Reuben Hoben (1821 - 1877)

Born 24 Apr 1821 in Swan Creek, Sunbury, New Brunswick

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Ann (Currie) Hoben — married 26 Oct 1847 in Canning, Queens, New Brunswick

Descendants

Died 18 Apr 1877 at age 55 in Burton, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

Reuben Hoben was born circa 1821^{[1] [2]}, the son of Reuben Hoben and Rebecca Hume of Swan Creek, New Brunswick^[3]

On October 26, 1847, he married Elizabeth Curry, daughter of John Curry and Anna Upton, and granddaughter of David Currie^[3], and their children included^{[1] [2]}:

1. Arianna Florence, born 29 August 1847^[4], who married Cyrus A. Burpee on March 4, 1870^{[5] [6]}
2. Idella Cecelia, born October 18, 1851^[1], who married Henry Albert Estabrooks, son of Stephen Potter Estabrooks and Elizabeth Estabrooks^[7], and who died in 1928^[8],
3. John Frederick, born January 1850^{[1] [2]}, who married Rebecca Coy, daughter of Joseph Coy and Harriet Whitehead^[9], and who died in 1925^[10]
4. Reuben Henry, born December 30, 1853^{[1] [2]}, who married Alice Ellen MacDonald in 1904^[11], and who died in 1937^[12]
5. George William, born circa 1857^{[1] [2]} , unmarried, who was a druggist in Saint John when he died in 1904^[13]
6. Henrietta Rebecca; born August 5, 1859^{[1] [2]} , who married Leander M. Estabrooks, a riverboat Captain, and son of William Wilmot Estabrooks and Nancy Jane Coy, and who died in 1944^[14]
7. Elizabeth Lavina, born August 6,1862^{[1] [2]}, who married George H. Clowes ^[15] and who died in 1937^[16]

He was a farmer^[2], a Justice of the Peace, a magistrate and a Lieutenant Colonel in the militia^{[17] [18]}

Lt Col Reuben Hoben died April 18, 1877^[19], and is buried in the Upper Gagetown Cemetery^[20]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} The 1861 Census shows Reuben and Elizabeth Haben (sic) and their family in New Brunswick; District Name: Sunbury; Sub-District Name: Burton; Page Number: 36; Line Number: 1427; Microfilm: C-1005-1006; Item Number: 229744
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} The 1871 Census shows Reuben with his family in New Brunswick; District Name: Sunbury; District Number: 178; Sub-District Name: Burton; Sub-District Number: c; Page Number: 7; Line Number: 3; Microfilm: C-10381; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 2614106
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics; Volume 11 Number 2800; Date November 7 1847; County Saint John; Place Saint John; Newspaper New Brunswick Courier, which states m. Canning, 26th ult., by Rev. W.D. Fitch, Reuben H. HOBEN second s/o Reuben HOBENrebe, Esq / Elizabeth Ann CURREY eldest d/o John CURREY
4. ↑ Florence Cecelia Estabrooks, Genealogy of the Anglo-Dutch Estabrooks Family (Saint John, New Brunswick: self published, 1935)..
5. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics; Volume 28 Number 1905; Date March 4 1870; County York; Place Fredericton; Newspaper New Brunswick Reporter and Fredericton Advertiser, which states m. At residence of bride's father, 3rd ult., by Rev. Geo. B. Payson, Cyrus A. BURPEE / Arianna F. eldest d/o Lt. Col. Ruben HOBEN, all of Burton Parish (Sunbury Co.)
6. ↑ The 1871 Census shows Arianna and Cyrus with their son George, born in 1871, in New Brunswick; District Name: Sunbury; District Number: 178; Sub-District Name: Burton; Sub-District Number: c; Page Number: 6; Line Number: 19; Microfilm: C-10381; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 2614102
7. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics; Volume 30 Number 74; Date August 18 1870; County Saint John; Place Saint John; Newspaper Christian Visitor; which states, m. 28th July, at residence of bride's father, by Rev. John M. Currey, Henry A. ESTABROOKS / Miss Idella C. HOBEN second d/o Lt. Col. Reuben HOBEN both of Burton Parish (Sunbury Co.)
8. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Vital Statistics from Government Records (RS141); RS141C5; Index to Death Certificates; Name ESTABROOKS, IDELLA C.  ; Sex F; Date 1928-05-24; County YORK; Registration 7420; Volume 7; Microfilm F18910
9. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics; Volume 55 Number 2025; Date November 11 1881; County Saint John; Place Saint John; Newspaper The Daily Telegraph; which states: m. Baptist Church, Upper Gagetown (Queens Co.) Wednesday eve, 9th inst., by Rev. F.S. Todd, John F. HOBEN, Burton (Sunbury Co.) / Rebecca COY third d/o Joseph COY, Esq., Upper Gagetown
10. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Vital Statistics from Government Records (RS141); RS141C5; Index to Death Certificates; Name HOBEN, JOHN F.  ; Sex M; Date 1925-01-03; County SAINT JOHN; Registration 34247; Volume 34; Microfilm F18937
11. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Vital Statistics from Government Records (RS141); RS141B7 Index to New Brunswick Marriages; Name HOBEN, REUBEN H.  ; Married MACDONALD, ALICE ELLEN  ; Date 1904-01-28; County SAINT JOHN; Parish ----; Number 2009; Code B4/1904; Microfilm F15910
12. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Vital Statistics from Government Records (RS141); RS141C5; Index to Death Certificates; Name HOBEN, REUBEN H.  ; Sex M; Date 1937-01-22; County QUEENS; Registration 9665 Volume 105; Microfilm F19334
13. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Vital Statistics from Government Records (RS141); RS141C4 Provincial Returns of Deaths; Name HOBEN, GEORGE W.  ; Sex M; Age 52; Date 1910-08-18; County SAINT JOHN; Code 2234; Volume ; Reference C4/1910; Microfilm F18724
14. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Vital Statistics from Government Records (RS141); RS141C5 Index to Death Certificates; Name ESTABROOKS, HENRIETTA R.  ; Sex F; Date 1944-02-04; County SAINT JOHN; Registration 46623; Volume 158; Microfilm F19387
15. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick County Council Marriage Records, 1826-1887; County Sunbury; Date of Marriage 1886-10-27; Groom CLOWES, GEORGE H.; Bride HOBEN, ELIZABETH L.
16. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Vital Statistics from Government Records (RS141); RS141C5 Index to Death Certificates; RS141C5 Index to Death Certificates; Name CLOWES, ELIZABETH HOBEN; Sex F; Date 1937-03-19; County YORK; Registration 10408; Volume 106; Microfilm F19335
17. ↑ The Army List, November 1875 Published by John Murray, Albermarle St. November 19, 1875. See page 849 for Reuben
18. ↑ The Army List for September 1876 published by the British War Office, August 30, 1876; see page 850 for Lt. Col Reuben Hoben
19. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics; Volume 42 Number 27; Date May 4 1877; County Saint John; Place Saint John: Newspaper Daily News, which states d. Burton (Sunbury Co.) 18th April, Reuben HOBEN, age 56
20. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #97480559