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Bill has information on later generations as well! Please direct Queries to the email link above! While basically a Nova Scotia family, a number of marriages occured into P.E.I. Families. Only the first two generations may be viewed directly here as this is a very large file, but a six generation chart may be downloaded by clicking on the zipped file link below (This file must be unzipped with WinZip or similar program prior to viewing in your word processor):

Descendants of Benjamin Arnold

Generation No. 1

1. BENJAMIN¹ ARNOLD was born Abt. 1752 in Duxbury, Mass., and died Aft. 1792. He married LYDIA ? Abt. 1770 in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Children of BENJAMIN ARNOLD and LYDIA ? are:

2. i. BENJAMIN HARRIS² ARNOLD, b. September 04, 1771, Herring Cove, Ragged Islands, Nova Scotia; d. Bet. 1828 - 1835.

3. ii. LYDIA ARNOLD, b. November 21, 1772, Ragged Islands; d. February 09, 1849, Jeddore.

4. iii. SETH ARNOLD, b. March 03, 1774, Ragged Islands; d. Aft. 1838.

5. iv. ELIZABETH ARNOLD, b. June 22, 1775, Little Harbour, Ragged Islands, Nova Scotia.

 

Generation No. 2

2. BENJAMIN HARRIS² ARNOLD (BENJAMIN¹) was born September 04, 1771 in Herring Cove, Ragged Islands, Nova Scotia, and died Bet. 1828 - 1835. He married MARGARET ?. She was born Abt. 1781 in Little Harbour, Ragged Islands, Nova Scotia, and died January 02, 1870 in Jeddore, Nova Scotia.

Children of BENJAMIN ARNOLD and MARGARET ? are:

6. i. BENJAMIN³ ARNOLD, b. Abt. 1803, East Jeddore, Nova Scotia, Canada; d. Aft. 1891.

ii. LYDIA ARNOLD, b. March 31, 1799, Ragged Islands, Nova Scotia; d. 1817, Jeddore, Nova Scotia; m. JOHN MASKELL, May 25, 1816, St. Paul's, Halifax, Nova Scotia; b. Abt. 1787, Nova Scotia; d. 1887.

7. iii. MARGARET ARNOLD, b. Abt. 1804, East Jeddore, Nova Scotia, Canada.

8. iv. SETH ARNOLD, b. Abt. 1809, East Jeddore, Nova Scotia, Canada; d. January 03, 1871, Jeddore, Nova Scotia.

v. HANNAH ARNOLD, b. Abt. 1811, East Jeddore, Nova Scotia, Canada; d. June 02, 1870, East Jeddore, Nova Scotia, Canada; m. JAMES GORDON, December 28, 1854, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

vi. MARY ARNOLD, b. Abt. 1814, East Jeddore, Nova Scotia, Canada; d. Aft. 1871; m. ? FOLEY; d. Bef. 1871.

 

3. LYDIA² ARNOLD (BENJAMIN¹) was born November 21, 1772 in Ragged Islands, and died February 09, 1849 in Jeddore. She married LUKE HARPELL 1787 in Shelbourne, Nova Scotia, Canada, son of JOHN HARPELL and ANNA ?. He was born Abt. 1757 in Baptist Point Co, Flushing, Long Island, New York, and died May 25, 1853 in West Jeddore, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Children of LYDIA ARNOLD and LUKE HARPELL are:

9. i. LYDIA³ HARPELL, b. Abt. 1796, Little Harbour, Ragged Islands, Nova Scotia; d. November 11, 1869, East Jeddore, Nova Scotia, Canada.

10. ii. ANN JANE HARPELL, b. Abt. 1788, Ragged Islands, Shelburne County; d. May 19, 1858, West Jeddore.

11. iii. LUKE HARPELL, b. January 02, 1790, Ragged Islands; d. January 04, 1871, Wallace, Cumberland County.

12. iv. AGNES HARPELL, b. Abt. 1792, Ragged Islands, Shelburne County; d. Bef. December 26, 1849.

v. ELIZABETH HARPELL, b. Abt. 1794, Ragged Islands; m. DANIEL MCDONALD, April 17, 1815, St. Paul's, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

13. vi. GRACE HARPELL, b. Abt. 1796, Little Harbour, now Lockeport, Shelburne County, NS; d. April 26, 1872, Jeddore; Stepchild.

14. vii. GEORGE LUKE HARPELL, b. January 02, 1800, Little Harbour, Ragged Islands; d. January 04, 1871, Wallace, per death record.

viii. ISAAC HARPELL, b. Bet. 1800 - 1809.

 

4. SETH² ARNOLD (BENJAMIN¹) was born March 03, 1774 in Ragged Islands, and died Aft. 1838. He married LYDIA MATTHEWS May 02, 1797 in Christ Church, Shelburne Co, Nova Scotia.

Children of SETH ARNOLD and LYDIA MATTHEWS are:

i. ELIZABETH³ ARNOLD, b. Abt. 1799, Ragged Islands, Nova Scotia; d. May 11, 1866, Ragged Islands; m. JOHN HARDY.

ii. JANE ARNOLD, b. December 22, 1803, Christ Church, Shelburne Co, Nova Scotia.

15. iii. ELIZABETH ARNOLD, b. Abt. 1805; d. April 04, 1877, Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia.

16. iv. WILLIAM ARNOLD, b. Abt. 1810; d. Aft. 1838.

v. SETH HARRIS ARNOLD, b. Bet. 1810 - 1820, Shelburne Co., Nova Scotia, Canada; m. SUSANNA CATHERINE SPEARWATER, May 18, 1840, Christ Church, Shelburne Co, Nova Scotia; b. September 10, 1818, Little Harbour, Shelburne Co., Nova Scotia.

17. vi. JOHN BARRY ARNOLD, b. February 12, 1813, Little Harbour, Ragged Islands, Nova Scotia; d. July 11, 1867, Died at Sea.

 

5. ELIZABETH² ARNOLD (BENJAMIN¹) was born June 22, 1775 in Little Harbour, Ragged Islands, Nova Scotia. She married JOHN HENRY HARPELL Abt. 1794 in Shelburne County, son of JOHN HARPELL and ANNA ?. He was born Abt. 1770.

Children of ELIZABETH ARNOLD and JOHN HARPELL are:

18. i. JOHN³ HARPELL, b. Abt. 1795, Ragged Islands; d. Bet. 1866 - 1867.

19. ii. GEORGE HARPELL, b. Abt. 1797, Ragged Islands.

20. iii. BENJAMIN HARPELL, b. Abt. 1799, Ragged Islands.

21. iv. CATHERINE HARPELL, b. Abt. 1800, West Jeddore; d. Bef. 1871.

v. ISABELLA HARPELL, b. Abt. 1800, Ragged Islands; m. JOHN GEORGE COOPER.

vi. EUNICE HARPELL, b. Abt. 1804; m. JAMES RICHARDSON.

vii. MARGARET HARPELL, b. Abt. 1806; m. LAWRENCE BURKE, July 28, 1824, St. Paul's, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

22. viii. ELIZABETH HARPELL, b. 1808, West Jeddore; d. Aft. 1871.