Our Genealogy - Person Sheet
Our Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameRalph Colpitts , 5G Uncle, M
Birth1 Jan 1778, Peathrow near Cockfield, Durham County, England89
Death21 Jan 1855, New Brunswick, Canada51
BurialForest Glen Cemetery, Salisbury Parish, NB94
Christen9 Jan 1778, Cockfield, Durham County, England90
Educationchristened Church of England90
FatherRobert John Colpitts , M (ca1747-1810)
MotherMargaret Wade , F (~1747-1794)
Spouses
1Miriam (Mariah) Jones , 5G Aunt, F
Birth15 Mar 1786, New Brunswick, Canada86,79
Death11 Dec 1823, Salisbury, New Brunswick86
BurialOld Pioneer Cemetery, Grub Road, Salisbury, NB86
FatherHeinrich (Henry) Schantz , M (ca1758-1840)
MotherChristiana (Christenah) Somers , F (ca1758-1851)
Marriage16 Jan 180690
ChildrenHenry , M (1807-1832)
 Robert E. , M (1808-1896)
 Thomas , M (1810-1880)
 Maragaret Ann , F (ca1816-)
 Lydia , F (1818-1888)
 Ralph , M (ca1818-1889)
 Charles , M (1820->1900)
 Mariah , F (1823-1914)
 Deborah , F (1823-)
Marriage12 Jan 182587
ChildrenSarah Anne , F
Birthca 179894
Death15 Aug 185894
BurialForest Glen Cemetery, Salisbury Parish, NB94
Marriage4 Mar 184193
No Children
Notes for Ralph Colpitts
“Ralph, the fifth son, was noted as a great hunter. He married for his wife, Mariah Jones of Moncton, and settled on Pollett River, where his grandson, Havelock Colpitts lives. The children by this marriage were: Henry, Robert, Thomas, Ralph, Charles (still living), Margaret, Lydia, Mariah (still living), and Deborah. His second wife was Hannah Raymond of Havelock, N. B., and they had one child, Sarah Anne, who married Chas. Keith of Havelock. After the death of his second wife Ralph married Emma Mollins, but there were no children.”89

Listed in the 1851 census with his 3rd wife Emma and his son Ralph Jr.’s family at Salisbury, Westmorland, New Brunswick, age 73. Lists the year of his entry into the colony as 1780.84

Regarding the cemetery listing:
“Forest Glen Cemetery
(Salisbury Parish, N.B.)
(contributed by Cleadie Barnett, CG(C))
Located on the easterly side of the Pollet River, about two miles down the river from the Village of Forest Glenn, on land granted to Ralph Colpitts. Copied by J.E. Humphreys in 1922. (He only had 14 entries...) Also, recorded in Aug 1984 by Richard & Sandra Thorne, on whose record this recording is based.”

Stone reports: Colpitts, Ralph d. 21 May 1856 ae 73 yrs94 [actually he was 77]
Obituaries notes for Ralph Colpitts
Date : February 8, 1855
Place : Saint John
Newspaper : Weekly Chronicle
“d. Westmorland, 21st ult., Ralph COLPITTS, age 80.”51 [This date of death is likely more correct than the cemetery listing since it is the earlier one and was published in the paper.]
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