Dave, Clemm et al
NS Cumberland Co., Marriage Index (Don Lewis file)
Chandler, Archie E, 20, s, liv., Springhill, b., Springhill
d/o Edwin & Harriett
m., 19 Oct 1904, Cumberland Co.,
Anderson, Annie M, 21, S, ., Springhill, b., Springhill
d/o John & Janet
Collected by James Welsh, 1/4/2010
David Winter wrote:
>
>
> Clemm:
>
> Thanks for the extra details of exactly how this tragic accident happened.
>
> Dave
>
> On 1/3/10 10:29 PM, "Clemm Larsen" <celarsen34@...
> <mailto:celarsen34%40hotmail.com>> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > The third fatal victim of the Nickerson/Chandler tragedy was 28 year old
> > Maurice Banks STEEVES,a native of Barrys‚ Mills ,NB.
> >
> > He was Principal of Apple River School. Susie Nickerson and Jean
> Chandler had
> > just completed nurses training at Springhill Hospital and were
> awaiting their
> > graduation ceremony.
> >
> > The accident happened at a level train crossing at Auburn, NS. This
> was a
> > nasty crossing. It was on a curve of the highway and crossed
> >
> > at a bad angle. Further, trees and shrubs along the line did not
> permit a good
> > view of approaching trains. It was reported that it was raining
> heavily at the
> > time of the accident.
> >
> >
> > cel
> >
> >
> > To: nscumber@yahoogroups.com <mailto:nscumber%40yahoogroups.com>
> > From: davidwinter@... <mailto:davidwinter%40ns.sympatico.ca>
> > Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 21:46:34 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [nscumber] NICKERSON - MacALEESE
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Eric:
> >
> > Their daughter, Norma E. Nickerson:
> > ====================
> > NSARM Kings Deaths, 1937; Book #173; Page #136
> > Norma E. Nickerson, Wood’s Harbour, Single, Nurse,
> > Born Apr ? 1916, Apple River
> > [Apr 24 1916 calculating backwards from death date]
> > Died 25 Jun 1937, Western Kings Hospital, Berwick, age 21 years, 2
> months, 1
> > day, of Automobile Accident; killed instantly or lived just a few
> minutes –
> > struck by train while driving in auto, fractured skull and broken legs
> > D/o Leslie C. Nickerson, Wood’s Harbour, and Susan MacAleese, Apple
> River
> > Informant; Leslie Nickerson, Wood’s Harbour, Father
> > Buried 27 Jun 1937, Wood’s Harbour
> >
> > Source: Dave Winter, 2 Jan 2010
> > ================
> > 1 of 2 other persons in the car with her, Cumberland County related:
> >
> > NSARM Kings Deaths, 1937; Book #173; Page #135
> > Jean Chandler, Springhill, Single, Nurse
> > Born 15 Dec 1915, Springhill
> > Died 25 Jun 1937, Western Kings Hospital, Berwick, age 21 years, 6
> months,
> > 11 days, of Automobile Accident; lived only a few minutes – struck
> by train
> > while driving in auto, fractured skull and broken right arm
> > D/o Archibald Chandler, Cumberland Co., and Annie Anderson,
> Cumberland Co.
> > Informant; John Chandler, Springhill, Brother
> > Buried 28 Jun 1937, Springhill
> >
> > Source: Dave Winter, 2 Jan 2010
> > ================
> >
> > I have another daughter for Leslie and Susan, Helen Elizabeth
> Nickerson (abt
> > 1930-20 May 1998), m/1 Rev. Eric Miner on 19 May 1951, Advocate, N.S.
> >
> > ================
> > The Halifax Herald Limited; Thursday, May 21, 1998
> > Obituary
> > MINER, Helen E. - 68, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., died Wednesday, May 20,
> > 1998, in George L. Dumont Hospital, Moncton, N.B. Born in Woods Harbour,
> > Shelburne Co., she was a daughter of the late Leslie and Susan
> (MacAleese)
> > Nickerson. She is survived by her husband, Rev. Eric Miner. She was
> actively
> > involved in the churches where her husband served as minister, in
> Advocate,
> > Freeport, Barss Corner, Yarmouth, Mahone Bay, Tryon, P.E.I., and
> Parrsboro.
> > She was a life member of the United Baptist Women's Missionary Union
> and the
> > Baptist Willing Workers. Besides her husband, she is survived by sons,
> > Gregory, Port Williams; Graham and wife Darlene, Dublois Road, P.E.I.;
> > grandchildren, Joni and Jennifer. She was predeceased by sister,
> Norma in
> > 1937. Visitation will be 2-4, 7-9 p.m. today, funeral will be 2 p.m.
