Dickson and Leslie Family Histories
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Leslie The first Leslies in Scotland are believed to have come from Hungary. In the year 1067, some of them were given lands and built Leslie Castle in Aberdeenshire, at Leslie by Insch, where it still stands, having been rebuilt twice since then and now serving as a hotel. "The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames", published in 1862 by Clifford Stanley Sims, states that the name derives from the Castle of Leslyn in Hungary, and that the family is descended from Bartholomew Leslyn, or Leslie, son of Walter de Leslyn, a Hungarian noble, who came to Scotland with Queen Margaret, wife of Malcolm Canmore, in 1068. Crossing a river swollen by floods, the queen was thrown from her horse and was in danger of being drowned when Leslyn plunged into the stream, seized hold of her girdle and, as he brought her with difficulty towards the bank, she frequently exclaimed, "Grip fast". Afterwards she desired that he should retain those words as his motto, which he did, as do Leslies to this day. Leslyn married the sister of Malcolm Canmore who then appointed him Governor of Edinburgh Castle, Lord Leslie and Earl of Ross. Many Leslies travelled from Scotland to continental Europe to fight in a perpetual series of wars. Notable among these were General Alexander Leslie and Count Walter Leslie, each of whom had family members with them. Our Leslies may derive from these sources, but George Gaspar Leslie of Spry Bay (1791-1842) told his children that some ancient Scottish Leslies were transported to Normandy, France for the crime of stealing sheep. They made their way to WŸrtemburg, where the name came to be spelled LŠssle, which is pronounced the same as Leslie. The first of our Leslies to arrive in North America was a WŸrtemberg carpenter. WŸrtemberg was a kingdom of Germany, then ruled by Charles Eugene, whose persecution of Protestants may have precipitated Marcus Gottfried LŠssle's decision to cross the ocean to an unknown continent. LŠssle-RŸnkin Marcus Gottfried LŠssle was born in 1729 and died September 11, 1804. He sailed on the Gale in 1751, from the port of Rotterdam, Holland, to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. On the passenger list, WŸrtemberg, Germany was named as his place of origin. Marcus Gottfried LŠssle, 22 years of age, single, and a carpenter, arrived in Halifax in September and was married eight months later, on May 12, 1752, to Anna Barbara RŸnkin, born 1733, died January 15, 1803, another European Protestant who arrived in Halifax between 1750 and 1752. . Shipmaster of the Gale was Thomas Casson. Passage cost fl 70:17:8. This sum plus a cash advance of fl 1:2:0 was loaned to Marcus by John Dick, agent in Rotterdam acting for the British government in recruiting Central European Protestants for the colonization of Nova Scotia in 1750, 1751, and 1752. One ship, the Ann, crossed in 1750. Four ships, the Speedwell, the Gale, the Pearl and the Murdoch, crossed in 1751. Five more crossings to Nova Scotia were made in 1752 by the Speedwell, the Betty, the Pearl, the Gale and the Sally. Marcus and Anna Barbara were moved to Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, in June, 1753, along with 1,451 other European Protestants, 92 troops and 66 rangers. Lunenburg was so named by the Council at Halifax in May, 1753, changing it from its Indian name of Merliguish. The name was taken from the title of King George II of England, Duke of Brunswick-Lunenburg. One of the first ministers to look after the spiritual needs of the European Protestants in Lunenburg was Rev. Jean Baptiste Moreau, formerly a Roman Catholic Priest and Prior of the Abbey of St Matthew at Brest, France. He arrived in Halifax in the frigate Canning in 1749, was received into the Communion of the Church of England and appointed a missionary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG), went to Lunenburg with the settlers in 1753, and died there in 1770 at the age of 59. Another early minister was Rev. Bruin Romcas Comingo (called Brown), who was born at Leuwarden, Holland in 1723, a grantee at Chester, ordained in Halifax in 1770, and died January 6, 1820. In the years 1753 and 1754 Marcus Gottfried LŠssle was recorded in the Lunenburg Returns of Arms and of Divisions, with the Zouker-bouker Div. A-12, notation 'Uniprooct'. In 1757 those victualled at Lunenburg numbered 1313. Marcus was a private in the Indian Patrol of 1758. He is listed in the Registry of Town Lots, Lunenburg, Steinfort Div. c-9; in the Registry of 30 acre lots, South E. 12; and in the drawing for 300 acre lots, Second Division he is recorded on November 7, 1763 as having drawn Lot F-15, allotted a 30 acre farm lot in 1753-54, No. A-13 at La Havre, Nova Scotia, and received a 390 acre Township Grant, June 30, 1754. Terms for the Lunenburg settlers were: 50 acres free of tax or rent for ten years plus 10 acres for each family member. The settlers were to receive arms, amunition, housekeeping and cleaning supplies, materials for erecting habitations and for promoting fishery. They were also to receive bread, meat, pease, rice, hulled oats, molasses, rum, stockings, shoes, shirts, other clothing, household utensils, agriculture implements, and £5 cash. They were to clear and work, within three years, 3 acres for every 50 granted, or drain swamps, or erect a building 20'x16', and support 3 head of cattle per 50 acres, or dig a stone quarry, or establish a mine employing one man per 100 acres. Marcus LŠssle built a house on Lot 12 and half Lot 13, letter e, in Feltzen South Peninsula, plan of 1788. In August, 1989, it could not be found. An elderly resident of Feltzen South, speaking with a markedly German accent 230 years after the advent of the Europeans in the district, told us the Marcus Leslie house could not possibly still be standing. Unable to find out where Lots 12 and 13 are located on the peninsula, we could not search the actual site. Midway across the peninsula in an area now covered in brush, a George Leslie home is recorded on the 1865 map of Feltzen South. General Charles Lawrence was the individual who figured most prominently in the population movements in and out of Nova Scotia during the 1750s. The son of Lt Gen John Lawrence, he was born at Portsmouth, England, December 14, 1709, and died at Halifax, October 19, 1760. He entered the army in 1727 and served in the West Indies and Flanders. He was present at the successful attack on Louisburg, Cape Breton, N.S., in 1747, where he served as a major with the 45th Regiment. In 1758, while Governor of Nova Scotia, he commanded a brigade at the siege of Louisburg. In 1753, Lawrence was placed in charge of the installation, maintenance, and protection of the European Protestants at Lunenburg. His correspondence of the early 1750s indicates his low opinion of these settlers whom he regarded as lazy and uncooperative in performing the necessary work of erecting block houses and warehouses for the protection of the people and of the stores against the Indians, the French, and the weather. The settlers were preoccupied in furthering what they perceived to be their own interests, building their houses and cultivating their fields. Lawrence, in spite of many difficulties, completed the settlement of Lunenburg and dealt effectively with the insurrection mounted by the inhabitants in December, 1753. In 1754, he was appointed Lt Governor of Nova Scotia. In 1755 he was the chief proponent of the deportation of the Acadians and took an active role in its accomplishment. In 1756 he was promoted to Governor and, after the British victory at Louisburg in 1758, his main concern became the settling of New Englanders and the Irish on the farmlands vacated by the Acadians. Marcus LŠssle took part in the Cattle Expedition of 1756 at which time the Lunenburg people went to Grand PrŽ to round up the cattle left at large after the Acadians were deported in 1755. 