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     Emma S. Sercombe married Walter Bush Rice, son of George M. Rice and Jane E. Burr, on 4 May 1882.^1,2
     Emma S. Sercombe and Walter Bush Rice resided at Wauwatosa, WI.³

     (?) Shaffner married Mabel E Bishop, daughter of William Bishop and Mary Ann Morse.¹

     Fredrick Lewis Shaffner married 1st Josephine Charlotte Graham, daughter of William Wallace Graham and Margaret S. Rice.² Fredrick Lewis Shaffner died on 9 December 1925 at Middleton, Annapolis Co, NS.³ The estate was probated on 29 December 1925 at Annapolis Royal, Annapolis Co, NS; with a letter of administration for the estate of Frederick Lewis Shaffner of Middleton, gentleman, to his widow Josephine Shaffner of Annapolis Royal.³

     Frances Shafner was born on 2 April at Granville, Annapolis Co, NS.^3,2 She was the daughter of Ferdinand Shafner and Barbara Hawbolt.² Frances Shafner married Warren Bent, son of Joseph Bent and Ann Longley, on 28 March 1816 at Granville, Annapolis Co, NS.^1,4
     Frances Shafner appeared on the census of 1881 at Bridgetown District, Annapolis Co, NS; with her son Warren Edgar.³

     (?) Shaw married Frances Rice, daughter of Amos Ingraham Rice and Eliza G (?).

     Bessie Shaw married Alfred Baldwin Banks, son of Allister Banks and Emma Banks, in 1908.¹

     Caroline Shaw was born in 1835 at United States of America.² She married James B. Rice, son of Robert Muckford Rice and Sarah Maria Ingraham.³ Caroline Shaw died on 17 January 1917; aged 81y 5m 25d, under the name Rice.⁴ She was buried at Lot 30, Edson Cemetery, Lowell, MA.⁴
     She and James B. Rice resided on 17 April 1891 at Leitches Creek District, Cape Breton Co, NS. According to Ms McCormick, James went to Massachusetts. He may have married his wife Caroline there. However, the 1891 census for Leitches Creek lists James B Rice, age 59, and his wife Caroline, age 56. Caroline was born in the USA.²

     Eunice A Shaw was born in 1860.¹ She married Ingram E Whitman, son of Oldham Whitman and Margaret Lowe.¹ Eunice A Shaw died in 1932.¹

     Marjorie Shaw married Lawrence Snell, son of Howard Snell and Harriet Jane Berry.¹

     Mary Shaw married Edward Martin Viets, son of John Knutton Viets and Harriett Martin, circa 1868.¹

     Esther Sophia Shepard was born on 17 July 1861 at South Port Morien, NS.¹ She married Henry William Spencer, son of Hezekiah Spencer and Emily Susannah Martell, on 7 February 1883 at South Head, NS.¹ Esther Sophia Shepard died on 17 May 1884 at South Port Morien, NS.¹
     She also went by the name of "Sophia."¹ She appeared on the census of 1881 at Cow Bay, NS.¹

     Elmina Shepherd was born on 19 February 1811 at Mansfield, MA.¹ Marriage banns for Elmina Shepherd and Dunsmore Ball were published on 1 November 1832 at Boylston, MA; listed as Almina of Mansfield.² Elmina Shepherd married Dunsmore Ball on 29 November 1832 at Mansfield, MA; listed as Densmore of Boylston and Elmina of Mansfield.¹
     Elmina Shepherd appeared on the census of 1880 at Princeton, MA; aged 69y, under the name Ball, living with her daughter Elmina.³

     Mary Ann Shepherd married Roswell Henry Rice, son of Joseph Frederick Rice and Mary Ann Munn.¹

     Marion Sheppard was born on 10 August 1896.³ She was the daughter of Nathaniel Sheppard and Bertha N Berry.² Marion Sheppard married John H Mattorn on 1 July 1933.¹

     Nathaniel Sheppard married Bertha N Berry, daughter of Silas Berry and Mary Elizabeth Burrell, in 1893.^2,3 Nathaniel Sheppard died in 1937.³

