Joseph Norman Bond Kerr

     Joseph Norman Bond Kerr was born circa 1798 at Cornwallis, Kings Co, Nova Scotia. He was the son of James Kerr and Elizabeth Brown. Joseph Norman Bond Kerr married Charlotte Baker, daughter of Charles Baker and Ann Barron, on 22 November 1823 at Amherst, Cumberland Co, Nova Scotia.¹ Joseph Norman Bond Kerr married Isabella McFarlane, daughter of Donald McFarlane and Helen McNab, after 1845. Joseph Norman Bond Kerr married Sarah Ann Baker, daughter of Edward Baker and Elizabeth Lusby, on 30 January 1855 at Amherst, Cumberland Co, Nova Scotia. Joseph Norman Bond Kerr died on 18 August 1872. He was buried at Old Amherst Cemetery, Amherst, Cumberland Co, Nova Scotia.
     Joseph was named after Joseph Norman Bond, a surgeon, and fellow officer who served with James Kerr during the Revolutionary War. Joseph Bond also moved to Nova Scotia after the surrender at Yorktown, but chose Shelburne as his home.
Our Joseph N.B. Kerr had entered into a partnership with his brother, Robert, and owned water mills near Amherst and Wallace. He maintained residences at both locations. At Wallace, his place was known as Woody Bank Cottage.