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George Robert Gross (1816 - 1907)

George Robert Gross aka Creaser
Born in Eagle Head, Queens, Nova Scotiamap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 8 Apr 1838 in Eagle Head, Queens, Nova Scotiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 90 in Eagle Head, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canadamap
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Biography

George Gross was born December 12, 1816[1], he was likely related to John George Gross and Maria Sophia Teal, who also lived and raised their family on Eagle Head, and both men were in all probability descended from Oswald Gross who emigrated from Palatinate Germany with his family on the Pearl in 1752[2] [3].

  • The transcription of his marriage record shows the surname Creaser, but Every other record for George Gross and his descendants consistently show the surname Gross, Grose and Gros, so the marriage record appears likely to be a clerical or transcription error.
  • There is no reason to believe he was born with Creaser, as is shown in various unsourced online family trees. For example, the sources show that George Creaser, around the same age as George Gross, the son of George Michael Creaser and Ann Barbara Risser, married Caroline Corkum[4], lived at Eagle Head[5], and died in 1895 (see FindAGrave # 168080117).

On April 8, 1838, he married Dorcas Remby, daughter of Frederick Remby and Elizabeth Bangs of Eagle Head[6] [7] [8], and their children included[9] [10]:

  1. George james, born circa 1846[8]
  2. Mary Jane, born circa 1846[8], who married James Oliver Tupper[7]
  3. William Henry, born about 1850[8]
  4. Emma Selina, born May 4, 1850[9] [10], who married John Nelson Seamond[11] [7]
  5. John Thomas, born May 16, 1852[9] [10]
  6. Eliza Jane Remby, born Jul 28, 1853[9], and baptized May 22, 1854[10] [8], who married Capt William Wolfe of Port L'Hebert[7]
  7. Clara Winifred, born May 22, 1854[10], who married Enos Conrad[12]
  8. Joshua Newton, born January 6, 1857[9] [10][8] [13], who married Ella Demone of Mill Village[14], and who died April 1914 in Massachusetts[7]
  9. Augustus Benjamin, born July 5, 1860[9] [10] [8] [13], who married Minetta Wentzell[15]
  10. George Fred, born in 1869, who died in November 1869 at age 3 months[10]
  11. Dorcas Ann/Ellen, born December 1870[8] [13]

Dorcas was enumerated in the 1881 Census[13], but in 1891, George was enumerated as a widower[16]

George Gross died July 27, 1907 at age 92 years, 6 months[7] [17]

Sources

  1. The 1901 Census shows George, a widower, in Nova Scotia; District Name: Shelburne and Queens; District Number: 40; Sub-District Name: Beach Meadows; Sub-District Number: S; Division Number: 1; Family Number: 78; Page Number: 7; Microfilm: T-6456; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 1210870
  2. Lunenburg County GenWeb Passenger Lists for Ships Carrying the "Foreign Protestants" to Nova Scotia] showing 85 Families 6 Jun 1752 "PEARL"; Thomas Francis, Master; ... Gross, Oswald 40 Palatinate Farmer
  3. Wright, Esther Clark, 1895-. Planters And Pioneers. rev. ed. [Canada: s.n.], 1982. Oswald Gross is addressed on page 124
  4. "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2L4-5WB : 1 February 2020), George Creser, 1846.
  5. "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6R-STH : 20 May 2019), George Creasor, Eagle Head, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing George Creasor, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
  6. Queens County GenWeb Queens County Marriages from Primary Sources; Brides M-R, showing
    • 8 Apr 1838 REMBY, Dorcas Eagle Head CRESAR (sic), George Eagle Head A
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Genealogical notes of Thomas Brenton Smith FRELICK to GROSS (v. 834-836), see page 292 of the scan, page 129 is noted on the image. George is person 13112 and Dorcas is person 13113
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 The 1871 Census shows George and Dorcas Gross with children in Nova Scotia; District Name: Queens; District Number: 194; Sub-District Name: Bristol; Sub-District Number: c; Page Number: 35; Line Number: 18; Microfilm: C-10548; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 899100, with other children on the next page
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Queens County GenWeb Queens County Births from Primary Sources F-G, transcribed by Don Shankle, which states:
    • 02 Jun 1850 GROSE Emma Selina 04 Mar 1850 George & Dorcas Eagle Head farmer
    • 19 Sep 1852 GROSE John Thomas 16 May 1852 George & Dorcas Eagle Head farmer
    • 25 Oct 1857 GROSE Joshua Newton 06 Jan 1857 George & Dorcas Eagle Head fisherman
    • 19 Sep 1860 GROSE Augustus Benjamin 05 Jul 1860 George & Dorcas Eagle Head fisherman
    • 22 May 1854 GROSSE Eliza Jane Remby George & Dorcas Eagle Head fisherman
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 Lunenburg County GenWeb Lunenburg County and Queens County Birth, Marriage and Death Records From Primary Sources, transcribed by Don Shankle, Names starting with G, which states:
    • "GROSS","Augustus Benjamin","B","1860-07-05","1860-09-19","TALP","George & Dorcas",,
    • "GROSS","Clara Winifred","B","1856-09-21","1857-07-19","TALP","George & Sophia",,
    • "GROSS","Eliz Jane Remby","B","1854-05-22","1854-05-22","TALP","George & Dorcas",,
    • "GROSS","Emma Selina","B","1850-03-04","1850-06-02","TALP","George & Dorcas",,
    • "GROSS","George Fred","D","1869-11-30",,"TALP",,"3m","Eagle Head"
    • "GROSS","Joshua Newton","B","1857-01-06","1857-10-25","TALP","George & Dorcas",,
    • "GROSS","Thomas","B","1852-05-16","1852-09-19","TALP","George & Dorcas",,
  11. Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Emma S. Gross and John Nelson Seamond married 1879 in Queens County can be found in Registration Year: 1879 - Book: 1834 - Page: 81 - Number: 37
  12. Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Clara W Conrad, died 1916 in Liverpool, Queens County can be found in Registration Year: 1916 - Book: 46 - Page: 177 - Number: 421
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 The 1881 Census shows George and Dorcas with their family in Nova Scotia; District Name: Queens; District Number: 12; Sub-District Name: Eagle Head; Sub-District Number: G; Family Number: 23; Page Number: 5; Microfilm: C-13170; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 695476
  14. Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Ella Demone and Newton Gross married 1881 in Queens County can be found in Registration Year: 1881 - Book: 1834 - Page: 90 - Number: 8
  15. Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Minetta Wentzell and Augustus Gross married 1884 in Queens County can be found in Registration Year: 1884 - Book: 1834 - Page: 106 - Number: 11
  16. The 1891 Census shows George, a widower, living with his family in Nova Scotia; District Name: Queen's; District Number: 40; Sub-District Name: Eagle Head; Sub-District Number: D; Family Number: 61; Page Number: 12-13; Microfilm: T-6320; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 939651
  17. His obituary was published in the Liverpool Advance on July 31, 1907, it states At Eagle Head on the 27th inst. George Gross, aged 92 years, 6 months




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Gross-5080 and Creaser-136 appear to represent the same person because: Gross-5080 and Creaser-136 are the same person. The last name Kreutz or Kreutzer from Germany was changed to Creaser when the family moved to Nova Scotia. It was later changed again to Gross.
posted on Creaser-136 (merged) by Beth (Gross) Lee

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