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William Gifford Dobson (1862 - 1932)

William Gifford Dobson
Born in Cape Spear, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canadamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married 22 Aug 1922 in Port Elgin, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canadamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 69 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canadamap
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Biography

William Gifford Dobson was born on 18 Oct 1862 in Cape Spear, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, son of William Dobson (~1818 - ) and Ruth Caroline Wells (1839 - ~1896).

His siblings were:

  1. Smith Dobson (1859 - 1926)
  2. Stephen Peacock Dobson (1861 - )
  3. Charles Robert Brooks (1878 - 1953)

William married Nettie Belle Trenholm (born in Cape Spear in 1868; died in New Brunswick on 8 Mar 1900). Their children were:

  1. Russell L. Dobson (1887 - 1934)
  2. Jennie V. Dobson (1888 - )
  3. Amanda Hattie Dobson (1895 - )
  4. Ruth Catherine Dobson (1896 - 1958).

William (59) married Pearlin Polley (~25) (born in Upper Cape, Westmorland in 1897) on 22 Aug 1922 in Port Elgin, Westmorland[1].

William died on 22 Jul 1932 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia aged 69. He is buried in Bayfield Cemetery, Bayfield, New Brunswick.[2]

He married for a second time in 1922.

Sources

  1. Marriage (2nd): "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-Y93K : 13 March 2018), William Dobson in entry for William Gifford Dobson and Pearlian Or Pearlin Polley, 22 Aug 1922; citing Port Elgin, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, p. , Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,320,191
  2. Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/238448890/william-gifford-dobson: accessed 24 January 2023), memorial page for William Gifford Dobson (1 Mar 1863–22 Jul 1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 238448890, citing Bayfield Cemetery, Bayfield, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by Pat Redmond (contributor 49129253).




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