120 head of cattle were found, of which 60, plus some horses, were successfully herded back to Lunenburg. He helped build the Lutheran church in 1770, and earned 2s 6d per day of which he donated 6d to the church. He signed the membership roll of 1775 and appears in the church account book 1772-1785. He dictated a will, which was written into the registry of wills by a court clerk as follows: "I, Mark Godfrey Lessle of Lunenburg in the Province of Nova Scotia, Yeoman, considering the uncertainty of this Mortal Life, and being of sound mind, memory and understanding, blessed be Almighty God for the same, Do make and Publish this my Last Will and Testament, in Manner and Form following that is to say: "Imprimis, I commend my soul into the hands of God who gave it me and my body to the earth from whence it came to be buried in a Christian like manner and as for that Worthy Estate wherewith it has pleased to bless me after paying my lawful debts and funeral expenses I dispose thereof as followeth: "First I give devise and bequeath unto my two sons John George and Henry Lessle. ..." (the division of property appears here) "... upon the following and express condition that they, the said John George and Henry Lessle shall find and provide for their mother, my loving wife Anna Barbara good and sufficient meat, drink, washing, clothing, and good warm and comfortable lodging and all other necessary's requisite in sickness and in health during the term of her natural life and after her decease to defray all the funeral expenses." He bequeathed various monies and properties to his other children, son George Adam, daughters Margareth Rembie, widow of George Rembie, Ursula Lehrey, wife of Frederick Lehrey, and Elizabeth Wolff, wife of John Wolff. He set his hand and seal to the document on July 27, 1800. and it was filed in the County of Lunenburg Court of Probate, September 17, 1804. The children of Marcus Gottfried LŠssle and Anna Barbara (RŸnkin) LŠssle were: 1. Anna Margaretha LŠssle, baptized April 9, 1754. On October 12,1779, she married George Caspar Remby, Rembie, or Rehmby, born 1743, died 1795. Their children, all of Queens County, Nova Scotia, numbered seven in all, of whom we have traced three sons: 1.1 George Remby II, married Elizabeth Peterson, and lived at Black Point. He died of consumption October 14, 1832 aged 43. Elizabeth was born in 1791, died July 29, 1835. 1.1.1 Margaret Remby, born August 1814. 1.1.2 Lydia Porter Remby, christened April 24, 1818. 1.1.3 Nathaniel Carter Remby, christened October 25, 1821. 1.1.4 Jane Remby, chri. Sept. 12, 1824, died January 10, 1832. 1.1.5 Eliza Remby, twin, born April 5, 1827. 1.1.6 Eleanor Remby, twin, born April 5, 1827. 1.1.7 John Robert Remby, christened May 4, 1829. 1.1.8 Maryanna Remby, chr. Sept. 8, 1831, d. January 21, 1832. 1.1.9 David Thomas Remby, christened May 10, 1833. 1.2 John Frederick Remby, married Elizabeth Briggs. 1.2.1 Joseph Frederick Remby, born June 20, 1812. 1.2.2 Mary Barbara Remby, born April, 1814. 1.2.3 Mary Remby, christened December 18, 1815. 1.2.4 Sophia Remby, christened June 16, 1817. 1.2.5 Mary Remby II, christened June 9, 1818, married George Hemmeon December 28, 1837. 1.2.6 Dorcas Remby, christened September 20, 1820, married George Grose April 8, 1838. 1.2.6.1 Eliza Jane Grose, christened May 22, 1854. 1.2.6.2 Augustus Benjamin Grose, christened July 5, 1860. 1.2.7 Jacob Remby, christened January 12, 1821. 1.2.8 Jacob Pitts Remby, christened October 29, 1822. 1.2.9 John William Remby, christened April 1, 1824. 1.2.10 Mary Catherine Remby, christened September 15, 1825. 1.2.11 John Frederic Remby, christened July 15, 1827. 1.2.12 James Henry Remby, born May 26, 1829. 1.2.13 George Robert Remby, christened June 8, 1831, died September 10, 1831. 1.3 Andrew Remby, married Mary. 1.3.1 Dorcan Remby, born October 15, 1812. 1.3.2 George Lawrence Remby b. Jan. 1815, d. June 14, 1840. On September 21, 1800, five years after George Caspar Remby died of consumption at 52, his widow, Anna Margaretha (LŠssle) Remby, became the third wife of Lorentz Wentzell, born October 20, 1754, a widower with seven young children at home, including three-week-old twin daughters. When Anna Margaretha (LŠssle) Remby married Lorentz Wentzell, she also had seven children at home, combining to make a household of 14 children, all of whom later had smallpox at the same time! Anna Margaretha (LŠssle-Remby) Wentzell died at Eagle Head, Queens County, Nova Scotia, on April 26, 1843 at the age of 89, surviving her second husband, Lawrence Wentzell, who died August 6, 1838 at the age of 84. Anna Margaretha (LŠssle Remby) Wentzell was described as "the mother of the church at Eagle Head". 2. Anna Maria Ursula LŠssle, baptized January 14, 1756, married John Frederick Larey, or Lehrey, on July 19, 1785 in the Dutch Reform Church, Lunenburg. 2.1 Sophia Larey, born September 27, 1785. 2.2 John Larey, born June 10, 1787. 2.3 Catherine Elizabeth Larey, born October 11, 1789. 2.4 John Frederick Larey II, born June 26, 1792. 2.5 Mary Gertroud Larey, born July 3, 1794. 2.6 John Casper Larey, born February 11, 1797. 2.7 Elizabeth Larey, born September 22, 1799. 3. John Conrade LŠssle, christened January 19, 1758, died young. 4. John Jacob LŠssle, christened January 20, 1760, died young. 5. George Adam LŠssle, baptized in the Zion Lutheran Church, January 20, 1762. See LŠssle-Wolfe. 6. Anna Maria Elizabeth LŠssle, born at Lunenburg November 7, 1766, was married March 1, 1785 to John Wendle Wolf, born March 28, 1764, a son of John Nicholas and Dorothea Wolf. 6.1 John Wolf, born March 4, 1786, died young. 6.2 Elizabeth Wolf, christened June 14, 1787, died young. 6.3 John Wendle Wolf II, born September 1789, died May 15, 1791. 6.4 Catherine Elizabeth Wolf, born February 11, 1790. 6.5 John George Wolf, born May 23, 1791. 6.6 John Frederick Wolf, born June 1, 1793. 6.7 Anna Barbara Wolf, born June 1, 1793. 6.8 Anna Gertroud Wolf, born August 23, 1795. 6.9 Sophia Wolf, born March 16, 1798, died April 7, 1798. 6.10 John Casper Wolf, born October 28, 1799. 6.11 John Wolf, born October 3, 1802. 6.12 Anna Mary Wolf, born December 8, 1804. 7. Johan Georg LŠssle, born March 7, 1770, died June 7, 1852 at Three Fathom Harbour, Nova Scotia, married Anna Barbara Waynacht of Balthazzar, Nova Scotia, in 1793. She died June 29, 1848, at Three Fathom Harbour. 7.1 Mary Sophia LŠssle, born 1796. 7.2 Ann Elizabeth LŠssle, born 1797, married Philip Gorkum, 1814. 7.3 John LŠssle of Chezzetcook, died September 12, 1862. On December 14, 1822, he married Catherine, youngest daughter of Robert Innes of Lake Porter. 7.4 Thomas LŠssle, Chezzetcook, married Catharine Margaret. 7.4.1 Jane Leslie 7.4.2 Andrew Leslie 7.4.3 Sophia Leslie 7.4.4 Catharine Leslie 7.4.5 Mary Leslie 7.5 Henry LŠssle II, born February 17, 1801, lived at Lawrencetown, married Margaret, born 1812. They had 100 acres and 5 wagons. Living with them in 1871 were the following: 7.5.1 Gasper LŠssle, born 1845, and his wife, Susan. 7.5.1.1 David LŠssle, born 1871. 7.5.2 Edward LŠssle, born 1848. 7.5.3 William LŠssle, born 1856. 7.6 Ann Barbara LŠssle II, born April 21, 1803. 7.7 George LŠssle, born 1810, lived at Lawrencetown. On December 27, 1834, at Three Fathom Harbour, he married Mary Elizabeth Roast, born 1815, died November 12, 1854. They had 350 acres, 3 barns, house, carriage, 7 wagons, and a fanning mill. 7.7.1 Sarah LŠssle II, born 1838. 7.7.2 Adam LŠssle, a farmer, born 1845. 7.7.3 Albert LŠssle, a farmer, born 1846. 7.7.4 Isaac LŠssle, a school teacher, born 1850. Also listed in the 1871 census, living next to George LŠssle, (possibly an older son) was Thomas LŠssle II, born 1836, farmer with 60 acres, and his son James LŠssle III, born 1861. 7.8 James LŠssle, born 1811, lived at Lawrencetown. On December 24, 1837, at Three Fathom Harbour, he married Catherine Sophia Conrod. By 1871 he was married to a second wife, Eliza, who was born in 1828. They had 230 acres and three barns. Living at home in 1871 were their following children: 7.8.1 John LŠssle II, born 1845, probably the son of Catherine. 7.8.2 Agnes LŠssle, born 1855. 7.8.3 James LŠssle II, born 1856. 7.8.4 Martha LŠssle, born 1859. 7.8.5 George LŠssle II, born 1861. 7.8.6 Francis LŠssle, born 1863. 7.8.7 Anna LŠssle, born 1864. 7.8.8 Nelson LŠssle, born 1867. 7.8.9 Emma LŠssle, born 1869. 7.8.10 Rufus LŠssle, born 1870 7.9 Susannah LŠssle, married George Edward Bell of Reston. 7.10 Ann Gertrude LŠssle, married Andrew Crawford of Chezzatcook, who died before 1849. 