Eliza Jane CHURCH^[1]

1841 - 1928  (86 years)

• Name	Eliza Jane CHURCH
  Birth	22 May 1841	Chester Area, Lunenburg, NS
  Gender	Female
  Death	4 Mar 1928	Chester, Lunenburg, NS   [2]
  	Cause: Cerebral hemorrhage
  Burial	Chester, Lunenburg, NS
  Person ID	I125386	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2010

  
  

  Father	John A. CHURCH,   b. 1807, Chester, Lunenburg, NS d. 1 Dec 1860, off the harbour of Marie Joseph, Guysborough, NS (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth HAWBOLDT,   b. 6 Sep 1815, Chester, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	3 Mar 1839	Lunenburg County, NS   [1]
  Family ID	F37468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ebenezer ROBERTSON,   b. 1837, Pictou, Pictou, NS d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	28 Dec 1868	Chester, Lunenburg, NS   [3]
  Notes	When Ebenezer ROBERTSON m. Eliza CHURCH in 1868, he gives his residence as Minnestoa. Subsequently, in the Canadian Census and on her death record, she appears as a widow. But in 1900, Ebenezer ROBERTSON appears back in Minnesota with a wife named Belinda to whom he has been married for 29 years. There is an 1869 NS divorce in which the parties are named ROBERTSON, but their given names are not listed. Also, in the 1901 Census, a woman who seems to be Eliza appears using her maiden name, CHURCH. So whether she is a "geographic" widow or divorced, it would appear that her marriage ended quickly. [Bob H] When Ebenezer ROBERTSON m. Eliza CHURCH in 1868, he gives his residence as Minnestoa. Subsequently, in the Canadian Census and on her death record, she appears as a widow. But in 1900, Ebenezer ROBERTSON appears back in Minnesota with a wife named Belinda to whom he has been married for 29 years. There is an 1869 NS divorce in which the parties are named ROBERTSON, but their given names are not listed. Also, in the 1901 Census, a woman who seems to be Eliza appears using her maiden name, CHURCH. So whether she is a "geographic" widow or divorced, it would appear that her marriage ended quickly. [Bob H]
  Family ID	F46868	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S9299] Parish Register, St. Stephen's Anglican Church--Chester. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1928 - Book: 127 - Page: 469. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1869 - Book: 1828 - Page: 36 - Number: 43.