James Edwin Dwight DeWolf (abt. 1901 - abt. 1933)

Born about 17 Jun 1901 in Bedford, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Rae Hamilton (Curry) DeWolf — married 29 Jun 1927 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Descendants

Died about 25 Jul 1933 at about age 32 in Bedford, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada [uncertain]

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Biography

James was the son of Henry DeWolf and Katie Fitzmaurice.

James Edwin Dwight DeWolf (17 Jun 1901-25 Jul 1933) = Rae Curry (-1937)

Dwight was the son of Henry DeWolf and Katie Fitzmaurice.

Dwight was born in 17 Jun 1901 in Bedford Nova Scotia, Canada.^[1][2][3]

The 1911 Canadian census lists Dwight as a nine-yr old, NS born, English-Cdn, Presbyterian, living in 99 Victoria St, Halifax NS.^[4]

The 1921 Cdn census lists James E as a 20 yr old, single, NS born, English-Cdn, Presbyterian, clerk in a steamship company, living in Bedford, Halifax Co, NS.^[5]

In 1921 he was a crew member of the sailboat Keith which traverse the Atlantic Ocean from Halifax Nova Scotia to England.

He was married in 29 Jun 1927 in Coburg Rd, Halifax NS, Canada to Rae Hamilton Curry, by Presbyterian rite and working as a bookkeeper.^[6]

The 1931 Canadian census lists him incorrectly as DeWitt James Edward (instead of the proper James Edwin Dwight) as a married, 30 yr old, Nova Scotia born, Scotch-Cdn, Presbyterian adherent, shipping agent bookkeeper, living in Bedford, Nova Scotia. ^[7]

He died in 1933 of a heart attack, in Bedford, Halifax Co, NS, Canada as determined by a coroner's jury,^[8] and was buried in Brookside Cemetery, Bedford, Halifax County, NS, MEMORIAL ID208481936.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ David R.DeWolfe Research Papers: research notes origin obscure; Letter Christine Lynch to David R DeWolfe 2 May 2002 with enclosures.
2. ↑ Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths, James E. Dwight Dewolf and Rae H. Curry married in 1927 at Halifax County, Registration: Year: 1927 number: 49345. https://archives.novascotia.ca/images/vital-statistics/marriages/49/49-00345.jpg
3. ↑ Charles DeWolf of Guadaloupe, his ancestors and descendants being a complete genealogy of the Rhode Island DeWolfs, the descendants of Simon De Wolf, with their common descent from Balthasar de Wolf, of Lyme, Conn. (1668) with a biographical introduction and appendices on the Nova Scotian de Wolfs and other allied families, with a preface by Bradford Colt de Wolf pe 261, https://archive.org/details/charlesdewolfofg00perr/page/n1/mode/1up
4. ↑ 1911 Cdn census NS 45 Halifax County, C-1 Victoria St, pe 8 line 41. http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/View.jsp?id=6735&highlight=41&desc=1911+Census+of+Canada+page+containing+Dwight+Dewolf
5. ↑ 1921 Cdn census NS, 57 Halifax Co, 15-10 Bedford, pe 9 line 5. https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=img&id=e002907888 Individual page: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=5675266
6. ↑ Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths, James E. Dwight Dewolf and Ray H. Curry married in 1927 at Halifax County, Registration: Year: 1927 number: 49345. https://archives.novascotia.ca/images/vital-statistics/marriages/49/49-00345.jpg
7. ↑ 1931 Cdn census, NS, 10 Halifax, 11 Bedford-Rockingham, pe 28 line 9. https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Search?DataSource=Genealogy%7CCensus&ApplicationCode=1008&YearOfImmigration-slider=0&FirstName=Dewitt&LastName=DeWolf&Age-slider=4&YearOfBirth-slider=4&ProvinceCode=NS&Place=Bedford
8. ↑ Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths, James Edwin D. Dewolf death at Bedford, Halifax County on July 25, 1933, Male, Death Registration: Year: 1933 file: 88 number: 1151. https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/death/?ID=190213
9. ↑ Brookside Cemetery, Bedford NS, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208481936/james-edwin_dwight-dewolf