Joseph SAWLER^[1]

1815 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Joseph SAWLER
  Birth	1815	Chester, Lunenburg, NS
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I69084	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Johann David SAWLER,   b. 30 Jun 1780, Lunenburg County, NS d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Abigail PULSIFER,   b. 23 Apr 1783, Lunenburg County, NS d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1802	NS   [2]
  Family ID	F23757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna Barbara RAFUSE
  Marriage	6 Sep 1839	Chester, Lunenburg, NS   [3]
  Family ID	F27098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Rachel LANTZ
  Marriage	Jul 1848	Lunenburg County, NS   [4]
  Married	30 Jul 1848	Chester, Lunenburg, NS   [5]
  Married	30 Jul 1848	Chester, Lunenburg, NS   [5]
  Children	1. Alonzo Fitch SAWLER,   b. 13 Sep 1871, Lakeville, Kings, NS d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F22644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Others have placed Joseph as the son of Johann Friedrich and Sarah Catharina SAWLER, but this is, I believe, a mistake as they were all staunch Anglicans and Joseph appears in the register of Chester Baptist when he marries. I cannot swear that Johann David is member of Chester Baptist, but his daughter Mary Ann is married there. So who does Joseph belong to? If he does not belong to John Fred and Sarah, then he must belong either to John Henry, John David or Magdalena Margareta (unless someone knows of more children of John Henry 1745). He almost surely does not belong to John Henry since John Henry quickly takes himself to St. Margaret's Bay and in any event he has a son, John Jacob, b. 4 Jun 1815, and is an Anglican to boot. And Mary Margaretha's story is that she cannot have an illegitimate son in 1815 (unless she commits adultery), so that leaves John David. On the other hand, it's curious that John David's other children are listed in the Chester Township book, but not Joseph, who I think would be the middle child. [Bob H] Others have placed Joseph as the son of Johann Friedrich and Sarah Catharina SAWLER, but this is, I believe, a mistake as they were all staunch Anglicans and Joseph appears in the register of Chester Baptist when he marries. I cannot swear that Johann David is member of Chester Baptist, but his daughter Mary Ann is married there. So who does Joseph belong to? If he does not belong to John Fred and Sarah, then he must belong either to John Henry, John David or Magdalena Margareta (unless someone knows of more children of John Henry 1745). He almost surely does not belong to John Henry since John Henry quickly takes himself to St. Margaret's Bay and in any event he has a son, John Jacob, b. 4 Jun 1815, and is an Anglican to boot. And Mary Margaretha's story is that she cannot have an illegitimate son in 1815 (unless she commits adultery), so that leaves John David. On the other hand, it's curious that John David's other children are listed in the Chester Township book, but not Joseph, who I think would be the middle child. [Bob H]

  
  

• Sources

  [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1910 number: 32131. [S9894] Western Shore, Gold River, Martin's Point. [S9657] Vital Records of Baptist Churches, Lunenburg County. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1848 number: 9486. [S9299] Parish Register, St. Stephen's Anglican Church--Chester.