Those who do not treasure the memory of their ancestors do not deserve to be remembered by posterity

VI.B.1.a. a male. Possibly this is the N.A. Bowles of Brockton, MA. as mentioned in Farquhar's book on the Bowles Family. He was said to have "come from Kentville, N.S. about 1884 His father, John H. Bowles lives in Kings County". As the book was published in 1907, John H. Bowles would still be living. Perhaps the idea of his father re-marrying was enough to send him South!

m.(2) 30 April 1884, Eunice J. Robinson, d/o Samuel and Emma Robinson.
KMR #27 BOWLES, JOHN H. pg.168, 30 April 1884-widower, age 43 s/o Alex & Mary J.(VI.B?or their son?), b. Halls Harbour, Res. Brooklyn St. m. Eunice J. Robinson, Born and Res. Brooklyn St., d/o Samuel & Emma. Baptist.
Probate B-210 says John H. Bowles d. 6 Aug 1923.

There are letters of administration dated 1841 (Adm. B 43) for the estate of Alexander Boles, presumably the above.- Mary Jane Boles, wife of David Porter, as principal and Jonathan R. Benjamin and Abel Benjamin as sureties -regarding a piece of land or farm on North Mountain, Cornwallis.

Probate B-61 date 30 March 1864.

There was a Graham Bowles who married Mary Kerr, but I do not know if this may have been a second marriage of this Graham or not.

The Ells family came from Connecticut. Thomas Ells was the son of Joshua Ells Jr and M. Rand.

Ruth Cogswell Ells was the daughter of Aaron and Ruth (Parish) Cogswell.

KDR pg19 #64, 1867 Bowles, Graham- s/o John and Margaret, Liver disease.

NSDR -George M. Bowles, d. 1872, age 59, at North Mountain, Heart Disease. Parents Graham and Mary.

She m. 2.(1874) Gideon Rockwell.
Marriages attended by Rev James Parker included that of Gideon Rockwell to Mrs Jerusha Boals on 14 Sept 1874.

KMR #80 BOWLES, JERUSHA pg.77 14 Sept 1874- 53, widow, d/o Robert & Lydia Bowles, m. Gideon Rockwell, widower, age 83, s/o Joseph & Lydia. Baptist.

Note: I am confused by this as the probate record for Prudence Bowles says she was married to Gideon Rockwell...perhaps there was more than one?

In 1837 will, George Bowles inherited the real estate. In the KDR, his name spelled "Bowles".

Probate B-73 Cornwallis Letters Testamentary 26 Oct 1872. Estate valued at 1200.88 pounds.

The 1861 census for Kings County Polling District #4 (Lakeville) lists a Graham Bowls with 4 in the family living next to George Bowls with 3 in the family. This might be sons of John Bols and Margaret Webster (see VI.C & VI.D), as they resided at Billtown. Graham is said to have 2 acres of cultivated upland. George (?his brother) has 100 acres of cultivated upland, 6 cows, 1 horse, and produced the followed in the previous year: 350 bushels potatoes, 40 bushels turnip, 15 tons hay, 65 bushels oats, 12 bushels buckwheat, 50 bushels apples, 15 yards fulled cloth, 100 pounds butter.

Elizabeth Newcomb was a daughter of Capt. Eddy Newcomb of Cornwallis township, so perhaps that is why Elias and Elizabeth moved to Cornwallis.

In the will of Alexander Bols of 1814, Elizabeth is listed as widow of Mrs Elias Tupper, so given they married in 1809, they had a maximum of 5 years together before he died.

“Historical and Genealogical Record of Colchester County” by Thomas Miller (1873), pg. 225, has the history of the family of Eliakim Tupper (d. 1810, Stewiake) and Elizabeth Newcomb (d. 1824, age 81). In 1773, they moved to Truro from the western part of N.S. They kept an inn. He had come to N.S. in 1760, and about this time married Elizabeth. In 1780, he was appointed J.P. for Colchester and Pictou. He had a large family of sons. Moved to Stewiake in 1792.

The Eliakim and Elizabeth Tupper family is found in the Tupper Genealogy published by the Tupper Family Association of America, 1972, page 75. Eliakim was born 1742 in Lebanon, Connecticut, and died at Stewiake in 1810. This Eliakim Tupper (and there were many of them!) was a son of Elias Tupper (b. 1715 Sandwich Ma., d. Tupperville, Annapolis County 1800) and Jerusha Sprague, so was a brother to the Elias Tupper (1752-1786) who married Rachel Porter (see III, above).

Eliakim Tupper (1742-1810) moved to Cornwallis about 1760 and then became one of the early settlers of Truro, around 1773, where he was a merchant and inn keeper. In 1780, he was appointed Justice of the Peace for Colchester and Pictou. In the book "Londonderry Heirs", one chapter includes the history of the Presbyterian church in Truro. The church frame was erected in 1768. Eliakim Tupper took the contract to finish the inside of the church and John Christie, who came out from Scotland in the same ship as Rev. Cock in 1772, and Daniel MacKenzie. It was the only church in Truro until about 1821. About 1792, they removed to Stewiake. He received a land grant of 500 acres in 1783, on the North side of the Stewiake River, also called the Wilmot River. This preceeded the time so many Cornwallis residents followed Rev. Hugh Graham to this area.

A sister of this Eliakim Tupper, Mary Tupper (d/o Elias and Jerusha of Tupperville, Annapolis Co), married Abraham Newcomb, brother of Elizabeth's and children of Capt. Eddy Newcomb.

Eliakim and Elizabeth (Newcomb)Tupper had 11 children, including Elias, who was born in Truro in 1777, died in 1809, married Elizabeth Bowls, and resided in Cornwallis. This Elias would therefore, have been a first cousin to the Eliakim Tupper who married Elizabeth's sister, Sarah Boles Tupper.(III), and second cousins to Rev Charles Tupper, who's son became Sir Charles Tupper.

Eaton's History of Kings County, pg 291, lists the members of the first New Light Congregational Church at Jaw Bone Corner, prior to 1799, and there is "Elias and Elizabeth Tupper" listed. Could this be Elizabeth Bols? She would have been very young ..only about 15!

