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37. Murphy Giberson was born in 1795 in Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. He lived in Kent Parish, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada in 1851. He died on 13 June 1868 at the age of 73 in Bath, Parish of Kent, New Brunswick (Carelton). Murphy was buried in 1868 in Lower Wicklow Cemetery, Wicklow Parish, New Brunswick (Carelton). Murphy Giberson was the first magistrate in Kent and first postmaster of Kent.
In April 1853 Murphy was appointed as a way officer in Kent. Provincial Archives of NB, Dept of Natural Resources, Lands Branch:
Murphy Giberson received two original Land Grants in Carleton County;
1) 360 acres in the Parish of Kent, Carleton County, east of the St. John River, below the mouth of the Monquart River. This is grant number 1870, dated Sepember 10, 1825.
2) Lot number 1 in Block 18, East of the Monquart River. This lot contained 100 acres and is also situated in the Parish of Kent in Carleton County. This Grant is Number 3325, dated November 27, 1844. 1851 Census, Kent Parish, Carleton County, at page 9 lists:
Murphy, 56, is listed as head of house hold;
Lydia, 46, wife
Samuel, 24, son
Hannah, 21, daughter
Mary, 19, daughter
David, 17, son "The Dolmans in America", page 77:
Murphy Giberson, Ada Harriet Giberson's paternal grandfather, married Lydia Stickney. He had a grist mill; rye was the grain, as there was no wheat. Maple sugar was made, and sheep raised for wool, which was spun, woven and made into clothes, all by hand. They also raised flax, which was spun and woven into sheets, pillow cases, and table clothes. Lydia Stickney had the first iron cookstove, and the first buggy to be seen on the St. John River. Fifty-eight grandchildren grew to maturity. Hamilton, 15, son
Joseph, 22, son
Charles, 13, son
Harriet, 11, son
Hepsebah, 9, daughter
Emily, 4, daughter
Amos, 2 , son
Alfred, 3, nephew 1861 Census for Kent Parish, Carleton County, lists Murphy, 64, as head of household
Lydia, 56, wife
Hamilton, 26, son
Harriet, 21, daughter
Hepsey, 19, daughter
Emily, 13, daughter
Amos, 12, son Elizabeth, 1 grand daughter
Mary, 29, daughter In 1861 the farm contained 120 improved acres and 240 acres, unimproved. Murphy Giberson and Lydia Burpee Stickney were married on 12 November 1823 in York, New Brunswick. Lydia Burpee Stickney, daughter of Benjamin Stickney and Mary Barker, was born on 12 May 1805 in Sheffield, Sunbury, New Brunswick. She was born on 12 May 1805 in Sheffield, New Brunswick. She lived in Murphy Lake, Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick after 1823. Lydia lived in Kent Parish, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada in 1851. She died on 20 May 1883 at the age of 78 in Carleton, New Brunswick. She was buried in 1883 in Lower Wicklow Cemetery, Wicklow Parish, New Brunswick (Carelton). 1871 Census for Kent Parish, Carleton County, lists
Lydia Giberson, 66, widow, Free Christian Baptist, as head of
household
Emmy, daughter, 20
Amos, son, 22
Hamilton, son, 34 1881 Census for Kent Parish, Carleton County, lists
Lydia Giberson, 76, widow, Free Christian Baptist, as head of
household
Emily F., [daughter], 32, school teacher
Lillan G., [granddaughter], 21, school teacher
Amos F., [son], 31, farmer, widower
Chipman, [grandson], 6 Murphy Giberson-5530 and Lydia Burpee Stickney-5016 had the following children: |