Descendants of Aaron Dorcas (ca 1836 – between 1891/1901)
And Elizabeth Blizzard (16 Jun 1841 – unknown)
First Generation
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1. Aaron Dorcas. Born Approx 1836. Died Between 1891/1901 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey
Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer.
Not sure of relationship between this Aaron Dorcas born 1836 and the earlier generation
Aaron Dorcas born 1774 and William Dorcas born 1796. Further research needs to be done.
From Headquarters, 4 Sep 1861: "Married Manse of St. Paul's, 28th ult., by Rev. Dr. Brooke,
Aaron Darcus, and Miss Elizabeth Blizzard, both of this parish (York Co.)"
From York Co NB Marriage Register C 1850-1866 (PANB): witnesses were Leveret Blizzard
and Sarah Blizzard.
He married Elizabeth Blizzard, 28 Aug 1861 in Manse, St. Paul's Church, Fredericton . Born 16
Jun 1841 in Fredericton.
They had the following children:
2
i.
William S. "Bill" Dorcas
3
ii.
Mary Anne "Annie" Dorcas
4
iii.
Elizabeth Jane Dorcas
5
iv.
John I. "Jack" Dorcas
6
v.
Minnie May Dorcas
7
vi.
Charles Dorcas
8
vii.
Thomas Dorcas
9
viii.
Barbara Dorcas
10
ix.
Amos Bamford Dorcas
Second Generation
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2. William S. "Bill" Dorcas. Son of Aaron Dorcas & Elizabeth Blizzard. Born 12 Jul 1861. Died
1925. Buried in Williamsburg Cemetery.
William S. Dorcas and Margaret R. Dorcas had fourteen children: Isobel "Belle", Jane
"Jennie", Amos Albert, James Harold, Margaret Elizabeth, Clara Irene, Annie, Douglas Duncan,
Sarah, Jessie, Della, Frank Wilfred, and Arthur. Information on this family is in "William Dorcas
Genealogy" by The Nashwaak Bicentennial Assoc., beginning on page 9.
He married Margaret Rebecca "Maggie" Dorcas, daughter of James Dorcas & Isabella
Buchanan. Born 25 Dec 1870. Died 1947. Buried in Williamsburg Cemetery.
3. Mary Anne "Annie" Dorcas. Daughter of Aaron Dorcas & Elizabeth Blizzard. Born 5 May
1862. Died 1921. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
After the death of her first husband, Charles Irvine Christie, Annie married John Wilkins.
She first married Charles Irvine Christie, son of John Christie & Elizabeth Jane Gass, 25 Jun
1879 in Lawlor's Hotel, St. Stephen. Born 20 Feb 1853. Died 1882 in Harvey.
From Daily Telegraph, 11 Jul 1879: "Married Lawlor's Hotel, St. Stephen, 25th ult., by Rev.
Wm P. Beggs, Charles I. Christie and Annie Dorcas both of Harvey Settlement."
Charles died young. Charles and Annie had one son.
They had the following children:
11
i.
John Irvine Christie
She second married John Wilkin, son of Herbert Wilkin & Jane Gass, 25 Dec 1884 in York
Co., NB By Robert Nevin, Presbyterian . Born 20 Aug 1856 in Cumberland Co., England. Died
10 Aug 1940 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer.
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Witnesses to marriage were Nicholas Wilkin and Mary Lister.
Copied from newspaper obituary (1940) -John Wilkin, 84, Widely Mourned.
Harvey Station, N.B., Aug 14 -- John Wilkin, Thomaston, N.B., passed away at his home in his
84th year. Although in failing health for several years he was able to be around until recently.
Mr Wilkin was born in Cumberland County, Eng. With his parents he came to New Brunswick
in 1853 (sic) when very young and had since resided in Thomaston. He was well known in the
community and surrounding districts.
He is survived by three daughters, Mrs Clarence Little, York Mills; Mrs Robert Douglas, New
Westminister, B.C.; Mrs James Ward, Napadogan; two sons, Elmer, York Mills, and Henry,
Thomaston; 11 grandchildren; one great grandson; five sisters, Mrs Mary Hay, Mrs Margaret
Little, Mrs Fred Embleton, McAdam; and Janet and Katherine, Thomaston; and one brother,
James, Thomaston.
