LANARK COUNTY ORIGINS My ancestors, their friends, neighbours and associates.
Matches 5,801 to 5,850 of 48,188
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| 5801 | From Lombardy | Houze, Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" (I4199)
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| 5802 | From Lynelle Stewart - Albert Edward Miller (1902-1974), known as Pop to his grandchildren, and Abby to his family and friends, met Ivy Lillian Maud Rose (1899-188), Ma, while she was working as a cook at the 'Pride of Erin' hotel in Warwick. Abby was not a drinker so they may have met at a dance or playing tennis as they enjoyed and did both well. After their marriage, 26 Sep 1923, at Guyra, New South Wales, Abby had to find work as previously he had worked for his father on the family farm for his keep and pocket money, but there was not enough to support another family. His father also had race horses so I've been told. He did timber felling and fencing in the early years until he was hit on the head with a branch (1929-30) which left him with a cross on his skull. He always said that he was the holiest person around!. After he recovered he went to work on the Council, mostly doing garbage collecting until the war years with the Garrison. After the war until he retired at the age of 70 he was a cleaner for David Jones Department Store, then Walton's Department Store and finally at Repco Auto Parts. Pop was a bit of a bower bird, which is the Australian slang for hoarding, probably a leftover from the Depression, when people had nothing. He always had chickens (chooks we call them), grew bananas and pawpaws (a tropical fruit) on the rocky ground and grew lovely frangipani and hydrangeas, so there was still a bit of the farmer in him. | Miller, Albert Edward (I16658)
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| 5803 | From Mary's obituary "Mrs. Gibson married Fred Kanngiesser in 1931 and lived in Lacombe until 1972. when she married Andrew Gibson and moved to Rocky Mountain' House. | Family: Andrew Bertram Gibson / Mary McLean Dunlop (F4891)
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| 5804 | from Methodist church, maybe Hudson cem, Hudson, Douglas, MN | Smith, John (I59540)
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| 5805 | from Minnesota Deaths and Burials Name: Malcolm Clark Gender: Male Death Date: 08 Mar 1903 Death Place: St. Charles City, Winona, Minnesota Age: 68 Birth Date: 1835 Birthplace: Canada Race: White Marital Status: Married Father's Birthplace: Scotland Mother's Birthplace: Scotland Enlisted on 8/14/1862 at St Charles, Winona Co., MN as a Private. On 3/24/1865 he mustered into "D" Co. MN 7th Infantry He was Mustered Out on 8/16/1865 at Fort Snelling, MN Promotions: * Sergt * 2nd Lieut 3/24/1865 Other Information: born 1/17/1835 in Perth, Ontario, Canada Member of GAR Post # 87 (Henry Morton) in St Charles, MN died 3/8/1903 Buried: Hillside Cemty, St Charles Twp, Winoma Co, MN Malcolm was a member of company D 7th Minnesota Infantry during the Civil War. Father - John Clark Mother - Ann Fisher Contributor: Rob Allan The St. Charles Union Mar 12, 1903 Obituary Mr. Malcolm Clark Died at his residence in this city on Sunday, March 8th, 1903, Mr. Malcolm Clark, aged 68 years, 1 month and 21 days. Mr. Clark was born in Perth, Canada, January 17, 1835, and moved to St. Charles, Minn. with his parents in 1855. In 1858 or 59 in company with several others he made the overland trip to California and after remaining there something over two years, returned to Minnesota. On August 15th, 1862, be enlisted as Sergeant in Company D 7th Minnesota and for meritorious service was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant of the same company April 15, 1865, and received his honorable discharge in August of the same year. He was united in marriage June 9th, 1868, to Evaline Ruth Lyon at the home of her parents at St. Charles, Minn., and moved directly onto his farm near this city. In Sept. 1890 they moved to this city, where he resided at the time of his death. Four children were born to them, one son and three daughters. His wife and three daughters, Mrs. Winnie C. Hogle of this city, Mrs. Margaret M. Cool of McIntire Iowa, and Miss Georgie A. Clark of this city survive him. July 23rd, 1868, he was raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason in Rising Sun Lodge No. 49 of St. Charles, and was made a Royal Arch Mason sometime later in Orient Chapter No. 19 and was a faithful and constant member at the time of his death. He was also a honored member of Henry Morton Post No. 87 G.A.R. He was an exemplary citizen, king and indulgent husband and father. He was never so happy as when joking some one of his many friends and was always "Mack" to everyone, from the smallest tot to the gray haired grand-parents, and many a little mouth can testify to the "sweet" thoughtfulness of "Uncle Mack". His older friends will long miss him from their midst and his relatives sincerely mourn his loss. His remains were carried to Hillside cemetery and deposited by the side of his little boy who had gone before. The services were conducted by the Masons of this city and were strictly in conformity with his oft repeated request. His family desire to thank their many friends who so kindly assisted then in their trouble. | Clark, Malcolm "Mack" (I18917)
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| 5806 | From online "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993":- Married, 'Jeannie' Wood died at the age of 58 years, 11 months, 18 days, in the Vancouver General Hospital. Her usual residence was on Cambie Street in Vancouver. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Deans [father born in Ireland; mother born in Scotland]; wife of John S. Wood. Her husband, J.S. Wood of Cambie Street, was the informant on her death certificate. Elizabeth 'Jeannie' (Deans) Wood was laid to rest on 11 June 1940. | Deans, Elizabeth Jeanie (I57126)
