II.B.9. Mary Frances Borden (1856-1859) Note: Philip Thorpe seems to have her as Mary J. Woodworth. II.B.10

According to the CTR, Sarah's husband was Eliakim Tupper Jr, s/o Elias (5) and Rachel (Porter) Tupper, and grandson to Elias(4) and Jerusha (Sprague) Tupper of Tupperville, Annapolis County. PANS has a book on the Tupper Genealogy (1578-1971) by Eleanor Tupper, published by the Tupper Family Association of America in 1972 which gives an account of this Eliakim Tupper's family,

Elias (5) Tupper (Elias 4, Eliakim 3, Capt. Thomas 2, Thomas 1) was born in Lebanon, Conneticut about 1752, and died at Cornwallis in 1829. Elias (5) married in Cornwallis 1769 Rachel Porter, d/o John and Phebe Porter.(note: John Porter received a land grant in Cornwallis in 1761).

Elias (5) Tupper was a farmer, residing in Cornwallis "on the North side of the Cornwallis River, 2-3 miles East of Kentville" (must have been near where the Manning Ells poultry farm is today). They had 13 children, including twin boys, born 14 March 1783 named Eliakim (who married Sarah Boles) and Elias (who married Rebecca Ann Beckwith).

Eaton says in his History of Kings (Pg 845) that the founder of the Tupper family of Kings County was Captain Eliakim Tupper Jr., (b. @ Sandwich Mass. 1711 m. (1734) Mary Bassett, and d. 1761), s/o Eliakim Tupper of Sandwich, Mass., and this is no doubt the origin of this unusual name. Eaton says " The Tupper family is by all means one of the most remarkable families the county has ever had, persons bearing the Tupper name or having Tupper blood having risen to the highest positions in Canada and elsewhere." ... "Elias Tupper (note: father of the Eliakim who married our Sarah Boles), a brother of Eliakim Jr., of Cornwallis (b. @ Sandwich Mass., 1715 m. (1740) Jerusha Sprague, b. 1723, and, settled in Annapolis.(see History of Annapolis).

A biography of the Tupper's written by William A. Tupper says that about the year 1760, Eliakim Tupper and his brother, Elias emigrated to Cornwallis from Connecticut. The author is a descendant of one of Eliakim's children, Charles Tupper (1748-1821) who married Elizabeth West, and raised a large family (14 children!) including Rev Charles Tupper, the father of Sir Charles Tupper.

An Eliakim Tupper tended Magee's grist mill on the mill brook (possibly the son of Charles Tupper and Elizabeth West who's third son, Eliakim was married to Rebecca Loomer. There are two Eliakim Tuppers, both with 6 in the family (but one has 5 males and one has only 3, so must be different ones) listed in the 1861 census for Somerset. One appears to live next to William Clem. (note: probably Doreen Clem Bennett's ancestor), and one next to John C. Newcomb. A George Bowles with 5 in family, also lives in this area.

(I wonder if this would have been the Magee mill at Kentville).

" Elias Tupper, (note: the Elias [1752-1829] who married Rachel Porter) I always understood he was a cousin of my grandfather (Eliakim) lived long since my recollection on the North side of the Cornwallis River. Some two or three miles East of Kentville, a road runs down South half a mile more or less from Belcher Street to the buildings. I suppose he was the son of Elias who was a brother to my grandfather (Note: This is a correct supposition, being the son of the Elias Tupper [1715-1800] who married Jerusha Sprague, and lived in Tupperville, Annapolis County). I had but little acquaintance with the family. A few of the name lived on Halls Harbour Mountain, and in other parts of Cornwallis - they seemed to have died or removed elsewhere. I suppose they sprung from that family - but have nearly all gone out of my knowledge now.

(Note: I wonder if this would have been around where the Webster or Ells farms were on Belcher street, when I lived in Port Williams: 1946-1967)

Children of Eliakim and Sarah (Boles) Tupper were:

Alexander was a farmer and mill owner; res. Lake George, Kings County, N.S.

Guy Morton was the s/o Major Lemuel Morton M.P.P., and Martha d/o John and Mercy Newcomb. The Morton family probably came from Dartmouth, MA.

Children by his first marriage:

III.B.1. Alice Maria Tupper b. 1844 m. James Barkhouse; res Lake Paul and Aylesford. Children (recheck Tupper Genealogy) * :

III.B.1.a. Bertha Barkhouse m. 16 Dec 1890, George S. Lutz, s/o Rufus and Margaret (Clem) Lutz. 6 children: (Ref. Pearl Sanders).

