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Looking for any information and stories about the family of Alphonse Couture and his wife Elmire.
Ethel Crumm
I am looking for a David DOYEN who was living in Stanstead, Quebec. I find him and his wife Closina with a step-son Luman MOSES in the 1901 census. David was listed as being 73 at the time, being this age I would assume he died there and perhaps even buried there. Do any of the churches in Stanstead have there records online? David DOYEN 's sister also lived in Stanstead her name was Julia BLACKWOOD and she is buried in Fitch Bay Cemetery with second husband Thomas BLACKWOOD . After Thomas BLACKWOOD's death Julia lived with her son and daug.-in-law Fred and Hattie BARBER. Information on any of the above would be much appreciated.
Glenys King, Durham, Maine
Glenys, David Doyen died March 4th 1903. He was at his home in Apple Grove. He was married to Closina Rever. His daughter Hattie Julia Doyen married William Alfred Davis Sept. 18, 1895. His daughter Elizabeth Belle Doyen was born May 7, 1871. She married Herbert Cooper Mar. 12, 1890, she died Jan. 8, 1945. When Mrs. Blackwood died, Jan. 13, 1913, she was in North Vermillion, Alberta, with the Barbers.
A couple of years ago I wrote to the Haskell Library in Derby Line asking for information about my 2nd great grandfather Joseph BATHROW was born in or around 1796. (His decendants spell it BIATHROW). You sent me a wonderful letter telling me about the area and history of Derby Line during that time period. I was most interested as was my mother, she is now 98 years old. My mother seems to think he might have been born around Sherbrooke, Quebec . Can you give me any information about the history surounding the area between Sherbrooke Quebec and Derby Line VT around the turn of the century (late 1700s early 1800s)? To refresh your memory Joseph's was the son of a half-breed her parents - a Native American woman and a French Canadian father, as far as I can determine. His mother became pregnant at a very young age by a Catholic priest. I don't know if she had any siblings or not. Were there any indian tribes around Sherbrooke or anywhere between there and Derby Line? Were there any Catholic missons around this area in Canada in the late 1700s? I called Kenneth Biathrow, a name you gave me, and his ancestry doesn't go as far back as my Biathrow line. Thank you for that lead. It was unfortunate that we couldn't our two lines.
Marilyn Potter, 8546 Navarre Parkway,
Marilyn, Do you have charts from yourself back to this gentleman? I doubt there is any record of the priest story. If you have her name that would be a start. I have not found anything at that early a date. No official records exist from the first few years of settlement in the very late 1700s. Your information on the LDS site does not mention the Canadian connection you are asking about. The Abenaki travelled through here as they hunted and fished but only temporarily camping as they went. The first Catholic priest to visit Sherbrooke was in May 1816 for one Mass. The next one was in 1823. The first chapel was opened in 1834 and was served many years by Irish Catholic priests. The second Catholic parish was here in Stanstead officialy opened in 1838 but having been served by missionaries from around 1829. Calling all BRASSARDs The Third Annual Gathering of the Brassards will be held this summer. If you are not already a member or for more information: try the website, www.brassardamerique.com or telephone 450-439-6989 or email brassarddamerique@yahoo.ca
I was wondering if you had any birth certificates, death certificates, censuses information for
Joseph A. GILBERT b. May 22, 1840 in Derby, VT (I believe), for Antoine GILBERT b. in France, or for
Julia TUSANT GILBERT b. in Canada? If you have any information on these people I would greatly
appreciate it. Erica Comstock erica_1442@yahoo.com Erica, I'm sorry that I do not have
birth certificates/death certificates for the Gilberts. The various record offices should be able to
supply those if the event was recorded. Would Joseph A. Gilbert have been a Roman Catholic? Do
you know when he died? Does the A. stand for Anthime? Was he married to Julie Toussaint? In the
index to local church records one Anthime Gilbert, 85 years old dies June 3, 1880 and is buried on
the 5th. His wife was Julie Toussant. Buried here in Stanstead, it would have been the closest
Catholic Church at the time. If this information proves to be of your family and that appears to
be possible, researching Catholics in French North America should be easy. They have some of the
best records in the world. Most researchers use the marriages like a ladder. Each first marriage
gives both sets of parents and the name of their parish the dates etc. Very helpful. The Drouin
Indexes are best, they cover Catholic marriages from the beginning of settlement to 1939.
On your webpage the following statement is below Log Cabin Cronicles Genealogy Menu Page. "His parents were John HUES and Janet PATRICK and the next of kin he had given to Wales Home was Mary YETTER. He lived in Stanstead from 1907-1950 and......" The person thay are writing about is Fredrick HUES and Mary YETTER is my maternal grandmother. I would like to purchase your CD. please let me know the method of payment you prefer. Debbie McGuire themcguires@theedge.ca I have asked you before about my grandmother Mary Francis HEWS/HEWES/HUGHES born Apr,1892 in Massawippi, Quebec, married to Harold Arthur YETTER. I cannot find anything on her. I joined the Ancestry.com website and the only thing I can find is that she did marry my grandfather at the Derby Line, Vt and her son told me she was born in Massawippi, Que. She also worked for the Hamm family at the age of 8 yrs. old. Why is it I cannot find a birth certificate for her. It is almost like she never existed. I was told that Frederick Warner HUGHES was her brother, but he did not spell his surname the way she did. I do know that he died in the Wales Home, Richmond, Que, 1959 and he claims his parents were John HUGHES and Janet PATRICK. Cannot find anything on them either. Tried the gov. and they have no info. on her as well. Is there any other place I can check or any suggestions? Frustrated .. Shirley Yetter shirleyyetter@rogers.com Debbie and Shirley, I believe that the only two people who have asked about this family are yourselves. It did not become mandatory for most Protestants and non-believers in Quebec to register a birth until 1929. Prior to that date the only registration occurred when a person was baptised. The clergy were responsible for recording, collecting and sending this information to the government. No baptism no official registration. The clergy performed this work into the 1970s when the provincial government took over the task. The 1901 census information on Automated Genealogy, shows Mary was born April 14, 1892 and living with the Hams as a domestic. The 1911 census says she was adopted by the Hams. Her age is right but the scribe or transcriber has made an error in the year. I could not find a Frederick Warner Hughes in the country in 1900 or 1911. I included the Alfreds, Wilfreds etc. in my search. Official adoptions would be filed in the Superior Court. Non official ones will be difficult to find. The only thing I found that might be of interest is the death of Mrs. W.R. Hewes, near Massawippi, Sept. 22, 1896. She was 64. Found in the Vital Stats of the Stanstead Journal. I do not have a CD but over the years we have mentioned several from different authors but their name and address and the cost are mentioned with the description. My family started in France, Daniel Francois dit SUIRE PERRON came to Quebec in 1663 to stay. Daniel married in 1664 to Louse GARGOTTIN of the king's daughters. I have tried to get some history on this line, but every thing out of Quebec is in French. Have you seen anything in English? Ronald Perron rsperron@aol.com Ronald , Congratulations for having gotten back to your immigrant ancestors. That's great. Its a lot of work to get back to them. There are many histories of Canada and of Quebec that are written in English. The early history of your family, at least the church documents, were written in French because they were French. There was no reason to do otherwise. If you wish to go further back everything in France will require some French but most of the records follow a pattern and should not give you much of a problem once you have done a few. You are lucky as the French have some of the best records in Quebec and the world. Being of French descent is something to be proud of. As a people they explored most of North America before other white immigrants arrived. They usually travelled in the company of friendly Native Americans and there are French names for mountains, rivers and lakes and towns and cities all over North America to mark the fact they passed that way. If you have not already done so please have a look at this site and click on the button for English. Association des familles Perron d'AmŽrique inc. http://famillesperron.org Louise Gargottin is listed as one of the Kings daughters. But that is not a dead end. Her parents names in France are recorded in Quebec records and the place she came from. So you can follow that line back. Her second marriage was to Charles-Louis Alain, Jan. 7, 1679. Les Filles du Roi were women given passage and a dowry by the King of France to come to New France and marry settlers during the years between 1663 and 1673). About Daniel Francois dit Suire Perron. The Jette Genealogical Dictionary says that he is Daniel or Francois Perron dit Suire. "Dit" means, also know as (or shortened to aka) in English. So he was Daniel Perron or Francois Perron also know as Suire, which was his mother's family name she being Jeanne Suire. He was known by both names. This often was done to make it easy to find the right Daniel Perron if there were several of them. There does not appear to have been a marriage for his parents.
