Mary Elizabeth HARNISH

1843 - 1908  (57 years)

• Name	Mary Elizabeth HARNISH
  Birth	11 Jul 1843	Blandford, Lunenburg, NS   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Between 1901 and 1908	Indian Point, Lunenburg, NS
  	She is in the 1901 Census, but her husband is widowed when he dies in 1910.
  Person ID	I11701	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2008

  
  

  Father	George Isaac HARNISH,   b. 3 Aug 1816, St. Margaret's Bay, NS d. 8 Mar 1884, Little Dover, Guysborough, NS (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Catherine Margaret YOUNG,   b. 29 Sep 1823, Mill Cove, Lunenburg, NS d. 14 Jun 1909, Mill Cove, Lunenburg, NS (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1839	Hubbard's Cove, Halifax, NS   [1]
  Family ID	F1080	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Philip BAKER,   b. 2 May 1825, Flat Island, Lunenburg, NS d. 17 May 1910, Indian Point, Lunenburg, NS (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1 Dec 1861	Blandford, Lunenburg, NS   [3]
  Children	1. Sophia Ezara BAKER,   b. 4 Aug 1865, East River, Lunenburg, NS d. 1949, New Dublin, Lunenburg, NS (Age 83 years)   2. Ellen Matilda BAKER,   b. 4 Apr 1866, East River, Lunenburg, NS d. 23 Mar 1925, Chester, Lunenburg, NS (Age 58 years)   3. Timothy S. BAKER,   b. 1869, East River, Lunenburg, NS d. 1903, East River, Lunenburg, NS (Age 34 years)   4. Joseph Martin BAKER,   b. 6 Nov 1873, East River, Lunenburg, NS d. 5 Feb 1968, Upper Blandford, Lunenburg, NS (Age 94 years)   5. Celesta BAKER,   b. 1875, East River, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown   6. Melinda Victoria BAKER,   b. 5 Jul 1877, East River, Lunenburg, NS d. 27 Jul 1945, Chester, Lunenburg, NS (Age 68 years)   7. Alonzo J. BAKER,   b. 21 Mar 1880, East River, Lunenburg, NS d. 1959, East River, Lunenburg, NS (Age 78 years)   8. Noah Franklin BAKER,   b. 10 Dec 1885, East River, Lunenburg, NS d. 20 Jan 1961, Gulliver's Cove, Digby, NS (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F5854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  The identity of the wife of Philip BAKER is not known for certain. However, we do know that she was named MARY and BAKER family papers give her name as Mary HARNISH. In the 1881 Census, Mary and Philip live two houses away from an Alfred HARNISH, who is immediately recognizable as William Isaac [Alfred] HARNISH, s/o George Isaac and Catherine Margaret (Young) HARNISH of Blandford. George Isaac has two daughters named Mary--Mary Elizabeth b. 11 Jul 1843, and Mary Victoria b. 04 Apr 1845. Now we know where the “right” Mary appears in both the 1881 and 1901 Censuses, and in both, her age consistently place her birth in 1843 (assuming she is born after 1 April). So, barring any contradictory evidence, I tend to believe that she is Mary Elizabeth, d/o George Isaac and Catherine. [Bob H]

  
  

• Sources

  [S9299] Parish Register, St. Stephen's Anglican Church--Chester. [S81] 1901 Census of *NS*, Lunenburg County, Chester (East), family #55. [S9244] Parish Register, St. Barnabas' Anglican Church--Blandford, Page 6, #11--cited by Fran Levy.