III.B.1.a.i. Azie Elvison Lutz (18 Jul 1894-26 Dec 1955) m. Florence Palmer. 16 children!

(Cessie, Bertha, Carrie, Doris, Helen, Margaret, Marie, Carleton, Rose, Whitney, Harding, Ronald, Janice, Robert, Carolyn, Marina)

III.B.1.a.v. Earland Lutz m. Esther Joudrey. 15 children: Lena, Lewis, Ina, Gordon, George, Stanley, Barbara, Shirley, Emmerson, Ruth, Lillian, Elizabeth, Russell, Hilda, Phillip.

William was a twin to Alexander. He died July 1820, and is buried next to his parents in the Chipman Corner cemetery. Res. Billtown.

A William Boles is listed in Dr. Marble’s work as having died 14 Aug. 1830 at Cornwallis. Wife- Prudence. (Reel 19, 712 (A). Given his wife’s name is the same, one would think it this man, and believe Marble’s work was on Probate records.

14 Aug 1830 - Adm. Prudence Boles, relict of the late Wm Boles, Gideon Rockwell, and John Boles. Was the latter William's brother??

The 1830 date also fits with the fact their youngest daughter, Margaret, was born in 1824.
The children of William and Prudence Bowles as listed in Eaton's History of Kings County, p. 583, were as follows:
IV.A. Mary Bowles, b. 20 November 1806
IV.B. Jerusha Bowles, b. 7 July 1808

IV.C. Elizabeth Bowles, b. 22 April 1810 d. 15 Mar. 1886. S. Franey says that she was probably the Elizabeth Bowles who married, as his second wife, William Bowles Masters, who was born 24 May 1801, son of Abraham Masters and Elizabeth Seaborn Wolfe Woodworth. Buried in Billtown. Res. in Centreville. Masters first wife was Sarah Newcomb (died 1832). Three children.

IV.C.1. Richard A. Masters (1848-1923 at Melvern Square) m.1889 (Presbyterian) Anna E. Masters. Res. Kentville. Anna was d/o Charles Masters and Charlotte Catherine Morse.

Buried Oak grove, Kentville.

William Masters was the brother of Shubael Baker Masters who married Pamelia Bowles (see VI.E)

IV.C.2. William Edwin Masters (1835-1910)- (from Philip Thorpe’s data. He married Rebecca Ann Eaton b. 1838, d/o Abijah Athearn Eaton and Deborah Coffin. Buried Billtown Baptist. Children:

IV.C.2.a. George Andrew Masters b. ~1865

IV.C.2.b. Inace Ralph Masters b. ~1867

IV.C.2.c. Grace DeV. Masters b. ~1870

IV.C.2.d. Eugene Campbell Masters b. ~1874

IV.C.2.e. John Gustave Masters b. ~1877
IV.C.3. Helen Lucilla Masters n. 1840 m. Samuel Royal.(P.Thorpe data) Buried Billtown.
IV.D. Joseph Rockwell Bowles, b. 4 July 1812 d. 2 Dec 1874 of consumption. (KDR & Probate B-80) He married Mary ? (1819-1892) and res. Centerville. 1861 census for Centreville shows him with 6 in the family, living 5 names away from his brother, Campbell Bowles.

KDR Pg115 #182,1874 Bowles, Joseph R. - at Centerville, of consumption, age 62, born Cornwallis, s/o William and Prudence. Farmer. Informant: Thad. Bowles.

The death of Mary Bowles, widow of the late Joseph Bowles, is listed in the Presbyterian Witness, 26 Nov. 1892. she died 14 Nov. at Centerville at the age of 73.

Kings Wills:1874-1890 Jas. R. Bowles. pg ?49 . To son, Thaddeus; to wife Mary; to son William Edward; to daughter, Augusta Olivia etc.

Joseph and Mary Bowles had Five children:
IV.D.1. THADDEUS Somerton Bowles (1844 -1921) m. (1)at Cornwallis Baptist, 7 Mar. 1873 Annie T.Barnaby (d. 1902)of Canard, d/o John Barnaby and Harriett Cogswell.

Harriett Cogswell was the d/o John and Ruth (Eaton) Cogswell, and grandaughter of Capt. Mason Cogswell b. 1750 Lebanon, CT. The Cogswell family lived at Upper Dyke Village.

