Prudence (Wells) Sheffield (1806 - 1890)

Born 30 Mar 1806 in Cornwallis, Kings Co., Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 22 Feb 1890 at age 83 in Nova Scotia, Canada [uncertain]

Biography

Prudence was born in 1806. She is the daughter of John Wells and Prudence Eaton. ^[1][2]

She married Amos Sheffield.^[3]

Prudence died in 1890. She was buried at Hillaton Cemetery, Hillaton, Nova Scotia.^[4]

Census Records

In the 1871 census Prudence (age 68) was recorded as married in Canning, Kings, Nova Scotia.^[5]

In the 1881 census Prudence (age 74) was recorded as married in Nova Scotia.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Collections and Fonds", Reference: R16378-0-4-E, MG9-B9-4; Item ID number: 101218, Library and Archives Canada (accessed 20 February 2024), Cornwallis Township fonds [textual record]; Date: 1720-1885.; Date(s): 1720-1885.; Place of creation: Nova Scotia; Extent: 7.5 cm of textual records.; Language of material: English; Scope and content: The fonds consists of a transcript of the Cornwallis Township Book (Kings County, Nova Scotia), including minutes of the township meetings, 1771-1862; and a register of births, marriages and deaths in Cornwallis, 1720-1885.; Provenance: Cornwallis. Nova Scotia; Finding aid: (Electronic) The fonds is available online. (90: Open) http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c3027/; Location of originals note: Originals with the Nova Scotia Archives.; Availability of other formats note: Also available on microfilm reel C-3027. From reel image 100 to 366.; Subject heading: Registers of births, etc. Nova Scotia Cornwallis (N.S.) - Registers of births, etc., 1720-1885 Cornwallis (N.S.) - Marriage records, 1720-1885 Cornwallis (N.S.) - Municipal government - Records and correspondence, 1720-1885 Cornwallis (N.S.) - Local government, 1771-1862 Cornwallis (N.S.) - Local government documents, 1720-1885; Source: Private; Former archival reference no.: MG9-B9-4; Conditions of access: Textual records [Consultation90 Open] The documents have been withdrawn from circulation. Researchers must use the microfilm. Volume [MG9 B 9-4] 1 [Consultation 90 Open]. (Image available at https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c3027/272).
2. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", citing Digital film/folder number: 005190405_001_M996-1G7; Image number: 530, FamilySearch Record: 6ZS1-MKMM (accessed 20 February 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-8BCK-93MB, Prudence Wells baptism (born 30 Mar 1806), daughter of John Wells & Prudence Wells, in Nova Scotia, Canada.
3. ↑ Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton, 1849-1937, The history of Kings County, Nova Scotia, heart of the Acadian land, giving a sketch of the French and their expulsion ; and a history of the New England planters who came in their stead, with many genealogies, 1604-1910, Salem, Mass. : Salem Press Co; 1910; page: 818, Internet Archive (accessed 20 February 2024)
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228928791/prudence-sheffield: accessed February 20, 2024), memorial page for Prudence Sheffield (1806–22 Feb 1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 228928791, citing Hillaton Cemetery, Hillaton, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by eaglehart (contributor 47212679).
5. ↑ "1871 Census of Canada", Year: 1871; Census Place: Canning, Kings, Nova Scotia; Roll: C-10541; Page: 50, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1578 #1033481 (accessed 20 February 2024), Prudence Sheffield (68), married in Canning, Kings, Nova Scotia. Born in Nova Scotia.
6. ↑ "1881 Census of Canada", Year: 1881; Census Place: Canning, Kings, Nova Scotia; Roll: C_13173; Page: 31; Family No: 139, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1577 #1979640 (accessed 20 February 2024), Prudence Shoffield (74), married in Nova Scotia. Born in Nova Scotia.