Benjamin Babb (abt. 1790 - 1877)

Biography

Benjamin Babb, sea captain and farmer, was born at Saint Stephen, New Brunswick, about Feb 1790 (from reported age at death), the son of Benjamin Babb and Elizabeth Pomeroy; ^{[1] [2]} died at Pomeroy Ridge, New Brunswick, 8 Jul 1877, aged 87y 5m. ^[3]

He married, about 1814, Fairley McKenzie. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, "1851 Census of St. James, Charlotte, New Brunswick" (Census Day: 31 Mar 1851), Capt. Benj Babb. Cit. Date: 15 Aug 2024.
2. ↑ 1871 Census of Saint James, New Brunswick, Library and Archives Canada, (http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1871/jpg/4396318_00141.jpg)
3. ↑ Johnson, Daniel F., Vital Statistics From New Brunswick Newspapers (Provincial Archives of New Brunswick), Vol. 42, No. 1998, citing the 11 Jul 1877 issue of the St. Croix Courier, "d. 8th inst., at his son's residence, Pomeroy Ridge (Charlotte Co.) Capt. Benjamin BABB, age 87 years 5 mos. The deceased was native of St. Stephen, but lived at Pomeroy Ridge the greater part of his life; member of the Methodist Church since he was 19 years of age." Cit. Date: 15 Aug 2024.
4. ↑ Arnold E. Krause, Forest of Trees: Loyalist Descendants of New Brunswick and Maine "Plus Others" (https://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/trees/615317/I114956/benjamin-babb/individual)