Dorcas (Bennett) Babcock (1768 - abt. 1842)

Born 16 Feb 1768 in Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Wife of Amos Babcock — married 1788 in Chipmans Corner, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died about 1842 at about age 73 in Albert, New Brunswick

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Biography

Dorcas Bennett was born at Horton Township, Kings, Nova Scotia 16 Feb 1768. She was the daughter of Caleb Bennett and Anna Horton.^[1][2] In 1788 Dorcas married Amos Babcock at the Congressional Church, Chipmans Corner, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. Amos Babcock was born in 1764 at Cornwallis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia. He was the son of Jonathan Babcock and Lydia Larkin. After the birth in 1790 of their first child, Amos and Dorcas moved to Hopewell, New Brunswick.

Children of Amos Babcock and Dorcas Bennett

1. Dorcas Babcock, born 1790 Cornwallis Parish, Kings Co., N.S.; only one who never married
2. Henry Babcock, born 1791 Hopewell, N.B.; m. Abigail Cole; lived at Rockport, Sackville Parish, N.B.
3. Caleb H. Babcock, b. 1793 Hopewell, N.B.; m. Abigail Eastbrooks; lived at Upper Sackville, N.B.
4. Annie Babcock, b. 1797 Hopewell, N.B.; m. Frederick Bennett; lived at Hastings, Albert, N.B.
5. Mercy Babcock, b. 1798 Hopewell, N.B.; m. (1) James Bray, lived in Harvey, Albert, N.B.; (2) Isaac Elliot, lived at Salmon River (Alma), Albert, N.B.
6. Delilah Babcock, b. 30 Oct 1800 Hopewell, N.B.; m. Robert Harrison; lived at Gowland Mountain, near Elgin, Albert, N.B.
7. Sarah, b. 1801 Hopewell, N.B.; m. William Magee; lived at Coverdale, Hillsborough Parish, N.B.
8. Elizabeth, b. 1803 Shediac , N.B.; m. William Sears; lived at Edgetts' Landing, Albert, N.B.
9. Amy Babcock, b. 1804 Shediac Bridge, N.B.; m. Thomas Sears; lived at Sackville, N.B. And later moved to Lubec, Maine, US

Amos Babcock died 28 Jun 1805 in Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick. Amos was hanged at Dorchester Penitentiary for the murder of his sister by stabbing. He went insane after listening to the sermon of a fanatic preacher. Dorcas (Bennett) Babcock is thought to have died about 1842 at Albert County, New Brunswick.

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLR8-RYV : 10 February 2018), Dorcas_ Bennet, 16 Feb 1768; citing , HORTON TWP, KINGS, NOVA SCOTIA, 16 Feb 1768, reference 2:16SVKQ0; FHL microfilm 928,972.
2. ↑ The Bennett Story Descendants of Henry Bennett : accessed 3 Jun 2018

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