Eva May McDonald and William Angus Croft

Today I added a headstone photograph to the page of Riverside Cemetery, Moser River, Halifax County, NS.

Croft

Eva M. Croft

1888- 1966

her husband

William A. Croft

1880 – 1968

At Rest

According to their marriage record, Eva May McDonald and William Angus Croft wed on October 16, 1907 at Halifax County, NS. Eva was 19 at the time. She was born at Moser River, the daughter of Jane Unknown and John McDonald.

Angus was 23 at the time of marriage and was working as a lumberman at Moser River. He was born at Bridgewater, Lunenburg County, NS. His parents were not recorded in the record.

Eva’s death record will be available on the Nova Scotia Genealogy website in July 2017.

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Balcom, Thomas M.: Born August 22, 1867 at Salmon River, Halifax County, NS, the son of Catherine O’Leary and Edmund Balcom.

George Parker Moser

Today I added a headstone photograph to the page of Riverside Cemetery, Moser River, Halifax County, NS.

Moser

George P.: 1911 – 1980

Rest in Peace

According to the obituary for George Parker Moser, he was born in Moser River, the son of Jessie Pace and Vernon Moser. He was predeceased by his siblings, Douglas and Kathleen. Surviving him were siblings Charles, Harold, Margaret, Bernice and Beulah.

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Balcom, John Sprott: Born January 12, 1865 at Salmon River, Halifax County, NS, the son of Catherine O’Leary and Edmund Balcom.

Hiram MacDonald

Today I added one headstone photograph to the page of St. Mary’s Anglican Church Cemetery, Shiers Road, Harrigan Cove, Halifax County, NS.

Hiram

MacDonald

Died July 27, 1923

Age 72 years

I could not find Hiram MacDonald’s death record on the Nova Scotia Genealogy website after searching with various spellings and years. Either he died out of the province or his record was indexed incorrectly. According to his headstone, he would have been born about 1851.

According to the 1901 Census, he was born September 26, 1857. However, according to the 1911 Census, he was 59 years old, indicating he was born in 1853 if his birthday was in September.

In 1901, he lived with his father, Archibald McDonald, born November 18, 1817. In my records, I have an Archibald born around the same time who married Mary Ann Englehutt. Searching further, I found the family in the 1891 Census. Hiram was 38 years old (born c1852 if born in September) and lived with his mother, Mary Ann, age 86 (born c1805), and father, Archibald, age 76 (born c1815).

Given that Hiram lived his life in Harrigan Cove, it is highly likely his death record has been indexed incorrectly. There shows no history he left the province, so he probably died here. The census records show no sign of marriage, so he was probably single his entire life.

In the 1911 Census, he was single and living with his nephew, Hiram Jackson, age 23, and niece, Lizzie Jackson, age 29.

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Balcom, Margaret Eveleigh: Born October 20, 1864 at Salmon River, Halifax County, NS, the daughter of Ann O’Leary and Samuel Balcom.

Balcom, Margaret Eveleigh: Born October 25, 1873 at Salmon River, Halifax County, NS, the daughter of Catherine O’Leary and Edmund Balcom.