Eric:
Thanks. Believe this would be Robert Dickson Cutten.
Cumberland County Death Index:
M WALLACE PARTRIDGE ISLAND 4 Jun 1866 CUTTEN ROBERT DICKSON 24 ANONEN?
OLIVIA 645
³Anonen?² is possibly a transcription error by Don Lewis for ANDREW, making
him possibly a brother to John R. Cutten and William Burton Cutten????
Dave
On 12/30/08 8:25 PM, "keysie" <keysie@...> wrote:
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> The following information was posted on the SEAMAN family GenWeb Forum by Bill
> Arthurs arthurs@... <mailto:arthurs%40cyberus.ca> back in October
> 2000, I came across it in my files this week.
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> CUTTEN, NEWCOMB, SEAMAN, GEORGE & MOSHER related
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> [from Morning Freeman newspaper June 16, 1866]
> "Four persons drowned at Partridge Island, Parrsboro, N.S. On Monday eve. 4th
> inst., the packet "Zephyr" from Horton having arrived off the public wharf
> about dusk, and the tide having been too far spent to admit of going up the
> river to the village, they anchored about 700 or 800 yards off the pier. The
> wind was blowing a moderate breeze from the southeast and there was not very
> much sea running as the tide was low. The boat was lowered for the purpose of
> landing the passengers, when Rev. George, Baptist Minister of Little River in
> this County, his wife, Lydia Ann eldest daughter of W. H. Seamans of Pugwash,
> N.S; his sister, Miss George of Cornwallis, and Mr. Mosher, St. Martins (Saint
> John), N.B; the captain - Mr. Newcomb and young Mr. Cutten, both of Parrsboro,
> got into it. Although it was found to be very leaky, they set out for shore,
> Mr. George bailing and for a while thinking he could keep her free. They had
> not gone 50 yards when the boat filled and sank. Mr. George and Mr. Mosher
> clung to the boat and were washed ashore. The others were drowned."
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