Joshua Pitman Trefry (1807 - abt. 1889)

Born 19 Oct 1807 in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Hurlburt) Trefry — married about 1835 in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died about 1889 at about age 81 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Note: Please be careful adding information to this profile, there were 7 distinct men named Joshua Pitman Trefry in this family. Each has their own profile in WikiTree. Check the dates and the parents, and the sources.

Joshua Pitman Trefry was born October 19, 1807, the son of William and Elizabeth Ellenwood Trefry of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

Circa 1835 he married Sarah Hurlburt, daughter of John Hurlburt, and had children^{[1] [2]}, including:

1. Sarah Elizabeth, born April 26, 1835^[3], who married John Andrews in 1857^[4]and Miner Gray in 1886^[5]
2. Eliza Jane, born May 11, 1836^{[3] [6] [7]}, who married Jonathan Smith and had children, and who died January 12, 1922^[8]
3. Olivia, born May 7, 1837, who married John Hatfield, and who died December 10, 1919^[9]
4. Abraham, born December 15, 1839, who drowned August 8, 1857^[3]
5. Sarah, born October 18, 1841^[3], who married John Hamilton in 1867^[10]
6. Caleb, born June 25, 1845^[3], who married Sarah Hamilton in 1867^[11]
7. Elephalet, born August 4, 1843^[3], who may have died young
8. Joshua Pitman, born April 2, 1847^[3], who married Emily Jane Hurlburt in 1869^[12]
9. Freeman, born January 16, 1849, who died in 1919^[13]
10. Stillman Trefry, born December 23, 1850, who married Mary Alice Curry in 1874^[14] and died in 1943^[15]
11. Benjamin, born July 24, 18552^[3], who married Jessie Cavanagh in 1881^[16]
12. Mary Hannah, born November 8, 1852^[3], who married George Bullerwell in 1880^[17]
13. George, born June 2, 1857^[3], who married Alva Hurlburt in 1882^[18], and who died in 1931^[19]
14. Deborah, born October 31, 1859^[3], who married Alexander Hurlburt in 1883^[20]

Some online trees suggest Joshua died in 1889. This is consistent with the Census information. He appears in the 1881 Census, however Sarah is widowed in the 1891 Census.^{[21] [22]}.

Sources

1. ↑ The 1871 Census shows Joshua and Sarah (including age in 1871) with their family in Nova Scotia; District Name: Yarmouth; District Number: 192; Sub-District Name: Tusket; Sub-District Number: h; Page Number: 45; Line Number: 10; Microfilm: C-10546; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 1671046
2. ↑ Robichaud/Comeau Genealogy on RootsWeb, listing for Joshua Pitman Trefry ID I01289; Published September 19, 2009, Accessed November 1, 2016
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10} Personal knowledge of Laurie Giffin, from family papers
4. ↑ "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2VR-X3N : 5 December 2014), John Andrews and Elizabeth Trefry, 04 Mar 1857; citing East River, Nova Scotia, reference p 85 cn 246; FHL microfilm 1,298,877.
5. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Elizabeth P. Andrews and Miner Gray married 1886 in Yarmouth County can be found in Registration Year: 1886 - Book: 1839 - Page: 218 - Number: 106
6. ↑ The 1871 Census shows Jonathan, Eliza Jane and their children in Nova Scotia; District Name: Yarmouth; District Number: 192; Sub-District Name: Plymouth; Sub-District Number: a; Page Number: 56; Line Number: 14; Microfilm: C-10545; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 893752
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #162379737, .
8. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Eliza Jane Smith, died 1922 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth County can be found in Registration Year: 1922 - Book: 110 - Page: 794
9. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Olivia Trefry, died 1919 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth County can be found in Registration Year: 1919 - Book: 110 - Page: 98
10. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Sarah Trefry and John M. Hamilton married 1867 in Yarmouth County can be found in Registration Year: 1867 - Book: 1839 - Page: 19 - Number: 103
11. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Maria Hamilton and Caleb Trefry married 1867 in Yarmouth County can be found in Registration Year: 1867 - Book: 1839 - Page: 21 - Number: 140
12. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Emily Jane Hurlburt and Joshua P. Trefry married 1869 in Yarmouth County can be found in Registration Year: 1869 - Book: 1839 - Page: 36 - Number: 165
13. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Freeman Trefry, died 1919 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth County can be found in Registration Year: 1919 - Book: 51 - Page: 141 - Number: 451
14. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Mary A. Curry and Stillman Trefry married 1874 in Yarmouth County can be found in Registration Year: 1874 - Book: 1839 - Page: 84 - Number: 56
15. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Stillman Trefry, died 1943 in Argyle Head, Yarmouth County can be found in Registration Year: 1943 - Book: 209 - Page: 271
16. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Jessie Cavanagh and Benjamin Trefry married 1881 in Yarmouth County can be found in Registration Year: 1881 - Book: 1839 - Page: 166 - Number: 35
17. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Mary Trefry and George W. Bullerwell married 1880 in Yarmouth County can be found in Registration Year: 1880 - Book: 1839 - Page: 156 - Number: 36
18. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Alva Hurlburt and George Trefry married 1882 in Yarmouth County can be found in Registration Year: 1882 - Book: 1839 - Page: 179 - Number: 75
19. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing George Trefry, died 1931 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth County can be found in Registration Year: 1931 - Book: 133 - Page: 1167
20. ↑ Nova Scotia Vital Records showing Deborah Trefry and Alexander Hurlburt married 1883 in Yarmouth County can be found in Registration Year: 1883 - Book: 1839 - Page: 184 - Number: 27
21. ↑ The 1881 Census shows Joshua and Sarah (including age in 1881) with their family in Nova Scotia; District Name: Yarmouth; District Number: 14; Sub-District Name: Tusket; Sub-District Number: H; Division Number: 2; Family Number: 179; Page Number: 42; Microfilm: C-13171; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 731751
22. ↑ The 1891 Census shows Sarah widowed in Nova Scotia; District Name: Yarmouth; District Number: 44; Sub-District Name: Belleville; Sub-District Number: C; Family Number: 217; Page Number: 48-49; Microfilm: T-6321; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 992706;