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| 5807 | From Online 'British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993':- Married, he died in the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, British Columbia at the age of 81 years. He had been a pharmacist by trade and his usual residence was on Haultain Street in Victoria. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Menzies; husband of Mabel (n?ee McLean) Menzies. His son, R. Menzies of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was the informant on his death certificate. Bertram Ferrier Menzies was laid to rest on 30 August 1968. | Menzies, Bertram Ferrier "Bert" (I1770)
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| 5808 | from Ontario Marriages Name: Herbert John Miller Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 01 Jun 1904 Event Place: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 26 Birth Year (Estimated): 1878 Father's Name: John Miller Mother's Name: Margaret Lynn Spouse's Name: Ethel M Stone Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1882 Spouse's Father's Name: Elisha Stone Spouse's Mother's Name: A | Family: Herbert John G. Miller / Ethel M. Stone (F774)
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| 5809 | From Ottawa, ON | Leslie, Barbara (I2956)
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| 5810 | From Perth Militar Settlers: War of 1812 Veterans prepared by Christine Spencer from National Archives of Canada, MG9, D8-27, Vol. 1, Microfilm Reel #C-4651 Served 1812-1815 Robert Kerr, Lieutenant, Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles, 1816, Drummond, C10 L4 (SW?) and Drummond C10 4 NE. Also listed with De Meuron's. Ogdensburg, Sacket's Harbour, York, Fort George, Oswego, Lundy's Lane, Fort Erie (Unit not personal) A number of these men served in other regiments during the 1812-1814 war and then re-enlisted in the GLI when they were demobilized from their original units. In same unit are: Henry Miller, Private, 1815, Bastard C7 L29 Front John Miller, Private, 1815, Kitley C3 L22 Front | Kerr, Robert (I6737)
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| 5811 | From Regina they went west to Lethbridge AB and south to Great Falls. | Selland, Iver E. (I61373)
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| 5812 | From Robert Mason Journals Jean (Jane) Mason was born at half past nine in the evening Feb 12 1816 Jean went to school Feb 12 1817 Jean went to Mrs. Miller's school | Mason, Jean "Jane" (I1459)
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| 5813 | From Ruth's obituary | Pulford, Alexander Munro (I26731)
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| 5814 | from ScotlandsPeople, Old Parish Registers: LINDSAY ALEXANDER JAMES LINDSAY/MARGRAT NCALESTER M 22/08/1677 493/ 10 7 Bonhill From image: witnesses: Alexander ---- Record set Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Parish Baptisms Collections from Scotland, United Kingdom Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl First name(s) Alexander Last name Lindsay Gender Male Birth year 1677 Birth place - Baptism year 1677 Baptism date 22 Aug 1677 Baptism place BONHILL,DUNBARTON,SCOTLAND Father's first name(s) James Father's last name Lindsay Mother's first name(s) Margrat Mother's last name Ncalester Place Bonhill County Dunbartonshire Country Scotland Name: Alexander Lindsay Gender: Male Baptism Date: 22 Aug 1677 Baptism Place: Bonhill,Dunbarton,Scotland Father: James Lindsay Mother: Margrat Ncalester FHL Film Number: 1041982 | Lindsay, Alexander (I1538)
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| 5815 | From ScotlandsPeople: CRYSTIE ISOBELL ALEXANDER LINDSAY/FR317 (FR317) 29/11/1709 498/ 10 596 Kirkintilloch Record set Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Parish Marriages Collections from Scotland, United Kingdom Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl First name(s) Alexander Last name Lindsay Marriage year 1709 Marriage date 29 Nov 1709 Marriage place Kirkintilloch,Dunbarton,Scotland Spouse's first name(s) Isobell Spouse's last name Crystie Place Kirkintilloch County Dunbartonshire Country Scotland | Family: Alexander Lindsay / Isobella Christie (F23506)
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| 5816 | From ScotlandsPeople: MACKCALLESTER MARGARET WALTER MACKCALLESTER/MARGARET GIBSON F 09/03/1655 644 / 1 50 / 21 Glasgow | Mcalester, Margaret (I70647)
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| 5817 | From ScotlandsPeople: MCALASTER MARGRET WALTER MCALASTER/MARGRET GIBSOUNE F 15/01/1650 644 / 1 40 / 198 Glasgow From FindmyPast: First name(s)Margret Last nameMcAlaster SexFemale Birth year1650 Baptism year1650 Baptism date15 Jan 1650 Baptism placeHIGH CHURCH,GLASGOW,LANARK,SCOTLAND Father's first name(s) Walter Father's last nameMcAlaster Mother's first name(s) Margret Mother's last nameGibsoune PlaceGlasgow CountyLanarkshire CountryScotland Record setScotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929 CategoryBirth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records SubcategoryParish Baptisms Collections fromGreat Britain, Scotland | Mcalester, Margret (I9087)
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| 5818 | From Ships List Edinburgh Settlers, 1815, ship Dorothy, Captain Spence sailed from Greenoch, July 12, 1815 and arrived Quebec, Sept 4, 1815, with 194 passengers. This ship was the first to sail with the Scottish emigrants under Lord Bathurst Plan. Listed on the Dorothy is the family of John Ferguson: John Ferguson, 50, farmer; Catherine McIntyre, 42, wife; Margaret, 17, daughter; Catherine, 15, daughter; Lilias, 13, daughter, Janet, 11, daughter, Christine, 9 daughter; Peter 7, son; Agnes, 4, daughter. | Ferguson, John (I27468)
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| 5819 | From South Sherbrooke Twp | Watt, John George (I4420)
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| 5820 | From SSDI: last residence was Eugene, OR. SS# issued in VT. ~ Wayne Gilmour of Eugene, Oregon died Feb. 4 of age-related causes. He was 86. Mr. Gilmour was born Dec. 17, 1918, in Barton, Vt., to Robert and Lillian Campbell Gilmour. He married Camille Carlson on June 27, 1947, in Rochester, N.Y. He served as an Army paratrooper in the Pacific theater. He earned a bachelor's degree at Bates College and a master's degree in education from the University of Rochester. He worked as a middle school science teacher for 31 years. He enjoyed camping, hiking, reading, canoeing, carpentry, travel and spending time with his family. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Jim of Eugene and David of Central Point; a daughter, Barbara Markello of Douglas, Wyo.; and six grandchildren. Inurnment in the family cemetery in northern Vermont. Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene was in charge of arrangements. | Gilmour, Wayne Jesse (I56807)
