Branch No. 50
 

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LAST NUMBER USED: 46
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                                            0 Unknown (1) LATTA
May have been Living in Ireland or Scotland. Had 2 known children:
1         JOSEPH (2) Married: Elizabeth McMorris.
46        ELIZABETH (2) Married: Robert John Roulston and lived in Ireland. One known child,
Margery Ann Roulston who married Hardy Smith. After the death of her husband, her brother Joseph requested she come to his home in Canada, to keep house and care for his children.
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                                            1 JOSEPH (2) LATTA
Unknown (1) b. abt. 1797 / 1799 in  Ireland; d. Dec. 2, 1874, at the age of 77, in River Herbert, Novia Scotia, Canada. Buried in the Trinity Cemetery in River Herbert, N.S. Canada. Occupation: Farmer & Stone Cutter. Joseph left Scotland for Ireland, lived there for three years, then came to Canada. Landed at St. John, N.B. Canada, and came to Lower Cove, Cumb. Co., N.S. Canada with Mr. Read. Mr. Read owned the stone quarries there. Joseph left the Read's and purchased the "Old Latta Homestead" in the 1800's at River Hebert, N.S. Canada. Married: Elizabeth McMorris  (Also seen as "Morris"). She was born abt. 1811 in Ireland. She died on April 8, 1844, at the age of 33 yrs., and is also buried in the Trinity Cemetery, River Herbert. She was the daughter of Matthew McMorris.
Four children:
2       ABRAHAM (3) b. 1835; d. 1919; m. Diana Wood.
3       MATTHEW (3) b. abt. 1838; d. May 4, 1864, at the age of 26 years, at River Hebert, N.S. Canada. Buried in the Trinity Cemetery, River Herbert.
4       ELIZABETH SARAH (3) b. June 19, 1840 in Buctouche, N.S., Canada; d. April 21, 1920 in Saskatoon, Sack., Canada; m. Thomas Edward Anderson, son of Thomas Anderson and Mary Blackburn, about 1861.  He was born on Feb. 2, 1831 in Sackville, N.B., Canada and died on April 28, 1917 in Saskatoon, Sask. Canada.
5       JANE (3) b. abt. 1843; d. March 23, 1882; m. David Amos on March 26, 1867.  He was 28 years old, the son of Adam and Ellen Amos.  Jane was 24 years old. Jane is buried in Murry Corner "Pioneer" Cemetery, NE of Port Elgin on Rt. 955 (Westmoreland Co., PA) 



                                          2 ABRAHAM (3) LATTA
Joseph (2) Unknown (1) Born Dec. 16, 1835 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Died in 1919. He and his wife are buried in the Latta Cemetery, River Hebert, N.S. Canada. Occupation: Farmer in 1865. Married Dianna Wood on Feb. 6, 1865 at River Hebert. She was born on Feb. 16, 1844 in  N.S. Canada and died in 1917.  She was the daughter of Thomas Wood & Sarah Berry. Children:
6       JOSEPH MERTON (4) b.  Aug. 9, 1865; d. May 17, 1919 in Duluth, Minn, USA; Wife's name not known. One child: Ethel Latta, Never married.
7       SARAH JANE (4) b. Jan. 27, 1867; d. Dec. 1934 in Manchester; m. George Dow.
8       MATTHEW MILLARD (4) b. April 15, 1868; d. Oct. 8, 1953 in New York, USA; m. Ida Marie Batcher.
9       WILLIAM TELL (4) b. Jan. 3, 1870; d. Feb. 23, 1949. Never married.
10     GEORGE WASHINGTON (4) b.  May 9, 1871; d. Nov. 4, 1962 in Amherst,
N.S. Canada; m. Elsie Jean MacIntosh.
11     MINNIE E (4) b. Nov. 9, 1873; d. _______; m. Philip Baxter.
12     BERTHA MAY (4) b. May 9, 1876; d. Aug. 22, 1936 in Amherst, N.S., Canada.
Never married.
13     MILTON A (4) b. Aug. 17, 1879; d. April 1956 in Amherst, N.S. Canada.
Married: Margaret Betts.
14     RENWICK BARRY (4) b. Oct. 23, 1882. d. Dec. 12, 1964, Edmonton, Alberta,Canada.
Married: Ann Dahms, nee Holte, July 11, 1956 In: Edmonton, Alb., Canada. No children.             
                               
