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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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14. Elizabeth Nesbitt . Daughter of Thomas Nesbitt & Isabella Cockburn (Coburn). Born 3 May 1842 in Fredericton. Christen 15 Aug 1842 in St. Paul's Church Records, Fredericton. Died 15 Mar 1905 in Winnipeg. Buried in Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg.

    She married William Craig, son of Henry Craigs & Isabella Kay, 19 Oct 1865 in Harvey Presbyterian Church By Rev. Samuel Johnson . Born 21 Nov 1845 in Harvey. Christen 28 Dec 1845 in Harvey By Rev. Daniel McCurdy. Died 26 Dec 1921 in Treherne, Man. Buried in Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg. Occupation Farmer.

    From St. John Globe, 30 Oct 1865:   "Married at residence of bride's bather, by Rev. Samuel Johnson, 20th inst., William Craigs and Miss Elizabeth Nesbit, all of Harvey."

    York Co., NB, marriage records gives date as 19 Oct 1865, and witnesses to marriage were Thomas Craig and Annie Nesbit.

    William is listed as a farmer in the 1871 and 1881 Census for Manners Sutton.   They lived and worked on a farm on what is now the Charlie Little Road in Harvey.   In June 1892, William, Elizabeth and their two sons, Thomas and Stuart and daughter Annie left for Winnipeg, followed by daughter Isabella in November.   Son Henry Fulton had already settled and married in Winnipeg.   William operated a dairy farm in what is now part of Winnipeg.

    Copied from newspaper obituary - undated:

    William Craig

    Harvey Station, Jan. 21 -- Thomas Craig has received word of the death of his brother, William Craig, which occurred at Winnipeg about the 8th inst.   The deceased gentleman was a native of this place and went west with his wife and family upwards of twenty-five years ago and engaged in farming near Winnipeg.   He was about seventy-five years of age and is survived by two sons and two daughters.   His wife died about fifteen years ago.   He was a man of fine character and had many friends here.

    For complete information on this family see the genealogy book   "The Craigs of Harvey Settlement, Red Rock and the Pontiac"   by Helen C. Craig, printed 1999.

    They had the following children:

  85   i.   Henry Fulton Craig

  86   ii.   Thomas Nesbitt Craig

  87   iii.   Isabella Charlotte "Bell" Craig

  88   iv.   William "Stuart" Craig

  89   v.   Elizabeth Ann "Annie" Craig

15. Anne Isabella Nesbitt . Daughter of Thomas Nesbitt & Isabella Cockburn (Coburn). Born 29 Jul 1844. Christen 29 Dec 1844 in St. Paul's Church Records, Fredericton.

    She married Elisha Smith, 1 Nov 1866 in Harvey Presbyterian Church Records By Rev. Samuel Johnson .

    In marriage records Elisha lived in Parish of Lincoln, Sunbury Co., NB.   Witnesses to marriage were Margaret Nesbit and Malvin Smith.

    Four children born between 1867 and 1872 were christened in Harvey Presbyterian Church. No further information on this family.

    They had the following children:

  90   i.   Isabella Smith

  91   ii.   Soloman Smith

  92   iii.   Thomas Smith

  93   iv.   Franklin Smith

16. Margaret Jane Nesbitt . Daughter of Thomas Nesbitt & Isabella Cockburn (Coburn). Born Approx 1847. Died 10 Nov 1906 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Religion Presbyterian.

    Margaret Jane died 10 Nov 1906, age 59 years 8 months, of tuberculosis.   (Church records)

    She married Alexander Briggs, son of Thomas Briggs & Margaret Darling, 9 Dec 1868 in Harvey, York Co. By Rev. Samuel Johnson . Born Approx 1841. Died 21 Jan 1916 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer. Religion Presbyterian.

    Witnesses to marriage were James Briggs and Isabella Nesbit.

    They had the following children:

  94   i.   Isabella Briggs

  95   ii.   Darling M. Briggs

  96   iii.   Elizabeth May Briggs

  97   iv.   Thomas A. Briggs

  98   v.   Mary Anne "Annie" Briggs

  99   vi.   Susanna Gloriana "Susie" Briggs

  100   vii.   Minnie Jane Briggs

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