VII.A. Elias Tupper (1809-1847) -Drowned in Halifax Harbour. No issue.

RG41 Series C Vol.21 at the Public Archives says that Elias Tupper, Barrister at Law drowned in 1847. Gravestone erected by his mother, Elizabeth Brunnen.

Annapolis County Probate Records index by Wayne Walker (#143) has the following:

11 June 1828: Letters of Adm. To Elizabeth Tupper and John Tupper for the estate of William Tupper of Annapolis, for the estate of William Tupper of Annapolis. Guardianship granted to Eliakim Tupper of Sewick (Stewiake?) in the county of Halifax, farmer, of Maria Tupper, a miner under age 14, d/o William Tupper, deceased.

According to the Presbyterian Witness, the date of Graham's birth was 1788. According to Eaton, he was born in 1785. Thankful Burgess was a daughter of Seth Burgess and Abigail Howe, who came to Cornwallis township from Dartmouth Ma., in 1760.

Hugh Graham and Alice Bowles lived in Waterville, N.S. Graham, according to his obituary in the Presbyterian Witness, was named in honour of The Rev. Hugh Graham, the first Presbyterian minister at the old Congregational church at Chipman Corner. (where Alexander and Elizabeth Bols, are buried).

Graham and probably his wife Alice Bowles are buried at Waterville. I say "probably" as when I visited the gravesite at St Andrew's United Churchyard (24 Sept 1994), which read as follows:

Graham Bowles

died

Mar 25 1864

of his age

The (bed?) of peaceful rest

Where I should gladly rise at length

And mingle with the blest

The obituary in the Presbyterian Witness 2 Apr. 1864, Vol XVII, No 14, p 55 reads as follows:

"At Waterville, West Cornwallis, on Friday 25th inst., after a short illness, Hugh Graham Bowles, in the 76th year of his age. The deceased had been for several years a consistent member and zealous supporter of the Presbyterian Church and always evinced a deep interest in its welfare. He was named after the late Rev. Hugh Graham, the first Presbyterian minister who settled in Cornwallis, by whom the deceased was baptized. He died peacefully, and without a struggle, leaning on Christ's righteousness as the ground of acceptance before God."

There was a Graham Bowles (3 in family) and George Bowles ( 4 in family) listed next to each other in Polling district # 13 (Berwick) of the 1861 census. I missed looking up the detail (*) on these two, as I had thought the ones in PD#4 were ours, and trying to match the person to the detail in the forms is difficult, but when I got back home and thought about it, it seems to me more likely that our Graham and George Bowles would be in the Berwick one, as many Pineos are listed here as well, and Waterville was once known as "Pineo's Corner". Also, John N. Bowles, with 7 in the family, is listed on the other side of Graham (see VIII.H). It is interesting that either a "Mrs" or "Mos" (?Moses) Shaw (with 5 in the family) is listed next to John N. Bowles. The numbers (abstract no. 3) are thus:

#14 - George Pineo

#15 - Graham Bowles

#16 - John N. Bowles

#17 - Mrs (?Mos) Shaw

#18 - James Morse

#19 - John H. Shaw

#29 - William Webster
KDR Pg17 #29 1866 Bowles, Allice - ?copy * Drowned in brook near her place in Waterville.

The Presbyterian Witness of 27 Oct 1866 announced her death as follows: "Mrs Boles d. Tuesday age ca 80, widow of the late Graham Boles. It is interesting that although her husband's name is spelled as "Bowles", her name is spelled "Boles", suggesting that a different memberr of the family submitted the information.

VIII.K. WOODWORTH BOWLES (29 May 1829 - )

(Films of Kings County Genealogies at P.A.N.S)

VIII.A. Mary Alice Bowles (1815-1821)

VIII.B. John Newcomb Bowles (1816- )

VIII.C. Thankful Margaret Bowles (1819- ) m. William H.Best

VIII.D. William Bowles (1821-1894)m. ?Mary C. Best ?Elizabeth

VIII.E. Mary A.Bowles (1823- ) m. ____ Forsyth

VIII.F. Leonard N. Bowles (1826-1898) m. Sarah Elizabeth Bowlby.

VIII.G. Elizabeth A. Bowles (1826- d. prob. young)

VIII.H. John Newcomb Bowles (1829-1880) m. Lucilla Hall

VIII.I. George Bowles (1831-1917) m. (1) Elizabeth Allison (2) Susan B. Shaw.

VIII.J. Elizabeth A. Bowles (1832-1922) m. Isaiah Shaw Pineo

VIII.K. Woodworth Bowles - Was he a twin of John Newcomb Bowles?

Following is information on each of these children:

"Tangled Roots" lists a William Best (1773-1827) who m. 1794 Jemima d/o Capt. William Bishop. Their son, Elias Best (b. 1795) m. (1799) Mary Burbidge, and they had a son, William Henry Best bp. 11 March 1800. Could this be the William Best who married Thankful Bowles?

The Presbyterian Witness 14 Sep. 1889 lists the death of Mary Bowles, w/o William Bowles d. 2 Sep. at Grafton.

Probate records for William Bowles(10 Feb. 1894) lists his wife as Mrs Elizabeth Boles, so he must have remarried, or I have mixed up two William Bowles. This probate record also lists his daughter Isabella Rockwell, and son-in-law R.E. Rockwell. Yet in Isabella’s marriage record, her parents are said to be William and Meriam. All these Williams are mighty confusing!
Hutchinson's 1864 directory lists William Boles of Pineo Village as a carpenter.
Note; the latter date of his birth and death is taken from Aunt Lorna's notes with " Phyllis Cox" written next to it. Did Phyll copy the dates from a stone?

Probate B-124 says William Bowles d. 10 Feb 1894, so it appears to be this William.

In the 1851 census, there is a William Boles listed as living next to Rev. Wm Chipman. In the 1871 census, a William Bowles had a carriage and brick factory.
VIII.D.1. Isabel P. Bowles b. ca 1848 m.23 Aug 1876

Robert Rockwell.