Interment was in Harvey Cemetery.
They had the following children:
12
i.
Thomas "Elmer" Wilkin
13
ii.
Mary Cruikshanks "Mayme" Wilkin
14
iii.
Henry Ward Beecher Wilkin
15
iv.
Eleanor Beatrice "Nellie" Wilkin
16
v.
Jean Elizabeth Wilkin
4. Elizabeth Jane Dorcas. Daughter of Aaron Dorcas & Elizabeth Blizzard. Born 10 Aug 1866 in Wilmot.
Died 27 Feb 1924. Buried in Rockland Cemetery, McAdam.
She married William James Christie, son of John Christie & Elizabeth Jane Gass, 15 Sep 1886 in Harvey
Presbyterian Church Records By A. J. McLean . Born 25 Dec 1864 in Wilmot, York Co., N.B. Died 20
Nov 1944. Buried in Rockland Cemetery, McAdam.
Witnesses to marriage were Marjorie Christie and John Dorcas.
For details of this family see page 72, "John Christie and Descendants 1815-1994" compiled by Edgar
Christie.
They had the following children:
17
i.
Roy Christie
18
ii.
Walter Christie
19
iii.
Cora Jane Christie
20
iv.
Edith Augusta Christie
21
v.
Elizabeth May "Bessie" Christie (Twin)
22
vi.
Minnie May Christie (Twin)
23
vii.
Mina Christie
24
viii.
Charles Christie
25
ix.
Russell James Christie
26
x.
Robert James Christie
27
xi.
Albert B. Christie
5. John I. "Jack" Dorcas. Son of Aaron Dorcas & Elizabeth Blizzard. Born 30 Aug 1868 in Wilmot. Died
9 Sep 1946. Buried in Williamsburg Cemetery.
John I Dorcas and E. Jane Dorcas had eight children: Ernest Edlow, Elizabeth Isobel, Duncan, Bert
Mullen, William J., Earle John, Charles H., and Raymond A. Information on this family is in "William
Dorcas Genealogy" by The Nashwaak Bicentennial Assoc., beginning on page 8.
He married E. Jane Dorcas, daughter of James Dorcas & Isabella Buchanan. Born 4 Mar 1874. Died
1950. Buried in Williamsburg Cemetery.
6. Minnie May Dorcas. Daughter of Aaron Dorcas & Elizabeth Blizzard. Born 28 Oct 1871. Died 1960.
Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
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Birth date from 1901 Census for Manners Sutton: 28 Oct 1871, however gravestone in Harvey
Settlement Cemetery has: 1869-1960
She married George Edward Smith, son of Alexander James Smith & Mary Bell, 12 Jun 1895 in Harvey
Presbyterian Church Records. Born 21 Jan 1869 in Wilmot. Christen in Harvey Presbyterian Church. Died
3 Feb 1932 in Wilmot. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
Copied from newspaper obituary - undated -George Smith
Harvey, Feb 10 -- Stricken on Wednesday afternoon with a severe heart attack, George Smith, of
Harvey, passed away at his home about seven o'clock of the same day. He was a son of the late Alexander
and Mary Smith and is survived by four daughters and three sons. They are Edward, Ella and Edith, of
Portland, Maine; Harry, of McAdam, also Mrs Godkin, Fred and Nellie, at home. Four grandchildren also
survive.
The funeral was held from his home on Friday afternoon. All his children were present. Mr. H.
Galbraith, of Saint John, conducted the funeral service. Interment was made in the Harvey cemetery.
Mr Smith will be mourned by very many friends from whom will go deep sympathy to those so sadly
bereaved by his death. He was sixty years of age.
They had the following children:
28
i.
Edith A. Smith
29
ii.
Edward Smith
30
iii.
Ella Smith
31
iv.
Mabel E. Smith
32
v.
Harry Wilmot Smith
33
vi.
Fred Dunlop Smith
34
vii.
