Seventh Generation (Continued)
757. John Benjamin Hiltz (James Edmund6, Johannes5, Johann Philip Heinrich4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1). Born on 9 Mar 1856 in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. John Benjamin was baptized in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 21 Mar 1856. John Benjamin died in 1941; he was 84.
On 30 Dec 1879 John Benjamin married Sarah Ann Priscilla Zwicker, daughter of Isaiah (Isaac) Zwicker & Louisa Mosher, in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia.7,10 Born on 8 Oct 1857 in Zwicker's Island, Indian Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Sarah Ann Priscilla was baptized in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 30 May 1858. Sarah Ann Priscilla died in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 15 Sep 1947; she was 89.10

John B. and Sarah Hiltz with a daughter resided at Martin’s Point, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia according to the 1911 Canadian federal census. Their son and daughter-in-law Palmer and Ettis Hiltz lived in the household. John B. and Palmer Hiltz were a fishermen. The family were Anglicans. (RG 31-C-1, 1911, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg Co., ED 49-42, Western Shore, 15)
They had the following children:
2009i.
Palmer William (1881-1956)
2010ii.
Phoebe Louise (1897-1961)
758. Mary Ellen Ann Hiltz (James Edmund6, Johannes5, Johann Philip Heinrich4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1). Born on 11 Nov 1858 in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia.
On 19 May 1885 Mary Ellen Ann married Palmer William Hiltz in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Born in 1857. Palmer William died in 1947; he was 90.
759. Antoinette (Annetta) Hiltz (James Edmund6, Johannes5, Johann Philip Heinrich4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1). Born on 20 Jul 1860 in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Antoinette (Annetta) was baptized in Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 26 Aug 1860. Antoinette (Annetta) died in Martin’s River, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 9 Jan 1948; she was 87.
On 25 Dec 1879 Antoinette (Annetta) married Matthew Harold Keddy (735) , son of Joseph William Keddy & Sophia Elizabeth Hiltz (248), in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia.7 Born on 6 Mar 1852 in Martin’s River, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Matthew Harold was baptized in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 29 Mar 1853. Matthew Harold died in Martin’s River, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 11 Sep 1942; he was 90.

Matthew and Nettie Keddy with seven children resided in the Oakland census district, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia according to the 1901 Canadian federal census. Matthew Keddy was a carpenter. The family were Anglicans. (RG 31-C-1, 1901, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg Co., ED 37-B1, Oakland, p. 4)
They had the following children:
1966i.
Mary Elizabeth (1880-1962)
1967ii.
Gladys Minerva (1882-1963)
1968iii.
Nathan Samuel (1886-1975)
1969iv.
Charles Seaforth (1889-1974)
1970v.
Stanley St.Clair (1891-1971)
1971vi.
Clarence Burton (1894-1982)
1972vii.
James Harold (1895-1963)
1973viii.
Etta Maude (1899-1994)
1974ix.
Arthur Moyle (1900-1972)
760. William Isaac Wilbert Hiltz (James Edmund6, Johannes5, Johann Philip Heinrich4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1). Born on 21 Oct 1862 in Indian Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. William Isaac Wilbert was baptized in Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 26 Oct 1862. William Isaac Wilbert died in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 3 Sep 1943; he was 80.
On 4 Jun 1884 William Isaac Wilbert married Mary Ellen Herman in Second Peninsula, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Born on 2 Apr 1865 in Second Peninsula, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Mary Ellen died in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 16 Feb 1946; she was 80. Buried on 19 Feb 1946 in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia.

Mary Ellen Herman Hiltz died from a cerebral hemorrhage with high blood pressure.
They had the following children:
2011i.
Borden (Twin) (1893-)
2012ii.
Harris (Twin) (1893-)
2013iii.
Edwin (1896-)
2014iv.
Jessen (1902-)
2015v.
Moyle (1905-)
761. Sophia Elizabeth Hiltz (James Edmund6, Johannes5, Johann Philip Heinrich4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1). Born on 1 Feb 1864 in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia.10,17 Sophia Elizabeth died in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 13 Jun 1937; she was 73. Buried on 16 Jun 1937 in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia.10

