Cecelia (Celia) HITCHCOCK

Abt 1828 - Abt 1881  (~ 53 years)

• Name	Cecelia (Celia) HITCHCOCK  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1828	, Ranger Settlement, New Brunswick   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Note	Cecelia (Celia) Hitchcock, daughter of Benjamin Hitchcock and Cecelia Collins, Married James Higgins of Higginsville (Musquodoboit), near Halifax, Nova Scotia, 26 November 1844 at Andover, New Brunswick. At the marriage of Benjamin Hitchcock (2) and Catherine Dee at Andover, 3 August 1846, the witnesses were James and Celia Higgins. James and Celia are not listed in Canadian Census records of 1851 for the Grand Falls, Andover region. I found them in the Census records of 1851 for Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Reel # M-3138, Canadian Archives, Ottawa. For the same region in 1871 they are listed with three children; John Robert, James Edward and Frederick. James and Celia and family are not listed in the Census of 1881for this region. In the Census record for Drummond Parish, New Brunswick, we find James now a widow living in Drummond with sons, Edward, 21 yrs of age and Frederick, 19 yrs of age. John Robert, 29 yrs is married to Sophia, 21 yrs and have two childred; Laura 2 yrs, and John E. 3 months old. Apparently James and Celia moved back to New Brunswick with their family between 1872 and 1881. Celia received a Land Grant of 100 acres, across the river from her parents, Benjamin and Cecelia. In 1976, James received a Land Grant of 100 acres next to his wife's 100 acres. Celia died between 1872 and the Census taken in 1881. Census Records for 1891, show James as 71 years of age in 1891, and residing as a lodger at the home of William Hamilton and Mary of Drummond, Victoria County, NB along with Samuel Hitchcock, 64 years of age and Jane Monteith 62 years of age. Samuel and Jane are registered as father and mother to the couple, head of household. Census of 1881 show Jane Monteith as a widow with children. Celia and James' children married into families of the surrounding area, among them the McQuade and Monteith families. Sources: Canadian Census Records, National Archives, Ottawa Marriage Records, Provincial Archives, New Brunswick UNB Cadastral Database, Provincial Archives, New Brunswick
  Death	Abt 1881	, Ranger Settlement, New Brunswick   [1]
  Person ID	I92506	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Benjamin HITCHCOCK,   b. Abt 1788, , Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England d. 1851, Ranger Settlement, New Brunswick (Age ~ 63 years)
  Mother	Cecelia COLLINS,   b. Abt 1792, ,,, Ireland d. Bef 1861, , Ranger Settlement, New Brunswick (Age ~ 68 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1815  [1]
  Family ID	F22315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James HIGGINS,   b. Abt 1820, , Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia
  Marriage	26 Nov 1844	, Andover, New Brunswick   [1]
  Children	1. John Robert HIGGINS,   b. 6 Apr 1851, , Higginsville, Halifax, Nova Scotia   2. Cecelia Annie HIGGINS,   b. 28 Aug 1854, , Higginsville, Halifax, Nova Scotia   3. Edward James HIGGINS,   b. 18 Apr 1856, , Higginsville, Halifax, Nova Scotia   4. Frederick HIGGINS,   b. 1858, , Higginsville, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  Family ID	F22322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S2068] Marlene Hitchcock, 2068. (Reliability: 2).