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Oliva (Coldwell) Bishop (1787 - 1830)

Oliva "Olive, Lavinia" [uncertain] Bishop formerly Coldwell aka Cauldwell, Caldwell, Coaldwell [uncertain]
Born in Gaspereau, Kings, Nova Scotiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 24 Sep 1807 in Horton, Kings Co., Nova Scotiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 43 in Nova Scotia, Canadamap
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Biography

Olivia married Daniel Harris Bishop on September 24, 1807, in her hometown. They had nine children in 20 years:[1]

  • Rebecca Ann Bishop 1808
  • Robert Elisha Bishop 1810
  • Charles Grandison Bishop 1812[2]
  • Elizabeth Bishop 1814
  • Daniel Bishop 1819
  • Eleanor Bishop 1820
  • Sabra Bishop 1822
  • James Bishop 1824
  • John Alexander Bishop 1828

Oliva died on June 20, 1830, in Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 43 and was buried in Simpson Bridge Cemetery, with her husband Daniel and his second wife (her cousin) Mary Caldwell. The gravestone reads:[3] is inscribed:

  • "Daniel Bishop / Died July 29 ,1864 / Aged 76 years / Also his wife / Oliva / died June 20, 1830 / Aged 42 years / also his wife / Mary / Died Mar, 4, 1865 / aged 84 years."[3]

Sources

  1. The Bishop Family Association, Tangled Roots: Descendants of John Bishop (1709-1785) of Horton, Nova Scotia, a New England Planter Family V1: Colonel John Bishop (Altoona, Manitoba, Canada: Friesen Printers, 1990). Available at Family History Library, Call Number: 929.271 B541. Also view digital version [restricted] online only at FHL at www.familysearch.org
  2. Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1951, database, FamilySearch (accessed 10 February 2018), Olivia Coaldwell in entry for Charles Grandison Bishop, 17 Jul 1812; citing , HORTON TWP, KINGS, NOVA SCOTIA, 17 Jul 1812, reference 2:16SVN66; FHL microfilm 928,972.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Headstone Photo, Daniel Bishop, Olivia and Mary Bishop, submitted 5 Sep 2014 to Ancestry.com by canaryjo54 (Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada).




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Coaldwell-8 and Coldwell-183 appear to represent the same person because: same birth date and death date
posted by Greg Bishop

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