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#G40c BUBECKOFFER, John Philip and #G41c ENGEL, Maria Dorothea.

John Philip Bubeckoffer:

Born: chr 1 Nov 1756 St. John's Anglican Ch, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Died: 17 Feb 1842

Father: John Peter BUBICKHOFFER (Farmer) #G80 (abt 1718-29 Jun 1789)
Mother: Sabina Catherine HIMMELMAN #G81 (1725-28 Oct 1800)

Married: 11 Dec 1792, Zion Lutheran Church, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Maria Dorothea ENGEL. They had seven children.

Maria Dorothea Engel:

Born: 1 Jan 1777, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
Died: 30 Jan 1848

Father: Georg Heinrich ENGEL
Mother: Maria Elizabeth WOLFF.

Children:
1. John Leonard PUBLICOVER (23 Dec 1793 or 1794-6 Jun 1846), m Rebekah Bowers on  15 May1821
2. Elizabeth BUBICKHOFFER (4 Jul 1795; ch 30 Jul 1795-1876), m 22 Dec 1812 to James PARKS or James L. Park of William and Anna (Crook) Park. James (26 Oct 1785-7 Apr 1842)
3. Catherine BUBICKHOFFER (b 2 May 1797, chr 16 May 1797-?)
4. Lihas or Lilies or Lillias BUBICKHOFFER (b 14 Dec 1799, chr 26 Feb 1799-23 Apr 1837), m William Park Jr. in 1820. Also md Johann Jacob CROFT of Leohnard and Friederica (Weinacht) Kraft on 4 Mar 1828 (2 May 1800-1856)
5. Maria Dorothea BUBICKHOFFER (b 31 Mar 1801, chr 22 Apr 1801-?), m Johann Thomas Vogler of Friedrich and Elisabeth (Schmitt) Vogler in 1821 (16 Feb 1795-29 Apr 1871.)
6. Margaretha BUBICKHOFFER (b 13 Jan 1804, chr 22 Apr 1804-?)
7. John Andreas BUBICKHOFFER (3 Mar 1806-25 May 1884), m Marie E. Schmidt on 8 Nov 1832

Children 1-6 chr in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. #7 birthplace not shown.

Sources:
Information in italics comes from Presenting the Publicovers by Scott Winston Teal, 1986, p. 15.
John Philip Bubeckoffer: PANS MG4, No. 91 Community Records: Lunenburg, Baptismal Records of St. John's (Anglican) Church, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia 301, p. 11. Also in Cannon Harris Notes (in PANS, can't make out call number but starts with MGH) where John Philip (b. 1756) md Dorothy Engels (note s) of Henry, Petite Rivera 1792.  Also in Cannon Harris Notes under John Philip Bubickhoffer family he places Mary before Dorothy Engles. He lists children as: John Leonard 1794 m Rebekah Bowers 1821; Elizabeth 1795 m James Parks 1812; Catherine 1797; Lilies 1799 m William Park Jun[ior] 1820; Maria Dorthea 1801; Margaret 1804; John Andreas 1806. Harris also lists as families these children: John Leonard Publicover and Rebekah Bowers of Dublin Shore (six children), John Andreas and Elizabeth of Dublin Shore (five children). Those are all the copies I have.

Dorothy Engels in Cannon Harris Notes with her father Henry.  Also in IGI Batch 7708320, Sheet 62, FHL 1059090 and the couple in IGI Marriage Batch 8135201, Sheet 52, FHL 0884726. Dorothy also in FHL 137192 where name of parents given. I also have listed "Marriage 0884726. Batch 8135201, Sheet 51. My source of her parents is Christopher Young of Guelph, Ontario.

John Leonard Publicover. Cannon Harris Notes (hereafter CH); Marriage FHL film 1376192, marriage date and place (St. Johns Church) and name of wife Rebecca. Batch 8135201, Sheet 52. Also (individual) FHL 0884726, Batch 8135201, Sheet 51. This IGI source gives the chr date which includes year of 1793.

Elizabeth Bubickhoffer. CH. Also IGI 7812305, Sheet 83 shows an Elizabeth, b. 30 Jul 1795, but child of Phillip Bubbikoffer and Mar Barb. Born in Lunenburg. The name of the mother is different, but we are accepting this as a daughter of John Philip and Maria Dorothea.

Catherine Bubickhoffer. CH. Also FHL 1376192 which gives chr date. Submitter on FHL 1126294, Batch 7812305, Sheet 93.

Lihas or Lilies Bubickhoffer. CH (hard to read name). IGI chr date., Name in IGI given as Lilies. IGI calls mother Mar Barbara. Batch 7812305, Sheet 82.

Maria Dorothea Bubickhoffer. CH. IGI source of chr date. See Batch 7812305, Sheet 82

Margaretha Bubickhoffer. CH. IGI source of chr date. Batch 7812305, Sheet 82.

John Andreas Bubickhoffer. CH.

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