     Reta Lucinda Sheppard was born on 11 June 1896. Your author has verified the birth dates given by Ms McCormick for Reta Lucinda and Marion. One or both is in error.³ She was the daughter of Nathaniel Sheppard and Bertha N Berry.² Reta Lucinda Sheppard married Judge Edward Thelan on 28 June 1922.¹

     James Sheridan married Idella Davis, daughter of Ernest Davis and Annie Jane Rice.¹

     Leslie Boden Sheridan was born on 14 October 1916 at Lawrencetown, Annapolis Co, NS.² He married Jean Foster Hutchinson, daughter of Bradford Allister Hutchinson and Fannie Prescott Clarke, on 3 July 1942 at Bridgetown, Annapolis Co, NS.³

     Hannah Sheriffs was born on 13 September 1866 at Nova Scotia.² She married Forman LeClair Rice, son of Benjamin Rice and Ceretha Jane Poole, on 8 August 1894 at Caledonia, Queens Co, NS.^3,4 Hannah Sheriffs died in 1947.⁵ She was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Bear River, Annapolis Co, NS.⁵

     Delia Sherman married Theodore L. Burnett, son of Lionel Burnet and Minerva Rice, on 23 February 1873.¹ Delia Sherman died on 14 March 1875.²

     Ella Sherman was born in 1868.¹ She married Clarence Leslie Potter, son of Alfred Warne Potter and Ellen Avery Currier.¹ Ella Sherman died in 1896.¹

     Irma G Sherman married Chester Reginald Thomas, son of William Herbert Thomas and Josephine C Lovett.¹

     L E Sherman married 2nd Ada C. Berry, daughter of Silas Berry and Mary Elizabeth Burrell; no children.²

     Jane Shippey was born circa 1727 at Stoughton, MA, (not found in the published records).¹ Marriage banns for Jane Shippey and Michael Spurr were published on 25 October 1746 at Stoughton, MA; both of Stoughton.² Jane Shippey married Michael Spurr on 24 November 1746 at Stoughton, MA; both of Stoughton.^3,1 Jane Shippey died circa 1791 at Round Hill, Annapolis Co, NS.¹

     Edgar Shirley died before 1962.² He married 2nd Viola Wright, daughter of Thomas Henry Wright and Hattie Alberta Rice, before 1962.¹

     Was Peter Sarah's step father or step brother?²

     Mary Shook married Joseph McConnell.

     Mary A Short married George Henry Rice, son of Henry Rice and Mary Jane Gage.¹

     Mary Jeffrey Short was born on 2 January 1875 at Tillsonburg, Norfolk Co, ON.² She married William Henry Rice, son of Rev Ebenezer Muir Rice and Mary Key Bland.³
     Mary Jeffrey Short resided at High River, AB.³

     Edna Adelaide Shorter married Trenor Ambrose Rice, son of Fredrick Samuel Rice and Minnie Josephine Trenor.¹

     Mel Shreder married Dorothy Rice, daughter of Howard Amos Rice and Mary Ida Blenkhorn.²

     Phoebe Shumway was born on 19 March 1825 at Martinsburg, NY.² She married Almon Rice, son of Ebenezer Rice and Sarah Fuller, on 5 February 1845.¹ Phoebe Shumway died on 20 October 1898 at Lowville, NY.²
     She and Almon Rice immigrated in 1857 to Orleans, IA.² Phoebe Shumway and Almon Rice appeared on the census of 1860 at Orleans Twp, Winneshiek Co, IA.³

     Charles A. Sibley married Helen Burnett Pitcher, daughter of Charles E. Pitcher and Harriet Clapp Rice, on 7 February 1889; Charles of Wellesley, MA.¹

     Charles D. Sickels married Lucy Matilda Rice, daughter of Alvin Denon Rice and Lydia Jane Drown; Charles of Rome, MI.¹ Charles D. Sickels died in 1882 at Adrian, MI.²

     Charles Marion Sickels married Louise Fletcher; Louise of Baltimore, MD.¹ Charles Marion Sickels was born on 10 April 1874.¹ He was the son of Charles D. Sickels and Lucy Matilda Rice.¹

