, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
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George Wilson
1885–1944
Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Nora Wilson
1876–1941
Birth Location: Woods Harbor, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Wylie Wilson
1885–1944
Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Dglbert Wilson
1872–1934
Birth Location: Nova Scotia
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Lewis Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Wilson
1840–1904
Birth Place: Pubnico, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Robert Wilson
1804–1876
Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Sophia Nickerson
1806–1859
Argyle, N.S.
Grandparents
Archibald (Claypool) Wilson
1781–1836
Edinburgh, Scotland
Christian Wilson
1784–1866
Cannongate, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Aaron Nickerson
1779–1822
Wood's Harbour, N.S.
Hannah Atwood
1783–1823
Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Archibald 1\32
1749–1814
Janet Claypool
1754–1788
David Wyllie
1750–
Helen Peadge
1759–
Abner Wampanoag)
1732–1798
Elisabeth Baker
1744–1811
JOSEPH ATWOOD
1749–1833
Susannah Smith
1753–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wilson
1722–1801
Elizabeth 1\16
1725–1806
James Claypool
1730–1811
Margaret Dunbar
1736–1813
Hugh Wyllie
1730–1774
John Nickerson
1707–1794
DORCAS BASSETT
1710–1770
Shubael Baker
1710–1796
Lydia Stewart
1712–1804
Joshua Atwood
1722–1833
Mary Knowls
1727–1775
Archelaus (Loyalist)
1734–1821
Elizabeth 🔴
1735–1827

Lewis Wilson's Descendants

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Lewis (A.) Wilson (8 December 1840–21 November 1904) m. Mercy Devine (11 December 1840–Apr 18, 1913)
  1. 1. Eugene (Cunningham) Wilson 1862–1952 m. Gabriella ("Ella") Nickerson 1862–1946
    1. 1. Gertrude (Marion) Wilson 1883–1968 m. Harvey (James) Rudolph 1882–1950
      1. 1. Chesley (Gordon) Rudolph 1904–1976 m. Bertha Christie 1901–1990
        1. 1. Donald (Christie) Rudolph 1927–1978 m. Jean (Tangstrom) Mrs 1932–2023
        2. 2. Charles (Gordon Eugene) Rudolph 1928–1992 m. Myrtle (Claire) Rudolph 1926–2020
        3. 3. Gertrude (P.) Rudolph 1925–2008
        4. 4. Anne (P.) Rudolph 1931–2021 m. Donald (B.) Feltch 1930–2004
      2. 2. Doretha Rudolph 1908–1987 m. Alvin (M.) Siddall 1903–1971
        1. 1. Wilson Siddall 1931–2009
        2. 2. Graham (Alvin) Siddall 1938–2008
        3. 3. Olin (Donald) Siddall 1935–1963
      3. 3. James (Donald) Rudolph 1910–
      4. 4. Dorothy (Belle) Rudolph 1908–1987
    2. 2. Nellie (Marion) Wilson 1893–
  2. 2. Agatha (Jane) Wilson 1884–
  3. 3. Charles (Adelbert) Wilson 1871–1934 m. Hepzibah (Ann) Wilson 1870–1961
  4. 4. Lewis (Llewelyn) Wilson 1866–
  5. 5. Frederick Wilson 1880–
  6. 6. Alfred Wilson 1879–1941
  7. 7. Carrie (L) Wilson 1874–
  8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) Wilson 1869–1894
  9. 9. George (Wilie) Wilson 1885–1944
  10. 10. Nora (Etta) Wilson 1876–1941 m. Colin (Campbell) Nickerson 1858–1956
    1. 1. Frederick (Wiley) Nickerson 1907–1952
    2. 2. Josephine (Alice) Greenwood 1903–1932
  11. 11. Wylie Wilson 1885–1944
  12. 12. Dglbert Wilson 1872–1934

Lewis Wilson's Timeline

7 Records

1840
8 December 1840
Birth of Lewis A. Wilson in Pubnico, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Pubnico, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
1860
1860
Age 20
Lewis A. Wilson was married in Charlesville, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada***Data is already there***
Charlesville, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada***Data is already there***
1876
20 Mar 1876
Age 36
Lewis A. Wilson - Naturalization
None
1881
1881
Age 41
Lewis A. Wilson resided here in Shag Harbour and Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Shag Harbour and Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
1891
1891
Age 51
Lewis A. Wilson resided here in Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
1901
1901
Age 61
Lewis A. Wilson resided here in Nova Scotia, Canada
Nova Scotia, Canada
1904
21 November 1904
Age 64
Death of Lewis A. Wilson in Charlesville, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Charlesville, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 December 1840
    Event Place: Pubnico, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada; Roll: T-6321; Family No: 5
    [2] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Shag Harbour and Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; Roll: C_13171; Page: 45; Family No: 207
    [3] U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906 (M1299); Microfilm Serial: M1299; Microfilm Roll: 116
    [4] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Woods Harbour, Shelburne and Queens (Queens), Nova Scotia; Page: 1; Family No: 3
    [5] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Charlesville, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada***Data is already there***

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Naturalization
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1876
    Record Source: U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906 (M1299); Microfilm Serial: M1299; Microfilm Roll: 116

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Shag Harbour and Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Shag Harbour and Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; Roll: C_13171; Page: 45; Family No: 207

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada; Roll: T-6321; Family No: 5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Woods Harbour, Shelburne and Queens (Queens), Nova Scotia; Page: 1; Family No: 3

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906 (M1299); Microfilm Serial: M1299; Microfilm Roll: 116

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 November 1904
    Event Place: Charlesville, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charlesville, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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