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     Margaret Hinch was born on 17 February 1912 at Halifax, Nova Scotia.² She died on 6 December 1917 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, at age 5, in the Halifax Explosion.¹

     Joseph Devereaux Hinch and Mary E. Jackson were living with their children (Clara, Elina, Thomas, Mable, Joseph, Fredrick, Annie, Margaret, Ralph and Jean) at 66 Veith Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, when the Mont-Blanc exploded in Halifax harbor on 6 December 1917. Their home was near ground zero. Mary E. Jackson was the only survivor. I do not know if all the members of the family were in the house, or if some of the family members who died were elsewhere but still within the blast zone.

     Ralph Hinch was born circa 1913.¹ He died on 6 December 1917 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the Halifax Explosion.¹

     Joseph Devereaux Hinch and Mary E. Jackson were living with their children (Clara, Elina, Thomas, Mable, Joseph, Fredrick, Annie, Margaret, Ralph and Jean) at 66 Veith Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, when the Mont-Blanc exploded in Halifax harbor on 6 December 1917. Their home was near ground zero. Mary E. Jackson was the only survivor. I do not know if all the members of the family were in the house, or if some of the family members who died were elsewhere but still within the blast zone.

     Jean Hinch was born circa 1915.¹ She died on 6 December 1917 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the Halifax Explosion.¹

     Joseph Devereaux Hinch and Mary E. Jackson were living with their children (Clara, Elina, Thomas, Mable, Joseph, Fredrick, Annie, Margaret, Ralph and Jean) at 66 Veith Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, when the Mont-Blanc exploded in Halifax harbor on 6 December 1917. Their home was near ground zero. Mary E. Jackson was the only survivor. I do not know if all the members of the family were in the house, or if some of the family members who died were elsewhere but still within the blast zone.

     Mary Beatrice Hinch was born circa March 1893.¹ She died on 27 February 1895 at Halifax, Nova Scotia.¹ The cause of death was Scarlet Fever.¹

     Sarah Elizabeth Hinch was born circa July 1894.¹ She died on 27 February 1895 at Halifax, Nova Scotia.¹

     Joseph W. Hinch was born circa August 1896.¹ He died on 3 February 1899 at Halifax, Nova Scotia.¹

     Ada Jackson was born on 23 April 1878 at Nova Scotia.¹ She married Charles Moore on 18 October 1901 at Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was 23. He was 31.² Ada Jackson became a widow at age 39 upon the death of her husband Charles Moore on 6 December 1917 at Halifax, Nova Scotia.³ Ada Jackson married Howard Sperry on 1 April 1920 at St. George's Church Rectory, Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was 41. He was 23.⁴ I am not sure if Edna Sperry was a daughter of Howard Sperry's first wife or his second wife, Ada Jackson. She died on 8 April 1954 at Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia, at age 75.⁵ She was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.⁵

     Charles Moore and Ada Jackson were living at 1496 Barrington Street⁶, Halifax near ground zero when the Mont-Blanc exploded in Halifax Harbour on 6 December 1917. Charles and their children Robert, John, Rupert, Margaret and Catherine died as a result of the explosion. Their children Charles, Vincent, Nellie and Irene were at school, or on their way there, and survived.

     Ada identified the bodies of dozens of victims, including her own children and other members of her extended family. Married daughter Mabel (Moore) Shanks also identified several victims.

     Ada Jackson's sister Emma was also living at 1496 Barrington Street. She died in the explosion, as did her son Clyde Leverett Baker. Emma's other children survived, as did her new husband Lawrence A. Boutilier.

     John A. Jackson was born on 11 January 1883 at Nova Scotia.¹ The Halifax marriage register indicates his parents were "Joseph and Elizabeth", but census entries indicate his parents were James Jackson and Elizabeth Hallaran. John A. Jackson married Mary Louise McDonald on 15 October 1907 at Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was 24.² John A. Jackson died on 6 December 1917 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, at age 34, in the Halifax Explosion.³

     John A. Jackson and Mary Louise McDonald were living at 1 Roome Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, near ground zero when the Mont-Blanc exploded in Halifax harbor on 6 December 1917. They both died as a result of the explosion. Their daughter Dorothy Delrosa Jackson survived.

