The Story of My Branch - A Genealogy - Descendants of Ralph Smith - with a Brief History of Barrington and Cape Sable Island - by Ruth Hayden Freeman

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A genealogy tracing the descendants of Ralph Smith of Hingham and Eastham, Massachusetts, presented through the perspective of Ruth Hayden Freeman. The work includes a brief family history and contextual background on Barrington and Cape Sable Island in Nova Scotia. It describes the author’s childhood summers in Nova Scotia, the effort to assemble names, dates, and relationships from family recollections and records, and the handling of conflicting or missing data. It also references sources such as association reports and published histories while inviting readers to connect with related cousins and pursue specific locations tied to ancestors.

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The Story of My Branch

Descendants of Ralph Smith

A Genealogy with a Brief History of Barrington and Cape Sable Island

Memoir and research approach

Nova Scotia early history and peoples

GL6L E09S IL SD ueuaay uəpAeH yny KqK8oeəuaV YTUs yd[ey Jo suepuaosaaey JO HDNVd&人W # The Story of My Branch of the Descendants of Ralph Smith of Hingham and Eastham,Massachusetts # A Genealogy with a Brief History of Barrington and Cape Sable IslandNova Scotia by Ruth Hayden Freeman Middlebury,Vermont Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2012 with fúnding fromBoston Publie Library My Mother Mina(Wilhelmina)Smith Hayden Born in Newellton,Cape Sable Island,on May 20,1863Died in Cambridge,Massachusetts,on July 30,1947 Among the happiest memories of my childhood are my summers inNova Scctia.My mother took my brother and me there every summerfor quite a few years.I was very young when we began going there,and the last trip I can remember was in the summer of 1910.Westayed with my grandfather Jethro(Smith)and grandmother Augustain Newellton.My father always tried to get away from his businessfor a week or two.He joined us in Newellton,and we would also goto his old home in Pleasant Point near Lockeport.These trips gaveme the opportunity to get to know many of my relatives,long sincegone.As I grew older,I still kept them in my memory. I enjoyedtalking with my mother and father about all these people and wherethey fitted into the family.I made notes of their reminiscences.This was probably what gave me the idea of writing about my branchof the Smith family. Writing this little history has been a most enjoyable experiencefor me.It has been interesting,not only from an historical stand-point,but it_has brought me into touch with many of my relatives,some of whom I have seen in the not too distant past,and some withwhom I have had the pleasure of making a new contact. I have dis-covered new cousins that I hardly knew I had until I started digginginto all the records or jottings given to me by my mother and fathermany years ago.It has been a real pleasure. I have tried to be as accurate as possible in giving names,dates and sequences,but there are probably some mistakes,for whichI ask forgiveness.In some cases,I found contradictory recordsgiving different dates of birth or death for a person.In such casesI have put one of the dates in parentheses.In other cases,I havebeen unable to get the information I needed,so there are some regrettably blank spaces.I have also limited the genealogy to my ownline,and have rarely carried the tables beyond the children of myfirst cousins. I want to thank particularly all those of you who have been sovery helpful in answering any letters and giving me the informationI needed about your families.It has been a valuable assistance.Iowe a great deal of thanks to my husband for his help in organizingthis little chronicle.He was personally much interested in it,since we were able to trace close connections between his family andmine on Cape Cod in the early days.I have also drawn heavily on theexcellent information contained in the annual reports and bookletsreceived over the years from the Association of the Descendants ofRalph Smith,of which my mother was a charter member.I have alsoused as sources Edwin Crowell's Barrington Township,and Evelyn M.Richardson's Barrington's 01d Meeting House,and Converse E.Nicker-son's A History of Cape Sable Island. We have an ancestry to be very proud of,and I hope all ofyou who see this little booklet will enjoy its story.I have thecurrent addresses of many of the present generation of cousins,and will be glad to send one that you may wish;or at least I maybe able to put you in touch with someone who could supply it.Itwill also be a pleasure to hear from any of you who may wish furtherinformation about specific things,such as the location of theStephen Smith burial ground in Chatham,Massachusetts,or theRalph Smith monument in the Eastham cemetery. Ruth Hayden Freeman24 South StreetMiddlebury,Vermont 05753 July,1975 Smufha Nova Scotia was probably first visited by the white man in 986 A.D.Bjarni,son of Herjulf,coasted al

FAQs

What family lineage does the genealogy focus on?

It focuses on the descendants of Ralph Smith of Hingham and Eastham, Massachusetts, within the author’s own line.

How does the author handle conflicting or missing birth and death information?

The author aims for accuracy but notes that contradictory records may exist; one of the dates is placed in parentheses, and blank spaces are left when information cannot be found.

What historical context about Nova Scotia is included?

The text describes early Norse contact, identifies the Micmac Indians as original inhabitants, and gives background on early European settlement activities associated with Acadia.

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