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| 5821 | From Ted Miller 6 Jan 2018 I thought both of you might enjoy viewing the attached historical documents, part of the legacy of Gertrude May Miller (1890-1981), the youngest daughter of Stewart Miller (1842-1926) and his second wife, Janet Conroy (1853-1930). Purely by chance about 6 months ago, I met up with my long separated cousin, Beverly tenDen, the Grand Daughter of Aunt Gertie, and in the midst of our first conversations i asked if she had anything from her Father, Alexander Hurst (1878-1948), in the way of Miller Family History. Beverly remembered that in the box of "stuff" her Father left her, were several of her Grandmother's Photo Albums,in addition to some Fox and Hurst Family History. Beverly kindly loaned some of Aunt Gertie's photos to me to scan. I am still digesting what the photos revealed about the old Miller, Hurst and Conroy Families, but amongst the documentation were the two documents shown below. There were also several "tin-type photos", mostly of Stewart Miller and Janet Conroy. It certainly appears that Aunt Gertie was quite the gatherer of Family History, as you will see shortly. Gertrude May Hurst (nee Miller) and her two daughters, Muriel Gertrude Shiels (1912-2001) and Maxine Oline Fox (1913-2006) were well known to Ernest Miller, Diane's Father, along with Gertie's Brother, Samuel (1888-1959). The four later Miller Family members took an active part in Ernie's search for Miller Family History, and were regular attendees at the Glen Tay Annual Miller Family gatherings. The first document attached below, is a scan of the Discharge Papers of LCol James Blair (1769-1934) from the British Army, and are dated 1807. The document is extremely fragile. Beverly is offering the Discharge Papers to the British Army Museum for Historical value and Display. The Canadian War Museum were not interested as James was not a Canadian at that time and his military service did not include any time in Canada. The second document shown below, also attached, is a copy of the advertisement for the Immigration Vessel "BROKE" leaving Greenock for Quebec City on 19th June, 1820; one might notice the difference from the "Broke" to the "Brock". Perhaps a difference in spelling between England and Canada??. The 3rd reference is a page from the Book, "A Pioneer History of the County of Lanark", which mentions the arrival of James Blair in Canada aboard the Brock in the summer of 1820. I have absolutely no idea how Aunt Gertie got her hands on these Blair Family documents; but the fact that these Blair Family documents ended up in the hands of Gertrude May Hurst (nee Miller) should prove beyond a doubt that Margaret Blair (1802-1871), the wife of John Miller (1806-1871), was the daughter of James Blair. From Charles McFadden 6 Jan 2018 John Lawson Senior would have known James Blair and well. On the list in the Colonial Office in the London National Archives James Blair is entry 5 and John Lawson Senior is entry 6. 1820 -The Brock, also called in early days the Broke at Ted points out. On board: Part of his party of '96 James Blair Lanark Society Settler 5th Garrison/Veteran Battalion of Foot 26th Regiment of Foot; 3 years 4 months The 26th being The Cameronians. Witness to discharge '96 Daniel Drummond. ( My Drummonds in Ramsay at Almonte/Ramsayville were from Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland and the name Daniel is used by them ) The Cameronians Personal Regiment of the Earl Lord Douglas, Earl of Angus Colonel of the Cameronians. The first Earl of Angus was married to Princess Mary of Scotland, the daughter of Robert III of Scotland. The Uncle of the second Earl of Angus was King James I of Scotland. Brought into Government service by the Earl Lord Douglas, Earl of Angus who supported the National Covenant and William of Orange for the throne. Militant Presbyterian wing of the British Army. Not just a fighting force but a "congregation." Carried bibles. And the personal regiment of the Earl Lord Dalhousie. As I said before '96. Dalhousie's movements : 1770 23rd Oct. Born at Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian 1788 Cornet in 3rd Dragoons 1791 Captain in 1st Foot (Royal Scots) 1792 June. Major in 2nd Foot 1793 Commanded 2nd in Martinique 1794 Aug. Lieutenant-Colonel 1795 Severely wounded at Martinique 1798 Irish Rebellion 1799 Flanders campaign 1800 Brevet Colonel 1801 Egypt 1803 Brigadier-General on the staff, in Scotland 1805 April. Major General 1813 Commanded 7th Division in Peninsula 1813 3rd and 7th Divisions at Battle of Vittoria 1813 Lieutenant-General 1813 21st May. Colonel of 26th Cameronians 1815 General at Battle of Waterloo 1815 Created Baron Dalhousie 1816 Governor of Nova Scotia 1820 Governor-General of British North America 1829 Commander-in-Chief of India up to 1832 1838 Died on 21st March 1847 His son James, 10th Earl of Dalhousie, became the youngest ever Governor-General of India. Also part of John McLachlan's party '96 - John Lawson Senior. 1806 Soldier Army of the Reserve 1813 2nd Veteran/garrison Battalion of Foot Service British Army Regiment under the personal command of Earl Lord Dalhousie with James Blair. Dalhousie Colonel of the Cameronians. Rank. Colour Sergeant of the 26th Regiment of Foot . 9 years 200 days. Ultimately fully discharged 24th June 1818. Served 14 years 328 days in the British Army. Notice just where James Blair is discharged - Dublin. Earl Lord Dalhousie's troops spent time in Ireland during the Napoleonic Wars as Ireland was strategically important to the British. From Charles McFadden 7 Jan 2018 James Blair's Commanding Officer in the 5th Garrison Battalion Lt Col Robert Smythe Lieutenant-Colonel in 5th Garrison Battalion 1807; Lieutenant-Colonel in 90th Foot 16 June 1808; commanded 2/90th Foot 1808 to 1810; retired March 1810. ( Commanding Officer of the 5th Garrison Battalion at the time, so James Blair's commanding officer in the 5th Garrison/veteran battalion ) The 90th Perthshire Light Infantry was a Scottish light infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1794. