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At the very beginning all I knew was that Eliza Travers married my ggg-grandfather, Charles Edward Ruggles. I had no idea when or where or anything more about her than her name.
This is what I've been able to link to my lines and at the end will be an abstract of the Past and Present of PEI by DA Mackinnon & AB Washburton circa 1906.
The Travers sisters, Louisa (second daughter of Mary Travers of St. John's Newfoundland) and Eliza (third daughter of Mary) married brothers; Thomas Gilbert Ruggles and Charles Edward Ruggles respectively.
Descendants of John Travers
Generation No. 1
1. John1 Travers was born in Timoleague, County Cork, Ireland, and died in St. Mary's, Newfoundland.
Notes for John Travers:
This John came out to Newfoundland sometime in the late 1700's - presumably he was in the fishing business.
Child of John Travers is:
+ 2 i. John2 Travers.
Generation No. 2
2. John2 Travers (John1). He married Mary Widdecombe.
Notes for John Travers:
According to Elsie Travers, family legend has it that this John went tp Demarara to collect money that was owing to him but did not return - either lost at sea or lost to disease.
Notes for Mary Widdecombe:
Isl. March 10, 1854, page 3
Died at her residence. Kildare, Lot 8, after a long and painful illness, on Friday morning 24th of Feb last, regretted by a large circle of relatives and friends, Mrs. Mary Travers, formerly of St. John's, NF.
Children of John Travers and Mary Widdecombe are:
+ 3 i. Louisa3 Travers, born 1806 in St. John's, Newfoundland; died April 26, 1887 in Kildare Capes, Prince Edward Island.
+ 4 ii. Eliza Travers, born 1816 in St. Johns, Newfoundland; died August 19, 1888 in Kildare Capes, Prince Edward Island.
+ 5 iii. John C. Travers, born 1808 in St. Johns, Newfoundland; died 1880 in Charlottetown, Nova Scotia.
6 iv. Jane H. Travers, born 1802; died 1886.
7 v. Mary A. Travers, died 1879.
8 vi. Agnes Travers, born 1816; died August 19, 1888 in Australia. She married Unknown Bellini.
Generation No. 3
3. Louisa3 Travers (John2, John1) was born 1806 in St. John's, Newfoundland, and died April 26, 1887 in Kildare Capes, Prince Edward Island. She married Thomas Gilbert Ruggles January 28, 1838 in Port Hill, Prince Edward Island, son of Thomas Ruggles and Sarah Fowler.
Notes for Thomas Gilbert Ruggles:
Headstone reads, " In memory of Thomas G. Ruggles, died May 12 1897 age 90, he rests from his labour."
Louisa's gravestone reads, "In him I live in memory of Louisa Travers beloved wife of Thomas G. Ruggles, died April 26, 1887, age 81, she is not dead but sleepeth (Cairns and McLean).
Listed in the following Census records:
1861 Lot 3 pg 4
Farmer
Church of England
Proprietor of The Misses Travers
4 in family
5 years at location
1 female between ages 5-16
1 female between ages 16-21
1 female between ages 45-60
1 male between ages 45-60
1881 Census Lot 3
Farmer
Church of England
Ruggles, Thomas M 74 N.S.
Ruggles, Louise F 75 Nfld
Travers, Thaddeus M 35 PEI
Travers, Isabella F 27 PEI
Travers, Maria Garland F 2 PEI
Travers, Louisa F 1/12 PEI
1891 Census Lot 3
Ruggles, Thomas M 84 Widower b. N.S father b. NS mother b. US Church of Eng
Farmer
Living in the household of Peter Whalin
More About Thomas Gilbert Ruggles:
Burial: Kildare Capes Cemetery
Occupation: Farmer
Marriage Notes for Louisa Travers and Thomas Ruggles:
Marriage performed by Rev. Wiggins at Port Hill
Child of Louisa Travers and Thomas Ruggles is:
+ 9 i. James Frederick4 Ruggles, born 1834.
4. Eliza3 Travers (John2, John1) was born 1816 in St. Johns, Newfoundland, and died August 19, 1888 in Kildare Capes, Prince Edward Island. She married (1) Charles Edward Ruggles February 18, 1840 in Prince Edward Island, son of Thomas Ruggles and Sarah Fowler. She married (2) James Patterson February 11, 1856 in Prince Edward Island.
More About Eliza Travers:
Burial: Christ Church/Ang lot 3, Cemtry 5/S stone 35
More About Charles Edward Ruggles:
Occupation: 1840, Constable
Marriage Notes for Eliza Travers and Charles Ruggles:
Charles Ruggles (bachelor) and Eliza Travers (spinster) married February 18, 1840 by license by A.V.G. Wiggins, clerk.
