Nova Scotia Tufts Chapter 3 Gershom Tufts children; Sarah, Lydia, Samuel, and Francis

I have presented here what I have on these families as of December 3, 2014. I will be adding to them as time for research allows. I will make note of edits and additions here at the top. Please forward any corrections and additions to these families. I do have some contacts with living descendents so interested persons can contact me for cousin connections.

SARAH TUFTS (1760-?)

married SAMUEL COOK, of Beaver Harbour, NS

I need information on this family

LYDIA TUFTS (1761-1787)

married GOTTLIEB WALKER

had 1) Gottlieb Walker 2) Lydia Walker 3) Gershom Walker in Chester, NS

I need information on this family

 SAMUEL TUFTS (1762-1784)

married to PHEBE JONES (1762-1809)

had 1) Martha Tufts

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FRANCIS TUFTS, Frank (1763-1847)

married SARAH GREENLAW

had 1) Lucy A., 2) Sarah, 3) Elizabeth, 4) Lydia, 5) Jane, 6) Catherine, 7) Frances, 8) Mary, 9) Maria, 10) Samuel C. (9 daughters and finally, a son!)

            1) LUCY ANN TUFTS (1789-1871)

Married to JAMES WRIGHT (1789?-1846?) and had 9 Wright children. One daughter, Martha Jane Wright married Henry Tufts later in life, a second cousin; he was the son of Gershom’s son James B Tufts (below).

2) SARAH TUFTS (1791-187?)

married WILLIAM McDOWELL(1782-1860) British soldier, born in London. They had 9 McDowell children in Halifax.

3)ELIZABETH TUFTS (1793-1885)

Married JOHN WOODMAN BARNSTEAD (1801-1863) and had 9 Barnstead children including Louisa, who married  GEORGE ARTHUR or ANDREW TUFTS; a second cousin grandson of James B. Tufts (below)

4) LYDIA TUFTS (1795-1850)

married DAVID ISRAEL ANTHONY (?-1841) and had 1) David and William Anthony.

5) JANE TUFTS (1797-18??)

Married ROBERT WILLIS REESE, had 4 Reese children.

6) CATHERINE TUFTS (1800-1862)

single.

7) FRANCES TUFTS (1802-187?)

married SAMUEL VAUGHAN (1802-?); her first cousin and

son of Samuel and Abigail (Tufts) Vaughan (12^th child of Gershom)

had no issue.

8) MARY TUFTS (1804-187?)

Married first, ROBERT GAY (1803-1855?) They married in 1808 so their birth dates may wrong.

had 1) Robert Ansel Gay 1812-1895, married Susan Tufts, daughter of Francis and Sarah (Greenlaw) Tufts. (1838). Said she survived 2 or 3 husbands.

married secondly, ARCHER LOVETT

had 2) Archer 

married thirdly, HENRY HOLLAND or Thomas

had 3) Richard                       

Above information was added with input from Bill in comments below. Thanks, Please pass along more of the stories any time.

9) MARIA TUFTS (1807-?)

married GEORGE REID, Elder and Capt.

had 5 Reid children. They may have removed to England.

10) SAMUEL CRAWFORD TUFTS (1809-1884)

married ELIZABETH HAVERSTOCK (1812-1878)

had 1) Elizabeth S., 2) Mary E., 3) Frederick, 4) Louisa A., 5) Albert F., 6) Joseph, 7) Harriet, 8) Margaret

ELIZABETH SARAH TUFTS (1834-1904)

married JOHN McKENNA (1828-1897) They lived in New Westminster, British Columbia (?)

had?

MARY ELLA (Ellen)  TUFTS (1836-1923)  

married THOMAS FREDERICK ARGYLE (1839-1919)

http://tuftsgenealogy.blogspot.com/2014/11/thomas-argyle-and-ellen-tufts.html

FREDERICK TUFTS (1838-?)

Married MARGARET McGRATH

I need information on this family

                        LOUISA A TUFTS (1841-1902), in Halifax, N. S.                 

married AUGUSTUS THOMPSON, (1838-?) British naval boatman

had 12 children in Halifax, N. S.

           

ALBERT FRANCIS TUFTS (1845-1862) in Halifax, NS

single. Poor lad of 17 years, what tragedy took his life?

JOSEPH TUFTS, (1849-1926) steamfitter in Dartmouth, N. S.

Married ELIZABETH SUSAN ROZEE (1853-1940)

had 1) Mary A., 2) Maude E., 3) Florence L., 4) Frederick L., 5) Joseph R., 6) William H., 7) James A., 8) Flossie M., 9) Joseph E., 10) Frank, 11) George A., 12) Caroline G., 13) Daisy E., 14) Hattie V., 15) Lillie B., 16) Charles A. I have recently learned there were 17 children. They deserve their own chapter, but I will abbreviate them here and provide more upon request. Some of these children were born in Maine, but it appears the family came back to NS.

MARY AMELIA TUFTS married THOMAS MOSHER SPRUCE and may have had 4 children, unknown location. He was a mail carrier and died in the Halifax explosion in 1917. Mary had died in 1916 and the children were 20, 17, 13, and 9 at the time of the tragedy.

MAUD ELIZABETH TUFTS married ALFRED GEORGE CRAWLEY and had 11 children in Halifax.

FLORENCE LOUISA TUFTS, died young

FREDERICK LESLEY TUFTS, of Seagaraffe and Westbrook, ME, married LAVINIA CATHERINE BAYERS [or Byers]

had 1) Lillian Tufts. I have a living descendent contact for this family

            JOSEPH TUFTS died young

WILLIAM HENRY TUFTS married ETHEL ADA MABEY had A) William J. Tufts

JAMES ALBERT TUFTS, teamster, married BLANCHE HANNAH PYKE, Hannah Blanche

had 1) Joseph A., 2) James J., 3) Clarence H., 4) Hilda B., 5) Percy E., 6) Mona V., 7) George A., 8) Frederick L., 9) Harold I., 10) Marie I., 11) Ralph E., 12) William H., 13) Doris V., 14) Shirley M. Tufts. Sadly, some of these children died young, including George who died in the Halifax explosion at just 6 months old but some have families in Nova Scotia today.

FLORENCE MAE TUFTS married JAMES WADDELL MacRAE and had 9 children.

                                    JOSEPH EDWARD TUFTS died young (21)

                                    FRANK TUFTS died young (3)

                                    GEORGE ARTHUR TUFTS died young (2)

CAROLINE GEORGINA TUFTS married SAMUEL STANLEY WILLIAMS and had at least 2 children.

DAISY ETHEL TUFTS married HARVEY LORNE EDWARDS and had 4 children.

HATTIE VIOLA TUFTS died young.

LILLIAN  ISABELLA TUFTS married HERBERT SAMUEL COLLINGS  and had 7 children in Dartmouth, NS

CHARLES ARTHUR TUFTS died young.          

Children of Samuel-continued)

HARRIET TUFTS (1853-? Boston MA?)

Married JOSEPH MATTHEWS

had no issue.

Married secondly, HOWARD DOUGLAS, had no issue.

 MARGARET  TUFTS (1857-? Boston MA?)

Married SAMUEL BEATTY, (1852-?) and had ?