Thaddeus Bowles married (2)2 Dec. 1903 Willie Masters Banks Beckwith b. ~1864.
KMR #30 BOWLES, THADEUS S. Pg.53, 7 March 1872, age 28, born and Res. Centerville, s/o Joseph & Mary B., m. Annie Barnaby, 29, Res. Canard, d/o Joe? & Harriett B. Rev Kempton. Baptist.
Probate b-130 says that Annie R. Bowles of Centerville d. 20 Nov 1902.

Probate B-229 says that Thaddeus S. Bowles of Centerville d. 9 May 1921.

IV.D.1.b. Henri Barnaby Bowles b. 1875

IV.D.1.c. Lee Cogswell Bowles b. 1882

Probate records for Thaddeus (1921) also list a Grandson, Gordon Henri Bowles.

IV.D.1.d. Isabella Ellis Bowles b. ~1871 d. 1878 in Canard.
IV.D.2. EDWARD Perry Bowles M.D. (1845-1912) m. 21 Sept 1875 to Marian Morse. Dr Bowles d. 19 Nov 1912 (Probate B-142). He was the mayor of Wolfville in 1893/94.

KMR #91 BOWLES, EDWARD PERRY 88 Sept 21,1875, age 30, Physician in Wolfville, s/o Jos (?IV.D)& Mary m. (1)1875 Marian Rosina Morse, 27, 3rd d/o Samuel & Charlotte. Baptist, Canning. Rev Neily. The Presbyterian Witness also lists their marriage at Cornwallis Township but seems to list a second marriage in 23 June 1900 edition:

Dr Edwin P. Bowles of Wolfville to Evangeline Durfee (1870-1922) of Shelburne. Probate records give Evangeline D. Bowles as his wife. Also children:

IV.D.2.a.Marion L. Bowles b. 1884

IV.D.2.b.Edward Bowles b. 1876
Note: When my Aunt Nellie Bishop was born, "old Dr Bowles" was said to be the doctor...no doubt this man.

Probate record of 1922 of Evangeline Bowles lists her heirs as nephew Albert Bruce Durfee, sister Jospehine Cox, niece Evangeline Cox, and Mable Dixon.

Note: Would this be a relation of the Eaton twins of Lower Cunard (Leonard and Robert)?

The Presbyterian Witness 25 June 1887 announced their marriage on 22 June.
IV.D.5. WILLIAM M.(?E) Bowles (Oct 1853 - 17 Aug 1864)

In the will of Joseph Bowles, he left $100 to his son William Edward, and $100 plus a cow to his daughter, Augusta Oliva.

Shubeal had a brother, William Bowles Masters (b. 1801) who married (1) Sarah Newcomb (2) Elizabeth Bowles (see IV.C.) The middle name of William (Bowles) Masters, makes me question if the Bowles family may have come from the same area (Manchester Mass.), or were related back further.

The Masters family from Abraham Masters and D. Knowlton of Manchester, MA. who came to Falmouth Township in 1760 on their own ship.

The 1861 census for Centreville, lists Shubael Masters (family of 8).

Perhaps this is the Polina Bowles listed in the 1901 census as a domestic, living in the home of John Bowles. This John Bowles was born in 1839, had a wife Jane, and a son Bronson (b. 1873), but I do not know which branch he belongs to.

W. Campbell Bowles was baptized in Halls Harbour in 1858.

Kathy Jeffers has a daughter called Prudence (d. 1861), but not one called Paulina.

IV.H.1. Elmira Jane Whitney b. 1858 d. 1875. Buried Billtown.

IV.H.2. Ella Maud Whitney (1859-1885). Buried Billtown.

IV.H.3. Laura May Whitney (1860-1862). Buried Billtown.

Was she the Alice Bowles who drowned in a brook 17 Oct. 1866? (KDR)

"Funerals/marriages attended by Rev. James Parker says that he attended at the wedding of "Ellis" I. Bowles to Sylvanus Whitney on 22 Aug 1855.

IV.I.1.a. Eva Newcomb ( -1890)

IV.I.2. Edgar Newcomb b. 1856

IV.I.3. Blanche A. Newcomb b. 1866 m. George Parker.

(Philip Thorpe data)
Information on the Rockwell family near end of doucument in "Allied Lines".

V. ALEXANDER BOLS (28 Feb. 1780- 25 Nov 1780). A twin to William.


VI. JOHN BOLES ( 5/?6 Nov.1782-17 Jan. 1837) m. 31 Jan 1804,(CTR) MARGARET WEBSTER, (28 Nov. 1786-bef. 1837) d/o Abraham Webster and Polly (Mary) Jeffers. Death record for John Boles from RG 48 Reel 19, 712.