> Friday,
> > both in Smith's Funeral Home, Parrsboro, Pastor Graham Clarke and Rev.
> > Douglas Campbell officiating. Burial will be 2 p.m. Saturday in
> Gaspereau
> > Cemetery. Family flowers only. Memorial donations may be made to
> Southampton
> > Baptist Church or to Kidney Foundation of Canada, Nova Scotia Branch.
> >
> > Source: Jack Wagstaff, possibly the Herald Obit CD
> > -----------------------------
> > Halifax Chronicle-Herald; 29 November 2006
> > MINER, Rev. Eric Ashton
> > MINER, Rev. Eric Ashton - 84, Wedgewood House, Kentville, passed away
> > Tuesday, November 28, 2006, in Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville.
> Born in
> > Port Williams, Reverend Miner was a son of the late John Williams and
> > Winnifred Martha Jane (Davison) Miner. Reverend Miner attended the
> Acadia
> > Divinity College and was ordained in Gaspereau United Baptist Church on
> > September 9, 1948. His ministry included churches and pastorates in
> Black
> > River/Greenfield, Advocate Harbour, Freeport, Barss Corner,
> Yarmouth, Mahone
> > Bay/Northwest/Cornwall, Tryon, P.E.I., and Parrsboro, where he
> retired in
> > 1990. Reverend Miner was named Minister Emeritus at Fraserville
> Union Church
> > in 1999. Surviving are sons, Gregory, Port Williams; Graham,
> Charlottetown,
> > P.E.I.; daughter-in-law, Darlene (Perry) Miner, Summerside, P.E.I.;
> > granddaughters, Joni, Summerside, P.E.I., and Jennifer, Alberta;
> brother,
> > Leigh Miner, Gaspereau; sisters, Margaret (Miner) Titus, Digby; Joan
> (Miner)
> > Levy, Bedford. He was predeceased by ***his wife, Helen Elizabeth
> > (Nickerson)*** Miner. Visitation for Rev. Eric Miner will be from
> 2-4 and
> > 7-9 p.m. Thursday, November 30, in H.C. Lindsay Funeral Home, 5 Leverett
> > Ave., Kentville (902-678-2151). Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday,
> > December 1, in Gaspereau United Baptist Church, Rev. Mark Shaw, Rev. Dr.
> > M.R. Cherry, Rev. John Porter and Rev. Gary Manthorne officiating, with
> > burial in Gaspereau Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be
> made to
> > any of the above mentioned churches where Reverend Miner was Pastor.
> Private
> > condolences to the family may be made at:
> lindsayfunerals@...
> <mailto:lindsayfunerals%40ns.aliantzinc.ca>
> >
> > Source: Jack Wagstaff
> > ================
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > On 1/2/10 4:17 PM, "keysie" <keysie@...
> <mailto:keysie%40ns.sympatico.ca>> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
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> >> ===========================
> >> NSARM Cumberland County marriage registrations
> >> Year: 1915 Book: 37 Page: 584
> >> Groom: NICKERSON, Leslie Clifford, 21, b, school teaching, Baptist
> >> living Lower Wood's Hbr, born Lower Wood's Hbr (Shelburne Co)
> >> s/o Nathaniel & Laura Nickerson, fishing
> >> and
> >> Bride: MacALEESE, Susie Amelia, 20, s, Baptist
> >> living Apple River, born Apple River
> >> d/o John & Ida MacAleese, lumberman
> >> married 1915-05-04 Advocate Harbour, NS
> >> beforeO MacNeill Martin, Maria L Porter
> >> by Douglas T Porter, United Baptist
> >> [collected by EMKeys 2010-01-02]
> >> ===========================
> >> ===========================
> >> NSARM Cumberland County death registrations
> >> Year: 1950 Page: 5231
> >> Name: NICKERSON, Susan Amelia
> >> DoB: 1895-06-23 NS
> >> DoD: 1950-10-05 Advocate Hbr, NS
> >> Age: 55y 3m 12d
> >> Cause: exhaustion/carcinoma of bowels
> >> Occupation: housewife
> >> Marital status: married
> >> Spouse: Leslie Nickerson
> >> c/o: John MacAleese (NS) & Ida Copp (NS)
> >> Burial: 1950-10-08 Wood's Harbour, NS (burial in Shelburne Co?)
> >> Undertaker: S W Smith & Son
> >> Informant: Leslie Nickerson, husband, Apple River
> >> [collected by EMKeys 2010-01-02]
> >> ===========================
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