Edgett Family Hopewell New Brunswick?

Question

My g-g- grandfather is Thomas Edward (Ned) Edgett, he was married to Lillian Fenton and lived in Curryville New Brunswick and later moved to Hopewell N.B. I would like to know who his parents were and where he came from because I cannot find any birth records. Please help!

Answer 1

Is this your g.g.grandfather, and his family, if so I will do another search to see what I can find.

1901 Census of Canada

about Thomas E. Edgett

Name: Thomas E. Edgett

Gender: Male

Marital Status: Married  

Age: 37  

Birth Date: 27 Sep 1863

Birthplace: N.B.  

Relation to Head of House: Head  

Spouse's Name: Lily M.

Racial or Tribal Origin: Dutch  

Nationality: Canadian  

Religion: Adventist  

Occupation: Farmer  

Province: New Brunswick  

District: Albert  

District Number: 13  

Sub-District: Hopewell  

Sub-District Number: F-2

Family Number: 100  

Page: 10  

Neighbors: View others on page  

Household Members: Name Age

Thomas E. Edgett 37  

Lily M. Edgett 34  

Edith Edgett 11  

Weymanie Edgett 9  

Viola Edgett 7  

Emma J. Edgett 4  

Mary A. Edgett 3  

Adelia Edgett 1

I found an Ezra Edgett, don't know if this is him.

1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia

about Ezra Edgett

Name: Ezra Edgett

Gender: Male  

Age: 29  

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1823  

Relation to Head of House: Head  

Province: New Brunswick  

District: Albert County  

Sub-District: Harvey  

Sub-District Number: 3  

Page: 3  

Line: 40  

Roll: C_994  

Schedule: I

Could this be your Ezra as well,

Boston, Massachusetts Passenger Lists, 1884

about Ezra Edgett

Name: Ezra Edgett

Arrival Date: 10 Oct 1884

Arrival Port: Boston, Massachusetts  

Departure Port: Moncton, New Brunswick  

Page: 605

Answer 2

www.ancestry.ca--Thomas' daughter

Emma Jane Edgett (Parents:  Thomas Edward Edgett  &  Lillian Fenton)

Born: 5 APR 1895 ,Curryville, Albert Co., N.B.  

Died: 8 AUG 1986

       Married:  29 JAN 1917 in Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada

Alexander Cameron Dickson (Parents:  Joseph B Dickson  &  Eleanor J Brewster)

Birth:  24 OCT 1890 , Hopewell Cape, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada  

Death:  5 MAY 1948 ,Hopewell Cape, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada  

   Their Children:

1. Living Dickson F      

2.Living Dickson F      

3.Clyde Robert Dickson-- M--b. 30 MAR 1917 in Curryville, Albert Co., N.B.  ; d.1985  

4.Kathleen Mae Dickson-- F--b 4 APR 1919 in Hopewell Cape, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada; d.1920    

5. Boy Twin Dickson-- M--b 16 JUN 1920 in Hopewell Cape, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada; d.1920    

6. Twin Boy Dickson-- M --b.16 JUN 1920 in Hopewell Cape, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada ;d. 1920  

7. Ronald Kenneth Dickson-- M--b. 5 NOV 1928 in Hopewell Cape, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada ; d. 2003

Thomas Edward Edgett

Born:  1864 ,Curryville,  New Brunswick, Canada  

Died: WFT Est. 1895-1955

       Married:

Lillian FENTON

Born:WFT Est. 1851-1874

Died: WFT Est. 1894-1962

Son: Murray Wayman EDGETT b: 16 JUL 1891 in Curryville, New Brunswick; d. 10 JUL 1964 in Albert Mines, New Brunswick

(NOTES--THOMAS: Lillian and Edward's daughter Viola had a child before she married George Fawcett. The boy, Francis, was brought up by Lillian and Edward.

Francis Married Ruby Wilbur, of Midway, New Brunswick.

He died in Ottawa, Ontario.

