Alfred Gilpin MESSENGER

1840 - 1917  (77 years)

• Name	Alfred Gilpin MESSENGER
  Birth	1840	Centrelea, Annapolis, NS   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Aug 1917	Centrelea, Annapolis, NS   [2]
  	Cause: Pneumonia
  Person ID	I35571	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2016

  
  

  Family 1	Susan Elizabeth DANIELS,   b. 5 Mar 1838, West Paradise, Annapolis, NS d. 20 Aug 1870, West Paradise, Annapolis, NS (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	2 Jun 1858	Annapolis County, NS   [3]
  Children	1. John Edward MESSENGER,   b. 10 Apr 1861, Tupperville, Annapolis, NS d. 1952, an unknown [to me] place (Age 90 years)   2. Freeman Simeon MESSENGER,   b. 9 Dec 1865, Tupperville, Annapolis, NS d. 24 Nov 1942, Middleton, Annapolis, NS (Age 76 years)   3. Willard MESSENGER,   b. 5 Oct 1869, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, NS d. 8 Dec 1869, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, NS (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F15700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah C. SAUNDERS,   b. 1840, Digby County, NS d. Bef 1886, Annapolis County, NS (Age < 45 years)
  Marriage	5 Apr 1871	Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, NS   [4]
  Children	1. Gilpin A. MESSENGER,   b. 13 Jun 1873, Tupperville, Annapolis, NS d. Yes, date unknown   2. Roland Hill MESSENGER,   b. 25 Apr 1875, Bridgetown, Annapolis, NS d. 20 Mar 1934, VT (Age 58 years)   3. Lily B. MESSENGER,   b. 1876, Tupperville, Annapolis, NS d. Yes, date unknown   4. Alfred Budd MESSENGER,   b. 19 May 1882, Tupperville, Annapolis, NS d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F15701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Mercy Annie WENTZELL,   b. 1 Jul 1860, Bridgetown, Annapolis, NS d. 15 Feb 1941, Lequille, Annapolis, NS (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	14 Oct 1886	Bridgetown, Annapolis, NS   [5]
  Children	1. Willard J. MESSENGER,   b. 25 Sep 1888, Tupperville, Annapolis, NS d. Yes, date unknown   2. Dora O, MESSENGER,   b. 10 Mar 1892, Tupperville, Annapolis, NS d. Yes, date unknown   3. Roy Arnold MESSENGER,   b. 3 Oct 1895, Tupperville, Annapolis, NS d. Yes, date unknown   4. Harold Borden MESSENGER,   b. 19 Feb 1900, Tupperville, Annapolis, NS d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F89530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S67] 1881 Census of *NS*, Annapolis County, Carleton Corner, family #160. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1917 - Book: 27 - Page: 311 - Number: 847. [S12399] History of the Descendants of John Whitman of Weymouth. [S12213] #Halifax Chronicle-Herald, Obituary Notice for Hilda Mary Merriam; 29 December 1992. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1887 - Book: 1801 - Page: 184 - Number: 65.