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Descendents of John Cockburn (1783 - 15 Jun 1858)
and Elizabeth "Betsy" Leslie (1788 - 11 Apr 1869)

Third Immigrant Generation
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52. John Cockburn "Jack" Pass . Son of William Pass & Charlotte Cockburn (Coburn). Born 31 Oct 1852 in Harvey (Acton). Christen 23 Mar 1852 in St. Paul's Church Records. Died 8 May 1891 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer.

    After the death of Jack and his wife Betsy Ann, the property was sold to William Grieve on 28 Nov 1902 for the sum of $1150.   The property included the southeastern half of lot #6, 50 acres, in Harvey Settlement; and lot #6 second tier east of Cranberry Lake, 100 acres.   As three of the Pass children--Arthur Gordon Pass, Lila Elizabeth Pass and William Everett Pass were infants (within the ages of twenty-one) the Supreme Court of Equity of NB on 21 March 1902 appointed John M. Swan their guardian and empowered to sell their estate rights jointly with the other Pass children, Mary Ann McCully and her husband John McCully, blacksmith, McAdam; Susan Charlotte Campbell and her husband George H. Campbell, commercial traveller, London, Ontario; and George Venables Pass, labourer.   However before the conveyance of the land to William Grieve could be executed John M. Swan died, and on 11 Nov 1902 James Coburn was appointed guardian, and empowered to complete the sale of the said infants interests.   (Information from In The Supreme Court in Equity, Indenture #52153, John C. Pass (Heirs) to William Grieve.)

    Besides the parents, three children died between the period 1891 and 1902.   Church records indicate that one son died of consumption, so possibly the others also died of the same disease.

    He married Elizabeth Ann "Betsy Ann" Coburn, daughter of George Cockburn (Coburn) & Mary Piercy, 17 Jun 1873 in Harvey Presbyterian Church Records By Rev. Samuel Johnson . Born 16 Feb 1849 in Harvey. Died 27 Feb 1902 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

    From Daily Telegraph, 21 Jun 1873:   "Married Harvey 17th inst., by Rev Samuel Johnson, John C. Pass and Miss Elizabeth Ann Cockburn."

    Witnesses to the marriage were W. V. Pass and Isabella Cockburn.

    They had the following children:

  126   i.   Mary Ann Pass

  127   ii.   Susan Charlotte "Susie" Pass

  128   iii.   Eleanor Johnson "Ellen" Pass

  129   iv.   Charles "Wesley" Pass

  130   v.   George Venables Pass

  131   vi.   John Coburn Pass Jr.

  132   vii.   Arthur Gordon Pass

  133   viii.   Elizabeth "Lila" Pass

  134   ix.   William Everett "Willie" Pass

53. James "Jim" Pass . Son of William Pass & Charlotte Cockburn (Coburn). Born 19 Jan 1854 in Harvey (Acton). Christen 30 Jun 1854 in St. Paul's Church Records. Died 11 Apr 1933 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

    Jim Pass did not marry.   Died at the home of his nephew, Cecil Grieve.   He took seizures.   Had a long white beard.   (Notes from Myrtle Little)   Note on 1901 Census:   Unsound mind.

54. Elizabeth Hannah "Lizzie" Pass . Daughter of William Pass & Charlotte Cockburn (Coburn). Born Oct 1855 in Harvey (Acton). Christen 18 Jul 1856 in St. Paul's Church Records. Died 19 Feb 1891 in Presque Isle, Me.

    She married James "Jim" Coffey, son of James Coffey & Catherine Armstrong, 1875. Born 1853. Died 1919.

    Jim and Lizzie lived in Presque Isle, Maine, and had six children:   Irving Leslie, Willie, Lottie, Mae, Lila and Millie.   After Lizzie's death, Jim married Ida Leighten Paten and they had three children:   Viola, Arthur James and Kenneth.

    They had the following children:

  207   i.   Irving Leslie Coffey

  208   ii.   William Venables "Willie" Coffey

  209   iii.   Charlotte Ann "Lottie" Coffey

  210   iv.   Mae Elizabeth Coffey

  211   v.   Lila Maude Coffey

  212   vi.   Millie Coffey

55. Charlotte Pass . Daughter of William Pass & Charlotte Cockburn (Coburn). Born 16 Jul 1857 in Harvey (Acton). Christen 4 Jul 1858 in St. Paul's Church Records.

    No further information.

    She married William Quimby. Born in Chicago, Ill.

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