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Roy Gerald Sobey

Male 1920 - 2004  (83 years)


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  1. 1.  Roy Gerald Sobey was born 18 Apr 1920, Maple Glen, , New Brunswick, Canada (son of Manford Glendower Sobey and Martha Jane Ericson); died 13 Jan 2004, Miramichi, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Maple Glen Cemetery, Maple Glen, , New Brunswick, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: an empolyee of Dept of Natural Resources
    • Residence: Aug 2003, Maple Glen, , New Brunswick, Canada
    • Misc: Jan 2004; 10 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren; granddaughter, Jennifer Ross Makhan
    • Misc: Jan 2004; predeased by two stepsisters, Ada and Margaret
    • Residence: Jan 2004, Maple Glen, , New Brunswick, Canada
    • Obituary: 19 Jan 2004, Miramichi, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; Miramichi Leader

    Notes:

    Obituary:

    Obituary

    The death of Roy Gerald Sobey, husband of Merle (Harris) Sobey, of 1030 Route 435 Hwy., Maple Glen, NB, occurred at the Miramichi Regional Hospital, on Tuesday, January 13, 2004, at the age of 83.
    Born in Maple Glen, Roy was the son of the late Manford and Mae (Erickson) Sobey. He attended The Boom Road Pentecostal Church, and was retired from the Department of Natural Resources.
    Roy is survived by his wife, Merle, and one daughter, Joan Ross, of Miramichi; two sons, Kerry, of Maple Glen; and Glen (Theresa), of Barrie, ON; 10 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
    Roy is the last surviving member of his immediate family.
    He is predeceased by one son, Reginald, and seven brothers: Clarence, Walter, Eric, Robert, Gordon, Eldon, and Colson; one sister, Alma, and two stepsisters, Ada and Margaret.
    Visitation was held at Bell's Funeral Home, on Thursday, from 2-4 and 7-9. Funeral service was held on Friday, January 16, at 11 a.m. from the Sterling Bell Memorial Chapel, with Pastor Fred Williams officiating, assisted by Pastor Tom Ettinger. Tribute/Eulogy was done by granddaughter, Jennifer Ross Makhan. Organist and soloist, Mary Matheson, rendered My Savior First Of All, and Good Night Down Here, Good Morning Up There. Congregational and choir hymns were: In The Garden and I'll Fly Away.
    Active pallbearers were: Fred Street, Gary Allison, Robert and Robbie Ross, Kevin and Kirk Sobey.
    Burial will take place in the Maple Glen Cemetery later in the spring. Funeral arrangements were under the care of Bell's Funeral Home, 651 King George Highway, Miramichi, NB E1V 1N9. Telephone 506-622-3600.

    Roy — Ruby Harris. Ruby was born CA 1921, Broom Road, , New Brunswick, canada; died 28 Aug 2012, Miramichi, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried 31 Aug 2012, Maple Glen Cemetery, Maple Glen, , New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Glen Sobey
    2. Reginal Roy Sobey was born 25 Jul 1950; died 12 Feb 1992.
    3. Kerry Lee Sobey
    4. Joan Sobey

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Manford Glendower Sobey was born 1 Aug 1868 (son of Joseph Pope Sobey and Sarah Ann Strang); died 24 Sep 1946, , Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • AltBirth: 1 Aug 1867
    • Census: 1881, Lot 26, , Prince Edward Island, Canada