The 1861 census for Berwick, lists an Abraham Webster with 6 in the family, but I suspect that he might be a brother or nephew to Margaret. A number (6) of other Websters are listed in the same area, and 3 others in another section of Berwick, so they are probably part of the same family. I wonder if the Websters who have a U-Pick Strawberry farm in the Berwick area are descendants?

John Boles made a will in 1837, in which his children are listed (as in Eaton's History of Kings):

...daughter - Mary Coleman, wife of David Coleman

...son, Alexander,

...son, Graham

...son, George - real estate left to him

...daughter, Sarah

...son, John
Information I have on the children of John and Margaret Boles, born in Cornwallis, follows:
VI.A. Mary Bols, b. 17 Jan 1805 m. David Coleman (~1806-bef.1881). The 1861 census for Centreville lists a David Coleman with 4 in the family. I had wondered if I had placed them correctly, but Philip Thorpe’s data has the same.

Note: nearby is a "William Cumming", and an "Alex McPhail" (see VI.B.1. below)

Most of the data on this branch of the family comes from data of Philip Thorpe.

VI.A.1. William H. Coleman b. ~1830 , m. (1) 1858 Caroline Sullivan. Children:

VI.A.1.a. Ada Coleman

VI.A.1.b. Rachel Coleman

VI.A.1.c. Margaret Jane Coleman b.1866,Halls Harbour.

VI.A.1.d. Lebaron Coleman b. 1868

VI.A.1.e. Irene Coleman b. 1871

12 children listed in Philip Thorpe’s document:

VI.A.2.a. John Leonard Coleman b. 1865, Halls Harbour, m. 1889, Canard, Mary DeAdder b. 1872, New Ross.
VI.A.2.b. Mayhew Bishop Coleman b. 1866, Halls Harbour.
VI.A.2.c. Annie Coleman b. 1868

VI.A.2.d. Gertie Etta Coleman b. 1871, Huntington’s Point, Kings Co., m. 1891, Canard, Owen P. Young, s/o George Young and Julia Keizer.

VI.A.2.e. Carrie Ella Coleman b. 1873, Halls Harbour m. 1901, Kentville, William Osgood North, s/o Isaac Hiram North and Eunice Catherine Roscoe. Children:

VI.A.2.e.i. Isaac North

VI.A.2.e.ii. William North
VI.A.2.f. Allan Coleman (1876, Halls Harbour-1961) m. 1898, Upper Canard, Gearldene Hueston (1876, Kentville-1944), d/o James and Mary Hueston. Children:

VI.A.2.F.i. Harry Hueston Coleman (1901-1975)

Buried Oak grove, Kentville.

VI.A.2.F.ii. Unknown Coleman (bro. To above)

VI.A.2.F.iii. Gertrude Coleman m. William Cameron. Res. Mulgrave.
VI.A.2.g. Margaret Coleman b.1878 m. 1898, Kentville, Frederick Haliburton Bishop (b. 1873, Sunnyside, Kings co. d. 1953), son of Frederick Herbert Bishop and Melissa Jane Dodge. Children:

VI.A.2.g.i. Clarence Allen Bishop b. 1904 m. Marguerite Octavia Balsor b. 1906, Canady Creek, Kings Co., d/o Hiram Balsor and Clara Blanch Siggins. Children:

.Boyd Blake Bishop b.1931, Kentville m. Donna Fay Miller. 3 ch. Michael, Deborah, and Cynthia.

.Clyde Clifford Bishop b.1926, Toronto. M. Bertha Leota Harvie. 4 ch. Brian, Peter, Jay, and Suzy.

.Ronald Frederick Bishop b. 1932,London.m. Irene Baggs. 3 ch. Ronald , Katherine, and Truman.

Note: Further on this family line can be found in Philip Thorpe’s document. He takes it one more generation.

VI.A.2.h.i. Lillian R. McIver b. 1914

VI.A.2.j. Nettie Coleman b. 1886 m. 1907, Kentville, Arthur Henry Sloan (b.1885, Windsor ).

VI.A.2.L. Jennie Coleman b. 1890 m. Elmer A. Scaling (1893-1969). Buried Oak grove, Kentville.

VI.A.4. Warren Coleman b.~1846 m.1866 in Wolfville, Julia Ann Munroe. 4 children born between 1866 and 1872 in Halls Harbour, N.S. They are in Philip Thorpe’s document.