7.11 Elizabeth LŠssle, born February 29, 1805, married George Zeller of Lawrencetown, at Three Fathom Harbour on June 30, 1824. 7.12 Sarah LŠssle, married Martin Nieforth of Three Fathom Harbour. 7.13 Jane LŠssle, married James Gaetz of Three Fathom Harbour. 8. Heinrich LŠssle, baptized October 4, 1771 died Feb. 1809 in Lunenburg. In 1796, at Feltzen South, he married Catherine Margaretha Zšller, born February 25, 1774, died May 31, 1808. She was the daughter of Michael Zšller. The name was also spelled Zoller, Zoeller, and Zeller. Children of Heinrich LŠssle and Catherine Margaretha (Zšller) LŠssle: 8.1 Mary Elizabeth LŠssle, born 1795. 8.2 Hann Peter LŠssle, born 1796. 8.3 John Henry LŠssle, born 1798 8.4 Anna Maria LŠssle, b.1799, m.1821 Nicholas, son of Fred Timon. 8.5 John George LŠssle III, born 1800, married April 29, 1824 to Catherine Moser, a daughter of Heinrich Moser. They lived at Feltzen South in 1866. 8.5.1 Catherine Caroline LŠssle. 8.6 Mary Magdalene LŠssle, born May 9, 1802, m. Conrad Knickle. 8.7 Maria Barbara LŠssle, born 1804, married John, son of Fred Timon 8.8 Anna Catherine LŠssle, b.Aug.17,1806, m.1826 Christian Tanner. 8.9 Mary Sophia LŠssle II, born April 30, 1808, died June 8, 1808. Catherine Margaretha (Zšller) LŠssle died one month after the birth of Mary Sophia LŠssle, who died a week later. They are buried in Lunenburg, near the top of the General Burying Ground, close to the Lunenburg Academy. Their narrow, grey slate tombstones are inscribed: Gott ist Die Ruhe Hier ruhet von allern creutz Katherina Margarita Lasle die ehe frau Heinrich Lasle geboren den 25 Feber 1774 ist gestorben den 31 Mai 1808 ist alt worden 34 Jahr 3 Mon und 4 tag. Der Tod kam mir sogar geschwinder musz traurig hinter lassen man und kleine kinder Auch eltern und geschwistern mein von euch musz nun geschieden seyn. Gott wird auch einer helfer seyn. Aus dem leyden und trubsol fuhrt mich nun Gott ins himmelsool der hinter lassene. O du leiche stein du wird mir traurig seyn. Was stirbet als ein kind begeht keine sund. Hier ruhet Maria Sovia Lasle, gestorben den 8 Ju. 1808 ist alt worden 5 Woch, und 5 Tag. Gott hat mein end halt bestellt und nahm mich von der trubsol welt. "God is Peace. Here rests free from all troubles, Katherine Margaret Lasle wife of Henry Lasle, born the 25th February 1774 died the 31st May 1808 having come to the age of 34 years 3 months and 4 days. Death came to me so soon that I must sorrowfully leave behind husband and little children, also from my parents and brothers and sisters, must I now be separated. God will be your helper. Out of the suffering and sorrow, God leads me now into the heavenly hall of the heirs of eternal life. O thou tombstone, thou wilt mourn for me! "Who dies as a child comits no sin. Here rests Maria Sophia Lasle died the 8 June 1808, having come to the age of 5 weeks and 5 days. God early prepared my end and took me from the troubles of the world." 9. Sybilla Catherine LŠssle, ninth child of Marcus Gottfried LŠssle and Anna Barbara RŸnkin, was born August 20, 1775, and died the same year. LŠssle-Wolfe George Adam LŠssle, a carpenter, moved from Lunenburg to Eagle Head, Queen's County, where his first property was registered to him in 1799. Around 1785 he married Anna Marie Wolfe, born 1761, a daughter of Nicholas Wolfe, one of the European Protestant immigrants who came to Nova Scotia in the early 1750s. Anna Marie died December 8, 1824 and is buried in Beach Meadows Cemetery, Queen's County. The German spelling of the surname LŠssle gradually reverted to the Scottish Leslie early in the 19th century, with George Adam's grandchildren. 1. Mary Margaret LŠssle, born 1786. 2. John Wendel LŠssle, born 1787, died of consumption at Eagle Head October 17, 1850. On July 17, 1810, he married Maria Catherine Wentzell, born 1783, second daughter of Lawrence Wentzell and Anna Margaret Deufort. 2.1 Mary Elizabeth Leslie II, born 1811. Maria Catherine (Wentzell) LŠssle died in 1811. John Wendel LŠssle's second wife was Anna Barbara, whom he married in 1811. John Wendel LŠssle and Anna Barbara LŠssle had at least three children: 2.2 John Conrad Leslie III, born October 8, 1816. 2.3 William Henry Leslie, born November 21, 1821. 2.4 Joseph Allan Leslie, born 1828. 3. John George LŠssle II, born 1789, married Ann Gladenberg. 3.1 Christian Elizabeth Leslie, born 1812, married Conrade Wolf of Puden Pan, January 3, 1832. 3.2 Mary Ann LŠssle, born 1814. 3.3 Jacob Frederick Leslie, born Aug. 25, 1815, m. Lavinia. 3.3.1 Stephen Leslie, born 1851. 3.3.2 Alice Leslie, born 1861. 3.4 John George Leslie III, born 1817. 3.5 Henry LŠssle III, born 1819. 4. George Gasper LŠssle, who later spelled his name Leslie, was born September 13, 1791, at Lunenburg, died at Spry Bay, Halifax County, August 25, 1842, buried at Bollong Point Cemetery, Popes Harbour. See Leslie-Wentzell. The name Gasper, sometimes spelled Kaspard in Germany, was also variously spelled Gasper, Gaspard, Caspar, Casper and even Jasper. A Jasper Leslie arrived on October 10, 1783, at Port Mouton (pronounced Matoon), Queen's County, with a boatload of Loyalist settlers, to take up land granted by the British Government to replace land lost by them in Virginia and the Carolinas following the American Revolution. The men had all been members of the British Legion, informally called Tarleton's Legion. Trooper Jasper Leslie, believed by some to have originated in Aberdeen, Scotland though the census of 1871 listed his family as of German origin, later opened a tavern at Port Mouton. Some of his descendants still live in the area. We have not found the connection between that Jasper Leslie and our Leslies. However, a note may be of interest here about Tarleton's Legion, the most enduring, dashing, relentless and successful Loyalist regiment, whose exploits are prominent in the folklore of the Carolinas and Virginia. Tarleton's Legion formed the spearhead in every attack undertaken by General Cornwallis, and the rearguard in every retreat. It was formed in July 1778 by 26 year old Col. John Graves Simcoe, the British officer then in command of a regiment called the Queen's Rangers. Simcoe added to his regiment several mounted groups from Pennsylvania which included the Pennsylvania Light Dragoons and the Bucks County Light Dragoons, as well as a corps of Scottish Loyalists known as the Caledonian Volunteers. All of these units, made up of light infantry and cavalry, formed the British Legion, under the command of 24 year old Col. Banastre Tarleton. Born in Liverpool, England, educated at Oxford, Tarleton had come to America with General Cornwallis in December 1775 and soon became an experienced cavalry officer. One of his notable successes was the capture of Charleston in 1780 where his regiment supported Sir Henry Clinton. 5. George Adam LŠssle II, born 1793, married Mary Catherine. 6. Mary Dorothy LŠssle, born 1795, married Richard Walsh on December 27, 1821. In 1826, Richard Walsh was one of the five who applied for and received land grants on the Eastern Shore. 6.1 Margaret Leslie Walsh, married George Farnell, Sheet Harbour. 6.2 Another daughter who married a Flaherty. 6.2.1 Jane Flaherty, married Connolly Richards. 6.2.1.1 Annastasia Richards, born at Sheet Harbour in 1893, died 1975, lived and worked in Halifax. 7. John Conrade LŠssle II, born 1797, married Marie Magdalene Wentzell, born May, 1800, daughter of Lorentz Wentzell and Marie Elizabeth HŠnnsler. John Conrade died of consumption August 7, 1859, at Eagle Head. Marie Magdalene died June 7, 1890, aged 90. 7.1 Thomas Edward Leslie, born October 19, 1824, died at Sand Bay, Queens County, N.S., February 15, 1920, married Sarah Gross of Eagle Head, January 13, 1848. 7.1.1 Ephraim Leslie, born in 1850, seaman, lost at sea. 7.1.2 Martha Leslie, born 1852, married first a Mr. Reid, of the U.S.A., then a Mr. Turnbull. Her child with Mr. Reid was: 7.1.2.1 Annie Reid. 7.1.3 Vincent Leslie, born 1853, d. Nov. 27, 1941 m. Emma Wentzell, daughter of Samuel Wentzell and Sally Bagley. 7.1.4 Edward Allen Leslie, born 1854, died at Sand Bay, February 3, 1949, married April 21, 1886, Emma Lauretta Vogler, born 1864, daughter of Lewis Vogler of Port Joli, N. S. 7.1.4.1 Martha Elizabeth Leslie, born January 25, 1887, married Walter D.McDonald, son of Donald McDonald and Ellen Vogler. 