Elijah Crowell

Life events

1. 1787

   Birth¹

   Hantsport, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada

2. 1787

   Birth²

   Hansport, Nova Scotia, Canada

3. 1 Jan 1798

   Property³

   Horton Township, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada

   William Crowell, Aaron Crowell, and Elijia Crowell leased land from Thomas Harley. The lease agrement says the first payment was made 1 January 1798 but the agrement wasn't signed until 8 July 1798.

   Land Deed -Lease

   Land Deed -Lease

   No. 4093
   This Indentures of Lease made between the Right Honorable Thomas Harley of the city of London in the Kingdom of Great Britan on one part deed William Crowell Aaron Crowell deed Elijah Crowell all of Horton in the County of Kings County said Province of Nova Scotia of the other part. Witness that this said Thomas Harley by Neil McGeachy of Windsor in the County of Hants said Province aforsaid gentleman his agent or attorney this unto legally an authorised and in power foaced in consideration of the rights convey to and agreements to which by and on their part and behalf of them this said William Crowell Aaron Crowell and Elijah Crowell their executors administrators and assines or ought to be paied kept done and pufouned hath desised let and to paun letter and by their presents and on the person of the said Neil McGeaeley deed by his agency doth hereby discus let and to parsens let unto this said William Crowell Aaron Crowell and Elijha Crowell and to their executors and administrators and assigns A cutain tract of wood land lying in the Township of Horton aforcied which said laws our fronting on the River Pisaquid or devon and thence extending along the lower leased to Thomas Earl on a course south sixty degrees west fifty links chains (of four poles each / thecne north thirgy degrees west twenty nine chaines fifty links thence north sixty defrees east to the said river devon as will more full appears in the Plan of this and lands here to assigned lace on for and containing one hundread deed leghty chns acres more or less: together with all woods underwoods medoo ways watns landings ssa beach ferheses cornmons easscarments and outlets thenceto belonging or in anyways appertaining always excepting and out of this demise reserving use to the said Thomas Haeley his heirs and assigns all mines and minerals found or to be found in within or upon the premesies hereby descovered and reserving also to him and them by there presents a right at all times with cattles crossings servants workman and labourers tools & to enter without kerpats into and a pon the premises to search for dig mine and carey away all such minerals as may be thus found and to have cers deed enjoy every other priveliges necepay for that purpos hs aced they taking caus to do as letter damage as way bs to this said William Crowell Adam Crowell and Elijiah Crowell teir executors administrators and assigns and paying from time to time for all such damages or his or they shall actually do or cause to be done to have and to hold all and seugular this above described track of wood land with the appretices beenifits profits advanages and privliges avove described excpting as before excepted unto claim the said William Crowell Aaron Crowell and Elija Crowell their executors administrators and assigns from this day of the doth of other prosents for and during the natural lives of them the said William Crowell Aaron Crowell and Elija Crowell and the survivor of them to the sole use and behoof (subject to the convaance to and exserwteris aforsead) of them the said William crowell Aaron Crowell and Eliiah Crowell their executors administrators and assigns deeing wholes and full term tuns and continueces of their said natural lives and ch survior or longest liver of them yeilding and paying thencefor annually unto this said Thomas Haeley his heirs assings or to his or their agent or attorney do that purpos legelly appointed six pounds of good and lawful money of Nova Scotia for each and every year during the continuoues of this decuess communencing on the first day of January which was in the year our Lord 1798 and in proppotion for any time less then a year the value of such money during the continuuce of this decriss to be ecuted compatd and paid at and after this rats of five shillings the Spanish Millard Dollar of equil fineways to that now in circulation and the said William Crowell Aaron Crowell and Elijah Crowell for themselves their executors adminstrations and assigns do convaance and grant to and with the said Thomas Healy his executors administrators and assigns in manner following that is to say that they they said William Crowell Aaron Crowell and Elijah Crowell their executors administrators and assings or soues onons of them shall and will yearly and every year deeling this continuance of this deeuns will and faithfully pay the rents above resroad without deduction abatment or defelcatein in any wise upon the first day of January on each and every year during the continuance of this dencurs and citethis yearly rent for any part thereof be behind and unpaid on the first day of January in any yearof this deuesis being laevpally dewounded aced for forty days there pone and no d distress to be found or couns at whereof to loy and pay the said withthe charge of distsaining and selling the and it is hereby agreed on the pacts of the aforsaid William crowell Aaron Crowell and Elijia Crowell their exectors administrators and assigns and aprights as hessly reserverd on the part of the Lssor his heirs and assings that them and in that cass it shal and may be lawful and as a stow to the and may so happen to and for the said Thomas Harley his heirs and assings or his or their agent or attorney into the said described premeises or unto any part thereon the racus of the whole to reeuter and this and track of land and premises to have again repopss and enjoy as in his and their forever entets right tetle and degress and them the said William Crowell Aaron Crowell and Elijiah Crowell their executors administrations and assigns and every of them hence to recove and part outang thing have certified to the coutsay thence in any wise notwithstanding and the said William Crowell Aaron Crowell and Elijah Crowell do fac this convanlandagus that they the said William Aaron and Elijah Crowell teir executors adminstrators and assigns shall and will at their own propescort beas pay and discharge all erates taxes and assesments and of this Parish Town and County charges and persorm all Parish Town and County duties and services which may be rated taxed assod iimposed or levied upon the said premmises or any part of thisof describing this continuances of this premeises His Magesties Qut Reats excipted and they the said william Aaron and Elijah Crowell do further conveance agree that they nor either of them their executors administration or assigns shall not and will not at any time during the term of this demeiss under tenant this premesis or any pact thence of to accy but persons of good depotment and of sufficient ability aball times to pay the rents above reserved and to satisfy as well as puform this charge and dutes afosaid and if at any time during the continuance of this demiss any defancet difficulty or question shall ours abot the life or lives of the other persons above names or any on ofthem on whors life the continuation of this decriss may depend on such case its shall be nicumbenton this person or persons holding or claming to hold under this demiss to prove such person or persons to be living and its further covenanted and agreed by and between the parties to these presants that at the expination of this decress they the said William Crowell Aaron Crowell and Elijah Crowell their executors administrators or assings or the persons them holding or occupying the premisis under this deeiss shall and will quietly and peacably yeild sep surrender and deliver all and singular the premeses hereby described with the improvements nd appentuances sheeon unto the and Thomas Haeley his heirs or assings without any charges claims or demands upon him them or any of them part saeensach the said Thomas Haely for buresel their heirs executors administrators and assigns dothe conanance and grant to and with the said William Crowell Aaron crowell and Elijah Crowell their executors administrators and assigns and every of them by and under the yearly rents and convanceto herein reserved and contained shal and may from tere to have and all times during the continjjuation in lfe of them the said William Crowell Aaron Crowell and Elijah Crowell have hold use occupy possess and enjoy all and sugnlas the premisses above described with the apputenances excepting as before excepted without all let hundraces nolestation or denial of hun this said Thomas Harly his heir or assings or every person or persons claming or to claim by from under hand therein or any of them on Witness whereof this said Neil McGeacly as agent for attorney of the said Thomas Harley and onwhos behalf aced they the said William crowell Aaron Crowell and Elijah Crowell have hereto set their hand and seals and livery greed seezed onthe premeres given this eight day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundread and ninty nine.
   William (his X mark) Crowell
   Aaron (his X mark) Crowell
   Niel McGrachy
   Signed Sealed and Delivered and living and living and given in presence of:
   Benjamin Dewolf
   John McLatchy

