John Casper Jost rev 2

Children:

• George Martin — born 16 July 1792 in Halifax, died 5 October 1882 in Guysborough
• Mary — born 1 October 1794 in Halifax, died 17 September 1866
• John — born 14 February 1797 in Halifax, died 12 July 1883 in Nova Scotia
• Thomas — born 12 June 1799 in Halifax, died 16 August 1853 in Halifax
• Elizabeth — born 12 December 1801 in Halifax, died 5 December 1882 in Canning, Nova Scotia
• Christopher Francis — born 22 July 1805 in Halifax, died 28 March 1884 in Guysborough
• James William — born 10 June 1807 in Halifax, died 1 July 1880 in Sydney, Nova Scotia
• Edward N — born 27 February 1811 in Halifax, died 10 October 1877 in Halifax
• Jeremiah Vickers — born 5 January 1813 in Halifax, died 25 November 1890 in Charlottetown, PEI

Notes:

John Casper was a shoemaker who lived and died in Halifax. Several of his children moved to Guysborough, which was opening up as an English-oriented port opposed to the nearby, formerly French fortress and port of Louisburg.

His sons John and Christopher established J&C Jost store in Guysborough that continued there for about 200 years (later B & G Jost Ltd). Son Edward established Jost Mission in Halifax in 1866, now a series of Edward Jost Children’s Centres.