FOURTH GENERATION

ZADOCK HAWKINS Book Information

59. Mary⁴ HAWKINS (William³ HAWKINS, William Wilmot² HAWKINS, Zadock¹ HAWKINS) was born on 10 Oct 1823 in New Brunswick, Canada, most likely. She died on 3 May 1867 in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. She was buried in Green River Baptist Cemetery, Concession 6. Her tombstone reads: Mary, beloved wife of David Haley, May 3, 1867 age 44 years 8 months.

She was married to David HALEY (son of James HALEY and Sarah HANSON). A cairn or monument in or near the cemetery where Mary was buried reads:

July 1980
To the Glory of God
and
In Memory of the Baptist Pioneers of Pickering Township
Green River Baptist Church

In the late 1830's two groups of loyal Baptists from New Brunswick and England together formed The Brunswick Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Thomas Costick as the first pastor. After meeting in the local school house for some years the pioneers erected their own church building which was completed and dedicated on May 28, 1848. The property was donated by David and Mary Haley, New Brunswick. [the town of New Brunswick, Ontario] In 1888 the building was dismantled and moved one mile west to the village of Green River to a lot provided by Nelson Bice. At this time the old clapboard was replaced by cream coloured brick. It was completely renovated in 1951, when the widening of Highway 7 necessitated the last move. The church was finally closed in 1979 as a result of the government's decision to expropriate property for the proposed Pickering airport.
"For here we have no permanent home, but we are seekers after the city which is to come." Hebrews 13:14.