Catherine Augusta (Myers) Mitchell (1831-1878)

Catherine Augusta Mitchell formerly Myers

Born 1831 in Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Daughter of John Henry Myers and Letitia (Mitchell) Myers

Sister of Henry Myers [half], William Myers [half], Mary (Myers) Day, Colin Myers, John George Myers, Alexander Meyers and Jacob Myers

Wife of Colin Peter Mitchell — married about 1849 in Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Mother of Colin Timothy Mitchell, Margaret Eva (Mitchell) Blakeney, Elisabeth Mitchell, William Joseph Mitchell and Peter Mitchell

Died 15 Aug 1878 at about age 47 in Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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1 Biography
- 1.1 Residence 1871
2 Note
3 Sources

Biography

Colin Peter Mitchell was b. 22 Feb. 1824 at Oyster Pond and bapt. 15 June 1824, St. Paul's, Halifax^[1]. He m. Catherine Myers. She was b. ca. 1831 and d. 15 Aug. 1878, 47 years.

Children:

Colin Timothy, b. 17 Aug. 1850, Oyster Pond, m. Elizabeth Ann Hartlin.
Alexander Samuel, b. 7 July 1854, Oyster Pond, m. (1) Elizabeth Jane Wilcox, m. (2) Margaret Cecilia Hartling.
Isaac, b. ca. 1856, Oyster Pond, removed to USA in 1880s.
Mary Jane, b. 10 Sept. 1859, Oyster Pond, m. Peter C. Hartlin, 24 Nov. 1876 at Halifax, bur. Oyster Pond United Church Cemetery.
Margaret Eve, b. 16 July 1861, Oyster Pond, m. Gideon John Blakeney, 10 Nov. 1881 at Jeddore, d. 1917, bur. West Jeddore Baptist Cemetery.
Jacob Myers, b. ca. 1863, Oyster Pond, m. (1) Louisa E. Day, m. (2) Emmeline Day, m. (3) Ada (Warnell) Arnold.
Elizabeth Emily (per civil birth record, but Emma Ann per census and marriage register), b. 30 Sept. 1865, Oyster Pond, m. William Albert Wilcox (of Manchester), 25 Jan. 1886 at St. James, Head of Jeddore, lv. Oyster Pond.
William Joseph, b. 5 Aug. 1867, Oyster Pond, m. Florence [?], removed to USA before 1901
Welsford, b. ca. 1869, Oyster Pond, d. 4 Dec. 1871 of croup, 2 years.
Peter, b. 19 Oct. 1871, Oyster Pond, removed to Maine.

Residence 1871

Census of Jeddore. In household:
Colin Mitchell Male 47 NS
Catherine Mitchell Female 40 NS
Colin Mitchell Male 22 NS
Alex Mitchell Male 17 NS
Isaac Mitchell Male 14 NS
Mary Mitchell Female 11 NS
Margaret Mitchell Female 10 NS
Jacob Mitchell Male 7 NS
Emma Mitchell Female 6 NS
William Mitchell Male 4 NS^[2]

Note

The death record of her son Colin notes that his mother, Catherine Myers, was born in Head of Jeddore^[3].

Sources

↑ "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SG51-C7B : accessed 2018-01-17), entry for Colin Peter Mitchell. Citing Kim Stevens "Eastern Shore Families, Jeddore"
↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4D8-Z7B : 24 October 2018), Colin Mitchell in household of Colin Mitchell, Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
↑ "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9S-S2LC : 8 November 2017), Colin T Mitchell, 28 Mar 1922; citing Jeddore Oyster Ponds, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, certificate 729, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.