Bessie Abia (Hicks) Prowse (1892 - 1965)

Born 31 Aug 1892 in Midgic, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Ancestors

Daughter of Arthur Albert Hicks and Morinda May (Wheaton) Hicks

Wife of Albert Samuel Prowse — married 1 Dec 1915 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Descendants

Died 31 Jan 1965 at age 72 in Lancaster, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

Bessie Hicks was born on August 31, 1892 in Midgic, New Brunswick.^[1] She was the eldest of Arthur Albert Hicks and Morinda Wheaton's 8 children. She lived in Sackville, New Brunswick with her family until her marriage. Bessie attended Mount Allison University, where she met her future husband^[2]

Bessie married A. Samuel Prowse on Dec 1, 1915^[3] at her parents' home in Sackville, New Brunswick.^[4] The couple lived Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island, where their four daughters were born.

After the Depression wiped out the Prowse family business, Sam, Bessie and their children left PEI for New Brunswick in May 1932.^[5] Until about 1939, they lived in Albert County, New Brunswick. The family lived above a store that Sam was managing. They subsequently moved to Moncton, New Brunswick, where they lived until Sam's death in 1949.

Bessie died on Jan 31, 1965^[6] and was buried in the Hicks family plot in Upper Sackville, New Brunswick.

Sources

1. ↑ New Brunswick, Canada, Provincial Archives, Late Registration of Births, Code 1892-H-75, Microfilm F18782 - Birth of Bessie Hicks
2. ↑ Recollections of Florence (Prowse) Cooper, recorded by Leanne Cooper, July 21, 2011, Halifax, Nova Scotia
3. ↑ New Brunswick, Canada, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, RS141 B7 Index to New Brunswick Marriages, Number 2646, Code B4/1916, Microfilm F15968 Marriage of Albert Samuel Prowse and Bessie Hicks (note: although the index states 1916, the image clearly shows that the marriage took place in 1915)
4. ↑ The Charlottetown Guardian, Dec 4, 1915, Pg. 5 - Wedding Bells
5. ↑ The Charlottetown Guardian, May 17, 1932, Pg 5 - Murray Harbour notes
6. ↑ "Vital Statistics from Government Records" Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, RS141 C5 Index of Death Registrations,Westmorland County, Code 1321, Reference 267, Microfilm F20895 - Record for Bessie Prowse, 1965-01-31

See also:

• 1901 Canada Census; New Brunswick, Westmorland (District 24), Sackville E-6 - Pg 8
• 1911 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada, New Brunswick, Westmorland (25) Sackville Parish, Page 10 - Arthur & Morinda Hicks and 8 children
• 1921 Census of Canada (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com), PEI, Kings (District 146), Murray Harbour South (sub-district 31), Lot 64, Page 20 of 24 - All on same page (Murray Harbour South, Lot 64), families of William H & Ada Prowse, Samuel & Bessie Prowse, Frederick & Pearl Prowse, Albert P & Williamina Prowse
• 1931 Canada Census, Prince Edward Island, Kings (District 1), Murray Harbour and Murray Harbour East (Sub-District 33), Page 23 - Albert S and Bessie A Prowse & 4 children

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by a full sequence match between this Family Tree DNA mtDNA test for Leanne Cooper, a female-line descendant of Charlotte Richardson and this Family Tree DNA mtDNA test for Don Lobelle, a female-line descendant of Barbara Ann Richardson.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Florence Prowse (kit managed by Leanne Cooper) and her 1st cousin, once removed, a granddaughter of Evans Hicks. Their most-recent common ancestors are Arthur Albert Hicks and Morinda May Wheaton. Amount of DNA shared is 452cM, consistent with 1C1R.