7.1.4.2 Anna Lorena Leslie, born April 22, 1889 married Herbert Doleman II, of Lockport. 7.1.4.3 Hilda May Leslie, born June 29, 1891, married Arthur Smith of Lower Port Joli, son of Alexander Smith and Georgina Lewis. 7.1.4.4 Harley Mack Leslie, born February 23, 1894. 7.1.5 Elenora Leslie, b. 1857, m. Mr.Farquhar, d. Feb. 8, 1885. 7.1.6 Salome Leslie, born 1860, died July 7, 1886. 7.1.7 Mary Leslie, born 1862, married first Edward Glidden, in the U.S.A., then Thomas Calvin, in the U.S.A. 7.1.8 James Whitman Leslie, born 1865, worked in a shoe factory in the U.S.A., took sick, returned home and died of tuberculosis at the age of 29. 7.2 Elizabeth Ann Leslie, baptized July 18, 1827. 7.3 James Henry Leslie, baptized December 23, 1831, died 1909 at Bristol, married Mary Elizabeth Wolff on December 30, 1858. She died at the age of 90. 7.3.1 Ida May Leslie, baptized September 13, 1863. 7.4 Cynthia Leslie, baptized December 20, 1834, married James Wolff of Puden Pan on December 21, 1854. 7.5 Mary Sophia Leslie II, baptized April 24, 1840, married Daniel Wolff of Puden Pan on April 27, 1857. 7.6 George Whitman Leslie, baptized September 8, 1842, married Lavenia Catherine Garrett, born 1849, of Lunenburg County. 7.6.1 Eliza Jane Leslie, born 1869. 7.6.2 Ziba Rebecca Leslie, born 1870. 7.7 Margaret Jane Leslie, baptized August 3, 1846. 8. Ann Barbara LŠssle III, born 1799, died of consumption November 5, 1841, married Peter Boutilier, December 19, 1833. Peter died December 3, 1848, cause of death listed as "insane". 8.1 Mary Ann Boutilier, baptized February 11, 1837. 9. Johannes Peter LŠssle, born August 5, 1802, died at Blueberry, Queens County, 1883. On March 11, 1828, he married Hannah Sophia Hemeon, born October 12, 1806, daughter of William and Rachel Hemeon. The eight children of John Peter LŠssle and Hanna were: 9.1 Lucy Ann Leslie, born 1829, married Rufus Brown on December 3, 1855, and died June 17, 1914. 9.1.1 Sarah Sophia Brown, born June 22, 1859. 9.2 Sarah Ann Leslie, born 1832, became the second wife of William Darrow on November 16, 1865. His first wife, whom he married January 9, 1845, was Maria Lasley, born 1824, died January 23, 1865, of Blueberry. The children of William Darrow and Maria (Lasley) Darrow were raised by Sarah Ann (Leslie) Darrow. 9.2.1 Robert Joshua Darrow, christened Jan. 26, 1847, died of tuberculosis August 11, 1864. 9.2.2 Lucy Jane Darrow, christened October 9, 1848. 9.2.3 Edmund Stewart Darrow, christened August 29, 1850. 9.2.4 John Lewin Darrow, born March 15, 1856. 9.2.5 James William Darrow, christened January 22, 1865. 9.3 William Henry Leslie, baptized 1834. 9.4 Lydia Sophia Leslie, baptized 1834, married Bennett Woods, April 15, 1855, at Eagle Head. 9.5 William Hemeon Leslie, born 1837, died March 30, 1859. 9.6 George Adam Leslie III, baptized December 15, 1841, married Louisa Gross born 1845. He died September 29, 1914. 9.6.1 Ada Leslie, born 1873, died young. 9.6.2 Wilfred Leslie, born 1874, died December 1, 1922. 9.6.2.1 Clayton Leslie, of Eagle Head, died 1979. 9.6.2.1.1 Clayton Leslie II of Kentville, who married Eleanor Wentzell and has three sons. 9.7 John Thomas Leslie, baptized December 17, 1843. 9.8 Nelson Joshua Leslie, baptized March 5, 1850. 10. John Valentine Leslie, married Mary Barbara. Their children were: 10.1 Elizabeth Ann Leslie II, born October 17, 1827. 10.2 Joseph Henry, born June 20, 1829. John Valentine's second wife was Regina. Their children were: 10.3 William Henry Leslie II, born 1838, married Mary Ann. 10.4 John Allen Leslie, born 1840, married Ann in 1871. 10.5 Thomas Leslie, born 1842, married Cassandra Gardener. 10.6 Mary Eliza Leslie, christened October 13, 1844. 10.7 James Edward Leslie, christened December 8, 1848. 11. Heinrich Leslie III, born May 23, 1806, married Ann Margaret Weagle, December 26, 1833, died at Eagle Head March 19, 1863. In the Lunenburg Registry Office there is a list of possessions left to the widow of a Henry Leslie who died March 13, 1863. This could be the same Heinrich. If so, he left behind one boat compass, a small coffee mill, a gun, a brown coat, a pair of black pants, a black dress coat, a pair of drawers, two gansey frocks, three pairs homespun pants, two hats, a herring net, a keg, a pair of shoes, a bed stead, a rocking chair, a grapnell, an oilcloth, three jugs, a fluid can, a cow worth $14, a sheep worth $2, for a total value of $50.85. 11.1 Mary Catherine Leslie, baptized September 12, 1835, married William Henry Wolf of Blueberry on December 30, 1862. 11.2 Eliza Margaret Leslie, bap. Sept. 3, 1838, died June 12, 1856. 11.3 Rebekah Leslie, baptized March 28, 1840. 11.4 John Adam Leslie, baptized November 18, 1842, married Hannah Catherine Grosse on March 23, 1863. 11.4.1 John Thomas Albert Leslie, christened January 14, 1864. 11.5 Sara Sophia Leslie, baptized January 16, 1848. 11.6 Jonas Edwin Leslie, baptized April 11, 1852. 12. Christian Leslie, married Conrade Wolfe, at Puden Pan, on Jan. 3, 1832. Anna Maria (Wolfe) LŠssle died December 8, 1824 and on May 29, 1825, George Adam LŠssle married Catherine Jayne, widow of Daniel Jayne. George Adam LŠssle died November 5, 1834, at Eagle Head, and Catherine (Jayne) LŠssle died December 17, 1842. Wentzell- In 1705, John Wilhelm Wentzell was born in Darmstadt, Hesse, part of what is now Germany. He married Anna Maria in 1742, and they sailed for Halifax on the Murdoch in 1751, moving on to Lunenburg in 1753. The list of 1313 victuallers in Lunenburg in 1757 includes William Wentzel and his wife Marie, sons Conrad, Jacob and Lorentz Wentzell, along with Marcus and Barbara Lesley and their two daughters, Margereta and Maria Lesley, as well as George and Susanna Jeost, and Johan Michael Morasch, ancestors of the Moirs who appear later in this volume. The six children of John Wilhelm and Anna Maria Wentzell were: 1. John Conrad Wentzell, born 1743, m. Anna Margaretha Conrad in 1763. 1.1 Caspar Wentzell, born March 8, 1775. 1.2 Conrad Wentzell, born February 12, 1777. 1.3 Johan Wilhelm Wentzell II, born April 12, 1778. 1.4 John Michel Wentzell, born March 8, 1780. 1.5 Lorentz Wentzell II, born 1784, married Mary Eve Emeno, February 17, 1807. 1.5.1 George Frederick Wentzell, born December 6, 1807. 1.2.2 John Henry Wentzell, born February 17, 1811. 2. Anne Elizabeth Wentzell, probably died young. 3. John Jacob Wentzell, born 1751 in Halifax. 4. Lorentz Wentzell, born 1754. See Wentzell-HŠnnsler. 5. John Gotlieb Wentzell, a twin, born March 8, 1758. 6. Elizabeth Wentzell, a twin, born March 8, 1758. After John Wilhelm Wentzell died, his widow, Anna Maria, married John Young in 1766. Wentzell-HŠnnsler Lorentz Wentzell, born 1754 in Lunenburg, died 1842. In 1776 he married Anna Margaret Deufort, born 1857, daughter of Hannes Deufort. 1 Johannes Wentzell, born February 4, 1777. 2. Ann Margaret Wentzell, born November 23, 1778, married J. Meisner, son of Conrad Meisner, in 1821. 3 Maria Catherine Wentzell, born 1783. In 1810 she married John Wendel Leslie, son of John Adam LŠssle and Anna Maria (Wolfe) LŠssle. 3.1 Mary Elizabeth Leslie II, born 1811. Anna (Deufort) Wentzell died in 1787 at the age of 30, and in 1788, Lorentz Wentzell, a widower with three small children, married Marie Elizabeth HŠnnsler, born 1765, died 1800, daughter of Philip Jacob HŠnnsler. 4. Conrad Wentzell II, born 1788, married Anna Maria Glattenburg in 1817. 5. John William Wentzell III, born 1789, m. Christiana Elizabeth Wolf. 6. Mary Elizabeth Wentzell, born January 16, 1792, married George Gasper Leslie, Eagle Head, c. 1813. See Leslie-Wentzell. 7. Anna Barbara Wentzell, born 1794, married a Pennel. 8. John Martin Wentzell, born 1796. 9. John Frederick Wentzell, born 1797. 10. Dorothea or Dorinda Wentzell, a twin, born May, 1800, married George Wolfe at Puden Pan nr Eagle Head, N. S., Dec. 12, 1822. 