Sarah Elizabeth Small

1844 - 1921  (77 years)

• Name	Sarah Elizabeth Small
  	Father: Deacon James Melvin Small (1815–1888) Mother: Julie Ann Watt (1817–1845) [1, 2]
  Birth	14 Feb 1844	New Brunswick, British North America   [1, 3]
  Census	1851 (6 years)	Grand Manan, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, British North America   [4]
  In the 1851 Canadian Census, she was recorded, age 7, living in Grand Manan, Charlotte County, New Brunswick with her parents.
  History	1 Jul 1867 (23 years)	Dominion of Canada established
  History	4 Aug 1914 (70 years)	World War I Begins
  Census	1921 (76 years)	Grand Manan, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada   [5]
  In the 1921 Canadian Census, she was recorded, age 77, living in Grand Manan, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada with her daughter, Mabel, and Mabel's husband. She was a widow.
  Death	23 Aug 1921	North Head, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada   [1, 3]
  Cause: chronic rheumatism, causing complications, and apoplexy
  	Certificate of Registration of Death for Sarah Whelpley
  Burial	25 Aug 1921	North Head Cemetery, North Head, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada North Head Cemetery,  North Head, New Brunswick   [1]
  Person ID, Branch	I25699
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2026

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Henry Gilbert Whelpley,   b. 4 Aug 1819, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America d. May 1902, Grand Manan, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 82 years)  Other Partners: Margaret Scriber
  Children	1863 to 1877  [2]
  1. Collin Benson Whelpley (1863–1929) 2. Mable Vaughan Whelpley (1867–1947) 3. Kate Whelpley (1870–____) 4. Charles William Whelpley (1875–____) 5. Sarah Whelpley (1877–____)
  Family ID	F9307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - 14 Feb 1844 - New Brunswick, British North America Census - 1851 - Grand Manan, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, British North America Census - 1921 - Grand Manan, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada Death - 23 Aug 1921 - North Head, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada Burial - 25 Aug 1921 - North Head Cemetery, North Head, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S2043] Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada, Deaths, 1888-1938, ( Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017), Certificate of Registration of Death for Sarah Whelpley. [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 103937907 Sarah Small Whelpley. [S147] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1851; Census Place: Charlotte, New Brunswick; Schedule: I; Roll: C-994; Page: 12; Line: 40. [S214] Library and Archives Canada, 1921 Census of Canada, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013), Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 32; Census Place: Worth Head Grand Manan Parish, Charlotte, New Brunswick; Page Number: 12.