Obediah Michael LOHNES

1849 - 1909  (60 years)

• Name	Obediah Michael LOHNES
  Birth	1849	Ritcey's Cove, Lunenburg, NS   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Jul 1909	Riverport, Lunenburg, NS   [2]
  	Cause: drowning [suicide]
  Burial	Shepherd's Hill Cemetery, Riverport, NS
  Person ID	I337280	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Ephraim LOHNES,   b. 13 Dec 1822, Lunenburg County, NS d. 16 May 1889, Riverport, Lunenburg, NS (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Caroline RITCEY,   b. 25 Mar 1825, Ritcey's Cove, Lunenburg, NS d. 5 Feb 1895, Ritcey's Cove, Lunenburg, NS (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1847	Ritcey's Cove, Lunenburg, NS   [3]
  	The date of marriage shown is the date of the marriage bond. The date of marriage shown is the date of the marriage bond.
  Family ID	F138815	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Cassandra ROMKEY,   b. Jul 1850, Five Houses, Lunenburg, NS d. 8 Nov 1932, Riverport, Lunenburg, NS (Age ~ 82 years)
  Marriage	11 Jan 1877	Lunenburg, Lunenburg, NS   [4]
  Children	1. Lemuel Richard LOHNES,   b. 29 Oct 1878, Ritcey's Cove, Lunenburg, NS d. 27 May 1965, Waltham, Middlesex, MA (Age 86 years)   2. James William LOHNES,   b. 15 Oct 1880, Ritcey's Cove, Lunenburg, NS d. 18 Jan 1962, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, NS (Age 81 years)   3. Bennett Obediah LOHNES,   b. 8 Oct 1882, Riverport, Lunenburg, NS d. 25 Jun 1959, Head of St. Margaret's Bay, Halifax, NS (Age 76 years)   4. George Ephraim LOHNES,   b. 6 Jan 1885, Ritcey's Cove, Lunenburg, NS d. 6 Dec 1918, Riverport, Lunenburg, NS (Age 33 years)   5. Melbourne St. Clair LOHNES,   b. 26 Dec 1889, Bridgewater, Lunenburg, NS d. 8 Dec 1918, Riverport, Lunenburg, NS (Age 28 years)   6. Lawrence Milford LOHNES,   b. 15 Nov 1892, Ritcey's Cove, Lunenburg, NS d. 30 Oct 1917, Passchendaele, Belgium (Age 24 years)
  Family ID	F138817	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S12553] 1871 Census of *NS*, Lunenburg County, Ritcey's Cove. family, #133. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1909 book: 13 page: 19 number: 107. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1847 number: 9113. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1877 book: 1828 page: 134 number: 24.