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot to form the Cameronian (Scottish Rifles) in 1881. The regiment became the 90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers) on absorbing the Perthshire Volunteers in 1802. A second battalion was raised in September 1804 but never left the United Kingdom. The 1st Battalion embarked for the West Indies in January 1805 and was garrisoned on Saint Vincent. It saw action at the invasion of Martinique in January 1809[ and at the invasion of Guadeloupe in January 1810. The battalion then sailed for Canada in May 1814 and was garrisoned in Quebec during the War of 1812. The regiment became the 90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers) (Light Infantry) in May 1815. The 1st Battalion arrived for Ostend in August 1815 for service as part of the Army of Occupation of France. It absorbed the 2nd Battalion in 1817. From Charles McFadden, 8 Jan 2018 John Lawson Senior would have known James Blair and well. On the list in the Colonial Office in the London National Archives James Blair is entry 5 and John Lawson Senior is entry 6. From Charles McFadden, 8 Jan 2018 James Blair and John Lawson knew each other very well and no doubt also after James Blair was discharged in 1807. They are in the same Emigration Society in Glasgow and they sail together on the Brock with their families. From Charles McFadden, 9 Jan 2018 James Blair enlists into the 26th Regiment of Foot based on the evidence we have looks to me to be '96 follow along - 1 August 1803, so August 1803 + 3 years and 4 months service in the 26th Cameronians Regiment of Foot equals December 1806 when he is transferred to the 5th Garrison battalion of Foot in Ireland. (Matches Regiment details we have that I sent) and he serves one year there in the 5th Garrison Battalion of Foot being discharged Dec 12 at Dublin, Ireland. Here is why I am examining it '96 John Lawson enlists August 1, 1803 into the 26th Cameronian Regiment of Foot as a private. His discharge is more specific and lists exact service dates to the day and rank. He enlists as a private, then becomes a corporal, then a Sergeant and then the Colour Sergeant of the 26th Cameronian Regiment of Foot. For instance he is a private upon enlistment for 3 years and 166 days. Thus James Blair and John Lawson served as privates together up until December of 1806 when James Blair moves to the 5th Garrison battalion of Foot and when John Lawson becomes a corporal and about a year after James Blair is discharged John Lawson becomes a Sergeant in 1808 and then the Colour Sergeant of the 26th Cameronian Regiment of Foot so 1808 is before the battles of Corruna and Walcheren. This also matches in the following ways to name a few '96 5 of John's children are born before he enlists 1 August 1803 and from then in 1803 until 1815 there are only 3 more births during a time period of 12 years which explains the gaps until more children are born after 1815. - also he is an immense Presbyterian as we know as evidenced by his being Head of the Presbyterian Sessions of Lanark and Dalhousie Townships which one would expect a Cameronian to be. I'd say that the evidence looks to me and it is solid like they enlisted together which indicates I believe that they knew each other before 1803 when they enlisted into the British Army. Also, many of the emigration societies were named after the places in Glasgow, Lanarkshire from whence they lived and came and they are both in same spot as are in same Anderston and Rutherglen Transatlantic Emigration Society. Anderston is an area of Glasgow in Barony parish, Lanarkshire. It is on the north bank of the River Clyde. Rutherglen is a town in South Lanarkshire 21/2 miles from Glasgow. The drive from Anderston to Rutherglen is 4.4 miles. Who would have ever thought. And here we are 215 years later after 1803 after they both enlisted, and James Blair belongs to Ted and John Lawson to me and James Baird is on the ship with them in 1820 he being Diane's 4 great grandpa and we now know it, have figured it out, and are talking to each other about it all. From Charles McFadden, 9 Jan 2018 James Blair and John Lawson enlisted into the 26th Cameronian Regiment of Foot as privates on same date 1 August 1803. 26th Regiment of Foot. James Blair private and John Lawson Colour Sergeant in the 26th ( The Cameronian ) Regiment of Foot. Brig Brock 1820, Lanark Society Settlers settled on their lots by Governor General Dalhousie. 26th (The Cameronian) Regiment of Foot - (1786) 1795'961801: Lt-Gen. Hon. Sir Charles Stuart, KB 1801'961806: Lt. Gen. Andrew Gordon [also 59th Foot, 89th Foot] 1806'961813: Lt-Gen. John Elpinstone, 12th Lord Elphinstone 1813'961838: Gen. George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, GCB 1838'961854: F.M. Sir John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton, GCB, GCMG, GCH 1854'961862: Gen. Sir Philip Bainbrigge, KCB 1862'961881: Gen. George Henry MacKinnon, CB Regimental History of the 26th Regiment of Foot ( Cameronians ) 1689: 19 April - raised in Douglas from Scots covenanters 1804: 28 April - 2nd battalion formed in Stirling 1814: 24 October - 2nd Battalion disbanded in Dumbarton Colonels 1762: 16 May, Sir William Erskine, Bart. 1795: 25 March, Hon. Sir Charles Stuart, C.B. 1801: 28 March, Andrew Gordon 1806: 24 April, John, Lord Elphinstone 1813: 21 May, George, Earl of Dalhousie, K.B. Stations and Combats '96 1st Battalion 1793: New Brunswick '96 St John; Isle-aux-Noix 1794: St John; August - Montreal 1795: Montreal; July '96 Quebec; November - Montreal 1796: Quebec 1797: Montreal; May '96 received draft of 350 men from 4th Foot; Quebec 1798: Quebec 1799: Quebec; May '96 Montreal; November - Quebec 1800: Quebec; May '96 Halifax; September - to England; Portsmouth 1801: Portsmouth; May '96 to Egypt; July '96 Aboukir; Alexandria; high number ophthalmia cases; October '96 to England 1802: February '96 Plymouth; received volunteers from Royal Irish Fencibles; November '96 to Leith; Stirling; December '96 Portpatrick 1803: Stirling Castle; February '96 Fort George; July '96 Leith; Stirling; December '96 