     May Zerapha Sickels married Charles S. Whitney; Charles of Adrian, MI.¹ May Zerapha Sickels was born on 22 August 1872.¹ She was the daughter of Charles D. Sickels and Lucy Matilda Rice.¹

     William Alvin Sickels married Margaret Bauer; Margaret of Manistee, MI.¹ William Alvin Sickels was born on 19 December 1870.¹ He was the son of Charles D. Sickels and Lucy Matilda Rice.¹

     Isabelle W Sim married Arthur R Dennison, son of Frank Emmons Dennison and Bertha May Kempton.²

     Samuel Simmons married Hasmaline Rice, daughter of Elijah Rice and Rebecca Ann Wilder, on 14 October 1859.¹

     Benjamin Simpson was also known as John Simpson.²

     Ella Simpson married James Potter Chute, son of William Henry Chute and Mary Louise Potter, in 1884.¹

     Esther Simpson was born on 6 January 1891 at Victory, Annapolis Co, NS.² She was the daughter of John Simpson and Addie Ruggles.² Esther Simpson married Ralph Nelson Potter, son of Beniah Potter and Phoebe Ruggles, in July 1913.² Esther Simpson died on 22 December 1994 at Annapolis Royal Nursing Home, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis Co, NS; at age 103.² She was buried after 22 December 1994 at Clementsport United Cemetery, Clementsport, Annapolis Co, NS.³

     George Joshua Simpson was born circa 1871 at Victory, Annapolis Co, NS.³ He was the son of Benjamin Simpson and Amelia Mehlman.² George Joshua Simpson married Elizabeth May Wright, daughter of Edward Ensley Wright and Celestia Potter, on 29 November 1893 at Clementsvale, Annapolis Co, NS; George J Simpson declared age 22, born at Victory and residing at Victory; and Lizzie M Wright declared age 18, born at Clementsvale and living at Clementsvale at the time of their marriage.^2,3

     Gladys Frances Simpson was born on 15 May 1898 at Victory, Annapolis Co, NS.³ She was the daughter of George Joshua Simpson and Elizabeth May Wright.² Gladys Frances Simpson married Stewart Hastings Potter, son of Edward Manoah Potter and Seraphina Berry, on 27 October 1915.⁴ Gladys Frances Simpson died on 21 August 1972 at Deep Brook, Annapolis Co, NS.⁵

     Hannah L. Simpson married William Henry Rice, son of William Norcross Rice and Mary Jane Ordway, on 13 January 1877; Hannah of Rochester, NY.¹
     Hannah L. Simpson and William Henry Rice resided in 1901 at Cleveland, OH.²

     Howard T Simpson married 1st Nita Dolcie Potter, daughter of Earl Frederick Potter and Dolcie Hixon, on 12 April 1937.¹

     John Simpson was born circa 1863 at Ohio.² He married Addie Ruggles on 19 December 1889 at Bear River, NS.²

     Nancy Simpson married Captain Samuel Edison.¹

     Roy Robert Simpson was born on 15 December 1895.² He married Bessie Rice, daughter of Charles Freeman Rice and Annie Peck.³ Roy Robert Simpson died on 9 August 1963 at New York; aged 65 (sic).^2,3

     Margaret Belle Singer was born circa December 1864 at Iowa.¹ She married Fred J. Bohrman circa 1886.¹
     Margaret Belle Singer and Fred J. Bohrman appeared on the census of 1900 at Brattleboro, VT.¹

     Dorothy Eldridge Skelton was born on 1 March 1894 at Worthington, MA.^2,3 She was the daughter of Perley A Skelton.² Dorothy Eldridge Skelton married Ralph William Rice, son of Fredrick Moulton Rice and Anna Maria Jones, on 27 October 1918 at North Grafton, MA.¹ Dorothy Eldridge Skelton died in December 1985 at Plainfield, MA; under the name Rice.³