VI.D.1.b. Lila J. Rockwell

VI.D.1.c. Gladys H. Rockwell

VI.D.1.d. William Burgess Bowles Rockwell

VI.D.1.e. John Rockwell
VIII.E. Mary A. (Alice?) Bowles, b. 15 November 1823 m. ___Forsyth.

Probably named after her sister who had died 2 years before. Could it have been she who drowned in the brook in Oct 1866?

My mother said that "Uncle Leonard" lived "across the field" from George Bowles in Grafton, or was this Uncle Will? (check with Aunt Jessie*) Hutchinson's Directory says that Leonard Boles of Pineo Village was a farmer.

Probate B-62 says that Leonard Bowles of Waterville d. 11 Feb. 1898.

1861 census for Somerset lists Leonard Boles with 5 in the family. He has 20 acres Cultivated upland. Next to him is William Boles (?VIII.D) with 30 acres, and 2 away from him is Woodworth Bowles with 5 in family. Woodworth Bowles is 4 names away from Isaiah Shaw (see VIII.I) with 10 in the family (5 males, 5 females).

The 8 Children of Leonard and Sarah Bowles were:
VIII.F.1. Colin Avery Bowles ( 21 June 1876-21 Sept 1877) Philip Thorpe does not have him in his data, and I do not recall where I found the name.
VIII.F.2. Boyd F. Bowles (~1873 - aft 1898) M.D.of Wollaston Ma., m. @ Waterville, Presbyterian Church, 4 Sept 1907 Elsie M. Best, d/o Walter (Tangled Roots says Nathan) and Prudence Best of Waterville. Boyd was a dentist.
KMR #69 BOWLES, BOYD F. (M.D.) Pg.112, 1907, age 21, born Waterville, Res. Wollaston, Mass, s/o Leonard & Sarah, m. Elsie M. Best, both born and Res. Waterville, d/o Walter & Prudence. Waterville Presbyterian.

The Presbyterian Witness 5 Oct. 1907, announced the marriage of Dr Boyd Burgess of Wallanton, MA, m. 2 Sept 1907 by Rev. McKinnon, Halifax.

Could this be the "Norman S. Bowles" listed in the 1901 census of Cambridge and Waterville as being born 5 Dec. 1858? It seems probable to me. If so, he was married to an Edith, and had 2 chldren living with them:

VIII.F.3.a. Hilda Bowles, age 10 (b. 1891)

VIII.F.3.b. Webster Bowles, age 8 (b. 1893)

In 1881, this couple lived in Bar Harbour, Me. Almira had been a school teacher. Fred was a carpenter.

KMR #68 BOWLES, ALMIRA P. 144 1881 - d/o Leonard and Sarah m. Frederick Ells
* I wondered if Frederick Ells was related to Cyrus Ells, who started the poultry farm on Belcher Street, Port Williams, but a descendant by the name of Judith Ellis of Santa Cruz, Ca. wrote me in 1997 about this, and says that this was not the case. She sent me family data, which I have unfortunately misplaced.
VIII.F.5. Howard D. Bowles (1863 - )

VIII.F.6. Jennie B. Bowles (1864- )

VIII.F.7. Edna B. Bowles (1866- ) m.?1905 Reginald Shaw.

From the Berwick Register, 5 Jan 1905-

Waterville- The members of the choir of the Presbyterian church presented Mrs Reginald Shaw (Miss Edna Bowles), who had been a member of the choir, with a very handsome silver syrup pitcher and spoon as a wedding gift.

VIII.F.8 Aubrey L. Bowles m. Abbie Marchand.

VIII.F.8.a. Leonard Murry Bowles (1914-1914)

Apparently, they had no more children as her Probate record (1920) lists her heirs as:

Ruby Beatrice Clarke, Ruby E. Marchant, Mrs ada Marchant, Stanley Marchant, Lulah Marchant (neice), Lois Maude Marchant, Charles Clarke (brother-in-law), Belle Clarke (sister), Lilliam K. Sutherland.
VIII.F.9. Lillie B. Bowles (1870- ) m. Charles Jones.
VIII.G. Elizabeth A. Bowles, b. 18 August 1826 . She must have died young, as there was another child named Elizabeth or "Libby".

See VIII.J.

The Presbyterian Witness of 24 Jan 1885, has her death notice:

Lucilla Dodge Bowles d. 17th at Waterville, West Cornwallis, w/o John N. Bowles, in 68th year. From this, I wonder if Dodge was her maiden name, but it could have simply been her middle name.

In the 1861 census for Berwick, they were #16, between #15 (Graham Bowles) and #17 (Mrs Mos. Shaw)

I found their stone (St Andrew's United churchyard, Waterville) nearby Graham Bowles' and it looked to me that his date of death was 2 Feb 1886, but I suppose it could have been 1880. He died at age 70. The three following children's names are also on the stone.

J. N. Bowles was appointed commissioner of schools for West Cornwallis, Kings County pm 22 Sept 1866. (see PANS RG 3, Vol. 2, #301). Hutchinson's directory for 1864 for Pineo Village lists John Boles as a J.P.

Children of John Newcomb Bowles and Lucilla Hall:
VIII.H.1. Leander Van Ess Bowles (1843-1907)

A Leander Bowles is listed on the 1901 census (Cambridge and Waterville) as b. 7 Mar. 1846 in N.S., of Scotch ancestry, and Presbyterian. Buried Waterville.

The census record for 1861 lists a John S. Belcher (5 in family) in Polling District # 2 (Canard). Unknown if this is the one who married Amanda Bowles in 1885, but I expect the 1881 census would tell me.

Witnesses: Leander and Edna Bowles.

