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Ephraim Allen Strang
1834 - 1910 (76 years)1. Ephraim Allen Strang was born 1834, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada (son of Jacob Strang and Lydia Rix); died 3 Nov 1910, Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada. Other Events:
- Misc: six children
- Occupation: ship carpenter
- AltBirth: Abt 1832, North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
- AltBirth: 1832, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Residence: Aft 1862, Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
- Residence: Bef 1871, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Residence: Abt 1871, Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
- Occupation: 1881, Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; merchant
- Will: 16 Sep 1885, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada
Notes:
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NAME:Ephraim Allen Strang - BOK0012 PARN:Jacob and Lydia (Rix) Strang BD:1832 DD:1910 WIF:Ann Sobey LIVED:Bedeque, PEI LIVED:Chatham, NB OCC:merchant
Obituary:
Obituary
Ephraim A. Strang, a native of Prince Edward Island, died at Chatham, N.B. last week in the seventy-sixth year of his age, leaving a wife and two children to mourn. Mr. Strang was a ship carpenter by trade, and left the Island when quite young following his avocation in different cities of the United States. Forty-eight years ago he arrived in Chatham, starting in the feed and grocery business in a small way and success attended his efforts. He was chairman of the Chatham Board of Health for over twelve years, and was well known and highly esteemed.
AltBirth:
year only from Weeks
Will:
and witness
Role: ExecutorEphraim married Ann Dyer Stapledon 1861. Ann was born 6 Feb 1842; died 22 Nov 1923. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Frederick Alonzo Strang was born 21 Dec 1864; died 7 Apr 1883.
- Clara Evelene Strang was born 22 Sep 1866, Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 11 Jan 1895, Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada.
- Lettie Irene Strang was born 21 Aug 1868; died 27 Feb 1888, Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada.
- Bertha Adelaide Strang was born 6 Sep 1870; died 27 Sep 1884, Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada.
- Mabel Augustus Strang was born 4 Jan 1875; died 1 Sep 1875.
- Harold Edison Strang was born 30 Sep 1876; died Yes, date unknown.
- Lemuel Wilmot Strang was born 28 May 1879; died 12 Apr 1928, Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada.
2. Jacob Strang was born 1809, North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada (son of Jesse Strang and Sarah Wright); died 1882, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried , Cape Wolfe Cemetery, Cape Wolfe, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Other Events:
- Occupation: farmer and fisherman
- AltBirth: 1810, North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Will: 10 Jun 1836, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Will: 4 Feb 1843, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Residence: Bef 1850, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Residence: Aft 1850, Cape Wolfe, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Residence: Bef 1853, Lower Freetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Residence: Aft 1853, Burton, Lot 7, Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Will: 12 Jun 1865, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Census: 1881, Lot 7, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Occupation: 1881, Lot 7, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; farmer
- Will: 16 Sep 1885, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada
Notes:
!NAME: - Catherine Dickie 18/10/92 PARN: BD: DD: WIF:
Will:
son - quantity and extent of marshes which they have already in possession
Role: Heir
Will:
brother Jacob Strang
Role: Executor
Will:
Role: Executor
brother, lot 7
Census:
71 in 1881 censusJacob married Lydia Rix 7 Sep 1831, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada. Lydia (daughter of Samuel Birch Rix and Lydia Wright) was born 8 Jun 1811, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 28 Aug 1891, Cambridge, , Massachusetts, United States; was buried , Cape Wolfe Cemetery, Cape Wolfe, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [Group Sheet]
3. Lydia Rix was born 8 Jun 1811, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada (daughter of Samuel Birch Rix and Lydia Wright); died 28 Aug 1891, Cambridge, , Massachusetts, United States; was buried , Cape Wolfe Cemetery, Cape Wolfe, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Other Events:
- AltBirth: Abt 1812, North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
- AltBirth: 1812, North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Census: 1881, Lot 7, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
- AltDeath: Aft 1880, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
- AltDeath: Aft 1880, Berlin, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
- Will: 16 Sep 1885, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada
- AltDeath: Abt Sep 1891, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Notes:
NAME:Lydia Rix - BOK0012
PARN:Samuel Birch and Lydia (Wright) Rix
BD:abt 1812
BP:North Bedeque, PEI
DP:Boston, Ma
IP:Cape Wolfe, Lot 7, PEI
AltBirth:
year only in Island Refuge
Census:
69 in 1881 census
AltDeath:
date/place ('believed to have died in Boston') in Refuge (Rix)
Will:
wife - one third the value of real and personal property, the homestead farms
Role: HeirNotes:
Married:
year only in Island Refuge & WeeksChildren:
- 1. Ephraim Allen Strang was born 1834, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 3 Nov 1910, Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada.
