Hiram Coldwell (1811 - 1882)

Born 14 Mar 1811 in Gaspereau, Kings Co., Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Agnes (Benjamin) Coldwell — married about 1829 in Gaspereau, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 11 Oct 1882 at age 71 in Gaspereau, Kings Co., Nova Scotia

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Biography

Hiram Coldwell was born March 14, 1811^[1], the son of John Coldwell and Eliphel Bishop of Gaspereau, Nova Scotia

Circa 1829 he married Agnes Benjamin, daughter of Jacob Benjamin and Salome Cleveland, also of Gaspereau^[1]. Their children include:

1. Amanella (Coldwell) Thompson, born 1841, who married Hugh Thompson^[2]
2. Cyrus Coldwell, born 1838^{[3] [4]}
3. Mary (Coldwell) Eldridge, who was born circa 1841, and who married James Eldridge^[5]
4. Nancy (Coldwell) Crawford, born circa 1831^[1], who married George Crawford
5. Henry William Coldwell, born May 7 1835, who married Margaret Foster^[6]
6. Obed D Coldwell, born May 20 1839^[1], who married Annie Chute^[7].

Hiram Coldwell died October 11, 1882.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} the 1871 Census shows Hiram, Agnes and Obed in Nova Scotia; District Name: Kings; District Number: 189; Sub-District Name: Wolfville; Sub-District Number: d; Page Number: 17; Line Number: 12; Microfilm: C-10541; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 568513
2. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Armanilla Coldwell and Hugh Thompson married 1875 in Kings County can be found in Registration Year: 1875 - Book: 1826 - Page: 84 - Number: 42
3. ↑ "Nova Scotia Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQQD-SN1 : 8 November 2014), Cyrus Coaldwell, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing line 7; Library and Archives Canada film number M-881, Public Archives, Halifax; FHL microfilm 865,126.
4. ↑ "United States Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD56-FSY : 4 December 2014), Cyrus Coldwill, 1868; citing Immigration, NARA microfilm publication M334 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 418,190.
5. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Mary E. Caldwell and James Eldridge married 1867 in Kings County can be found in Registration Year: 1867 - Book: 1826 - Page: 18 - Number: 86
6. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Margaret J Foster and Henry Coldwell marriage bond 1863 in Kings County can be found in Registration Year: 1863 - Book: 1800 - Page: 12157
7. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Annie L. Chute and Obed B. Caldwell married 1876 in Kings County can be found in Registration Year: 1876 - Book: 1826 - Page: 96 - Number: 44