NOTE: This will be the last generation of descendants that I will post online, as even this generation is quite big. Also, there are a number of living descendants among the 3X great grandchildren of Loyalists John Adams and wife Sarah Coley. For those families in which there are living children, their names will not be included in the family sketch.

There are many descendants for whom I can find no further information, especially with more stringent privacy laws in Canada. If it is possible that a “lost” person might be living, that information will also be omitted from the family sketch.

These family sketches will be posted in groups organized under each of the children of John and Sarah (Coley) Adams based on the birth order of those children.

Today’s sketches cover the descendants of Edward William Adams and his wife, Eleanor Harris.

Mary Ann Conroy (Eleanor Matilda⁴, Edward William³, Jonathan², John¹) was born January 1845/25 June 1847, New Brunswick, Canada; died after 1901, possibly York, New Brunswick, Canada; married Robert Craig, 20 July 1873, York, New Brunswick, Canada.

Children of Robert and Mary Ann (Conroy) Craig:

 1. Ellen, born c1881, New Brunswick, Canada; died after 189
2. Annie, born 4 March 1883, York, New Brunswick, Canada; at home in St. Mary’s York, New Brunswick, Canada in 1901
3. Andrew, born 4 July 1886, Nashwaak, York, New Brunswick, Canada; died after 1911, when Andy and “Chas” were living in Victoria, Alberta, Canada. Birthdates there match this family.
4. Charles Robert, born 9 April 1892, Stanley, York, New Brunswick, Canada; died 1 December 1975, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; no indication found that he married

Edward Daniel Conroy (Eleanor Matilda⁴, Edward William³, Jonathan², John¹) was born 7 April 1850, New Brunswick, Canada; died 20 February 1926, York, New Brunswick, Canada; married Annie A. Curtis, 20 January 1890, Stanley, York, New Brunswick, Canada.

Children of Edward Daniel and Annie A. (Curtis) Conroy:

1. John Gordon, born 7 December 1890, York, New Brunswick, Canada; died 13 July 1976, New Brunswick, Canada; married Estella Josephine Spencer, 14 August 1917, Boiestown, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
2. Elizabeth, born c1892, York, New Brunswick, Canada; died 5 June 1974, New Brunswick, Canada; married Henry Howard Galloway, 26 March 1913, York, New Brunswick, Canada
3. Emma Jean, born 12 October 1894, York, New Brunswick, Canada; died 26 May 1961, York, New Brunswick, Canada; married Berton Henry Bruce, 26 August 1914, Boiestown, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
4. Annie Almeda, born 26 March 1897, York, New Brunswick, Canada; died 30 July 1924, Newcastle, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; married James Alexander Reid, 2 March 1918, Boiestown, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
5. Ernest Edward, born 25 March 1899, York, New Brunswick, Canada; died 12 November 1973, Boiestown, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; apparently unmarried
6. Lila Mae, born 16 September 1901, York, New Brunswick, Canada; died 13 December 1980, New Brunswick, Canada; married Raymond Clement Ebenezer Munn, 12 October 1917, Boiestown, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
7. Ansel, born 12 December 1903, York, New Brunswick, Canada; died 10 March 1992, Boiestown, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; married Helen Priscilla Munn, 10 October 1945, Blissfield, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada. They had no children.

Ellen (Eleanor) Conroy (Eleanor Matilda⁴, Edward William³, Jonathan², John¹) was born 23 December 1856, York, New Brunswick, Canada; died 23 October 1922, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts; married George Francis Cutler, 9 October 1883, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Children of George Francis and Ellen (Eleanor) (Conroy) Cutler:

1. Lissa May, born 12 July 1884, New Brunswick, Canada, but recorded in births of Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died 14 February 1957, Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; unmarried
2. Ruth, born 21 February 1886, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died 24 August 1975, Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; married John Harwood Preston, 12 June 1907, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
3. Mabel V., born 24 November 1889, death record says Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, but birth record not found; died 8 January 1894, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts; aged 4 years, 2 months, 15 days

James William Conroy (Eleanor Matilda⁴, Edward William³, Jonathan², John¹) was born 7 September 1860/61, New Brunswick, Canada; died 1932, Boiestown, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; married Alice Jane Mary Pond, 26 November 1915, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada.

Child of James William and Alice Jane Mary (Pond) Conroy:

1. Desmond Tranton, born 23 November 1918, Boiestown, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 27 September 1995, New Brunswick, Canada; married Christena Lorriane (Malcolm) Munn, 20 June 1964, Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada. They had no children.

John Armour Conroy (Eleanor Matilda⁴, Edward William³, Jonathan², John¹) was born 20 February 1863, New Brunswick, Canada; died 5 March 1935, Berlin, Coos, New Hampshire; married Ellen Nowlan/Nowlin, c1886. Whoever gave the ages of this family in 1910 were way off. Maybe a neighbor guessed? Or else none of these ladies liked admitting how old they really were! The dates don’t match the birth records in New Brunswick, Canada

Children of John Armour and Ellen (Nowlan) Conroy:

