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Newfoundland & Nova Scotia
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Family of Mike Bobbitt bobbitt@cdnarmy.ca
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, most of my family is in the Maritimes (Nova Scotia).
1-Matthew Bobbitt fisherman of Pass Island, Burin district 1844
b: abt 1798 Burgeo, Judi Petersen - judipetersen@skiltons.org
d:
sp: Mary Kendall
m: 1835 Round Harbour
b:
d:
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2-William Bobbitt
b: abt 1818 Burgeo 1852
d: 1875 bur Quebec, Harrington Harbour Cemetery
sp: Charlotte Matthews d/o John & Grace Matthews
http://ngb.chebucto.org/Parish/lwr-burgeo-1845.shtml
m: 25 Dec 1845 Charlotte
3-John Bobbitt fisherman of Round Harbour 1850 & bay Despair 1852
moved to Harrington Harbour in 1851
sp: Elizabeth Kendall
m: 1849 Hermitage Bay
d: 1924 bur Quebec, Harrington Harbour Cemetery
4-Thomas Bobbett fisherman of Rose Blanche 1860
sp: Susannah Walters (Waters?)
m: abt 1843 Burgeo
d: bur Quebec, Harrington Harbour Cemetery
http://genforum.genealogy.com/bobbitt/messages/699.html
Marilyn Firman rlfirman@msn.com
5-Mary Charlotte Bobbett
b: 17 Feb 1848 Rose Blanche, NF
d: 15 Jun 1922 Vancover, B.C. Aacada
sp: Robert Vincient
m: 26 Sep 1869 Rose Blanche
6-________ Vincent
?????? 5-Daniel Bobbitt ????????
b: 12 Apr 1854 Rose Blanche, Newfoundland
d: 20 May Harrington Harbour
sp: Frances Ellen Cox
m: 19 Jun 1876
6-
5-Elizabeth Bobbett
b: abt 1863 Rose Blanche, NF
sp: John Thomas Wilton
http://genforum.genealogy.com/bobbitt/messages/703.html
m: 15 Sep 1882 Woody Point, Bonnie Bay, NF
d: bef 1921
6-George Wilton
6-Gertrude Wilton
6-Alexander Wilton
6-Joseph Wilton
d: 1949
7-Florence Elizabeth Wilton johnjm@mediaone.net
sp: _______ Mcguire
sp:Berthinia Burridge 2nd spouse of John ?
Real Doyle - lhrdq@videotron.ca
m: abo 1867 Burgeo.
4-Robert Bobbett Picture
b: 1858 Burgeo, Newfoundland moved to Halifax between 1917-20
d: 1931
sp: Sarah Cross of Pushthrough
m: 1863
5-Clara Lily Bobbett
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5-William Wallace Bobbitt Picture
b: 1880
d: 1937
sp: Jessie Roswell
b:
6-Ivan Wallace Bobbitt Picture
b: 19 Feb 1908 Harrington Harbour, Quebec
d: 8 Mar 1989 Halifax
sp: Helen Doyle
7-boy Bobbitt
7-boy Bobbitt
7-boy Bobbitt
7-boy Bobbitt
7-boy Bobbitt
7-boy Bobbitt
7-girl Bobbitt
7-Joan Bobbitt
b:
sp: ______ Perry
8-
4-Matthew Bobbett
sp: Elizabeth Percy
m: 1865 at Pass Island
4-William Bobbett
sp: Sarah Bobbitt of Pass Island
m: bef 1875
sp: Jane Hann 2nd spouse of William Bobbitt s/o Matthew Bobbitt
http://www.genweb.ca/nfdata/023/parish/bur_ram_ang_bap2.htm
m: 1852
d: bur Quebec, Harrington Harbour Cemetery
3-Charles "Charl" Bobbitt Picture
b: 1861 Burgeo, Newfoundland
d: 1937 bur Quebec, Harrington Harbour Cemetery
sp: Alice "Jane" Chislett d/o Charles Chislett & Frances Anderson
