Susanna SIMS

1842 - 1901  (59 years)

• Name	Susanna SIMS
  Birth	8 Mar 1842	Lunenburg County, NS   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	14 Nov 1901	Little Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS   [4]
  Burial	Simms Cemetery, Simms Settlement, NS
  Person ID	I43461	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2022

  
  

  Mother	Anna SIMS
  Family ID	F90534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jacob LEVY,   b. 8 Sep 1829, Little Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS d. 9 Sep 1902, Little Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	1861	Lunenburg County, NS   [5]
  Children	1. Cordelia LEVY,   b. 12 Nov 1861, Little Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS d. Sep 1915, Lunenburg County, NS (Age 53 years)   2. Cyrus LEVY,   b. 29 Jun 1863, Little Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS d. 15 Nov 1949, Owl's Head Harbour, Halifax, NS (Age 86 years)   3. Annie LEVY,   b. 1882, Little Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F18164	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  The conventional wisdom seems to be that the second wife of Jacob LEVY was Susan Simpson BAKER, daughter of George A. and Elizabeth (YOUNG) BAKER. Unfortunately, as the flyleaf from George A. BAKER's family bible tells us, there was no daughter named Susan in this family. Further, while it is clear that the second wife (they may actually not have married) of Jacob LEVY was named Susan, I cannot find even a scintilla of evidence to indicate that she was named BAKER. And, although the third wife of Jacob LEVY was named Maria SMITH, she actually was the daughter of a George and Elizabeth BAKER. So I suspect that, somewhere along the line, some genealogist or relative got their wires crossed and a self-perpetuating error was born. As to who she actually was, consider the following: a. On the death certificate for Cyrus BAKER, s/o Jacob, his mother is given as Susanna SIMMS b. There is a Susanna SIMMS b. 08 Mar 1842, illegitimate d/o Anna SIMMS c. The ages given for Susan, wife of Jacob LEVY, in the 1871, 1881, and 1891 Censuses exactly match the DOB of Susanna SIMMS d. Susan, wife of Jacob LEVY, is buried at Sims Cemetery, Sims Settlement. So I strongly suspect that the second wife of Jacon LEVY is the above Susanna SIMMS. -----Bob H----- The conventional wisdom seems to be that the second wife of Jacob LEVY was Susan Simpson BAKER, daughter of George A. and Elizabeth (YOUNG) BAKER. Unfortunately, as the flyleaf from George A. BAKER's family bible tells us, there was no daughter named Susan in this family. Further, while it is clear that the second wife (they may actually not have married) of Jacob LEVY was named Susan, I cannot find even a scintilla of evidence to indicate that she was named BAKER. And, although the third wife of Jacob LEVY was named Maria SMITH, she actually was the daughter of a George and Elizabeth BAKER. So I suspect that, somewhere along the line, some genealogist or relative got their wires crossed and a self-perpetuating error was born. As to who she actually was, consider the following: a. On the death certificate for Cyrus BAKER, s/o Jacob, his mother is given as Susanna SIMMS b. There is a Susanna SIMMS b. 08 Mar 1842, illegitimate d/o Anna SIMMS c. The ages given for Susan, wife of Jacob LEVY, in the 1871, 1881, and 1891 Censuses exactly match the DOB of Susanna SIMMS d. Susan, wife of Jacob LEVY, is buried at Sims Cemetery, Sims Settlement. So I strongly suspect that the second wife of Jacon LEVY is the above Susanna SIMMS. -----Bob H-----

  
  

• Sources

  [S1546] Inscription Survey, Sims Cemetery--Sims Settlement, Age at death given as 58. [S67] 1881 Census of *NS*, Lunenburg County, Tancook, family #86. [S9299] Parish Register, St. Stephen's Anglican Church--Chester. [S17042] LWT of Susanna Levy, Family search, 1900 Estate files, wills A to Z,; Administration A to Z in MF1754373, DGS 8571543. [S12553] 1871 Census of *NS*, Lunenburg County, Tancook, family #75.