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South Shore Genealogical Society PO Box 901 68 Bluenose Drive Lunenburg NS B0J 2C0 Phone : 1-902-634-4794 Ext. 26 ssgsoc@hotmail.com www.rootsweb.com/~nslssgs Office Hours: Monday through Friday 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm. Wednesday and Thursday evenings by appointment only 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. Zellers - Club Z#: 840345301 |
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President's Message The year 2003 promises to be an exciting one for descendants of the 1453 'Foreign Protestants' who came to Lunenburg in 1753. One of next year's highlights will be the unveiling of a monument with the names of the founding German and Swiss families to be unveiled on Blockhouse Hill adjacent to the Montbeliard monument (1988). The web address for the Foreign Protestant Memorial is http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~monument/. The Town has a number of special concerts and anniversary events planned to take place throughout 2003.
The SSGS has received a number of inquiries regarding the Grand Reunion 2003 Party on the July 13th weekend. For a schedule of that committees events, members should contact the Grand Reunion 2003 Party Committee directly at http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/bryanfkeddy/2003party.html.
The South Shore Genealogical Society plans to have a booth at the Academy during the Grand Reunion weekend (July 13th). We expect to have a display of genealogical material and offer our publications for sale including copies of Index to Lunenburg County Vital Statistics from Local Newspapers on Microfilm, Pre-1900. This is an ongoing project of the Society's 2003 Committee. We will be looking for volunteers from our membership to help with extended Society office hours during that busy weekend. If you can spare a few hours from hugging long lost cousins, let Barbara Spindler know and your name will be added to the roster of office helpers. Now is the time to get your genealogical notes in order to better assist researchers when they arrive in droves next summer.
Do You Have...? Any photos from the interior of St. John's Anglican Church?? The St. John's Restoration Committee is seeking interior shots of the area around the altar and in particular the first stained glass window on the left when facing the altar. Check your photo albums and let us know if you have any images that might help and we will put you in touch with the Committee.
Thanks to our Club Z Users Thank you to Canadian members who use the Zellers Club Z card to collect points for the SSGS. The society was able to purchase 3 printer cartridges with the points we have acquired so far, approximately a $75.00 value. Members can also collect points at any Hudson Bay Family of Stores including The Bay. If you write the Club Z number on the back of your SSGS membership card, you will always have it when you need it. Some members have expressed interest in donating their points to the SSGS account, you can easily redeem your points for a Gift Card and donate the Gift Card to the SSGS. Please continue to support the SSGS by remembering to use the Club Z number when making purchases at these stores.
Panel Discussion a Success An informative panel discussion entitled "Organizing a Successful Family Reunion", was held by The South Shore Genealogical Society on Monday, September 16, 2002. Many different aspects of organizing reunions were discussed, from raising funds to selecting locations. The SSGS would like to thank Keith and Jeanne Trimper for their enlightening presentation regarding their own significant experience in planning family reunions. The helpful hints that they passed along were appreciated by all in attendance at the discussion and were especially valuable to those involved in the preparations for the 250th Anniversary of Lunenburg in 2003.
Can You Believe It? Terrence Punch
It was a rather raw day in early April when I saw a large book hanging from a clothesline. You don't see people laundering the books every day, so naturally I invented an excuse to insinuate my way up against the fence to see what had been put out to dry. It was a copy of (gasp) the scriptures. Clearly someone had decided to suspend belief (groan).
Genealogists and others who enjoy learning about the past might consider doing the same thing. Everything that catches your eye on the printed page or which flitters - virtually - across the Internet is not gold not silver nor even bronze, though some of it, may be brazen enough.
