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Rachel Levina “Hammie” <I>Giberson</I> Davenport

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Rachel Levina “Hammie” Giberson Davenport

Birth
Giberson Settlement, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada
Death
5 Sep 1964 (aged 89)
Fielding, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada
Burial
Bath, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada Add to Map
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Rachel Levina Giberson was the 8th of 16 children born to Ralph Kinney Giberson and Mary Elizabeth Ebbett.

Mary Elizabeth Ebbett
1847 – 1927
1. Mary Giberson (1865 – 1865)
2. Lois Maud Giberson (1867 – 1930)
3. Alma Giberson (1868 – 1871)
4. Caroline Brown Giberson (1869 – 1959)
5. Martha Giberson (1870 – 1871)
6. Temperance Elizabeth Giberson (1872 – 1934)
7. Benjamin Giberson (1873 – 1881)
8. Rachel Levina Giberson (1877 – 1964)
9. Colwell B Giberson (1877 – 1881)
10. Alice M. Giberson (1880 – 1881)
11. William Giberson (1881 – 1882)
12. Ralph Giberson (1883 – 1884)
13. William Giberson (1885 – 1891)
14. Thomas E. Giberson (1887 – 1888)
15. Ransford Charles Giberson (1889 – 1965)
16. Mary Elora Giberson (1892 – 1976)

She was a widow of 3 husbands:
1. Frederick Dibble J. Giberson, married 4 June 1896
2. David Creighton Bell, married 13 April 1899
3. Asa Kinney Davenport, married 23 June 1902

The Observer, 1964
FIELDING LADY PASSES AWAY

Many friends and relatives learned with the regret of the death of Mrs. Rachel Levina Davenport which occurred at her home in Fielding, Sept. 5, [1964] following an illness of several months. She was 89 years of age. Born at Giberson Settlement, N. B., she was a daughter of the late Ralph E. and Mary (Abbott) Giberson. She had lived in Fielding the past sixty years.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Gilbert Ackart (Harriet), East Orange, N. J.; and Mrs. Harry Dyer (Mary), Fielding; one son, Creighton Davenport of Fielding; one brother, Ransford Giberson, and one sister, Mrs. Albert Bell, both of Gordonsville. Also surviving are nine grandchildren, twenty-one great grandchildren, nine great great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held from the home to the Primative Baptist church, Fielding, with Rev. Philip Giberson, Bath, officiating, assisted by Rev. A. Hatfield and Rev. T. J. Gordon. Hymns rendered by Saunders Giberson and Armand Giberson were "In The Sweet Bye And Bye", "Pearly White City" and "Will The Circle Be Unbroken". Mrs. Roy Haynes was organist. Pallbearers were Arnold Giberson, Bordon Giberson, Douglas Bell, Wilbert Curtis, Charles Sutherland,, and Merton Allaby. Interment was in the Pine Tree Cemetery, Bath. There were many beautiful floral tributes, also donations to the Gideon Bible Society and the Cancer Fund. Relatives attended from Hamilton, Ont.; Halifax, N. S.; Fredericton, Aroostook, Perth, and parts of Maine.
Rachel Levina Giberson was the 8th of 16 children born to Ralph Kinney Giberson and Mary Elizabeth Ebbett.

Mary Elizabeth Ebbett
1847 – 1927
1. Mary Giberson (1865 – 1865)
2. Lois Maud Giberson (1867 – 1930)
3. Alma Giberson (1868 – 1871)
4. Caroline Brown Giberson (1869 – 1959)
5. Martha Giberson (1870 – 1871)
6. Temperance Elizabeth Giberson (1872 – 1934)
7. Benjamin Giberson (1873 – 1881)
8. Rachel Levina Giberson (1877 – 1964)
9. Colwell B Giberson (1877 – 1881)
10. Alice M. Giberson (1880 – 1881)
11. William Giberson (1881 – 1882)
12. Ralph Giberson (1883 – 1884)
13. William Giberson (1885 – 1891)
14. Thomas E. Giberson (1887 – 1888)
15. Ransford Charles Giberson (1889 – 1965)
16. Mary Elora Giberson (1892 – 1976)

She was a widow of 3 husbands:
1. Frederick Dibble J. Giberson, married 4 June 1896
2. David Creighton Bell, married 13 April 1899
3. Asa Kinney Davenport, married 23 June 1902

The Observer, 1964
FIELDING LADY PASSES AWAY

Many friends and relatives learned with the regret of the death of Mrs. Rachel Levina Davenport which occurred at her home in Fielding, Sept. 5, [1964] following an illness of several months. She was 89 years of age. Born at Giberson Settlement, N. B., she was a daughter of the late Ralph E. and Mary (Abbott) Giberson. She had lived in Fielding the past sixty years.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Gilbert Ackart (Harriet), East Orange, N. J.; and Mrs. Harry Dyer (Mary), Fielding; one son, Creighton Davenport of Fielding; one brother, Ransford Giberson, and one sister, Mrs. Albert Bell, both of Gordonsville. Also surviving are nine grandchildren, twenty-one great grandchildren, nine great great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held from the home to the Primative Baptist church, Fielding, with Rev. Philip Giberson, Bath, officiating, assisted by Rev. A. Hatfield and Rev. T. J. Gordon. Hymns rendered by Saunders Giberson and Armand Giberson were "In The Sweet Bye And Bye", "Pearly White City" and "Will The Circle Be Unbroken". Mrs. Roy Haynes was organist. Pallbearers were Arnold Giberson, Bordon Giberson, Douglas Bell, Wilbert Curtis, Charles Sutherland,, and Merton Allaby. Interment was in the Pine Tree Cemetery, Bath. There were many beautiful floral tributes, also donations to the Gideon Bible Society and the Cancer Fund. Relatives attended from Hamilton, Ont.; Halifax, N. S.; Fredericton, Aroostook, Perth, and parts of Maine.


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