4. 1838

   Census⁴

   Windsor Township, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada

   Elijah Crowell 1838 census Windsor, Hants, NS

   Elijah Crowell
   Daughter under 6 - Elizabeth Crowell who married William Killen
   Daughter under 6 - Margaret Crowell who married John Flynn
   Son under 14 - John Crowell (born 1829-1831) who married Catherine Dykens
   Son under 14 - Unknown
   Son over 14 - Robert?
   Female over 14 - Rebecca Ellen Crowell who married John James King
   Female over 14 - wife Mary Ross

5. 1838

   Residence⁵

   Windsor Township, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada

6. 1861

   Census⁶

   St. Croix, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada

   1861 Canada Census

   1861 Canada Census

   Eliza Crowell, 4 males, 5 females, total 9 in household.
   1 female under the age of 1
   1 male over two and under three
   1 male over four and under five
   2 females over five and under ten
   1 female married over twenty and under thirty
   1 male married over 30 and under 40
   1 married male over 60 and under 70
   1 married female over 60 and under 70
   Total married males 2
   Total single male 2
   Total males 4
   Total married females 2
   Total single females 3
   Total females 5
   Grand total 9

   1 male over 5 and under 15 who can’t read
   1 female over 5 and under 15 who can’t read
   1 male over 15 who can’t read
   1 female over 15 who can’t read
   1 male over 5 and under 15 who can’t write
   1 female over 5 and under 15 who can’t read
   1 male over 15 who can’t write
   1 female over 15 who can’t write

   Girl under age 1 - Mary Killen?
   Boy between 2 and 3 - David Scott “Scoot” Killen?
   Boy between 4 and 5 - John Killen?
   Girl between 5 and 10 - Lalia Killen?
   Girl between 5 and 10 - (Girl born between 1851 and 1856)?
   1 woman married between 20 and 30 - Elizabeth Killen nee Crowell
   1 man married between 30 and 40 - William Killen?
   1 man married between 60 and 70 - Elijah Crowell
   1 woman married between 60 and 70 - Mary Crowell nee Ross

7. 1861

   Residence⁷

   St. Croix, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada

   Relation to Head: Head

8. 1869

   Residence⁸

   St. Croix, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada

9. 1869

   Residence⁹

   St. Croix, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada

10. 1871

    Census¹⁰

    St. Croix, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada

    1871 Census of Canada

    Elijah Crowel, male, age 80, born in N.S., Baptist, Irish Origin, farmer, married, over 20 and unable to read, over 20 and unable to write.
    Mary Crowel, female, age 78, born in N.S., Baptist, Scotch Origin, married, over 20 and unable to read, over 20 and unable to write.

    Age: 80

11. 1871

    Occupation¹⁰

    St. Croix, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Farmer

12. 1871

    Occupation¹

    Three Mile Plains, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Farmer

13. 1871

    Residence²

    St. Croix, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada

14. 29 Aug 1871

    Death¹

    Three Mile Plains, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Cause: old age

    Death Record

    No. (See 122) 153, Elijah Crowell, farmer, male, age 84, married, born in Hantsport, Hants Co., parents William & Sarah Crowell, fathers occupation farmer. Died 29 August 1871 at Three Mile Plains, cause of death old age. Informant Mary Crowell. Where Registered St. Croix.

15. 29 Aug 1871

    Death¹¹

    Three Mile Plains, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada

16.  

    Place of origin¹⁰

    Irish

17.  

    Education¹⁰

    Can't read or write

18.  

    Religion¹⁰

    Baptist

19.  

    Marriage

    with Mary Ross 1790–1872