Catherine Barbara LEY^[1]

1784 - 1815  (30 years)

• Name	Catherine Barbara LEY
  Birth	29 Jun 1784	Lunenburg County, NS   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	1815	Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS   [1]
  	Two different transcripts of her death/burial entry have her dying in Mar 1815; but since she gave birth to son Benjamin in Apr 1815, that seems less than likely. So either what should have looked like a 5 or an 8 looks like a 3 in the parish register, or the burial date was entered after the fact and somebody didn't remember it correctly. Two different transcripts of her death/burial entry have her dying in Mar 1815; but since she gave birth to son Benjamin in Apr 1815, that seems less than likely. So either what should have looked like a 5 or an 8 looks like a 3 in the parish register, or the burial date was entered after the fact and somebody didn't remember it correctly.
  Person ID	I252528	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Johannes Heinrich LEY,   b. 1753, Lunenburg County, NS d. 1836, NS (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Philippina BACKMAN,   b. Abt 1759, Lunenburg County, NS d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	29 Apr 1777	Lunenburg County, NS   [1]
  Family ID	F1078	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Johann Christian BAKER,   b. 17 Jan 1769, Lunenburg County, NS d. Aug 1808, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	26 Jul 1800	Lunenburg County, NS   [1]
  Children	1. Anna Catharina Barbara BAKER,   b. 20 Jun 1801, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS d. 26 Dec 1875, Halifax, Halifax, NS (Age 74 years)   2. George BAKER,   b. 6 Jan 1804, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown   3. Catherine Elizabeth BAKER,   b. 25 Jan 1807, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1077	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family 2	George MASON,   b. 17 Feb 1785, Lunenburg County, NS d. 4 Mar 1862, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	23 Apr 1810	Lunenburg County, NS   [2]
  Children	1. Sophia MASON,   b. 10 Oct 1810, Lunenburg County, NS d. 24 Mar 1895, Chester, Lunenburg, NS (Age 84 years)   2. John Peter MASON,   b. 21 Dec 1812, Lunenburg County, NS d. 2 Jan 1894, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS (Age 81 years)   3. Benjamin MASON,   b. 29 Apr 1815, Lunenburg County, NS d. 6 Jul 1891, Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, NS (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F817	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Some have the wife of Johann Christian BAKER as the Catherine Barbara LOWE who was d/o Alexander and Eliza (EICHERT) LOWE. However, it is known that the Catherine Barbara LEY who marries John Henry BAKER also marries George MASON after his death. When she dies, it is also known that George MASON then marries Magdalena LEY, who is thought to be Catherine Barbara's sister. If true, that makes Catherine Barbara the d/o John Henry and Philippina (BACKMAN) LEY. Some have the wife of Johann Christian BAKER as the Catherine Barbara LOWE who was d/o Alexander and Eliza (EICHERT) LOWE. However, it is known that the Catherine Barbara LEY who marries John Henry BAKER also marries George MASON after his death. When she dies, it is also known that George MASON then marries Magdalena LEY, who is thought to be Catherine Barbara's sister. If true, that makes Catherine Barbara the d/o John Henry and Philippina (BACKMAN) LEY.

  
  

• Sources

  [S9190] Parish Register, Dutch Reformed Church--Lunenburg. [S9263] Parish Register, St. John's Anglican Church--Lunenburg.