Our Maritime Ties

1922 - 2004 (81 years)

Generation: 1

Heman D Elrick was born 24 Aug 1922, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (son of Albert Henry Elrick and Ruby Zella Strang); died 18 Apr 2004; was buried , Fox Hill Cemetery, Billerica, , Massachusetts, United States.

Other Events:

Occupation: Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; senior stock coordinator for Polariod
Census: 16 Apr 1930, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Occupation: Apr 1940, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; packer in candy factory
Census: 9 Apr 1940, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Misc: Apr 2004; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren
Obituary: 20 Apr 2004, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; Lowell Sun

Notes:

Obituary:

Obituary

Heman "Al" Elrick
He was born in Cambridge on Aug. 24, 1922, a son of the late Albert and Ruby (Strang) Elrick. He had lived in Somerville prior to moving to Billerica 48 years ago.
Mr. Elrick had served during World War II as an anti-aircraft artillery specialist for the Army's 778th Tank Battalion.
Prior to retirement, Mr. Elrick was employed as a senior stock coordinator for 27 years at the Polaroid in Waltham.
Mr. Elrick helped found the VFW Solomon Post in Billerica, and had been a Little League umpire.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Kevin Elrick of New Ipswich, N.H., and Stephen Elrick and his wife Robin, who reside on the island of Martha's Vineyard; two daughters and a son-in-law, Patti Brigham of Brattleboro, Vt., and Ginny Mignault and her husband Ron of Billerica; a sister, Marion Cook of Bedford. He also leaves 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was also the brother of the late Vernal, Howard, and Charles Elrick, and the late Virginia Doherty and Helen MacPherson.

Heman married Virginia Doherty 18 Nov 1951. Virginia was born 6 Dec 1923, Charlestown, , Massachusetts, United States; died 1 Apr 2011, North Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Generation: 2

Albert Henry Elrick was born 9 Jan 1882, Franklin, , Vermont, United States; died Yes, date unknown.

Other Events:

Occupation: Apr 1930, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; auto mechanic in gargage
Census: 16 Apr 1930, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Occupation: Apr 1940, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; gargage owner
Census: 9 Apr 1940, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Notes:

Census:
58 in 1940 census

Albert married Ruby Zella Strang CA 1919. Ruby (daughter of Joseph Silliker Strang and Julia Ann Currie) was born 18 Jul 1895, Cape Wolfe, Lot 7, Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 20 Feb 1980, Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet]

Ruby Zella Strang was born 18 Jul 1895, Cape Wolfe, Lot 7, Prince Edward Island, Canada (daughter of Joseph Silliker Strang and Julia Ann Currie); died 20 Feb 1980, Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Other Events:

Occupation: nurses aid
Census: 1911, Lot 7, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Census: 16 Apr 1930, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Occupation: Apr 1940, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; sticker for novelty company
Census: 9 Apr 1940, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Residence: Feb 1980, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Notes:

Census:
15 in 1911 census

Notes:

Married:
he 37, she 23

Children:

Helen D Elrick was born CA 1920, , , Massachusetts, United States; died Bef Apr 2004.
1. Heman D Elrick was born 24 Aug 1922, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 18 Apr 2004; was buried , Fox Hill Cemetery, Billerica, , Massachusetts, United States.
Virginia E Elrick was born 4 Jan 1924, , , Massachusetts, United States; died 22 Mar 2003.
Vernal H Elrick was born CA 1925, , , Massachusetts, United States; died Bef Apr 2004.
Howard W Elrick was born 10 Oct 1925, , , Massachusetts, United States; died 2 Dec 1944; was buried , Puritan Lawn Cemetery, West Peabody, , Massachusetts, United States.
Marion E Elrick
Charles A Elrick was born 20 Dec 1931, , , Massachusetts, United States; died 25 Apr 1985, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Generation: 3

Joseph Silliker Strang was born Apr 1853 (son of Jacob Strang and Lydia Rix); died 29 Feb 1920, Cape Wolfe, Lot 7, Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried , United Baptist Cemetery, Cape Wolfe, , Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Other Events:

Misc: three children by first wife, four
Occupation: Cape Wolfe, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; farmer
Residence: Cape Wolfe, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
AltBirth: 20 Aug 1850, Cape Wolfe, Lot 7, Prince Edward Island, Canada
AltBirth: 20 Aug 1854, Cape Wolfe, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
Baptised: 24 Mar 1869, Alberton, , 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
Census: 1891, Lot 7, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Census: 1911, Lot 7, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Notes:

!ID=ST7A

NAME:Joseph Silliker Strang -PAR0012 BD:29 Apr 1854 CD:24 Mar 1869

PARN:Jacob and Lydia (Rix) Strang DD:1920 BP:Cape Wolfe, Lot 7, PEI WIF:1st Josephine Ellis WIF:2nd Julia Ann Currie LIVED:Cape Wolfe, PEI OCC:farmer

Census:
24 in 1881 census

Will:
son - two third the value of real and personal property, the homestead farms

Role: Heir

Census:
37 in 1891 census

Census:
57 in 1911 census

Joseph married Julia Ann Currie 23 Dec 1903. Julia was born 13 Dec 1854, Haliburton, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 3 Nov 1950, Cape Wolfe, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried , United Baptist Cemetery, Cape Wolfe, , Prince Edward Island, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Julia Ann Currie was born 13 Dec 1854, Haliburton, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 3 Nov 1950, Cape Wolfe, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried , United Baptist Cemetery, Cape Wolfe, , Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Other Events:

Residence: Haliburton, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Census: 1911, Lot 7, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Notes:

Census:
47 in 1911 census

Children:

3. Ruby Zella Strang was born 18 Jul 1895, Cape Wolfe, Lot 7, Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 20 Feb 1980, Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
Minnie Cora Strang was born 10 Oct 1897, Cape Wolfe, Lot 7, Prince Edward Island, Canada; died Apr 1977, Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
Viola Strang was born 4 May 1901; died 1999; was buried , Cape Wolfe Cemetery, Cape Wolfe, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Therin Strang was born 1904; died 22 Feb 1913, Springfield West, , Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Gordon Ross Strang was born 3 Feb 1904; died 20 Jan 1975, O'Leary, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried , Cape Wolfe Cemetery, Cape Wolfe, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Generation: 4

12.

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 census

Jacob 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]

13.

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: Heir

Notes:

Married:
year only in Island Refuge & Weeks

Children:

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.
6. 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.