I learned a great deal in thirty years as a teacher, though in moments of vanity I imagine having occasionally taught somebody something. One early lesson was this: if you want people to accept information more readily let them see it in print, whether on a page or on a screen. The picture that is worth a thousand words is the triumph of vision over hearing. We are, for the most part, a visual society. The spin-doctors speak of "the optics", politicians seek "photo ops", people have "a point of view" or even a "vantage point". Admittedly they may also have "listening posts", but "seeing is believing"
We in the urban middle-class western world seem to be culturally conditioned to give greater trust to what we read or see portrayed, than to what people say. Doubt me? Next time you go to the bank and want to cash a cheque see how far your word - perfectly audible to the teller - gets you without having recourse to some form of ID to show the bank employee or swipe through a slit in some gizmo or other.
Why then, when we turn to genealogy are so many of us ready, even eager, to lend credit to all sorts of oral traditions, the more so if we find them in visual form in a book, an article or on the computer monitor? I submit that we tend to give credit to what we can see.
Imagine this scenario. Aunt Agatha Agnew in Agincourt has looked over the history of the Agnew family and opines that they were a dull lot. "Why," exclaims she who would never speak to you again if you laughed in church, "there's not one pirate or sheep stealer in the entire bunch in 300 years! Mildred Teach is descended from Blackbeard. Can't you at least find a lord or something up our family tree?" No good telling auntie that we "something" in our pedigree, only she doesn't find it interesting enough.
We get a book and read, "Agnew or Aigneaux… In 1074 Herbert de Agnellis and Corbin his son sold lands to Odo of Bayeaux… Fulco de Agnellis went to the Crusade, 1069…" A look in a couple of reference books and we find that Odo was the legitimate half-brother of William le bâtard or "the Conqueror" as he became better known (in more ways than one). Odo became a bishop in his teens - family with drag - and fought at Hastings in 1066. Acting as regent of England when William returned to Normandy on government business, Odo ruled tyrannically later on. He was exiled and died on his way to join the First Crusade in 1097 and is buried at Palermo, Sicily.
Now we'll tweak that tale and titillate Aunt Agatha. "Our ancestor was one to the Normans who came to England with William the Conqueror and were important people who associated with the king's brother who was a bishop and helped to run England for the King. One of the Agnews - Agnellises in those days - went on a crusade and the bishop died on his way to join him."
Have I lied? Will Aunt Agatha believe it? Would you? If your answer to those questions is "No, yes and yes", please get my phone number form the publisher, as I have two harbour bridges I can let you have at a very reasonable price for cash up front and no paper work.
Dr. Terrence M. Punch, CG(C) is the resident genealogist on CBC radio and author of Genealogical Research in Nova Scotia.
Taken from The Seniors' Advocate
The Jung Families of Lutzellinden, Nassau, Weilburg, Germany On September 2, 1750 322 immigrants from Europe arrived in Halifax from Rotterdam on board the ANN, Captain Spurrier, Master. They were among the first some 1400 foreign Protestants brought to Nova Scotia between 1750 and 1753 from various parts of France, Germany, and Switzerland. Cabins 12 and 13 were occupied by fourteen members of Jung families from Lutzellinden, a small community located approximately 80 km north of Frankfurt, Germany. These people obtained lots of land in the northern suburbs of Halifax and remained there until June 1753 when they moved with other foreign Protestants to establish the new community of Lunenburg.
In recent years, descendants of these Jung families of the Lunenburg area have shown an interest in learning more about their ancestors and their origin The writer is a descendant of Johannes Jung, one of the passengers aboard the ANN. He inherited a considerable amount of information on his family and is currently integrating it with other available data. The following is a summary of information contained in a paper with the same title provided to the South Shore Genealogical Society. It represents a synthesis of readily available facts derived mainly from notes of the late Dr. Winthrop P. Bell and church records obtained at Lutzellinden by the writer's cousin Joan (Lambert) Loeffler and her husband Karl. On the basis of this information, Cabins 12 and 13 on the ANN were occupied by members of two families of Jungs and one other family.