- Rev John R Strang was born Abt 1834, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 14 May 1871, Mactaquac, York, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Mactaquac Cemetery, Mactaque, , New Brunswick, Canada.
- Jesse Strang was born 1836, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 1905, Hampton Beach, , New York, United States.
- Nelson Wilson Strang was born Feb 1838, North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 8 Apr 1930, Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, United States; was buried , Oak Hill Cemetery, Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, United States.
- Mary Ann Strang was born 27 Jan 1839, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 9 Apr 1918, Malden, , Massachusetts, United States.
- Charles Strang was born Abt 1840, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 3 Oct 1872, Point Escuminac, (at sea), New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Cape Wolfe Cemetery, Cape Wolfe, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- Elizabeth A Strang was born 20 Dec 1848, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 6 Jun 1918, Berlin, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; was buried , ? Cemetery, Berlin, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
- Malcolm Ross Strang was born 9 Aug 1852, Cape Wolfe, Lot 7, Prince Edward Island, Canada; died , , , New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Cape Wolfe Cemetery, Cape Wolfe, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- Gordon Thomas Strang was born CA 1850, Summerside, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 19 Nov 1915, Price Settlement, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Riverside and Stymiest Cemetery, Tabusintac, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada.
- Joseph Silliker Strang was born Apr 1853; died 29 Feb 1920, Cape Wolfe, Lot 7, Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried , United Baptist Cemetery, Cape Wolfe, , Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- Eliza Jane Strang was born 16 May 1857, Cape Wolfe, Lot 7, Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 4 Oct 1947, Melrose, , Massachusetts, United States; was buried 7 Oct 1947, ? Cemetery, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States.
Generation: 3
4. Jesse Strang was born Abt 1763, White Plains, Westchester, New York, United States (son of ? Tompkins and Mary Strang); died Between 11 Jun 1836 and 23 Jun 1836, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried Aft Jun 1836, ? Cemetery, Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Other Events:
- Misc: also lists dau Polly, b ca 1811, North Bedeque, PE
- Residence: Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
- AltBirth: Abt 1764, , Westchester, New York, United States
- Misc: 1784, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; was a Loyalist and came with his aunt Mary and her husband Jacob Silliker
- AltDeath: Jun 1836, North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Will: 10 Jun 1836, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
Notes:
NAME: - Catherine Dickie 18/10/92 MD: WIF: DD:
Birth:
date only in Strangs of Westchester
Died:
Weeks and Strangs of Westchester gives year onlyJesse married Sarah Wright 24 Oct 1787. Sarah (daughter of William Wright and ? ?) was born Abt 1765; died Aft 1836, North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [Group Sheet]
5. Sarah Wright was born Abt 1765 (daughter of William Wright and ? ?); died Aft 1836, North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Other Events:
- AltBirth: , Westchester, New York, United States
- Residence: Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
- AltBirth: Abt 1769, , Westchester, New York, United States
- AltDeath: Jun 1836
- Will: 10 Jun 1836, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
- AltDeath: Aft 1845
Notes:
Will:
wife - house, farm where I now live during life and the marshes attached to the same
Role: HeirChildren:
- Mary Strang was born 13 May 1794, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 6 Nov 1866, Lower Freetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried , United Baptist Cemetery, Central Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- Daniel Strang was born Abt 1790, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- William Wright Strang was born Abt 1796, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died Abt Jul 1865, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- Phebe Strang was born 1801, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 1881, Tabusintac, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Stymiest Cemetery, Tabusintac, , New Brunswick, Canada.