b: abt 1864
d: 30 Jul 1889 Harrington Harbour Cemetery
4-Annie Maude Bobbitt
b: 5 Jan 1917 Harrington Harbour
sp: David Reginald Anderson
m: 12 Dec 1943
5-
3-Mary Jane Bobbitt Picture
b: 1865 Burgeo http://www.genweb.ca/nfdata/023/parish/bur_ram_ang_bap2.htm
d: 19__
sp: Samuel Paxman
b:
3-John Bobbitt Picture
http://www.genweb.ca/nfdata/023/parish/bur_ram_ang_bap2.htm
http://www.rootsweb.com/~qclns/pictures_bobbitt.htm
b: 1846 Burgeo, Newfoundland
sp: Grace Sarah Matthews 1st spouse
b: 1853
d: 1873
4-Mary Jane Bobbitt
b:
sp: Edward James
m: 3 Oct 1894 Mutton Bay, Saginaw, Quebec
b: 25 Jul 1865 Burgeo
4-Charlotte Bobbitt Picture
b: 1870 Burgeo, Newfoundland
d: 1950
sp: John Jones s/o Gilbert Jones & Louisa Butt
b: 1862
d: 1941
3-Hiram Newton Jones
d: 1918
4-Amelia Bobbitt http://www.genweb.ca/nfdata/023/parish/bur_ram_ang_bap2.htm
sp: Isabella Michell 2nd spouse
b: 1855
d: 1913
4-Elizabeth "Lill" Jane Bobbitt Picture
b: 1885
d: 1969
sp: Gilbert Jones s.o Gilbert Jones no children
b:
d:
sp: Joseph Jones s/o Edward Jones & Josephine Fortier
no children
4-Minnie Gleanor Bobbitt
b:
4-John Bobbitt
b:
4-Lucy "Luce" Florence Bobbitt Picture
b: 16 Aug 1888 Harrington Harbour, Quebec
d: 1968 Harrington Harbour, Quebec
sp: George Henry Chislett s/o John Chislett & Isabella Cox
m:
3-William Bobbitt Picture
b:
sp: Mary "Polly" Way(e)
b: Flowers Cove, Newfoundland
d: 1947
4-Augustus Willis Bobbitt
b: 4 Nov 1897 Harrington Harbour, Quebec
d: 28 Jan 1983 Harrington Harbour, Quebec
sp: Annabelle Louisa Jones d/o Reuban Sanford Jones & Sarah Chislett
b: 27 Jan 1899 Wolf Bay, Quebec
d: 1988 Harrington Harbour, Quebec
5-Masie Bobbitt
b: 29 Dec 1921 Harrington Harbour, Quebec
d: 13 Jul 1994 Lourdes de Blanc Sablon, Quebec
5-Edna Mary Bobbitt
b: 1 may 1926 Harrington Harbour, Quebec
d:
5-Alfred Bobbitt
b: 15 Aug 1934 Harrington Harbour, Quebec
d: 28 Apr 1992
4-Daniel Bobbitt
b: 17 Oct 1903 Harrington Harbour, Quebec
d: Jan 1987 Harrington Harbour, Quebec
sp: Rosella Isabella Anderson
m: 31 Aug 1926
b:
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I am looking for any information on Jane A Babbit b. 1825/1827 possibly in NY.
She married Peter Perry b. 1824 in Canada. Sara Claunch Burnett cburnett2@cfl.rr.com
My g/grandfather was Richard Babbitt. My grandfather was Thomas Tyler Babbitt.
My father was Harold Babbitt. I am seeking any info. karen wilhite ifwilhite@aol.com
Need help with the family of Simeon Babbitt and Polly Savage.
It is estimated that Simeon was born abt 1797 in Nova Scotia and Polly abt 1805 place unknown.
They had Olive Ann, Jane, William, Charles, Samuel Clinton, and John Tracy.
We think all of the kids were born in New York SMcdon9686@aol.com
I'm looking for any Bobbitt, Bobbett located in Canada. Particularly in Newfoundland, Quebec, Ontario
but the entire country.