     Rachel Skinner was born on 2 June 1901 at Somerville, MA.¹ She is the daughter of Jacob W. Skinner and Lillian Rebecca Wellman.¹ Rachel Skinner married Walter P. Rice, son of Wallace M Rice and Caroline A Covert, on 9 June 1917 at Somerville, MA.¹
     Rachel Skinner appeared on the census of 1920 at Ward 5, Medford, MA.²

     LeRoi Cadwallader Slack married 2nd Nina Maude Thomas, daughter of William Henry Thomas and Ida Laura Rice, on 10 December 1918; your authors note that the marriage date is suspect.¹ LeRoi Cadwallader Slack died on 18 February 1942 at Los Angeles, CA.²

     Eva Maria Slater was born in 1873 at Parrsboro, NS.¹ She was the daughter of Wellington Rockwell Slater and Jane Hasseltine Spencer.¹ Eva Maria Slater died on 9 August 1874 at Parrsboro, NS.^2,1

     Gordon Slater was born circa 1879.¹ He was the son of Wellington Rockwell Slater and Jane Hasseltine Spencer.¹

     Harvey Rockwell Slater was born on 11 November 1870 at Parrsboro, NS.^2,1 He was the son of Wellington Rockwell Slater and Jane Hasseltine Spencer.¹ Harvey Rockwell Slater married Sarah Bailey on 2 June 1897 at Vancouver, BC.¹ Harvey Rockwell Slater died on 6 August 1954 at Vancouver, BC.¹

     Horace William Slater was born on 24 November 1874 at Parrsboro, NS.^2,1 He was the son of Wellington Rockwell Slater and Jane Hasseltine Spencer.¹

     Maria DeWolfe Slater was born on 2 April 1847 at Saint Stephen, NB.¹ She married Elijah Martell Spencer, son of Samuel Hezekiah Spencer and Sophia Martell, on 9 November 1864 at Parrsboro, NS.^2,1 Maria DeWolfe Slater died on 14 December 1903 at Parrsboro, NS.¹
     She and Elijah Martell Spencer appeared on the census of 1881 at Mills, Cumberland Co, NS; Elijah M. Spencer, male, married, age 40, born NS, occ: Carpenter;
Maria D. Spencer, female, married, age 34, born NS;
Hattie E. Spencer, female, age 15, born NS;
Emily Spencer, female, age 13, born NS;
George E. Spencer, male, age 11, born NS;
Grace Spencer, female, age 8, born NS;
Bessie Spencer, female, age 5, Born NS;
Clarence D. Spencer, male, age 1, born NS;
Frederick Moore, male, age 20, born NS, occ: Apprentice.^3,1 Maria DeWolfe Slater and Elijah Martell Spencer appeared on the census of 1901 at Parrsboro, Cumberland Co, NS.^4,1

     Wellington Rockwell Slater was born circa 1849 at Calais, ME.¹ He was the son of Hugh Slater and Emily (?).² Wellington Rockwell Slater married Jane Hasseltine Spencer, daughter of Samuel Hezekiah Spencer and Sophia Martell, on 24 July 1869 at Parrsboro, NS.^2,1 Wellington Rockwell Slater died on 30 July 1922 at New Westminster, BC.¹

     James Smallie married Harriett Hoyt, daughter of Jesse Hoyt and Irene Wheelock.¹

     Henry Nelson Smart was born on 22 January 1846 at Searsport, ME.¹ He married Ruth Mehitable Martell, daughter of Thomas Martell and Mehitable Susan Martell, on 2 September 1873 at Searsport, ME.¹ Henry Nelson Smart died on 29 November 1908 at Somerville, MA.^2,1
     He began military service between 1865 and 1867; with the US Navy.^3,1

     Wallace Smiley married Margaret Rice, daughter of Ernest L. Rice and Myrtle Royce.¹

     (?) Smith married Ella L Bent, daughter of Ralph Bent and Sarah Ann Whitman.¹

     (?) Smith married Ellen Rice, daughter of Robert Creighton Rice and Mary Kathryn Diffenbaugh.¹

