1799 - 1893

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• Birth	4 Feb 1799	Horton, Kings County, Nova Scotia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Buried	Dec 1893	Holt County, Nebraska   [1, 2]
  Died	13 Dec 1893	Atkinson, Holt County, Nebraska   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I97681	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Charles John BISHOP, b. 3 Dec 1758, New London, New London County, Connecticut
  Mother	Philandra FITCH, , 5, b. 14 May 1764, Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut
  Family ID	F42688	Group Sheet
  Family	William DAVIS, b. Aug 1796, Gaspereau, Horton's Landing, Kings, Nova Scotia
  Married	8 Dec 1818	Horton, Kings County, Nova Scotia   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Elijah DAVIS   2. Ruth DAVIS   3. Rachel DAVIS   4. William DAVIS   5. Linda DAVIS   6. Lucy DAVIS > 7. James Anderson DAVIS, b. 5 Feb 1820, Quacco New Brunswick, Nova Scotia > 8. Amy Ann DAVIS, b. 13 Mar 1822, Horton Township, Nova Scotia > 9. Robert H. DAVIS, b. 2 Jan 1833, St. Martins Parish, New Brunswick, Canada > 10. Mary E. DAVIS, b. Nov 1842, Quacco, New Brunswick, Canada > 11. Sarah J. DAVIS, b. 2 Feb 1844, Quacco, New Brunswick, Canada   12. Agnes DAVIS, b. 1846, Quacco, New Brunswick, Canada > 13. Sylvanus Minor DAVIS, b. 6 May 1847, Quacco, New Brunswick, Canada
  Family ID	F42584	Group Sheet

• Notes

  In 1851 the family began it's long journey to America, first traveling by boat to Baltimore Maryland. From there they went to Princeton Illinois by boat, to Baltimore, then by wagon train and oxen they moved overland to Princeton, where they stayed for 2 years. In 1855, searching for a new home they again travelle by wagon train and oxen came by wagon train to Trout Brook, Wabasha, Minnesota. After resting they looked over the land searching for a place to build their home, finally settling in Bear Valley, Wabasha, Minnesota. In June of 1855, the family homestead one fourth of section 33 in Chester Township. The Davis', true American pioneers, traveled from Princeton with the Jones family. Sometime after the death of her husband William in 1864, Amelia moved to Atkinson, Holt County, Nebraska where she lived out the remainder of her life. TITL Tangled Roots AUTH Printed and Bound in Canada by Friesen Printers, Altona, Manitoba, RoG 0B0 PUBL Published by: Genealogical Committee of the Bishop Family Association Published by: Genealogical Committee of the Bishop Family Association RR 2 Wolfville, N.S. B0P 1X0 REPO Summerside - MacNaught History Archives CALN ISBN 0-9694532-1-3 MEDI Book PAGE Page 18 ALIA /Amelia/

• Sources

  [S755] William Harrison Spicer.FTW. Date of Import: Jul 29, 2001 [S65] Spicer Family File.FTW. Date of Import: Jul 30, 2001