Portpatrick; To Ireland '96 Belfast; Armagh 1804: May '96 Belfast; Ballinasloe; Curragh; October - Ballinasloe 1805: Ballinasloe; May '96 received 400 volunteers from Irish Militia; June - Athlone; August '96 Cork; November '96 to Hanover; Maria & Aurora transports wrecked, 488 men and 52 women/children lost; 4 companies reached Hanover 1806: Cuxhaven; February '96 to England; Ramsgate; Faversham; March '96 Ashford; October '96 Dover; December - Deal 1807: Deal; May '96 Ramsgate; to Ireland; Cork; received drafts from Scots militia regiments 1808: Curragh; Fermoy; June '96 received 477 drafts from 2/26th; October '96 to Spain; Corunna; Lugo; Astorga; Sahagun; Lugo 1809: CORUNNA; to England; Horsham '96 350 men left; received volunteers from Lanarkshire Militia; June '96 received 200 drafts from 2/26; July '96 Portsmouth; to Walcheren; Flushing; to England - Portsmouth 1810: Horsham; 90 fit men left (rest in hospital); April '96 Burdett Riots; June - Jersey 1811: Jersey; June '96 to Peninsula; July - Lisbon; Almeida 1812: Spain '96 high rate of fever sickness; March '96 Lisbon; June - Gibraltar 1813: Gibraltar; received 140 drafts from 2/26th; September '96 plague outbreak 1814: Gibraltar; December '96 received 275 men from 2/26th 1815: Gibraltar (until 1822) Stations and Combats '96 2nd Battalion 1804: 28 April '96formed in Stirling and Linlithgow; Borrowstowness; Portpatrick - to Ireland; Belfast; Athlone; June '96 Curragh; October - Athlone 1805: Athlone; June - Dublin 1806: Dublin; October '96 462 men into 5th Garrison Battalion 1807: Dublin; to Scotland; July - Glasgow 1808: Glasgow; June '96 477 drafts to 1/26th 1809: Glasgow; June '96 Haddington; 200 drafts to 1/26th 1810: Haddington 1811: Haddington; June - Glasgow 1812: Glasgow; May - Dumfries 1813: Dumfries; 140 drafts to 1/26th; September - Kilmarnock 1814: Kilmarnock; March '96 Glasgow; Dumbarton; 24 October '96 battalion disbanded '96 275 men to 1/26th in Gibraltar. Look who replaces the Earl Lord Dalhousie as Lieutenant Colonel of the Cameronian Regiment, 26th Regiment of Foot. John Colborne. British Field Marshal, Baron Lord Seaton who Wellington sends along with Maitland ,(the hero's of Waterloo), to support Dalhousie (one of Wellington's Generals at Waterloo), as Governor General Canada. So Colborne and Maitland who crushed the French Imperial Old Guard, pride of the French Nation at Waterloo. John Colborne, 52nd Light Infantry Brigade Waterloo. Colborne also crushes the Canadian Rebellions in 1837, assuming personal command in the field of the British Army in North America, and in 1838 his forces rout the American Invaders at Prescott, His Majesty appoints Colborne in a time of great crisis as Governor General of the Province of Canada. Colborne was considered to be the best officer in the entire British Army other than the Iron Duke himself. In 1838, the Lanark Militia, the Carleton County Militia ( called out by William Morris, Perth half pay officer, champion of the Church of Scotland, instrumental in the founding of Queen's college by Royal Charter ) and the other local militia's settled inland in the Old Bathurst District in 1820 and 1821 march southwards to the sound of the guns to join Governor General Colborne's forces and to repel the American invaders. The Visit 1836 There was excitement everywhere you went. Men buzzed, women fluttered and children just couldn't stay still. The whole of Lanark County was abuzz. The Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, Sir John Colborne, hero of Waterloo , British Field Marshall, was coming to Perth . Not since the 4th Duke of Richmond's visit in 1819, some sixteen years before, had such an exalted personage graced this small community with his presence. Although it was the capital of the District and the judicial, administrative and social centre for the interior, Perth was remote and until the recent completion of the Rideau and Tay canals, difficult to reach, so you can imagine the stir the visit created. Not since the battle of Chrysler's farm had many of these men been challenged to devise such delicate strategies. Tactical placement of militia officers, magistrates, merchants, men of the cloth, their wives, and daughters, at the courthouse took on the importance of a full scale campaign, and the Lanark Militia was present some 900 strong. They even fired the cannon at the courthouse for the Field Marshall. The Perth Guns at the Perth Court House were given to the Town of Perth by Earl Lord Dalhousie in 1820. They had been used by General John Burgoyne & the British Army in 1777 when Burgoyne headed south to invade the 13 Colonies. The guns were lost at Saratoga where Burgoyne was defeated but recaptured by the British at the Battle of Chrysler's Farm in the War of 1812. The guns are an important part of Perth's symbolism and setting. They evoke the military origins of pioneer settlement and the role of the militia in defending the country, and they serve as a landmark in the collective memory of the community. Rebellion may be brewing elsewhere but it is most certainly not in the Old Bathurst District. If you examine the 26th information you will see that James Blair is in the 5th Garrison Battalion in Ireland in 1806 and that he is discharged in Dublin in 1807 and it also tells us that he moves from the 26th Regiment of Foot to the 5th Garrison battalion in 1806 and thus he is in the 26th Regiment of Foot for the time stated in his discharge papers before 1806. In other words he would have been at Stirling Castle and Fort George for instance. So James Blair is discharged before the 26th Regiment of Foot fights at Corruna with the Iron Duke and then at Walcheren with the Duke of York Commander in Chief of the British Army. The 20th Regiment of Foot also fights at Corruna and Walcheren and I mention it Ted and Diane as Elizabeth Campbell's father served in the 20th Regiment of Foot and Elizabeth is mother in law of James Robinson son of Arthur Robinson and Ann Miller '96 the file that Diane sent to me. I can place John Lawson in the 1805 time period in Althone with both the First and the Second Battalion of the 26th Regiment of Foot. ( See above ) What confused me originally but I now get is that as Dalhousie, Sir George Ramsay's Colour Sergeant John Lawson would have