Reuben King 1858–1930 – Genealogical Records

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Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1858
Event Place: Broad Cove, T.B., NFLD
Record Source:
[1] KING - from Bruce.ftw
[2] gravestone: the Broad Cove cemetery, 10 Jul 1999

Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Broad Cove, T.B., NFLD
Record Source: KING - from Bruce.ftw

Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Custom Event
Record Source: [KING - from Bruce.ftw] [1] In George Gilbert King's letter of 24 Jul 1988, he ass e rts that"Reuben's father was William King, probably a gr an dson of the firstWilliam." If it's true that Reuben' s fat her was a grandson of thefirst William, then eithe r (a) Ed ward King had another son William,who was Reuben' s father , or (b) the first William King had a son(name un known) ot her than Edward King, who had a son William tha twas Reube n King's father, or (c) the first William Kin g had a son other than Edward, who had a son William who w as Reuben King' s father.(All this is easier to see fro m a tree of the fi rst William'sdescendants.) [2] He died from "paralysis"--i.e., a stroke--and is buri e d in BroadCove cemetery. [3] In a letter of 6 Feb 1989, George Gilbert King says th a t "Yourfather and Matt were double first cousins. Reub e n and Matt's motherAlfreda were brother and sister." "M at t" refers to Matthew GilbertKing. (4) In a telephone call of 8 Aug 1999, GGK repeated wha t h e has saidbefore: that he _believes_ that Reuben Kin g (ab out 1858 - 1930) wasWilliam Josiah (Billy Josiah) Ki ng's u ncle. But we don't know forsure who Reuben's paren ts were , much less his siblings... (5) In a telephone call of 3 Jun 1999, GGK said that "Reub e n'ssister married A Francis." (Later: see William Fran ci s & Mary JaneKing (Perry's Cove), parents of Wilson Fra nci s.) (6) GGK has repeatedly told me a story that, during a typh o idepidemic (in the 1870s, approximately), a number of it em s wereburied under Reuben's house, including a Bible, t h e Book of CommonPrayer, and some account books that reco rd ed transactions between aplanter and some fishermen. H e t hinks the box containing theserecords may still be und er t he house, though perhaps in poorcondition. (7) In a telephone call of 29 Aug 1999, GGK said that a Th o mas King("Tom Swamp") who had a daughter Elsie King wh o ma rried a Silas Kingwas a brother of Reuben King.

Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 07 JUL 1930
Event Place: Broad Cove, T.B., NFLD
Record Source:
[1] KING - from Bruce.ftw
[2] gravestone: the Broad Cove cemetery, 10 Jul 1999