Looking for descendant of a Home Child sent to the Gibbs Home in Sherbrooke in the
early 1920's. The Frederick BENNETT we are searching for was born in 1910 died 1931. Pauline
Bampton ecbpfb-homechild-que@sympatico.ca I was wondering if you had any birth certificates/death certificates/censuses/information for Joseph A. Gilbert b. May 22, 1840 in Derby, VT (I believe), Antoine Gilbert b. in France, or Julia Tusant Gilbert b. in Canada? If you have any information on these people I would greatly appreciate it!!!! Erica Comstock erica_1442@yahoo.com I recently came upon your site and was hopung that you might be able to help me finding more information about my paternal ancestry. This is what I know;,my father was Charles Raymond HEATH born Oct 4th, 1939- died Oct 27th 1989 both events in Vermont. He is buried with his parents in St. Johnsbury. My grandfather Andrew born 26 Aug 1906 in Stanstead Plain and died in Vermont in 1951. He married Marion Evelyn SCOTT or Evelyn Marion SCOTT . My great grandfather Raymond Charles(Charles Raymond) If my information is correct was born in Holland, Vermont. He married a woman named Jessie and or Irene. On the birth record I have it shows my gggrandfather was Chas. HEATH, it is possible his name was Charles. He was born in Barnston P.Q. about 1854. He was a farmer. He married Estelle APPLEBEE, born in Holland, Vermont. This is as much as I have been able to obtain thus far. My father had 1 brother born about 1931 and died 1987. There was another infant boy named Richard Allen I believe who died in infancy. My grandfather had numerous siblings, Mildred, Viola B., Floyd C., Robert J. and Paul A. I noticed in the book on ourroots Heath is mentioned in Stanstead history. Lani M. Twiddy tybaby1066@verizon.net Lani , Raymond Heath of Holland, VT married Jesse Smith dau. of Francis Smith of Barnston, Sept. 22, 1897. (Stanstead Journal Vital Stats) Robert James Heath son of Raymond Heath born in Stanstead August 9, 1917. (Stanstead Journal Vital Stats) The 1911 Census of Canada on Automated Genealogy lists the following household: Heath Ray Head of household b. Feb 1877 aged 34 . Heath Jessie Wife b. Jun 1879 31 Heath Mildred Dau. b. Jun 1898 12 Heath Viola Dau. b. July 1903 7 Heath Andrew Son b. Aug 1906 4 Heath Floyd Son b. May 1911 1 day I would like to know if you know anything about Magoon's Point in Georgeville. I am a Dion from Magog, who married a Magoon from Montreal who knew some of his family had lived on Magoon's Point in Georgeville, this same family has close relatives in New Brunswick. I would like to know if possible how they came to be at Magoon's Point, were they United Empire Loyalists, NO and if possible where they hailed from? I've looked many places on the web and there is not much about Magoon's Point, just the name. Ann Magoon at marcianna74@gmail.com Ann, The Magoons that came here do not appear to be Loyalists. Please see the following site and go to pages 240, 241, http://www.ourroots.ca/f/toc.asp?id=880
Thank you very much in responding to my email. No, I have not seen the will. The will is mentioned in several genealogy lineages. Mrs. Jean McCaw, passed away last January and Don Erkfritz passed away two and one half years ago. I'm direct descendent of Moses Westover, Sr. through his son Silas WESTOVER, then Moses WESTOVER, My great grandmother was Ida Celinda WESTOVER, my grandfather was Arthur Robert STARR, my father was Gerald Francois STARR. I am looking for documentation to confirm. Gerald Starr ELECTGSTARR@aol.com Gerald, R. Neil Broadhurst's marriage index lists the following information: Robert Starr marries Ida Celinda Westover July 22, 1878. This to be found in the Knowlton Methodist records. He was the son Henry Starr and Ann Robins of Brome Twp. and she the daughter of Moses Westover and Orilla Booth of West Bolton.
I
am searching for birth and family information for my great-great-grandfather. His name was Asahel
BROWN. He was born in Canada East in 1827 or 1828. A La Crosse, Wisconsin amateur researcher
recently told me he traced them through Methodist Church records to Saint Basile-le-Grand, Quebec. I
can find no corroboration of this, and he unfortunately won't return my emails. He also lived in
Lowell, Massachusetts at around 1848, and homesteaded in Wisconsin in about 1870 and died there in
1902. There is a Stanstead County connection, however, in a person who may have been his sister
and who is buried near him in the same cemetery in Mindoro, La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
Asahel's possible sister was named Rectina BROWN, born similarly in Canada East about 1825. She
married a James COVEY in 1840 at about age 15, in Stanstead County in Quebec (Canada East).
Asahel's father's name was Samuel BROWN. He may have been born in or lived in Connecticut prior to
moving to Canada, according to Asahel's Federal Census responses. Asahel's mother's name was
Polly. I have no maiden name, and I know only that Polly was a somewhat common nickname for women
named Mary in the 19th Century. Polly, according to Asahel, was born in Vermont, further tantalizing
that cross-border connection. Other siblings born in Canada may have been named Samuel and
Francis (Frank). It's possible, therefore, that they may also share a Stanstead County connection.
Ideally, I would like to find marriage information for Rectina that verified that her parents
were, indeed, named Samuel and Polly (Polly's maiden name would be a special plum!). Her birth
information would be quite helpful as well. Dan Brown, Saint Paul, Minnesota dpbrown@pressenter.com
Dan, One Asahel found. Marriage to Ann Birt June 5, 1837. He was a resident of Bolton which at
that date was part of Stanstead. Record in the Shefford Anglican Church records according to index.
The Browns were a huge family group. Pages 194, 195 211 of the Stanstead County history might be
of interest. http://www.ourroots.ca/f/toc.asp?id=880 There are several Samuels in local records,
handfuls of Marys and even a Polly but none seem to fit in any other way. Have a look at this
site http://simmons.b2b2c.ca/ you can search the data base for free but there is a small charge for
the information but well worth the fee. It is an amazing database. One quick look turned up two
Asahel Browns. Brown Asahel H Church Brown Asahel W Census My 3x great grandfather was George DREW (born Aug 24, 1803 in Lower Canada). He married Hannah Stone (born Nov 8, 1802 in Vermont). Their first few children, Uriah, Eliza Ann, Jane, Philena, Harriet and Saryann were also born in Canada. Then they migrated to Ohio. The LDS web site lists them as being born in Stanstead. Do you know who George DREW 's parents were? Pam Lavoie lavoie@nrtco.net Pam, Please go to http://www.ourroots.ca/f/toc.asp?id=880 and look at pages 230, 31, 309, 310, and 340 The Drews were a very large family group setting in Sanstead County in two distinct areas. If you know what part of Stanstead they were in a reasonable guess could be made as to which group they belong to. There were others of course that move to other parts of the county as the family grew. Few to no records exist for 1803 in our part of Lower Canada which is now Quebec There were two George Drews mentioned in the pages I have cited one may fit. There are at least two Drew/Stone marriages sadly none with a George and none that fits in the time requested. I will have a search of the Drew queries I have received in the past and get back to you. The person that submitted the information to the LDS site may be able to help you. I have been doing extensive research on a Maria SMITH b. 1823 (bet. 1813-1823) in Barnston, Quebec, who married Elisha GRISWOLD b. 1813 in Walpole, NH. He later lived with a second wife, Lovina WHEELER in Brownington, Orleans, Vermont. I stumbled upon accidentally that Elisha was apparently abusive and the Town of Waterford, Vt. finally took all their children away in 1856 and awarded them separate guardians; the Town of Waterford then placed Maria on a stage with her baby and sent her to Canada (I assume it must have been back to Barnston). She only stayed a short time and returned to Waterford. They had the following children and this is what happened to them: 1. Georgianna A. Griswold b. 01 Jul 1839 in Charleston, VT. m. Henry (Harry) Hockenberry in St. Johnsbury, d. 1919 in Chicopee, MA and buried in Bradford, Vt. Not guardianed - not with the family household at the time. 2. George Albert Griswold (Albert George was the original name) b. 30 Jul 1844 in E. Charleston, VT, m. Marilla Pierce and I have been told that they had twins--Walter & Wallace b. 30 Aug. 1874 in St. Johnsbury. The families felt that two babies would be too much to care for and placed Walter in Canada (?Barnston) and Wallace ended living and dying in Berlin, NY. George d. 05 Apr 1918 in Berlin, Rensselaer, NY. George & Marilla divorced. (in some instances, I find George to be born in 1842) Not guardianed - not within the family household at the time. 3. Henry H. Griswold b. 1847 in Charleston, VT. d. in Jefferson, Coos County, NH. His guardianship was given to Judith Ann (Griswold) Dexter and he resided with this family in Whitefield & Jefferson, Coos County, NH. I have not been able to find his death, nor Judith Ann's birth or death. 