Bathsheba Caroline (Shay) Fraser (abt. 1824 - 1914)

Ancestors

Wife of William Thompson Fraser — married 8 Nov 1849 in Dumfries, York, New Brunswick, Canada

Descendants

Died 17 Feb 1914 at about age 89 in Pokiok Settlement, Prince William, York, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

Bathsheba Caroline Shay was born 5 Jun 1824 in New Brunswick^[1].

She married William Fraser on November 8, 1849 in Dumfries, York County, New Brunswick^[2]

She died age 90 in 1914, buried Lower Pokiok Cemetery, Pokiok Settlement, York, New Brunswick, Canada^[3]

Children

• George Allen Fraser (1851– )
• Thomas Albert Fraser (1852–1901)
• Sunnah Fraser (1853– )
• Isabella Fraser (1855– )
• Theressa Lavina Fraser (1855– )
• Alice Fraser (1857– )
• William Thompson Fraser, Jr. (1858– )
• Alexander Fraser (1860– )

An obituary ^[4]for her husband William T Fraser gives the following relatives:

• Daughter: Miss Alice E Ward Fraser
• Wife: Bathsheba Shay Fraser
• Son: Alexander S Fraser

Her son also known as William T Fraser married Margaret Embleton in 05 Jul 1899, New Brunswick, Canada. Parents Listed as William T. Fraser and Bathsheba Sheea Fraser^[5]

In 1901 she was a widow living in the household of her son William T. Fraser in York, New Brunswick, Canada^[6]:

• William T Fraser Head Male 42 Nb
• Margret Fraser Wife Female 37 Nb
• Amy M Fraser Daughter Female 19 Nb
• Alice N Fraser Daughter Female 12 Nb
• Howard E Fraser Son Male 5 Nb
• Edith M Fraser Daughter Female 4 Nb
• Irene Fraser Daughter Female 1 Nb
• Basheba Fraser Mother Female 76 Nb
• James Jackson Domestic Male 13 England

Sources

1. ↑ Birthdate given on 1901 census.
2. ↑ "Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-K685 : Tue Oct 24 05:34:08 UTC 2023), Entry for William Fraser and Bathsheba Caroline Shey, 08 Nov 1849.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113738056/bathsheba_caroline-fraser: accessed March 5, 2024), memorial page for Bathsheba Caroline Shey Fraser (5 Jun 1824–17 Feb 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 113738056, citing Lower Pokiok Cemetery, Pokiok Settlement, York County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by David L Underhill U.E. (contributor 49221667).
4. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP1M-JZ3T : 18 July 2020), Bathsheba Shay Fraser in entry for Miss Alice E Ward Fraser, 1950.
5. ↑ "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-3FKL : 20 February 2021), Bathsheba Sheea Fraser in entry for William T Fraser and Margaret Embleton, 05 Jul 1899; citing , , New Brunswick, Canada, p. 56, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,024,693.
6. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHKF-T6Z : 23 February 2021), Basheba Fraser in household of William T Fraser, York, New Brunswick, Canada; citing p. 7, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.