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Samuel Hingley (1818 - 1910)

Samuel Hingley aka Hinckley
Born in East River, Nova Scotia, Canadamap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , , and
Husband of — married 1843 in St. George's, Sydney, Nova Scotiamap
Husband of — married about 1860 in Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotiamap
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Died at age 91 in Cape North, Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canadamap
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Biography

Samuel Hinckley (Hingley) was born on 3 Jun 1818 in East River, Nova Scotia, Canada to James Hinckley (Hingley) and Nancy MacIntosh. He married Anna (Annie) Gwinn 1843 in Cape North, Nova Scotia, and they had 4 sons and 3 daughters. Accompanied by her children, Ann left Samuel in about 1864 and moved to Gloucester, Massachusetts, where she died in 1907. [1] Samuel then married Betsy Timmons and they had 3 sons and one daughter.

"The Hingleys. — Samuel married Nancy Guinn and had four sons and three daughters. By a second wife, Betsy Timmons, he had three sons and a daughter. In middle life, he made a home in the picturesque glen of the Red River. Alexander, another son of James, left his home with a dog as companion in search of seals on the drift ice, and was never heard of afterwards. John married Christy McQuarrie, and lived on part of the old homestead. Hannah was married to Joshua Trenholm, a son of the first mill-wright of the settlement. Kitty was the wife of John Calder. Jane was married to Ned Timmons, who occupied land to the north of Andrew Moore's lot. Five sons and four daughters were in their family. Eliza was the wife of Sandy Kerr, who lived in the settlement for a short time. Peter, one of Kerr's sons, was for several years Royal Secretary of the Scottish Clans of America." -from History of Inverness County, Nova Scotia.

Sources

  1. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
*Census of Canada 1881, 1891, 1901
  • Marriage Record of Samuel Hingley and Ann Gwinn, Cape North 1843
  • Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.




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