4. Oscar E. Griswold b. 1851 in Charleston, Vt. His guardianship was awarded to John Haseltine of Barnet, VT for $53.00 until he became of age. He married two times--Roxy Ann Comtock 29 Jul 1870 in Washington, VT. and 2nd Lydia Jane Randall on 15 Feb 1873 in Groton, Vt. he died in 1908. Family lore has it that Oscar was an importer of silks, laces, etc. and transported (or smuggled them) from Canada by wagon. He had to have a change of horses along the way to places south, like Putney, Brookline, ect. He is said to have state that the revenuers were getting close to him so he changed his name to Smith and so did his son, Nelson Brock Griswold, born 18 Mar. 1878. (I think it may have been Austin, his lst child, b. 20 Feb 1876 in Groton, VT, as I find him living in Stanstead, Quebec, Canada with a family of Daniels in 1891.) 5. Horatio Griswold was born 1852 in Vermont and died on 08 Dec 1921 in Waterbury, Vt. His guardianship was awarded to D.C. Bonnett for $75.00 until he became of age. He died not knowing where he was born, who his mother or father were. 6. Alphonso Griswold was born in 1854 in Vermont. He married Harriet Antionette Jones Fletcher in Edgarstown, MA on 22 Apr 1889. He died on 02 Sep. 1938 in Hanover, NH (lived in Thetford, VT) His guardianship was awarded to Abner Wyman Smith of Concord, Vt. for $65.00. His name was changed to Duett Alonzo Smith and he changed it to Duett Alonzo Griswold when he became older and that was the name he lived by the rest of his life. (my branch - he is my ggrandfather) 7. Baby Griswold -- The baby was awarded his guardianship to a John Smith in Concord, VT. for $105.00 until he became of age. I have been told that he became Austin S. Griswold. He married Hattie Humphrey 02 Feb 1886 in West Charleston. They divorced and I have not been able to find his death certificate. He seemed to live in the Windham County, Vt. area after the divorce. 8. Now, I have found that there is another brother. My Great Aunt (daughter of Duett) left a letter of the experience that she and my Great Uncle had while traveling by horse and buggy from Norwich, VT to Lancaster, NH to visit their father's brother Uncle John in 1914. I do find a John Griswold in Guildhall, VT. I believe this to be the one. He purchased this land & building from a James Morris in 1909. He was supposedly born in 1857-58. I can not find any other record on him to date. Finding Maria could be the key to unlocking all other unanswered areas of this family. Ellen E. Daniels daniels@wildblue.net Ellen, There are several Maria Smiths in local records and I imagine that there were many more not in the record books. The dates of their births are not close to your information. The Smith family is by far the largest single family group in early records which usually date from 1815 to 1879. Records from the date of birth you are suggesting are few in number. Early clergymen, who were responsible for recording such events, were circuit riders coming from the USA and often returning there with their books. Some of our early settlers went to the USA for their relgious needs. Have you read our county history, Forest and Clearings? Page 96 might be the best I can offer for the moment. (pages 132, 223-4, 277 are the family pages but there are dozens of Smith entries through the book). If you have not seen it you can online at http://www.ourroots.ca/f/toc.asp?id=880 Page 96 speaks of the Baptist church in Barnston. The Elder Roswell Smith was here about 1812 and after 4 or 5 years left the country. Among the names of the early Baptist settlers is Griswold and J. Griswold was a deacon of the church. Griswold does not appear in local records to any extent. Laura B Griswald is married in 1821 in Hatley and that is it. If her families were Baptist ministers and deacons they may have kept their own records. annhawks at annhawks@sbcglobal.net Ann, The dates should be questioned. My search for Isaac YOUNG has brought me to you. What I know of Isaac is that he was born in 1794, but I don't know where. He had a daughter named Sabrie which means "of the border" or "born on the border". US census records show her marrying Abiel ALFORD of Stanstead and emmigrating to the US. In these records she lists her birth in Canada, but I know that this area came under some dispute during this time. Deductive reasoning has lead me to believe that Isaac traveled to Stanstead Plain as part of the land rush of the early 19th century and Sabrie was born in either Stanstead or Vermont . However, there is no record of Isaac or Sabrie in any USA documents that I can find. It is possible that Isaac was a worker for the ALFORD family and therfore not mentioned amongst the early Stanstead families. I have found confirmation of Abiel ALFORD and the ALFORD family in the early history of Stanstead. I have also found a document from the 1820's in which an Isaac YOUNG verifies the moral integrity of a man seeking veteran benefits as a soldier in the US Revolutionary War. Willing to share any information I have. My research has lead to a fascination with the Stanstead area and I plan to visit soon. Chris Young, Grand Junction, Colorado cherylyoung@bresnan.net I am researching my grandfather’s side of the family; his name is Leon Deward STRATTON. His fatherÕs name is Deward Belmont STRATTON married to Clara PROULX. My Grandmother used to joke that my Grandfather was born on the border between Canada and the USA¦.and that there was always confusion. I believe that he was born in Beebe Plain, Stanstead, Quebec. Would you have any information regarding any of the names above and how I would go about conducting research online for Canada records. I live in California and find it extremely difficult to research my relatives in the Northeast. Jo-Ann (Lemon Stratton) Miller JoLemonMiller@aim.com Jo-Ann, It is probably Beebe Plain, Vermont where your Strattons lived. Deward Stratton was married to Clara Proulx October 31, 1909 in Sacré Coeur Church in Stanstead, Quebec. He was the son of William Stratton and Emma Kingdon. Clara was the daughter of Achille Proulx and Alde Hebert of Adamsville.
I
am doing some genealogy research and thought you might be able to enlighten me as to the possibility
of some children from one family in the late 1800s being born in North Hatley and the other children
being born in Greensborough, VT while the parents still resided in North Hatley? Have seen both
Hatley and Greensborough listed on different US census records as place of birth for the same
person...quite frustrated in trying to track down the actual place of birth. Have searched the
online Drouin collection and used Ancestry.com with no luck. The family was Anglican. The name
is Cordon Amos LOWELL 17 Apr 1861. Karen Dunbar Karen, There
are many similar occurrences. Sometimes the same person or family appears in two places in the same
census year. Checking with the Greensboro Town Clerk would be best and the Quebec Anglican Archives
for the North Hatley births. That archive is at Bishop's University in Lennoxville. Primary sources
are always best. Quebec Diocesan Archives Anglican Church of Canada I can tell you at the time of Lowell's marriage 31/07/1879 they were
Congregationalists (Church Waterville, Quebec) and his parents were listed as being from Hatley.
They were married in Hatley, Quebec 26/10/1859 (Free Will Baptist records). No Anglicans events
found. I subscribe to the Northland Journal, and find it very interesting and informative, since we spent many years in a cottage on Lake Park, just a few miles from the border, on Lake Memphremagog...our son-in-law was here this weekend and saw one of the issues of the Journal, and remarked that he had some relatives, the LOCKLINS, from Lyndonville, and would like some information on them, thus, this request...would appreciate anything you might find on them...records, where they worked, lived and died and were buried. If there is any charge for this information, please let me know. Don Woodworth popzoomster@gmail.com Don, As a volunteer I try to point folks in the right direction so that they may find the missing parts of their genealogy or family history. To get started, your son-in-law would need further information. Given names would be a must and a few dates to make sure we are looking at the right person should the given names be repeated through the generations. Can you help with that? A complete family history would require a considerable amount of time when done properly; a bit beyond my volunteer efforts. If you can provide the information required to start I will have a look to see what I can find for you. I am interested in information about Julia WARD, born 24 Sept 1815 in Canada. She was married to Walter HEATH of Corinth, Orange, Vt. Walter was born 18 Feb 1813 and died 17 Jun 1893. They were married at Derby, Orleans, Vt. in 1835. Their children are: William, Jane M, Samuel P, Benjamin, Ozro, Abigail Louise, and Walter. I am also interested in information about Sarah WISWELL/WISWALL born 10 Jul 1829 in Hampden, Penobscot, Maine. She was married to Jacob C WISWELL, of the same place, about 1842. Their only child, that I am aware of, is Fredrick Alonzo WISWELL. This may be too far for your area of expertise. Sorry, I don't know her maiden name. Do you have any information on these families or surnames in your area? Is there someone local that I can correspond with? Are there any cemeteries where I could get some names and dates and who would I contact? I am looking for the names and marriage dates and places of Julia WARD and Sarah WISWELL. I am happy to share any information I may have. Norm Wiswell, PO Box 210904, Auke Bay, Alaska 99821 normtoo@verizonmail.com
I
am writing to ask if you, or one of your readers, can help me. I am researching the RAYMOND family
for my step children and have hit a snag. Francois RAYMOND married Domithilde Boucher at St,
