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Andrew Bishop (abt. 1797 - 1878)

Deacon Andrew Bishop
Born about in Horton Township, Kings, Nova Scotiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] in Coverdale, Albert, New Brunswick, Canadamap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 81 in Coverdale, Albert, New Brunswick, Canadamap
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Biography

In 1851, Andrew, farmer, 53, Margaret, 47, Margaret, 19, Mary Jane, 16, Eliza, 13, Lois, 10 and Henry Coksfray, apprentice, 13 were residing in Harvey, Albert Co., New Brunswick. [1]

In 1861, Andrew, 63, Margaret, 48, Louis [sic], 20 and Sarah Hopper, servant, 19 were residing in Hillsborough, Albert Co., New Brunswick. [2]

In 1871, Andrew, farmer, 73 and Margaret, 68, were residing in Hillsborough, Albert Co., New Brunswick. [3]

Andrew died 1 Jun 1878 and is buried in the Bayview Cemetery, Harvey, Albert Co., New Brunswick. [4] The 28 Aug 1878 edition of the Christian Visitor reported: "Deacon Andrew Bishop, born in Horton, N.S. in 1797, died June 1st at (residence of) his son-in-law, Oliver Bishop of Caledonia (Albert Co.) When about 27 years of age, when Rev. Mr. Austin was preaching the word of God, ... God heard his cries ... and in the year 1824 he was baptized by Rev. Cleveland and united with the Baptist Church in Hopewell. In the pastorate of Rev. W. Sears, Bro. Bishop was ordained a deacon of the church which office he filled until his death. He left and aged widow, eight daughters, all of whom are members of the Baptist church. Rev. James Irvine preached on the occasion of his funeral. Harvey, 12th Aug. 1878."

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  • WikiTree profile Bishop-2651 created through the import of Bishop_Ducharme (3).ged on Oct 22, 2012 by Leslie Bishop. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Leslie and others.
  • Source: S-2146978268 Repository: #R-2146010638 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/4737173/family
  • Repository: R-2146010638 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
  • obituary from Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics
  1. 1851 census, Albert Co., New Brunswick]
  2. 1861 census, Albert Co., New Brunswick]
  3. 1871 census, Albert Co., New Brunswick]
  4. Find A Grave: Memorial #136736727






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