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Not only am I having difficulty identifying Samuel Haines' parents, but Sarah Boone's as well. For Samuel, I have developed the following theory (?) if anyone has comments.
Thomas
Samuel Haines b. ca. 1822, m. Sarah Boone (b. 5SEP1827 (ca. 1826), d. South Bay, Saint John Co., NB 30DEC1917 age 91 years)
They were in St. Mary’s Parish, York Co., NB in 1881 when Samuel was a shoemaker, and he and Sarah were both German, b. NB and Baptist. Children were: Samuel S. (18), Rebecca (14), Christiann (10) and Bertha (8.)
A Sarah Haines d. South Bay, NB 30DEC1917 age 91 years. She was a widow, a resident of St. Mary's Parish, York Co., NB, and was buried in that parish. Her funeral was arranged for by her son, I. S. Haines of Portland, Maine. She died at her son-in-law's place; Joseph Arthurs?
The New Brunswick Census of 1851: York County, Elizabeth Sewell and Elizabeth Saunders, compilers, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, 1979; notes that in Douglas Parish, York Co., NB in that census were Samuel Hains, age 29, farmer and b. NB had a wife, Sarah, age 23, and children: ‘Churchil’ (4) and Percilla (4.) This appears to be the same couple in St. Mary’s Parish in 1881.
A death record apparently identifies Isaac S. Haines b. Keswick, York Co., NB 31JAN1861, d. Portland, Cumberland Co., ME 17JAN1936, bur. Evergreen Cem., Portland, Cumberland Co., ME 20JAN1936, as the s/o Samuel and Sarah (Boone) Haines; again apparently the same couple. Isaac does not seem to appear in the 1881 Canadian census, nor in the 1880 US census. If the speculation that Isaac was the s/o Samuel and Sarah Haines in St. Mary’s Parish in 1881 is correct, he may actually be the Samuel S. Haines b. ca. 1863 with them at the time. Stretching speculation further, indeed to its limits, Isaac’s middle initial may have been ‘S’ for Samuel, and his names reversed in 1881.
The 1865 and 1867 directories have a Samuel Haines, Jr. living in Jones Forks, York Co., NB. This appears to be Samuel Haines b. 10AUG1834 [23372], whose father was William Haines. Again, speculating, he seems to have been referred to as ‘Jr.’ because he was younger than Samuel Haines b. ca. 1822. If, on the other hand, Samuel, Jr. was Samuel b. ca. 1822; who was Samuel, Sr.?
It is not unusual for persons to be missing from these directories, and Samuel (b. ca. 1822) seems to be. The only Haines in the St. Mary’s Parish area appears to be Jedediah or Jediah Haines, in Durham, York Co., NB in 1865; on Durham St., Nashwaak Village, York Co., NB in 1867 and not listed in the 1871 directory. One of the rare mentions of Jedediah is a defunct web site, The Relatives of David Russell, with the partial entry:
M, i, Jedediah HAINES was born about 1834. M, ii, Melbourne HAINES was born in 1836. F, iii, Phoebe HAINES was born in 1838
apparently a list of children. Judy Chase’s compilation notes Melbourne Haines (b. 14MAR1836) and ‘Feeby’ Jane Haines (b. ca. 1837) as children of Robert Haines [2338]; but her compilation does not include a Jedediah. It becomes increasingly clear that a distinct portion of the Haines’ family lived in the Nashwaak River area; but that they have not been studied sufficiently to determine whether this was a specific family unit, or several ‘cousins’ coincidentally in the same area.
