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Lucy Jane (Willet) Bent (1835 - 1858)

Lucy Jane Bent formerly Willet aka Willett
Born in Annapolis Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 5 Jul 1855 in Annapolis, Nova Scotiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 22 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canadamap
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Biography

Lucy Jane was born in 1835, the daughter of George Willet and Lucy Bent. For both her parents it was a second marriage and there were two surviving children from their first marriages in addition to the nine children George and Lucy had together, creating a large family group for Lucy Jane. Perhaps she hoped for the same large family when she married Stephen Edward Bent in 1855 but it was only her husband who would have the large family. Lucy Jane and Stephen had two children Herbert Willett, who survived and William Edward Willett who died in infancy in January 1858. Lucy Jane died in April that year at age 22. The cause of death comes from a problematic transcript of a newspaper report or the newspaper itself was in error. From the New Brunswick Courier May 1, 1858: "d. Round Hill, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, 17th inst., of consumption, Jane Bent w/o Edward Bent and d/o George Willett, age 2 and half years." Clearly they meant 22 and half, as no two-year-old has a husband. The cause of death is likely accurate. Her husband remarried and had seven more children with his second wife. Lucy Jane was buried in the Round Hill Cemetery in Annapolis.

Lucy was the daughter of George Willet and Lucy Bent [1]


Sources

  1. Nova Scotia Births and Christenings: database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLPB-VDM : 5 December 2014) Lucy Jane Willet 31 Oct 1835, citing Annapolis, Annapolis Nova Scotia FHL microfilm: 1,012,328
  • North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, The Bent Family in America, under Stephen Edward Bent, p.143, "He married first Jane Willet, children Herbert Willett and William Edward Willett, died in infancy
  • Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records 1720-2001, Lucy Jane Willett the daughter of George and Lucy Willett was born the 31st of Oct 1835
  • Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records 1720-2001, LUCY JANE WILLETT, father George Willett, mother Lucy, spouse, Stephen Edward Bent, married 5 July 1855, Nova Scotia
  • Daniel F. Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics, death notice for Lucy Jane Bent
  • "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 11 February 2017, 19:48), entry for Lucy Jane Willett(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LHKN-FQC); contributed by various users.

Birth, Marriage & Death

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Marriage: NS Marriages 1711-1909

Stephen Edward Bent & Lucy Willet daughter of George Willette married at Annapolis by Rev. M. Pickles.....Source: Wesleyan Missionary

Birth: NS Births & Baptisms 1702-1896

Thank you to Marie Chantigny for creating Willet-62 on 16 Aug 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Marie and others.





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