FAMILY OF ANDREAS JUNG SR.-Andreas Jung Sr. was born in the late 1600s, a son of Fritz Jung. On June 10, 1711, he married Anna Eulalia Engel, the daughter of Johannes Engel. He obtained a lot in the north end of Halifax. However, he was neither included in the census of 1752 or the victualling lists of the following years. It is assumed he passed away shortly after his arrival in Nova Scotia. The following are the children of Andreas and Anna Eulalia:
(1)-Johann Henrich Jung was born April 25, 1713. Although three persons with this name were found in the church records at Lutzellinden, the writer interprets the one on board the ANN to be the elder son of Andreas and Anna Eulalia and not a member of another family. He married a Catherine (?) and the couple had children: Johan Jacob, born 1737; Johan Georg, born January 11, 1739; Anna Margaretha, born October 3, 1741 and Anna, born 1745. Henrich and his son Jacob obtained lots in Halifax beside the other Jungs at the southwestern part of the city block bounded by Gottingen, North, and Brunswick Streets. Henrich's name appears neither in the census of 1752 nor the victualling lists of the following years. Also, the names of Henrich's wife and other children do not appear and it is interpreted that they passed away en route to Halifax or before 1752. Henrich married Eva Maria Korber or Kerbertin in Halifax on February 11, 1752 and the couple moved to Lunenburg in the following year, where they obtained two lots.
(2)-Johannes Jung was born on August 16, 1716 or 1717. On May 9, 1741 he married Marie Anna LeBlanc, the daughter of a French lieutenant. This couple had the following children: Johann Leonhardt, born November 11, 1742; Magdalena Maria Margaretha, born about 1744; Johan Georg Peter, born about 1744; Maria Catherina, baptised October 7, 1751 and possibly an Andrew who passed away in 1752. The following year, Johannes and his son Leonardt obtained several lots within and near the town of Lunenburg.
(3)-Johan Adam Jung was born March 16, 1721. He obtained a lot in the north end of Halifax, beside the lots of Johannes, Jacob, Henrich, and Leonardt. On February 11, 1752 he married Anna Maria Elizabeth Mullerin. The couple moved to Lunenburg were they had the following children: Johan Frederik Jung, born 1755 and Anna Catherina, born 1757.
FAMILY OF ANDREAS JUNG JR.-Andreas Jung Jr. was the third son of Johann Georg Jung and Anna Maria Clossin(?) or Tobin(?) and the grandson of Johann Georg Jung and Anna Elisabetha Menges. Church records at Lutzellinden confirm there is no close relationship between the two members of this family and the family of Andreas Jung Sr.
(1)-Andreas Jung Jr. was born on March 16, 1721. He obtained a lot near the other Jungs in the north end of Halifax. On February 11, 1752 he married Rebecca Elisabeth Conradt. The couple obtained lots within the town of Lunenburg and the present community of Martins Brook.
(2)-Frederic Wheyle was born April 3, 1724, the son of Casper Wheyle and Anna Maria Jung, a sister of Andreas Jr. He obtained a lot in Halifax beside the other Jungs. On November 13, 1753 he married Anna Catherina Volcker.
MARGARETHA WITTERIN-A Margaretha Witterin and another person were listed separately in the names of the occupants of Cabins 12 and 13 on board the ANN. Margaretha may have been a relative or a friend of the Jungs, a servant, or an adopted person.
The passenger list of the ANN includes only the heads of two families of Jungs with the number of persons. It also includes four individuals plus another possible family of two. On the basis of the above it is possible to augment this list with the names of these passengers. This information is compatible with the passenger list were children under fourteen years were considered to be half-freight or half a person:
Johannes Jung-four persons: Johannes Jung, Marie Anna (LeBlanc) Jung and children: Johan Leonhardt, Margaretha Maria Magdalena, Johan Georg Peter and Maria Catherina or Andrew (Andreas?).
Henrich Jung-four persons: Henrich, Catherine and children: Johan Jacob, Johan Georg, Anna Margaretha and Anna.