     John's brother William Jackson and his wife Mary and son William were living at the same address. They all died.

     John and William were not at home at the time of the explosion. They were working on the waterfront with a third brother, Edward Jackson. They were quite close to the explosion and none of their bodies were recovered.

     Elizabeth Hallaran, mother of John and William, was also living at 1 Roome Street. She also died in the explosion.

     Edward Jackson was born on 6 April 1885 at Nova Scotia.¹ He married Ellen May Sidebottom on 13 April 1904 at Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was 19. She was 21.² Edward Jackson died on 6 December 1917 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, at age 32, in the Halifax Explosion.³

     Edward Jackson and Ellen May Sidebottom were living at 5 Duffus Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, near ground zero when the Mont-Blanc exploded in Halifax harbor on 6 December 1917. Edward and his children Florence, Edward, Charles and Patricia died as a result of the explosion. Ellen identified the bodies of several victims, including her children.

     A "Benedict Jackson" of the same address, 3 years old, is listed in the Halifax Explosion Remembrance Book database, but without a death registration entry. He may be another child of Edward and Ellen.

     John A. Jackson and Mary Louise McDonald were living at 1 Roome Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, near ground zero when the Mont-Blanc exploded in Halifax harbor on 6 December 1917. They both died as a result of the explosion. Their daughter Dorothy Delrosa Jackson survived.

     John's brother William Jackson and his wife Mary and son William were living at the same address. They all died.

     John and William were not at home at the time of the explosion. They were working on the waterfront with a third brother, Edward Jackson. They were quite close to the explosion and none of their bodies were recovered.

     Elizabeth Hallaran, mother of John and William, was also living at 1 Roome Street. She also died in the explosion.

     William Jackson and Mary Evelyn Boner were living at 1 Roome Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, near ground zero when the Mont-Blanc exploded in Halifax harbor on 6 December 1917. They both died as a result of the explosion, as did their son William.

     William's brother John A. Jackson and his wife Mary and daughter Dorothy were living at the same address. Only Dorothy survived.

     William and John were not at home at the time of the explosion. They were working on the waterfront with a third brother, Edward Jackson. They were quite close to the explosion and none of their bodies were recovered.

     Elizabeth Hallaran, mother of William, John, and Edward, was also living at 1 Roome Street. She also died in the explosion.

     Emma Jackson was born on 29 August 1887 at Nova Scotia.¹ She married Leverett E. Baker on 21 May 1908 at Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was 20.² Emma Jackson became a widow at age 28 upon the death of her husband Leverett E. Baker on 3 October 1915 at Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia.³ Emma Jackson married Lawrence A. Boutilier on 8 November 1917 at Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was 30. He was 22.⁴ Emma Jackson died on 6 December 1917 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, at age 30, in the Halifax Explosion.⁵

     Lawrence A. Boutilier and Emma Jackson were living at 1496 Barrington Street⁶, Halifax near ground zero when the Mont-Blanc exploded in Halifax Harbour on 6 December 1917. Emma died in the explosion, as did her son Clyde. Her children Hilda, John and William survived, as did her new husband Lawrence. There are several death register entries for Emma and Clyde, including an entry for Emma at 1 Roome Street, the home of her brother John A. Jackson.

     Emma Jackson's sister Ada was also living at 1496 Barrington Street with her husband Charles Moore and their children. Charles died in the explosion, as did five of their children.

