James Richard Buck2 (1812-1874)

James Richard Buck² was b. in Sackville, NB and, later, became a farmer. He married Sarah Mitton in 1836 and they had 8 children. Sarah was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England.

Their children were:

          1. Phebe Elizabeth Buck³ (1838-1897) m. James Alexander Buck                       (They were first cousins)

          2. William Edward Buck³ (1839-1887) m. Lucinda Jane Cole (They                     were first cousins once removed)

          3. Frances Maria Buck³ (1841-1925) m. Albert Cook

          4. James Richard Buck³ (1845-1909) m. Theodora Woodworth

          5. Charles Albert Buck³ (1848-1914) m. Matilda Brown

          6. John Wilmot Buck³ (1849-1883) m. Sarah Augusta Buck

                    John was a Master Mariner, Capt of the brigantine Bessie                          May. A newspaper article states that he had returned from                          NY and was ill. His brother William Edward was with him                            when he died. He left 4 small children all under the age of                          seven. Guardianship was given to James Richard Buck, his                      brother.

          7. Lemuel Allen Buck³ (1852-1914) m. Mary Wilmot

          8. Sarah A. Buck³ (1856-1861)

1. Phebe Elizabeth³ and James Alexander Buck³ were first cousins.                      Their fathers were brothers. They had six children, 3 boys and 3                 girls. They were married in 1859 and spent all their lives in the                   Dorchester NB area. James was a farmer. They are buried                         together in the Dorchester Cape Cem., in Dorchester, NB.

2. William Edward Buck³ and Lucinda (Lucindy) Jane Cole⁴ were first                      cousins, once removed. Lucinda’s mother, Catherine Buck                        Cole³ was a first cousin to William Edward Buck³. They were                    married in 1866. William was a Master Mariner, Captain of the                    Arabella. This couple had a tragic life. Ten children were born to                them but only three survived to adulthood. In 1874, their third                    child, a two year old son, died. In 1877, the three oldest living                     children died, Jul 6, Jul 14 and Jul 16. A newspaper article says                William lost three children from diphtheria, within one week (sic),                while he was away at sea and that now his wife was ill. At this                    point all their children have died. Another son was born in Jun                   1878 and died the following Nov. Another son was born in Jan                   1880 but died in Apr 1883. The first six children all died. Another                daughter was born in 1882 who lived to adulthood, married and                moved to Medford MA. A son was born in 1884, lived to marry                  and have one daughter. He died at the age of 26 and his                            daughter died at age 7.  Another son was born to Lucindy in                      1886 but died before his first birthday. Child #10, was born in                    1888, married, had four children and lived to the age of 80.                        William Edward, however, didn’t fare as well. In Nov/Dec 1887,                  the Arabella went down off the coast of Cape Cod in a violent                    storm. All hands were lost, including my gt. grandfather.

3. Frances Maria Buck³ married Albert Cook, a farmer, in 1865. They                      had eight children. The first child died at the age of 5. Their                        oldest daughter never married. Three of their children did marry                and of the remaining three, one died at the age of 24,                                unmarried. Their youngest daughter, Etta Cook married Walter                  Cole, the illegitimate son of Mary Cole. They moved to                               Framingham, MA around 1922. They both died from                                  pneumonia, four days apart in 1929. Etta and Walter were 2nd                  cousins, once removed. 

4. James Richard Buck³ (Jr.) married Theodora Woodworth in 1875.                       James was a farmer. He was born in Sackville and Theodora                     was born in Hopewell. He and Theodora had 9 children, one boy               died at the age of 2. In 1883, when James’ younger brother John               Wilmot Buck³ was lost at sea, he became guardian to John’s                     four young children, who were all under the age of 7. James and               Theora’s family seemed to stay in NB except for one daughter                   who went to Lynn, MA, married and raised a family there.

5. Charles Albert Buck³ married Matilda Brown in Brooklyn, NY, 1872.                   He was a Master Mariner. By 1873 they had settled in Hartford,                 CT, where their first child was born. They had 6 children, 2 boys               and 4 girls. Only two of their children married, giving them 4                       grandchildren. By 1900, Charles was a RR Conductor. Both he                 and his wife are buried in Cedar Hill Cem., in Hartford CT.

6. John Wilmot Buck³ married Sarah Augusta Buck⁴, d/o George³ and                    Ann Baxter Buck. They were first cousins, once removed. John                  was a Master Mariner, Captain of the brigantine Bessie May. He                was home when he died. His brother William Edward³, was with                him at the time of his death. He left behind his wife and four                      children under the age of 7:  John A.⁴, George F.⁴, Clara A.⁴,                    and Chester A⁴. Guardianship of the children was given to his                    brother James Richard³. A family story is told that his wife,                        known as Augusta, had a nervous breakdown and was                               hospitalized in St. John, NB. She died there in 1894 from                            typhoid pneumonia. Guardianship of the children was given to                    DeMille Buck⁴ (brother-in-law, his wife’s brother) about 1891.                    George Buck⁴ went to live in Hartford CT with his Uncle Charles                Albert³ by the 1900 US census. Chester A⁴. was living with his                  Aunt Emma Buck⁴ Scurr, sister of DeMille⁴, in the 1901                              Canadian census. No further information on the other two                          children John A³. and Clara A³.

7. Lemuel Allen Buck³ married Mary Wilmot in 1878. They were living                      with his brother, James Richard, in 1881. He doesn’t appear in                  the 1891 Canadian census which might indicate they had                          already moved to the states. In 1900, Lemuel, Mary and their                    three children: Mildred, William (he was born at sea off the coast                of Brazil) and Bertha were living in Hartford CT.   He was listed                  as a Sea Captain. In 1903 Mildred died at the age of 17, The                      cause of death was not given. In 1910, Mary indicated she had                  given birth to four children and only two were living, William and                Bertha. A name for the fourth child was not found.

8. Sarah A. Buck³ died when she was five years old.

The next installment will discuss the last child of James Richard Buck² and will conclude the coverage of three generations of the Buck family.

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