moved back and forth between the First and Second Battalions of the 26th Regiment of Foot for training purposes etc as just an example. I was trying to determine exactly which battalion of the 26th that James Blair and John Lawson were in and it is the First Battalion which not right word but 'fights" the major battles as you can see for instance the second battalion troops being moved to the first battalion to reinforce it say after training as an example. Anyways, it all fits John Lawson being with both of the battalions of the 26th Regiment of Foot at one time or another and he is discharged in 1818 at you got it - Gibraltar. And hence as you can see would on that date and time be with the First Battalion of the 26th Regiment of Foot.. So whether at any given time he is with the 1st or 2nd battalion I do not think matters much as he is after all with the 26th Regiment of Foot in any case. Also interesting - you can see that Dalhousie's Regiment the 26th is not with him at Waterloo as it is in Gibraltar in 1815. Also '96 The First Jacobite Rebellion. Lord Mar's revolt where he fights at Sheriffmuir. On the same day the other Jacobite Army is defeated at Preston where it is the 26th Regiment of Foot, the Cameronians that lead the frontal assault on the town of Preston. Place Names in Ireland Barry Beg commonly called 'The Berries' is area North of Athlone, in the County of Roscommon, where William & Janet Ramsay lived, Kiltoom is a mile or so north again, where the Church baptisms and marriages were recorded. Clan Ramsay One of the numerous descendants of Scots extraction was a William Ramsay who was born 1779 into a family living a short distance from Edinburgh but the exact location is uncertain. It was from this branch that all of the branches of the Ramsay line became established in Australia in the early nineteenth century. Information received from various sources indicates that William joined the army in 1794 in the 100th Foot Regiment. Later this Regiment changed its name to the 92nd Highland Regiment and William was serving at Athlone at the turn of the 19th century, where the Regiment had been sent to put down the Irish Rebellion of 1798. William did not elect to return to Scotland, instead he settled at Roscommon near Athlone, on the Shannon River, which was one of the major centres of Ireland at that time. Here property fronting Lough Ree, part of the Shannon River system, was granted in lieu of payment as a soldier. Athlone was a military town with farmers supplying produce to the barracks. Kiltoom which is frequently mentioned is a Townland in the Parish of Kiltoom. Barony of Athlone, County Roscommon, Ireland. In c 1802, William married Janet White, born in 1777 and whose father, William was a weaver. Apart from that, no further information on her family has been located. It is known that these two lived at Barry Beg (The Berries) from 1805 as the children were baptised at the Church at Kiltoom, a few miles north of The Berries. This house was lived in by the family until approximately 1973 when it was left vacant and the beautiful thatched roof subsequently caved in. The Berries are to this day still owned by the Ramsay family remaining in Ireland. Careers of Senior Officers (shown as highest rank attained in regiment in the period). Lt Col Andrew Gordon Born Scotland; Major in 26th Foot 25 March 1777; brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 13 June 1782; Lieutenant-Colonel 29 July 1784; brevet Colonel 18 November 1790; Lieutenant-General 3 October 1794; Colonel of 54th Foot 2 March 1797; Lieutenant-Governor or Jersey 1797; Lieutenant-General 14 December 1799; Colonel of 26th Foot 28 March 1801; died Jersey 1806. Major William Duff Major in 26th Foot 14 February 1786; retired March 1793. Lt Col Hildebrand Oakes Born Exeter 1754; served in North America; Major in 66th Foot 13 September 1791; brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 1 March 1794; Deputy Quarter-Master General in Mediterranean 1794 to 1796; Lieutenant-Colonel in 66th Foot 1 September 1795; Lieutenant-Colonel in 26th Foot 22 September 1795; brevet Colonel 1 January 1798; sub Brigadier-General 29 August 1798; served in Egypt 1801; on half-pay 1805; subsequently Major-General 1 January 1805; Quarter-Master General in Mediterranean 1806; Colonel of 3rd West India Regiment 24 April 1806; Commander-in-Chief Malta 1808; Colonel of 52nd Foot 25 January 1809; Lieutenant-General 4 June 1811; died London 1822. Lt Col George Duke Born Yorkshire 1755; served in North America 1775 to 1779; served in Canada 1788 to 1798; Major in 26th Foot 11 July 1793; Lieutenant-Colonel 20 December 1795; retired on half-pay of 65th Foot; Inspecting Field Officer of Yeomanry 1803; died Hampshire 1834. Lt Col William Blakeney Borough Major in 26th Foot 1 September 1795; brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 1 January 1798; Lieutenant-Colonel 9 July 1803; retired May 1805. Lt Col Erskine Hope Born Edinburgh c1750; Major in 26th Foot 30 December 1795; brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 1 January 1798; Lieutenant-Colonel 28 September 1804; retired December 1805. Lt Col John, Lord Elphinstone Born Scotland 1764; Major in 60th Foot 14 September 1792; Lieutenant-Colonel in 60th Foot 20 July 1794; Lieutenant-Colonel in 26th Foot 11 July 1798; brevet Colonel 1 January 1800; subsequently Major-General 30 October 1805; Lieutenant-General 1 January 1812; 12th Lord Elphinstone 1813; died May 1813. Lt Col William Maxwell Major in 26th Foot 9 July 1803 (from 23rd Light Dragoons); Lieutenant-Colonel 9 May 1805; commanded 1/26th Foot in Peninsula October 1808 to January 1809; lost arm at Corunna; served in Walcheren 1809; again in Peninsula July 1811 to December 1811; retired September 1812. Major William-George Dacres Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 11 May 1802; Major in 26th Foot 9 July 1803; exchanged to half-pay of Somerset Fencibles 23 November 1804; brevet Colonel 4 June 1811; subsequently Major-General 4 June 1814; died February 1824. Major James Green Major in 26th Foot 9 July 1803; retired March 1804. Lt Col Hugh Henry Mitchell Served in Canada 1786 to 1796; served in Egypt 1801; Major in 26th Foot 17 March 1804; Lieutenant-Colonel in 26th Foot 12 December 1805; commanded 