Absalom COUNTWAY

1843 - 1882  (39 years)

• Name	Absalom COUNTWAY
  Birth	19 Apr 1843	Lunenburg County, NS   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Nov 1882	Corbett's Wharf, Halifax, Halifax, NS   [2]
  Person ID	I8389	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2008

  
  

  Father	Georges COUNTWAY,   b. 1 Oct 1806, Heckman's Island, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catherine KNOCK,   b. of Kingsburg, Lunenburg, NS
  Marriage	24 Mar 1835	Lunenburg County, NS   [1]
  Family ID	F4463	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Maria SLAUENWHITE,   b. 1853, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. 4 Feb 1896, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	14 May 1879	Halifax, Halifax, NS   [3]
  Children	1. Annie Sophia COUNTWAY,   b. 21 Sep 1879, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS d. Yes, date unknown   2. Monica COUNTWAY,   b. 19 Apr 1883, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4330	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Sophia SLAUENWHITE,   b. 13 Aug 1839, Northwest Arm, Halifax, NS d. 1878, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	18 Dec 1861	Halifax, Halifax, NS   [4]
  Children	1. Infant COUNTWAY, [Twin],   b. Terence Bay, Halifax, NS   2. Infant COUNTWAY, [Twin],   b. Terence Bay, Halifax, NS   3. Infant COUNTWAY, [Twin],   b. Terence Bay, Halifax, NS   4. Infant COUNTWAY, [Twin],   b. Terence Bay, Halifax, NS   5. George William COUNTWAY,   b. 8 Jun 1862, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. Yes, date unknown   6. Sarah Ann COUNTWAY, [Twin],   b. 1 Aug 1866, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. Yes, date unknown   7. Infant COUNTWAY, [Twin],   b. 1 Aug 1866, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. Yes, date unknown   8. Charles Alfred COUNTWAY, [Twin],   b. 1 May 1869, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. Mar 1930, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS (Age 60 years)   9. Thomas William COUNTWAY, [Twin],   b. 1 May 1869, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. 14 Jun 1869, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS (Age 0 years)   10. Jane Elizabeth COUNTWAY, (Quadruplet),   b. 29 Dec 1871, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. 6 Jan 1872, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS (Age 0 years)   11. Amy Sophia COUNTWAY, (Quadruplet),   b. 29 Dec 1871, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. 9 Jan 1872, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS (Age 0 years)   12. Mary Eliza COUNTWAY, (Quadruplet),   b. 29 Dec 1871, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. 1 Jan 1872, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS (Age 0 years)   13. Absalom COUNTWAY, (Quadruplet),   b. 29 Dec 1871, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. 29 Dec 1871, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS (Age 0 years)   14. Mary Catherine COUNTWAY, (Quadruplet),   b. 22 May 1873, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. 15 Jun 1958, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS (Age 85 years)   15. Annie Odell COUNTWAY, (Quadruplet),   b. 22 May 1873, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. 22 Oct 1874, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS (Age 1 year)   16. Margaret Ann COUNTWAY, (Quadruplet),   b. 22 May 1873, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. Yes, date unknown   17. Infant COUNTWAY, (Quadruplet),   b. 22 May 1873, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. Yes, date unknown   18. Henry Percy COUNTWAY,   b. 13 May 1876, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS d. 3 Jul 1946, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F4462	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S9263] Parish Register, St. John's Anglican Church--Lunenburg. [S745] Death of Capt. Absalom Countaway. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, 1879, page 12, #155. [S9275] Parish Register, St. Luke's Anglican Church--Halifax, Cited by Iris Shea.