Charles Demone (abt. 1807 - 1893)

Born about 4 Jul 1807 in Camperdown, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia [uncertain]

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Died 26 Nov 1893 at about age 86 in Middlefield, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Charles Demone was born July 4, 1807, the son of Frederick Demone and Sophia Catherine Lohnes. He was baptised July 7th by the Dutch Reformed Church of Lunenburg. His godparents were Charles Demone and wife, Catharine.^[1][2] His daughter Elizabeth's death certificate says her father Charles was born in Camperdown (Lunenburg County) so that seems to reinforce that this is the correct Charles married to Lucy and he had moved from Lunenburg County to Queens County.

It seems that Charles married Lucy Oikle in 1840 although documentation of this marriage has not been confirmed yet. They appear to have moved to Queens County where they turn up in the census records in 1861.^[3] The family consists of 2 females 10-15 [Elizabeth & Adelaide], 2 males 15-20 [George & James], 1 female 15-20 [Mary Ann] plus Charles and Lucy both aged 40-50. This seems to match reasonably closely with Charles' family but Charles should have been in the 50-60 group unless the census is wrong. None of the census in 1871/1881/1891 had their ages correct so either they didn't know their exact ages (not uncommon in those times) or the census takers were very inaccurate.

They appear in the census of 1871,^[4] and 1881,^[5] and by 1891^[6] they are living with their daughter and son-in-law Elizabeth and Ephraim Whynacht.

The records of Thomas Brenton Smith show that Charles passed away on November 26, 1893^[7] according to a death notice in the Liverpool Advance newspaper. The location of death was recorded as Middlefield, Queens County and this where the "poor farm" at that time was located so it is logical to assume that he was a resident in that facility as was his wife who died there in 1897. There is a cemetery at that location (Pleasantfield-Middlefield Cemetery) so presumably they might be buried there in unmarked graves.

Residence 1871

Census of Liverpool, Nova Scotia. In household:
Charles Demore Male 66 NS
Lucy Demore Female 61 NS
George Demore Male 27 NS^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Rootsweb. Lunenburg County and Queens County, Birth, Marriage and Death Records. From Primary Sources, transcribed and compiled by Doug Shankle. Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia Database. (De). Accessed 2020.
2. ↑ FamilySearch Baptism records of the Dutch Reformed Church, Lunenburg - "By Revd. Bruin Romkes Comingo. Translated from the German. 1807. July 7th. Baptized Charles, son of Frederic, and Sophia Demone. Witness, Charles Demone, and wife Mary Catherine. Born 4th July." (Image 793)
3. ↑ Census of 1861 Liverpool sub-district, Line 11
4. ↑ Census of 1871 Liverpool sub-district, page 3, Line 17
5. ↑ Census of 1881 Liverpool sub-district, Page 24, Line 11
6. ↑ Census of 1891 Liverpool sub-district, Page 45, Line 7
7. ↑ FamilySearch Queens County Notes of Thomas Brenton Smith, 1700-1950
8. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4D4-Q2X : 19 March 2021), Charles Demore, Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.