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Humphrey HAYWARD (George, Henry)

was born 1801 in New Brunswick, Canada, and died September 18, 1854 in Sussex Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada.  He Married Sarah GRAVES March 20, 1823 in Sussex, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada.  She was born Abt. 1800 in Penobsquis, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada. d. Sussex Vale, Kings Co., 13th inst., Sarah HAYWARD w/o Humphrey HAYWARD, left husband, six children. 24 February 1838 NBC

Children of Humphrey HAYWARD and Sarah GRAVES are:

  • George Boyd HAYWARD, born Abt. 1824.

  • William HAYWARD, born February 1826.

  • Mary Eliza HAYWARD, born Bet. 1827 - 1828.

  • Sarah Frances HAYWARD, born Bet. 1827 - 1828.

  • Hanford HAYWARD, born Abt. 1832.

  • Emma HAYWARD, born Abt. 1833.

  • Catherine Jane HAYWARD, born Abt. 1837.

Death By Lightning! On the afternoon of the 13th or 14th inst. between the hours of 6 and 7 o'clock, the home of Humphrey HAYWARD of Salisbury, Westmorland Co., was struck with lightning and melancholy to relate, one of his children, a remarkable promising girl supposed by one informant to be of the age of 9 or 10 was, whilst standing on the door, immediately killed.

Some others of the family were knocked down by the violence of the stroke and all were more or less injured. The elecric fluid burst through the roof, passed down by the chimney, tore out the breast work, and besides the above accidents, broke a number of panes of glass, and shattered the whole house. 24 June 1837 NBC
d. Sussex Vale, Kings Co., 13th inst., Sarah HAYWARD w/o Humphrey HAYWARD, left husband, six children. 24 February 1838 NBC
d. Sussex Vale (Kings Co.) 29th ult., Humphrey HAYWARD, age 53. 11 October 1854 HQ

Provincial Archives of N.B., RS 108, "Land Petitions," Humphrey Hayward and 10 others petition for land in the Parish of Sussex, Kings Co., N.B., January 31, 1820. In that petition, Humphrey states that he was born in New Brunswick, is 19 yrs old and asks 200 acres.

In the same year, Humphrey was witness to the Marriage of Edward Friars and Elizabeth Sheck, dau. of Christopher, 12/5/1820 at Sussex Parish.

Humphrey Married twice, but had no children by his second wife, Hannah Ketchum. He lived chiefly at Portage, Kings Co., but died while renting the Haslem farm. He was buried at Sussex.

The Grantbook Database of the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick [https://degaulle.hil.unb.ca/library/data/panb/panbweb.html] indicates the following transactions for Humphrey Hayward:

  • Hayward, Humphrey *  Volume: 8, page 43, Grant number 1868

    Original province of registration: New Brunswick

    Nova Scotia registration date:

    New Brunswick registration date: 1825/09/12

    Accompanying plan: y

    Acreage: 275 acres

    Place and County: Salisbury, Westmorland County

  • Hayward, Umphrey*  Volume: 46, page , Grant number 6983

    Original province of registration: New Brunswick

    Nova Scotia registration date:

    New Brunswick registration date: 1855/06/14

    Accompanying plan: y

    Acreage: 100 acres

    Place and County: Elgin, Albert County

  • Hayward, Humphrey*  Volume: 80, page , Grant number 13676

    Original province of registration: New Brunswick

    Nova Scotia registration date:

    New Brunswick registration date: 1870/05/17

    Accompanying plan: y

    Acreage: 100 acres

Place and County: Elgin, Albert County

 
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