John Sherman Belcher (b. 1795), s/o Stephen Belcher, was married first to Matilda Wells. They lived on place that in the 19th century was owned by Henry Cogswell.
The Presbyterian Witness 9 Mar 1895, also has their marriage (by Rev. John Allen and William Dawson), and says that she is the d/o John N. Bowles J.P.
VIII.H.3. Burgess T.(N -S.F.?) Bowles (1849-1870).Buried Waterville.
VIII.H.4. Frederick J. Bowles (b. ca 1850 - ?1920)

Note: Could this be the Dr Fred J. Bowles who is buried next to Leonard's stone at St Andrews? His stone says that he died in New York City 28 Jan 1920. Also "The beloved physician, a faithful friend, one of God's good men". The following would tend to confirm this.

The 1907 book The Bowles Family, by Farquhar (see above), pg. 206 lists a Dr F.J. Bowles who at the time was living at 121 W. 93rd St. New York City. He "came from N.S. in 1883 and has practised medicine since 1884 in New York City. A brother, L.V. Bowles lives in Waterville, Kings County, N.S." (Note: Leonard Van Ess Bowles died in 1907).

The names of the first 3 children of John N. Bowles are all on the parents stone at St Andrews.

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  VIII.I. GEORGE BOWLES,(b. 11 February 1831 d. 9 August 1917, age 86), m. (Grafton Methodist) 26 June 1857 (1) Elizabeth Allison (b. 1835/6 d.27 Dec. 1866, age 31 buried at Grafton Corner in the Methodist cemetery) d/o William Edward Allison (James 2, Joseph 1) and Jane Wilkinson. Her Birth is given in the CTR as 7 July 1836 and her Baptism 21 Aug 1836, and the parents names are given as William and Jane Allison. Their abode was given as "Cornwallis" and his trade as "farmer".
  

"The people of Grafton, desiring a meeting place of their own, purchased the old Pleasant Valley church in 1876. The building was taken down and the several parts were moved to Grafton, where it was reassembled on a lot of land given by George Bowles". Perhaps this was as a peace offering to the very Baptist Shaw family, whose daughter Susan, he had married as his second wife in 1868. Apparently, the Shaws were upset that she had married a Presbyterian, and one of my relatives speculated that the reason that we knew little of the Shaws was because in those days, folk took their religion very seriously, and there was not much communication between those of a different denomination.

Although they had their own church, the people of Grafton retained membership in the organization at Cambridge until 1951.

Children (3) of George Bowles and Elizabeth Allison:
VIII.I.1. WILLIAM WILKINSON BOWLES (1858-1935)

VIII.I.2. ANNIE ELIZABETH BOWLES (1861-1943)

VIII.I.3 HENRY EDWARD ALLISON BOWLES (1862/63-1948)

Ann Wilkinson Allison was d/o William (1786-1863) and Elizabeth Wilkinson (1791-1876) of Grafton, who are buried at Grafton (Methodist cemetery). William Edward Allison was the s/o James Allison (1765-1849) and Margaret Hutchinson (1777-1834). Margaret Hutchinson Allison was the daughter of Margaret Wiswall and ? Hutchinson.

The 1861 census for South Aylesford lists 3 Hutchinson names, James, Enoch, and John. Unknown if they were related to Margaret, but it is conceivable.

In the 1871 census, there was an 81 year old Mrs Wilkinson living with the George Bowles family, and her occupation was listed as "midwife". There was also a 17 year old servant by the name of Annie Rockwell.

Two of Elizabeth Allison Bowles' sisters, Annie Margaret Allison (1834 - 1867) and Nancy Allison (1842-1933) were married to Arthur McNutt Patterson, principal of Acacia Villa school in Hortonville. Annie had 4 children before she died and he remarried her sister, Nancy, by whom there were 3 more children. The second child born to Annie was named "Charles Frederick Allison Patterson", after her uncle, who was founder of Mount Allison University.
See Eaton's History of Kings county for information on the Allison family, pg. 542-546, which begins: "One of the most widely known and highly honored King's county families is the Allison family. The family was founded in the county not by a New England grantee, but by Joseph Allison (William, John), who was born in Drumnaha, near Limavady, County Londonderry, Ireland, about 1720, and with his wife, Alice (Polk or Pollack), and children, came to Nova Scotia in 1769." I have compiled records from here and elsewhere re the Allisons. Joseph's son James Allison (1765-1849), who lived at Willowbank Farm, (Starr's Point Road, Port Williams), was the father of William Edward Allison.
*GEORGE BOWLES m. (18 March, 1868 at age 37) (2) SUSAN SHAW (1842 or 45-26 Oct 1917 age 72) d/o Isaiah Shaw (5 Jan 1798-29 Mar. 1874), [David, Moses, Moses] and Sarah Lyons (1804-1876 KDR say she was age 72 at the time of her death) d/o Thomas Ratchford Lyons and Ann Skinner.

George Bowles and Susan Shaw were married by Rev. James Parker, a Baptist minister, and witnesses are John Bowls and Willard Parker. Susan (Susie) Shaw was age 26 when she married George Bowles (age 37) as his second wife.

Isaiah and Sarah (Lyons) Shaw are buried at Berwick (Ref. Bentley)

George and Susan Bowles are buried in the churchyard of St Andrew's United Church at Waterville. The gravestone is near the church and reads :

George Bowles

d. Aug 9, 1917

aged 86 years

Susie B. His wife

d.Oct 26, 1917

age 72 Years
I have a photocopy of the marriage record which I got from a microfilm at PANS (mf#16345. 1868 #78 pg24) as well as a copy of the marriage license, signed 14 January 1868 by Hastings Doyle, Deputy Governor, and The Revd James Parker, Billtown. This suggests that the Shaws were members of the Billtown Baptist church, or simply that Billtown was a part of a circuit which included the Waterville/Grafton/Berwick area.
Children (6) of George Bowles and his second wife, Susan Shaw:
VIII.I.4. GRANT RUSSELL BOWLES (1870-1957)

VIII.I.5. SARAH ADELAIDE BOWLES ( )

*VIII.I.6. LAURA BURGESS BOWLES (1877-1958) -My grandmother

VIII.I.7. JESSIE MACDOUGALL BOWLES (1881-1957)

VIII.I.8. NELLIE CANDLISH BOWLES (1881-1971). Twin to Jessie.

