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Mary Ann (Loomer) Babcock (1762 - 1838)

Mary Ann Babcock formerly Loomer
Born in Cornwallis, Nova Scotiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , and
Wife of — married 1778 in Canning, Cornwallis, Nova Scotiamap
Descendants descendants
Mother of and
Died at about age 75 in Falmouth, Nova Scotiamap
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Biography

Mary Ann Loomer was the daughter of Stephen Loomer and Hannah Chapman. Stephen Loomer and his wife were part of the New England Planter migration to Nova Scotia between June 1761, when son Stephen was born in Norwich, and March 1762, when daughter Mary Ann was born at Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia.[1][2]

Mary Ann Loomer was baptized in Nova Scotia at the Church of England in Canada, St. John, Cornwallis Square:[3] She married Jonathan Babcock.

  • Mary, bpt. 11 March 1862 at Cornwallis; m. -- Babcock[4]

Mary's mother, Hannah, died on 27 June 1778, and her father, Stephen, died on 17 Oct 1790, both at Cornwallis, Nova Scotia.[5]

Mary Babcock is mentioned in her father's Will.

Will of Stephen Loomer, Yeoman

Will Dated: 13 July 1790[4]
Present for Probate: 28 Oct 1790 at Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia
Mentioned in Will:
  • my well beloved sons: eldest son Jonathan Loomer, Stephen Loomer, Simeon Loomer and Levi Loomer
  • my four dear and well beloved daughters Phebe Jackson, Hannah Pineo, Easter West and Mary Babcock
  • eldest son Jonathan to be sole executor
Witnesses: John Beckwith Junr., William Dickinson, Ann Chipman, Handley Chipman

Children of Jonathan Babcock and Mary Loomer

Jonathan and Mary had 11 children.[6]

  1. Betsy Babcock
  2. Mary Babcock
  3. Esther Babcock
  4. Jonathan Babcock
  5. Elizabeth Babcock, b. 1779 at Cornwallis, Nova Scotia; m. John Comstock
  6. John Babcock, b. Oct. 6, 1780; d. Jan 23, 1851; m. Catherine M. Davis
  7. Phoebe Babcock, b. May 6, 1789 at Hopewell, New Brunswick; m. William Patterson
  8. Gideon Babcock, b. Nov 2, 1787 at Hopewell, New Brunswick; m. Mary Nodding
  9. Lydia Babcock, b. 1790 at Hopewell, New Brunswick; m. Thomas Wilband
  10. Stephen Babcock, b. Aug 17, 1798 at Hopewell, New Brunswick
  11. George Washington Babcock, b. Jan 29, 1807 at Hopewell, New Brunswick; d. Feb 21, 1889 at New Centerville, Wisconsin, United States[7]

According to the Find A Grave record of their son, George Washington Babcock, Jonathan Babcock died in 1828. His wife, Mary (Loomer) Babcock, died in 1838.

Sources

  1. ↑ Daniel Norris, "An Examination of the Stephen Loomer House, Habitant, Kings County, Nova Scotia" Acadiensis, Journal of the History of the Atlantic Region: Revue d'Histoire de la Region Atlantique, Planters Study Series No. 1, Pages 236-248 Page 236
    This article includes a bibliography for Stephen and for his house.
  2. ↑ Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867, compiled by Col. Leonard Smith, Jr. and Norma H. Smith, Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Pub. Co. 1994. Vol. I, Page 404. Accessed on 25 Sept 2017 at Ancestry.com
    Loomer, Stephen. Farm lot 9, Cornwallis Township Grant 1761 (153:28)
  3. ↑ "Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-8BCK-9QVJ?cc=1925428&wc=M6PF-9PX%3A219774101%2C219774102%2C219774103%2C219774104 : 21 May 2014), Kings > Cornwallis Square > Church of England in Canada St John > Baptisms, marriages, burials 1718-1911 > image 12 of 751; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Nova Scotia. Page 34
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Nova Scotia Probate Records, 1760-1993," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99ZR-X2V8?cc=2134302&wc=SN12-VZZ%3A1411645602%2C1412174201 : 4 November 2014), Kings > Will books, 1783-1847, vol 1-2 > image 70 of 470; county courthouses, Nova Scotia.
  5. ↑ "Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BCJ-JDS?cc=1925428&wc=M6PF-7WG%3A219774101%2C219774102%2C219774103%2C219800001 : 21 May 2014), Kings > Cornwallis Square > Church of England in Canada St John > Baptisms, marriages, burials 1761-1920 > image 8 of 206; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Nova Scotia. Page 4
  6. ↑ Marie Chantigny
  7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #93344204




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