Grace Arnold Harpell

Brief Life History of Grace Arnold

When Grace Arnold Harpell was born on 1 January 1798, in Ragged Islands, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, her father, Ludwig Harpell, was 41 and her mother, Lydia Arnold, was 25. She married John Maskell on 13 December 1817, in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 14 daughters. She died on 12 May 1872, in Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America, at the age of 74, and was buried in Ostrea Lake, Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.

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Family Time Line

John Maskell
1787–1873
Grace Arnold Harpell
1798–1872
Marriage: 13 December 1817
Amelia Maskell
1818–1900
Mary Maskell
1820–1900
Lydia Ann Maskell
1821–1901
Elizabeth Maskell
1826–1916
Catherine Maskell
1834–1900
Capt John Maskell
1824–
Harriet Maskell
1824–1926
Grace Maskell
1830–1917
Anna Maskell
1832–1900
Sarah Maskill
1836–1906
Eliza Maskell
1839–1924
Lydia Maskell
1841–
Eunice Maskell
1842–1923
Polly Maskell
1842–
Mary Emmeline Maskell
1847–1884

Sources (13)

  • Grace Maskell in household of John Maskell, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • Grace Maskill, "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1864-1877"
  • Eliza Ana Maskel in entry for Eliza Ana Martine, "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955"

World Events (4)

1820 · Cape Breton Island

In 1820, Cape Breton Island rejoined Nova Scotia. It is located on the Northeastern part of Nova Scotia. Until then it had been owned by the French until 1763. Than was in British control and a separate colony in 1784.

1823

Oldest Grave Seen in Memorial List

1848 · Self-Governing

In 1848, Nova Scotia became the first self-governing colony in the British Empire.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from either of two places called Harwell (Berkshire, Nottinghamshire). The Berkshire placename probably derives from an old hill name Hāra (itself from Old English hār ‘gray’) + Old English wella ‘well, spring, stream’, while the Nottinghamshire placename probably comes from Old English here ‘army’ + wella ‘well, spring, stream’.

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

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