Nellie Pauline Smith
7. Charles Dorcas. Son of Aaron Dorcas & Elizabeth Blizzard. Born 4 May 1876 in Wilmot.
8. Thomas Dorcas. Son of Aaron Dorcas & Elizabeth Blizzard. Born 3 May 1879 in Wilmot.
9. Barbara Dorcas. Daughter of Aaron Dorcas & Elizabeth Blizzard. Born Approx 1882 in Wilmot.
She married William Smith, son of Alexander James Smith & Mary Bell, 21 Dec 1900 in Harvey
Presbyterian Church Records. Born 24 Jun 1867 in Wilmot. Died 5 Apr 1922 in Harvey (Wilmot).
Copied from newspaper obituary (undated):
William Smith
Harvey, April 10 -- Our community has been saddened by the death of William Smith, eldest son of the
late Alexander Smith, at his residence here. Although he had been in failing health for some time, the news
of his death came as a shock to his friends.
He was of middle age, a highly respected resident, of a kind and genial disposition and of sterling
character. He is survived by his three daughters, his mother, three brothers and five sisters. The daughters
are Mrs Scott McPherson of Nashwaak, Mrs Kenneth Murphy of Chipman, and Audrey, at home.
They had the following children:
35
i.
Bertha Evelyn Smith
36
ii.
Audrey May Smith
37
iii.
(Name Unknown) Smith
10. Amos Bamford Dorcas. Son of Aaron Dorcas & Elizabeth Blizzard. Born 21 May 1886 in Harvey.
Died 1 Aug 1961 in Lancaster. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
For details of this family see page 122, "George Cleghorn and Descendants 1819-1982" compiled by
Ruth Cleghorn.
Died 1 Aug 1961, age 75 yr 2 mo 30 days, died at Lancaster Provincial Hospital, 13 1/2 years.
He married Mary Elizabeth "Jane" Cleghorn, daughter of William "Bill" Cleghorn & Barbara Elizabeth
"Betty" Piercy, 3 Oct 1912 in Charlotte Co., NB. Born 25 Mar 1894 in Tweedside. Died 14 Jan 1969 in
3
Oak Haven Nursing Home, St. Stephen. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
They had the following children:
38
i.
John Raymond Dorcas
39
ii.
Hazel Elizabeth Dorcas
40
iii.
Edgar Amos Dorcas
41
iv.
Harold Roland "Bun" Dorcas
Index
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Blizzard, Elizabeth, spouse of
1
Christie, Albert B.
27
Christie, Charles
24
Christie, Charles Irvine, spouse of
3
Christie, Cora Jane
19
Christie, Edith Augusta
20
Christie, Elizabeth May "Bessie"
21
Christie, John Irvine
11
Christie, Mina
23
Christie, Minnie May
22
Christie, Robert James
26
Christie, Roy
17
Christie, Russell James
25
Christie, Walter
18
Christie, William James, spouse of
4
Cleghorn, Mary Elizabeth "Jane", spouse of
10
Dorcas, Aaron
1
Dorcas, Amos Bamford
10
Dorcas, Barbara
9
Dorcas, Charles
7
Dorcas, E. Jane, spouse of
5
Dorcas, Edgar Amos
40
Dorcas, Elizabeth Jane
4
Dorcas, Harold Roland "Bun"
41
Dorcas, Hazel Elizabeth
39
Dorcas, John I. "Jack"
5
Dorcas, John Raymond
38
Dorcas, Margaret Rebecca "Maggie", spouse of
2
Dorcas, Mary Anne "Annie"
3
Dorcas, Minnie May
6
Dorcas, Thomas
8
Dorcas, William S. "Bill"
2
Smith, (Name Unknown)
37
Smith, Audrey May
36
Smith, Bertha Evelyn
35
Smith, Edith A.
28
Smith, Edward
29
Smith, Ella
30
Smith, Fred Dunlop
33
Smith, George Edward, spouse of
6
Smith, Harry Wilmot
32
Smith, Mabel E.
31
Smith, Nellie Pauline
34
Smith, William, spouse of
9
Wilkin, Eleanor Beatrice "Nellie"
15
Wilkin, Henry Ward Beecher
14
Wilkin, Jean Elizabeth
16
4
Wilkin, John, spouse of
Wilkin, Mary Cruikshanks "Mayme"
Wilkin, Thomas "Elmer"
3
13
12
5