11. Marie Magdalene Wentzell, twin, born in May, 1800, married John Conrade LŠssle on December 24, 1823. Conrade, born 1797, died 1859, was a son of George Adam Leslie. The children of Marie Magdalene Wentzell and Conrade Leslie have been listed under John Conrade LŠssle, child number 7. of LŠssle-Wolfe. On September 21, 1800, Lorentz Wentzell married the widow of George Gasper Remby, Anna Margaretha (LŠssle Remby), eldest daughter of Marcus and Anna Barbara LŠssle. Leslie-Wentzell George Gasper Leslie was a farmer, born at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, September 17, 1791, and died at Pope's Harbour, Nova Scotia, August 25, 1842. In 1813, he married Mary Elizabeth Wentzell, who was born at Lunenburg January 16, 1792, and died at Spry Bay September 7, 1867, a daughter of Lorentz Wentzell and Marie Elizabeth HŠnnsler. In 1826, George Gasper Leslie was one of five men who applied for a land grant on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. The other four were Thomas Murphy, John Monk, James Wolfe, and Richard Walsh, the husband of George Gasper Leslie's sister Mary Dorothy Leslie. In her will, dated June 9, 1866, Mary Elizabeth (Wentzell) Leslie left all her real estate and farming tools to her youngest son, John Charles Leslie. The residue of her personal property was divided equally among all her children. Mary Elizabeth (Wentzell) Leslie signed with an X, the will was probated March 11, 1868, and her son William Gasper Leslie was executor. Mary Elizabeth (Wentzell) Leslie was known to family and neighbours as "Grandmam Leslie". In 1826 she and her husband and four children moved from Eagle Head, Queens County, to Shoal Bay, Halifax County, where her fifth child was born. The name of Shoal Bay was changed to Pleasant Harbour May 11, 1886, at the request of local residents who thought the old name, suggesting a shallow bottom, would scare off coastal shipping. George Gasper Leslie later moved the family to Pope's Harbour, Halifax County. They were buried in the Anglican Bollong Point Cemetery, at Popes Harbour. All Saints Anglican Church at Pope's Harbour came into use by 1840, was finally completed in December 1844, and consecrated November 3, 1852. The early Leslies were buried in its cemetery but when the Spry Bay church was built in 1875, the Pope's Harbour cemetery fell into disuse. It has since been abandoned, the stones have fallen over and the whole area is overgrown. Miraculously, we uncovered this tombstone. Following George Gasper's death, Mary Elizabeth (Wentzell) Leslie left Pope's Harbour, and built a home in Spry Bay. In 1843, two of her sons, George Lawrence Leslie and Henry Leslie, formed a partnership which built schooners, fished, bought and sold fish, and traded in supplies for the fishermen of Spry Bay. In 1850 their brother William Leslie was made a partner and the business became known as W.G. and H. Leslie which, during the next decade, became the largest dry fish establishment between Halifax and the Magdalene Islands. Their vessels traded dried fish for salt and supplies from Halifax to Prince Edward Island and the Magdalenes, and traded dried fish for salt, molasses and rum in the West Indies. In a corner of the Leslie warehouse at Spry Bay stood an open cask of West Indies rum, with a ladle hanging from a nail within easy reach, so none of those Leslies ever went thirsty! Some of the schooners built by the partnership were the James McNabb, Victoria, Napoleon, and Brookside. Several brigs were also built. In 1860, when gold was discovered at Tangier, Spry Bay prospered. A road along the eastern shore was completed in 1862 and a coach service from Halifax was inaugurated. All the children of George Gasper Leslie and Mary Elizabeth (Wentzell) Leslie were tall and strong: 1. George Lawrence Leslie, born July 4, 1815, died February 29, 1904, survived by ten children, 69 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. George Lawrence Leslie was six feet, six inches tall, weighed 230 pounds, and could easily shoulder and carry an 8" by 8" stick of timber 45 feet long. He was a member of the partnership G. H. and W. Leslie of Spry Bay, engaged in fishing, trading and ship building. He first married Frances (Fanny) Geddes, born 1817, died May 3, 1847, daughter of Bishop Geddes. She is buried in the Popes Harbour, Bollong Point Cemetery. Frances (Geddes) Leslie he had four children: 1.1 Mary Ellen Leslie, born Sept 1840, died in August 1842. 1.2 Mary Elizabeth Leslie III, born January 13, 1842. On January 14, 1861 she married Peter Lawlor of Spry Bay, born 1834, died November 17, 1889. Peter Lawlor was one of three Irish brothers shipwrecked on Sober Island, near Sheet Harbour. The other brothers were Daniel Lawlor, who settled in Dartmouth, and George Lawlor, who stayed on Sober Island and some of whose descendants went to Prince Edward Island. Peter Lawlor and Mary Elizabeth (Leslie) Lawlor had ten children: 1.2.1 William Ball Lawlor. 1.2.2 George Gasper Lawlor married Erilda Josey, one of the fifteen children of Emanuel Josey and Ellen (Hilchey) Josey. 1.2.2.1 Cora Lawlor. 1.2.2.2 Loretta Lawlor. 1.2.2.3 Brady Lawlor. 1.2.2.4 Harry Ransford Lawlor married Mabel Catherine Hartling, whose father was Hezekiah Hartling, son of Colin Hartling and Rachel (Faulkner) Hartling, and whose mother was Eunice (Hill) Hartling, daughter of. George Hill and Margaret (Gordon) Hill. Mabel Catherine (Hartling) Lawlor's a half sister was Ada (Hartling) Leslie, wife of Ellis Leslie of Spry Bay, and daughter of Hezekiah Hartling and his first wife, Regina Webber. The children of Harry Ransford Lawlor: 1.2.2.4.1 George Ransford Lawlor, married Margaret Mary O'Shea, whose father was Christopher O'Shea, son of Henry O'Shea and Catherine(Morrissey) O'Shea, and whose mother was Margaret Mary (O'Donnell) O'Shea, daughter of Patrick O'Donnell and Kate (Quirk) O'Donnell. The children of George Ransford Lawlor and Margaret Mary (O'Shea) Lawlor: 1.2.2.4.1.1 Lawrence Robert Lawlor, married Mary-Lou Waddell. 1.2.2.4.1.1.1 Timothy Joseph Lawlor. 1.2.2.4.1.1.2 Debra-Lou Lawlor. 1.2.2.4.1.2 James Bruce Lawlor, m.Deidra Kreko. 1.2.2.4.1.2.1 Adam James Lawlor. 1.2.2.4.1.2.2 Ben Wester Lawlor. 1.2.2.4.2 Doris Jean Lawlor. 1.2.2.4.3 Noreen Ada Lawlor. 1.2.2.5 Leona Lawlor. 1.2.2.6 Alice Lawlor. 1.2.2.7 Charles Lawlor. 1.2.2.8 Guy Lawlor. 1.2.2.9 Ernest Lawlor. 1.2.2.10 Lester Lawlor. 1.2.2.11 Ella May Lawlor. 1.2.2.12 Stella Lawlor. 1.2.3 Melissa Lawlor. 1.2.4 Sarah Lawlor. 1.2.5 Mary Etta Lawlor, married Francis Archibald Boutilier, of Mushaboom, son of John Boutilier and Mary (Josey) Boutilier. John Boutillier was one of eleven children of George Matthew Boutilier. The children of Francis Archibald Boutilier and Mary Etta (Lawlor) Boutilier: 1.2.5.1. Francis Charles Peter Morrell Boutilier, born February 13, 1900, died March 7, 1988 at Moncton, New Brunswick, married, divorced Greta MacElhenny, then married Jean Otterson. 1.2.5.1.1 Dianne Boutilier, married Scott Daniels, a guard at Doncaster Penitentiary, Sackville, N.B. They operate a farm at Sackville. 1.2.5.1.2 Justin Boutilier. 1.2.5.2. Wallace Archibald Boutilier, born May 11, 1902, married Elizabeth Snyder of Oakfield, N. Y. 1.2.5.2.1 Wallace Andrew Boutilier. 1.2.5.3 Albert Egbert Boutilier, born May 11, 1904, was drowned at Spry Bay June 25, 1906. 1.2.5.4 Marion Alberta Boutilier, born June 23, 1906, married Robert Anthony Campbell Leslie on November 9, 1932. They have a son and granddaughter, see 6.3.1. 1.2.5.5 Lawrence Reginald Boutilier, born April 15, 1909, drowned September 16, 1932 while lobster fishing at Melrose, New Brunswick. 1.2.5.6 Guy Franklin Boutilier, born September 24, 1915, m. Kathleen Stevenson, Brickton, Annapolis County. 1.2.5.6.1 Stephen Franklin Boutilier, born July 25, 1949, died March 25, 1950. 1.2.5.6.2 Kenneth Lawrence Boutilier, born April 29, 1951, m. Susan Victoria Lowe of Moser River. 1.2.5.6.2.1 Morgan Kenneth Boutilier, born May 28, 1979. 1.2.5.6.2.2 Shannon Susan Darlene Boutilier, born March 23, 1981. 1.2.5.6.3 Keith David Boutilier, born May, 1953, was in the RCMP, Vancouver, married France Renaud of Hull, Quebec. 1.2.5.6.4 Glen Francis Boutilier, born January 5,1959, m. Barbara Ann Churchill, Sheet Harbour. 1.2.5.6.4.1 Joanne Marie Boutilier, born September 27, 1984. 1.2.5.6.4.2 Ryan Edward Boutilier, born July 24, 1986. 1.2.6 Maria Lawlor. 1.2.7 Frances Lawlor, married Jonathan Josey, eldset son of Emmanuel Josey and Ellen (Hilchey) Josey. 1.2.8 Almira Clementine Lawlor, married Captain Allison Leslie on January 27, 1887, settled at Spry Bay next to St James Anglican Church. They had three children, see 5.7. 1.2.9 Esther Lawlor. 