Our Maritime Ties
Eleanor Wanda Betts
1. Eleanor Wanda Betts Eleanor married Basil David Crowley [Group Sheet]
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2. Alton MacKenzie Betts was born , Victoria; died Feb 1962; was buried , Walace River Cemetery, Wallace River, Nova Scotia, Canada. Alton married Lavilla Valerie Fields 5 Dec 1940, Pugwash, , Nova Scotia, Canada. Lavilla (daughter of Frederick H Fields and Eleanor O'Brien) was born 24 Jan 1907, Pugwash Junction, , Nova Scotia, Canada; died 31 Mar 2003, Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]
3. Lavilla Valerie Fields was born 24 Jan 1907, Pugwash Junction, , Nova Scotia, Canada (daughter of Frederick H Fields and Eleanor O'Brien); died 31 Mar 2003, Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Other Events:
- Residence: Sep 1964, Thomson, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; Address:
RR#1 - Residence: 1999, Oxford, , Nova Scotia, Canada
- Obituary: 3 Apr 2003, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Halifax Herald
- Obituary: 9 Apr 2003, Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; Oxford Journal
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FALKOWSKY, Lavilla Valerie - 96, Oxford, died Monday, March 31, 2003, in her daughter's home. Born in Pugwash Junction, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Eleanor (O'Brien) Fields. Lavilla enjoyed gardening, knitting, and spending time with her family. She is survived by her daughter, Eleanor (Basil) Crowley, Oxford; foster son, Hugh Hicks, Brantford, Ont.; grandchildren, Valerie (Wayne) Christie, Amherst Shore; Lore (Robbie) McLaren, Pugwash Junction; Heather (Brian) Squires, Mount Pearl, NL; great-grandchildren, Natalie, Alex, McKenzie. She was predeceased by first husband, Alton Betts; second husband, David Falkowsky; brother, William. Cremation has taken place. Visitation will be 2-4, 7-9 p.m. Friday, April 4, with funeral service at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 5, both in MacDiarmid's Funeral Home, 5075 Main St., Oxford, Rev. Gary MacDougall officiating. Donations may be made to Trinity United Church, Victoria. On-line condolences may be sent to: macdiarmid@eastlink.ca.
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FALKOWSKY, Lavilla Valerie, 96, Oxford, Monday, March 31, 2003. Born in
Pugwash Junction, daughter of the late Fred and Eleanor (O'BRIEN) FIELDS. Husbands - 1st, late Alton BETTS, 2nd, late David FALKOWSKY.Children:
- Residence: Sep 1964, Thomson, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; Address:
Generation: 3
6. Frederick H Fields was born 2 Oct 1877, Amherst Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada (son of Samuel Fields and Barbara E Hackett); died 31 Aug 1944, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Other Events:
- AltBirth: Amherst Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Misc: raised by Ephriam Howard, Middleboro when his mother moved to Attleboro, MA
- AltBirth: 1876, Amherst Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- AltBirth: 5 Feb 1877, Amherst Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Census: 1881, Amherst Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Residence: Aug 1944, Pugwash Junction, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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4 in 1881 censusFrederick married Eleanor O'Brien 11 Mar 1903, Middleboro, , Nova Scotia, Canada. Eleanor was born 1878, Middleboro, , Nova Scotia, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
7. Eleanor O'Brien was born 1878, Middleboro, , Nova Scotia, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Notes:
Married:
he 26, she 25Children:
- William Andrew Fields was born 2 Nov 1903, Pugwash Junction, , Nova Scotia, Canada; died 1 Jul 1987, Victoria, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- 3. Lavilla Valerie Fields was born 24 Jan 1907, Pugwash Junction, , Nova Scotia, Canada; died 31 Mar 2003, Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Generation: 4
12. Samuel Fields was born Abt 1853, Shemogue, , New Brunswick, Canada (son of George Oulton Fields and Margaret Murray); died Aft 1882. Other Events:
- Census: 1861, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
- Occupation: Mar 1876, Amherst Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; farmer
- Census: 1881, Amherst Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Occupation: 1881, Amherst Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; farm labourer
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10 in 1861 census; could be the Samuel Fields livng with Patrick and Ann Burns listed as wife's nephew
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28 in 1881 censusSamuel married Barbara E Hackett 21 Mar 1876, Amherst Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Barbara was born 1857, , , Nova Scotia, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
13. Barbara E Hackett was born 1857, , , Nova Scotia, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Residence: Amherst Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Residence: Mar 1876, Amherst Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Census: 1881, Amherst Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Residence: Aft 1882, Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
- Occupation: Jan 1920, Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; shipper in jewellery shore
- Census: 6 Jan 1920, Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
- Residence: 1944, Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; Address:
154 Pleasant
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24 in 1881 census
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62 in 1920 censusChildren:
- 6. Frederick H Fields was born 2 Oct 1877, Amherst Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 31 Aug 1944, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- Albert Elwin Fields was born 1879, Amherst Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died CA 1955, , Bristol, Rhode Island, United States.
- William E Fields was born Between 1877 and 1879; died Yes, date unknown.