Sarah seems to be the Sarah Haines b. 5SEP1827, living in St. Mary’s Parish, York Co., NB with her daughter, Mildred Fleming (15APR1857), Mildred’s husband, Jerry Fleming (17APR1855) and their daughter, Bertha Fleming (7MAR1889.) Jerry appears to be Jeremiah S. Fleming b. ca. 1855, d. York Co., NB 30JUL1927 age 72 years, whose headstone is in the Bradley-Gill Memorial Cem., York Co., NB (with only his age at death) with his wife, Mildred J. Fleming (b. 1856, d. 1931), and probable children: Millie (b. ca. 1887, d. 24FEB1904 age 26 years) and Lorena Fleming (b. ca. 1888, d. 22JAN1906 age 17 years.) Jerry is said to have been bur. 6JUL1927 in the Sunny Bank Cem., South Devon (Fredericton), York Co., NB; his surname is given as Flemming, and his father as Jeremiah Flemming. He m. Matilda (or Mildred) Jane _____ 26DEC1877 in Douglas Parish, York Co., NB. Jeremiah, Sr. is given as the s/o Archibald and Elizabeth (Christie) Flemming who lived in the Keswick Ridge area; so this suggests that Samuel Haines is a member of the family of the Loyalist, Joseph Haines.
In 1881, in St. Mary’s Parish, Jeremiah Fleming was age 26, Irish, a blacksmith and Adventist. Mildred was age 24, English and F. Baptist. With them was Charles Hains, age 22, German, b. NB, a section man and F. Baptist; presumably Mildred’s brother.
Also bur. in Sunny Bank Cem., York Co., NB is Frederick Haines b. ca. 1826, d. 29MAR1911 age 85 years, m. Elizabeth _____ (30DEC1835, d. 24JUN1914, bur. Sunny Bank Cem., York Co., NB.)
Also bur. in the Bradley-Gill Memorial Cem., York Co., NB are Whitman Haines, d. age 90 years, and his wife, Sarah Allen b. 1807, d. 24DEC1893 age 86 years.) This would be:
2341. WHITMAN HAINES b. Keswick, NB 27MAY1805 (age 36 in 1851), d. Fredericton, York Co., NB 16MAR1896, m. 17NOV1823 SARAH ALLEN (b. ca. 1802-6, d. Fredericton, York Co., NB 24DEC1893.)
It is unlikely that Samuel was a s/o Whitman and Sarah (Allen) Haines. It is clear that Samuel and Whitman were not only kin, but close neighbours, both living in what was then St. Mary's Ferry. Guessing from the condition of Fredericton, Nashwaaksis and Devon in the 1960's (i.e., location of wharf-like structures, bridges, etc.) I would guess the ferry landings to be near the foot of Carleton St. in Fredericton, and Water St. in Devon. In other words, near the ends of the old Saint John River Bridge before being replaced by the present one. Indeed, Whitman and his son, Alfred W. Haines [23416] were key figures in building the first bridge in that location. To describe the feat of engineering in constructing a wooden bridge capable of sustaining itself against the spring freshet of the River Saint John (sometimes flooding the lower portions of the City of Fredericton) and the ice it contains is difficult to express briefly. The bridge, however, was subject to fire and was destroyed in 1905. those who replaced it were compelled to use stone (still visible) and steel. Alfred was also noted as the operator of the ferry implied by the place-name prior to the building of the bridge.
As noted below, the Rev. John E. Reud was so well-liked that many were given his surname as a forename. One such was Frederick Reud Haines, s/o Frederick Haines [23411], with Frederick, Sr. being another s/o Whitman Haines. While not itself an indication of close kinship, it is clear that Whitman Haines, and his family, and Samuel Haines had every opportunity to know each other well.
All of this suggests that Samuel might have been a s/o Joseph and Nancy Anne (Boone) Haines who went to Richibucto, Kent Co., NB with Whitman staying behind. This is conceivable as Joseph and Nancy's youngest known child, John Haines [2349] b. 5MAR1824 is said to have been born in Fredericton. While not likely actually born in the city, it is probable he was b. in Douglas Parish, nearby. Joseph is said to have moved to Richibucto 11MAR1848, and it appears that most of the children (excepting Whitman) went with him; but John is given as m. 2nd in Fredericton 17MAR1848 Alice Edith Childs. Edit d. in Rexton, near Richibucto, and John seems to have moved on to Derby Parish, in Northumberland Co., NB. In any case, it would seem possible that Samuel, married by 1848, might also have remained in York Co. Hence the difficulty in identifying his parents.
Also, if my guess about his parentage is correct, Samuel and Sarah were cousins through the Boone's. Assuming my guess to be possible, I have included Samuel amongst Joseph's children.
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