     Frederick Jackson was born on 2 May 1892 at Nova Scotia.¹ He married Bessie Bradley on 18 July 1913 at Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was 21.² Frederick Jackson died on 6 December 1917 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, at age 25, in the Halifax Explosion.³

     Frederick Jackson and Bessie Bradley were living at 7 Merkel Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, when the Mont-Blanc exploded in Halifax harbor on 6 December 1917. Frederick was working in the railyards near ground zero. His remains were never found. Bessie Bradley and their children William, Eileen and Eva survived.

     William Jackson was born on 16 July 1894 at Nova Scotia.¹ He married Mary Evelyn Boner on 4 June 1917 at Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was 22.² William Jackson died on 6 December 1917 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, at age 23, in the Halifax Explosion.³

     William Jackson and Mary Evelyn Boner were living at 1 Roome Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, near ground zero when the Mont-Blanc exploded in Halifax harbor on 6 December 1917. They both died as a result of the explosion, as did their son William.

     William's brother John A. Jackson and his wife Mary and daughter Dorothy were living at the same address. Only Dorothy survived.

     William and John were not at home at the time of the explosion. They were working on the waterfront with a third brother, Edward Jackson. They were quite close to the explosion and none of their bodies were recovered.

     Elizabeth Hallaran, mother of William, John, and Edward, was also living at 1 Roome Street. She also died in the explosion.

     Charles Moore was born in May 1870 at Sydney, Nova Scotia.^2,3 He married Ada Jackson on 18 October 1901 at Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was 31. She was 23.¹ Charles Moore and Ada Jackson appeared on the census of 1911 at 224 Campbell Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, with Mabel Moore, Robert Moore, Charles James Moore, Vincent John Moore, Nellie Elizabeth Moore and Beatrice Moore.² Charles Moore died on 6 December 1917 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, at age 47, in the Halifax Explosion.⁴

     Charles Moore and Ada Jackson were living at 1496 Barrington Street⁵, Halifax near ground zero when the Mont-Blanc exploded in Halifax Harbour on 6 December 1917. Charles and their children Robert, John, Rupert, Margaret and Catherine died as a result of the explosion. Their children Charles, Vincent, Nellie and Irene were at school, or on their way there, and survived. Married daughter Mabel (Moore) Shanks also survived.

     Mabel Moore was also known as Mabel Jackson.² She was born in November 1896 at Nova Scotia.^2,1 Mabel Moore was listed as "Mabel Jackson", the daughter of James Jackson amd Elizabeth Hallaran, in the 1901 census. In the 1911 census, she is listed as the daughter of Ada (Jackson) Moore and Charles Moore. She married Francis J. Shanks on 22 September 1914 at Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was 17.³ Mabel Moore died in 1989.⁴ She was buried in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.⁴

     Mabel Moore and her husband and children were living in Halifax at the time of the Halifax Explosion, but they were not living in the main blast area, the Richmond neighborhood that was home to Mabel's parents, siblings, and extended family. Mabel and her immediate family survived, as did Mabel's mother Ada Jackson. Mabel's father Charles Moore was killed, as were Mabel's siblings Robert, John, Margaret, Rupert and Catherine. Her other siblings, Charles, Vincent, Nellie and Irene, were injured.

     Mabel identified the bodies of several victims of the explosion. She and her mother Ada bore the brunt of that gruesome task for the family.

     Robert Moore was born in February 1903 at Nova Scotia.¹ He appeared on the census of 1911 at 224 Campbell Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the household of Charles Moore and Ada Jackson with Mabel Moore, Charles James Moore, Vincent John Moore, Nellie Elizabeth Moore and Beatrice Moore.¹ Robert Moore died on 6 December 1917 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, at age 14, in the Halifax Explosion.²

     Robert Moore was living with his parents Charles Moore and Ada Jackson at 1496 Barrington Street³, Halifax near ground zero when the Mont-Blanc exploded in Halifax Harbour on 6 December 1917. Robert and his siblings John, Rupert, Margaret, and Catherine were at home and died as a result of the explosion. Married sister Mabel was living elsewhere in Halifax and survived, as did Charles, Vincent, Nellie, and Irene who were at school or on their way there.