The Braggs - England to Canada

Descendants of John Emanuel BRAGG

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First Generation

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1. John Emanuel BRAGG was born in 1760 in Chard, Somerset, England. 

John married Mary Woodland, daughter of Samuel Woodland and Mary MORRIS, on 25 October 1793 in Chard, Somerset, England. Mary was born in 1769 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England. 

Children from this marriage were:

+ 2 M    i. William BRAGG was born in 1793 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

+ 3 M    ii. Emanuel BRAGG was born on 15 October 1797 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

+ 4 M    iii. Thomas BRAGG was born in 1799 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

+ 5 F    iv. Amy BRAGG was born on 16 January 1803 in Chard, Somerset, England.

+ 6 F    v. Sarah BRAGG was born in 1805.

+ 7 F    vi. Sarah BRAGG was born on 22 May 1808 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

+ 8 M    vii. John BRAGG Esq. was born on 8 July 1810 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England, died on 1 April 1884 in Windham Hill, River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia aged 73, and was buried in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

Second Generation (Children)

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2. William BRAGG (John Emanuel¹) was born in 1793 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England. 

Noted events in his life were:

• He worked as a Bootmaker.

William married Mary HARRIS. Mary was born in 1799 in Chard, Somerset, England. 

Children from this marriage were:

+ 9 F    i. Elizabeth BRAGG was born in 1823 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

+ 10 M    ii. James BRAGG was born in 1826 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

+ 11 M    iii. Job Daniel BRAGG was born on 11 January 1829 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

+ 12 M    iv. Emanuel BRAGG was born on 10 November 1831 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England and was christened on 4 December 831 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

+ 13 M    v. Thomas BRAGG was born on 1 May 1834 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England and was christened on 31 October 1834 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

+ 14 M    vi. William BRAGG was born in 1837 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

+ 15 M    vii. Albert BRAGG was born in 1840 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

+ 16 F    viii. Ann BRAGG was born in 1846 in Chard, Somerset, England.

3. Emanuel BRAGG (John Emanuel¹) was born on 15 October 1797 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England. 

Emanuel married Hannah WARREN, daughter of Unknown and Unknown. Hannah was born in 1801 in Winsham, Dorset, England. 

Children from this marriage were:

+ 17 F    i. Mary BRAGG was born in 1821 in Somerset, England.

+ 18 F    ii. Caroline BRAGG was born in 1822 in Somerset, England.

+ 19 M    iii. John BRAGG was born in 1825 in Somerset, England.

+ 20 F    iv. Sarah BRAGG was born in 1828 in Chard, Somerset, England.

+ 21 M    v. Robert Allen BRAGG was born in 1829 in Somerset, England.

+ 22 F    vi. Peninnah BRAGG was born in 1832 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

+ 23 M    vii. Henry BRAGG was born in 1835 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

+ 24 M    viii. Thomas BRAGG was born in 1842 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

+ 25 F    ix. Matilda BRAGG was born in 1846 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

+ 26 F    x. Ann BRAGG was born in 1847 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

4. Thomas BRAGG (John Emanuel¹) was born in 1799 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

5. Amy BRAGG (John Emanuel¹) was born on 16 January 1803 in Chard, Somerset, England.

6. Sarah BRAGG (John Emanuel¹) was born in 1805.

7. Sarah BRAGG (John Emanuel¹) was born on 22 May 1808 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

8. John BRAGG Esq. (John Emanuel¹) was born on 8 July 1810 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England, died on 1 April 1884 in Windham Hill, River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia aged 73, and was buried in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

John married Jane ROGERS, daughter of James ROGERS and Rachel JOHNSON, on 22 January 1838 in Windham Hill, River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Jane was born on 29 May 1809 in Lutes Mountain, Westmoreland New Brunswick, died on 29 December 1894 in River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia aged 85, and was buried in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Another name for Jane was Jane RODGERS. 

Children from this marriage were:

+ 27 F    i. Mary Elizabeth (Lizzie) BRAGG was born on 15 December 1839 in Windham Hill, River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia and died on 5 April 1868 in Windham Hill, River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia aged 28.

+ 28 F    ii. Amy Ann BRAGG was born on 27 March 1842 in Windham Hill, River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, died on 25 July 1912 in Westchester Station, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia aged 70, and was buried in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

+ 29 M    iii. Charles BRAGG was born on 11 January 1844 in Windham Hill, River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, died on 1 November 1933 in Collingwood, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia aged 89, and was buried on 4 November 1933 in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

+ 30 F    iv. Lucy Jane BRAGG was born on 19 December 1845 in Windham Hill, River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, died on 16 July 1935 in New Hampshire, USA Or Upper Onslow, NS aged 89, and was buried in Williamsdale Cemetery, Williamsdale, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

+ 31 M    v. Robert Peel BRAGG was born on 14 February 1847 in Windham Hill, River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, died on 9 December 1920 in Windham Hill, River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia aged 73, and was buried on 11 December 1920 in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

+ 32 M    vi. WilliamWoodland BRAGG was born on 14 March 1850 in River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia and died on 29 November 1913 in Moncton, NB aged 63.