     Abigail Chauncey Smith was born on 1 February 1819 at Whately, MA.² She is the daughter of Seth Smith and Electa Billings. Abigail Chauncey Smith married Rev Lorenzo Rice, son of Ebenezer Rice and Sarah Fuller, on 1 May 1837 at Whately, MA; (21st per Rice Gen'l Register).^3,1 Abigail Chauncey Smith died on 22 June 1900 at Rodman, NY.⁴
     She resided in 1899 at Rodman, NY.³

     Ada C. Smith married Henry Rice Warner, son of Rufus Warner and Charlotte Rice; Ada of Phelps, NY.¹

     Adelaide E. Smith was born circa 1843 at Massachusetts, as calculated from the 1880 census. She married Oliver W. Rice, son of Oliver Rice and Hannah Adaline Chapman, on 14 July 1870; Adelaide of Springfield.¹
     Adelaide E. Smith and Oliver W. Rice appeared on the census of 1880 at Becket, MA; Oliver W. Rice, self, male, married, age 42, born MA, Occ: Labourer, father born MA, mother born MA;
Addelaid E. Rice, wife, female, married, age 37, born MA, Occ: Keeping House, father born MA, mother born MA;
Wilson S. Rice, son, male, age 15, born MA, Occ: At School, father born MA, mother born MA;
Oliver W. Rice, son, male, age 9, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA;
Julid A. Rice, daughter, female, age 7, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA;
William G. Rice, son, male, age 5, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA;
Lewis E. Rice, son, male, age 2, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA;
Wealthy Pomeroy Aunt, female, age 55, born MA, Occ: House Work, father born MA, mother born CT.²

     Adeline May Smith was born circa 1881 at Nova Scotia.² She was the daughter of William Smith and Mary Sophia Morgan.¹ Adeline May Smith died; single.¹

     Albert James Smith was born on 25 August 1868 at Cedar Rapids, IA.¹ He was the son of William S. Smith and Louisa Rice.¹ Albert James Smith married Carrie E White; 9 children.¹ Albert James Smith died on 8 November 1947.¹

     Arilla Smith married Isaiah Banks, son of James Banks and Margaret Moody.²

     Armenia Smith was born on 1 November 1850 at Nova Scotia.^2,3 She was the daughter of John Smith and Ann Ross.² Armenia Smith married Theophilus Rice, son of Thomas Rice and Armenia Ross; Theophilus of Baddeck Forks.^4,5 Armenia Smith died in April 1935.² She was buried at Big Baddeck Cemetery, Baddeck, Victoria Co, NS.⁴
     She also went by the name of "Minnie."⁴ She and Theophilus Rice appeared on the census of 1881 at Baddeck District, Victoria Co, NS; Theophilis Rice, male, married, age 29, born Nova Scotia, Occ: Farmer; Armina Rice, female, married, age 30, born Nova Scotia; John Rice, male, age 3, born Nova Scotia; Edwin Rice, male, age 1, born Nova Scotia; Thomas Rice, male, widowed, age 72, born Nova Scotia, Occ: Farmer.⁶

     Bernard Smith married Hattie May Yarrigle, daughter of Albert Yarrigle and Mary Jane Alcorn, on 26 January 1929.^1,2

     Bertha Jane Smith was born circa 1874 at Nova Scotia.³ She was the daughter of William Smith and Mary Sophia Morgan.² Bertha Jane Smith married Thatcher Carleton Hilton.¹

     Bessie Margaret Smith was born on 23 February 1886 at Cedar Rapids, IA.¹ She was the daughter of Jesse Frank Smith and Edwinnie Iona Poole.¹ Bessie Margaret Smith married Freeman H Hughes in 1923.¹

     David L. G. Smith was born in 1919 at Sydney Mines, Cape Breton Co, NS.^2,1 He is the son of George Alexander Smith and Lydia Ethel Rice. David L. G. Smith married Margaret C MacNeill, daughter of Neil M MacNeill and Sadie E Burke, in 1943 at Halifax, Halifax Co, NS.²
     David L. G. Smith was in the military circa 1944 as a bomber pilot in Europe during World War 2 with the Royal Canadian Air Force.² He resided between 1984 and 2008 at Baddeck, NS.³ He was a stock broker before 1985.²

