Martha Hammond Squires1,2

F, b. 1 August 1818, d. 12 March 1916
FatherJabesh Caleb Squires2 b. 1775, d. 4 Mar 1863
MotherMartha Hammond2 b. 1783, d. 10 Dec 1857
Relationship1st cousin 5 times removed of Pamela Joyce Wood
Last Edited1 Feb 2024
     Martha Hammond Squires was born on 1 August 1818 at New Brunswick.3,2 She was the daughter of Jabesh Caleb Squires and Martha Hammond.2 Martha Hammond Squires married William Burton Cox, son of Abraham Cox, on 26 December 1861 at Woodstock, Carleton Co, New Brunswick; William Cox was of Perth, Victoria Co, New Brunswick, and Martha was of the parish of Kent, Carleton Co.4,5 Martha Hammond Squires died on 12 March 1916 at probably Florenceville, Carleton Co, New Brunswick, at age 97; Martha Cox was aged 93, a widower, lodging with the family of Bucher McCain.6,2
     She appeared on the census of 1901 at Kent, Carleton Co, New Brunswick; Martha was widowed, aged 82, and retired, living by herself.3

Family

William Burton Cox b. c 1820

Citations

  1. [S781] Ancestry.ca, 2007: Acadia Vital Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 , Woodstock, Marriage of William B. Cox and Martha H. Squires.
  2. [S793] William Austin Squires, "Jabesh Cabel Squires."
  3. [S352] 1901 Canadian Census , New Brunswick, Carleton Co, Kent. Page: 3; Houehold of Martha Cox.
  4. [S781] Ancestry.ca, 2007: Acadia Vital Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 , New Brunswick, Woodstock. Marriage of William B. Cox and Martha H. Squires, 1861.
  5. [S706] Daniel F. Johnson, New Brunswick Vital Statistics from Newspapers, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Carleton Co, Woodstock. Carleton Sentinel, 18 Jan 1862. Marriage of W.B. Cox and Martha Squires.
  6. [S618] Ancestry.com Inc., 2006: 1911 Canada Census , New Bruunswick, Carleton Co, Florenceville. Page: 17; Family No: 169. Household of Bucher McCain.