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Funeral services for Alfred P. Bezanson, who made hts home with his son, Raymond E. Bezanson, 83 Fairmount st [Malden], were held yesterday afternoon at Weir's funeral parlors. Rev Lloyd A. Gustafson, associate pastor of the Center Methodist Church, officiated. Interment was in Forest Dale Cemetery. Mr Bezanson was 76 years old, a native of Nova Scotia, and is survived by his wife, one son and a daughter.¹⁰

His birth recorded St. P's: "1st of Peter & Mary, born 1821, Apr. 14 bap. 1822, June 23 by Inglis." Name shown: George Elkanah. m/1 1853, Dec. 5, St. Stephens to Mary Ann Jollimore. m/2 Mary Romans, possibly d/o James Romans, of Hfx. Elkanah (his handwriting excellent) was a school teacher. In 1871 Census, Bridgewater, Div. 1 he is listed as a cooper, with 2nd wife, 2 children. George Elkanah and Mary Ann Jollimore separated ca. 1863. Mary Ann went back to her maiden name Jollymore (sic). The six children of the first marriage were separated, (1871 Census) no two living in the same household.²

This is the last Will and Testament of me WENMAM BLANKLEY STAWELL of Lawrencetown, in the County of Halifax, Province of Nova Scotia and Dominion of Canada Farmer and Gentleman.

I devise and bequeath all the real and personal. estate to which I shall be entitled at the time of my decease unto my son HENRY STAWELL, at present of the City of Halifax in the County of Halifax and Province aforesaid, Coffee House Manager.

I devise and bequeath, give and grant, all the real and personal estate, title or titles, honors, arms, rights, privileges, claims, properties and demands, and all and every interest to which I have been, or now am, or shall be, or should be declared to be seized, possessed or entitled as the heir of my father the late LIEUTENANT WILLIAM STAWELL, and of his uncle, EUSTACE STAWELL formerly of Coolmain Castle, County of Cork, Ireland, unto my said son, Henry Stawell.

I appoint my said son, Henry Stawell, to be guardian of my son, WILLIAM EUSTACE STAWELL arid having full confidence in his affection and care I commit to him the maintenance of his unfortunate brother.

My wife, MARY ROMANS STAWELL, having been notoriously guilty of gross sin and the author of painful family misfortunes, and having lived for years an abandoned life, I absolutely disown; and I direct my Executor to prosecute her to the utmost extent of the law should she attempt to interfere with my children or my estate or my will.

I direct my executor to permit FREDERICK MORE of Lawrencetown to enjoy undisturbed for the rest of his natural life the small lot of land I have permitted him to occupy. This privilege does not extend to his heirs or any other person whatever.

I direct and empower my Executor to reduce into his possession immediately after my decease all my estate and effects both real and personal.

I desire that my body be interred with plainness, without ostentation, in the family lot in the my body plainness, family cemetery in Minesville beside my father, mother and brother.

I appoint the said Henry Stawell, my son, sole executor of this my will hereby revoking all other testamentary writing heretofore made by me.

For the information of my Executor the said Henry Stawell, I recite certain important facts:- I am the second son and only surviving child of the late Lieutenant William Stawell of Lawrencetown in the County of Halifax, Gentleman, by his wife, ELIZABETH GREEN, daughter of BENJAMIN GREEN, Esquire, formerly Treasurer of V the Province of Nova Scotia. My father was the son of the REVEREND WILLIAM STAWELI., a clergyman of the established Church of Ireland, at one time rector of Ki1mlooda, by his wife, CHARLOTTE ROGERS, daughter of COlONEL ROGERS, and was born in the County of Cork. He was the nephew and sole male heir of Eustace Stawell of Coolmain Castle, County Cork, Ireland, Esquire, Gentleman, and by virtue of his descent claimed the title and estate of Lord Stawell or BARON STAWELL of Somerton in the: County Of Somerset.

He entered the 48th. (or the Nothamptonshire) Regiment of Foot as an Ensign l9th.Soptember 1811. He Served in the Peninsula War and received a medal with four clasps for the battles of Toulouse, Orthes, Pyranees and Vittoria. He was commissioned a Lieutenant in the 99th. (or the Prince of Wales Tipperary) Regiment of Foot, 9th.Noveznber 1815, and next year came to Nova Scotia. He arrived at Halifax on the 17th of June, 1816.

The 99th subsequently became the 98th and Lieutenant Stawell retired on half pay, March 25th, 1817. On the 19th of November of that same year at Halifax he married Elizabeth, daughter of Benjamin Green, Esquire, Provincial Treasurer of Nova Scotia. After the marriage he settled at Lawrencetown aforesaid, where he remained, with the exception of a short interval, until his death July lOth.1868. He had never revisited his native land. His wife died June 12th, 1854. Both were buried in the cemetery at Minesville.

They had in all four children. Their eldest son and first child WILLIAM EUSTACE STAWELL was born February 14th, 1819. He never married arid died insane, June l5th, 1876. Two other children were born before my birth; one of them died in childbirth, the other when it was about three months old.

I, Wenman Blankley Stawell, was born on Monday, 24th. April 1825. On Thursday, November 8th, 1849, at the Church of England parsonage at Dartmouth in the County of Halifax aforesaid, I married MARY ROMANS BREMNER, daughter of JOHN BREMNER, Esquire, of Lawrencetown aforesaid. The ceremony was performed by the Reverend Mr. Morris.

We resided at my father’s homestead from that date until 1860.

By her I had three children as follows:

WILLIAM EUSTACE STAWELL born June 3rd, 1850, still living and insane and unmarried.

HENRY STAWELL, born 3lst October, 1853; now living in the- City of Halifax, Coffee House Manager, the Executor of this my will, married ELLEN MCDONALD, August 3rd., 1880, and has three children; and

Elizabeth STAWELL born 1856, married JOSHUA SCHWARTZ of Lunenburg and died in 1884, leaving children. These three, William Eustace, Henry, and Elizabeth, were our true, lawful, legitimate and only children.

I direct my Executor to beware of any claim or demand made against my estate. I direct him to refuse to pay any account, even although attested, except after a careful, thorough, and satisfactory examination of the same.

In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirteenth day of March AD 1893.

WENMAN B. STAWELL (SEAL)

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said testator Wenman Blankley Stawell as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us, present at the same time, who at his request, in his sight and presence, and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as attesting witnesses thereunto.

(Arthur G.Troop)

(William L Pennington.)⁵