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#G10 PUBLICOVER, James and #G11 DORE, Louisa Elizabeth

Publicover, James.
Born: 6 Jul 1829 in Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Christened: 27 Aug 1829 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Died: 28 Apr 1911 in Blandford, Nova Scotia

Father: Johann Michael BUBBIKOFFER #G20
Mother: Elizabeth HAWBOLT #G21

Married: 2 Jun 1855 in Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia to Louise Elizabeth DORE.
They had ten children.  Md at St. Stephen's Parish Church...

Louisa Elizabeth Dore
Born: 7 Apr 1834 of Bayswater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Christened: 12 Jun 1834
Died: 31 Aug 1915 in Blandford, Nova Scotia

Father: George Frederic DARES #G22
Mother: Lucy RICHARD #G23

Children:
1. Simeon Eli PUBLICOVER (8 Oct 1855, chr 11 Nov 1955-1940), m 15 Nov 1892 Olivia PEARL.
2. George Alfred PUBLICOVER (7 Dec 1856, chr 12 Apr 1857-1 Jun 1875)
3. James Norman PUBLICOVER (3 May 1858, chr 11 Jul 1858-10 Jun 1928), m 30 May 1900 Bertha. PEARL.
4. Alice Louisa PUBLICOVER (18 Sept 1859-?) m 8 Dec 1877 Isaac Lorenzo BOUTILIER
*5. Ada Mary PUBLICOVER #G5 (1 May 1861-17 Apr 1950) m 9 Sep 1884 Joseph Albert GRAY #G4.
6. Helena Publicover #G5a (7 Jan 1863-1950) m 18  Dec 1880 (1) Arternas Augustine PUBLICOVER #G5b and May 1809 (2)  William P. WEST.
7. Clarence Freeman PUBLICOVER (11 Jul 1866-?) m abt 1891 R. MEISNER.
8. Lucy Ann PUBLICOVER (25Aug1871-?) m 23 Aug 1893 J. Blanchard. BOND.
9. Maria Maud PUBLICOVER (6 Nov 1874-?) m 18 Oct 1897 Frank W. M. BACON.
10. Alma Eliza PUBLICOVER (17 Jan 1877-?) m 23 Jul 1900 Owen Samuel LANTZ.
* indicates direct line to Wallace F. Gray.

SOURCES: (Note that main sources are linked to their description.)

1. Marriage of James Publicover and Louisa Elizabeth Dore. PANS: St. Stephen's Anglican Church Rec MG4 #13 (1775-1859) page 50.

2. James Publicover and Louisa Dore: Letter from Harris Publicover to Wallace F. Gray dated 8 Oct 1949, says, "James as the second son of Michael George and was born in 1829 and I think died in 1911 or near about that time. He was married to a Miss Louise Dorie from Bayswater, a village about 3 miles from us. She outlived him about 4 years. Donald Gray says in letter to Wallace F. Gray that James married Louisa and they has eight children, but he lists nine. Actually, there were 10. He does not list George Albert Publicover. Letter from Alma Publicover Lantz (Child #10 above)  to WFG on 1 Sep 1949 said her parents both died in Blandford. She lists all of the children with the months and years of birth. These correspond with the dates we have She indicated that (in 1949) only Eli, George and Norman had died. Death dates are from Scott Winston Teal, Presenting the Publicovers,1968. Teal indicates that the birthdate of James was 6 January 1829 and says Louisa was born in 1832.

3. Louise Dore: Harris Publicover says in letter of 23 Aug 1954 that James born 1829, died 1911. Married Louise Dare whose father was George Dore, [Louise] born 1834, died 1915. Louise's family now know as Dorie, supposed to be French in origin. Cannon Harris Notes gives name and full birth date.

4. The family. The actual days of the births comes from the following source and which I related to Harris Publicover in a letter to him: "I [WFG] found this informtion on an old piece of notebook paper in a drawer in the home of the [Joseph Albert] Grays in Los Angeles. This paper was in the handwriting of James Publicover and was dated April 7, 1834. Here are the dates it listed: [then follows the birth dates of the ten children as listed above.]" This letter also said that "mother [Louise Dore] was 68 the 7th of April, 1902." This would make her birth date 7 April 1834."

5. Simeon Eli Publicover: Letter from Donald Gray dated 22 Aug 1985 says Eli md O. Pearl. Marriage place is approximated.

6. George Alfred Publicover: Letter from Alma Lantz to WFG says George died at Mahone Bay. Letter from Harris Publicover to WFG dated 8 Oct 1949 says, "Alfred the second boy died in his youth."

7. James Norman Publicover: Letter from Donald Gray dated 22 Aug 1985 says Norman md. A. Pearl. Letter from Harris Publicover dated 8 Oct 1949 says "Norman the third boy is dead over twenty years. Letter from Alma Lantz to WFG dated 1 Dep 1949 says Norman died at Blandford.  Marriage place is approximated.

8. Alice Louisa Publicover: Letter from Donald Gray says Alice md I. Boutilier. Letter from Harris Publicover dated 8 oct 1949 says, "Alice the oldest girl is a widow over thirty years. She was married to Isaac Boutilier and had three children, two boys, one girl who is nove living in U.S.A."

9. Helena Publicover: Letter from Donald Gray says Helena md Gus Augustus Publicover. Letter from Harris Publicover dated 8 Oct 1949 says, "My mother was first married to Augustine Publicover my father. She had four children two boys and two girls, one girl died in 1901. The rest of us live at Blandford. My fathera died in 1903 and my mother later married William West of Halifax. They moved to Tacoma out your way [that is, in the West] and lived there over twenty years. They now live at Blandford with Blanche my sister. She [his mother] is 87 and he is 90." This makes William West born abt 1859.

10. Clarence Freeman Publicover: Letter from Donald Gray said Freeman md R. Meisner. Letter from Harris Publicover dated 8 Oct 1949, says, "Freeman the fourth boy is still living but not very well."

11. Lucy Ann Publicover:  Letter from Donald Gray says Lucy md "a Mr. Bond." Harris Publicover in letter dated 8 Oct 1949 says, "Lucy the next girl married a Bonn [?] from Porters Lake. She did not have any children."

12. Maria Maud Publicover: Letter from Donald Gray says Maud md. Rev. Bacon. Letter from Harris Publicover dated 8 Oct 1949, says, "Maud the fifth girl married a Rev. Frank Bacon an Episcopal clergyman. They are living or were the last I know in New Brunswick."

13. Alma Eliza Publicover: Letter from Donald Gray says Alma md H. Lantz. Letter from Alma Lantz to WFG dated 1 Sep 1949 says, "The Publicovers were all a big class of men. They say we are part German and Dutch." [Could be because the original came from Germany via the port at Holland.]

14. Teal  (page 61) mentions this child:  Ella Naiomi PUBLICOVER (11 Jul 1866-?) The only source for this child is Teal. No mention is made of her by James Publicover in his handwritten letter cited in #2 below. Furthermore, he skips Clarence Freeman, born the same day and he mis-numbers the children skipping #8 and going to #11 which still gives 10 children.

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