Leon Simon MOSSMAN

1902 - 1979  (~ 76 years)

• Name	Leon Simon MOSSMAN
  Birth	Nov 1902	Lower Kingsburg, Lunenburg, NS   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 May 1979	Lower Rose Bay, Lunenburg, NS   [2, 3]
  Burial	Lakeview Cemetery, Lower Kingsburg, NS
  Person ID	I165571	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2012

  
  

  Father	William Howard MOSSMAN,   b. 1877, Ritcey's Cove, Lunenburg, NS d. 14 Dec 1927, an unknown [to me] place (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Catherine Anna Louise KAIZER,   b. 16 Jul 1878, Lower Kingsburg, Lunenburg, NS d. 1946, an unknown [to me] place (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1899	Lower Kingsburg, Lunenburg, NS   [4]
  Family ID	F63172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Doris PUDDICK,   b. 11 Dec 1900, Paddington, London, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F63187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  He was shipwrecked at Muskeget Island and rescued by the US Coast Guard in 1924. In 1931, he was a member of the crew of the MV Semiramis which was captured in NY Harbor by police; the crew was held by US Customs (probably for bootlegging).

  
  

• Sources

  [S92] 1911 Census of *NS*, Lunenburg County, ED 38 (Rose Bay), family #38. [S1442] Inscription Survey, Lakeview Cemetery--Kingsburg. [S12213] #Halifax Chronicle-Herald, Obituary Notice for Simon Leon Mossman; 19 May 1979; http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=joewhitby&id=I71187. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1899 - Book: 1829 - Page: 229 - Number: 202.