Jonathan Babcock (1757 - abt. 1828)

Born 1757 in Exeter, Kings, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Loomer) Babcock — married 1778 in Canning, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died about 1828 at about age 71 in Cornwallis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Jonathan Babcock was born about 1757 at Exeter, Rhode Island.^[1] He was the son of Jonathan Babcock and Lydia Lee.^[1][2]

Jonathan's older siblings were:^[2]

1. Mercy, b. 14 Oct 1750, Exeter
2. Mary, b. Oct 1751, d. Nov 1751, Exeter
3. John, d. 1760

Following the death in 1760 of his brother John, Jonathan's father, Jonathan Babcock, moved with his wife and children to Newport, Nova Scotia in 1761. According to Dr. Esther Clark Wright, the family included the following:^[3]

"Babcock, Jonathan
26 Nov 1749, m. Lydia Larkin (sic)
Children: Mary, Mary, John, Frederick"

The first Mary would have been Mercy and John was likely Jonathan of this profile. Another sibling named John was born after the family arrived in Nova Scotia.

Jonathan Babcock married Mary Ann Loomer In 1778 at Canning, Cornwallis Parish, Nova Scotia.^[1]

Children of Jonathan Babcock and Mary Loomer

Jonathan and Mary had 11 children.^[4]

1. Betsy Babcock
2. Mary Babcock
3. Esther Babcock
4. Jonathan Babcock
5. Elizabeth Babcock, b. 1779 at Cornwallis, Nova Scotia; m. John Comstock
6. John Babcock, b. Oct. 6, 1780; d. Jan 23, 1851; m. Catherine M. Davis
7. Phoebe Babcock, b. May 6, 1789 at Hopewell, New Brunswick; m. William Patterson
8. Gideon Babcock, b. Nov 2, 1787 at Hopewell, New Brunswick; m. Mary Nodding
9. Lydia Babcock, b. 1790 at Hopewell, New Brunswick; m. Thomas Wilband
10. Stephen Babcock, b. Aug 17, 1798 at Hopewell, New Brunswick
11. George Washington Babcock, b. Jan 29, 1807 at Hopewell, New Brunswick; d. Feb 21, 1889 at New Centerville, Wisconsin, United States^[5]

According to the Find A Grave record of their son, George Washington Babcock, Jonathan Babcock died in 1828. His wife, Mary (Loomer) Babcock, died in 1838.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Babcock Family Tree on Rootsweb : accessed 27 Jun 2018
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Stephen Babcock, The Babcock Genealogy, 1903, Eaton & Mains, New York : Page 79 (item #95)
3. ↑ Wright, Dr. Esther Clark. Planters and Pioneers Nova Scotia, 1749 to 1775 Revised Edition. Jason B. Wentzell. Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia. 2007 : Babcock, Jonathan, p. 31
4. ↑ Marie Chantigny
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #93344204

Acknowledgments

• Sara V Mosher
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