2/26th Foot 1805 to 1811; on half-pay 1811; exchanged to 51st Foot 13 June 1811; brevet Colonel 4 June 1813; commanded brigade in 4th Division at Waterloo; died London April 1817. Major Christopher Davidson Major in 26th Foot 28 September 1804; drowned on way to Hanover November 1805. Major Hugh Antrobus Born Shropshire 1770; Major in Somerset Fencibles 30 October 1794; on half-pay 1802; exchanged to Major 26th Foot 23 November 1804; retired April 1807. Lt Col Fountain Hogg Born Ireland c1783; Major in 26th Foot 20 June 1805; served in Peninsula October 1808 to January 1809; served in Walcheren 1809; again in Peninsula August 1811 to February 1812; commanded 1/26th Foot December 1811 to February 1812; brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 30 December 1811; Lieutenant-Colonel 2 January 1812; retired December 1812. Major John Otto Beyer Major in 26th Foot 30 May 1805; to 10th Foot 20 June 1805. Major Patrick Ross Major in 26th Foot c.1805; exchanged to Lieutenant-Colonel in 23rd Light Dragoons 9 April 1807; subsequently brevet Colonel 4 June 1814. Major Patrick-Nugent Savage Born Ireland c1772; Major in 26th Foot 20 February 1806; superseded February 1810. Major Sampson Freeth Born Birmingham 1774; Major in 26th Foot 27 March 1806 (on transfer from 23rd Light Dragoons); exchanged to 99th Foot 29 October 1807; subsequently brevet Colonel 4 June 1814; Major-General 1825; died Bath 1835. Major Hon. Sir Henry Murray Born London 1784; Major in 26th Foot 26 March 1807 (on transfer from 20th Light Dragoons); served in Walcheren 1809; exchanged to 18th Light Dragoons 2 August 1810; subsequently brevet Colonel 1830; Major-General 1838; Lieutenant-General 1851; died London 1860. Major Alexander Francis Taylor Major in 26th Foot 29 October 1807 (exchanged from 99th Foot); retired January 1810. Major Edward Shearman Served in Peninsula October 1808 to January 1809; Major in 2/26th Foot 11 January 1810; again in Peninsula July 1811 to June 1812; died February 1820. Major Frederick Jones Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General in Peninsula October 1808 to January 1809; Major in 26th Foot 15 February 1810; served with 2/26th 1811 to 1814; brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 12 August 1819. Lt Col Loftus William Otway Born Ireland 1775; served in Ireland 1798; Major in 5th Dragoon Guards 24 February 1803; Major in 81st Foot 23 June 1804; Major in 8th Light Dragoons 12 July 1804; brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 28 March 1805; Deputy Adjutant-General in Canada 1805 to 1807; on half-pay 24th Light Dragoons 1 May 1805; Major in 18th Light Dragoons 12 February 1807; served in Peninsula December 1808 to July 1810; exchanged to 26th Foot 4 August 1810; this was a paper appointment only as was attached to Portuguese Army August 1810 to July 1813; subsequently brevet Colonel 4 June 1813; Major-General 12 August 1819; Lieutenant-General 10 January 1837; died 1854. Lt Col John Montagu Mainwaring Served in West Indies 1793 to 1794; Deputy Adjutant-General in Plymouth 1795; Major in 67th Foot 14 August 1801; Lieutenant-Colonel in 90th Foot 23 November 1804 (on transfer from 67th Foot); Lieutenant-Colonel in 51st Foot 21 April 1808; to Lieutenant-Colonel 26th Foot 13 June 1811; brevet Colonel 4 June 1813; on half-pay 1815; subsequently Major-General 12 August 1819; Lieutenant-General 10 January 1837; died January 1842. Lt Col Hon. Hercules Robert Pakenham Born Ireland 1781, younger brother of Edward; served in Peninsula with 95th Rifles August 1808 to January 1809, and July 1809 to June 1812; Major in 7th West India Regiment 30 August 1810; brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 27 April 1812; Lieutenant-Colonel in 26th Foot 3 September 1812 (on transfer from 7th West India Regiment); Captain & Lieutenant-Colonel in Coldstream Foot Guards 25 July 1814; subsequently brevet Colonel 27 May 1825; Major-General 10 January 1837; Lieutenant-General 9 November 1846; died Ireland 1850. Lt Col George Guy Carleton l'Estrange Born Ireland c1780; Major in 31st Foot 22 May 1804; served in Peninsula with 31st Foot November 1808 to May 1812; brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 30 May 1811; Lieutenant-Colonel in 26th Foot 10 December 1812 (on transfer from 31st Foot); commanded 1/26th Foot December 1812 to 1815; commanded troops at Peterloo massacre 1819; brevet Colonel 19 July 1821; Major-General 22 July 1830; Lieutenant-General 23 November 1841; died York 1848. Major Edward Warner Major in 26th Foot 30 January 1813 (on transfer from 1st West India Regiment); on half-pay 1815; brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 27 May 1825. Major James Connolly Major in 26th Foot 2 January 1814; on half-pay October 1814. The Origin of the Cameronians The origin of the Cameronians is absolutely unique because it is the only regiment in the British Army which has a religious foundation. The name 'Cameronian' was given to the most militant of the Presbyterian sects which sought to prevent any dilution of the Presbyterian faith, and who upheld the principles of the National Covenant, signed at Greyfriars Church Yard in Edinburgh on 28th Feb 1638. Richard Cameron was leader of the sect and on 22nd June 1680 he made the Declaration of Sanquhar which denied King Charles civil and religious authority. This meant that membership of the Cameronians was a treasonable offence. They resorted to holding their religious worship in secret locations on hillsides, known as conventicles. After numerous trials, endless debate, and frequent battles, and with the arrival of the protestant William of Orange to the throne in Nov 1688, the Covenanters were brought into government service as the Cameronian Regiment, commanded by Colonel James Douglas, Earl of Angus. The heraldic arms of the Douglas family has a Mullet (star) device which became the badge of the regiment. The first muster of this unit took place at Douglas Parish Kirk, Lanarkshire on 12th May 1689. Here, a declaration was read out and explained to the assembled men: "All shall be well affected, of approved fidelity and of a sober conversation. The cause they are called to appear for, is the service of the King's Majesty and the defence of the nation, recovery and preservation of the Protestant Religion; and in particular the work of reformation in Scotland, in opposition to Popery, prelacy and arbitrary power in all its branches and steps, until the Government of Church and State be brought back to that lustre and integrity which it had in the best times." This extraordinary regiment was, therefore, as much a congregation as a military force. Each company had its elder and every man carried a Bible. Traditionally, the regiment posted sentinels at church parades and the sermon did not commence until an officer notified the minister with a shout of 'All clear!' | Blair, James (I3777)