Witnessed by John Gordon and George Ruggles
Recorded the 17th July 1840
Marriage book 1839-1844 page 3.
More About James Patterson:
Occupation: Farmer in Kildare
Marriage Notes for Eliza Travers and James Patterson:
James Patterson (bachelor) and Eliza Ruggles (widow) married Feb 11 1856 by license by Robert Gordon, JP and witnessed by Archd Gordon and Isabella Gordon.
Child of Eliza Travers and Charles Ruggles is:
+ 10 i. Fredrick William4 Ruggles, born May 10, 1840 in Alberton, Prince County, Prince Edward Island; died January 26, 1927 in Umatilla, Florida.
5. John C.3 Travers (John2, John1) was born 1808 in St. Johns, Newfoundland, and died 1880 in Charlottetown, Nova Scotia. He married (1) Hanna Garland St. John. He married (2) Miss Tamlin.
More About John C. Travers:
Occupation: Printer
Religion: Church of England
Children of John Travers and Hanna St. John are:
+ 11 i. Thaddeus W.4 Travers, born October 26, 1844.
12 ii. Louisa Travers.
13 iii. Widdecombe Travers.
+ 14 iv. J. Charles Travers, born 1834; died 1913.
15 v. James St. John Travers, born 1836; died 1858 in Andover, Ma.
16 vi. Victor Travers.
17 vii. Thomas R. Travers.
Generation No. 4
9. James Frederick4 Ruggles (Louisa3 Travers, John2, John1) was born 1834. He married Lusanna Davis in Maine.
Children of James Ruggles and Lusanna Davis are:
18 i. William J.5 Ruggles, born 1872 in Brewer, Penobscott Co., ME; died 1937. He married Theresa Josphine Brehon.
19 ii. George Ruggles.
20 iii. Francis Ruggles.
21 iv. Fredrick Ruggles.
22 v. Ida Adelaide Ruggles.
23 vi. Isabella E. Ruggles.
10. Fredrick William4 Ruggles (Eliza3 Travers, John2, John1) was born May 10, 1840 in Alberton, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, and died January 26, 1927 in Umatilla, Florida. He married Mary Rebecca McPherson Abt. 1867, daughter of John McPherson and Irene McPherson.
Alberton, PEI.
A flourishing village in Township No. 4, parish of Egmont, county of Prince. This is the principal harbour in Edmont Bay, and main rendezvous for fishing vessells, being the only port between Bedeque and Malpeque. The soil in this vicinity is very productive, 70,000 bushels of oats and 30,000 bushels of potatoes have been shipped from here in one season. Shipbuilding is carried on to a considerable extent. There is here an office of the New York, Newfoundland and London Telegraph Co. Distant from Charlottetown 80 miles, from Summerside 43 miles. Mail bi weekly, population about 700. (1871)
More About Fredrick William Ruggles:
Burial: Glendale Cemetery
Death Certificate: #1055 - State of Florida, Lake County
Occupation: Painter of houses and carriages
More About Mary Rebecca McPherson:
Burial: Syracuse, Kansas
Cause of death (Facts Pag: Chronic bronchitis and influenza
Fact 1: Belonged to the Womens Temperance Union
Fact 2: Friend of Carrie Nation
Children of Fredrick Ruggles and Mary McPherson are:
24 i. Irene Anvira5 Ruggles, born March 12, 1866; died October 28, 1867.
Notes for Irene Anvira Ruggles:
died young. Reference from the Public Archives and Records office, letter dated Sept 27, 1999.
More About Irene Anvira Ruggles:
Baptism: April 01, 1866, Christ Church, Kildare
Burial: Old Dock Presberterian Cemetery, Alberton
25 ii. Charles Gilbert Ruggles, born June 05, 1868. He married Rose M Bowers in Watertown, MA.
26 iii. Arthur Gidney Ruggles, born September 12, 1872 in Prince Edward Island, Alberton, Prince Co,; died August 14, 1938 in Larned, Kansas. He married (1) Bessie J. Ruggles Abt. 1900 in Massachusetts. He married (2) Helen Katherine Doherty Abt. 1903 in Boston, MA.
More About Arthur Gidney Ruggles:
Occupation: Painter
More About Helen Katherine Doherty:
Burial: December 1917, Maple Grove Cemetery, Lot 3, Block 84 Div 3, Matt Down Rd, Dodge City, KS 67801
27 iv. Benjamin J. W. Ruggles, born 1874; died December 07, 1934 in Wichita, Kansas. He married Mararite E. Gross in Kansas.
28 v. Irene Ruggles, born March 17, 1875; died August 20, 1962 in Frostproof, Florida. She married George Elliott in Kansas.
29 vi. Louise Ruggles, born July 04, 1879 in Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia; died August 31, 1976 in Syracuse, Kansas. She married William Patton.