+ 33 M    vii. John Medley BRAGG was born in September 1854 in Windham Hill, River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

Third Generation (Grandchildren)

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9. Elizabeth BRAGG (William², John Emanuel¹) was born in 1823 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England. 

Noted events in her life were:

• She worked as a Milliner.

10. James BRAGG (William², John Emanuel¹) was born in 1826 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England. 

James married Mary STANTON, daughter of John STANTON and Jane COOMBS, in 1849. Mary was born in 1822 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England and died in 1892 in Chard, Somerset, England aged 70. 

Children from this marriage were:

   34 M    i. William BRAGG was born in 1849 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England. 

   35 M    ii. Joseph BRAGG was born in 1856 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England. 

   36 F    iii. Frances Emma BRAGG was born in 1853 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England and died in 1937 in Mill Hill, Middlesex, England aged 84. 

Frances married Joseph CALLUM, son of Henry CALLUM and Dinah NATION, on 18 July 1878 in Reading, Berkshire, England. Joseph was born in 1858 in Kingsclere, Hampshire, England and died in 1927 in Mill Hill, Middlesex, England aged 69.

   37 M    iv. John BRAGG was born in 1858 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England. 

   38 F    v. Agnes BRAGG was born in 1863 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England.

11. Job Daniel BRAGG (William², John Emanuel¹) was born on 11 January 1829 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

12. Emanuel BRAGG (William², John Emanuel¹) was born on 10 November 1831 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England and was christened on 4 December 831 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England. 

Emanuel married Dinah HAYBALL, daughter of Joel HAYBALL and Elizabeth, in 1857 in Chard, Somerset, England. Dinah was born in 1834 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England. 

Children from this marriage were:

   39 M    i. Job BRAGG was born in 1857 in Chard, Somerset, England. 

   40 F    ii. Rebecca BRAGG was born in 1860 in Chard, Somerset, England.

13. Thomas BRAGG (William², John Emanuel¹) was born on 1 May 1834 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England and was christened on 31 October 1834 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

14. William BRAGG (William², John Emanuel¹) was born in 1837 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

15. Albert BRAGG (William², John Emanuel¹) was born in 1840 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

16. Ann BRAGG (William², John Emanuel¹) was born in 1846 in Chard, Somerset, England.

17. Mary BRAGG (Emanuel², John Emanuel¹) was born in 1821 in Somerset, England.

18. Caroline BRAGG (Emanuel², John Emanuel¹) was born in 1822 in Somerset, England.

19. John BRAGG (Emanuel², John Emanuel¹) was born in 1825 in Somerset, England.

20. Sarah BRAGG (Emanuel², John Emanuel¹) was born in 1828 in Chard, Somerset, England. 

Sarah married CARTER.

21. Robert Allen BRAGG (Emanuel², John Emanuel¹) was born in 1829 in Somerset, England.

22. Peninnah BRAGG (Emanuel², John Emanuel¹) was born in 1832 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

23. Henry BRAGG (Emanuel², John Emanuel¹) was born in 1835 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

24. Thomas BRAGG (Emanuel², John Emanuel¹) was born in 1842 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

25. Matilda BRAGG (Emanuel², John Emanuel¹) was born in 1846 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

26. Ann BRAGG (Emanuel², John Emanuel¹) was born in 1847 in Chaffecombe near Taunton, Somersetshire, England.

27. Mary Elizabeth (Lizzie) BRAGG (John Esq.², John Emanuel¹) was born on 15 December 1839 in Windham Hill, River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia and died on 5 April 1868 in Windham Hill, River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia aged 28. The cause of her death was Tuberculosis. 

Mary married Gilbert LAWRENCE, son of David LAWRENCE Sr. and Mary Sarah FULLERTON, on 28 March 1865 in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Gilbert was born on 1 March 1838 in Southhampton, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, died on 1 November 1922 i Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia aged 84, and was buried on 3 November 1922 in Highland View Cemetery, Amherst, NS. The cause of his death was Colon Cancer and Old Age. 

The child from this marriage was:

   41 M    i. Infant Son LAWRENCE .

28. Amy Ann BRAGG (John Esq.², John Emanuel¹) was born on 27 March 1842 in Windham Hill, River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, died on 25 July 1912 in Westchester Station, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia aged 70, and was buried in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. The cause of her death was Old Age.

Amy married Theodore Harding CARTER, son of John C. CARTER and Esther PURDY, on 4 November 1867 in Windham Hill, River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Theodore was born in 1833 in River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, died on 6 December 1891 in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia aged 58, and was buried in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. 

Children from this marriage were:

   42 F    i. Mary Jane CARTER was born on 20 August 1868 in River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia and was buried in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. 

Mary married Robert W. HUFGELL on 22 July 1887. Robert was born in 1859 in England.

   43 F    ii. Amy Blanche CARTER was born on 25 October 1870 in River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, died in 1908 aged 38, and was buried in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. 

Amy married John Leander ALLEN on 23 November 1893 in Oxford Junction, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. John was born on 14 November 1864 in Lockport, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia. 

   44 M    iii. John Bragg CARTER was born on 24 May 1874 in River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, died on 13 April 1878 aged 3, and was buried in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. 

