Gertrude Louise (Allen) Stevens (abt. 1864 - 1907)

Born about 31 Oct 1864 in Melanson, Kings County, Nova Scotia

Wife of Edward John Stevens — married 10 Jul 1879 in Harvey, Albert, New Brunswick

Descendants

Died 2 Aug 1907 at about age 42 in Great Barrington,,Massachusetts

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Biography

Gertrude was born circa 1865, the daughter of John M. Allen, Jr and Joanna Maria Bayer of Gaspereau, Nova Scotia^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

On Thursday, July 10, 1897, Gertrude married Edward John Stevens, the son of Edward Stevens, Esq and Sarah Ann Kane, of Harvey, Albert, NB^[5], and their children included^[6]:

1. Wendell Bryant
2. Roy, born 1880^[6], who may have died young
3. Vernon Peavy, born May 31, 1884 in Massachusetts^[7], who married Elizabeth Yale^[8], and fought in WWI^[9]
4. Gordon Allen, born August 25, 1890 in Massachusetts, who married Ruth Anderson^[10], fought in WWII^[11], and who died in 1969^[12]
5. John Miner, born September 1901^[13], who died in 1986^[14]
6. Possibly others

Gertrude Louise (Allen) Stevens died on August 2, 1907 in Barrington, Massachusetts^[1], and was buried in Gaspereau, Nova Scotia^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWR4-BQ3 : 11 March 2018), Gertrude Louise Stevens, 02 Aug 1907; citing Great Barrington,,Massachusetts, 454, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,217,172.
2. ↑ The 1871 Census shows Gertrude with her parents in Nova Scotia; District Name: Kings; District Number: 189; Sub-District Name: Gaspereau; Sub-District Number: b; Page Number: 5; Line Number: 8; Microfilm: C-10541; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 1662974
3. ↑ "Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMLB-CX6 : 8 December 2014), John Allen Jr. and Joanna Maria Bayer, 1826, Marriage; citing p. 5286, volume 1800, , Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
4. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Harriet K. Caldwell and Joseph E. Allen (son of John and Maria) married 1872 in Kings County can be found in Registration Year: 1872 - Book: 1826 - Page: 54 - Number: 57
5. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics; Volume 49 Number 2476; Date July 15 1879; County Westmorland; Place Moncton; Newspaper The Times, which states: m. Thursday 10th inst., by Rev. Love, Edward J. STEVENS, Jr., Esq., Harvey (Albert Co.) / Miss Gerty ALLAN, Wolfville, N.S.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} The 1881 Census shows Edward and Gertrude in New Brunswick; District Name: Albert; District Number: 23; Sub-District Name: Harvey; Sub-District Number: D; Family Number: 178; Page Number: 39; Microfilm: C-13177; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 4740077. Their son, and his youngest brothers appear on the next page
7. ↑ ""Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXDF-DKJ : 11 March 2018), Vernon Peavy Stevens, 01 May 1884, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #v 351 p 189, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,428,207.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4DX-K71 : 25 May 2018), Vernon P Stevens and Elizabeth Porter Yale, 29 Jun 1910; citing Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,315,511.
9. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZNG-SQ2 : 13 March 2018), Vernon Peavy Stevens, 1917-1918; citing North Adams City no 2, Massachusetts, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,684,876.
10. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKWV-TVJ1 : accessed 2 June 2018), Gordon A Stevens in entry for Mrs Gwendolyn Stevens Premo, Northampton, Massachusetts, United States, 12 Dec 2008; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Daily Hampshire Gazette, born-digital text.
11. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V12Z-Z18 : 9 March 2018), Gordon Allen Stevens, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
12. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK64-CYX : 19 May 2014), Gordon Stevens, Mar 1969; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
13. ↑ The 1911 Census shows Edward with his second wife and son Miner in Nova Scotia; District Name: Kings; District Number: 48; Sub-District Name: Horton poll district; Sub-District Number: 25; Sub-District Description: Wolfville, Grand Pré, North Grand Pré, Melanson, Gaspereau, Greenwick, Whiterock; Family Number: 67; Page Number: 7; Microfilm: T-20362; Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada; Item Number: 2115423
14. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Q5-4YH1 : 28 July 2016), J. Miner Stevens, died 1986; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Willowbank Cemetery, Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
15. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #190844533

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