+3a2c Collingwood Reeves

Collingwood (Colin) Reeves resided on the North Freetown Road (code 11). This was a farm of 86 acres that was owned by Major Schurman. Colin was known to be a tidy farmer and kept his buildings, equipment and grounds in good shape.

Colin and Rebecca (Picketts) had five ch. b. in Freetown, surname Reeves.

4a 3a2¢ John William b. 30 July 1883. He m. Lois Mildred Bedell. They lived in North Berwick, Me. They had seven children: 1. Ruth, 2. Paul, 3. Rebecca, 4. Lynwood, 5. Forrest, 6. Stanley, deceased, 7. Herbert, deceased.

+4b 3a2c George Noel b. 19 Feb. 1885. He m. Alvaretta Shaw, North Enmore, who was b. 28 Sept. 1916. He (1. 28 Apr. 1946 in Freetown and she d. 9 Mar. 1969.

4c 3a2c Ila b. 23 May 1888. She m. Bruce Burns, Freetown. They had three children: 1. Florence, m. Alfred Reeves, Freetown. (See Thomas Reeves history.) 2. Madeline, m. Leslie Reeves, Freetown. (See Charles Reeves history.) 3. Cecil b. 1917, and d. 12 Jan. 1935. Ila d. 30 Mar. 1959. (See Burns history.)

4d 3a2c Fred b. 1889; n.m. and lived in Freetown all his life. He d. 26 Jan. 1960.

4e 3a2e Emeline (Emmy) b. 1 Jan. 1890 she m. Joy Hayes ca. 1910. They lived in Searletown until 1932 when they moved to Bedeque. She d. 26 Nov. 1984. They had one dau., Ruby. She m. 1. Reginald Murray, deceased, and had four ch.: (a) Ross Murray, Hamilton, Ont. (b) Dianne McBride, Brampton, Ont. (c) Paul Murray, Whitby, Ont. ((1) Kenneth Murray, Red Deer, Alta.

Ruby m. 2. George Currie, Hamilton, Ont.

+4b3a2c George Noel Reeves

George took over his father’s farm and carried on in practically the same manner as his father until he d. 1946.

George and Alvaretta (Shaw) Reeves had six ch. b. in Freetown, and surname Reeves.

5a 4b3a2c Ruby Emeline b. 26 Feb. 1938. She m. Olin Sharp, West Devon in 1955. They have one child, Dean Sydney b. ca. 1959.

5b 4b3a2c Virden Viles b. 13 Apr. 1939. She m. Amos Coughlin, Enmore in 1961 and live in Summerside. N0 children.

5c 4b3a2c Infant d. y. 5d 4b3a2c Charles Bayfield b. 10 Nov. 1942; n.m.

5e 4b3a20 John William (Jackie) b. 7 June 1944. He m. Kathie Gallant. They had three children: Tracey, Tina and April. Jackie and Kathie are separated.

5f 4b3a2c Bruce Burns b. 15 Sept. 1945. He m. Bernetta Bridges, Conway. They have five children: 1. Lanita b. 22 Oct. 1967. 2. Corriena b. 16 Sept. 1968. 3. Faron b. 13 Aug. 1971. 4. Ruby b. 1 Sept. 1979. 5. Olivia b. 4 Jan. 1985.

+3b2c Freeman Reeves

William Freeman was a son of William and Jane Townsend (Rix) Reeves, and took over the farm (code 18) on their demise. They sold the farm and buildings to George G. Paynter who settled his son Trueman on this farm, later Freeman and Josephine moved to Kensington where they spent their last years.

William Freeman was b. in Freetown 3 Aug. 1864. He m. Josephine George, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James George, Malpeque. She was b. 14 Oct. 1867. They had fourteen children all b. in Freetown.

4a 3b2c Martha Jane b. 10 Mar. 1888. She m. George Duggan and lived in Portland, Oregan until her death. George then returned to Kensington. They had a family of six. They and all their families lived in the Portland area: 1. Dorothy m. 1. Thomas Wallace (deceased). They had two children. She m. 2. Walter Smith (deceased). They had three children. Dorothy is now deceased. 2. Georgie m. Andrew Glantz. They had four children: (a) Marilyn m. Robert Sawyer, had three children. (b) Ronald m. Judith Wright, had three children. (c) James m. Diane Smith, had four children. (d) Andrea m. Richard Littlefield, no family. 3. Leola m. Earl Foote. They had six children. 4. Leonard m. Betty King. They have two children. 5. Gwendolyn m. (1) Donald McInnis, they had three children. m. (2) Joseph Dubay, they had two children. 6. James “Erlon” m. Mary Matthews, they had three children.

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