   45 F    iv. Laura Irene CARTER was born on 1 March 1876 in River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, died in 1894 aged 18, and was buried in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. 

   46 F    v. Ada Belle CARTER was born in 1879, died in 1897 aged 18, and was buried in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. 

   47 M    vi. Arthur R. CARTER was born in 1879 and died in 1902 aged 23.

   48 M    vii. Charles R. CARTER was born in 1881, died on 27 October 1886 aged 5, and was buried in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

   49 M    viii. Infant Son CARTER was born 12 Set 1884 in River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, died on 12 September 1884 aged -1, and was buried in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

29. Charles BRAGG (John Esq.², John Emanuel¹) was born on 11 January 1844 in Windham Hill, River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, died on 1 November 1933 in Collingwood, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia aged 89, and was buried on 4 November 1933 in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. The cause of his death was Bronchial Pneumonia and Old Age. 

Noted events in his life were:

• He worked as a Lumber Merchant/Post Master. 

Charles married Matilda SWALLOW, daughter of Thomas SWALLOW and Hannah TEED, on 15 July 1864 in River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Matilda was born on 17 April 1839 in Wentworth, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, died in 1896 in Collingwood, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia aged 57, and was buried in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

Noted events in her life were:

• She was baptized on 30 January 1840 by Rev. William Wilson. 

Children from this marriage were:

   50 M    i. Harvey Woodland BRAGG was born on 30 April 1865 in River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia and died on 9 March 1926 in Oroville, Okanogan, Washington aged 60. 

Noted events in his life were:

• He worked as a Blacksmith.

Harvey married Eva McCLUSKEY, daughter of Patrick H. McCLUSKEY and Mary BLACKBURN, on 17 October 1906 in Seattle Washington. Eva was born in 1869 in Kansas and died on 14 December 1957 in Seattle Washington aged 88.

Harvey next married Winifred Gertrude Callahan, daughter of James B. Callahan and Rose E., in 1897. Winifred was born in October 1880 in Iowa and died on 27 January 1950 in Washington State aged 69.

   51 M    ii. Albert Warren BRAGG was born on 26 May 1867 in Collingwood, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, died on 12 January 1948 in Calgary, Alberta aged 80, and was buried in Calgary-Burnsland. 

Albert married Mary MOSSOP. Mary was born in 1866 in Goderich Ontario and died on 12 March 1937 in Calgary, Alberta aged 71. 

   52 M    iii. William Ellis BRAGG was born on 14 January 1870 in River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia and was buried in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. 

Noted events in his life were:

• He worked as a General Clerk Store.

William married Josephine Ambrose, daughter of John Ambrose and Charlotte, on 30 August 1893 in Herring Cove, Halifax County, Nova Scotia. Josephine was born about 1871 in Digby, Nova Scotia. 

   53 M    iv. Walter Leslie BRAGG was born on 13 September 1872 in Windham Hill, River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, died on 29 July 1931 in Collingwood, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia aged 58, and was buried in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

Walter married Agusta (Gussie) METCALFE, daughter of John Wesley METCALF and Lucy Ann STONEHOUSE, on 17 October 1899 in Williamsdale, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Agusta was born on 17 October 1874 in Williamsdale, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, died on 7 November 1950 in Collingwood, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia aged 76, and was buried on 8 November 1950 in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. The cause of her death was Acute Myocarditis, Atherosclerosis. 

   54 F    v. Mary Jane BRAGG was born on 31 January 1875 in River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, died on 1 June 1883 in River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia aged 8, and was buried in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

   55 M    vi. Charles Edward BRAGG was born in 1877 in River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, died on 3 November 1897 in Nova Scotia, Canada aged 20, and was buried in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Another name for Charles was Charles Edgar.

   56 M    vii. John Thomas BRAGG was born on 31 January 1881 in Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, died on 16 January 1943 in Rockyford, Alberta aged 61, and was buried in Calgary-Burnsland. The cause of his death was Heart Attack.

John married Julia West GAMBLE Twin, daughter of John William GAMBLE and Flora Ann (Beattie) CAMPBELL, on 11 September 1907 in Gleichen, Alberta. Julia was born on 8 March 1883 in Bass River, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, died on 3 March 1950 in Ponoka, Alberta aged 66, and was buried in Calgary-Burnsland. The cause of her death was Alsheimer's Disease. 

Charles next married Louise Maria Elizabeth BLAIR, daughter of Charles BLAIR and Elizabeth, on 16 June 1897 in Truro Baptist Church, Truro, Nova Scotia. Louise was born on 11 January 1861 in Truro, Nova Scotia, died on 20 March 1925 in Collingwood, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia aged 64, and was buried in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Another name for Louise was Louisa Maria MURRAY. 

30. Lucy Jane BRAGG (John Esq.², John Emanuel¹) was born on 19 December 1845 in Windham Hill, River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, died on 16 July 1935 in New Hampshire, USA Or Upper Onslow, NS aged 89, and was buried in Williamsdale Cemetery, Williamsdale, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

Lucy married Andrew TAYLOR, son of Thomas Dobson TAYLOR and Sarah (Sally) ROGERS, on 4 June 1873 i Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Andrew was born on 23 March 1832 in River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, died on 2 May 1907 in Williamsdale, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia aged 75, and was buried in Williamsdale, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. 