- Jesse Strang, Jr was born 1803, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 6 Feb 1843, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- Nathaniel Strang was born 7 Apr 1804, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 5 Jul 1884, Duxbury, , Massachusetts, United States; was buried , Ashdod Cemetery, West Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
- Gabriel Strang was born 1806, Searletown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 13 Jul 1884, Searletown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried , Searletown Cemetery, Searletown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- Stephen Strang was born 4 Feb 1807, North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 5 May 1882, Beech Point, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried , Union Corner Cemetery, Union Corner, , Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- 2. Jacob Strang was born 1809, North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 1882, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried , Cape Wolfe Cemetery, Cape Wolfe, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- Joseph Silliker Strang was born Abt 1805, White Plains, Westchester, New York, United States; died 19 Oct 1905, Alexandria, Douglas, Minnesota, United States; was buried , Union Lake Cemetery, Hudson Twsp, , Minnesota, United States.
- Ephraim Allen Strang was born 21 Oct 1817, North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; died Bef 2 Oct 1885, Cape Wolfe, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried , Cape Wolfe Cemetery, Cape Wolfe, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
6. Samuel Birch Rix was born Abt 1762; died 1848, North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Other Events:
- Misc: twelve children
- Residence: North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Residence: Bef 1783, , , New York, United States
Samuel married Lydia Wright Abt 1793, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada. Lydia (daughter of William Wright and ? ?) was born 1773, , Westchester, New York, United States; died 1852. [Group Sheet]
7. Lydia Wright was born 1773, , Westchester, New York, United States (daughter of William Wright and ? ?); died 1852. Notes:
Birth:
about 1773 in Island RefugeChildren:
- 3. Lydia Rix was born 8 Jun 1811, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 28 Aug 1891, Cambridge, , Massachusetts, United States; was buried , Cape Wolfe Cemetery, Cape Wolfe, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- Mary Rix was born 11 Aug 1818, North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 28 Oct 1864, Burton, Lot 7, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- John Henry Rix was born Abt 1813, North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 12 Nov 1865, Locke Road, Lot 7, Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried , West Cape United Church Cemetery, Cape Wolfe, , Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Generation: 4
8. ? Tompkins ? — Mary Strang. Mary (daughter of Daniel Strang and Elizabeth Galpin) was born 1745, , , New York, United States; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
9. Mary Strang was born 1745, , , New York, United States (daughter of Daniel Strang and Elizabeth Galpin); died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Misc: 1784, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; came as a Loyalist with her husband
Children:
- 4. Jesse Strang was born Abt 1763, White Plains, Westchester, New York, United States; died Between 11 Jun 1836 and 23 Jun 1836, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried Aft Jun 1836, ? Cemetery, Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
10. William Wright was born Abt 1733, , Westchester, New York, United States; died Feb 1819, North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Other Events:
- Misc: Dr William Wright was witnss to the will of Joseph Tillot, of North Castle, on 15 Nov 1784, therefore he is not our William Wright
- Misc: Originally granted 100 acres on the Bedeque River
- Misc: Possible parents William Wright and Mary Tuthill
- Misc: Rem. to Island of Saint John, now PEI, in 1784 w/ William Schurman
- AltBirth: 1746, Amboy, Onondaga, New York, United States
- AltDeath: Feb 1819, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
Notes:
Died:
date only in Island Reg\fuge & WeeksWilliam — ? ?. [Group Sheet]
11. ? ? Children:
- ??? Wright
- 5. Sarah Wright was born Abt 1765; died Aft 1836, North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- Nathaniel Wright was born 28 Mar 1765; died 25 Apr 1825, Centreville Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- Stephen Wright was born 1768; died 19 Jan 1841, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried , ? Cemetery, Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- Hannah Wright was born 1769, , Westchester, New York, United States; died 1814; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery, North Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- 7. Lydia Wright was born 1773, , Westchester, New York, United States; died 1852.