(7 Apr., 1822 - 5 J an., 1905), daughter of Kimball and Margaret Coffin of Savage Harbour. This farm was situated on the south side of the Stanhope East Road, between the lands of Donald MacLean and John MacAulay. There was very little cleared land on this 100 acre farm, so Edward had to cut the trees and clear more land, and this is where Ellen and Edward raised their family of three sons and three daughters.

Children of Edward and Ellen (Coffin) Douglas

1. Artemas Coffin, d. 26 Oct., 1906. He was a school teacher, and taught at Morell, New Glasgow, and Covehead. He was never married and was drowned while crossing on the SS. N orthumberland to Pictou.

2. Mary Ann, b. 11 Jan., 1851, d. 20 Feb., 1928, m. Elisha Piggott (1845-1915), son of John and Rebecca (Coffin) Piggott of Savage Harbour. They had two sons and four daughters: Maggie Jane, John Edward, George Henry, Eunice and Caroline (twins) and Malvina.

3. James Henry, b. 18 July, 1855, d. 27 Jan., 1930, m. Minnie Matilda Coffin (1873-1900), dau. of Elisha and Caroline M. (Clarke) Coffin of Savage Harbour. They had one son, Percy Leigh, see below.

4. Isabella, b. 1858, d. Sept., 1921, m. Robert Kielly of Covehead as his second wife, no children.

5. George Henry, b. 6 Dec., 1860, d. 22 Apr., 1946, In. Charlotte Ann Marshall (b. 29 Dec., 1860, d. 22 Nov., 1945), dau. of Robert and Jane (MacGregor) Marshall. They had two children, Cassie Jane and George Louis.

6. Maggie Jane, b. Sept, 1863, d. Dec., 1946, 111. Malcolm Shaw Kielly in 1885. They had one son, George, and 3 dau., Elsie, Ada, and one who d. young.

George Henry Douglas

He was the youngest son of Edward and Ellen Douglas above. He remained on the farm with his parents, and was also a fisherman. George Henry was a good neighbour, always ready to help anyone in need; he was also agreat entertainer, well-known for his recitations and stories. He liked to tell of the stormy winters of the past, especially of the time of his mother’s death on January 5, 1905, when his niece, Maggie Jane Piggott, came from Savage Harbour to attend her grandmother’s funeral, and to spend a week or two with the family. George took his niece to the train on three different days, and each time was told that the train was stuck in the snow. Finally, on March 5, exactly two months later, Maggie Jane’s brother John drove from Savage Harbour with horse and sleigh and took her home.

George Henry married Charlotte Ann Marshall on November 1, 1891, and they lived on the family farm until the death of his brother, Artemas, in 1906. At this time they moved to “Mount J 0y”, the home of his older brother, James Henry. Here George continued to farm and fish until 1912, when he became a messenger at the Bank of Montreal

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