Emma Alverda Jones (née Colpitts) 1879 -

The 2nd of 8 children of Richard Colpitts and Anne Peters,

Emma Colpitts, the third cousin twice-removed on the father's side of Nigel Horne, was born in Pleasant Vale, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada on Jul 27, 18791,2,3 and married Moses Jones (with whom she had 2 children: Byron Moses and Leona, along with 1 surviving child) in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada on Jun 24, 19034.

Throughout her life, Emma lived in several places: in Albert, New Brunswick in 18811; in Elgin, Albert, New Brunswick in 18912; and in Westmorland in 19113.

Parents

1. Richard Byron was born on Sep 16, 1852
2. Anne Atkinson was born on Oct 4, 1852

Children

1. Byron Moses was born on Nov 4, 1904

Citations

1. 1881 Census of Canada Ancestry.com Operations Inc
2. 1891 Census of Canada Ancestry.com Operations Inc (Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter)
3. 1911 Census of Canada Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. .Original data - Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1911. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2007. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-19 (Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife)
4. New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, 1789-1950
5. Canada Census 1891 - Findmypast (was the daughter of the head of the household)

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