Frances Amelia (Bartlett) Stockford (1823 - 1902)

Born 28 Jan 1823 in Lepreau, Charlotte, New Brunswick

Ancestors

Wife of George Stockford — married about 1841 in Saint John, New Brunswick

Died 22 Feb 1902 at age 79 in Hyde Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Frances was born in 1823. She was the daughter of Robert Bartlett and Mary Eagles. She was born in Lepreau, New Brunswick, not too far from Saint John. Her grandparents Richard Bartlett and Mary Holly lived there and are buried there. Frances married George Stockford in Saint John around 1841. He was a policeman who later became High Constable of Saint John. Her parents left New Brunswick for Maine in 1847 and some of her younger siblings went with them. The Stockfords had eight children. George died in 1882 and Frances lived with her son George Stockford Jr. at 202 Duke Street in Saint John. She was later living with her son Hugh Johnson Stockford, or visiting him in Hyde Park, Massachusetts, when she passed away in 1902. They returned her body to New Brunswick for burial in Fernhill Cemetery in Saint John.

Sources

• 1871 Census of Canada, Saint John, New Brunswick, Queen Ward, George Stockford 52, Frances Stockford 45, George Stockford 24, Lebarron Stockford 22, Emma Stockford 19, David Stockford 18, Alma Stockford 16, Susan Stockford 12, Fanny Stockford 3
• 1881 Census of Canada, Saint John
• 1891 Census of Canada, Saint John
• Canada, City and Area Directories, 1819-1906, Saint John, Frances Stockford, widow, 1888,1891,1893,1896
• Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915
• Canada, Find A Grave index, 1600s-Current