                                     8 MATTHEW MILLARD (4) LATTA
Abraham (3) Joseph (2) Unknown (1) Born: April 15, 1868 in River Hebert, N.S. Canada. Died: Oct. 7, 1953 in Scarborough, N.Y., USA. Occupation: Contractor. Married: Ida Marie Batcher. She died: Feb. 1928 in NYC, NY, USA. Children:
15     HERBERT ELMER (5)
16     DWIGHT MILLARD (5) b. Nov. 4, 1902
45    WILFRED LAURIER (5) b. 1903

 

                                      10 GEORGE WASHINGTON (4) LATTA
Abraham (3) Joseph (2) Unknown (1) Born: May 9, 1871 in River Hebert, N.S. Canada. Died: Nov. 4, 1962 in Amherst. Buried: River Hebert, N.S. Canada. Married: Elsie Jean MacIntosh, Sept. 25, 1907 at State rd.., Malagash. She was Born: 1877 in ? Malagash. Died: 1949 in RiverHebert. She was the daughter of John MacIntosh & Margaret MacDonald. Children:
17     ALEXIA DIANA (5) Born: Dec. 18, 1909 in River Hebert, N.S. Canada. Died: March 15, 1977 in Florida, USA. Buried: River Hebert, N.S. Canada. Married: Mac o Swze?er.
18     MARGARET ISABELL (5) Born: Jan. 7, 1912 in River Hebert, N.S. Never married.
19     ALAN M. (5) b. 1916; m. Jean Ward.
20     IAN MacINTOSH (5) b. 1914; m. Francis Fowler.
21     IVAN McLAREN (5) b. 1918; d. 1983; m. Hazel Mary Chappell
22     GEORGE (5)
23     Infant Son (5) c.1920.


                                            13 MILTON A (4) LATTA
Abraham (3) Joseph (2) Unknown (1) Born: Aug. 17, 1879 in River Hebert, N.S., Canada. Died: April 7, 1956 in Amherst. Buried: River Hebert, N.S. Latta Cemetery. Occupation: Blacksmith. Married: Margaret Betts, Sept. 23, 1905 in Springhill. She was Born: 1881 in Victoria, wmb co. Died: Dec. 29, 1957. Buried: River Hebert, N.S., Canada, Latta Cemetery. She was the daughter of Samuel Betts & Jessie Fraser.   Children:
24     WALTER MILTON (5) b. _____; d. 1985; m. (1) Roxie Vance and (2) Helen F Dewitt
25     DAVID (5)
 

 

                                             19 ALAN M. (5) LATTA
George W (4) Abraham (3) Joseph (2) Unknown (1) Born: March 1, 1916 in River Hebert, N.S., Canada. Occupation: School Teacher, Sales MPG- Research Office. Married: Jean Ward, Aug 1939. She was Born: Jan. 12, 1913 in Brooklyn. Hints Co., (Newport). Children:
26     MARY ELIZABETH (6)
27     JUDY (6)

LATTA, Jean Cochrane - 93, a long-time resident of Dartmouth, passed away  quietly in Halifax on January 30, 2006, with family by her side. She lived a long and graceful life and was truly an angel on Earth. Jean had an arm for bowling, enjoyed knitting and the Lexicon, and had a passion about penguins.  She taught school for a number of years and attended Christ Church  (Anglican) in Dartmouth. Born in Brooklyn, Hants Co., to Jehu and Edith 
Ward, she was the last surviving member of her immediate family, having been predeceased by sisters, Pauline (Georgie), Esther, Lena and Rita, and brothers, Gordon and Melvin. She was also predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Alan M. Latta, and is survived by daughters, Mary Elizabeth (Keith)  MacKay, Halifax, and Judy (Ray Feeney) Latta, Garden City, NY; 
grandchildren, Laura (Mitch), Kate (Mike), Keith (Sherry), Elizabeth (Tony), Evan (Lauren), and Heather; and great-grandchildren, Talis and Keith. Visitation in J.A. Snow Funeral Home, 2666 Windsor St., Halifax, 2-4 and  7-9 p.m. Friday. Funeral service in Christ Church, Dundas Street, Dartmouth,  11 a.m. Saturday, with reception to follow. Committal will take place in the spring in River Hebert Cemetery. 
Circulation date: Thursday February 2, 2006: The Chronicle Herald, Halifax, 
Nova Scotia. (Sorry, no section or page transcribed.) 



