Tombstone Tuesday - Harry A. PALMER

Harry A. Palmer

I missed Tombstone Tuesday last week, it was a busy week.  Here is one of the last Palmer tombstones that I have from the Berwick cemetery.  Harry A. Palmer is Robert’s 1st cousin 3x removed.  He is the son of Handley Palmer and Martha Sanford.  Harry died at a young age.  When I did a web search for Harry in Family Tree Maker, it came up with an interesting result from “The Register, Berwick, Kings Do., Nova Scotia  1914”  

“Palmer, Harry A., 22 years, raised by Handley Palmer, Mosherville, Hants Co., formerly of Rockland, NS, died Westfield, NB 4 Feb 1914. [11Feb 1914 see Killed on the Track].”

This looks like it could use some further investigation.  Is Harry the son of Handley Palmer? What happened on the track?

Tombstone Tuesday – Isaiah PALMER

Isaish Palmer

I have yet another photo of the tombstone of one of Robert’s 2^nd great grand uncles.  These Palmer’s are all buried in the same area in Berwick cemetery.  Isaiah Palmer is the son of Thomas Palmer and Margaret Ann Nichols.   He married Victoria Rebecca Sanford 25 Oct 1886.

Tombstone Tuesday – Ambrose & Sarah PALMER

Ambrose and Sarah Palmer

It’s Tuesday once again, and I have another Palmer from the Berwick Cemetery.  Ambrose Palmer was the son of Thomas Richard Palmer and Margaret Ann Nichols.  This would make him one of Robert’s 2^nd great grand uncles.  Ambrose married Sarah Chute in 1882.  The tombstone is hard to make out, probably due to my picture taking skills or lack of them.  I’ll need to practice more.   Ambrose died Sep 06 1914, Sarah died Feb 08 1949.

Tombstone Tuesday – Charles PALMER

Charles Palmer

Annie Palmer (Mapplebeck)

These are some more Palmer tombstones from the Berwick cemetery.  Charles Palmer is Robert’s 2^nd great grand uncle.  He is the son of Thomas Richard Palmer and Margaret Ann Nichols.  November 22, 1899 Charles married Annie Mapplebeck.  

Tombstone Tuesday – Handley and Martha PALMER

Handley & Martha Palmer

This is the tombstone of Robert’s 2^nd great grand uncle and aunt.  Handley and Martha Palmer (Sanford) are buried in the Berwick cemetery.  Handley is the son of Thomas Richard Palmer and Margaret Ann Nichols.

Tombstone Tuesday – Thomas & Margaret Ann PALMER

Thomas R. & Margaret Ann Palmer

This is the tombstone of Robert’s 3^rd great grandparents Thomas R. Palmer and Margaret Ann Palmer (Nichols).  They are buried in the Berwick cemetery.

Tombstone Tuesday – Thomas PALMER

Bessie Palmer (Mapplebeck)

Thomas Palmer & Edna Palmer (Veins)

Here is another tombstone from Berwick Cemetery.  This is Robert’s 2^nd great grandparents, Thomas Palmer and Bessie Mapplebeck.  Bessie’s inscription is on one side and Thomas’s and his 2^nd wife’s, Edna Veins on the other side. 

Tombstone Tuesday – Azie & Florence LUTZ

Azie & Florence Lutz

I’ve just recently returned from a family vacation in Nova Scotia.  As always, it was interesting to see all the history there.  While we had very little access to the internet, we found some great family information on Robert’s roots.  One being all the cemeteries scattered across the country side.  Since we had a limited amount of time and uncooperative weather, we chose to explore the cemetery closest to where we stayed.  That happened to be the Berwick cemetery.  We took some photos of the grave stones of known relatives and some random ones. This is the tombstone of Robert’s great grandparents, Azie E. Lutz and Florence O. Palmer. 

Surname Saturday-Robert’s Roots-LUTZ

This is a surname on my husband’s maternal side.  Of course the Lutzs are from Nova Scotia.  Following the Lutz back starting with Robert’s great grandparents Azie Elvison Lutz and Florence Odessa Palmer-George C Lutz and Bertha Barbara Barkhouse-Rufus Lutz and Margaret Clem-William Lutz and Mary Ann Brown. There is a story about William Lutz and Mary Ann Brown that we’ve seen during our research and is mentioned in the book “New Voices on the Shores, Early Pennsylvania German Settlements in New Brunswick” by Rainer L Hempel.  William and Mary Ann left New Brunswick in the 1800s because the family didn’t approve of Mary Ann or a family disagreement.  They crossed the Bay of Fundy in a flimsy boat and were never heard from.  Their families assumed they perished.  But generations later their descendants were discovered in Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia.   

“New Voices on the Shores, Early Pennsylvania German Settlements in New Brunswick” by Rainer L Hempel is a very informative book for anyone with ancestors of the Lutz, Ricker, Wortman, Steeves, Teitz, and Sommers.  It gives a great background to the Lutz family and their struggles in Germany and their immigration to Pennsylvania and then New Brunswick. 

Where to find this book:

If you want to buy a copy for yourself,  AbeBook usually a couple of copies for sell.

To borrow the book you can get it from inter library loan, (Canada Library and Archives has a list of where it can borrowed).