1.2.10 Laurella Lawlor. 1.3 Sarah Ann Leslie, born 1844, married Theodore Conrad who was born 1839, died September 16, 1910, of Sheet Harbour. In 1885, Theodore acquired Farnell's Hotel, then called Conrad House, in Sheet Harbour. He and his wife, Sarah Ann, ran it for years. Later it was known as Linhaven. Sarah Ann died September 18, 1922. 1.3.1 Frances Conrad, married Tom Hall. 1.3.1.1. Guy Hall, lives at Sheet Harbour. 1.3.2 Maud Leslie Conrad, m. Duncan Chisholm, Sheet Harbour. 1.4 William Gasper Leslie II (Willie G.) was born on November 24, 1845. He lived on the Magdalene Islands where he set up several fish plants. He married twice and died June 26, 1924 in Halifax where he operated a store for the last few years of his life. He also owned a house on Spring Garden Road, Halifax, which was later torn down to make way for an addition to the Lord Nelson Hotel next door. Willie G. Leslie is buried in the Anglican cemetery, Grindstone Island, Magdalene Islands. Leslie Cove, on the East shore of Grindstone Island, was named for William Gasper Leslie II. His first wife was Victoire Boudreau, whom he called Victoria, born November 1850, on the Magdalene Islands. She was a Roman Catholic but turned Protestant to marry Willie G., according to information from Mrs. George H. Dickson of Grosse Isle, Magdalene Islands, daughter of Annie Aitkens, a bridesmaid for both Victoria and Alice Jane Burke Leslie. In the Magdalenes, Willie G. was considered to be a wonderful man. 1.4.1 William Chambers Leslie, born December 23, 1876, died of tuberculosis March 23, 1927. On September 27, 1910, William married his cousin (1.7.2) Ethel Laura Leslie, born April 7, 1885, the daughter of Charles Albert Leslie of Grindstone Island. 1.4.1.1 Donald Edgar Clinton Leslie, born August 30, 1912, died 1936. 1.4.1.2 William Chambers Leslie II, born November 14, 1914, died November 27, 1914. 1.4.1.3 Unnamed, born and died March 28, 1916. Ethel Laura Leslie died November 3, 1920 of an infected hand. Then William Chambers Leslie married Bernie Buck, also of the Magdalene Islands. 1.4.1.4 Robert Leslie, who died young. 1.4.1.5 Roy Bruce Leslie, born Jan, 1927, now of Toronto. 1.4.2 Albert Arthur Leslie, born 1878, died on July 26, 1919 of tuberculosis, married Bessie Patton of the Magdalene Islands. 1.4.2.1 Victoria Leslie, m. Melburn Beattie of Quebec City. 1.4.2.2 Billy Leslie, a store manager in Ottawa. 1.4.3 Joseph Henry Leslie II, b.May 24, 1880, d. May 25, 1880. 1.4.4 Francis Gasper Leslie, b. May 24, 1880, d. Nov. 5, 1880. On June 26, 188l, Victoire Boudreau Leslie, the wife of William Gasper Leslie II (Willie G.), died and is buried in the Anglican cemetery on Grindstone Island. When she was weak and near death, Sadie Leslie, Willie G.'s sister Sarah Ann, (1.3), came from Spry Bay to look after her and recorded some of her conversations. Victoire expressed to Sadie her appreciation for the kindness of Rev. Chambers. She had been trying to convert her mother, and possibly her sister Harriet, as she herself had found solace in her religion. She worried about Willie working too hard, and said he shouldn't have put factories at Etang du Nord, Magdalene Islands, which she felt he did for Charles Albert, his younger brother. She wrote home to Willie's parents at Spry Bay but nevergot an answer; wished she hadn't spent the dollar on the dispatch. She said she would not send them berries this summer because they had fought about them the previous year. She could not understand disagreeing over berries; "we will all have plenty when we die." She never recovered from the sorrow of losing her twin sons, one dying the day after birth, the other in the fall. He was always William Gasper Leslie II looking up, "as though he saw an (WillieG.), 1845-1924 angel". After he died Victoria was always looking out the window, expecting someone. She asked Sadie to stay with Willie G. after her death to take care of her other two sons, not to let them play in the swamp nor climb up onto anything that they would fall off, to keep them away from the french boys and to make a good suit for little Willie to go to church in, and get his father to get him a hat to go with it. She was concerned that the two boys would never repay their father's kindness to them. Victoria recalled how generous she and Willie had been to families in need, giving them bedding, bread, butter, cake and pies, and that the same people had brought her some chicken broth when she became ill, but expected her to pay them for it. She carried her Bible with her at all times and read it several times a day, asking Sadie to read it to her towards the end. She finally resigned herself to the fact that she would never get off the Island, and within a few days passed away. William Gasper Leslie II's second wife was Alice Jane Burke of the Magdalene Islands, born 1859, died in Halifax, May 27, 1934, buried in the Anglican cemetery, Grindstone Island. The children of Willie G. Leslie and Alice Jane (Burke) Leslie: 1.4.5 Frank Willoughby Leslie, born November 6, 1883, died August 17, 1964, married Isabella St Clair Stewart, of Prince Edward Island, born March 3, 1885, died September 28, 1967. Frank Willoughy continued the Magdalene Islands business after his half brothers, William Chambers Leslie and Albert Arthur Leslie, died, and started a fish business in Cape Breton in September, 1935, when he bought an old fish plant at Cheticamp and a three-masted schooner. This business continued into the 1950's. He later moved to Halifax after building an arena on Grindstone which was his son Roland Chalmers Leslie (Bunny) operated until 1965. 1.4.5.1 Gerald Stewart Leslie, 1911-1964 married Jessie MacVean, was Imperial Oil agent on the Magdalene Islands until he moved to Halifax, shortly before his death. His widow remained in Halifax. 1.4.5.2 Roland Chalmers Leslie (Bunny), born 1913, married Tena Benita Buck August 17, 1937, on the Magdalene Islands. The family, except for Marilyn, left the Magdalenes in 1965 and bought a farm in South Rustico, Prince Edward Island. 1.4.5.2.1 Mona Elaine Leslie, born June 22, 1938. 1.4.5.2.2 Boyd Trueman Leslie, born Aug 30, 1940. 1.4.5.2.3 Mary Isabel Leslie, born November 16, 1941, died January 6, 1942. 1.4.5.2.4 Roland Bernard Leslie, born Oct 7, 1944. 1.4.5.2.5 Marilyn Jean Leslie, b. Feb. 22, 1947, m. a Bouffard, Magdalene Islands, had daughter, 1970. 1.4.5.2.6 Sheila Dora Leslie, born May 6, 1949. 1.4.5.2.7 Rob't Willoughby Leslie, born Sept 27, '53. 1.4.5.2.8 David Bliss Leslie, born July 19, 1956. 1.4.5.2.9 Peter Trent Leslie, born November 4, 1957, died March 4, 1958. 1.4.5.2.10 Katherine Joan Leslie, born July 8, 1960. 1.4.5.3 Ralph Emmerson Leslie, b. 1914, went to Toronto. 1.4.5.4 Harold Trueman Leslie, born January 25, 1916, died April 14, 1966, was with the Royal Rifles of Canada at Hong Kong in 1941 and was taken prisoner by the Japanese in December of that year, remaining a prisoner of war until the end of hostilities in 1945. 1.4.5.5 Aubrey Grant Leslie, born May 8, 1920, served in the Merchant Marine, 1939 to 1949, owned, operated Red and White Store, New Minas, married Donna, Vail, daughter of Cecil and Stella Vail. 1.4.5.5.1. Frank Leslie. 1.4.5.5.2. Grant Leslie. 1.4.5.5.3. Pamela Leslie. 1.4.5.5.4. Judy Leslie. 1.4.5.5.5. Isobel Leslie. 1.4.5.5.6. Barbra Leslie. 1.4.5.6 Bertha Doris Leslie, b. 1923, m. Jas Gray, Toronto. 1.4.5.7 William Bliss Leslie, born Oct 16, 1925, Halifax. 1.4.5.8 Jean Isobel Leslie, born September 27, 1927 married Edward Sutcliffe, Halifax. 1.4.5.9 Mary Ramona Leslie, born February 4, 1930, teacher, went to Toronto. 1.4.5.10 Marjorie Elizabeth Leslie, December 17, 1931, nurse, Toronto. 1.4.6 Edgar Roland Leslie, born June 15, 1888, d. Aug.27, 1904. 1.4.7 Frances Berttie Irene Leslie, born January 1892, died at Halifax on April 15, 1917. 1.4.8 Florence Alice Pearl Leslie, born April 23, 1896, died December 14, 1903. 1.4.9 George Franklin Leslie, died April 13, 1947, rifleman with the Royal Canadian Regiment in World War I, moved to the U.S.A. where he died, buried on Grindstone Island. 1.4.9.1 George Franklin Leslie II. 1.4.10 Ira Otto Leslie, born 1900, Halifax, died June 9, 1922, served as a gunner with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I, recognized Halifax war hero. 1.4.11 Ida Leslie, taught at Mount Alison University. She is buried in Camp Hill, Halifax. 