     Donald Nicholson Smith married 2nd Margaret Laura Rice, daughter of Abner James Rice and Satira Ann McCormick, on 9 September 1897.¹

     Doris Mae Smith was the daughter of Wallace Gordon Smith and Martha Ann Churchill.¹ Doris Mae Smith married 1st Dexter Brown.¹ Doris Mae Smith married 2nd Richard Allen Brown.¹

     Dorothy Olive Smith was the daughter of Walter Harold Smith.¹ Dorothy Olive Smith married Gordon Kenneth Lister; no children.¹

     Edna Marion Smith was born on 19 August 1893 at Nova Scotia.³ She was the daughter of William Smith and Mary Sophia Morgan.² Edna Marion Smith married Thomas Stanfield Lumb.²

     Edward Smith married Eleanor Rice, daughter of Howard F. Rice and Maude Eleanor Harris.¹

     Elaine Smith married 1st Arthur LeRoy Gilman, son of Arthur LeRoy Gilman and Sarah Ann Thomas, on 14 February 1948.¹ Elaine Smith and Arthur LeRoy Gilman were divorced in August 1965.¹

     Eliza V Smith was born circa 1867 at Nova Scotia.¹ She was the daughter of Sarah Eliza Viets.¹

     Elizabeth Smith was born in 1880.² She married Frank Lee, son of William Lee and Eliza Ann Rice.³ Elizabeth Smith died in 1959.²

     Elizabeth Smith married 2nd George D Berry, son of Silas Berry and Mary Elizabeth Burrell.²

     Elizabeth Smith married Woodbridge Clapp Rice, son of William Clapp Rice and Susan Tileston Clapp.^1,2 Elizabeth Smith died before 1880; as her husband was a widower in the 1880 US census.³

     Elizabeth Mae Smith was born on 24 December 1932 at Lower LaHave, NS.^1,2 She is the daughter of Fred William Smith and Maggie Mae Creaser.¹ Elizabeth Mae Smith married Hubert Lester Nicoll, son of Captain Joseph Martel Nicoll and Sophia May Spencer, on 20 June 1953 at Rose Bay, NS.^1,2

     Elsie Katherine Smith was born on 10 July 1858 at Cedar Rapids, IA.¹ She was the daughter of William S. Smith and Louisa Rice.¹ Elsie Katherine Smith married Josiah M Fritz; 8 children.¹
     Elsie Katherine Smith and Josiah M Fritz appeared on the census of 1880 at Cedar Rapids, Linn Co, IA; Martin Fritz, self, male, married, age 27, born IN, Occ: Teamster, father born Germany, mother born Germany Elsie, wife, female, married, age 21, born IA, Occ: Keeping House, father born Canada, mother born ME, Albert, son, male, age 1, born IL, father born IN, mother born IA.²

     Emily Mary Smith married Alfred Leroy Hazelton, son of Hiram Hazelton and Thankful Blackmer.¹

     Ethel Smith was born in 1890.² She was the daughter of Henry Smith.² Ethel Smith married Watson David Potter, son of Beniah Potter and Phoebe Ruggles, on 21 November 1923.² Ethel Smith died in 1972.²

     Ettie Gertrude Smith died; in infancy.¹ Circa 1880.^1,2 She was the daughter of Jesse Frank Smith and Edwinnie Iona Poole.¹

     Everett Smith married Sarah Wright, daughter of Edward Ensley Wright and Celestia Potter.¹

     Florabel Joy Smith was born on 22 July 1888 at Nova Scotia.³ She was the daughter of William Smith and Mary Sophia Morgan.² Florabel Joy Smith married Norwood Austin Miller.²
     Florabel Joy Smith was also known as Flossie B Smith.⁴

     Florence Smith married George Eben Bent, son of Rupert George Bent and Margaret Emma Beattie.¹

     Frank Smith married Eliza Williams Rice, daughter of John Henry Rice and Margaret Williams.¹