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Ralph Leggett Dobson 1816–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1816

Birth Location: Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick, Canada

Death Date: 27 Apr 1898

Death Location: Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Abraham Dobson

Mother: Margaret Trenholm

Spouse(s): Sarah Dotten

Children(s): Robert Dobson, Amelia Dobson, Charles Dobson, James Dobson, Margaret Dobson, William Dobson, Ruth Wells, Louisa Wells

The story of Ralph Leggett Dobson began in 1816 in Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick, Canada. In 1852, Ralph Leggett Dobson resided in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. In 1861, Ralph Leggett Dobson resided in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Ralph Leggett Dobson married Sarah Dotten, and had children including Amelia Oulton Dobson, Charles Amasa Dobson, James Edward Dobson, Louisa Wells, Margaret Ann Dobson, Robert Alder Dobson, Ruth Wells, William Trenholm Dobson. Ralph Leggett Dobson passed away in 1898 in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Ralph Leggett Dobson began in 1816 in Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • In 1852, Ralph Leggett Dobson resided in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • In 1861, Ralph Leggett Dobson resided in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • Ralph Leggett Dobson married Sarah Dotten, and had children including Amelia Oulton Dobson, Charles Amasa Dobson, James Edward Dobson, Louisa Wells, Margaret Ann Dobson, Robert Alder Dobson, Ruth Wells, William Trenholm Dobson.
  • Ralph Leggett Dobson passed away in 1898 in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Dobson
1788–1870
Birth Location: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Margaret Trenholm
1795–1866
Birth Location: Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
MT

Spouses(s)

Sarah Dotten
1806–1893
Birth Location: New Brunswick, Canada
SD

Children(s)

Robert Dobson
1847–1913
Birth Location: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Amelia Dobson
1842–1913
Birth Location: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
AD
Charles Dobson
1844–1890
Birth Location: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
CD
James Dobson
1838–1877
Birth Location: Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
JD
Margaret Dobson
1840–1868
Birth Location: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
MD
William Dobson
1849–1900
Birth Location: New Brunswick, Canada
WD
Ruth Wells
1848–
Birth Location: –
RW
Louisa Wells
1850–
Birth Location: –
LW

Ralph Dobson's Ancestors

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Ralph Dobson
1816–1898
Birth Place: Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick, Canada
Parents
Abraham Dobson
1788–1870
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Margaret Trenholm
1795–1866
Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
George (Dobson) Jr.
1751–1809
Ingleby Arncliffe, Yorkshire, England
Ann (Christiana) Somers
1755–1837
Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
John Trenholm
1763–1827
Yorkshire, England
Margaret Forster
1771–1840
Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Dobson
1721–1773
Mary *
1726–1816
MATTHIAS \
1728–1768
Mariah \
1720–1757
John Trenholm
1739–1817
Isabella Coates
1739–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ralph Dobson's Descendants

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Ralph (Leggett) Dobson (22 Feb 1816–27 Apr 1898) m. Sarah Dotten (13 Sep 1806–09 Jan 1893)
  1. 1. Robert (Alder) Dobson 1847–1913 m. Charlotte Raworth 1855–1899 m. Alma (Louise) Allen 1855–
    1. 1. William (Marshall Dobson) MD 1883–1949 m. Edna (Dora) Brett 1897–1971
      1. 1. Jesse (Alice) Dobson 1923–2011 m. Willard (Francis "Dutch") Salmon 1915–2004
        1. 1. Carol (Elizabeth) Salmon 1945–2017 m. Donald (Eugene) Johnson 1946–2004
      2. 2. Olive (Mae) Dobson 1920–2019 m. Merlin (Eugene) Johnson 1915–1977
    2. 2. Alice (Jessica "Jessie") Dobson 1888–1953
    3. 3. Olive (Clarice) Dobson 1875–1918
    4. 4. Roy (Elwin) Dobson 1881–1943
    5. 5. Sabrina ("Sabra" Luella) Dobson 1876–
  2. 2. Amelia (Oulton) Dobson 1842–1913
  3. 3. Charles (Amasa) Dobson 1844–1890
  4. 4. James (Edward) Dobson 1838–1877
  5. 5. Margaret (Ann) Dobson 1840–1868
  6. 6. William (Trenholm) Dobson 1849–1900 m. Sabra Oulton –1918
  7. 7. Ruth Wells 1848–
  8. 8. Louisa Wells 1850–

Ralph Dobson's Timeline

7 Records

1816
22 Feb 1816
Birth of Ralph Leggett Dobson in Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick, Canada
Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick, Canada
1852
1852
Age 36
Ralph Leggett Dobson resided here in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
1861
1861
Age 45
Ralph Leggett Dobson resided here in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
1871
1871
Age 55
Ralph Leggett Dobson resided here in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
1881
1881
Age 65
Ralph Leggett Dobson resided here in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
1891
1891
Age 75
Ralph Leggett Dobson resided here in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
1898
27 Apr 1898
Age 82
Death of Ralph Leggett Dobson in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1816
    Event Place: Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Westmorland, Westmorland County, New Brunswick; Schedule: I; Roll: C_998; Page: 4; Line: 1
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick; Roll: T-6307; Family No: 168
    [3] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1006
    [4] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick; Roll: C_13184; Page: 37; Family No: 181
    [5] 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick; Roll: C-10392; Page: 22; Family No: 75
    [6] Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s
    [7] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [8] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Westmorland, Westmorland County, New Brunswick; Schedule: I; Roll: C_998; Page: 4; Line: 1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1006

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick; Roll: C-10392; Page: 22; Family No: 75

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick; Roll: C_13184; Page: 37; Family No: 181

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Westmorland, Westmorland, New Brunswick; Roll: T-6307; Family No: 168

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1898
    Event Place: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index
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