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William Ansell Gaetz was born April 5, 1895 in Musquodoboit Harbour to parents Thomas Gaetz and Lydia Ann ‘Annie’ Ansell. He married Josephine Richardson, daughter of Jacob Richardson and Eliza Gaetz, on December 17, 1919 and together they had a son, Lowell Everett Gaetz (1921-1991) who married Frances Yeomans and lived in East Petpeswick.
William Gaetz served as a private with the 246th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I and worked as a section man with the railway following the war. He was very active in the community of Musquodoboit Harbour, serving as treasurer for the United Church and as a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Canadian National Eastern Lines System Federation Brothers of Maintenance of Way Employees. He also served as a reviser for the elector district voter lists. He died in 1967.
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July 13, 2015
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•Province of Nova Scotia (2011). Nova Scotia historical vital statistics.
•Stevens, Robert Kim (1998). Eastern Shore families: Genealogical Notes on Petpeswick including the localities of East Petpeswick, West Petpeswick, Bayer Settlement, Greenough Settlement, Martinique Beach. Lake Charlotte: Maritime Imprints.
•Ancestry.ca
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Laureena Leadbeater