Daniel was born at Barrington, Nova Scotia, Aug., 1777 and died
at Yarmouth, N. S., Jan. 7, 1859. He married first at Argyle, Feb.
6, 1797, Elizabeth Nickerson, who died at Yarmouth, the daughter
of Gideon Nickerson of Chatham, Mass., and Barrington. After
the death of her parents, she lived until her marriage with a family
at Pubnico, or at Argyle. He married, second, Mary Spinckes. Mr.
Doane was four years old, when his parents moved from Barrington
to Little River, and a boy of sixteen years when they removed from
there to Argyle. He lived in or near the town of Yarmouth.
Children
Joseph Dimmock, b. 1797.
William Rufus, b. 1799 ; lost at sea, ae. 14 years.
Prince William , b. 1801.
Elizabeth, b. 1803; m., 1821, Daniel Cameron.
Daniel, b. 1805.
William, b. 1807.
Hannah, b. 1809; d. June 2, 1856; m. Jan. 12, 1832, William Powers.
Sarah, b. 1811; m., 1832, James Mattingly Killam, d. Mar. 13, 1892, s. of Mark Killam; res. Deerfleld, N. S. Cli. : 1. Kezia, b. May, 1832; m., 1852, William Marling. 2. James, b. July 5, 1834 ; m. 1st, June 29, 1856, Lois F. Hamilton, dau. of Daniel Hamilton ; m. 2nd, Mar. 27, 1862, Abigail K. Moses, dau. of Jesse Moses; m., 3rd, Martha (Doarie) Crowell, wid. of Thomas Crowell, and dau. of William and Cynthia (Churchill) Doane (410). 3. Israel, b. Dec. 19, 1835; m. Marling, dau. of Peter Marling. 4. Benjamin D., m. Sept. 25, 1860, Julia Ann Killam, adopted dau. of Reuben Killam. 5. Sarah, m. in Indiana. 6. Abigail, d. Aug. 15, 1860, £e. 15 years.
Darius, b. 1813; d. unm.
Mary, b. 1815; d. at Woods Harbor, N. S., Aug. 15, 1895; m. 1842, Alexander Dixon, b. at Cape Sable Island, N.S., Sept. 1, 1817; d. at Woods Harbor, Jan. 1, 1894, s. of Jacob and Nancy (Cunningham) Dixon. They lived at Woods Harbor. Ch: 1. Joseph, b. Jan. 29, 1844; m. Elizabeth Nickerson, dau. of Solomon Nickerson. 2. William, b. 1846; m. Sabra Nickerson, dau. of Solomon Nickerson. 3. Jeanette; d. young. 4. James, b. 1848; m. Sophia Nickerson, dau. of Alfred Nickerson. 5. Jeauette, b. 1851 ; m. Jethro, s. of Wm. Nickerson.
Israel, b. 1817.
Susan, b. 1819; d. ; m. Jan. 17, 1835, Eliakim Killam, b. Sept. 26, 1814; d. Sept. 4, 1872, s. of Eliakim Killam. After her death he m., 2nd, Aug. 23, 1857, Martha Alice (Harris) Enslow, wid. of William Enslow. They lived in Yarmouth Co. He was the keeper of the township Poor farm. Ch. : 1. Wentworth, b. Aug. 17, 1836; m. 1st, Aug. 28, 1857, Mary Jane, dau. of Christopher Blackadar; m., 2nd, Elizabeth (Blackadar) Landers, wid. of John N. Landers; m. 3rd, Nov. 16, 1896, Ida M. Crosby. 2. Caroline, b. Feb. 8, 1838; d. Nov. 30, 1879; m. Nov. 17, 1866, William Bridgeo. 3. Frederick, b. Nov. 1, 1839. He went abroad and has not been heard from since 1857. 4. Mary Crosby, 1). Aug. 21, 1841; m. Oct. 9, 1859, David R., s. of Robert Campbell. 5. Elizabeth Doane, b. July 9, 1843; m. Oct. 16, 1859, Benjamin C, s. of Ebenezer Harris. 6. Susan Melissa, b. Dec. 1, 184- ; d. Dec. 9, 1879; m. Feb. 12, 1860, Jacob, s. of Jonathan Harris. 7. George William,b. Dec. 16, 1849; d. Aug. 29, 1870; nnm. 8. James Alfred, b. Feb. 7, 1851; d. Nov., 1883; m. Matilda, dau. of John Gilbert.'
Benjamin, b. 1822.
Daniel is the 5th great grandson of William Brewster, Mayflower Pilgrim.
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