11. Thaddeus W.4 Travers (John C.3, John2, John1) was born October 26, 1844. He married Isabelle Dougherty 1877, daughter of William Dougherty and Maria Coswell.
Notes for Thaddeus W. Travers:
The subject of this sketch received a good district school education and was reared to the vocation of farming, which pursuit he has continuously followed throughout his active years. He is possessed of a good theoretical and practical knowledge of everu detail of his avocation and has pursued it with a gratifying degree of success.
The farm which comprises two hundred acres of land, of which eighty acreas are under the plow is considered one the most attractive and productive properties in the community. Part of this land was cleared by the subject himself who has made all of the improvements, which are neat and permanent character and which reflect credit upon the owner. The farm was formerly known as the Thomas G. Ruggles place, having been owned by a man who in an early day came from Nova Scotia and here lived with the subject who bought the place some time prior to the death of Mr. Ruggles. Mr. Travers engages in mixed farming, also in live stock raising, giving some attention to dairying.
In politics he supports the Liberal party and has held the office of justice of the peace for ten years. He is a member of the Church of England, and his fraternal relationship is with the Sons of Temperance.
More About Thaddeus W. Travers:
Occupation: Farmer
Children of Thaddeus Travers and Isabelle Dougherty are:
30 i. Maria5 Travers.
31 ii. Isabelle Travers.
32 iii. Reginald Travers.
33 iv. Ethel Travers.
34 v. Gilbert Travers.
35 vi. Victor Thaddeus Travers.
36 vii. George Travers.
14. J. Charles4 Travers (John C.3, John2, John1) was born 1834, and died 1913. He married Isabella Dyer, daughter of Rev. R. W. Dyer.
Child of J. Travers and Isabella Dyer is:
37 i. John Cunningham5 Travers, born August 05, 1888 in Kildare Capes, Prince Edward Island. He married Jemima Agnes Feakes February 08, 1917 in Kildare Capes, Prince Edward Island.
A special thank you to Lorraine Warren of the Alberton Musuem for her assistance on information on this family and the Church. See my Christ Church link below for additional information as it comes.
Past & Present of Prince Edward Island
DA Mackinnon and AB Washburton
John C. Travers of St. John's Newfoundland and his first wife Hanna G. St. John came to PEI about 1834 and settled in Kildare Capes. John C. Travers, a printer by occupation, a Liberal in his politics, a member of the Church of England and during his later years would move to Charlottetown and die there about 1880 at the age of 72 years. His second wife was a Miss Tamlin also of Charlottetown and they would have ten children together - the names of those ten are yet unknown.
John C. Travers and wife Hanna had eight children:
Louisa Travers (not my Louisa but probably her neice)
Widdecombe Travers - deceased
John. C. Travers, Jr. - would become a farmer
James S. Travers - deceased
Victor Travers - moved back to Newfoundland
Thaddeus Travers #1 - deceased
Thomas R. Travers - moved to Massachusetts
* Thaddeus Travers b. October 26, 1844 (the object of this article).
Thaddeus was reared in the profession of farming and would purchase the farm of Thomas Gilbert Ruggles with whom he lived with prior to the death of Thomas Gilbert Ruggles (husband of Louisa Travers - I believe that Thaddeus was the nephew of Louisa). The farm was two hundred acres with eighty acres "under the plow", and the remainder as pasture land for his livestock.
Thaddeus was also a member of the Liberal party as was his father and held the office of justice of the peace and was a member of the fraternal organization Sons of Temperance.
Thaddeus married Isabelle Dougherty of Cascumpee, PEI in 1877. They would have seven children:
Maria Travers who resided in Worcester, MA and was a nurse.
Isabelle Travers who lived in Vancouver, BC and worked as a dressmaker.
Reginald Travers who moved to Central America.
Ethel Travers
Gilbert Travers - who died at age 13 from drowning.
Victor Travers
George Travers
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My sources for the marriages of Louisa Travers and Thomas Gilbert Ruggles were:Colonial Herald - 10 Mar 1838, pg 3.
Louisa Travers death - source is the PEI Archives Cemetery Index. Louisa is buried at Christ Church in Kildare Capes in Lot 3.
Eliza Travers death - source is the PEI Archives Cemetery Index. Eliza is buried at Christ Church in Kildare Capes also in Lot 3.
Eliza Travers marriage - source is the Royal Gazette, 17 Mar 1840, page 3
Source - Isl. 10 Mar 1854 page 3 - Mary Travers - (mother of Louisa and Eliza Travers) died Feb 24, 1854 at her residence in Kildare, Lot 8 after a long and painful illness. Regretted by a large circle of relatives and friends, Mrs. Mary Travers, formerly of St. John's N.F.
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