George
King
Born in Lower Cove, Saint John, New Brunswick
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Ann (Fowler) King
— married
31 May 1835 in New Brunswick
Descendants 
Father of
George Edwin King and Frederick Alward King
Died
at about age 68
in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 2 May 2014
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Biography
The 4 Jun 1835 edition of the City Gazette reported: "m. Hampton, Sunday morn., by Rev. S. Busby, Wesleyan Missionary, George King of St. John / Mary Ann Fowler eldest d/o late Joseph Fowler of former place.NBC: Stephen Fowler " [1]
“He has been so long and so extensively connected with the shipbuilding interests of this city, that for years past his name has been familiar as a household word.”
-- Obituary, Morning News, Saint John, N.B.
George King was a shipbuilder and shipowner in New Brunswick. He is the father of New Brunswick premier and judge, George Edwin King.
Sources
- Richard Rice, “KING, GEORGE,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 9, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 4, 2017, .
- New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (13 March 2018), George King and Mary Ann Fowler, 31 May 1835; citing , New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada, p. 374, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 845,798.
- *Frederick Alward King, "Ontario deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas deaths, 1939-1947"
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Bob Jewett
Bob Jewett
King-32199 and King-10253 appear to represent the same person because: Same/similar dates; Same spouse
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Rejected matches › George King (1790-1831)
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