John Reyno (abt. 1808 - aft. 1871)

Born about 1808 in Herring Cove, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Husband of Margaret (Edwards) Reyno — married 5 Dec 1835 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Husband of Lucy (Selig) Hickey — married 14 Jan 1869 in Ketch Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

John was born about 1808 in Herring Cove, Halifax County, Nova Scotia to Joseph Reyno and Sarah Carr.

He was a fisherman.

John married Margaret Edwards on December 15th, 1835 at St. Paul's Church of England in Halifax.^[1][2] John and Margaret had 7 known children together in Herring Cove between 1836 and 1855.

John was a widower when he remarried to widow Lucy (Selig) Downey in 1869 in Ketch Harbour.^[3][4][5]

Research Notes

John's date of death is unknown. His last known record was his entry on the 1871 census; neither he nor Lucy have been found on the 1881 census, but Lucy was listed as a widow on the 1891 census.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Nova Scotia Marriage Bonds: 1763–1864. Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/marriage/?ID=6385
2. ↑ Church Records at Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax Nova Scotia. Saint Paul's Parish (Anglican): 1749-1954; Microfilmed 1954-1966. Marriage registers 1791-1876, microfilm #11556. Marriage of John Reyno of Herring Cove to Margaret Edwards of Herring Cove, December 15th 1835.
3. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DFDZ-DFZM : 1 July 2022). Marriage of John Reyno to Lucy (Selig) Downey, January 17th 1869.
4. ↑ Nova Scotia Marriage Registrations: 1763–1946. Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/marriage/?ID=24785
5. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918," , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WH9N-HZT2 : 1 July 2022), John Reyno and Lucy Downey; citing Marriage, Ketch Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax; FHL microfilm 007597254.
6. ↑ Census of Canada, 1891. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=census&IdNumber=24644770

• FamilySearch profile K6H2-F49 : https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/K6H2-F49

• Census of Nova Scotia, 1838. Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. https://archives.novascotia.ca/census/1838/returns/?ID=4917

• Census of Canada, 1851, Canada Board of Registration and Statistics and Nova Scotia Board of Registration and Statistics, Public Archives of Canada. " NOVA SCOTIA (Head of household) Halifax (county and city, includes a list of polling districts in Halifax Co.) (R.G. 1, v. 451-452)", catalogue with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89L5-Y9FM-Y). "John Rino" (Family #18), Polling District #7 (Herring Cove), Halifax County.

• Census of Canada, 1871. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=census&IdNumber=39380695