Seventh Generation (Continued)
Mary Amelia Hiltz (Alexander6, Alexander5, Johannes Benjamin4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1).
Born on 25 Jul 1872 in Fraxville, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Mary Amelia was baptized in New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 11 May 1873. Mary Amelia died in New Ross (area), Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, abt Aug 1898; she was 26.
On 28 Dec 1896 Mary Amelia married James Edward "Ned" Corbin, son of James Edward Corbin & Agnes Amelia Ross, in New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Born on 13 Sep 1868 in New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. James Edward "Ned" died in Fraxville, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, on 13 Feb 1956; he was 87.
For more than 60 years James (Ned) Corbin was engaged in the logging and milling industry. For several years he was the postmaster for Fraxville and delivered the mail. He was a member of the International Order of the Odd Fellows (IOOF) and the Anglican Church.