VIII.I.9. MAY ELIZABETH BOWLES (1872, Grafton- )
Details of each of the children of George Bowles are given after information on the last sibling of his, Elizabeth Bowles Pineo.

My mother, Minnie Bishop Gates, can remember visiting with her grandparents in Grafton. She says that on her return there mysteriously always seemed to be a new baby in the house! Her grandfather, George Bowles, always had an evening family Bible reading time...Psalms and Proverbs being particular favourites. There was to be no work nor "play" done on the Sabbath, even so much as cutting out paper dolls nor using the swing. Sunday clothing had to be pressed and ready Saturday night. (at times, Susan was known to take the iron into the pantry to do a secretive last minute pressing of George's collar). Minnie wrote a story about her experiences visiting with her grandparents, in which she took the pseudonym of "Susan". It provides significant insight into this family, which despite his "strictness" were loving grandparents and a significant influence in her life.

"Isaiah S. Pineo

d. Oct 10 1896

aged 67 years

Elizabeth A.

his wife

At Rest"

In the 1901 census, it appears to be her mother, Elizabeth Pineo, living with the family, whose origin is said to be Scotch, and Presbyterian.

On the stone, under the names of the children who died young, is the statement "of such is the Kingdom of Heaven".

Philip Thorpe’s data has an additional two children:

VIII.J.5. James C. Pineo b. 1860

VIII.J.6. John L. Pineo b. 1868
Note: According to the 1861 census record, the biggest killer of children at that time was diptheria, so this may have been the cause of these children's deaths.
VIII.K. WOODWORTH BOWLES (29 May 1829 -18 Apr. 1895) m. 20 Oct. 1853 in Waterville, Charlotte H. White (~1836-17 Mar. 1889). Buried Waterville. He is listed on his father’s probate on 30 March 1864. Census records list him in the Somerset or Berwick divisions. Children as per data of Philip Thorpe:

VIII.K.1. IONA J. Bowles b.1854, m. 14 May 1874 in Waterville, James E. Crowe (1848, Great Village - ), son of William Crowe (ship carpenter) and Jane.

14 May 1873) Presbyterian. James E. Crowe age 25, of Waterville, (b. at Great Village), son of William and Jane Crowe, to Iona J. Bowles age 18, dau of Woodworth and Charlotte Bowles.
Kings County Marriage Index (1864-1909):

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Harry W. Bowles b. Waterville ca. 1858, Blacksmith. m. 4 Mar 1878 (Parrsboro Baptist) Rebecca ( ) b. Black Rock ca. 1858 d/o William & Elizabeth.

(Note: I wonder if this might be the origin of the Bruce Bowles who recently owned the Maple Tree Inn at Parrsboro?)

VIII.K.3. IDA Lucilla Bowles b. 1860, Waterville m. 22 Sep. 1881, in Waterville Presbyterian, Robert Allen Crowe (b. 1857, Londonderry, Colchester Co., N.S., s/o William and Jane Crowe.

In 1881, resided Annapolis.

Aunt Lorna remembers her mother had some Crowe "cousins" who visited her. One was Gordon Crowe, who lived in Middleton. The other was Dr Boyd Crowe, a dentist in Annapolis.

80 BOWLES, IDA L. 145 1881 - d/o Woodworth/Charlotte, m. Robert Crowe, tinsmith Res. Londonderry, s/o William & Jane. George Bowles a witness.
VIII.K.4. HENRY Trueman Bowles. Buried Waterville
VIII.K.5. BESSIE Allison Bowles b. 1865, Cornwallis, d. 1883. Buried Waterville.
VIII.K.6. HUGH GRAHAM Bowles b. 1868. Buried Waterville.
VIII.K.7. ROSE Lilliam Bowles (1870-1882. Buried Waterville.
VIII.K.8. NAOMI Pineo Bowles b. 1872, Waterville, m. James A. Langille.

VIII.K.9. BURGESS Woodworth Bowles 2/12 Infant, Waterville, d. 27 May 1875. Parents: Woodworth and Charlotte. (Inflammation of bowels)

123 137 1875 Bowles, Burgess Woodworth - age 2 months, of "inflammation of the bowels", born Waterville to Woodworth and Charlotte, section master
viii.k.10. GEORGE Obadiah Bowles. Buried Waterville.
VIII.K.11. Herman E. Bowles b. 1883 d. 1899. Buried Waterville.
VIII.K.12. JAMES A. Bowles b. 1883 d. 1899. Buried Waterville, Cemetery records of Waterville United lists James who died age 15, Henry Truman, George Obediah, Herman e., Hugh graham, Burgess N. Sons of Woodworth and Charlotte Bowles.

In a cemetery listing for St Andrew's United church in Grafton, the following names were found:

Charlotte H. Bowles d. 17 March 1889 age 52

Rose Lillian d. 9 Nov 1882 age 12

Bessie Allison d. Sept 1883 age 17

James A. d. 9 May 1899 age 15

Henry Trueman

George Obadiah

Hugh Graham

Burgess N.
From S. Franey's document:
Woodworth Bowles m. 20 October 1853 Charlotte H. White. Children:

Iona b. ca. 1854

Harris "Harry" W. b. ca 1858

Ida b. ca. 1861

Bessie Allison b. b. 9 Dec 1885 (according to the stone, she would have been born 1866)

Hugh G. b. ca. 1868

Rose b. ca. 1870
Burgess Bowles. Ch: Ada Bowles b. Horton d. 1 Year old, 25 sept 1866 at Cornwallis.

Near the end of this document, I will give some background on the Shaw family and allied lines, including the Lyons, Phinneys, Osborns, Skinners, and Pineos.

The death of Mr George Bowles occurred at his home in Grafton on Thursday, August 9th, after and illness of some weeks resulting from an injury sustained through a carriage accident.