Georges-de- Windsor and gave his parents as Joseph and Helene LEMAIRE. But all he said was "de
Stanstead". Not de St. Whatever de Stanstead, just de Stanstead.. I haven't been able to find them
in he Drouin Collection or in any of the census records available to me. Without their marriage
record, I won't be able to find their parents to cntinue the line back. Any kind of help will be
greatly appreciated. Don Scott Laconia, NH donscott33@metrocast.net Mr. Scott, Without
dates in the above to guide me it is more difficult to be sure but there is a birth recorded for a
Francois Raymond b. 23/12/1866 with the parents you mentioned in the Stanstead's Catholic church
records. The parish name is SacrŽ Coeur. Joseph and Helene Lemaire may have been of Stanstead at the
time of Francois' marriage but a wedding for them does not appear in Stanstead or Windsor. There
is a Raymond Family website. The address is: http://www.raymondfaugas.com/ The site has an
English translation should you need it. Perhaps the largest Genealogical society that can be of
a great help to you is within easy reach; the American-Canadian Genealogical Society P.O. Box 6478,
Manchester, NH 03108-6478 . They have all the Quebec records you would need and a helpful staff to
guide you. I am sure they are on the net but better to go in person if you can. Its just a little
south of you. Subject: Daigle & Peasley Not sure if you are willing or not but was wondering if you could look at something. Can you tell me if you have ever come across either of the above names being married to a native american or "indian". Darryl A. Peasley peasleyd@comcast.net Darryl, Many French Canadian families have at least some Native American blood. Once Native Americans joined the church they no longer had a note in their records that they were Native Americans. Unless they were living on a reserve there probably isn't any formal record that says they are Native. The best advice is to do the genealogy in the normal way. If you feel there is reason to believe an ancestor is a Native American, submit the completed genealogy to the Band you believe your ancestor belonged to for their assessment. Have you had a look at http://www.accesswave.ca/~genealogy/html/Daigle.html I am seeking any history on Charlotte SWASH my Grandmother) who was transferred over from England from the Sheltering House known as Myrtle St. Liverpool. She was supposedly placed in the charge of a Mr. A. Drummond. She was one of 32 girls transferred on this particular instance to Birts House Knowlton, Qc. You will find attached a copy of "The Immigration Acts of 1869 and 1872" that shows Charlotte (then 15 years old) and her sister Clara SWASH ( at 13 ??). I am seeking to determine when she actually arrived at Knowlton and what happened to she and her sister shortly thereafter ? Graeme Bishop bishop4_1998@yahoo.com Graeme, Found this in Canada's National Archive site for Home Children. The Swashes would have stayed at the Knowlton Distribution Home until they were placed. They arrived May 27, 1900. It appears 55 children travelled together. My Grandfather came from the Myrtle Street Orphanage and arrived in Halifax 27 Feb 1904. He was sent by train from there to Knowlton. After the closing of the Knowlton Home, Barnardo Homes took over their records and looking after the children already placed. I suggest you try them for further information. I was very pleased with the documents I received. Home Children (1869-1930) I Name: SWASH Given Name: Charlotte Age: 15 Sex: F Ship: Vancouver Year of Arrival: 1900 Departure Port: Liverpool Departure Date: 17 May 1900 Arrival Port: Quebec Arrival Date: 27 May 1900 Party: Mrs. Birt Destination: Knowlton, Quebec Comments: 54 children from Liverpool Sheltering Homes, Liverpool i/c Mr Andrew Drummond Source: Library and Archives Canada Reference: RG76 C 1 a Microfilm: T-479 Type of Record: Passenger Lists Name: SWASH Given Name: Clara Age: 13 Sex: F Ship: Vancouver Year of Arrival: 1900 Departure Port: Liverpool Departure Date: 17 May 1900 Arrival Port: Quebec Arrival Date: 27 May 1900 Party: Mrs. Birt Destination: Knowlton, Quebec Comments: 54 children from Liverpool Sheltering Homes, Liverpool i/c Mr Andrew Drummond Source: Library and Archives Canada Reference: RG76 C 1 a Microfilm: T-479 Type of Record: Passenger Lists Group of Children Traveling Together Results: 55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name Given Name Age Sex Ship Year of Arrival 1. CANNING Ada F. 8 F Vancouver 1900 2. YOUNG Agnes 15 F Vancouver 1900 3. HUDSON Albert 10 M Vancouver 1900 4. BRILL Alfred 11 M Vancouver 1900 5. SMITH Alfred 8 M Vancouver 1900 6. FRANCIS Alfred 7 M Vancouver 1900 7. HOLDSWORTH Alice 12 F Vancouver 1900 8. BENNETT Annie 8 F Vancouver 1900 9. COKBURN Annie 12 F Vancouver 1900 10. BROWN Annie 8 F Vancouver 1900 11. YOUNG Barbara 17 F Vancouver 1900 12. TODDINGTON Bertie 7 M Vancouver 1900 13. SWASH Charlotte 15 F Vancouver 1900 14. COCKBURN Christina 10 F Vancouver 1900 15. EARNSHAW Clara 14 F Vancouver 1900 16. SWASH Clara 13 F Vancouver 1900 17. WALKER Daniel 14 M Vancouver 1900 18. CROXFORD Edith 9 F Vancouver 1900 19. LOVATT Edith 7 F Vancouver 1900 20. HUTCHINSON Ellen 14 F Vancouver 1900 21. CANNING Emily 12 F Vancouver 1900 22. DUNHAM Emily 10 F Vancouver 1900 23. COWLEY Frederick 9 M Vancouver 1900 24. DUNHAM Harriet 10 F Vancouver 1900 25. LOVATT Harry 9 M Vancouver 1900 26. SIMMS Harry 6 M Vancouver 1900 27. CADDICK Herbert 11 M Vancouver 1900 28. HORNBY J. 9 M Vancouver 1900 29. HAMILTON Jennie 9 F Vancouver 1900 30. WHITE Jennie 10 F Vancouver 1900 31. ACKERLEY John 11 M Vancouver 1900 32. LOVATT John 11 M Vancouver 1900 33. CANNING Kate 10 F Vancouver 1900 34. HUTCHINSON Lillian 12 F Vancouver 1900 35. LAWRENCE Lizzie 11 F Vancouver 1900 36. CANNING Maggie 8 F Vancouver 1900 37. BERRY Mary 8 F Vancouver 1900 38. HIGGINS Mary 17 F Vancouver 1900 39. BUSH Mary 14 F Vancouver 1900 40. BROWN Maud 10 F Vancouver 1900 41. HIGGINS Michael 13 M Vancouver 1900 42. JONES Rebecca 14 F Vancouver 1900 43. BLACK Robert 14 M Vancouver 1900 44. WALKER Rose 10 F Vancouver 1900 45. FULFORD Sarah 13 F Vancouver 1900 46. SMITH Sarah 6 F Vancouver 1900 47. HUTCHINSON Sarah 9 F Vancouver 1900 48. ACKERLEY Thomas 13 M Vancouver 1900 49. COCKBURN Thomasina 8 F Vancouver 1900 50. BROWN William 10 M Vancouver 1900 51. WILLIAMS William 13 M Vancouver 1900 52. COCKBURN William 14 M Vancouver 1900 53. CADDICK William 9 M Vancouver 1900 54. WATERS William 10 M Vancouver 1900 55. COWLEY William H. 11 M Vancouver 1900 I wonder if you can give me any information at all about my great grand parents William Riley MCGOON (MAGOON) and Catherine E. DONAHUE (b. 1842) who were married in Stanstead, Quebec at Wesleyan Methodist Church on May 02, 1864. I would like to know where they were from and who their parents were. I don't have a born date for William Riley. I understand that Riley might be a family name. I believe that Catherine's parents both emigrated from Ireland. I do know that William and Catherine immigrated to the US in 1868 and settled at Mt. Sterling Illinois. Two children were born in Canada, Georgia Ann (October 1864) and John A. (1867). Their 5th and last child, my grandmother Katherine, was born at Mt. Sterling in March 1875. Kevin Nowlan, Folsom, California thenowlans@sbcglobal.net Kevin, At the time of their marriage William Riley (W.R.) and Miss Donahue were both of Georgeville, Quebec which is just a mile or so north of Magoon's Point. They were married as Methodists by the Rev.J. Thorneloe in his parsonage. The information is found in The Stanstead Journal. The dates agree. There parent's names are not mentioned. Magoons were a very large family group with many of the given names repeated time after time. The following Williams are found at http://simmons.b2b2c.ca/ there is a small charge for the information but Marlene's database can save you years of searching. Search results for : Surname = Magoon First Name = William Hits found: 9 Surname Given Name Type of Record Magoon William Census Magoon William Census Magoon William Vt. Vital Rec. Magoon William Vt. Vital Rec. Magoon William A Church Magoon William Alvin Church Magoon William Fred Census Magoon William M Census Magoon William Walter Church
My husband, John Wm. (Bill) CUERRIER, was born in Alexandria, Ontario. And soon
after his family moved to Rock Island, Quebec. His father was Wilfrid Joseph CUERRIER, and his
mother, Nora Mary SMITH. His maternal grandmother was Catherine SMITH, nee Dunne, (birth father)
and WHITWORTH, (stepfather). Catherine was born in Lancashire, England, abt.1899, and coming to
Canada (when?), settled in Stanstead, Quebec. She married a John M. SMITH from Stanstead, who was
born Oct. 1885. John and Catherine had three children; Jessica, Nora (1919-1974, Bill's mother) and
Oral (all deceased). Catherine may also have had a previous marriage, but we don't know the name of
the first spouse. I've been able to trace the Cuerrier side back four generations, but have had
little luck with the Smith side of the family. I can find nothing on Catherine's daughter, Jessica
SMITH (WHIPPLE) even though I know she was buried (1966) around Beebe. If you can offer me any help
in tracing the Smith family (births, marriages, deaths, etc), I'd be truly grateful, as then my
genealogy search will be over. Dorie Cuerrier dorieone@telus.net Dorie, The Stanstad Journal
reported that John Smith, aged 41 years died at his home on Maheux St., Stanstead on December 2,
1926, his wife was given as Kate Doane. When Oral Smith died at the home of his brother John on Oct.