Children from this marriage were:

   57 F    i. Rosanna (Rose) Jane TAYLOR was born on 3 April 1874 in Williamsdale, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia and died in 1959 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan aged 85. 

Rosanna married Thomas Albert COLBURN, son of Alexander COLBURN and Sarah Catherine Wethered, on 28 December 1898 in River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Thomas was born on 4 August 1876 in Collingwood Corner, Nova Scotia and died in 1957 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan aged 81.

   58 F    ii. Elizabeth Ann TAYLOR Twin was born on 3 June 1879 in Williamsdale, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, died on 23 September 1944 in Waite, Washington, ME aged 65, and was buried on 26 September 1944 in Talmadge, Washington, ME. 

Elizabeth married Onslow Harry JONES on 1 October 1903 in Williamsdale, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Onslow was born on 18 October 1875 in Waite, Washington, ME and died on 31 August 1949 in Waite, Washington, ME aged 73. 

   59 M    iii. John Woodland TAYLOR Twin was born on 3 June 1879 in Williamsdale, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia and died on 4 October 1944 in Truro, Nova Scotia aged 65. 

John married Mary Etta THOMPSON, daughter of Freeman THOMPSON and Clara, on 26 April 1905 in Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia. Mary was born on 26 January 1878 in Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia and died on 21 March 1959 aged 81.

   60 F    iv. Lulu Ethel TAYLOR was born on 14 August 1880 in Williamsdale, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia and died on 18 February 1941 i Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia aged 60. 

Lulu married Ira Trueman TAYLOR, son of William Roger TAYLOR and Margaret CROWE, on 14 April 1908 in Williamsdale, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Ira was born on 22 July 1878 in Millvale, Cumberland County Nova Scotia and died in 1955 aged 77.

   61 M    v. Fred Middleton TAYLOR was born on 16 July 1885 in Williamsdale, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia and died on 16 May 1961 aged 75. 

Fred married Sarah Eliza PATTERSON on 21 January 1911 in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Sarah was born in 1885 in Pugwash River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia and died on 27 January 1954 in Pugwash, Cumberland, Nova Scotia aged 69. 

31. Robert Peel BRAGG (John Esq.², John Emanuel¹) was born on 14 February 1847 in Windham Hill, River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, died on 9 December 1920 in Windham Hill, River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia aged 73, and was buried on 11 December 1920 in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

Robert married Angeline RYAN, daughter of Daniel RYAN and Esther TAYLOR. Angeline was born on 25 April 1872 in Williamsdale, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia and died on 26 June 1931 in Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia aged 59. The cause of her death was Hemoplegia - Mitral Stenosis. 

The child from this marriage was: 

   62 M    i. Harold . A. BRAGG was born on 9 November 1892 in River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia and was buried in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Oxford Junction , Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

32. WilliamWoodland BRAGG (John Esq.², John Emanuel¹) was born on 14 March 1850 in River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia and died on 29 November 1913 in Moncton, NB aged 63. 

WilliamWoodland married Mary CROSSMAN, daughter of Howard CROSSMAN and Rosannah ROGERS, on 13 April 1875 i Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Mary was born on 10 April 1852 in Albert County, New Brunswick, died on 17 September 1936 in Hillsborough, Albert County, New Brunswick aged 84, and was buried on 19 September 1936 in Stoney Creek, Albert County, New Brunswick. 

33. John Medley BRAGG (John Esq.², John Emanuel¹) was born in September 1854 in Windham Hill, River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. 

John married Cecelia Ann KING, daughter of James KING and Mary Ann, on 22 June 1875 in Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia. Cecelia was born in 1857 in Mount Pleasant, NS.

Noted events in her life were:

• She was Church of England.

Russell (Rusty) Mackie Bragg 1914 - 1969

Norman, Rusty & Raymond
Bragg ca 1915

Rusty was born the 3rd of 4 sons at Gleichen, Alberta on September 14, 1914.  He grew up on the family farm, although during his early school years, the family also lived in Calgary during the school year.  They lived on 18th Avenue SW between 8th and 9th Street.  The boys attended King Edward Elementary School in Mount Royal.  In later years they went to Wheatacres School in Rockyford.  At that time, they rode horses to the one room school - about 6 miles each way.  Rusty used to talk about a strawberry roan he rode which never learned to stand still while he got on and so he had to learn a flying mount.

After completing high school, Rusty went to Normal School at SAIT in Calgary and returned to Wheatacres School a year later as teacher.  He was an excellent athlete, especially in track and baseball.  He continued to teach for a couple of years and then returned to SAIT to take a locomotive engineering course.  In 1937, he and his best friend Jack Elviss, decided to join the Air Force which had just opened a station in Calgary.  Because his name began with a B, he was the first on the list to join up in Calgary.

