Eden

The first Eden’s in Gaspe were John and his brother Joseph. John and Joseph Eden were born and raised in Stokesley, Yorkshire, England. They were the sons of John Eden. John came to Gaspe around 1827 with his brother Joseph, wife Sarah Burwood and son John Henry. They settled in the Wakeham area. John and Sarah Burwood had 5 children. They were John Henry, Sarah Burwood, Jane Amelia, Charlotte Barbara, and Mary Ellen. Sarah Burwood died in 1837 and was buried in the O’Hara Cemetery. John then remarried in 1838 to Ellen Maria Boyle and moved to her home that stood in front of Wakeham’s old cemetery. They had no children. Ellen died in 1859.

John married again in 1862 to Helena Laws. They had 7 children. There names were Helena Sarah, Florence Elizabeth, Arthur John, Beatrice Maude, Edith Myra, Alfred George, and Edwin Charles. John Eden had many occupations - farmer, School Master, Justice of the Peace, Land Crown Agent, and Post Master.

His brother Joseph married in 1832 to Sarah Ellen Patterson. They lived in Wakeham and had 11 children, William James, Sarah Adelaide, Ellen Jane, Joseph, Annabella, John Albert, Emily Caroline, Benjamin Malcolm, Alice, Mary Alma, and Francis George. Joseph’s occupations were Sailor, Merchant and Trader.

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