Elizabeth Broad

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Broad was born on 1 January 1828, in Johnston, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada, her father, James Broad, was 38 and her mother, Sarah F. Vincent, was 25. She married George M. Giberson on 12 January 1853, in Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Carleton, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada in 1871 and Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada for about 10 years. She died on 25 May 1914, in Holmesville, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 86, and was buried in Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Family Time Line

George M. Giberson
1818–1902
Elizabeth Broad
1828–1914
Marriage: 12 January 1853
Aaron F Giberson
1854–1903
Alice Maud Giberson
1856–1924
George Alonzo Giberson
1858–1949
Charles Renfrew Giberson
1860–1934
Prince Albert Giberson
1862–1867
Mary Ann Giberson
1864–1867
Earlon Giberson
1865–1868
Merril Blanchard Giberson
1866–1867
Frederick Dibble J. Giberson
1870–1898
Mary Giberson
1872–
Ransford Orser Giberson
1877–1954

Sources (24)

  • Elizabeth Giberson in household of George Giberson, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • Elizabeth Broad Giberson, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Elizabeth Broad in entry for Alice Maud Donnelly, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924"

World Events (4)

1867 · British North America Act

The British North America Act or Constitution Act of 1867 caused three British colonies, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Canada to be united as one under the name Canada. Until this point New Brunswick had been the British crown colony.

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1880 · Legislature in Fredericton Destoryed by Fire

On February 25, 1880, the legislature building in Frederiction was destroyed by fire. The builiding was completely made of wood meaning that there was nothing left of it. The chair that the speaker used and a marble top table were all that remained.

Name Meaning

English: nickname for a stout or large person, from Middle English brod(e) ‘wide, broad’ (Old English brād).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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James Broad, Sailor and Farmer

James Broad was the son of James and Elizabeth Whitehead Broad. He was christened 28 March 1790 as recorded in Devonshire Parish Registers. He was born perhaps as early as 1788 in Bristol according to …

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