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TJCotrs on tlje iFatnUff <strong>of</strong> mt WLolt<br />

judge <strong>and</strong> his estimable lady spent nearly sixty years <strong>of</strong> their married life,<br />

<strong>and</strong> their unbounded hospitality is well remembered at the present day.<br />

He died 30*^ November 1837. His widow died 25*^ March 1852, aged<br />

ninety years, having never changed her residence from the dwelling to<br />

which she went as a bride seventy-three years previously.<br />

"THOMAS ANDREW STRANGE (61) DeWOLF, son <strong>of</strong><br />

Elisha, <strong>and</strong> gr<strong>and</strong>son <strong>of</strong> the emigrant Nathan, was born at Horton, ig"*<br />

April 1795. He was educated at Amherst, N. S. He married, 30""<br />

December 181 7, Nancy daughter <strong>of</strong> Colonel James Ratchford, N. S. M.<br />

<strong>of</strong> Parrsboro'.<br />

" Their children were :<br />

66 " I. James Ratchford, born iq"" November 1818;" our esteemed<br />

correspondent, to whom we are indebted for this interesting paper.<br />

67 " 2. Frederic AugitstuSyho'cw. 29"" August 1820; who died 13*'' April<br />

1821.<br />

68 " 3. Edwin, born 29"^ June 1822 ;<br />

who<br />

died 26*'' March 1880.<br />

69 "4. Thomas Ratchford, born 11"' September 1824; who died<br />

5*=^ April 1880.<br />

70 "5. Mary Sophia, born 25"' September 1826; who married W.<br />

Howe Smith <strong>of</strong> Montreal; <strong>and</strong> died 16"' July 1865.<br />

71<br />

" 6. Margaret Maria, born f^ May 1828 ; who married Chipman W.<br />

Smith <strong>of</strong> Shediac, N. B.; <strong>and</strong> died 25*'^ March 1881.<br />

72 "7. Thomas Andrew Strange, born i" July 1830; who died<br />

73<br />

74<br />

75<br />

76<br />

'j^<br />

10*'' May 1832.<br />

1868.<br />

1885.<br />

" 8. Eliza Anne, born 6"^ October 1831 ;<br />

who<br />

died 27"" March 1834.<br />

" g. Johji Clark, born lo"" January 1834; who died 24*'' August<br />

" 10. Nancy Allison, born S**" June 1836 ;<br />

" II. Charles Frederic, born 29*'' May 1837 ;<br />

" 12. Elisha Ratchford, born 28"' July 1839 ;<br />

who<br />

died 26"^ July 1843.<br />

who died 8'" February<br />

who<br />

died in April 1840.<br />

78 "13. Caroline Amelia, born i"' October 1840; who married: i'',<br />

7g<br />

T. Aubrey Crane ;<br />

1869.<br />

<strong>and</strong>,<br />

2'^''', Rev. Benjamin Hills.<br />

" 14. William Andrew, born 21'' March 1843; who died 6'^ June<br />

143

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