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George Rogers family
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57 photographs: b&w; 22.5 X 18 cm or smaller.
7 photographs: col.; 7.5 X 9 cm or smaller.
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Biographical history
George Leban Rogers was born December 16, 1867 in Westcock, New Brunswick to John Rogers, who had emigrated from Scotland, and his wife Emily Lawrence. George was christened at St. Anne's Anglican Church, British Settlement, New Brunswick. From his early teens through his adulthood he lived on the shores of Morice’s Mill Pond, later known as Silver Lake, in Sackville, New Brunswick. George married his first wife Priscella Estabrooks on February 26, 1890. Priscella was born on September 14, 1872, and died in 1905 at 33 years of age. Together, they had seven children: Norman, George W., Marguerita, Hazel, John “Jack”, Clinton “Ted”, Picard “Pick” Hamilton, and Charles B. In 1902, the family moved to the old Beal residence located on the edge of Morice’s Mill Pond (Silver Lake). George continued to live in the house for the rest of his life with his youngest son Abner G. Rogers. After Priscella died in 1905, George was left with seven children, but two years later, he married Flossie Estabrooks (Priscella’s younger sister) on April 24, 1907. George and Flossie had five children together: Edith P., Dexter C., Herman, Donald F., and Abner G.. Flossie died in 1944 after she was hit by a truck in Middle Sackville. George worked for 64 years at the Campbell Carriage Factory as a master wheelwright, wagon, carriage, and sleigh manufacturer in Sackville, New Brunswick. He first appears on the payroll of the Carriage Factory on December 1, 1884, shortly before he turned 17 and continued to work at the Carriage Factory until his 81st year and was one of the factory’s last two employees. George temporarily left the factory in 1916 to enlist in the 145th Regiment in Moncton, New Brunswick. He served overseas in the latter part of WWI with his sons, Jack and Clinton in the 145th Battalion, while his other son, Norman served in the 27th Battalion. George played multiple instruments with the “Middle Sackville” and the “Westmorland and Kent Battalion'' bands. He was an active member of the Royal Canadian Legion from its formation in 1926, becoming the first member to receive a Life Membership from them. George died on April 30, 1952, at the Lancaster Military Hospital in Saint John, New Brunswick.
Custodial history
Records and photographs were donated by Karen Eames in 2019. She is the great granddaughter of George Rogers, and the granddaughter of Marguerita Flossie, the third born of George and Percilla. These records were passed down through the family to Karen.
Scope and content
Fonds reflects the lives, careers, and military services of George Rogers and his family. Fonds consists of various textual records and photographs from the George Rogers family of Sackville, New Brunswick. It includes letters between family members; newspaper clippings about the family; and photographs of the family home and activities of George, his two wives, and their 13 children. The fonds also consists of a letter from Karen Eames in 2018 that accompanied the rest of the fonds documenting her knowledge of the Rogers side of her family.
Physical condition
Fonds is in good condition. PB2.2 has been taped by the family, however, there is no damage or yellowing. Future conservation will be required. Newspaper clippings were photocopied and the originals were discarded.
Immediate source of acquisition
Karen Eames
Arrangement
Fonds was organized by the donor, Karen Eames, by family members in order of birth, beginning with George Rogers and his first two wives, then his children. Fonds described by Rebecca Estabrooks in 2020, and completed by Isabella Matchett in 2021.
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- English
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Location of originals
Sackville, New Brunswick
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None
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
The Tantramar Heritage Trust holds the copyright to any material produced by the George Rogers family in this fonds. Photographs taken prior to 1949 are in the public domain. Other material in this fonds may be protected by copyright and researchers are reminded to seek permission from the copyright holder before publishing.
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Final
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Full
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
August 3, 2022
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- English
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Sources
Ancestry.ca
The White Fence Newsletter