    Manford married Martha Jane Ericson 9 Jan 1901. Martha was born 31 Aug 1875; died 9 Apr 1959. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Martha Jane Ericson was born 31 Aug 1875; died 9 Apr 1959.
    Children:
    1. Alice Alma Sobey was born 21 Oct 1901, Maple Glen, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 13 Feb 1944.
    2. Robert Walace Sobey was born 13 Feb 1903; died Bef Aug 2003.
    3. Walter Edward Sobey was born 2 Jul 1904, Maple Glen, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; died Bef Aug 2003.
    4. Eric Sobey was born 16 Feb 1906, Maple Glen, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 20 Nov 1977; was buried , ? Cemetery, , , Maine, United States.
    5. Clarence Sobey was born 1 Apr 1908; died 2 Sep 1975.
    6. Gordon Manfred Sobey was born 24 Mar 1910; died 20 Jan 1990.
    7. Colson John Sobey was born 2 Dec 1912, Maple Glen, , New Brunswick, Canada; died 10 Aug 2003, Miramichi, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Lower Derby Baptist Church Cemetery, Lower Derby, , New Brunswick, Canada.
    8. child1 Sobey was born Abt 1915.
    9. child2 Sobey was born Abt 1915.
    10. Eldon Kenneth Sobey was born 3 May 1917; died Bef Aug 2003.
    11. 1. Roy Gerald Sobey was born 18 Apr 1920, Maple Glen, , New Brunswick, Canada; died 13 Jan 2004, Miramichi, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Maple Glen Cemetery, Maple Glen, , New Brunswick, Canada.
    12. Ray Sobey was born 18 Apr 1920.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Joseph Pope Sobey was born 1837, Centreville Bedeque, Lot 26, Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 1901, Maple Glen, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , Maple Glen Cemetery, Maple Glen, , New Brunswick, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: cabiney maker/horse courier
    • Occupation: Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; carpenter and joiner
    • Residence: Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
    • AltBirth: 1 Jan 1836, Centreville Bedeque, Lot 26, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    • AltBirth: CA 1837, Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    • AltBirth: 1839
    • Census: 1881, Lot 26, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
    • Occupation: 1881, Lot 26, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; a cabinet maker

    Notes:

    !ID= UN 142

    Joseph married Sarah Ann Strang 24 Dec 1857, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada. Sarah (daughter of Ephraim Allen Strang and Mary Rix) was born 30 Jun 1841, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 1886. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Sarah Ann Strang was born 30 Jun 1841, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada (daughter of Ephraim Allen Strang and Mary Rix); died 1886.

    Other Events:

    • Misc: at least nine children
    • Residence: Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
    • Baptised: 4 Apr 1842, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
    • Census: 1881, Lot 26, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
    • AltDeath: 1883
    • Will: 24 Feb 1885, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada

    Notes:

    !ID= ST 191

    Birth:
    year only in Island Refuge & Weeks

    Will:
    daughter - one dollar

    Role: Heir

    Children:
    1. Annie Marie Sobey was born Bef Oct 1859; died 6 Feb 1934.
    2. Mary K Sobey was born 25 Mar 1861; died 20 Nov 1936; was buried , Hartsville Cemetery, Hartsville, , Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    3. Emma Jewell Jane Sobey was born 24 Aug 1862, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 25 Dec 1949, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States; was buried , ? Cemetery, Newcastle, , New Brunswick, Canada.
    4. John William Sobey was born 30 Apr 1864, Summerside, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 3 Feb 1934.
    5. Joseph Pope Sobey was born 31 Jan 1866, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 11 Apr 1944, Maple Glen, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , ? Cemetery, Maple Glen, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada.
    6. 2. Manford Glendower Sobey was born 1 Aug 1868; died 24 Sep 1946, , Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada.
    7. Edward Sheldon Sobey was born Abt 1871, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 24 Nov 1934, Gowlland Harbur, , British Columbia, Canada.
    8. Lillian Myrtle Sobey was born Jun 1874; died 19 Jan 1876; was buried , Searletown Cemetery, Searletown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    9. Thomas Irving Sobey was born Dec 1877, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 14 Aug 1914, Montreal, , Quebec, Canada.
    10. Winifred A Sobey was born Abt Nov 1877; died 22 Feb 1881; was buried , Searletown Cemetery, Searletown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    11. Charles Albert Sobey was born 4 Sep 1880, Churchill, Lot 65, Prince Edward Island, Canada; died Sep 1954, Strathadam, , New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , ? Cemetery, Maple Glen, , New Brunswick, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Ephraim Allen StrangEphraim Allen Strang was born 21 Oct 1817, North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada (son of Jesse Strang and Sarah Wright); died Bef 2 Oct 1885, Cape Wolfe, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried , Cape Wolfe Cemetery, Cape Wolfe, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Misc: three children by Judith Wood
    • Occupation: Cape Wolfe, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; farmer, country store/shipping business owner
    • AltBirth: 21 Oct 1816
    • AltBirth: 31 Oct 1817, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
    • Will: 10 Jun 1836, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
    • Residence: Dec 1837, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
    • Residence: Dec 1839, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
    • Will: 4 Feb 1843, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
    • Residence: Bef 1853, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
    • Residence: Aft 1853, Cape Wolfe, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
    • Census: 1881, Lot 7, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    • Occupation: 1881, Lot 7, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; farmer
    • AltDeath: 1885, Burton, Lot 7, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    • Will: 24 Feb 1885, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada
    • AltDeath: 1888