24, 1918 their father was listed as Charles Smith of Way's Mills. Oral left his wife, Minnie Lane
and two young sons. There is a marriage for a John Smith and Miss Kathleen Doe formerly of
Sherbrooke, were quietly married at Stanstead, Dec. 31, 1918. I am interested in information about Julia WARD, born 24 Sept 1815 in Canada. She was Married to Walter HEATH of Corinth, Orange, Vt. Walter was born 18 Feb 1813 and died 17 Jun 1893. They were married at Derby, Orleans, Vt. in 1835. Their children are: William, Jane M, Samuel P, Benjamin, Ozro, Abigail Louise, and Walter. I am also interested in information about Sarah WISWELL/WISWALL born 10 Jul 1829 in Hampden, Penobscot, Maine. She was married to Jacob C WISWELL, of the same place, about 1842. Their only child, that I am aware of, is Fredrick Alonzo WISWELL. This may be too far for your area of expertise. Sorry, I don't know her maiden name. Do you have any information on these families or surnames in your area? Is there someone local that I can correspond with? Are there any cemeteries where I could get some names and dates and who would I contact? I am looking for the names and marriage dates and places of Julia WARD and Sarah WISWELL. Norm Wiswell, PO Box 210904, Auke Bay, Alaska 99821 normtoo@verizonmail.com I wonder if you can give me any information at all about my great grand parents William Riley McGOON (MAGOON) and Catherine E. DONAHUE (b. 1842) who were married in Stanstead, Quebec at Wesleyan Methodist Church on May 02, 1864. I would like to know where they were from and who their parents were. I don't have a born date for William Riley. I understand that Riley might be a family name. I believe that Catherine's parents both emigrated from Ireland. I do know that William and Catherine immigrated to the US in 1868 and settled at Mt. Sterling Illinois. Two children were born in Canada, Georgia Ann (October 1864) and John A. (1867). Their 5th and last child, my grandmother Katherine, was born at Mt. Sterling in March 1875. Kevin Nowlan Folsom California thenowlans@sbcglobal.net
I am searching for my great great grandfather's parents. His name is Simeon POWERS. He was born 1828. I think he was born in Vermont. Franklin county I believe. He married Anna BUZZEL from Brome. He died in 1909. They spent thier married life in Cherry River, Quebec. They are buried in the Cherry River cemetery. The family search ends with Simeon POWERS. Would very much like to tell my 85yr. old father where his family came from. Debbie ugotmddrew@shaw.ca My mother is Mary Jane PARRISH and her date of birth was June 19, 1923. She took violin lessons at Stanstead College. She fondly remembers Miss Hilda Peck, Miss Mongueau, Miss Wallbridge, Mr Amaron, and Elaine Lemoine. I am not sure of the spelling of these names. I have two photographs of my mother with her parents, sister and three teachers. Her parents were Cecil and Ethel PARRISH who lived on a farm somewhere west of town near Ruiters Corners. I still need to find their farm. If you discover any information regarding their residence please let me know. In a farming community neighbours can be very distant but one of their neighbours was the JENKINS family. If it is any help her siblings were Peter David PARRISH born December 23, 1919, John Cecil PARRISH born April 22, 1921, Peggy Anne Palmer PARRISH born January 14, 1926 and Roger Taylor PARRISH born September 3, 1933. Heather Robinson robro2@telus.net 5160 Bay Road Sechelt, B.C. Heather, The Stanstead Journal of Feb. 1929, reported the death of Mr. Ronald Gillien, aged 34, brother of Mrs. Cecil Parrish, died at the Parrish home on the C.B. Jenkins farm. The Crystal Lake Cemetery record shows the death to be that of Ronald Gillies Feb 12, 1929 aged 33. He came to Canada from England in March 1928. The next time I find a mention of Cecil Parrish another death has occured in his home. That of Mrs. F.D.C. Phillips Oct. 22, 1938. This time the Parrish home is given as the Ogden Triangle. Which could be the same farm as before. No one I have spoken to remembers an Ogden Triangle. Land transfers can be seen at the local registry office here in Stanstead. Copies of deeds and other records can be purchased there. You will need to supply the information about the lot number if you do not go in person. They will accept phone and email orders with payment made by credit card. The Jenkins farms needing to be searched are on part of lot 8 range 8 and lot 8 range 9 on the old cadastral plan. Lot 8 range 8 looks to be lots 599 and or 591 on the new map and part of lot 8 range 9 should be lots 734, 735, 736 & 737. The north west corner of 734 has a very definite triange of roads touching it and it even touches 735. The lot 8 range 9 property once belonged to the Barry family the ancestors of C.B. Jenkins' wife. 
I
found a reference to a great grandparent "Removed to Stanstead in 1799, and located on No. 6th,
12th Range." This is for Nathaniel RIX. I'm trying to find a map that should show where this
is. Are there any maps showing quot; and Range"? Evelyn ej1357@gmail.com Evelyn,
Yes there are. Here is an email version of a section of the map you wish to see. The original map
would be an expensive purchase when one can be found. I had a look at the list of early grantees and
purchasers of lots in Stanstead County. Sadly Mr. Rix was not found. He may have rented or made
some other arrangements. He was certainly here. Your details sound very much like what is written
about his family in The History of Stanstead County, subtitled Forest and Clearings (Hubbard, 1874).
Follow up to July 2nd query. Just a short note to advise that I recently found an article in the Vermont North Star newspaper, running several months in 1807. It advertised land for sale in Danville, VT, owned by Aaron HARTSHORN, currently residing in Stanstead, Quebec. It appears that Aaron HARTSHORN and Hannah (PEASLEY) HARTSHORN were in Stanstead as early as 1807. Art Kuhn aerkdk@aol.com I was told by my father that my great grandfather, Joseph FORTIER and perhaps his spouse Lumina VALLIERES, was buried in Norton Mills, Vermont. Reading your article, this seems highly likely. I have no dates for his death, but that would most likely have occurred late in the 19th century after the parish of Ste Suzanne in Stanhope was established. My grandfather, also named Joseph, was born in 1882, but I don't know if he was born in Stanhope or in Berlin New Hampshire where he died in 1938. Do you have any idea if there would be documentation of burials, and perhaps even where the cemetery might be located in Norton? My spouse's maternal grandparents were from Newport Vermont, and she too has a great grandfather supposedly buried in Norton Mills. His last name was SAUCIER. Denis E. Fortier dfortier@cmcc.edu Denis, I checked the Stanstead (County) Historical Society cemetery records and Jean Fortier, 1857-1931, is the only Fortier buried in Stanhope. That information was compiled from monuments that are visible. Should you feel that they could/should be there, without having a headstone, the church reccords would be best. Ste Suzanne is not listed in the telephone directory at present. They would be the best source of information. The book, Three Towns, Norton & Averill, Vermont Stanhope, Quebec, by Lydia C. Andrews has lists of those buried in Norton but no Fortiers found. The book would be an interesting read for you having ancestors in that region. It should be available through interlibrary loan and copies were available at the Store in Norton. I checked the Fortier family association website and it is under construction and it suggest I try again at a later date. The three following family groups seem to have the same root. FORCIER Association des famille Fortier inc. http://familles.fortier.net Forestier, Fortier FORTIER Association des famille Fortier inc. http://familles.fortier.net Forcier, Forestier FORESTIER Association des famille Fortier inc. http://familles.fortier.net Forcier, Fortier The name Joseph can be misleading. Nearly every male child back then was baptised Joseph with a sometimes long list of given names. After that day they were know by one of the other names. All that to suggest that Jean is worth investigating. There were Sauciers on at least one of those lists I mentioned in The Three Towns. They were certainly here and in Vermont. There was a small Saucier child who died in Barton, if I remember correctly, whose body was found jambed in the waterwheel of the local sawmill. He was brought to Stanstead for burial there not being a R. Catholic parish in Orleans Co. at the time.
I
found an obituary for an ancestor Benjamin OBER born in Vermont about 1795, whose father Israel
supposedly cleared land and farmed in Canada for a while. I don't know how long he was there or
where he died. The next info I found was Benjamin's marriage in 1814 at Fort no. 4, Charlestown, NH.
Can you give me some suggestions as to where I might find more information about their time in
Canada? Any help is greatly appreciated. Carolyn Bulgey cbulgey@nycap.rr.com Carolyn,
That's a hard one. Even in the 1790s and 1800s Canada was a very large place. If you have a village,
town or city to work with I could be more specific. Where in Vermont was Mr Ober born? Canada's
National Archives in Ottawa is accessable by internet and is a great nationwide resource for
genealogy. If you have an idea of where in Canada you wish to look it would be a great help.