Rusty with his favorite Model T
ca 1835

After training in Vancouver, Calgary (where he met Mom while he was having his tonsils out and she was his nurse) and St. Hubert Quebec #1 Squadron was transferred to Dartmouth to await transport overseas.  After the flurry surrounding the declaration of war, things quieted down in Europe and so (in hope that a major conflict could still be avoided) the Squadron was held in Nova Scotia awaiting the developments over the ocean. For Dad it was a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with family in Nova Scotia and he formed a particular bond with his cousin Elmer Bragg from Collingwood.  He also spent time with his mother's family, the Gambles - getting to know his Aunts Hattie and Ruth.

Rusty and Dorothy
Wedding Photo

As the delay continued, he and Mom decided to get married and so just like his mother had done, she got on the train - leaving her family and travelled across the country to marry.  Dad had always belonged to the United Church (no doubt strongly supported by his mother) but Mom was Catholic and so on January 13, 1940 he was baptized, confirmed, received his first communion, went to confession for the first time and was married all at the same time.  He used to joke that if he'd left the church and walked into a telephone pole - he would have gone straight to heaven.  One of their wedding gifts was a lovely little book containing the poem "Evangeline" from Tweet and Elmer Bragg which I still have.  Unfortunately, the honeymoon was interrupted by the war but not before Mom became pregnant with my brother, Dan.  So Dad shipped off for England and Mom took the train back to Calgary to rejoin her family for the duration of the war.

On the trip overseas, two of the convoy were torpedoed and sank - the one in front of Dad's ship and the one behind.  They arrived in England just as the last survivors of Dunkirk were arriving back from France and the last RAF squadron returned to Britain.  After some quick training in the North, #1 Squadron was transferred to Biggin Hill and was immediately in the heat of the Battle of Britain.  Their first night, the aerodrome was bombed severely, but still the Canadians were able to get into the air and take part in the fight.  Dad was the Squadron Engineering Officer and the "old" man at 26.  For 41 days they worked day and night to keep the planes in the air and safe.  He lost many good friends during this time but their efforts were a great contribution to the besting of the Luftwaffe.  He once told me the story of being out on the tarmac working on a plane when a German fighter flew low over the field and began straifing the flight line.  Dad said he hit the ground and watched the line of bullets heading straight for him.  Just a few feet from his head, the German ran out of ammunition and veered off into the sky.

Rusty - Overseas

Over the next 4 and a half years, Dad served with #1 Squadron being promoted from Corporal to Squadron Leader.  He earned several medals and was really proud to receive the Member of the British Empire.  He was part of the Dieppe raid and his job on D Day was to get a landing strip and repair depot set up in France within the first 4 days.  With mortars and machine gun bullets flying over their heads in both directions they managed the feat in 2 1/2 days.  A farm boy at heart, when they realized that the ground off Juno beach was sandy and unstable, he rounded up all the chicken wire he could, to serve as a base for the runway.   Finally, in September of 1945 a British Army Jeep did him in.  He was driving down a hilly French road on a motorcycle when the Brit came over a hill on the wrong side of the road (thinking he was still at home, I guess) and drove Dad off the road and into a brick and ivy hedge.  He severely injured his neck and was finally sent home to recover.

MBE Citation

BRAGG, S/L Russell Machie (C15132) - Member, Order of the British Empire - No.401 Squadron (AFRO gives unit as "Overseas (No.125 Wing Headquarters") - Award effective 1 January 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 809/44 dated 14 April 1944. Home in Calgary; enlisted there 28 May 1937. Award sent by registered mail from Government House, 1 April 1947. Aeronautical Engineering branch. Public Records Office Air 2/8959 has recommendation which also ties him to No.401 Squadron.


This officer is the squadron engineer officer. During the Battle of Britain and during several bombings of Northolt, and later at Digby, he was always in the forefront directing others and setting an example for all. It has been due to his unrelenting efforts that his present unit was transferred from older to newer aircraft in record time. He has been responsible for the fine serviceability record of the unit and has rendered outstanding services throughout.

Mom & Dad off to the Mess

Following the war, Dad remained in the Air Force serving 23 years as Senior Technical Officer at Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa and finally at Penhold, Alberta.  He retired in 1962 at the time of the Armed Forces amalgamation - which he opposed.

Returning to Calgary, Dad taught school at St. Augustine, St. Angela and Sacred Heart Schools.

Always active in the community, Dad was involved in the Air Cadet League of Canada, the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede and the Bragg Creek Community Association.

His greatest joy was becoming a grandfather to Little Rusty.

Dad and Little Rusty

He enjoyed many years at our various cabins at Bragg Creek.

Dad died suddenly  in January 1969 at the age of 54.

Ephraim Peers - 1767 - 1843

Birthplace of Ephraim Peers
1767

Ephraim Peers was born to Alexander Peers and Mary Bolding in Dutchess County, New York, British North America in 1767. He was the brother of Jerusha Peers my 7th great grandmother. Along with his father, uncles and brothers, he joined DeLancey's Brigade to fight against the rebels in the American Revolution.  He was just 16 years of age and served under Colonel Gilbert Purdy who would later become his neighbour in Nova Scotia.  In 1797 or thereabouts, Ephraim married Patience Horton, daughter of  Solomon and Susannah Horton and the couple had 8 children: Elizabeth, Ephraim, John Horton, James Bolding, Phoebe, Maria, Ann and William McKimm.  In addition, they raised Abraham Brown, son of their friend and neighbour, John Brown - who had tragically been hit by lightening and killed instantly.

