Sarah (Bonney) Craig (1784 - 1863)

Born 6 Mar 1784 in Saint Andrews, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of David Craig — married 3 Jul 1801 in Grand Manan, New Brunswick

Descendants

Died 18 Sep 1863 at age 79 in Chamcook, Saint Andrews, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

Sarah Bonney was born at Saint Patrick, New Brunswick, 6 Mar 1784, the daughter of Joel William Bonney and Elizabeth Sprague; ^[1] died at Chamcook (Saint Andrews), New Brunswick, 18 Sep 1863, aged 82y; ^[2] married at Grand Manan, 3 Jul 1801, David Craig, ^{[1] [3]} a farmer at Saint Andrews, born, reportedly at Castine, Maine, May 1782, the son of David Craig and Mary Steele; ^{[3] [4]} died at Chamcook (Saint Andrews), New Brunswick, before 8 Mar 1866, aged "82"y, when his death was reported in the [Saint John, NB] Christian Visitor. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Calvin Lee Craig, UE, Early Families of "The Mackadavy" (Print Atlantic, Fredericton, New Brunswick, 2nd edition, 2004. ISBN 0-9734299-0-9), p. 72. Cit. Date: 4 Apr 2021.
2. ↑ "Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics" Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 21 Number 265, Date September 26 1863, County Saint John, Place Saint John, Newspaper New Brunswick Courier Sarah Bonney, "d. Chamcook (Charlotte Co.) 18th inst., age 82, Sarah w/o David CRAIG, left children, grandchildren, great grand children. She came to this Province with her parents who were Loyalists upwards of 70 years ago."
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} June Sloniger, June Ferguson to Adam Genealogy (World Connect Family Tree), David Craig. Cit. Date: 5 Apr 2021.
4. ↑ "Canada Census, 1851," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWTP-CYK : 3 August 2016), David Craig, St Andrews, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada; citing p. 4, line 13; Library and Archives Canada film number CSCAN1851_NBCH1861, Public Archives, Ontario. David Craig
5. ↑ Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics, Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 24 Number 145, Date March 8 1866, County Saint John, Place Saint John, Newspaper Christian Visitor David Craig, "d. Near the same time, David CRAIG, age 82. He professed religion over 50 years ago under the ministry of Elder Gilbert HARRIS. His wife was sister to Father Abiel BOMCEY [sic, should be BONNEY]. Father CRAIG left numerous progeny. He died at Shamcook (possibly Chamcook) (see eulogy)"