They Had two sons :

1. Francis Herbert Edgett ( Pharmacist in Moncton, New Brunswick

2. Dean Edgett .

Thomas' parents:

Ezra EDGETT

Birth: 1822

Death: 4 JUN 1848

         Married: 1848

1851 Census of Canada

Name: Ezra Edgett

Gender: Male  

Age: 29  

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1823  

Relation to Head of House: Head  

Province: New Brunswick  

District: Albert County  

Sub-District: Harvey  

Sub-District Number: 3  

Page: 3  

Line: 40  

Roll: C_994  

Schedule: I  

Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s

1.Name: Ezra Edgett

Event: Born  

Year: Abt 1822  

Province: New Brunswick  

Place: Nb  

Comments: Farmer.

2.Ezra: Event: Living  

Year: 1851  

Province: New Brunswick  

County: York  

Place: Harvey  

Comments: Farmer.  

3.Ezra: Event: Living  

Year: 1871  

Province: New Brunswick  

County: Albert  

Place: Hopewell Hill  

Comments: Laborer

4.Ezra:Event: Living  

Year: 1896  

Province: New Brunswick  

County: Albert  

Place: Albert County  

Comments: Farmer.  

Ezra's parents:

Thomas EDGETT

Birth: WFT Est. 1783-1804 in Albert County, New Brunswick

Death: WFT Est. 1825-1887

    Married: 13 FEB 1817

Amy BENNETT

Birth: WFT Est. 1777-1802 in Albert County, New Brunswick  

Death: WFT Est. 1825-1891

(Thomas and Amy had eleven children.)

www.familysearch.org-- 1881 Canadian Census

Ezra EDGETT

Birth Year <1822>  

    Birthplace New Brunswick  

    Age 59  

    Occupation Farmer  

    Marital Status M <Married>  

    Ethnic Origin English  

    Head of Household Ezra EDGETT

    Religion Baptist  

Census Place Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick  

Amy EDGETT

Birth Year <1828>  

    Birthplace New Brunswick  

    Age 53  

    Occupation  

    Marital Status M <Married>  

    Ethnic Origin English  

    Head of Household Ezra EDGETT

    Religion Baptist  

Census Place Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick  

  

Thomas EDGETT

Birth Year <1864>  

    Birthplace New Brunswick  

    Age 17  

    Occupation Farmer  

    Marital Status  

    Ethnic Origin English  

    Head of Household Ezra EDGETT

    Religion Baptist  

Census Place Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick  

Lillian M. FENTON

Birth:   Abt 1867 ,Hopewell Parish, Albert, Nb  

Death:

Her parents:

Lionel FENTON--b.1847,Hopewell Parish, Albert, Nb

         Married: 18 Aug 1867 in Hopewell  

Ann MOORE--b.   Abt 1845 ,Hopewell, Albert, Nb

Lillian's siblings:

1. Jane FENTON--b. Abt 1871; Hopewell Parish.Albert, Nb

2. Rufus FENTON --b. Abt 1878 ; Hopewell

3. Mary FENTON--b. Abt 1883 ; Hopewell

4. Lusetta FENTON--b. 1874 ; Hopewell

5. William Lewis FENTON--b. 1869 , Hopewell; d. 1949 (buried-- Curryville, Albert, Nb  )

6. Joseph Harris FENTON--b.   23 Sep 1879, Curryville; d. 16 Mar 1934 & buried--Curryville.

Anne Moore's : Father:  John MOORE (1818-aft. 1891, England); & Mother:  Sarah HUME (b. Abt 1812, England )

Lionel Fenton's Father: John FENTON (b. 1800, New Brunswick) & Mother: Abagail STONE (b.   Abt 1811, Nb)--Married   1 Apr 1830, Sackville, Westmorland, Nb

Lionel's siblings (Lillian's aunts/uncles)

1.William FENTON --b. Abt 1827, Hopewell

2. David FENTON --b. 1832, Hopewell

3. Sarah L FENTON--b. 1834, Hopewell

4. Thomas FENTON--b. 1838, Hopewell

Couldn't find much on Thomas, but did find out about his parents (Ezra and Amy), and Lillian's parents.