1810 - 1880 (70 years)
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| Name |
John Sparkes |
| Birth |
23 May 1810 |
Brigus, Newfoundland  [1, 2] |
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John Sparkes birth 1810
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| Christening |
9 Sep 1810 |
Brigus, Newfoundland [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
19 Nov 1880 |
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland |
| Notes |
- Will of John Sparks
from Newfoundland will books volume 4 pages 128-129 probate year 1881
In re
John Sparks deceased.
In the name of God Amen. The twelfth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine I John Sparks of Harbour Grace in the Island of Newfoundland planter and carpenter being sound and perfect both of body and mind and of perfect memory thanks be given to Allmighty God knowing that it is appointed unto all men once to die do make and order this my last will and testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Allmighty God that gave it and my body recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial of my two sons Ruben and Thomas nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Allmighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life I give demise and dispose of the same in the following manner
first i give to my son William the house he now occupies and back yard and walk from the front door to the road
Second I give to my son Ruben the cabbage garden he occupied now joining the land his house stands on adding ten feet more to the westward with it allso that piece of that land the north side of the road bond by Sheppards fence eastward Northward by Snow and Ash
Third I give to my son Thomas the house i now possesses the back yard and garden south of the house the west part the garden bound by the road North and my son Ruben east allso that piece of land the north side of the road bound to the east by my son Ruben North by Ash west by the road leading to Salavins Hill this is my last will and testament whereas i set my hand and seal pronounced and declared by the said John X Sparks. Witness Stephen Sparks Senr. Stephen X Sparks Junr.
Certified correct,
D. M. Browning
Registrar
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| Person ID |
I3872 |
West & Park Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
19 Jan 2025 |
| Father |
Ambrose Sparkes, b. Abt 1776, Hampshire, England d. 30 Apr 1855, Bull Cove, Port de Grave, Newfoundland (Age 79 years) |
| Mother |
Ann Noulle or Newell, b. 1778, Bull Cove, Port de Grave, Newfoundland d. 1853, Bull Cove, Port de Grave, Newfoundland (Age 75 years) |
| Marriage |
1804 |
| Family ID |
F996 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Anne Ash |
| Marriage |
13 Nov 1834 |
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada [3] |
| Children |
| | 1. Hugh "William" Sparkes, c. 29 Mar 1836, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada |
| + | 2. Reuben Sparkes, b. 11 Aug 1844, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada |
| | 3. John Sparkes, b. 29 Jan 1847, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada |
| | 4. Thomas Sparkes, b. 13 May 1848, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada |
| | 5. Elizabeth Sparkes, b. 30 Jul 1850, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada |
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| Family ID |
F2159 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
19 Jan 2025 |
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| Sources |
- [S33] The Rooms .
Parson John Percey's Records, Brigus Methodist Parish Records Box 1
- [S48] FamilySearch.org, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9T-VRX8.
Canada, Newfoundland, Vital Statistics, 1753-1893", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9T-VRX8 : Fri Mar 08 16:46:46 UTC 2024), Entry for John Sparks and Ambrose Sparks, 23 May 1810
- [S48] FamilySearch.org, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9398-24WP-V?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQK9T-KR8M&action=view&cc=1793777.
Canada, Newfoundland, Vital Statistics, 1753-1893", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9T-KR8M : Fri Mar 08 06:30:54 UTC 2024), Entry for John Sparks and Anne Ash, 13 Nov 1834
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