Bessie Maud (Stevens) Rodenhiser (1873 - 1939)

Born 3 Feb 1873 in Tancook Island, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Died 13 Mar 1939 at age 66 in Moshers Island, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Bessie was born on February 3, 1873. Bessie Stevens according to her death certificate^[1] confirmed by the 1911 census.^[2] She was the daughter of Amos Stevens and Augusta Mason. She married William Rodenhiser on December 14, 1890.^[3] She was born and grew up on Tancook Island, Lunenburg County and lived there much of her life until sometime after 1921 they moved to the LaHave Islands according to the 1931 census^[4] and settled on Mosher's Island. She passed away on March 13, 1939^[1] and is buried in the Mosher's Island Cemetery.^[5]

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Nova Scotia Archives Deaths, Year: 1939 file: 174 number: 938
2. ↑ 1911 Canada Census Province: Nova Scotia - District Name: Lunenburg - Sub-District Name: Tancook - Sub-District Description: Little Tancook, Masons Island, Ironbound - Page 1, Line 46
3. ↑ Nova Scotia Archives Marriages, Year: 1890 book: 1829 page: 82 number: 229
4. ↑ 1931 Canada Census LaHave Islands, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia - Page 8, Line 18
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128638448/bessie_maude-rhodenizer: accessed May 8, 2024), memorial page for Bessie Maude Stevens Rhodenizer (3 Feb 1873–13 Mar 1939), Find a Grave Memorial ID 128638448, citing Mosher's Island Cemetery, Moshers Island, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by Robert Mitchell Bailey (contributor 47883281).

• 1881 Canada Census Province: Nova Scotia - District Name: Lunenburg - Sub-District Name: Tancook - Page 1, Line 4
• 1891 Canada Census Province: Nova Scotia - District Name: Lunenburg - Sub-District Name: Tancook - Page 10, Line 20
• The 1901 census records for Tancook sub-district were lost.