Mr Bowles was born in Waterville, February 11, 1831, the youngest son of Mr Hugh Graham Bowles and his wife, Alice (Newcomb). In his youth he learned the trade of a blacksmith at which he worked for a time in Waterville. In the early fifties he married Elizabeth Allison, granddaughter of Mr William Wilkinson, then residing in the place now known as Grafton, and with whom the children of his deceased daughter, Mrs Allison, had their home. To this place, Mr Bowles removed, and here was his home for the rest of his life. Mrs Bowles died in 1864, leaving three children: William W., Henry E.A., and Annie, now Mrs Manzer, of Somerville, Mass.

In 1868, Mr Bowles married Susan Shaw, daughter of the late Mr Isaiah Shaw, of Berwick, who survives him.

Five children by this marriage also survive. these are: Mr Grant R. Bowles of Grafton, Mrs Alden Strong , of Hudson, Mass., Mrs G.L. Bishop, of Greenwich, Mrs W. B. Burgess and Mrs K.O.Parker of Woodville. One daughter, May, wife of J. Howe Cox, of Cambridge, died some years ago. With the exception of Henry, who resides in Fargo, North Dakota, all the eight living children were present at the deathbed of their father.

One sister, Mrs Elizabeth Pineo, widow of the late Isaiah S. Pineo, Esq., of Waterville, also survives.

Mr Bowles, during his last illness, manifested remarkable patience and hopefulness. He especially enjoyed the call of the Rev. Mr Simpson, who visited him on the Sabbath preceeding his death. When it became apparent that the end was near, his blessed tranquility of spirit increased more and more, until the glorious light of his eternal inheritance burst upon him. His end was peaceful and he crossed the bar with a smile of perfect confidence in Him whom to know is life eternal.

During his whole life Mr Bowles has been active and prominent in business and in social life. Firm in his adherence to what he believed to be right; quick to decide and prompt to act; of the strictest integrity and, personally, one of the kindest and most hospitable of men, his influence for good will long be felt in the community in which he lived and his memory will be cherished by all who had the privilege of his acquaintance.

Mr Bowles was a member of the Presbyterian church, in which he was chosen a Ruling Elder nearly thirty years ago. In that position, his wise counsel was often sought by his brethren of the Session and by the various clergymen in charge of the field. His home was a place where those who laboured for the Master were sure of a welcome.

The funeral took place on Saturday, August 11th. Services were conducted by the Rev. Mr Bell, of Canard, who founded a most comforting and instructive discourse on 1 Cor., chap.15. The Rev. Dr A. Chipman, of Berwick, a brother-in-law (note: Alice Shaw, sister to Susan, married Alfred Chipman) of the deceased, took part in the services. Interment was in the cemetery connected with St Andrew's church in Waterville. Mr Bowles was borne to his last resting place by the loving hands of sons and sons-in-law. Floral offerings from children, neighbours and friends were especially beautiful.

The music was in charge of Mr F.S. Bennett, who sang with much feeling "One Sweetly Solemn Thought," "The Homeward Way," At the closing a quartet sang "Shall we gather at the River."
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The Berwick Register of 14 November 1917 has the Obituary of George Bowles' second wife, Susan Shaw.

The news of the death of Mrs George Bowles reached Grafton on Saturday, Oct 27th. The sad event occurred the previous evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs Alden Strong, in Hudson, Mass., and the receipt of the news caused profound sorrow to her many friends and former neighbours in the community in which the greater part of her life has been spent.

Directly after the death and burial of her husband, which occurred in August, Mrs Bowles went to Woodville to make her home with her daughter, Nellie, Mrs Kenneth O. Parker, where everything was done for her pleasure and comfort. Expressing a wish to visit her daughters in Mass. before the winter set in, Mrs Bowles, accompanied by her daughter, Jessie, Mrs W.B. Burgess, left for that state on Oct 12th. The trip was a pleasant one and Mrs Bowles arrived apparently suffering little from fatigue. She spent Saturday and part of the Sabbath with her granddaughter, Mrs Ford, and Mrs Ford's mother, Mrs Manzer. On Sabbath afternoon she was conveyed by auto to the home of her daughter, Addie, Mrs Strong, in Hudson. On Monday, she was found to be suffering from pleurisy, which developed into pneumonia. A specialist was called and the services of one of his best registered nurses were secured. All that love and skill could do was done by the devoted family to ease the suffering and prolong the life of the much-loved mother. All was in vain, and on Friday evening, October 26th, just two weeks from the day on which she left Nova Scotia, Mrs Bowles passed peacefully away.

The funeral took place at Waterville on the Tuesday following. Before leaving Hudson, a short service was held at the home of Mrs Strong. This was conducted by the Rev. Mr Lowe, pastor of the Congregational Church in Hudson. A solo "God will take care of you," which had been a great favourite of the deceased, was sung by Mrs Tarbell. Mrs Burgess and her twin sister, Mrs Parker- who, summoned by wire, had reached Hudson, with her husband before her mother's death - accompanied the remains to Waterville. The funeral party was joined in St John by Mr and Mrs Grant R. Bowles and their daughter. A large number waited the arrival at Waterville. The service in the Presbyterian church was conducted by the Rev. Mr Bell, of Canard, who preached a most comforting sermon from I Peter 1;15-20.

Two much appreciated solos "Will I be Forgotten?" and "Go bury thy Sorrow," were sung by Mr Bennett.

Loving friends at Waterville, had draped the pulpit in black and white, Floral offerings were numerous and beautiful. among them were:Pillow from family; wreaths from Mr and Mrs G.L.Bishop and Leslie; from Mr & Mrs Howe Cox and family, and from Mr Apsley of Hudson; cut flowers from Mr & Mrs F.A. Patterson and from Mr and Mrs A. McN. Patterson; sprays from Messers. Hill and Dunbar of Hudson, Mr & Mrs Whipple, nurse Tozier, boys of Mrs Strong's S.S. class, ladies of the Congregational church, Hudson; from Ladies' Sewing Club and from the grand Temple of Pythian Sisters of Massachusetts; and sprays from Mrs L.W. Woodworth and Miss Allie Burgess.

