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Moffitt Family Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8 << 9 >> 10, 11, 12, IndexDescendents of John Moffitt (28 Jun 1791 - 8 Aug 1859)
and Ellen "Nellie" Davidson (1792 - 12 Nov 1879)Third Immigrant Generation
*********************************************************************************************17. John "Jack" Moffitt . Son of Andrew Moffitt & Margaret "Jane" Piercy. Born 11 Jun 1848 in Harvey, York Co, NB. Died 28 Jan 1931. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer.
For details of this family see "The Moffitt of Harvey Settlement, New Brunswick 1791-1991" by Emerson Moffitt.
He married Jane "Janie" Lister, daughter of David Lister & Janet Gass, 22 May 1877 in St. Paul's Church, Fredericton By Rev. John M. Brooke . Born 14 Dec 1856 in Harvey. Died 1917. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
Witnesses to marriage were George Moffitt and Agnes Lister.
They had the following children:
131 i. Albion Andrew Moffitt
132 ii. Agnes Lister "Aggie" Moffitt
133 iii. David "Irvine" Moffatt
134 iv. William Earl "Billie" Moffitt
135 v. Manzer Eugene Moffitt
136 vi. Nellie Jane Moffitt
137 vii. Sydney Alvan Moffitt
138 viii. Bertha Maud Moffitt
18. Eleanor "Ellen" Moffitt . Daughter of Andrew Moffitt & Margaret "Jane" Piercy. Born 16 Apr 1850 in Harvey, York Co, NB. Died 1935 in Watertown, MA. Buried in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Boston, MA.
From St. Stephen Courier, 1 Oct 1874: "Married Manse, 30th Sept., by Rev. Robt. Wilson, John McKenzie and Miss Eleanor Moffitt, both of Harvey, York Co."
Ellen lived for decades with her daughter Edna in the Boston region.
Information on the MacKenzie family from C. Fred Bentley, Edmonton, Alberta, to Emerson Moffitt in Sep 1997. Fred Bentley is a descendant of this family. (Further information including dates from Brian Manson to J. Hall, Nov 1999.) Many of the MacKenzie family are buried in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Boston. The MacKenzie/Horton/Hayden/Ramsay/Gordon burials are just off of Glen Avenue in Lot 7335 on Amethyst Path at its intersection with Greenbrier Path. There are thirteen names on the monument, which is beautiful polished dark granite, measuring approx. 5' long, 3.5' high and 1.5 wide, with the long axis on a North-South orientation. (From Brian Manson, Jan 2000)
The inscriptions read: North face:
HORTON, Harriett Mackenzie 1834-1934
MOTHER, Ellen Mackenzie 1850-1935
South face:
RAMSAY William W. 1877-1936
his wife Mary H. Mackenzie 1877(?)-1960
West face:
HAYDEN GORDON
James I. Hayden Oliver Purl Gordon
1866-1943 1877-1947
his wife his wife
Sarah J. Mackenzie Catherine MacKenzie
1875-1948 1878-1958
East face:
MACKENZIE THOMPSON
J. Andrew MacKenzie Francis W. Thompson
1880-1951 1887-1961
his wife his wife
Elizabeth Robertson Edna M. MacKenzie
1881-1949 1886-1963
She married John Murdock MacKenzie, 30 Sep 1874 in St. Stephen. Born Mar 1848 in Rose Valley, PEI. Christen 1 Apr 1848 in Breadalbane, PEI. Died 1898 in Leadville, CO. Buried in Caledonian Cemetery, CO.
He was called "Yankee John" to distinguish him from about 5 or 6 other John MacKenzies in the Rose Valley area in the 1870s and onward.
From obituary in Leadville Colorado Herald (no date):
The funeral of Mr John MacKenzie took place yesterday from the residence of Mr Samuel D. Nicholson. Rev. A. Grant Evans officiating and was very largely attended. Among others, the Messrs. MacKenzie from Victor and Mr Murt Nicholson from Lake City were present. For some time previous to his death Mr MacKenzie had noticed various premonitory symptoms of heart weakness, but without experiencing any serious suffering or entertaining any fears of fatal results. On the day of his death he went to work as usual, but early in the afternoon quit work complaining of a pain in the chest. He went to his house after seeing a neighbor and arranging with the latter to go to work in his place. In the evening the mine foreman and engineer called to see him, but getting no reply on knocking at his door, they concluded he had gone to his nephews (Mr Nicholson) or downtown. Not having seen him in the meantime they became uneasy on the following evening and called the matter to Mr Nicholson's attention, who at once proceeded to Mr MacKenzie's house, and having affected an entrance found that he had passed peacefully away, no doubt shortly after retiring on his return from work Saturday afternoon.
The deceased lived for many years in Rose Valley, P.E.I. which he left about years ago. He leaves a large family in Rose Valley. Coroner Price of Leadville was summoned and took charge of the remains. The deceased was about 52 years of age and leaves a large number of friends and relatives in P. E. Island to mourn the loss of a kind and generous father and friend.
They had the following children:
139 i. Sarah Jane "Sadie" MacKenzie
140 ii. Murdock John MacKenzie
141 iii. Mary Helen MacKenzie
142 iv. Catherine Elsie "Katie" MacKenzie
143 v. John "Andrew" MacKenzie
144 vi. Lavina Ann "Vinee" MacKenzie
145 vii. Harriet Anne "Hattie" MacKenzie
146 viii. Robert "Bob" MacKenzie
147 ix. Edna Menetta MacKenzie
148 x. Mabel Lucinda MacKenzie