Have a look at Interment .net http://www.interment.net/can/qc/stanstead.htm Ober, Helen, b. 1855,
d. 1921, s/w Edwin Foss Foss, Edwin M., b. 1847, d. 1921, s/w Helen Ober They are buried in Woodside
Cemetery, the former Beebe, (now part of Stanstead) Quebec. I am searching for the GREGWARE (GREGOIRE) family who were Native Americian, Roseann was born in 1812 and I believe she had a sister, Marie who married a Laurent QUENSEL. They were married in Lachine, Quebec, on Roseann, she married a John TRUMBLE, no record of their marriage, how to find out about Indian families? Marie Trumble at mariet@northnet.org Marie , The only way to do Native American genealogy is to do it in the normal way using the church records, censuses etc. When you are done submit it the Band office that your ancestor belongs to and they will verify your work if there is a Native American ancestor. Unless your ancestor lived on a reserve there is not much hope of finding a record that says they are Native under normal circumstances. (except for the very first one) Once they became Christian they are recorded like everyone else. There are no reservations near Potton. From the names you mention I would guess these people are Catholics. I don't know where you live but if you are close to a source of Catholic records like the Drouin ones, that would be the place to try. You can subscribe to a online source too for a fee. Your public library can borrow the census microfilms that cover your family through interlibrary loan., and you can look at them there. I've tried to find you on the old site but you don't show up for me. Are you available to help me refind an old source? I have a reference for the death of Abigail CLEMENT in Barnston in 1825 taken from "Extracts From Newspapers of the Eastern Townships...." p. 10. but I've lost my copy of the item. I'm trying to include this data in my NSDAR application for Timothy CLEMENT but need the article. I hope you have access to this and might be able to scan it to me? No one seems to have any real proof of her death date or place and it would be fitting to include this in my pending submission. Can you help please? Or can you tell me how to locate it online anywhere? Jean Copple Tempe, AZ jlcopple@msn.com No I did not drop out. When The Stanstead Journal changed hands the website was dropped. But the column continues online in the Log Cabin Chroniciles an eZine and it appears in Vermont's Northland Journal once a month. The text you asked for appeared in the The Stanstead Colonist and St. Francis Gazette dated 13 Jan. 1825 and reads, Died In Barnston, on the 29th of December, widow Abigail Clement, aged 66. I was on your website and was reading your responses to others and found that you are compassionate in helping others. So I was hoping you could help me? I am searching the GENEREUX Family and have run into a snag. Starting from me the family goes like this Victoria B. GENEREUX b. 04 Aug 1959 Rene GENEREUX b. ? and Common-law Andrea JENNINGS b. 30 Oct 1938 Ontario?? Oscar GENEREUX b. 25 Dec 1896 and Aurelie (Victoria) LARRIVEE b. 05 Oct 1908 Married - 03 March 1926 in Iroquois Falls, Ontario, Canada. Norbert GENEREUX and Juliette LAMOTHE Married - Oct 14, 1895 Bonfield, Ontario Norbert GENEREUX and Marie louise Marguerite AUBIN dit LAMBERT Married - 08 September 1852 St. Felix de Valois Joliette, Quebec Joseph GENEREUX and Charlotte CHARTIER See note below Married - Apr. 22, 1828 St. Elizabeth Joseph Ambroise GENEREUX and Marie Angelique Rival BELLEROSE Married - May 12, 1783 Berthier, Quebec in Berthierville, Quebec, Canada Note I recieved the following information in an email: On the marriage record of Joseph & Charlotte, she was called a savage, and he a voyager. Obviously he lived with her in the Indian lands in Ontario when he was a voyager. When they came back to the Quebec it was probably tolerated, but frowned upon. Notice that Charlotte & the sons Francois and Martin were baptized before the marriage. I can't find the son Joseph's baptism. When Francois & Martin died their ages confirmed they were the 2 sons baptized earlier, and it was the first time Charlotte used the name Cartier. My question is this can you help me find any or all information on Joseph GENEREUX and Charlotte Chartier and their children? Victoria Genereux genereux.family@live.ca Victoria, There are some very good sources of information on Quebec marriages and families. If you are unable to get to them in person, you can subscribe to an online source of records too. You have not mentioned census information. The censuses provide family groupings at the date they were taken, just like a snapshot would. Canada's National Archives can provide a list of all available ones. You can go to your public library and request they borrow the rolls of microfilm, through inter-library loan, for the dates and places you wish to study. Some historical societies and genealogical societies have this privilege too. Of course they must have a microfilm reader. I wonder about the statement that Joseph Genereux was a voyager. Do you know his age in 1821? Men wanting to go in to that profession had to have a permit/contract to be a voyageur, 1670-1821 in the west of Canada (anything west and north of the Great Lakes, down the Mississipi and west of it and all of Canada's north). The Archives should have that list. I am missing the last volume that might have his name. The Dourin marriage index would be a great help to you. You can visit a genealogical society or library that has a copy of this massive work or subscribe to one of the services online. I am trying to track Aaron HARTSHORN, Jr. and Hannah PEASLEY, and Jedediah PEASLEY and family. I know they are reported to have left Danville, VT circa 1802? and went to Stanstead County, Quebec. They can be found in London, Ontario circa 1819-1820. Aaron HARTSHORN, Jr. is the son of Aaron HARTSHORN (1755-1799) and Zeruiah BLUNT (1759-1860) of Danville, VT. They may have emigrated/migrated to Quebec with members of their church or Danville, VT. community. II was hoping you may have some of the early records on people who came in from Vermont. I can't find much on the Internet. Arthur Kuhn aerkdk@aol.com Arthur , There were families of Hartshorns (the name Aaron does not appear) and Peasleys in our judicial district. However I was not able to find any indication that the Aaron Hartshorns were here in Stanstead prior to the 1825 census. By then they are in Ontario??? The census indicates that a Sylvinus Hartshorn and his family were here. There are still Peasleys here and I have passed your query on to the best Peasley researcher we have. Very few records appear in Stanstead Co. prior to 1815 and for several years after that they are sketchy. I am suggesting that they may have been here and left without leaving a written record.
I have been searching for information on Edson Lyman BARTLETT an recently obtained a copy of his wife's burial record which reads that she was buried in Fitch Bay on 10 July 1892 and mentions the Adventist Church with D. W. Somburger, Minister ( spelling may not be accurate). Do you know of such a church being located in Fitch Bay or what cemetery the family might be buried in? There seems to be several cemeteries located in the Fitch Bay area but I have found no record on them. I presume that Edson, Sylvia, Jonathon, Ira Orrin, Julie Ann and Benjamin Franklin (AKA) Franklin BARTLETT are all buried in the same cemetery in Fitch Bay. The burial record had Mrs. Sylvia Shurtleff, the widow of the late Edson Bartlett died in Coventry, VT.July 08,1892 , aged 87 of general debility. Another record I found states that Franklin BARTLETT died in a mine blast at Magoon's Point 08 Sep 1867 as recorded in the "Vital Statistics from The Stanstead Journal 1861-1875 " which I purchased from the Stanstead Historical Society. Any help that you may provide on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Clifford Johnson Johnsoncliff@comcast.net Clifford , Rev. D.W. Sornberger was the first clergyman when the Adventist church was formed in Fitch Bay in 1862. D.W. Sornberger dies in 1903. He had been married for 60 years in 1898. There are two cemeteries in Fitch Bay and Edson does not appear in the index to either. When the Bartlett, Shurtleff, Browns and Coles came to Stanstead they settled mostly around Fitch Bay and Brown's Hill and the surrounding area. The Bartletts of Barnston appear to be a different family. Page 197 in The History of Stanstead Co., B.F. Hubbard (1874) which you can see at http://www.ourroots.ca/f/toc.asp?id=880 The other family is on page 297. Although several of the Bartlett women are buried in Fitch Bay I do not see where their husbands are buried. Any chance some of them were Quakers and not Adventists? Perhaps Bill SHURTLEFF, P.O. Box 234 Lafayette, CA 94549-0234 could be a help. He posted Edson's birth on the LDS Family History site and suggests he died Jan. 1875 in Stanstead Co., Quebec. And the same site has tseven listings for Edson Lyman Bartlett all to do with Birth: 12 JUN 1798 Clarendon, Rutland, Vermont, and it has the following Edson Lyman Bartlett Birth: 12 JUN 1798 Clarendon, Rutland, Vermont Marriage: 08 JUN 1824 Derby, Orleans, Vermont Death: JAN 1875 , Stanstead, Quebec Burial: Wife Sylvia Ann Shurtleff Birth: 08 OCT 1803 Marshfield, Washington, Vermont Marriage: 08 JUN 1824 Derby, Orleans, Vermont Death: 08 JUL 1892 Irasburg, Rutland, Vermont Burial: Children July Ann Bartlett Benjamin Franklin Bartlett
John Fregeau tells us that the picture we ran a few weeks ago was taken at the Ursuline Convent Auditorium in 1963 of the first grade confirmation class of Ecole du Sacre Coeur from across the street. That the 1st person - Middle row on the left is John. If you want to talk to John about this picture or wonder where he is john@icestation.net Looking for the parents of one Sarah Anne HALL, born 9/1821 in Sherbrooke or close-by Eastern Township, d:4/2/1875 in Hopkinton, NH . She married Hiram Abiff AMSDEN of Sherbrooke (b:3/26/1818-d:2/8/1844) on 12/13/1841 in Hatley, QUE. Methodist Church records They had a daughter Sarah, born 12/4/1842 in Sherbrooke. After Hiram died Sarah moved to Hopkinton, NH and married Lucius Harvey TYLER on 5/10/1852 in Concord , NH . Because Sarah moved to Hopkinton after her husband died I suspect that her paternal grandparents were Capt. Amos HALL, Sr (b:10/1/1761, Stonington, CT-d:10/19/1854, Maple Grove, QUE) and Martha Straw (b:11/28/1764, Hopkinton, NH-d:1/13/1822, Maple Grove, QUE) as they were married in Hopkinton in 1782 and lived there for some time before moving to Ireland Township, Megantic County, QUE in 1807. Although I note that there were some other Halls in Stanstead county around 1820 (Levi, Jabez, Luther, Elam, John and Lewis). Since Sarah and Hiram were married in Hatley it could be that her father was one of the Stanstead Halls and not one of the the sons of Megantic County's Amos HALL. Might you shed some light on Sarah's parents? Dave Barnard, Falmouth, ME 04105 russmatt99@yahoo.com
We are searching for the birth certificates of: Proctor may have
been related to From a family
note we know that Proctor CLIFFORD came from Carroll Co. Illinois married Martha MCGEE on November
28, 1866, possibly at Mt. Carroll. The 1861 Canadian census record shows a: We
know that Proctor CLIFFORD died before age 40, on July 10, 1875, He left 4 children. Martha McGee CLIFFORD died in 1911. Both Proctor and Martha are buried in
Stromsburg, Nebraska. I have checked the parish documents of Stanstead from 1834 to 1843
inclusive (3 years were missing - 1833, 1839, 1840), the records started only in 1834 so I could not
check 1833, and years 1839 and 1840 were missing on my microfilm so I could not check those years.