                                      20 IAN MacINTOSH (5) LATTA
George W (4) Abraham (3) Joseph (2) Unknown (1) Born: c.1914 Married: Francis Fowler.    Children:
28     JOHN C. (6) Born in River Hebert, N.S. Canada.
29    CORNELIUS "GORNELL" (6) Born: 1943. Died: 1971. Never married.


                                      21 IVAN MacLAREN (5) LATTA
George W (4) Abraham (3) Joseph (2) Unknown (1) Born: Oct. 11, 1918. Died: May 16, 1983 in Amherst. Married: Hazel Mary Chappell, Nov. 23, 1942. She was b. Nov. 11, 1921 and died on  Feb. 13, 1973. She was the daughter of Fred Chappell & Sadie Black. Children:
30     CONSTANCE ANN (6)
31     ROBERT " Larry" McLAREN (6)
32     SUSAN DIANA (6)
33     PETER MacINTOSH (6)


                                      24 WALTER MILTON (5) LATTA
Milton A (4) Abraham (3) Joseph (2) Unknown (1) Born:____ Died: Sept. 1985.
Occupation: Miner. Married for his first wife: Helen F Dewitt. She was Born: c.1911 in River
Hebert, N.S., Canada. Died: Nov. 1967 in VG, Halifax. Buried: River Hebert east cemetery. She was the daughter of George & Laura Dewitt.  His 2nd Common Law Wife was Roxie Vance. Children:
34     DAVID CECIL (6) b. ______; d. 1991; m. Sandra Joyce Lamy.
35     JANICE ELIZABETH (6) b. c.1938; d. 1960. Never married.
36     WALTER MILTON Jr. (6)
37     MARGARET (6)
38     DIANA (6)
                       
                                31 ROBERT "Larry" McLAREN (6) LATTA
Ivan M (5) George W (4) Abraham (3) Joseph (2) Unknown (1) Born: April 9, 1945 in Amherst. Occupation: Chrysler Executive, Vice President and General Sales. Married: Rachael Theresa Munro, June 29, 1968 in Amherst. She was the daughter of Walter Munro & Winnie Bourgeois. Children:
39     ROBERT SCOTT (7)
40     PETER JOHN (7)


                                 33 PETER MacINTOSH (6) LATTA
Ivan M (5) George W (4) Abraham (3) Joseph (2) Unknown (1) Born: Dec. 8, 1954 in Amherst. Occupation: Museum Curator. Married: Diane Isabel Tye, Sept. 13, 1980 at MTA Chapel, Sackville, N.B., Canada. She was Born: June 8, 1957 in Neils Harbour, Cape Breton. She is the daughter of John Henry Tye & Laurene Annette Falconer. Children:
41     CALLUM MacINTOSH (7)


                                      34 DAVID CECIL (6) LATTA
Walter M (5) Milton A (4) Abraham (3) Joseph (2) Unknown (1) Born: ____. Died: Aug 1991.
Married: Sandra Joyce Lamy, Nov. 17, 1962 in Amherst- Christ Church. She is the daughter of A. Robson Lamy & Pauline Hill. Children:
42     CHRISTOPHER JAMES (7)
43     ROBIN (7)
44     AARON (7)



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The above family line was compiled and sent Jan. 21, 1997 By;
Diane Isabel Tye Latta ( the wife of; 33 Peter MacIntosh (6) Latta)
37 FairBanks St.
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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 Information was added to this branch on May 17, 1997 from the records of;
Dr. Robert N. Anderson
# 134
1237- 4th Ave. South
Letheridge, Alberta. Canada.
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