I have a William Bobbitt whose father was Matthew Bobbitt. I have much to share from William down.
The time period of William would be the 1800's. Judi Petersen JudiPetersen@Skiltons.org
Judi Bobbitt (Victor's daughter) in Ontario. judib@sympatico.ca
Researcher :
Real Doyle - lhrdq@videotron.ca
Description :Seek the marriage of Thomas Bobbitt & Susan Waters about 1843 Burgeo.
Marriage of John Bobbitt & Berthinia Burridge about 1867 Burgeo.
Marriage of Annie Bobbitt & William Buffitt about 1869 Burgeo.
Area of Research :Entire Province Extent of researchLimited
Researcher :
Sharon Ransom - sransom@roadrunner.nf.net
Address :8 baker St. St. John's NFLD A1A 5A7
Description :Matthew Bobbitt had son William 1819.
William, according to Small's Diary, "arrived in Burgeo as a single man".
Where did he come from?
William married, (1)Charlotte Matthews, and they had John Bobbitt.
Charlotte Matthews Bobbitt died shortly after and
William married Jane Hann (John, Ann ?) in 1852.
Jane came to Burgeo, according to Small's Diary with her stepfather John Payne/Pynne.
Where were they coming from? Who were the parents of William Bobbitt?
Area of Research :Southwest Coast Extent of research Limited
Researcher :Gloria Bobbitt - globeth@globetrotter.net
Address :P.O.Box 6 Chevery, Quebec G0G 1G0
Description :All info on Matthew Bobbitt approx. dates 1798 or early 1800's.
His son William born about 1818 in BURGEO we know about but Matthew we know nothing about.
Matthew is the one we need to find.
Area of Research :Entire Province Extent of research Very Limited
Researcher :
Chuck Collier - chuckco@hotmail.com
Address : General Delivery Hopedale, Labrador, Canada AOP 1GO
Description :Seeking information on the early Bobbett families of Pass Island and
other areas of Fortune Bay.
Earliest Info -
By 1921, 60 people inhabited Morrisville, NF.
The family names of these settlers included:
Bobbett, Cooper, Matchem, Mullins, Willcott, and Wells.
In time, Kendell built a shipbuilding yard and a store.
During the early years, the settlers supplemented their income by gardening, hunting,
and trapping. Morrisville's principle link to the outside world was by coastal boat.
This page is for listings of the surname BOBBETT, and people with research interest.
Bill Crant - crant@ns.sympatico.ca
Excerpt from Dr. Seary's, Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, MUN 1977.
BOBBETT, BOBBITT, surnames of England diminutives of the English nickname Bob,
from the baptismal name Robert (See ROBERTS). (Bardsley). Bardsley traced Bobbett in Somerset.
In Newfoundland:
Family tradition: The Bobbetts of Milltown came from Cape Dorset to Great Jervis Harbour,
Bay d'Espoir, Newfoundland whence they moved to Milltown in 1900 (MUN Hist.).
Early instances:
Matthew Bobbitt, fisherman of Pass Island (Burin district), 1844 (DPHW 102);
William Bobbit, of Burgeo, 1852 (DPHW 101);
John Bobbitt, fisherman of Round Harbour, 1850 (DPHW 104);
John Bobbitt, fisherman of Bay Despair, 1852 (DPHW 104);
Thomas, fisherman of Rose Blanche, 1860 (DPHW 99) .
Modern status:
Bobbett,at Gaultois and Channel;
Bobbitt, in the Fortune Bay & Hermitage district (Electors 1955).
Place names: Bobbett Cove 47-55 55-45, Bobbit Point 47-37 55-57.
Early Instances in Burgeo - LaPoile:
William BOBBITT, Bachelor married Dec. 25, 1845 Charlotte MATTHEWS by Rev. Martin Blackmore
Witnesses: John Jorden and Leonard Covey Vol. 101 of Vital Statistics
William Babbitt from CT, one share: township of Horton, Nova Scotia
I'm looking for any Bobbitt, Bobbett located in Canada.
Particularly in Newfoundland, Quebec, Ontario but the entire country.