1. Elizabeth, born 30 May 1883, New Brunswick, Canada; died 7 June 1964, Berlin, Coos, New Hampshire; unmarried. Death certificate gives her date of birth as 30 May 1895, but she is in the 1910 census, aged 22 years and found in Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada with her birthdate in the 1901 census.
2. James E., born 13 January 1887, New Brunswick, Canada; died after 1910, when he was at home in Berlin, Coos, New Hampshire
3. Wallis/Walter (?), born c1889, New Brunswick, Canada [hard to read cursive in 1891 census]; not at home in 1901; died young
4. Gertrude Kathleen, born 3 March 1891, Nelson, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 24 August 1970, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire; married (1) Albert Thomas Skinner, 17 May 1928, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire; he died 8 July 1933, Peterborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, but obituary was published in The Boston Globe, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. His parents and siblings were mentioned, but no wife. They may have divorced. (2) Howard Harland Chase, 7 November 1935, Seabrook, Rockingham, New Hampshire (3) Horace Blodgett, after 1940. It appears that Gertrude had no children.
5. Mary Ellen, born 19 July 1892, Nelson, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; not home in 1901; died young
6. Mabel Agnes, born 13 April 1894, Newcastle, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; died July 1980, Berlin, Coos, New Hampshire; unmarried
7. Berndetta, born 15 March 1896, Newcastle, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; died young; not at home in 1901
8. Marjorie Agatha, born 27 September 1897, Newcastle, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 10 October 1954, Berling, Coos, New Hampshire; married Howard Abbot Babson, 17 December 1922, Gorham, Coos, New Hampshire. They had no children.
9. Laura Cecilia, born 29 August 1900, Newcastle, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 10 March 1947, Berlin, Coos, New Hampshire; married (1) Arthur H. Garneau, 30 August, 1930, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire; divorced 1 May 1934, Belknap County, New Hampshire (2) William Joseph Goudreau, 22 October 1942, Gorham, Coos, New Hampshire

Abner Allen Adams (Daniel⁴, Edward William³, Jonathan², John¹) was born 18 January 1863/64, Aroostook County, Maine; died 19 April 1924, Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington; married (1) Hannah Robertson, c1885 (2) Cora Belle (Hunt) McMartin, 1 December 1920, Whatcom County, Washington

Children of Abner Allen and Hannah (Robertson) Adams:

1. Orville Daniel, born 8 December 1889, New Brunswick, Canada; died 8 October 1971, Laguna Hills, Orange, California; married Alice Jane Dunlop, 8 July 1915, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Washington
2. Harold Wilson, born 10 February 1892, New Brunswick, Canada; died 27 April 1978, Concord, Contra Costa, California; married Alice Larkin Christenson, 6 March 1918, Yamhill County, Oregon
3. Ada Louise, born 7 February 1894, New Brunswick, Canada; died 16 January 1973, Seattle, King, Washington; married Robert H. Boerner, 26 November 1918, Whatcom County, Washington. They had no children.
4. Mahala Jeanette (Jeanne), born 24 June 1895, New Brunswick, Canada; died 21 March 1968, marin County, California; married (1) Walter Ralph Evans, 17 June 1916, Whatcom County, Washington (2) William Davis Brewer, 3 July 1923, Pierce County, Washington
5. Guelph, reportedly born 22 June 1897, New Brunswick, Canada; died c1898, New Brunswick, Canada; no records found

1. Ann Brooks, born 11 July 1898, New Brunswick, Canada; died February 1985, Seattle, King, Washington; married (1) Kasmier Szymanski, 2 October 1922, King County, Washington; divorced before 1935 (2) Eugene L. Whatley, 13 April 1935, King County, Washington. She had no children.
2. Abner Allen, born 22 August 1900, Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington; died 31 May 1985, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington; married Mildred Adams Stenvig, 22 August 1923, Whatcom County, Washington.
3. Percy Leroy, born 18 November 1902, Waller, Pierce, Washington; died 18 May 1966, Seattle, King, Washington; married Vera Mildred Aitken, 19 November 1921, Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington

Bertha A. Adams (Daniel⁴, Edward William³, Jonathan², John¹) was born 18 June 1866, Aroostook County, Maine; died after 1910; married George Lewis Barnes, c1884, probably in Canada, but separated by 1900 and divorced by 1907. George married (2) Margaret C. Hamilton, 4 December 1907, Easton, Aroostook, Maine. He was born 2 April 1859, Kingsclear, York, New Brunswick, Canada; died 6 December 1938, Easton, Aroostook, Maine.

Children of George Louis and Bertha A. (Adams) Barnes:

1. Nora Joslyn, born 3 May 1885, Andover, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada; died 22 August 1908 of intestinal inflammation in Framingham Hospital, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Mother was informant on the death certificate.
2. Child, died before 1900
3. Child, died before 1900
4. Louise Dorothea, born 5 March 1891/92, Easton, Aroostook, Maine; died 29 January 1935, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; married Roy Frederick Bessey, 16 May 1914, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts
5. Child, died before 1900
6. Child, died before 1900

Evin Edward Adams (Daniel⁴, Edward William³, Jonathan², John¹) was born May 1879/80, Aroostook county, Maine; died 11 January 1922, Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington; married Mrs. Louise Rectina (Henson) Williams, 12 November 1907, King County, Washington.

Child of Evin Edward and Louise Rectina (Henson) (Williams) Adams:

1. John (Jack) Evin, born 13 May 1908, Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington; died 12 May 1973, Seattle, King, Washington; married (1) Alice Lorrie Kendall, 15 July 1927, Yakima, Yakima, Washington, but divorced by 1940 (2) Carol Virginia Reese, 13 May 1942, Seattle, King, Washington

Next up are the 3X great grandchildren through son Jonathan Adams’ daughter, Sarah.