Sarah (Chase) Ells (1805 - 1853)

Born 3 Jun 1805 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia

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Sarah Chase was born 3 Jun 1805 in Cornwallis, Kings County, Nova Scotia.^[1]

She was the daughter of Joshua Chase and Esther Terry.^[1]

Sarah married David Ells 26 Jun 1828.^{[citation needed]}

Their children include:

• Joseph Edward, b ca 1830, m Sarah Donaldson 7 Jun 1859^{[citation needed]}
• Elizabeth Esther, b 10 Mar 1832, m John Burton North 28 Nov 1855^[2][3]
• Margaret, b 16 Sep 1832, m Edwin Rand 4 Aug 1857^{[citation needed]}

Sarah passed away 28 May 1853 and is buried at Canard Burial Ground, Upper Canard, Kings County, Nova Scotia. Her epitaph:^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZS5-NLMS : 14 February 2021), Sarah Chase.
2. ↑ 1901 Census of Canada Ancestry Record 8826 #11086899
   Name: Ester E North
   Gender: Female
   Racial or Tribal Origin: English
   Nationality: Canadian
   Marital Status: Married
   Age: 69
   Birth Date: 10 Mar 1832
   Birth Place: Nova Scotia
   Relation to Head of House: Wife
   Religion: Methodist
   Can Read: Yes
   Can Write: Yes
   Can Speak English: Yes
   Province: Nova Scotia
   District: Kings
   District Number: 36
   Sub-District: Lockhartville
   Sub-District Number: 1
   Family Number: 133
   Household Members (Name): Age Relationship
   John B North: 75 Head
   Ester E North 69 Wife
   David E North: 44
   Bessie North: 28 Daughter
   Annie McCarthy: 30 Domestic
3. ↑ The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1983 : a biographical directory p 168
   NORTH, JOHN BURTON, shipbuilder; b. 21 November 1825 at Cornwallis, N.S.; s. of John and Ann (Illsley) North; m. 28 November 1855, Elizabeth Esther, dau. of Squire David Ells, of Sheffield Mills, Kings Co.; in 1852 moved to Hantsport, where he built the Forest King and 53 other ships at his yards between 1853 and 1894; Member for Kings Co., 1874-1878; Conservative; Methodist; d. 27 February 1907, at Hantsport.
   Allison; Armour; HJ, March 6, 1907, p. 2; PANS BF.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #249447562, (accessed 24 November 2023), memorial page for Sarah Ells (1805–28 May 1853), citing Upper Canard Cemetery, Upper Canard, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by eaglehart (contributor 47212679).