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James SHIPLEY & Sarah Ann COATES

Husband: James SHIPLEY

   Born: 25 Oct 1843 in Nappan, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Married: 03 Jan 1866 in Nappan, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
   Died: 1930 in Nappan, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
 Father: William SHIPLEY
 Mother: Letitia HUNTER
Spouses: Harriet TRUEMAN

   Wife: Sarah Ann COATES (1)

   Born: 15 Mar 1847 in Pleasant Valley, Nova Scotia
   Died: 1896 in Fenwick, Nova Scotia
 Father: Mathew COATES
 Mother: Ruth RIPLEY
Spouses:

Children

01  (M): Sterling James SHIPLEY
   Born: 07 Oct 1867 in Fenwick, Nova Scotia
   Died: Jan 1881 in Fenwick, Nova Scotia
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02  (F): Ruth L. SHIPLEY
   Born: 1869 in Fenwick, Nova Scotia
   Died: Jan 1881 in Fenwick, Nova Scotia
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03  (M): William M. SHIPLEY
   Born: 20 Aug 1872 in Fenwick, Nova Scotia (2)
   Died: Jan 1881 in Fenwick, Nova Scotia
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04  (F): Edna S. SHIPLEY
   Born: 1879 in Fenwick, Nova Scotia
   Died: 1880 in Fenwick, Nova Scotia
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05  (M): Wylie SHIPLEY
   Born: 1881 in Fenwick, Nova Scotia
   Died:
Spouses:

06  (F): Adelia M. SHIPLEY
   Born: 1885 in Nappan, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
   Died: 1896 in Nappan, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
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Additional Information

James SHIPLEY:

Notes:
Eight siblings of James went off to Ontario in 1868 with their parents, but James remained in Nova Scotia. Sarah was the daughter of Matthew Fenwick Coates and Ruth Ripley. (Ewing, as cited, page 123)

Household Record 1881 Canadian Census - living beside Charles M. Ripley
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Household:

Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion
James SHIPLEY M Male English 37 Nova Scotia Farmer Methodist Canada
Sarah A. SHIPLEY M Female English 31 New Brunswick Methodist Canada
Princesna THOMPSON Female English 15 Nova Scotia Methodist Canada
Noland HALFRIEND Male English --- Nova Scotia Methodist Canada

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Source Information:
Census Place Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia
Family History Library Film 1375812
NA Film Number C-13176
District 22
Sub-district A
Division 1
Page Number 108
Household Number 483+

(05) Wylie SHIPLEY:

Notes:
Wylie was registered as a new student at Fenwick School, mid-term, 1890. (Myrtle Chappell). Thus his birth date would be about 1885.

Footnotes

Ernest E. Coates, Cumberland County Families (March 1981- March 1982).
"Sarah and James had six children and they all died young'... from the issue of Dec 12 1981.
Don Lewis, Cumberland County Vital Statistics (Internet, October 2000; published August 1998).
Detail is from the birth record.

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