Signature of Ephraim Peers
from one of his daughter's
marriage licenses

Ephraim received Lot #56 in the Remsheg Grant (The Remsheg was the Indian name for the present day Wallace River).  This land was in East Wallace and must have included the land where the schoolhouse and pond are now and also the plaster quarry down by the shore that operated for a time in the last half of the nineteenth century.  So far as is known, he did not live on his grant.  Many preferred some other location to the land assigned them and bought or traded until better pleased.    Ephraim's house was down by the shore of the marsh.  

Patience, his wife died in 1825 and was buried in the old Dotten Cemetery at Wallace Bay.

Grave of Ephraim Peers and
Patience Horton
Dotten Cemetery
Wallace Bay, Nova Scotia

Ephraim was a community minded man and eventually became the town's first school teacher.  In 1841, he first appears on the provincial rolls as a Justice of the Peace but his term of service was relatively short as he dropped dead on the courthouse steps while attending the Session in 1843.

Harry Rufus Brown, author of the 1973 book entitled Valley of the Remsheg or History of Wallace Bay, Nova Scotia, wrote in a personal letter to Lillian Islea (Buffum) Murphy dated 5 October 1971:

Dotten Cemetery Wallace Bay, Nova  Scotia

 "I was interested and amused by your description of Jennie Crawford [Jane Ellen Crawford Buffum, grandmother of Lillian] as tall and slender as it is so typically characteristic of the Peers family. There is a bit of oft-told local folklore. The higher land on each side of the bay [Wallace Bay] closes in to form what used to be called The Narrows. Above The Narrows the land flattens out to form wide stretches of marshland while below, at ebb tide, are shallows. Today the road crosses on an abiteau (abiteau being the Acadian name for a dike or causeway with a gate to allow the fresh water to flow out at low tide and prevent the salt water from flowing up at high tide), but at the time of the tale the crossing was by way of a pole bridge. One day an old man was standing on the bridge watching Ephraim Peers and his sons hard at work cutting and stacking salt hay when a new minister, fresh from the streets of Edinburgh, came along. The old man's eyes were on the men at work, but the minister was looking below the bridge where his attention had been caught by a block of Blue Heron wading about in the shallows. He stopped his horse and without preamble demanded, 'What do you call those long-legged birds?' Without hesitation the old man replied, 'We calls them Ephraimites.'"

The Grim Reaper

Obviously, since I have over 12,000 individuals in my family database, we can be assured that the great majority of them have long since gone on to their eternal rest.  However, in some cases, a story accompanies their demise that may be sad, funny or merely interesting.  Here are some of those stories:

Grave of Caleb & Mary Peers
and their 6 children who
died in 1860

Caleb and Mary Peers:  Caleb Peers was the grandson of our Loyalist ancestor, Alexander Peers and Mary Bolding.  He was born in 1814 and lived in the Wallace area.  In 1835, he married Mary Shields, a young colleen just of the boat from Ireland.  The two went on to have a family of 15 children but the poignant entries in their history are as follows:

Nov 16, 1860 - John Peers age 12 - died of diphtheria
Nov 23 1860 - Alexander Peers age 10 - died of diphtheria
Nov 30, 1860 - Leonora Peers age 9 - died of diphtheria
Dec 24, 1860 - Eleanor Peers age 8 - died of diphtheria
Dec 24, 1860 - Catherine Peers age 7 - died of diphtheria
Dec 25, 1860 - Olivia Peers age 5 - died of diphtheria

After 1860, Caleb and Mary went on to have 5 more children.

Death Register for Raymond
Metcalfe Bragg

Raymond Metcalfe Bragg - brother to Elmer Bragg of Collingwood died of a burst appendix on the kitchen table of his parent's home while being operated on.

Lizzie Bragg, daughter of John Bragg, Esq and Jane Rogers died of consumption shortly after the birth of her youngest child.

Drowned

William John Campbell - father of our great grandmother, Flora Ann Campbell Beattie Gamble - 1860 in the Bay of Fundy - just off Portaupique.
William Beattie - Adoptive father of our great grandmother, Flora Ann Campbell Beattie Gamble - in 1871 on the Bay of Fundy aboard the ship PRATT.
William Cooke - Uncle of our great grandmother, Esther Cooke Gamble - in 1766 - in the Bay of Fundy
Lemuel Palmer - died in a pond on the farm.
Jonathan Teed - in the Northumberland Strait

Suicide

William Swallow

Killed in Action

Sergeant Belden Treen - Vimy Ridge 1918
Lance Corporal Burton Treen - as a result of mustard gas - 1919
Flight Lieutenant David Gamble - Korean War - shot down
Private Frank William Langille -1917 France
Pilot Officer Douglas Waldo Peers - shot down in France 1944
Private Stanley Treen - 1916 Belgium



Accidents

Frank Leslie Gamble Sr - Car Accident in 1933 in Massachusetts
Frank Leslie Gamble Jr. - Fell from a roof - 1941 - suffered a fainting spell and fell 23 feet.
David Swallow - Hit by Train near Wentworth Station in 1874
Hedley Vickers Swallow - was a train conductor and was run over by a train in 1905 in Massachusetts
Samuel Teed - Fell from a load of hay on the home farm in 1766
Howard Treen - Farming Accident in Saskatchewan - 1918
Thomas Arthur Treen - Scalding in 1868 at age 1.
John Brown & his infant daughter, Susannah Brown - struck by lightening - 1790 at Wallace.

