Hester Ann (Bentley) Green (1856 - 1920)

Born 31 Dec 1856 in Diligent River, Cumberland, Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Monson Green — married 3 Nov 1875 in Diligent River, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Descendants

Died 8 Mar 1920 at age 63 in Fox River, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Hester Ann Bentley was born 31 Dec 1856 at Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia to Thomas Bentley and Harriet York,^[1] who were a farming family.

Hester was married 3 Nov 1875 at Diligent River, Nova Scotia, by Baptist License. Hester was 19 when she married 26 year old Charles Monson Green. Witnesses to the marriage included D.H. Jenks and David Bentley, with the Reverend T. B. Layton officiating.^[2][3] Monse Green was a mariner, farmer and cook.

Children of Charles Monson Green and Hester Ann Bentley

1. Charles Thomas (Sailor), b. 4 Aug 1883; d. 7 Oct 1948, age 65, of Aplastic Anemia, at Halifax, Nova Scotia; buried at Bear River, Nova Scotia; m. 17 Jun 1912 at Amherst, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Loretta Frances Hatfield, daughter of Colin Hatfield and Minnie, b. abt 1886; d. aft 7 Oct 1948
2. Hilda Jane, b. 23 Apr 1889 at Parrsborro, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia; d. 5 Jun 1958 at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia; m. (1) 24 Jun 1906 at Fox River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Seth Lowe Hatfield (1885-1916); (2) 5 Sep 1917 at Parrsborro, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia George Alexander Patterson (1889-1972)
3. George Cleveland (Laundryman), b. 26 Jun 1891 at Fox River, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia; d. 22 Jul 1962, age 71, heart attack, at Camp Hill Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia; buried at Hantsport, Hants Co., Nova Scotia; m. 5 Sep 1917 at Centre Burlington, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Dora Roberta Wilcox, daughter of Stanley Wilcox and Hephzibah Wolcox, b. 30 Apr 1890 at Pembroke, Nova Scotia; d. 28 Sep 1959, age 69, brainstorm hemorrhage, at Payzant Memorial Hospital, Windsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia; buried at Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport, Hants Co., Nova Scotia
4. Harry Lee, b. 28 Jun 1894; d. 5 Nov 1908, age 14 years, 5 months, of Rheumatic Fever; Wards Brook Baptist Cemetery, Wards Brook, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia
5. Susan, b. 1896; d. 1897; Wards Brook Baptist Cemetery, Wards Brook, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia
6. Roland Kelar/Keller (Machinist), b. 31 Jul 1896 at Fox River, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia; d. 8 Feb 1979 at Great Village, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia; m. 24 May 1921 at Presbyterian House, Parrsborro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Chrean Hazel Allen, daughter of Arthur Allen and Armina "Minnie" Allen; b. 12 May 1904 at Fraserville, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada; d. 15 Feb 1999, age 94, at St. Petersburg, Florida, United States; m. (1) Roland Kelar Green (2) Chas Smith

Hester died 8 Mar 1920, age 64, of tuberculosis, at Fox River, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia. She was buried at Wards Brook Baptist Cemetery, Wards Brook, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia.^[1] Monse died at Fox River a year later of pneumonia,^[4] and is buried at Wards Brook Baptist Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics: Death Certificate Hester A. Green, died 1920 in Amherst, Cumberland County
2. ↑ Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics: Marriage Certificate — Marriage Registration Year 1875 Book 1809 Page 121 #149 Hester Ann Bentley and Charles Manson (sic) Green married 1875 in Cumberland County
3. ↑ "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F2L3-WFV : 5 December 2014), Harriet in entry for Charles Monson Green and Hester Ann Bentley, 03 Nov 1875; citing Diligent River, Nova Scotia, reference P121 CN149; FHL microfilm 1,298,866.
4. ↑ Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics: Death Certificate Charles Morson (sic) Green, died 1921 in Amherst, Cumberland County

Acknowledgements

• Researched by Sara V Mosher, Oct 2017