1.4.12 Edith Leslie, became a nurse, married a Mr.Carpenter, went to U.S. George Lawrence Leslie's first wife, Frances (Fanny) Geddes, (1.) died May 3, 1847. On December 23, 1847, he married, Margaret Ann Hilchey, born 1823, died Friday, November 13, 1903. Margaret Ann Ida Leslie Hilchey was the widow of a Mr. Gerrard. Rev. Robert Jamison performed the ceremony at Pope's Harbour, and on the same day and place, he also performed the marriage ceremony for George Lawrence Leslie's brother, William Gasper Leslie and Mary Ann Boutilier. George Lawrence Leslie was described in the 1871 census as a farmer and fisherman of German descent, a member of the Church of England and unable to write, married to Margaret Hilchey, also unable to write. They had 10 sons at home, 1,000 acres of land, 2 warehouses, a barn, a carriage, 2 wagons, a plough, a reaper, 3 horses, 4 oxen, 5 cows, 3 horned cattle, 40 sheep, and 4 swine. Their production for the year was 250 lbs butter, 100 lbs wool, 103 yards home made cloth, a seal fur, 72 other furs, 30 spruce or other logs, 1 cord tanbark, and 20 cords firewood. At the time of the census, George Lawrence Leslie also had 64 shares in sailing vessels, 45 tons owned, a vessel for fishing employing 8 men, 2 boats employing 4 men and a shoreman, 1000 fathoms of nets, 15 quintals of cod, 225 barrels of herring, 2 barrels gasperaux, 150 barrels mackerel, 4 barrels cured roe. Margaret Ann (Hilchey) Leslie had nine children: 1.5 George Alexander Leslie II, born Nov. 12, 1849, died June 16, 1896, married Catherine Margaret Kerr of Ingonish, Cape Breton. 1.5.1 Estella Ethel Leslie, born 1876, married Donald Kenneth McCauley on October 19, 1898 in Halifax. 1.5.2 Etta Leslie, born 1880, died in 1973 at Halifax, the last surviving grandchild of George Lawrence Leslie.. 1.5.3 Victoria B. Leslie, born June 5, 1881, died June 13, 1901. 1.5.4 Sidney Edward Leslie, born June 17, 1883, died 1968. 1.5.5 Vivian Beatrice Leslie, b. Dec. 5, 1885, d. Jan. 14, 1903. 1.5.6 Ray Lawrence Tremaine Leslie, born August 29, 1890. 1.5.7 Bertram Leslie, went to San Diego. 1.5.8 Irene Leslie, married Percy Henley. 1.5.9 Viola Leslie. 1.6 Henry A. Leslie, born 1850. 1.7 Charles Albert Leslie, born March 10, 1853, died at Annapolis Royal on November 4, 1935. He lived 40 years on the Magdalene Islands, was a government official at the lobster hatcheries and a member of the firm of Leslies on Grindstone Island. He was known for his lovely deep singing voice. Twice married, his first wife was Esther Geddes of Sober Island, Halifax County, born 1853, died June 1, 1923, buried on Grindstone Island. 1.7.1 Harry Sarsfield Leslie, born November 19, 1882. 1.7.2 Ethel Laura Leslie, born April 7, 1885, married William Chambers Leslie in 1910, died Nov 3, 1920. See 1.4.1. 1.7.3 Blanche Leslie, m. Thomas Chapman, teacher, of Alberta. After Esther Geddes died, Charles Albert Leslie advertised for another wife and got a reply from Catherine Rice of Berwick, a widow with one son. Her husband had died in World War I. Charles Albert Leslie and Catherine Rice were married at Pictou in 1924, lived on the Magdalenes until 1928 when he retired and they moved to Lequile, in the Annapolis Valley. 1.8 Peter Jamison Leslie, merchant, born 1855, always known as P.J., married twice. His first wife was Amelia. 1.8.1 Franklin St Clair Leslie, born December 12, 1883. Peter Jamison Leslie's second wife was his cousin Jane Leslie, born 1861, daughter of William Gasper Leslie and Mary Ann Boutilier of Mushaboom. Jane died at Beaver Harbour, September 3, 1912. Peter Jamison was a partner in the firm of Leslie and LeViscomte which owned a lobster factory at Port Morien. Children of Peter Jamison Leslie and Jane Leslie: 1.8.2 Venie Leslie, who was almost blind. 1.8.3 Guy Ellsworth Leslie, born Sept. 16, 1885, stock broker. 1.8.4 Jeanie Alice May Leslie, born July 24, 1887, married Tom Sheppard, and died in 1939. 1.9 Isaac James Leslie, born May 6, 1857, died March 24, 1929, and was buried with Masonic honours. He was a fisherman, tinsmith, lobster catcher, and lobster packer. His first wife was Ella Myrtle Johnstone of Pictou, born 1864, died September 23, 1893. 1.9.1 Elmer Conrod Leslie, born May 18, 1885, died of pneumonia May 20, 1944, buried at Ocean View Cemetery, Vancouver, B.C. He was a telegraph operator in Vancouver, and married Isa Henley who died in 1935. 1.9.1.1 Guy Elmer Leslie, b. c.1912, Vancouver P.O. clerk. 1.9.1.2 Gordon Leslie, born c. 1914, Vancouver postman. 1.9.2 Christina Birdalia Leslie, born January 21, 1887, died of tuberculosis at Halifax, June 23, 1918, married Isaac Stevenson, a Norwegian marine engineer. 1.9.3 Margaret Hughena Leslie, born October 16, 1888, married Howard Myers, a chef, of Eureka, Pictou County. 1.9.3.1 Vera Myers, married James Taylor of Plymouth Park, Stellarton, Nova Scotia. 1.9.3.1.1 Vernon Taylor, married; at least one child. 1.9.3.1.2 Nancy Taylor. 1.9.3.2 Nellie Myers, married Ray Oliver, a miner at Springhill and at Glace Bay. 1.9.3.2.1 Gloria Oliver. 1.9.3.2.2 Joan Oliver. 1.9.3.2.3 Leslie Oliver. 1.9.3.3 Leslie Myers, married a Covey from Holland and they are living in Holland. 1.9.3.3.1 Howard Covey. 1.9.3.3.2 A daughter. 1.9.4 Henry Johnstone Leslie, b. Aug. 13,1892, d. July 29,1893. On December 19, 1894, Isaac James Leslie married his second wife, Sarah Melissa Boutilier, born 1867, died January 30, 1939, daughter of John Boutilier of Mushaboom. The children of Isaac James Leslie with Sarah Melissa (Boutilier) Leslie were: 1.9.5 Mary Gladys Leslie, born November 29, 1895, married Kenneth Fleet of Ecum Secum. 1.9.5.1 Jennie Irene Fleet, b. Aug. 1922, m. Maurice Petrossie who worked for CNR. They had 11 children. 1.9.5.2 Melvina Melissa Fleet, born 1924, married a Walsh. 1.9.5.2.1 Frank Walsh. 1.9.5.2.2 Another child. Melvina's husband died and she remarried. 1.9.6 William Albert Leslie, a fisherman, carpenter and painter, born July 6, 1897, married a widow, Serina (Josey) Lawlor, of Halifax, on July 21, 1920. 1.9.6.1 Pearl Irene Leslie, born February 14, 1925, married Francis Briand, RCN, Halifax. 1.9.6.2 Harold St Claire Leslie, b. April 3, 1927, d. 1930. 1.9.6.3 Doris Isa Leslie, born February 15, 1930, married Donald Baker, Halifax. 1.9.7 Henry Franklin Leslie, born May 6, 1899, married Stella Murrant, of Timberley, near Halifax. He worked in P.J. Leslie's store, connected with the lobster factory, at Port Morien. His second wife was Nettie Roy. 1.9.7.1 Lawrence Leslie. 1.9.7.2 Ira Leslie. 1.9.7.3 Lloyd Leslie. 1.9.7.4 Helen June Leslie. 1.9.7.5 Greta Olive Leslie. 1.9.8 Olive Jeannetta Charlotte Leslie, born October 7, 1900. At the age of 60, she married Capt Ascah, Marine section of the RCMP. She would not marry him while his divorced wife was still alive. Olive (Leslie) Ascah later retired to the Pine Haven Home, Purcell's Cove, Halifax County. 1.9.9 Irene Pearl Leslie, born August 14, 1904, married Ansel Tremaine Russell of Clam Harbour, on April 12, 1930. 1.9.9.1 Leslie Tremaine Russell, taught at N.S. Technical College, m. Mary Pentz, Halifax. He died in the1980's. 1.9.9.1.1 Donald Tremaine Russell. 1.9.9.1.2 Kathleen Alison Russell. 1.9.10 Isa Maude Leslie, born March 12, 1906, married August 15, 1930 to her cousin, Frederick William Leslie, a merchant, son of John A. Leslie (1.12.1). 1.9.10.1 Elizabeth Margaret Leslie, born May 9, 1931, married Lloyd Whatley, a life insurance agent from Newfoundland. 1.9.10.1.1 Nancy Elizabeth Whatley, born 1959. 1.9.10.1.2 Sandra Lynn Whatley. 1.9.10.1.3 Mary Lou Whatley. 1.9.10.2 Frederick William Leslie, born July 4,1933, employed by the Dartmouth School Commission, married Evangeline Catherine Connell. 1.9.11 John Eric Leslie, born November 7,1908, a carpenter, employed by Fundy Construction, married Vivian Dorothy Murphy, Halifax, Dec. 28, 1929. 1.9.11.1 Freda Leslie, b. April 14, 1930, d. April 16, 1930. 1.9.11.2 Joyce Kathleen Leslie, m. Kenneth Partridge. Son: 1.9.11.2.1 Michael Partridge, of St. John, New Brunswick, built a house at Spry Bay in 1988. 1.9.11.3 Mary Elizabeth Leslie, born Nov. 16,1938, married Ronald Partridge of Summerside, P. E. I. 1.9.11.3.1 Donna Partridge. 1.9.11.3.2 Dean Partridge. 