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Gilbert L. W. Wier and Elizabeth A. Barron Family Bible Records

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Location: Rawdon, East Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canadamap
Surnames/tags: Weir Barron Wier
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Lots to talk about here. Let's pull it apart, shall we?

Cover of Wier Family Bible

Provenance: based on the entries, this Bible's first owners appear to be Gilbert Lester Wiggins Wier (abt.1816-abt.1892) and his wife Elizabeth Adelia Barron (1845-1915). The Bible passed from Gilbert and Elizabeth to their son John Lester Weir (1878-1957), then from Lester to his only son Clyde Weir, from Clyde to his only son, and now is in the possession of Clyde's grandson in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Any questions about this source and its journey can be directed to me (photographer and sister of the current owner).

The first page of entries has an obvious change. I believe the original handwriting belongs to Elizabeth Adelia Barron; her signature later in life closely resembles the writing here. As for the marriage itself, all information aligns with the Hants County marriage registration record (down to the officiant) except that weird three that sits on top of eraser marks at the end of the marriage year. Gilbert and Elizabeth were married on 5 Feb 1877, not 1873, and the change wraps all of Elizabeth's childen inside the marriage.

Wier/Barron Marriage (with a Suspicious 3)

I think Elizabeth's handwriting continues through the first half of the Births page, where she lists all her children. The consistency of the writing might mean she wrote them all at the same time, and not as events happened. But more interesting is that someone has very obviously ripped out part of the page, removing some apparently problematic birth years. I believe Elizabeth would have originally written the following:


- Alice Adelia Born April 27th 1874 (Note: Alice was not Gilbert's child; her birth record says she was the illegitimate child of Elizabeth Barron and James Barron.) Alice Maude (Weir) Lantz (1874-1945)
- George Stanley Born May 4th 1877
- John Lester Born July 1st 1878 (John Lester Weir (1878-1957))
- Annie Susan Born Nov 16th 1879
- Gilbert Clarence Born June 1st 1881
- Hattie Elizabeth Born Aug 30th 1882
- Sarah Eveline Born Oct 8th 1885

Births (and Secrets!)




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