The remains were tenderly laid to rest beside those of her husband in the cemetery adjoining the Presbyterian House of Worship at Waterville. By Mrs Bowles' death that church loses a much loved and devoted member, who's household duties, though many, were never allowed to interfere with her church work or with her attendance at public services. The community in which they resided also mourns, in the removal of Mr and Mrs Bowles, the loss of kindly and esteemed friends and neighbours, in whose hospitable home all were made welcome, and the sympathy of all is extended to the bereaved family.

The death record for Susan's father,Isaiah Shaw, was in KDR 1874: 29 March 1874, at Berwick, of Inflamation of Chest, Isaiah Shaw, age 76, married, born Lower Granville, parents David (farmer) and Desiah. The informant was Isaiah Shaw and his death was registered at Berwick by J.H. Parker.

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Putting the times in perspective:

On the second page of the same paper (1917) which carried Mrs Bowles Obituary, is an add for "Canada's Victory Loan" where the government of Canada is offering gold bonds @ 5 1/2 % interest, to raise money for the war cause.

The local notices for Berwick has the following:

"

VEAL WANTED any age. Bring or phone. ...T.R. Lyons"

Died of Wounds: R.B. Redden, Sommerset.

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CHILDREN OF GEORGE BOWLES AND HIS FIRST WIFE, ELIZABETH ALLISON:
VIII.I.1. WILLIAM WILKINSON BOWLES (b. 20 May 1858,d. Waterville, 1935, age 76), merchant m. 26 May 1885 at Grafton Baptist (age 27) Blanche Lawrence (age 21), d/o Charles and Annie Lawrence of Billtown. Divorced. They ran a store at Grafton Corner (where the present store now stands). In 1881 census, Will was listed age 22 and a "student".

KMR #29 BOWLES, W.W. Pg. 178, 1885, age 27, Grafton, merchant, s/o George & Elizabeth m. Blanche Lawrence,born Billtown, d/o Chas. & Annie. Grafton Baptist.

William and Blanche separated, and Blanche took her son to Roxbury, Mass. Lawrence used to come home during the summers and stayed with his aunt Kate Congdon, who lived across from the store at Grafton Corner. When his maternal grandmother (Mrs Lawrence) died in 1938, Lawrence came home for the funeral but about 1940, all contact with him was lost by the Congdon family, and they never knew what happened to him. Lawrence's partner was Florence Layton, who came to Grafton with him on one occasion.

Uncle Will lived with Laura and George Bishop for a time. Aunt Lorna can remember him playing hymns on the piano. Funeral service for William W. Bowles was held at the home of a sister and brother-in-law, Mr and Mrs William B. Burgess, at Woodville, 13 June 1935 with interment in the Grafton Cemetery.

* Obit? One son:

VIII.I.1.a. Lawrence Allison Bowles. He may have lived in Roxbury, MA.

VIII.I.2. ANNIE ELIZABETH BOWLES (b. 4 March 1861 d. 1943, age 82) m. (1)16 June 1880 Adoniram Judson ("Judd") Brougham (or Broome). Divorced.(2) Charles H. Manzer, of N.B. Res. Sommerville, Mass.

The christian names of Mr Brougham deserves a brief note. Adoniram Judson was the name of a famous 19^th century missionary to India and Burma. Many families named sons in his honour.

KMR #41 BOWLES, ANNIE E. Pg.133, 1880-d/o George & Elizabeth (Allison) m. Judson Brown, a cooper, b. New Ross, Res. Grafton, s/o David & Eleanor. minister: Rev MacDougall.

The Presbyterian Witness 23 July 1881 also lists the marriage, at Grafton, of Annie E. Bowles to Judson Brown of Grafton.

By first husband, had one child:

VIII.I.2.a. Willie Winnifred Brougham (29 May 1881 d. 11 Nov. 1967) m. Charles Sumner Ford (23 Jan 1877 d. 14 Aug 1940) I can remember "Aunt Win" who lived in Massachusetts, visiting Nana Bishop. She was a vivacious woman who was very musical, and played the piano by ear). Two children:

VIII.I.2.a.i. Sumner Maxwell Ford (19 Dec.1903- d. 1 Feb. 1982) m.21 Sept ?1934 Harriett Mason ( b.4 Mar ?1898). No children. He was a talented piano player.

VIII.I.2.a.ii. Dorothy May Ford (b. 15 April 1906 d. 1994) m. 22 June 1935 John F. MacKenzie (b. 8 Dec. 1905 d. 18 Jan 1975). Two children:

. Carol Sandra MacKenzie (b. 21 May 1938 d. 6 Jan 1956 of Wilson's Disease)

. Donald Bruce MacKenzie (b. 3 Jan 1940 )m.

1963 (1)Suzanne Alexandra Steele, at Stratford, Conn. Marriage annulled.

(2) Maria Norris. One child, Cheryl Ann MacKenzie b. 7 June 1968. Divorced.

(3) Oct 1980 Bette Sue Glocker (b. 25 Nov 1947). One child, Marjorie Alison MacKenzie, b. 30 Dec 1981.

Stepson: Karl Glocker b. 14 Feb 1977.

VIII.I.3. HENRY EDWARD ALLISON BOWLES (b.26 Dec. 1862/3 d. 1948, age 86) Cornwallis Township, m. ?(1) Minnie Dunn (1877-1946) and (2) Mabel Laing (30 July 1881 - 1917), of London Ontario. In 1881 census, Henry was 17 and a "school teacher". He met Mabel in Fargo, North Dakota. She died of a blood clot when Al was born. Henry Bowles owned a wholesale fruit business in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where they had one child:

VIII.I.3.a. Allison Laing Bowles (6 April 1917-15 Dec. 1998, Minneapolis) m.27 March 1943, Eunice Cummings (b. 4 Sept 1922), who traces her ancestry back to a Scot who emigrated to Mass. in 1627. (there is a published genealogy of this family. Lorna Huston has a copy). Al and Eunice visited Nova Scotia in 1988. Three children:
VIII.I.3.a.i. Connie Lee Bowles, b. 4 June 1944 m. (20 Aug 1966) Jim Barry, b. 1 March 1943). They came to N.S. on their honeymoon, and I met them at this time, as they were interested in collecting information, and meeting as many relatives as possible. Res. Minneapolis. One child:

Jason Barry, b. 9 Oct. 1972.

