CHAPTER XIII.

George Mason Black was the seventh and youngest son of the first mentioned William Black. He owned and settled upon a portion of the estate his father purchased at Dorchester, where he engaged in his trade of cabinet and carriage maker, which he pursued to old age.

He was married twice: first to Emily, daughter of Samuel Freeman, of Amherst; second, to Sarah, daughter of Gideon Smith, of Memramcook. His first family consisted of two sons and three daughters, named Silas, Elizabeth, Alfred, Eunice, and Mary Jane. His second wife had eight sons and six daughters, named Emily, George M., Joshua, Augusta, Almira, Rebecca C., Asher, Albert D., Martha Ellen, William Hennigar, Duncan Currie, Isaiah W., Arthur and Lillia Cordelia.

SILAS, the eldest son of George M. Black, of Dorchester, engaged in carriage manufacturing at Sackville, N.B., in which he continued to the close of his life, leaving his two sons in the business on the same stand. He married Clementina, daughter of John Moore, of Ontario, and had two sons and one daughter, named Clifford, Hibbert, and Bessie. Silas Black's attention was principally confined to his business, in which he excelled.

ELIZABETH, the eldest daughter of George M. Black, was married to John Smith, of Memramcook, who was a farmer. They had three sons and one daughter, named George, Mariner, James and Abia. Mr. Smith died in 1847, aged 34 years. His widow was married to Cook Smith, a brother of her former husband. By this marriage she had two daughters, named Albina and Olive. Cook Smith died in 1874, aged 69 years.

George went to sea and has not been heard of for many years.

Mariner and James went to the United States, and are married.

Albina was married to Herbert Mack, of Mill Village, N.S., where they reside. They have three children, one of whom is named Ernest.

ALFRED, the second son of George M. Black, went, when a young man, to California, where he still resides.

EUNICE, the second daughter of George M. Black, was married to James D. Dixon, of Sackville, N.B. Mr. Dixon owns and lives on a portion of his father's farm, being part of the property his grandfather purchased when he first came to America. James Dixon has for many years held the office of Collector of Customs. They had three sons and three daughters, named Emily, Edgar, Alfred, Frederick, Clementine, and Louise.

Emily, the eldest daughter, was married to Joseph Archibald, who had charge of the telegraph office at Sackville. He died in 1875. His widow was married to Harmon Humphrey, who was a widower, and who owned a valuable farm in Sackville, where they are now living in prosperity.

Edgar, the eldest son of James Dixon, married Emma Carter, of Sackville. They have two sons--Walter and a babe.

Alfred, the second son of James Dixon, married Florence, daughter of Samuel Freeman, of Amherst. They live at Sackville, and have one son.

Fred, married Margaret, daughter of James Patterson.

Louise was married to Wm. Arthur Black, A.M., a Methodist minister. They live in the State of New York.

Clementine, daughter of James Dixon, died in 1875, aged 20 years.

MARY JANE, the youngest of George M. Black's first wife's children, was married to Amos Ogden, who is in the mercantile business at Sackville, N.B. They had four children. Two died when young. The names of the others are Annie and Emily. Emily died when a young woman.

EMILY, the eldest of the children of George M. Black's second wife, was married to John Cutten, of Amherst. Mr. Cutten had obtained a fair education and taught school for several years; his wife, also, before her marriage was a teacher. Mr. Cutten left Pugwash in a schooner for Newfoundland, and was never heard from by his friends afterwards. He left three children, named Elisha Barton, Clara, and Frank. Barton, when young, went to Boston, where he is a druggist.

Frank, the youngest child of John Cutten, when quite young, went to Ontario, and is now a law student.

Clara, the only daughter, went also to London, Ontario, with her mother.

Mrs. Cutten, John's widow, was married again to Colonel Springer, of Ontario, where they now live.

George M., the eldest son of the second wife of George M. Black, is a carriage builder, and lives at Dorchester. He married Margaret Trueman, of Point de Bute, daughter of Thompson Trueman. They had three children, named Mary E. Walter Mason, and Thompson Trueman.

JOSHUA, another son of George M. Black, married Mary Lewis, of Westbrook, Cumberland Co. Mrs. Black died soon after. Mr. Black's second marriage was to Eliza Lamb of Rockland, Westmorland County. They live at Richibucto, where he is engaged in carriage making. They have five children, named Maud, Odber M., Fred, Annie, and Octilla. Three others died when young.

Augusta, another daughter of George M. Black, died in 1862, aged 23 years.

ALMIRA, another daughter, was married to Caleb Lewis, of Westbrook. They purchased a farm at Truro, on which they reside. They have no children.

REBECCA CLEMENTINA, another daughter of George M. Black, was married to John W. Webb, who keeps a drug store at Windsor, N.S. They have one son and four daughters, named Frances Augusta, John Wesley, Louisa Beatrice, Lucy Dorothea, and Florence Elizabeth. Three others died when young. As noticed in the second chapter of this History, Mr. Webb was previously married to Mary Ann Black of Pugwash.

ASHER, another son of George M. Black, married a Miss Childe, of Chelsea, Mass., where Mr. Black is a dealer in furniture. They have one child; one other died in infancy.

ALBERT D., another son of George M. Black was married in the United States. He is in the organ factory of Mason & Hamlin, in Salem, Mass. They have one son named Albert.
MARTHA ELLEN, another daughter of George M. Black, was married to Watson Dill. Mr. Dill is a dentist. They reside at Windsor, and have one son named Arthur; three others died when young.

WILLIAM HENNIGAR and DUNCAN CURRIE, two other sons of George M. Black, own their father's homestead at Dorchester. Duncan is not married. William H. married Clara A., daughter of Albert Goodwin, of Baie Verte.

ISAIAH W., another son resides in the state of Massachusetts, where he married Nellie Lincoln. They have children, one of whom is named Alice G.

ARTHUR, the ninth and youngest son of George M. Black, the seventh of his second wife, went to Springfield, Mass., where he married Fanny Travellia. They have two children named Frank and Clara.

LILLIA CORDELIA, the nineteenth and youngest child of George M. Black, being the sixth daughter and fourteenth child of his second wife, lives with her sister at Windsor. She is not married. She excels in music, of which she is an efficient teacher.

George Mason Black died in 1872, aged 77 years.

His first wife, Emily, died in 1833, aged 35 years.

His second wife, Sarah, died in 1874, aged 59 years.

His son, Silas, died in 1872, aged 54 years.

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POSTERITY OF GEORGE M. BLACK.
Living. Dead. Total.
Children, 18 1 19
Grand Children, 43 15 58
Great Grand Children, 12 12
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Descendants, 73 16 89

WHOLE NUMBER OF DESCENDANTS

The number of the descendants of the first William Black, so far as can be ascertained, is:
Living, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,495
Dead, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
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Total, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,940

In this estimate the descendants of Elizabeth Black, who was married to Joshua Freeman, are put at 200. Their posterity are scattered about in Ontario and the United States, and it was found impossible to obtain the correct numbers. Many others of the connection have removed--some to England, others to the United States--and are married and have children. The number of living descendants is supposed to be over 1500, and the whole posterity 2000.

This closes the part of the work respecting this family of honest, industrious, and moral people, with scarcely a poor man, among them, and they ought to be a happy and thankful people.

Attention will now be turned to many of the families who came from England about the same time, as well as two or three who arrived from England a few years previously.

Though in short sketches, there is sufficient to point out the present inhabitants, where their forefathers settled when coming to this country, and other incidents respecting them.

HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE FAMILIES OF THE NAME OF BLACK.

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