The 1891 Canadian federal census states that Leander and Elizabeth Meisner with two young children esided at [Second Peninsula,] Lunenburg town census district, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. George Meisner was a fisherman. The family were Presbyterian. (RG 31-C-1, Nova Scotia: Lunenburg, 38-F2, Lunenburg, p. 61)
On 27 Oct 1886 Sophia Elizabeth married Charles Leander Meisner, son of George Meisner & Eliza Ley, in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia.10 Born on 8 Aug 1861 in Second Peninsula, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Charles Leander died in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 8 Sep 1911; he was 50.10
They had the following children:
2016i.
Elva Letitia (1887-)
2017ii.
Lottie May (1888-)
2018iii.
Fenwick Leo (1891-)
2019iv.
Carrie (1893-)
2020v.
Nellie (1903-)
762. Samuel Hiltz (James Edmund6, Johannes5, Johann Philip Heinrich4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1). Born on 31 Mar 1866 in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Samuel died in Second Peninsula, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 24 Apr 1935; he was 69.
On 20 May 1893 Samuel married Ida Elizabeth Bauchman/Bachman in Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Born on 21 Sep 1872 in Second Peninsula, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Ida Elizabeth died in Second Peninsula, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 22 Dec 1957; she was 85.
They had the following children:
2021i.
Randolph (1896-)
2022ii.
Clarence (1900-)
2023iii.
Alice (1907-)
763. St.Clair Alexander Hiltz (James Edmund6, Johannes5, Johann Philip Heinrich4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1). Born on 15 Aug 1868 in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. St.Clair Alexander was baptized in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 8 Nov 1868. St.Clair Alexander died on 10 Mar 1927; he was 58.
On 22 Sep 1894 St.Clair Alexander married Leah Elizabeth Zwicker, daughter of Joshua Zwicker & Elizabeth Morash, in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia.7,10 Born on 22 Jun 1873 in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia.10
They had the following children:
2024i.
Jennie M. (1895-)
2025ii.
Nora P. (1896-)
2026iii.
Hilda M. (1898-)
2027iv.
Kenneth W. (1900-)
2028v.
Flossie (1903-)
2029vi.
Olive (1905-)
2030vii.
Ronald (1906-)
2031viii.
Harold (1911-)
764. Alice Ann Letitia Hiltz (James Edmund6, Johannes5, Johann Philip Heinrich4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1). Born on 10 Jun 1870 in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Alice Ann Letitia died in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, in 1882; she was 11.
765. Enos Hiltz (James Edmund6, Johannes5, Johann Philip Heinrich4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1). Born on 14 May 1872 in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Enos was baptized in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Enos died in Souris, Prince Edward Island, in 1901; he was 28.
On 4 Jul 1894 Enos married Josephine Wentzell, daughter of Unknown Unknown & Sophia Drusilla Wentzell, in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Born on 30 Dec 1874 in Indian Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Josephine died in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 20 Jul 1944; she was 69.
They had the following children:
2032i.
Harold (1895-)
2033ii.
Winnie Lauretta (1896-)
2034iii.
Carrol Walton (1898-)
2035iv.
Reuben Cecil (1900-)
766. Ellen Margaret Alice Hiltz (James Edmund6, Johannes5, Johann Philip Heinrich4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1). Born on 26 Jan 1874 in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Ellen Margaret Alice was baptized in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 15 Feb 1874.
On 5 Sep 1895 Ellen Margaret Alice married John William Barkhouse, son of Benjamin Barkhouse & Susannah Silver, in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Born abt 1869 in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia.
767. Reuben Arthur Hiltz (James Edmund6, Johannes5, Johann Philip Heinrich4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1). Born on 13 Jun 1877 in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Reuben Arthur was baptized in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 27 Apr 1877. Reuben Arthur died in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 13 Mar 1901; he was 23.
768. Eva Matilda Hiltz (James Edmund6, Johannes5, Johann Philip Heinrich4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1). Born on 20 Jan 1879 in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Eva Matilda was baptized in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 27 Apr 1879. Eva Matilda died in Bridgewater, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 23 Jan 1941; she was 62.10 Buried on 26 Jan 1941 in Martin’s River, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia.10
On 7 Dec 1904 Eva Matilda married Frederick Ephraim Boehner (1684) , son of Francis Boehner & Keziah Adelaide Hiltz (603), in Martin’s River, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Born on 16 Jun 1875 in Martin’s River, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Frederick Ephraim was baptized in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 15 Sep 1875. Frederick Ephraim died in Bridgewater, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 31 Jan 1961; he was 85.
They had the following children:
2036i.
Lindsay (1906-)
2037ii.
Vernie May (1908-)
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