1.9.11.4 James Alfred Leslie, a plumber, married Claire Barkhouse at Dartmouth. 1.9.11.4.1 Lauri Lee Leslie 1.9.11.4.2 James Leslie. 1.9.11.4.3 Lisa Marie Leslie. 1.10 Hezekiah Mulgrave Leslie, a clerk, born March 10, 1858, died on January 4, 1884, of tuberculosis. He married Amelia Cordelia Johnson who also died of tuberculosis. 1.10.1 Ethelbert Mulgrave Leslie, born January 4,1884, died of tuberculosis in Halifax, November 3, 1914. On January 3, 1912 he married Bertha Maude Leslie (5.7.2), born September 25, 1889, died July 10, 1974, daughter of Allison Leslie and Almira Clementine Lawlor. 1.10.1.1 Alison St Clair Deveaux Leslie, born November 28, 1912, a member of the Halifax Police Department, married Isa Viola McCarthy, Spry Bay, Dec. 1, 1937. 1.10.1.1.1 Keith Edward Ira Leslie, born June 14, 1938, died young. 1.10.1.1.2 Fay Esther Leslie, born September, 1939, died November 23, 1939. 1.10.1.1.3 Carl Leslie. 1.10.1.1.4 David Leslie, married Helen. 1.10.1.1.5 Binney Leslie. 1.10.1.1.6 Kenneth Leslie. 1.10.1.1.7 Baby girl died young. 1.11 Alfred Nathaniel Leslie, fisherman, born November 6, 1861, died Aug. 7, 1943, married Jane Elizabeth Boutilier, born February 9, 1863, died October 11, 1929. Alfred was the only Conservative amongst the Spry Bay Leslies. All the rest were Liberals. 1.11.1 Ernest Lester Leslie, born Nov. 18, 1884, died September. 30, 1911 of tuberculosis, married Laura Edna Fleming of Upper Musquodoboit, December 26, 1906. She was born in May, 1886, and died of tuberculosis July 2, 1908. 1.11.1.1 Isobel Agnes Leslie, born September 29, 1907, died December 23,1907. 1.11.2 Arthur Lawrence Leslie, b. Dec. 3, 1885, d. Dec. 8, 1890. 1.11.3 John Ellis Leslie, born September 11, 1889, died September 27, 1923, married Ada Hartling, daughter of Hezekiah Hartling and Regina Webber. 1.11.4 Roy Cecil Leslie, born October 23, 1891, had a son: 1.11.4.1 Elmer C.G. Leslie, b.March, 1919, d.July 6, 1920. 1.11.5 Lily Serena Gladys Leslie, b. Oct. 24, 1894, m. Harold Stanley Clark of Milbank, New Brunswick, April 14, 1919. 1.11.6 Percy Gordon Leslie, born February 23, 1897. 1.11.7 May Geraldine Leslie, born May 14, 1901. 1.11.8 Theo. Conrod Leslie, b. Dec. 17, 1908, d. Ap. 20, 1936. 1.12 John Addington Leslie J.P., fisherman, born 1864, died of stomach cancer on June 27, 1924, m. Albertha Belinda Willett from Cape Breton, born 1870, died of cancer May 23, 1943. 1.12.1 Frederick William Leslie, b. 1891, d. 1944, m. Isa Maude Leslie, Aug. 15, 1930 (1.9.10). He was bookkeeper for William Gasper Leslie on the Magdalene Islands for 14 yrs. 1.12.2 Lawrence Byron Willett Leslie, born July 23, 1893. 1.12.3 Alice Lorena Currie Leslie, born October 5, 1895. 1.12.4 Jane Isabel Leslie, born Sept. 8, 1898, went to the U.S. 1.12.5 George Addington Leslie, born June 1, 1905, died in 1979, teacher, contractor, kept store at Murphy's Cove, married Elvona Edwards (1899-1978), of Pleasant Harbour, June 29, 1926. 1.12.5.1 Audrey Victoria Leslie, born November 2, 1927, married Lt McKinnon. 1.12.5.2 Donald Leslie, born 1929, principal of Enfield Intermediate School. 1.12.5.3 Alice June Leslie, born June 8, 1933, Murphy's Cove, married Don Matthews, Dartmouth. 3 children. 1.12.5.4 Anna Virginia Leslie, born March 13, 1937, died December 20, 1938. 1.12.5.5 George Lawrence Leslie III, born 1938. 1.12.5.6 Jean Carol Leslie, born July 27, 1940, married Don Cooper of Tangier. 1.12.6 Augustine Glenwood Leslie, born September 11, 1906, died June 17, 1907. 1.12.7 Laurie Kinsman Eric Leslie, born May 9, 1912, married May Josey. 1.12.7.1 John Laurie Basil Leslie, born June 18,1938. 1.12.7.2 Bertha May Jean Leslie, b.June 24,1939. 1.12.7.3 Yvonne Leslie. Laurie Kinsman Eric Leslie's second wife was Bertha. His children with Bertha were: 1.12.7.4 Glenwood Leslie. 1.12.7.5 Byron Leslie. 1.12.7.6 Guy Leslie. 1.12.7.7 Kay Leslie. 1.12.7.8 Stephanie Leslie. 1.13 Thomas Theodore Leslie was a fisherman, born 1867. He died of lockjaw on June 24, 1904, On September 29, 1897, he married Harriet (Hattie) Jane Higgins, of Musquodoboit, who was born in 1874. Hattie(Higgins) Leslie taught school at Spry Bay and after Thomas Theodore died she became the second wife of Gasper James Leslie (6.3), who was the third T.TheodoreLeslie 1867-1904 child of John Charles Leslie. Harriet Higgins died July 18, 1953. The children of Thomas Theodore and Hattie (Higgins) Leslie were: 1.13.1 George Lawrence Leslie II, b. July 19, 1898, a medical doctor, died at Kingston, Ont., January 6, 1977, and was buried at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, Kingston. 1.13.2 Winnifred Marguerite Leslie, born April 19,1901, Spry Bay, married Stuart Gould Archibald October 8, 1925 and lived at Elmsvale, Middle Musquodoboit. She trught school in Halifax and Kings Counties before she married. 2. Captain Henry Godfrey Leslie, (Maple Hill Henry) born August 29, 1818, died August 27, 1896. See Leslie-Fraser. 3. Mary Ann Leslie, born September 1, 1820, buried in St. Thomas Cemetery on July 29, 1913, at the age of 92 years, 10 months, married Isaac Jacob Prest, of Moosehead, Nova Scotia, born 1820 died April, 1883, buried in St. Thomas Cemetery, April 7, 1883. (Isaac Jacob Prest was one of the eleven children of Isaac Prest, born in Liverpool, England in 1786, and his wife Hanna Hilchey, born May 31, 1781, whose other ten children were John Martin Hilchey, Thomas Gaspard Hilchey, Edward Isaac Hilchey, George Henry Hilchey, William Richard Hilchey, Elizabeth Hilchey, Sarah Hilchey, Hanna Sophia Hilchey, Marguerite Ann Hilchey, and Mary Hilchey. The children of Isaac Jacob Prest and Mary Ann (Leslie) Prest were: 3.1 Mary Ellen Prest, born 1846, married Thomas Hilchey. 3.2 Gasper Charles Prest, born 1852, married Margaret Jackson. Their grandson is Sterling Prest. 3.3 James Henry Prest, b. 1856, m. Esther Jackson, Margaret's sister. 3.4 William Archibald Prest, born 1861, married Henrietta Glencross. 3.5 John Archibald Prest, born 1854, probably died young. 4. Caroline Elizabeth Leslie, born February 11, 1824, died February 28, 1891, married Cornelius Henley. Their great great granddaughter lives in Toledo, Ohio. 5. Captain William Gasper Leslie, born January 20, 1828, died November 19, 1873. On December 23, 1847, he married Mary Ann Boutilier, born in 1825 at St Margaret's Bay, one of eleven children of George Matthew Boutilier who later moved his family of eleven children to Mushaboom, Halifax County, and whose son, John Boutilier, married Mary Josey and one of John and Mary (Josey) Boutilier's sons, Francis Archibald Boutilier, married Mary Etta Lawlor of Mushaboom (1.2.6). Mary Ann (Boutilier) Leslie died at the home of her daughter, Sarah Jewers, in Beaver Harbour March 23, 1917, and is buried beside her husband, in the Popes Harbour, Bollong Point Anglican Cemetery. When she died at the age of 93, Beaver Harbour lost its oldest citizen. She was survived by a brother, Matthew Hugh Boutilier, and a sister, Mrs. James Hubley of Musquodoboit. Mary Ann (Boutilier) Leslie survived her husband by 44 years. William Gasper Leslie, "Mr. Uncle", was a Master Mariner and a member, with his two brothers George and Henry, of the 1865 partnership G. H. & W Leslie, which carried on a large fish, ship building, and trading business at Spry Bay, Halifax County, Nova Scotia.William Gasper, a man of exceptional gifts of mind, a lovable disposition, and great strength of body, was six feet, seven inches tall and weighed 235 pounds. With one hand, he could lift a 700 lb anchor by a rope tied around its shank. He was injured August 23, 1873 while trying to save his men and his schooner off the Magdalene Islands in the Great August Gale of '73, and died three months later from those injuries. His tombstone says "He lived not for himself alone". The August Gale of 1873 was responsible for great destruction. One of its casualties was the frame of the new Anglican Church which was being built at Spry Bay Henley. At that time Spry Bay was a two-part community: Spry Bay Henley to the West, and Spry Bay Leslie to the East. After the storm, some Leslies and a Walsh removed the fallen frame in the dark of night, drew it by sleigh and oxen Download 270.35 Kb. Share with your friends:
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