NameJoseph R Durkee
Birthabt 1808, Ohio (now South Ohio), Yarmouth Co N.S.
Birth Memo(d age 79)
Death22 Sep 1877
BurialFree Will Baptist Cemetery, Beaver River, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Burial MemoMarker W26
Occupation1875: farmer
ReligionBaptist
FatherRobert Durkee (1765-)
MotherLydia Allen (1785-1851)
Marriagesay 1827
Marr Memofirst child born abt Jul 1828
SpouseHannah Porter
Birthabt 1809
Birth Memo(d age 62)
Death21 Jul 1871
BurialFree Will Baptist Cemetery, Beaver River, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Burial MemoMarker W26
FatherJohn Porter (1790-1853)
MotherBethiah Bent (>1782-1852)
Children
1 FZilpha Anne Durkee
Birthabt Jul 1828, Lake George, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Birth Memo(d age 87y 7m)
Death26 Feb 1916, Port Maitland, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Death Memo(of pneumonia)
Burial28 Feb 1916, Island Cemetery, Port Maitland, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Burial MemoLot 73, Ave D East (ordered by and charged to Elias Porter of Port Maitland)
SpouseGeorge W Parry
Marriage30 Sep 1849
SpouseHarvey Parry
Marriagesay 1869
2 MJohn Porter Durkee
Birthabt Feb 1831, Lake George, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Birth Memo(d age 83y 5m)
Death31 Jul 1914, Cedar Lake, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Death Memo(of “heart failure”)
Burial4 Aug 1914, Island Cemetery, Port Maitland, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Burial MemoLot 151, Ave F East (ordered by Sophia Corning)
ReligionBaptist
SpouseElizabeth Bethune
Marriagesay 1855
3 MHenry Durkee
Birthca 1832, Lake George, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Birth Memod age 86
Death11 Jul 1918, Hebron, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Death Memo(of edema of lungs)
Burial15 Jul 1918, Island Cemetery, Port Maitland, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Burial MemoLot 173B, Ave G West (ordered by Mrs Henry Durkee)
ReligionBaptist
SpouseLucinda Hall
Marriagesay 1879
4 MSamuel N Durkee
Birth6 Mar 1835, Yarmouth Township N.S.
Birth Memo(from age at death: 85y 8m 9d)
Death15 Nov 1920, Lynn, Essex Co Mass.
Death Memo(of myocarditis)
Burial19 Nov 1920, Hebron, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Burial Memo(ordered by Jessie Durkee)
ReligionBaptist
SpouseSophia Shaw
Marriage28 Aug 1858
5 MRobert Durkee
Birthsay 1837
6 FRuth Hannah Durkee
Birthca 1838, Cedar Lake, Yarmouth or Digby Co N.S.
Birth Memod age 72
Death22 Dec 1910, Yarmouth N.S.
Death Memoof “brain trouble”
Burial25 Dec 1910, Cedar Lake Cemetery, Digby Co N.S.
Burial Memoordered by Mrs Crosby
SpouseDaniel Bethune
Marriage28 Jan 1860
7 MEphraim Durkee
Birthsay 1836
8 MThomas C Durkee
Birth29 Aug 1838
Death29 Jul 1895, Peabody, Essex Co Mass.
SpouseMary A Barker
Marriagesay 1861
9 FMary A Durkee
Birthabt 1851, Cedar Lake, Yarmouth or Digby Co N.S.
Residence1901, New Haven Conn.
SpouseJohn Harvey Parry
Marriage24 Jul 1869, Cedar Lake, Yarmouth or Digby Co N.S.
Marr Memoby Rev Aaron Cogswell; witnesses: Elias H Porter & Henry Durkee
10 FBethia Jane Durkee
Birthsay 1842
Deathaft Feb 1896
Death Memomentioned in husband Andrew Cann’s burial record
SpouseJesse Shaw
Marriagesay 1862
SpouseAndrew Cann
Marriagesay 1894
11 FSarah Durkee
Birthsay 1850
SpouseJohn Wetmore
Marriagesay 1870
12 FPriscilla Durkee
Birthsay 1852
SpouseJacob Bethune
Marriagesay 1872
13 MGeorge Durkee
Birthca 1849, Nova Scotia
Birth Memoage 21 in 1871
ReligionFree Will Baptist
SpouseMary Elizabeth Durkee
Marriage1873
14 MJoseph Aaron Durkee
Birthca 1850, Beaver River, Yarmouth or Digby Co N.S.
Birth Memoage 20 in 1871
Occupationcarpenter
ReligionFree Will Baptist
SpouseAlva Perry
Marriage20 May 1871, Yarmouth Township N.S.
Marr Memoby Rev George E Day; witnesses: John H Perry & Mary A Perry
SpouseAlva Parry
MarriageEST 1877
Birthabt 1856, Nova Scotia
Birth Memo(d age 20)
Residence13 Feb 1875, Cedar Lake, Yarmouth or Digby Co N.S.
Death2 Nov 1876
BurialFree Will Baptist Cemetery, Beaver River, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Burial MemoMarker W26
ReligionFree Will Baptist
Marriage13 Feb 1875, Yarmouth Township N.S.
Marr Memo(by License, by Rev George E Day, Baptist; witnesses: John P Perry & Hannah Huestis)
Research notes for Hannah Porter
given their respective possible birth dates, sisters Eliza and Hannah may have been twins
Notes for John Porter (Child 2)
John made the pews in the Cedar Lake Baptist Church
Notes for Robert (Child 5)
Robert married; after the death of his wife he moved west.
Notes for Ruth Hannah (Child 6)
apparently known by her middle name, Hannah
the remains of Ruth Hannah and Daniel, as well as those of Leighton Crosby were removed from the Cedar Lake Cemetery to Mountain Cemetery; ordered by Mrs Edith Crosby
Notes for Ephraim (Child 7)
he "went abroad and [was] not heard from afterward"
Notes notes for John Harvey & Mary A (Family)
m by Rev Aaron Cogswell, witnesses Elias H Porter and Henry Durkee
Notes for Bethia Jane (Child 10)
was known by her middle name Jane
Notes notes for Joseph Aaron & Alva (Family)
married by Rev George E Day; witnesses: John H Perry and Mary A Perry