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Robert Samuel Sparks 1751 – 1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1751

Birth Location: Halifax, NS, Canada

Death Date: 31 JAN 1803

Death Location: Parrsboro, Cumberland, NS, Canada

Father: Richard Sparks

Mother: Ann Winslow

Spouse(s): Joanna Senior

Children(s): Daniel Sparks, Mary Holmes, Betty Sparks, Peggy Sparks

The story of Robert Samuel Sparks began in 1751 in Halifax, NS, Canada. Robert Samuel Sparks married Joanna Senior, and had children including Daniel Sparks, Mary Rebecca Sparks Rector Holmes, Betty Sparks, Peggy Sparks. Robert Samuel Sparks passed away in 1803 in Parrsboro, Cumberland, NS, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Samuel Sparks began in 1751 in Halifax, NS, Canada.
  • Robert Samuel Sparks married Joanna Senior, and had children including Daniel Sparks, Mary Rebecca Sparks Rector Holmes, Betty Sparks, Peggy Sparks.
  • Robert Samuel Sparks passed away in 1803 in Parrsboro, Cumberland, NS, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Sparks
1724 – 1762
Birth Location: Drayton, Saint Leonard, Oxford, England
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Ann Winslow
1728 –
Birth Location: Drayton, Saint Leonard, Oxford, England
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Spouses(s)

Joanna Senior
1751 – 1820
Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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Children(s)

Daniel Sparks
1767 – 1847
Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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Mary Holmes
1776 – 1863
Birth Location: River Hébert, 1654149, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Betty Sparks
1789 –
Birth Location: –
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Peggy Sparks
1791 –
Birth Location: –
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Robert Sparks's Ancestors

Self
Robert Sparks
1751 – 1803
Birth Place: Halifax, NS, Canada
Parents
Richard Sparks
1724 – 1762
Drayton, Saint Leonard, Oxford, England
Ann Winslow
1728 –
Drayton, Saint Leonard, Oxford, England
Grandparents
Robert Sparks
1675 –
Hampshire, England
Sarah Dickens
– 1849
Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Sparks's Descendants

1.
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Robert (Samuel) Sparks (10 Feb 1751 – 31 JAN 1803) m. Joanna Senior (02/10/1751 – 01/31/1820)
  1. 1. Daniel Sparks (1767 – 1847) m. Hannah E.
  2. 2. Mary (Rebecca Sparks Rector) Holmes (19 Dec 1776 – 1863) m. George (Frances Sr.) Rector (1752 – 22 Feb 1842) m. Daniel Holmes (14 June 1760 – 1847)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Rector (Apr 1794 – 12 Jan 1871)
    2. 2. Robert (1795) Rector (1795 – 22 Apr 1892) m. Mary (Ann) Gow (1803 – 16 Jun 1876)
      1. 1. Robert Rector (1817 – 22 Apr 1892) m. Mary (Jane) Dow (14 Jun 1818 – 09 May 1861) m. Sarah (Ann) Dow (abt 1827 – )
        1. 1. Cecelia (Harriet) RECTOR (27 May 1849 – 04 Nov 1928)
        2. 2. Ann (Jane) RECTOR (21 Aug 1851 – )
        3. 3. Rebecca (Coleman) Rector (21 Aug 1851 – 23 May 1928)
        4. 4. Rosanna (Rosamund) Rector (17 Jul 1853 – 30 OCT 1939)
        5. 5. John (William) Rector (17 Feb 1855 – 1937)
        6. 6. James (Edward) Rector (24 Jun 1856 – 02 Jun 1932)
        7. 7. Sarah (Alice) Rector (23 Nov 1857 – 02 Apr 1923)
        8. 8. Robert (Lemuel) Rector (12 Jul 1859 – 03 Jul 1941)
        9. 9. Walter (Delbert) Rector (01 Apr 1860 – 27 Jul 1951)
        10. 10. Bosimah Rector (Abt. 1861 – 1873)
        11. 11. Sarah ("Larender") Rector (25 Mar 1828 – 12 Oct 1911) m. James (Alexander) McAloney (9 Jun 1807 – Sept 14, 1869)
        12. 12. Udovilla Rector (1863 – )
        13. 13. Endwella Rector (abt 1865 – )
        14. 14. Hannah (Elizabeth) Rector (1867 – 09 Jan 1878)
        15. 15. Joseph Rector (abt 1867 – 1949)
        16. 16. Samuel (H) Rector (27 Jun 1872 – )
      2. 2. George RECTOR (1821 – 1)
      3. 3. Robert RECTOR (1 Sep 1821 – 22 Apr 1892)
      4. 4. Harriette (Jane) RECTOR (1823 – )
      5. 5. John (William) Rector (1826 – 27 Jan 1890)
    3. 3. George (Frances Rector) Jr. (1800 – 17 Jan 1895)
    4. 4. Thomas Rector (1803 – 24 Feb 1892)
    5. 5. James Rector (1810 – 6 Feb 1871)
    6. 6. Christina Rector (1813 – AFT 1891)
    7. 7. Mary (R.) Rector (23 MAY 1816 – )
    8. 8. Reuben (Sparks) Rector (17 MAR 1817 – 17 MAR 1898)
    9. 9. Hannah Rector (1818 – 2 Jan 1872)
    10. 10. John Rector ( – 1881)
  3. 3. Betty Sparks (1789 – )
  4. 4. Peggy Sparks (1791 – )

Robert Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1751
10 Feb 1751
Birth of Robert Samuel Sparks in Halifax, NS, Canada
Halifax, NS, Canada
1803
31 JAN 1803
Age 52
Death of Robert Samuel Sparks in Parrsboro, Cumberland, NS, Canada
Parrsboro, Cumberland, NS, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1751
    Event Place: Halifax, NS, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 JAN 1803
    Event Place: Parrsboro, Cumberland, NS, Canada
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