Where else do you recommend I search in Quebec and Vermont? Thank you greatly for your
guidance. My grandfather, Leonard Jonas WHIPPLE, was born
in Stanstead on July 5, 1848. He was the son of John J. WHIPPLE from Sheffield, Vermont and Esther
BICKFORD who was born April 24, 1814. Leonard B, Whipple, 5950W, Missouri Ave #100, Glendale AZ 85301
or Leonard, John Whipple and Esther Bickford were married in Hatley, according to the Hatley Anglican church records, on December 20, 1828. At that time John gave his address as Stanstead and Esther was from Hatley.
I have been searching for years for my great grandmother Henriette
(Harriet) LAFAR or THIRIAC dit LAFOREST. She lived in Don, I have very little in my files for Swanton. I do have a
question. If ¥ I am looking for information on the MERRY family.
My great grandparents were Elwin James b. 1850 in Magog and Elizabeth b. 1862. (Ewart) MERRY .
Elwin was the son of Joseph & Sarah MERRY . Elwin and Sarah were married on Jan. 4, 1889 at
Laguerre, PQ Any information would be greatly appreciated. Lars, http://www.ourroots.ca/f/toc.aspx?id=880 pages 263-64, 267, & 361 ¥ I am looking for the parents of my great grandfather, Ephriam ALLEN who was born in 1852
at North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont. Ephriam later moved to Clinton County, New York State and
married twice. 1st to Ida ROBERTS and 2nd to Etta. I So hope you can help me. ¥ I'm trying to locate the burial information for Hugh HOY. Online
There are many HOY's
and DOUGLAS' also buried in the same location.
I
am looking for descendants of Aden HORN, who was living in Nova Scotia in 1846, probably born
between 1800 and 1828. He was most likely a fisherman. The first stone on the Roman Catholic
Church in Ferguson's Cove, Halifax County, N.S. was laid on May 25, 1846 by Rev. Walsh. At the time
Mr. A. Uniacke presented medals to William Smith, John Purcell, Thomas Holland, Philip Harrington,
Michael Sullivan, William Beverley, William Gifford, John Terrance and Adam Horn for rescuing the
Captain and crew of the brig "Laurel" on February 24, 1846.
http://www.geocities.com/Lydia_52/SAMBRO-NS.html Please see the photos. Eve Lerner
chavalerner@hotmail.com  Caption; The medal give to Aden Horn for saving the Captain and Crew of the Brig Laurel I just found out that my grandmother was born in Ste Hermenegilde-Co Stanstead. Her parents names are Joseph RACICOT/Margurite GENDREAU, I'd like to know more about where this place is and the history of these people. If you can help me out that would be great. brenscot brenscot@telus.net brenscot, St-Hermenegilde is a small place east of Coaticook, Quebec and a few miles north of the border between Quebec, Vermont and New Hampshire. As a volunteer I usually try to help fill in the gaps in someone's genealogy. Doing the complete history of these families is beyond the scope of this column, sorry. Do you have specific questions you need answers to? I am searching for infomation on John TRUMBULL (TRUMBLE-TROMBLEY) born 1817 (England or Quebec), John m. Roseann GREGWARE (GREGOIRE) (could be Native Americian) of Potton,Que. or that area, any info on this family would be appreciated, they came to Parishville, NY about 1858. Marie Trumble mariet@northnet.org
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received your email address from Pauline Bampton. I am tracing my great grandfather, William Henry
COBURN, and his 3 siblings. They were orphaned in Liverpool on 9 Mar 1900 with the death of their
mother Ann. Their ages were 14, 12, 10, and 6. I have found a passenger record containing the names
of the 3 eldest children; they departed Liverpool on 17 May 1900 and arrived in Quebec or Montreal
on 27 May 1900 aboard the S.S. Vancouver. The passenger record includes handwritten notes indicating
they were among 54 children in transit from The Sheltering House on Myrtle Street in Liverpool to
Mrs. Birt's House in Knowlton. I have two primary questions. First, are you aware of any further
records which might show the circumstances of their arrival at The Sheltering House, their arrival
at Knowlton, and subsequent placement with families? I know (via the 1901 census) that 3 of the 4
were placed with families in Quebec, as follows: William Coburn, born 13 Nov 1885, to Shefford
(the home of Luther S Hayes, farmer, and family) Annie Coburn, born 10 Jul 1887, to West
Shefford (Rowat Emmett, clergyman, and family) Christina Coburn, born 26 Jul 1889, to Stanstead
(Thomas Wools, farmer, and family) Alexander Coburn, born 4 Aug 1893, to ? Second, I am
unable to find a passenger record or a census record for the fourth child, Alexander. Are you aware
of any records that would be of help in tracing him? Derek Marsano derek@marsano.net Derek ,
My grandfather had a similar experience. He too was in the Myrtle Street Orphanage and he was sent
to Mrs. Birt's in Knowlton, aged 5. When I seemed to have reached the end of the information trial
for him here in Quebec I wrote to Barnardos After Care Section in England. Barnardos took over the
Sheltering Homes. They had continued to monitor my grandfather's progress with an annual visit until
he was 21. I was very lucky to obtain his information from their files. Should the Coburns have had
the same experience there may be information waiting for you at Barnardo's. So much in their history
is similar to that of my grandfather's that I hope they may have been followed by Barnardo's too.
The information from the NAC Home Children website for my grandfather suggests that the source
of that information was a microfilm roll. Perhaps in your case the roll might list the missing child
if he actually was on board ship. If not, England would be the place to look for help. There is
a record of a Christina Coburn here. She was married to Harold Gustin. Her dates in the cemetery are
1892 - 1964 however. I am searching for infomation on John TRUMBULL(TRUMBLE-TROMBLEY) born 1817 (England or Quebec), John married Roseann GREGWARE (GREGOIRE) (could be Native Americian) of Potton, Que. or that area, any info on this family would be appreciated, they came to Parishville, NY about 1858. Marie Trumble mariet@northnet.org
I would like to know about a woman named Lizzie Sharp who owned a hat shop in Beebe for years. It was on the Main Street and had a huge glass window. How could I find out about her? I used to live in Beebe and remember her as a little child. Where is she buried? Was she married? Anything about her. I was always intriqued by her shop and know nothing about her. JoanSimmons Craftsbury Common, VT crookeds6@together.net wrote: Joan, Mrs. Sharpe was the former Lydia Elizabeth Pocock the daughter of Francis and Annie (James) Pocock. She was married 1st to William Beckley Sharpe who died Nov. 12, 1944. She married 2nd. Alexander Dalziel on Sept. 23, 1948. She died Aug. 18, 1971 and is buried in the Beebe Plain Cemetery, the one on Main Street. Her parents are buried there too. I'm looking for my family COULOMBE in the Milton and North Hatley Kateville area. Frank, Louis , Kit , I know they were frist French in N. Hatley area. My grand ma was a GAGNON, my grand papa worked for the railway my great grand father came from Lac St-Jean area. jr coulombe jrcoul1@netscape.ca jr , Frank X. Coulombe born 1863 died 1951 married to Marie Louise Lamoureux, 1875 - 1953 Louis Pierre Coulombe marries Georgie Gagnon June 19, 1909 first marriage in the books of Ste-Elizabeth, North Hatley Louis was the son of Franois Coulombe and M. Anne Cailla (Caya) Georgie was the dau. of Pierre Gagnon and Elisabeth Brosseau.