    Notes:

    !NAME:Ephraim Allen - Catherine Dickie 18/10/92 PARN: BD:1817 DD: MD:(1st) 1837 WIF:(1st) WIF:(2nd) Mary Rix was a cousin

    Birth:
    year only in Island Refuge & Weeks

    Will:
    son - house, farm where I now live during life and the marshes attached to the same following death of his mother

    Role: Heir

    Will:
    I desire that he (son David) may remain with my brother Ephraim

    Role: Mentioned

    Census:
    63 in 1881 census

    Died:
    year only in Island Refuge

    Ephraim married Mary Rix 24 Dec 1839, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada. Mary (daughter of Samuel Birch Rix and Lydia Wright) was born 11 Aug 1818, North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 28 Oct 1864, Burton, Lot 7, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Mary Rix was born 11 Aug 1818, North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada (daughter of Samuel Birch Rix and Lydia Wright); died 28 Oct 1864, Burton, Lot 7, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • AltBirth: 11 Oct 1818, North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    • AltDeath: 1864, Cape Wolfe, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
    • AltDeath: 24 Oct 1864, Burton, Lot 7, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    • AltDeath: 1865

    Notes:

    AltBirth:
    year only in Island Refuge(Strang), year/place in Island Refuge(Rix) & Weeks

    AltDeath:
    year only in Island Refuge(Strang), year/place only in Island Refuge (Rix)

    Notes:

    Married:
    year only in Island Refuge(Rix)

    Children:
    1. 5. Sarah Ann Strang was born 30 Jun 1841, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 1886.
    2. Elijah Jesse Strang was born 19 Mar 1843, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 1879; was buried , Cape Wolfe Cemetery, Cape Wolfe, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    3. Daniel Cyrus Strang was born 15 Jan 1845, Searletown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 13 Oct 1928, , Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried 15 Oct 1928, Cedar Hill Cemetary, , , ,.
    4. James Palmer Strang was born Bef 14 May 1847, Searletown, , 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.
    5. Albert Strang was born 25 Jul 1849, Searletown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 1938.
    6. Lavinia Jane Strang was born 17 May 1852, Searletown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Charles Wesley Strang was born 25 Jul 1854, Lot 7, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 1871; was buried , Cape Wolfe Cemetery, Cape Wolfe, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    8. Ephriam Allan Strang was born 2 Jul 1856, Lot 7, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 1915, Cape Wolfe, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried , Cape Wolfe Cemetery, Cape Wolfe, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    9. Charlotte Elizabeth Strang was born 2 Jan 1859, Burton, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 25 Jan 1939, North Tryon, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried , Tryon Peoples Cemetery, Tryon, , Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    10. John Artemus Strang was born 6 Jul 1861; died 7 Apr 1905, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States; was buried Aft 7 Apr 1905, Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn, , New York, United States.


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