Flora Ann Campbell
Beattie Gamble
1868 - 1890

Died Giving Birth
Amy Ann Wilson 1930
Susannah Simmonds Campbell - 1858
Flora Ann Campbell Beattie Gamble - 1890

Almost every family lost at least one child before the age of 10.  The next hurdle was the late teens and early 20s when many of the young people succumbed to consumption.  But on the whole the main cause of death throughout the centuries was old age.  Bless them all!

Matilda Swallow 1839 - 1896

Relationship to me:
1. Matilda Swallow & Charles Bragg
     2. John Thomas Bragg & Julia West Gamble
          3. Russell Mackie Bragg & Dorothy Madeleine Harrigan
                4. Me

Swallow Home at Swallow Hill
Gentleman seated is Matilda's brother
Stephen

Matilda Swallow was born on the 17th of April 1839 in Wentworth, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia to Thomas Swallow and Hannah Teed Swallow.  She was the second youngest of 11 children who grew up on the Swallow Farm at Swallow Hill on Swallow Road.  Their home was little more than one room with a roof and there is some evidence that the Swallow children did not learn to read or write.  On Matilda's sister, Charlotte's marriage document, she signs it with her mark X.

Matilda is the one  women in our family lines who is pivotal in connecting us to our deep Loyalist roots. She, through her mother Hannah Teed was the grand daughter and great grand daughter of two of the more prominent United Empire Loyalist families who settled in  the Wallace/Wentworth areas in 1783.

Her mother was the daughter of Daniel Teed and Jerusha Peers, both of whom were born in Westchester, New York and who grew up during the American Revolution.  After coming to Nova Scotia, the two married and Matilda was one of their descendants.

Probate Letter - page 1

Probate Letter - page 2

On her 20th birthday, Matilda married George Vincent, son of another prominent Loyalist family.  Just over a year later the couple had an infant daughter, Eldora  and then the next year George died after a long illness (consumption) at the age of 24,  leaving her in embarrassed circumstances and with an infant daughter.  In the binder labeled "Peers"at the Pugwash Historical Society is a copy of a letter from Matilda petitioning the probate Judge to let her to keep a cow which was a wedding gift from her family and two sheep and one lamb to allow her to provide for her child.

The infant daughter was Eldora and she lived with the Bragg family until marrying and moving to Massachusetts where she married and had a family.  No further mention is made of her in the family history.

After 3 years on her own, Matilda married Charles Bragg of Collingwood on the 15th of July 1864 at River Philip.  The couple had 7 children,  Harvey Woodland, Albert Warren, William Ellis, Walter Leslie, Mary Jane, Charles Edward and John Thomas.

Charles & Matilda's home in
Collingwood

My sense is that Matilda's life was not always a happy one.  Being widowed at 22 with an infant to care for must have been difficult in those days.  After George's death, there was a documented family battle over settling his debts and paying for Matilda's board and room at the home of Amos Purdy in Wallace River.  Joshua Vincent, George's father charged the 180 pound estate for 120 pounds belonging to her for his time and labour in putting in a crop at their New Annan Road farm and 45 pounds for the time and materials required to build a barn - leaving her with next to nothing.

Our family lore suggests that Charles Bragg was not an easy man to live with.  The fact that Matilda's daughter practically disappears from family documents; the fact that most of Charles and Matilda's children left home at a very early age and the fact that Charles remarried within months of Matilda's death support this   possibility.

In 1875, Charles and Matilda's only daughter, Mary Jane, died at the age of 8 and that must have been a horrible blow and Matilda, herself died in 1896.  She is buried in the little cemetery at Oxford Junction.

Grave of Matilda Swallow Bragg

She was just one tiny woman but when she came to the Bragg family, she brought with her a colourful past and a link to our Loyalist Ancestors.

Daniel Teed - The Great Amherst Mystery 1878

Relationship to me:

1. Daniel Teed & Elizabeth
     2. Daniel Teed & Jerusha Peers ----> David Teed & Eleanor Wynn
                                                               3. Donald Teed
                                                               4. Daniel Teed & Olive Cox  ---> Esther Cox

Daniel Teed was born in 1851 in Malagash Nova Scotia, the grandson of the original Daniel Teed, the Loyalist.  He married Olive Cox from Truro  on the 14th of July 1874 and the couple moved to Amherst where Daniel was a bootmaker.  The following events began when Olive's sister, Esther came to live with them.

