Jemima (Betts) Dyment (1852 - 1923)

Born 2 Dec 1852 in Prince Edward Island

Ancestors

Wife of William Harris Dyment — married 18 Oct 1871 in Prince Edward Island

Descendants

Died 29 Jun 1923 at age 70 in Prince Edward Island

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Biography

Daughter of Silas Betts and Charlotte McWilliams. She married William Dyment on 18 October 1871 and they had 8 boys and 4 girls.

According to the 1881 Census the household in Lot 7 consisted of : William Dyment (30), farmer, Jemima (27), Zenia Jane (9), Elveretta (7), Gordon (5), Scott (3), and Clifford (7 months). The family was Baptist, which might be the reason why no baptismal records were found.

By 1891, the family members were: Zenia (19), Elveretta (17), George G (15), Daniel Scott (13), John Clifford (11), Lottie (7), Harry (5), Shelton (3), Bertha (3), and Walter (1). In that census, William was a farmer and a stone mason. He was also a plasterer by trade, and according to a biography written by the descendants of his son George Gordon, he later became a silver fox farmer. At this time the family was living in a one and a half story house with five rooms in Lot 7.

William and Jemima could both read and write.

William (72) and Jemima (69) were in Springfield, Lot 7, for the 1921 census. The entry is a bit difficult to read, but their son Scott is a widower with his son Bertram. Clifford and his wife Alice and their son Nelson were either in the household, or living nearby. It looks like Jarvis, age 20, was still living at home.

Sources

• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHPW-LKZ : 23 February 2021), Jamima Dyment in household of William Dyment, Prince (west/ouest), Prince Edward Island, Canada; citing p. 4, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
• "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVN7-ZSJ : 2 March 2021), Jemima Dyment in household of William Dyment, Lot 7, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing William Dyment, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
• "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWGB-BQD : 3 August 2016), Jemma Dyment, Lot 7, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148185.
• "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-CP9P : 16 March 2018), Jemima Dyment in entry for William Dyment, 1911; citing Census, Prince Sub-Districts 7-48, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,538.
• See The Descendants of Isaac Sr. Betts on the Island Register, Submitted by Al Betts
• Name Mrs. William Dyment Age 71 Residence Springfield Date of Death 29 June 1923 Entry Number 185 Source RG19/s2/ss6: Death registration books, 1923