Margaretha Witterin-two persons: Margaretha Witterin and one unknown person.
Adam Jung-one person.
Frederich Wheyle-one person.
Johan Andreas Jung Sr.-one person.
Johan Andreas Jung Jr.-one person.
The descendants of Andreas Jung Sr. and his son Johannes remained in and about the town of Lunenburg. In the late 1700s and early 1800s, a few members of this family moved to the Western Shore-Mahone Bay area. The descendants of Andreas Jung Jr. settled at Martins Brook-Youngs Landing, Tancook Island, Indian Point and St. Margarets Bay areas. This family has been described in great detail in the recently published book "Andreas Jung and his Young Descendants" by Dr. Christopher Young and the Rev. Clyde G. Westhaver.
Submitted by R. Richard Potter
September 27, 2002
Lunenburg Recruits Halifax, October 10 - Fifty-four men arrived in the city last night to swell the ranks of the 85th Battalion now encamped on the Common. They were those who composed the Lunenburg detachment of recruits and arrived on the 6:30 train in charge of Captain Berringer and Lieutenant Micklewright. They were given a grand send off on their departure from Lunenburg. About one thousand people gathered at the railway station, where addresses were delivered by the mayor and several clergymen. Local chapter of the Daughters of the Empire presented each recruit with a box tied with red ribbon, containing confectionery, cigarettes, sandwiched and cake and addressed to "A Soldier of the King." The presentation was made by the regent and officers of the chapter. The band played patriotic selections between the addresses. On their arrival in Halifax, the 85th brass band met them at North Street and played them up to the armouries. The Lunenburg men were dressed in the uniforms of the local militia to which they had formerly belonged, and so made quite a soldierly appearance when they marched thru the city streets. Some of the names were not available last night, but the rest are as follows;
A. C. King Luke Young Frank Foot Morris Silver Sidney Miller William Hubley Reginald Rafuse Cecil Hebb Stanley Cleveland Wilfred Backman George Deal Leslie Lennox Beverley Smith Erney Dorey Fred Quinlan Norman Tanner George Hall Bernard Berringer Ellsworth Smith Wesley Smith Clyde Gaetz Donald Purcell Howard Young Archie Loye St. Clair Smith Hector Boliver Leander Harnish Titus Mossman Everett Cleveland Percy Ritcey Mark Purcell Chester Young Abram Munroe George Bezanson John Rhuland William Rhuland Russell Westhaver Charles Hebb Reginald Anderson Wilson Zinck Sedley Young Arthur Munroe James Langille Fenwick Knickle Ivan Schnare N. H. Schwartz Bridgewater Bulletin October 26, 1915
Four Hebb Brothers Soldiers of the King Following additional recruits for the 85th Highlanders have arrived from Lunenburg County;
John Munroe Benjamin Baker Philmore Hubley Edgar Sarty Herbert Smith Earl Mulock Norman Lester Jack Egna William Harris Wallace Ritcey Other counties take great credit for sending two, three, four or five of their sons to fight the battles of Canada and the Empire. Very little has been said about it, but Lunenburg is not behind other counties even in this respect - four Hebb brothers have donned the King's uniform. They are the sons of Mr. And Mrs. Arthur J. Hebb, of Lunenburg town, and nephews of ex-Alderman W. E. Hebb of Halifax as follows:
Charles Hebb, aged 28, married, the 85th Highlanders, now in Halifax.
Joseph Hebb, aged 22, with the Sixth Mounted Rifles now in the battle line in Flanders.
Dalton Hebb, aged 20, with the Royal Canadians, on the battle front "somewhere in France."
Bruno Hebb, ages 18, a private in the 61 King's Own Canadians, at Sussex camp, preparing for the front.
Two Brothers named Young, sons of Charles Young, of Lilydale, Lunenburg have also joined the colors.Bridgewater Bulletin October 26, 1915