Birth : 1809 Ireland
Death : 1864 Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Burial : Wentworth Cemetery, Wentworth Centre, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate : 45.6677884, -63.5530933
Inscription : Dorothy Giles, wife of Jeremiah Delay, aged 54 years & 6 months.

Mother thou art gone to rest,
We will not weep for thee.
For thou art now where oft on earth,
Thy spirit longed to be.
Description : Dorothy Giles (sometimes Charity Giles) and Jeremiah Delay married in 1828 in Westchester, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Dorothy is listed in the 1861 Cumberland County census enumeration as the head of a household with 2 females and 2 males. Oldest daughter Nancy and her husband already had 2 children and were living in a separate household by 1861.

References:
• 1999-2002 Delay Family message board: https://www.ancestry.com/boards/surnames.delay/1/mb.ashx .
• 2009 Giles Family Nova Scotia: https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/giles/3196/ .
• 2022 FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GQFS-689 .
• 2022 Giles descendants: https://willbraffitt.org/roots/GilesDescendants.txt .

frequently asked questions (FAQ):

  • Where is Dorothy Giles Delay's memorial?

    Dorothy Giles Delay's memorial is located at: Wentworth Cemetery, Wentworth Centre, Cumberland County, Canada.

  • When did Dorothy Giles Delay death?

    Dorothy Giles Delay death on 1864 in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada

  • Where are the coordinates of the Dorothy Giles Delay's memorial?

    Latitude: 45.6677884
    Longitude: -63.5530933

Family Members:

Parent

...

Thomas Giles I

(1772 - 1851)

...

Nancy Willis Giles

(1775 - 1845)

Spouse

...

Jeremiah Delay

(1793 - 1858)

Siblings

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James Giles

(1807 - 1871)

...

Thomas Giles II

(1812 - 1856)

...

Jane Giles Purdy

(1819 - 1886)

Children

...

James Delay

(1835 - 1859)

...

Thomas Delay

(1838 - 1912)

...

John Delay

(1843 - 1923)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Wentworth Cemetery
Wentworth Centre, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.6677884, -63.5530933

2. United Baptist
Wentworth, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.6471893, -63.5502902

3. Stevens Family Cemetery
Lower Wentworth, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7082600, -63.5671600

4. Saint Cornelius Roman Catholic Cemetery
Streets Ridge, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.6930960, -63.6321270

5. The Four Oaks Cemetery
West Tatamagouche, Colchester County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.6890300, -63.4520500

6. Eagle Hill Cemetery
Westchester Station, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.6238800, -63.6511200

7. Angevine Cemetery
Middleboro, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7557100, -63.5642000

8. Lake Road Cemetery
Lake Road, Colchester County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.6842700, -63.4263900

9. Wallace River Baptist Church
Middleboro, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7724600, -63.5726000

10. Monument Hill Cemetery
Wallace Grant, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7553080, -63.4671590

11. New Annan Bell Gift Cemetery
West New Annan, Colchester County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.6337900, -63.3609400

12. Riverside Cemetery
Wallace River, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8067856, -63.5326042

13. Eaton Cemetery
Pugwash Junction, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7867400, -63.6615600

14. Union Church Cemetery
Malagash, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7393705, -63.3741902

15. Clark Cemetery
Millbrook, Colchester County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.6939697, -63.3492088

16. Union Church Cemetery
West Tatamagouche, Colchester County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7427400, -63.3725400

17. Pioneer Cemetery
Wallace Bay, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8142900, -63.5817000

18. Knox Cemetery
Wallace, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8114000, -63.4994000

19. Saint Andrews Anglican Cemetery
Wallace, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8110000, -63.4910278

20. Wallace Bay Cemetery
Wallace Bay, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8157100, -63.5876800

21. Wallace Cemetery
Wallace, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8062000, -63.4524000

22. Saint John's United Church Cemetery
Wallace, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8131910, -63.4695620

23. Thomson Cemetery
Thomson Station, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.6914970, -63.7824860

24. Pugwash River Church Cemetery
Pugwash, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7892430, -63.7154610