At the time of Al's death, Connie and her "special friend" Wally McCarthy, were listed on the bulletin of the memorial service.
VIII.I.3.a.ii Barbara Ann Bowles, b. 28 June 1950 m. (22 Aug 1972) Dennis Axel (b. 1950) Res. Monticello, Mn. (about 50 miles from Minneapolis). One child, Lisa Ann Axel, b. 23 April 1981.
VIII.I.3.a.iii Debra Eunice Bowles b. 28 July 1957, m. 30 June 1990 Richard Mari, b. 15 Sept 1953. Res. San Francisco, California.
At the time of Al's death, Debra and "special friend" Chet Matuszak, are on the bulletin of the memorial service.

Children of George Bowles and his second wife, Susan Shaw,d/o Isaiah Shaw and Sarah Lyons, follow.

"Elizabeth Chesley (1870-1928) wife of Grant R. Bowles".

The Presbyterian Witness of 29 Sep 1894 lists their marriage by Rev. R.S. Whidden 19 Sept.1894.

Grant was a blacksmith and undertaker who lived in the house right across from the Grafton Baptist church. His blacksmith shop was on the same side of the road as the church and just past it to the South (toward Waterville). Two children, both of whom are buried at Waterville.

Vivian

Grant and Lizzie Bowles

died 8 May 1911

aged 15 years 3 mon

Our loved one.
My mother was told that Lizzie never recovered from the death of her daughter Vivian.
VIII.I.4.b. Beatrice C. Bowles (7 Jan 1903 d. 1959, age 56) "Bea" was a particular friend of my mother's, as she used to play with her when Minnie visited her grandparents in Grafton. Mom described her as "full of fun". She also had scarlet fever which left her with a stutter. She never married.

On same stone as above:

"his daughter

Beatrice C.

1903-1959"
VIII.I.5. SARAH ADELAIDE BOWLES (~1873 ) m.(8 May 1900) Alden Strong. "Aunt Addie" Res. Hudson or West Newton, MA., U.S.A. Note: there are 3 Strongs listed in the 1861 census in Lakeville, namely, Abel (12 in family), John E. (7 in family) and David (5 in family). Unknown if one of these is Alden's family, but according to Eaton's History of Kings, Abel Strong was child of Stephen Stong Jr (b. 1725 in Lebanon, Connecticut), who received a land grant in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia in 1761. Abel Strong was married to Sarah, d/o David Eaton. According to Stephen Franey, Alden Strong"s descent is thus: Alden (6), George (5), James (4), Peter (3), Stephen (2), Stephen (1).

The Presbyterian Witness lists their marriage at Grafton, by Rev. John Hawley. In this, Alden Strong is said to be of Portland, ME.and her name is said to be Addie Allison Bowles.

*VIII.I.6. LAURA BURGESS BOWLES ( 4 May 1877 -28 May 1958 age 81) m.28 Dec. 1904 @ the Bowles home in Grafton, to GEORGE LOVETT WATSON BISHOP (5 Sept 1876-31 Oct 1955 age 79), s/o James Lovett Bishop and Hannah Amelia Neary (1836-1876). Amelia Neary was d/o Henry (b. 1804) and Mary b. 1806 (Forsythe) Neary of Greenwich, N.S.

The Presbyterian Witness of 14 Jan 1905, Vol. LVIII, No.2, p16, lists their marriage 28 Dec 1904 by Revs John Hawley and A. P. Logan.

Seven children:

*VIII.I.6.c. Minnie Pauline Bishop (1909-1989)...my mother.

(Laura Bowles married George, son of James L. Bishop.

Louisa Bishop (1804-1883) was d/o Phineas and Rachel (Lovett) Oakes, of Wilmot, who married Gurdon Dennison Bishop(1798-1875), s/o William Dennison Bishop (1762-1837) and Hannah Comstock (1771-1854).

The Oakes were a Loyalist family (Jesse Oakes and Deborah Baldwin) who lived near Bridgetown, Annapolis County.

Rachel Lovett was d/o Phineas Lovett(1745-1828) and Abigail Thayer. The Lovetts lived at Round Hill Annapolis County.

Hannah Comstock (b. 1771) was the d/o Ezekial Comstock, of Montville, Connecticut.

Witnesses: Leslie H.Bishop and Jessie McD Bowles. Rev John Hawley.

Details for each child of George and Laura (Bowles) Bishop given below.
VIII.I.7. JESSIE MACDOUGALL BOWLES (b. 15 March 1881 d. Nov. 1957, age 76) m. 1905 William Boyd Burgess (1876-1954)

The Presbyterian Witness 26 Aug. 1905 lists their marriage at Grafton by Rev. Hawley and Rev. Logan, of Bedford.

William Burgess was descended from Seth Burgess in this way: Wiliam Jehiel, Seth, Benjamin, Seth. (See Burgess family information above). More detail on this family may be found PANS: Burgess Genealogy by Dr Barry Burgess. Jessie and Will Burgess had two children:

Note: 12 grandchildren, according to her obituary.

. Michael Wade

. Karen Wade

. Mary Wade

. Rebecca Wade

. Robert Wade

. Jordan Wade

VIII.I.7.a.ii. Mary Lee Wade b.17 Mar 1941 m. Bill Woodworth. Res. Kentville. Children:
. Donald Woodworth m Barbara Sanford.

. Timothy Woodworth m. Jacquelyn

. Scott Woodworth

. Patti Woodworth

. Matthew Poulter b. 14 Oct. 1975

. Shawna Glee Burgess. b. 11 Nov. ca. 1960. Res. Halifax.

. Jayne Burgess b. ca. 1964 m. Michael Smith. Res. Halifax.
VIII.I.7.b.ii. William (Bill) Barry Burgess (b.17 March,1939) m.(1963) Marjorie E. Lively, of Upper Rawdon.

Res. Rockingham (17 Prince's Walk, B3M 2N3). Bill has a web site on which he posted my Bowles document. It may be found at: