Weir Family Bible

Bible of William Weir

Inside front cover

William Weir Is My Name
Scotland Is My Nation
Beverly Is My Dwelling Place
And Heaven Is My Expectation
Handwritten, cursive.

Title page

THE
HOLY BIBLE,

CONTAINING THE

OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS:

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HAMILTON, C. W.:
PUBLISHED BY CAMPBELL, SHERRILL & CO.

1855.

C. W. = Canada West (present-day Ontario)

He must have lived in Beverly sometime
after 1855.

Family Record Page

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Number, names and date
of births
of William Weir family
This list is handwritten in block letters for the most part.

William Weir - Born in Nova Scotia county of Hunte Township of Newport - 1799

This is very difficult to read - I relied on the supplied transcription here.

There is no Hunte Co. in Nova Scotia today, but there is a Hants Co. which has a Newport Twp.

I can make out a word which with some imagination may be Hants.

Hannah Weir born 10 July 1805

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N^o

Childrens names

when born

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1.

Mary Elizabeth Weir

17^th March 1826

The transcription has this as 1825, but it looks like 1826 to me.

2.

Hannah Maria Weir

21^st do 1828

The last digit of the year is difficult to read, so again I am relying on the transcription.

3.

Stephen D^eForest Weir

6^th March 1831

The first name is difficult to read, but I believe it is Stephen. This would correspond to (what we believe) William's father's name. The 'F' in DeForest is definitely capitalized.

4.

John Washburn Weir

4 June 1833

Written in darker ink than the previous entries.

5.

Juliann Weir

16 October 1835

The bible was published in 1855, but the list of children covers 1826-1835. If these were written in later, why wasn't the complete list of children entered?

Transcription of the Family Record Page

Family Record
This is a transcription of the page which was made in 1968 or 69 because the bible page was fading.

William Weir - Born in
Novascotia county of Hunte
Township of Newport - 1799

Hannah Weir - Born July 10, 1805

Mary Elizabeth Weir - March 17, 1825

Hannah Maria Weir - March 21, 1828

Steven Deforest Weir - March 6, 1831

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Mary A Weir B June 24, 18,65

These appear to be the children of John Washburn Weir (son of William Weir #1 and Hannah Deforest) and Margaret Malloy.

George Weir B Dic 1, 18,66

Jessie Weir B Feb 16, 18,69

Bell Weir B Dic 28, 81,70

Harry Weir B sept 3, 1872

Wallace Weir B July 5, 18,74

Maggie Weir B Feb 11, 18,76

John Weir B May 28, 18,79

Hellen Weir B Aug 7, 1882

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Number, names and date of births of William Weir family			This list is handwritten in block letters for the most part.
William Weir - Born in Nova Scotia county of Hunte Township of Newport - 1799			This is very difficult to read - I relied on the supplied transcription here. There is no Hunte Co. in Nova Scotia today, but there is a Hants Co. which has a Newport Twp. I can make out a word which with some imagination may be Hants.
Hannah Weir born 10 July 1805			-
N^o	Childrens names	when born	-
1.	Mary Elizabeth Weir	17^th March 1826	The transcription has this as 1825, but it looks like 1826 to me.
2.	Hannah Maria Weir	21^st do 1828	The last digit of the year is difficult to read, so again I am relying on the transcription.
3.	Stephen D^eForest Weir	6^th March 1831	The first name is difficult to read, but I believe it is Stephen. This would correspond to (what we believe) William's father's name. The 'F' in DeForest is definitely capitalized.
4.	John Washburn Weir	4 June 1833	Written in darker ink than the previous entries.
5.	Juliann Weir	16 October 1835	Written in darker ink than the previous entries.

Family Record	This is a transcription of the page which was made in 1968 or 69 because the bible page was fading.
William Weir - Born in Novascotia county of Hunte Township of Newport - 1799
Hannah Weir - Born July 10, 1805
Mary Elizabeth Weir - March 17, 1825
Hannah Maria Weir - March 21, 1828
Steven Deforest Weir - March 6, 1831

Mary A Weir B June 24, 18,65	These appear to be the children of John Washburn Weir (son of William Weir #1 and Hannah Deforest) and Margaret Malloy.
George Weir B Dic 1, 18,66
Jessie Weir B Feb 16, 18,69
Bell Weir B Dic 28, 81,70
Harry Weir B sept 3, 1872
Wallace Weir B July 5, 18,74
Maggie Weir B Feb 11, 18,76
John Weir B May 28, 18,79
Hellen Weir B Aug 7, 1882