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Question:My g-g- grandfather is Thomas Edward (Ned) Edgett, he was married to Lillian Fenton and lived in Curryville New Brunswick and later moved to Hopewell N.B. I would like to know who his parents were and where he came from because I cannot find any birth records. Please help!


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: My g-g- grandfather is Thomas Edward (Ned) Edgett, he was married to Lillian Fenton and lived in Curryville New Brunswick and later moved to Hopewell N.B. I would like to know who his parents were and where he came from because I cannot find any birth records. Please help!

Is this your g.g.grandfather, and his family, if so I will do another search to see what I can find.

1901 Census of Canada
about Thomas E. Edgett
Name: Thomas E. Edgett
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 37
Birth Date: 27 Sep 1863
Birthplace: N.B.
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Lily M.
Racial or Tribal Origin: Dutch
Nationality: Canadian
Religion: Adventist
Occupation: Farmer
Province: New Brunswick
District: Albert
District Number: 13
Sub-District: Hopewell
Sub-District Number: F-2
Family Number: 100
Page: 10
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas E. Edgett 37
Lily M. Edgett 34
Edith Edgett 11
Weymanie Edgett 9
Viola Edgett 7
Emma J. Edgett 4
Mary A. Edgett 3
Adelia Edgett 1

I found an Ezra Edgett, don't know if this is him.
1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
about Ezra Edgett
Name: Ezra Edgett
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1823
Relation to Head of House: Head
Province: New Brunswick
District: Albert County
Sub-District: Harvey
Sub-District Number: 3
Page: 3
Line: 40
Roll: C_994
Schedule: I

Could this be your Ezra as well,
Boston, Massachusetts Passenger Lists, 1884
about Ezra Edgett
Name: Ezra Edgett
Arrival Date: 10 Oct 1884
Arrival Port: Boston, Massachusetts
Departure Port: Moncton, New Brunswick
Page: 605

www.ancestry.ca--Thomas' daughter
Emma Jane Edgett (Parents: Thomas Edward Edgett & Lillian Fenton)
Born: 5 APR 1895 ,Curryville, Albert Co., N.B.
Died: 8 AUG 1986
Married: 29 JAN 1917 in Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Alexander Cameron Dickson (Parents: Joseph B Dickson & Eleanor J Brewster)
Birth: 24 OCT 1890 , Hopewell Cape, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Death: 5 MAY 1948 ,Hopewell Cape, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Their Children:
1. Living Dickson F
2.Living Dickson F
3.Clyde Robert Dickson-- M--b. 30 MAR 1917 in Curryville, Albert Co., N.B. ; d.1985
4.Kathleen Mae Dickson-- F--b 4 APR 1919 in Hopewell Cape, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada; d.1920
5. Boy Twin Dickson-- M--b 16 JUN 1920 in Hopewell Cape, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada; d.1920
6. Twin Boy Dickson-- M --b.16 JUN 1920 in Hopewell Cape, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada ;d. 1920
7. Ronald Kenneth Dickson-- M--b. 5 NOV 1928 in Hopewell Cape, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada ; d. 2003

Thomas Edward Edgett
Born: 1864 ,Curryville, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: WFT Est. 1895-1955
Married:
Lillian FENTON
Born:WFT Est. 1851-1874
Died: WFT Est. 1894-1962

Son: Murray Wayman EDGETT b: 16 JUL 1891 in Curryville, New Brunswick; d. 10 JUL 1964 in Albert Mines, New Brunswick

(NOTES--THOMAS: Lillian and Edward's daughter Viola had a child before she married George Fawcett. The boy, Francis, was brought up by Lillian and Edward.
Francis Married Ruby Wilbur, of Midway, New Brunswick.
He died in Ottawa, Ontario.
They Had two sons :
1. Francis Herbert Edgett ( Pharmacist in Moncton, New Brunswick
2. Dean Edgett .

Thomas' parents:
Ezra EDGETT
Birth: 1822
Death: 4 JUN 1848
Married: 1848


1851 Census of Canada
Name: Ezra Edgett
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1823
Relation to Head of House: Head
Province: New Brunswick
District: Albert County
Sub-District: Harvey
Sub-District Number: 3
Page: 3
Line: 40
Roll: C_994
Schedule: I

Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s
1.Name: Ezra Edgett
Event: Born
Year: Abt 1822
Province: New Brunswick
Place: Nb
Comments: Farmer.

2.Ezra: Event: Living
Year: 1851
Province: New Brunswick
County: York
Place: Harvey
Comments: Farmer.

3.Ezra: Event: Living
Year: 1871
Province: New Brunswick
County: Albert
Place: Hopewell Hill
Comments: Laborer

4.Ezra:Event: Living
Year: 1896
Province: New Brunswick
County: Albert
Place: Albert County
Comments: Farmer.

Ezra's parents:
Thomas EDGETT
Birth: WFT Est. 1783-1804 in Albert County, New Brunswick
Death: WFT Est. 1825-1887
Married: 13 FEB 1817
Amy BENNETT
Birth: WFT Est. 1777-1802 in Albert County, New Brunswick
Death: WFT Est. 1825-1891
(Thomas and Amy had eleven children.)

www.familysearch.org-- 1881 Canadian Census
Ezra EDGETT
Birth Year <1822>
Birthplace New Brunswick
Age 59
Occupation Farmer
Marital Status M <Married>
Ethnic Origin English
Head of Household Ezra EDGETT
Religion Baptist
Census Place Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick

Amy EDGETT
Birth Year <1828>
Birthplace New Brunswick
Age 53
Occupation
Marital Status M <Married>
Ethnic Origin English
Head of Household Ezra EDGETT
Religion Baptist
Census Place Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick

Thomas EDGETT
Birth Year <1864>
Birthplace New Brunswick
Age 17
Occupation Farmer
Marital Status
Ethnic Origin English
Head of Household Ezra EDGETT
Religion Baptist
Census Place Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick

Lillian M. FENTON
Birth: Abt 1867 ,Hopewell Parish, Albert, Nb
Death:

Her parents:
Lionel FENTON--b.1847,Hopewell Parish, Albert, Nb
Married: 18 Aug 1867 in Hopewell
Ann MOORE--b. Abt 1845 ,Hopewell, Albert, Nb
Lillian's siblings:
1. Jane FENTON--b. Abt 1871; Hopewell Parish.Albert, Nb
2. Rufus FENTON --b. Abt 1878 ; Hopewell
3. Mary FENTON--b. Abt 1883 ; Hopewell
4. Lusetta FENTON--b. 1874 ; Hopewell
5. William Lewis FENTON--b. 1869 , Hopewell; d. 1949 (buried-- Curryville, Albert, Nb )
6. Joseph Harris FENTON--b. 23 Sep 1879, Curryville; d. 16 Mar 1934 & buried--Curryville.

Anne Moore's : Father: John MOORE (1818-aft. 1891, England); & Mother: Sarah HUME (b. Abt 1812, England )

Lionel Fenton's Father: John FENTON (b. 1800, New Brunswick) & Mother: Abagail STONE (b. Abt 1811, Nb)--Married 1 Apr 1830, Sackville, Westmorland, Nb
Lionel's siblings (Lillian's aunts/uncles)
1.William FENTON --b. Abt 1827, Hopewell
2. David FENTON --b. 1832, Hopewell
3. Sarah L FENTON--b. 1834, Hopewell
4. Thomas FENTON--b. 1838, Hopewell

Couldn't find much on Thomas, but did find out about his parents (Ezra and Amy), and Lillian's parents.