I have a William Bobbitt whose father was Matthew Bobbitt.
I have much to share from William down. - Judi Petersen judipetersen@skiltons.org
The time period of William would be the 1800's
Robert Arthur Bobbett, robert@cbbc.ns.ca
I am interested in discussing your Bobbett family connection to Harbour Le Cou,
Rose Blanche Bobbetts.
Please email me at this email address. sransom@roadrunner.nf.net Thanks Sharon Chubbs-Ransom
Lucy Maude Bonner, 92, of Lorne St., North Sydney, died Sunday, Jan. 16, 2000, at the Northside
General Hospital. Born in Ramea, Newfoundland, she was the daughter of the late William and
Suzanna (Warren) Kendall. She was a member of St. John The Baptist Anglican Church, North Sydney.
Surviving are five daughters, Thelma (Mrs. Gerald Bobbitt) of Fredericton, N.B., Frances Thompson
of Belleville, Ont., Helen Nicholson of Toronto, Ont., Joan (Mrs. Al Putnam) of Truro, N.S.,
and Marion Delaney of North Sydney; two sons Leonard (Violet) of Sydney Mines and Cecil (Helen)
of Sydney Mines; 46 grandchildren; 62 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband Leonard; two sons Alphonse (Toddy) and Harrison; one daughter
Edna Wall; four great-grandchildren; one grandchild; four brothers Austin, Emmanuel, Jack and
William and four sisters Frances, Rita, Edna and Alice. Visitation will be held Tuesday Jan. 18,
from 2-4, 7-9 p.m. in the W.J. Dooley Funeral Home, 107 Pleasant St., North Sydney with Archdeacon
Reg MacDonald officiating. Burial to follow in Lakeside Cemetery, North Sydney.
Memorial donations may be made to a charity of one's choice
Albert Bobbett. Born Feb 2, 1886 in Wookey, near Wells, England.
Came to the United States around 1905. Lived in New York, Colorado, and California (San Diego).
Had a large number of brothers and sisters - James Noel lakesidejim@cs.com I know that my grandfather
had two Aunts living in New York at the time he came to the USA in 1905.
He stayed with them for a while and then move to Colorado around 1910.
He was the youngest of 14 children. His father was married twice.
Katherine Bobbitt Houseman; lived in St. Louis, Mo. but from Crawford Co.,Mo.
Parents were Samuel and Elizabeth Bobbitt. Born about 1876
Sophie Bobbitt born 1867 in Ohio, moved to Crawford Co.,Mo. with parents circa 1870
Samuel Bobbitt and Elizabeth ______ circa about 1864. Elizabeth was from Kentucky but,
first child was born in Ohio in 1866. I need Elizabeth's maiden name.
They raised their family in Crawford Co., Mo.
John Sameul Bobbett b. Oct. 17,1852 and d. July 19,1918.
He married Elizabeth, born June 9,1857 and died Sept.29,1923
Robert Leslie McBride b. April 25,1880 and d. April 17,1954.
I know Robert McBride came from KY - Melissa Chambliss oxnerfam@aol.com
Elmer(?) Bobbett Melzena _____ married after 1913.
She died 1950. He died before her.
The Babbitt Family Association is in the process of compiling a book of the descendants of
Edward Bobet (1626-1675) the progenitor of most of the Babbitt Families in the world today.
Information is needed to make this book as accurate and complete as possible.
Go to http://www.babbitt.org and click on "New" Babbitt Book link for details -
Ronald Babbitt ron@babbitt.org
David Babbit, born abt 1797, and his wife Polly Gates, born abt 1796.
They married in Windham co, VT abt 1815 and were there in 1850 and 1860.
Jacquelyn Glavinick - glavinic@info2000.net
Looking for marriage date and place (in Illinois) for Daniel I Morse born 1847 to
Louesa M Babbitt born 1855 to Robert Emmett Babbitt and Mary E Page. Additional info:
Dan and Louesa Babbitt had a son; George Francis Morse born 1872 Diane Walters dlwalters@aol.com