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am looking for records of a William Henry STUART b. abt 1800. I dont know where he was born, but I
know that he was married to a Charlotte HAYNE dau. of William HAYNE rev of Plympton b. Deveonshire,
UK. They had a daughter callad laura augusta STUART b.1850 who married my g.g grandfather Reginald
Bassett ROGERS of Cornwall, UK. I know that William Henry STUART resided in Lennoxville and have
him listed in one source as a Gentleman. I also know that his wife Charlotte died in Lennoxville in
1861, but that thier daughter Laura was possibly born in Barnston, Canada and married in Dacre in
Cumberland, UK. and she then resided in the UK. I have come to a complete stand still trying to
find records of William Henry STUART and his own family line. I would be very happy if you could
help me come unstuck! Laura Bowles, Cornwall, UK lcbowles1479@yahoo.co.uk Laura, Both Wm
Henry and his wife are buried in Malvern Cemetery, Lennoxville, Quebec. William Henry Stuart, d.
1897 his wife Charlotte Hayne, d. 1861, age: 62. There appear to have been 5 children born to
William Henry Stuart and Charlotte Hayne whose baptisms were registered. All baptisms at the
Anglican Church of Hatley (or Charleston as it was known prior to the name change) Their address
alternates between Hatley and Barnston. Mary Charlotte b. 31-03-1837 Caroline Sarah Georgiana
b. 29-09-1838 Elizabeth Dallas b. 11-01-1842 Laura Augusta b. 23-02-1843 William Francis
Steele b. 15-05-1845 One of the witnesses of the Laura Augusta baptism was Augusta Hayne.
Perhaps her name sake and perhaps grandmother or aunt. William Francis Steele and his wife
Minnie Moulton reproduce (at least 4) and live in Ascot which is the area around Lennoxville today.
Charlotte Hayne Stuart died 23-10-1861, the burial is recorded in the Anglican books of Ascot
with burial on the 26th. Mary Charlotte dies 2-10-1850 recorded in Hatley Anglican. William
Henry Stuart is listed as a farmer at the baptism of his children. Perhaps other descendants are
still in the area. My grandfather was Joseph PERRON b. in Napierville,Quebec 2 Feb 1863, d. 1934 in Manchester,NH. Grandmother b.24 jan.1863 in Chambly Qc,Cda. d.1935 inManchester,NH. We are descendants of Daniel Francois PERRON and Louise GARGOTTIN. Do you have any info on this family line, or know where I can get info. Ronald Perron rsperron@aol.com at rsperron@aol.com Ronald, I suggest you try the Perron Family Association. http://membre.oricom.ca/pperron/index.html I enjoy reading your columns in the Northland Journal. Would it be possible to help me learn more about my GILMAN ancestors? Forty years ago, my mother received information about the Gilman family from the Broome County Historical Society. Information sent to her was from Further Contributions to the History of the Eastern Townships, published 1866, page 307. It is stated there that Thomas GILMAN came to Potton, Quebec in 1800. Is further information available concerning his parents and those of his wife, Priscilla SMITH Gilman(died 1831)? Did they come from New Hampshire? Rose Mary Meyer meyer1953@att.net Rose, There are 11 Gilman entries in the History of Brome County, Volume 1, by Rev. E.M. Taylor. There are 35 Gilman marriages in the Protestant Marriages in the District of Bedford Quebec 1804-1879 by Neil Broadhurst. The book Gilman Family Traced in the line of Hon. John Gilman of Exeter, NH with Acct. of many other Gilmans in Eng. & America by A. Gilman (1869) is still available from Higginson Books. There are dozens of Gilman entries in the History of Stanstead Co. (Forest and Clearings) by B.F. Hubbard (1874) Until 1850 or so Potton was part of Stanstead Co. The Canadian Censuses for Potton for the years: 1825 microfilm number C-717, 1842 C-732, 1861 C-1270, 1871 C-10073, 1881 C-13201 and 1891 T-6389. All the above should be available through interlibrary loan including the census reels. The Brome County Historical Society's collection has come a long ways in the last 40 years. They would pleased to have the chance to help your family again.
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My name is Terry SHELTRA and currently living in . I'm currently doing our family
genealogy and was wondering if maybe you could answer a question for me. I was born in Irasburg,
Vt and my parents and grandparents lived in Irasburg and Lowell. I've run into a snag and thought
maybe you might be able to resolve the issue. After reading your article entitled
"Genealogy on the Quebec/Vermont border" in the Log Cabin Chronicles, I noticed that you
mentioned our family name "SHELTRA " in your column when talking about the History of
Irasburg. By any chance, do you know if the name SHELTRA was indeed changed from Chartre. I've
found several references alluding to this but can't for sure make the connection to the two names.
Any help with this matter would be greatly appreciated. Terry Sheltra, Texas
terryshel1313@gmail.com Terry, Sheltra = Chartrand please see
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~afgs/S6dit-etc.html I am looking for
information about a family that lived in Derby Vermont. Martha NOURSE was born 17 May 1882 in
Coventry Vt. Her parents were Walter NOURSE and Lucy COLE. I went to Middlesex and found several
vital records for this family. These records confirmed the family legend that has been passed to me.
Martha NOURSE was my grandmother's mother. The story is that the Nourses came from England, down the
St Lawerence seaway to northern Vermont. Walter NOURSE's death certficate says he died 27 Jan. 1892,
age 36y 11m 8d. He was born in "Barry" PQ. His father was Charles NOURSE , born in
England; mother was Betsey CHICKERING. In 1882 Walter was a painter of signs, carriages and houses
in Derby. Charles was a retired farmer. There is no mention of Betsey CHICKERING. Lucy COLE was born
5 May 1858 in Salem, Vt. She married Walter 6 Jan 1878 in Derby. After Walter died Lucy married
Arthur SAWYER on 8 Jan 1893. My grandmother called Lucy, "Grammie SAWYER ". They had a son
named Chester SAWYER , born 22 Dec 1894. My questions are: Geoff, Although pronounced Barry, Bury, Quebec was once called Robinson, it is in Compton County. It is in round numbers, about 60 miles north of the Can/USA border. Compton County borders on the far eastern corner of Vermont and western New Hampshire. There may have been more Nourses in Wolfe Co. to the North of Compton. The Seaway is not opened until the 20th century and secondary rivers or travel overland would be required to get to Vermont. Try this site
I know that Edwin T. HANSON is my husband's great grandfather. Who are his parents? Here's what I know about him:
I am searching for information on the DHU family. My
great-grandmother Doris Hart ARMSTRONG was born in Hardwick, VT in July 1901 to Nathaniel HART and
Electa Jane (DHU) HART. Electa died in Hardwick just a few days later and as far as I know is
buried there. She is reported to have been born in Stanbridge, PQ, on or about 9/16/1879. I can
find her in census records in the US in 1900,in Hardwick, which makes sense. I cannot find a record
of her prior to that in the US or Canada. She had a brother Burton DHU, born 1-23-1876. I can find
a record of Burton DHU as an adult in Brome Canada (census), plus a border crossing. Again, prior
to his marriage I can find no information on his family. I do know his mother's name is Elizabeth
and some say her maiden name is HOLLANDBACK. The only place I have seen that name is in Burton's
obituary. Burton/Electa's father's name is Edward, according to Burton's obituary, and Ed E.
according to Electa's death record. I cannot find any record of any other Dhu's who could be the
parents of Burton and Electa. I am totally stumped. I did find a DOE family, in Brome, with a
mother named Elizabeth and a father named Edmund, with a different middle initial. On a border
crossing document Burton indicated he is of Scottish descent, but on census records his parents'
birthplace is supposed to be Canada. It's almost like these two children appeared out of nowhere!
Paula, I have had a look at some of the Townships databases and indexes to records. Marlene Simmons has the best database for that part
of the province and has 3 Dhu entries that I see in her index. There is a charge for the information
from her but well worth the price if it is something you do not as yet have. I think she could tell
you what she has or perhaps you could explain what you have and she would not send if it was the
same. Search results for :
She was a servant in the household Archibald L.J. Mcmillan, a 47 year old doctor in Potton, Brome Co. Annie DU, female, English, 14 years old. Prof. Jack Little wrote the following article, "The Bard in a Community in Transition and Decline: Oscar Dhu and the Hebridean Scots of the Upper St. Francis District, Quebec," Canadian Papers in Rural History, 10 (1996): 45-80. by J.I. Little. I do not have it sorry. Professor Little works at Simon Fraser University in BC. There was a Dew family in St. Armand. Francis Dew marries Julia Lebare 20 May 1839 Anglican records St. Armand East. I guess Dew and Dhu would sound the same to a record taker.
Michelle, David
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