Esther Cox

	Esther Cox was not an extra ordinary human being. In fact, she was quite the opposite. A happy, healthy eighteen-year-old girl, Esther lived peacefully in the home of Olive and Daniel Teed, her sister and brother-in-law, along with their children and her sister, Jennie. A fun loving girl, Esther enjoyed playing with her nephews and visiting friends. She busied herself with household chores and attended church regularly. However, the tranquility and simplicity of Esther’s existence was shattered when unexplainable phenomena made her the target of its cruelty. Home of Daniel Teed and Olive Cox - Amherst Nova Scotia
	Esther was haunted by spirits that subjected her to mental and physical torment. They engraved death threats into her bedroom wall, swelled her limbs in feverish fits, stuck her with pins, and chased her with kitchen knives. Esther was not their only victim. The entire Teed household was turned upside down. Unseen hands tossed furniture about, lit mysterious fires, and knocked thunderously upon the roof. Esther often sought refuge with neighbouring friends and family when the ghosts endangered her or her family. However the spirits soon followed. In 1879, a neighbour’s barn that Esther had been working in caught fire and was destroyed. Charged with arson, Esther was convicted and spent a month in jail. Many attested her innocence. For not only had Esther’s family witnessed the incredible acts of the unseen powers, but the townspeople as well. Amherst Mystery Poster
	Esther’s spirits followed her beyond her home, never allowing her a moment’s peace. Whenever Esther attended church, incessant knocking and flying hymnbooks interrupted the service. Patrons at White’s Oyster Saloon, where Esther was employed, were amazed when chairs stacked themselves and dishes leapt off the shelves and crashed to the floor. The townspeople flocked to the little house on Princess Street to confirm the strange rumours concerning young Esther and to attempt to solve the mysterious occurrences. Wall Mural about the Amherst Mystery in process of being painted downtown Amherst
	Esther’s experiences were documented in the local newspapers. As the story spread throughout the nation and to parts of the United States, The Great Amherst Mystery evoked curiosity and scepticism. “Experts” of the day deemed Esther to be a fraud, a lunatic, and even a criminal. Others suggested that Esther some how conducted lightening or had fallen under the influence of hypnotism. Others suspected that dark unearthly agents were at work.
	Currently the Great Amherst Mystery remains unsolved. This classical tale of possession continues to challenge our belief in the supernatural. The little cottage on Princess Street where Esther lived out her worst nightmares has ceased to exist, but the story will never fade from memory. Whatever became of Esther Cox? She amazingly survived the ordeal and went on to become a wife and mother, finally taking up residence in the United States. Why the ghosts were motivated to haunt Esther or why they eventually allowed her to lead a normal life is unresolved. Some people believe that an exorcism performed by a Mi'kmaq Medicine Man successfully drove the mischievous spirits away.

Belden and Burton Treen - Lest We Forget!

Relationship to Me:
1. Belden Treen & Elizabeth Teed (daughter of Jerusha Peers & Daniel Teed)
     2. Belden Treen & Hannah Seaman
          3. Belden Treen & Mary Dobson
               4. Howard Wells Treen & Elizabeth Philips
                    5. A bunch of cousins
                        6. Me

Belden and Burton Treen were the eldest sons of a family of 10 who grew up in Malagash, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

Sgt. Belden Treen
back row: 2nd from left.

Belden was born on March 26, 1892 to Howard Treen and Elizabeth Phillips and their younger brothers and sisters were:  Arthur, Helen, Rosina, Ira, Henry, Hazel, Lillian and Wilfred Laurier Treen.   Their father, Howard  travelled west to Saskatchewan each year to work on a harvesting crew and in 1914, at the age of 17, Belden went along.  As war in Europe heated up, Belden travelled to Saskatoon, where he joined the First Canadian Mounted Rifles, Saskatchewan Regiment #1..  His life, as history tells us was one of muddy trenches, vermin, poor food and death as a constant companion.  For three years he battled the enemy and then on the 9th of April 1917, he was killed in action at the Battle of Vimy Ridge.  He was one of the fortunate to have his remains found that day and he is buried in the Canadian Cemetery #2 at Neuville - St. Vaast.  He was a Sargent and only 20 years old.

Attestation Papers
Belden Treen

On the back of his attestation papers, he is described as 5'9" with fair hair and complexion and hazel eyes.  He was a Presbyterian.

Burton Treen

Burton Alonzo Treen, was born on the 25th of April 1898 to Howard Treen and Elizabeth Phillips.  He was the second son in a family of 10.  Following his older brother's example, he signed up to fight the Hun as a Lance Corporal in the 103 Battalion of the Nova Scotia Rifles.  After losing his brother, Burton went on with his Regiment to fight the Battle of Hill 70 - less than 4 months later.  During the attack, he was hit by the full force of a mustard gas canister.  Losing his sight, he was sent to London and then back to Malagash where he died less than 2 years later from the effects of the gas.  He is buried in the Malagash United Church Cemetery.  He was 21.

His attestation papers described him as 5'10", medium pale complexion, brown hair and brown eyes.  He was a Methodist.

Attestation Papers
Burton Treen

The devastation of losing her eldest sons must have been wrenching to Elizabeth and it was compounded by the death of her husband, Howard, in a farming accident in Saskatchewan in October 1918.

Lest We Forget

Book of Remembrance - Belden Treen

Book of Remembrance - Burton Treen

Cenotaph at Malagash