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Lemuel Hobbs (1765 - abt. 1828)

Lemuel Hobbs
Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 26 May 1789 in Argyle, Nova Scotiamap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 62 [location unknown]
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Biography

Lemuel was granted land in Argyle, Nova Scotia in 1785. Very little is known of his origins prior to that. Based on the timeframe, he may have arrived with the Loyalists however no evidence has been found in lists of the United Empire Loyalists available.

He married Mary UNKNOWN

On July 23, 1794, he was commissioned as a Lieutenant of the 2nd Battalion of the Shelburne County Militia Regiment for Argyle Township.[1]

Mary passed away in 1854.[2]

Known Children

  • Rev. William Hobbs (Charlottetown 1854)
  • James Hobbs
  • Ebenezer Hobbs

Sources

  1. Historical Sketches of Glenwood and the Argyles (Yarmouth County Nova Scotia) by Jackson Ricker - Page 88
  2. Death Announcement (Mary Hobbs), Weekly Chronicle, July 2, 1854. Transcribed in Johnson, Daniel Vital Statistics From New Brunswick Newspapers, Vol 15 No 294




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