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| 5822 | From the "Missoulian" Tuesday February 13, 2007. Polson--Lois Arline Hubbard passed away peacefully Friday, Feb. 9, 2007, at Community Medical Center in Missoula. Although she had a rare form of lung discease for many years, she had only been hospitalized briefly when she succumbed to unrelated complications. Lois was born to Horace W. and Edith Lang Judson in Great Falls on Dec. 20, 1923. They lived in Browning for a year and then moved to Cut Bank where her dad was the county attorney for many years. Lois had one sister, Dorothy May. The Judson family rented a small house across the street from the courthouse which Lois learned much later was $20 a month. Her mother played the piano for silent movies in the early 20s when music emphasized the silent movie scenes. Her little girls would go with her on occasion and Dorothy would read the captions to Lois. Louis remembered her Girl Scout years and a special time when President Hoover's wife who promoted the girl scouts came to Great Falls to herald their 25th anniversary (They have now observed over 90 years). Mrs. Hoover had a limousine and offered rides to a few girls to go on a sightseeing trip. Lois was chosen and was thrilled to have a ride with Mrs. Hoover, even getting her autograph. High school summers she worked at a soda fountain when milk shakes were 15 cents. Lois attended Cut Bank schools graduating as valedictorian of her senior class in 1941. Having carried a scholarship to Montana State University in Missoula (now the University of Montana) she enrolled that fall and was a member of Sigma Kappa sorority. In the freshman women's dormitory, she was an officer, knew everyone in the dorm and made an effort to know everyone on the campus. Women out numbered men there since Pearl Harbor. One of her dorm friends was Katherine "Kay" Hubbard from Polson who said she thought Lois would like her upperclassmen brother: Cal. They eventualy did meet, dated every major ball, and she did indeed like him. A year later on Jan 9, 1943, they were married in the Cut Bank Presbyterian Church. Cal and Lois lived in an apartment in Missoula while Cal finished his senior year and graduated as pharmacist (RPH) which he remained for 50 years. Cal was the well known respected owner on Hubbard's Pharmacy in downtown Polson, which his father had started in 1933. Cal was called to the infantry school at Fort Benning, Ga. for officer's training in August 1943. Wives were allowed to live in nearby Columbus and see their husbands most weekends. Lois worked in a bank there for $66 a month stipend. Lois also accompanied Cal to his first assignment as a sceond lieutenant to Camp Shelby, Miss. There she and her friends became blood donors which Lois did for many years after the war until her health prevented it. When Cal was sent overseas to the European Theater, Lois went to live with her parents in Cut Bank and there she gave birth to a boy, Calvin Judson. The hospital bill was $9 a day for 10 days; the doctor bill was $35. She was active serving at the USO and Blue Star Wives Club. One of their activities was seeing that every home had a blue star in the window if someone from that home was in the service. They also made cookies and candy for servicemen on the trains passing through Cut Bank as well as for the airmen stationed at the nearby airbase. Lois' dad was in the Civil Air Defense there. When Cal came home he saw his 1-year-old son for the first time. The new family came to Polson and Cal started working in his Dad's drugstore. They had a Baby Boomer, Duncan, and moved into a little house. When they had another Baby boomer son, Kirk, they bought a larger house and had fun remodeling and painting it. Lois was a Cub Scout den mother for many little boys. She took her own boys to Sunday School at the Presbyterian Church and taught small children's groups for 16 years. Later she was an active leader of adult classes and worked in the women's fellowship groups and studies for countless years. Lois was an active, lifelong member of the First Presbyterian Church serving in many capacities including deacon. She was editor of the church's monthly newsletter, writing all the articles, printing on a mimeograph and preparing the paper for mailing. At one time she updated the church library using the Dewey Decimal System she had previously learned. She also led Bible classes in the nursing home for years. Home visitations were a special part of her church life. One of the highlights of Lois life was drawing the plans for their four bedroom home on a hill east of town and watching its progress during months of construction. All of the residents of the hill's area met at the Hubbard home to think of a better name than Cemetery Road for the locale. It was in 1956 that they chose the name of Hillcrest Drive, which it remains today. Soon a fourth son, Timothy, was born. There were many children on Hillcrest by then and a school bus route was establshed. A fun time for Cal and Lois was being part of a five-couple Supper Club for 40 years. Another high point of Lois' life was when they bought a boat and a lot on Wild Horse Island, where they built and furnished a cabin in 1972. The entire extended family, now numbering 27 has enjoyed that haven every summer since. Cal and Lois took their young boys on trips every summer, visitng historic places in Monana and then eventually visiting every state in the continenitial United States. She took advantage of having a captive audience and read about points of interest to them as they rode along. After the boys were grown Cal and Lois went on oversears tours to 10 countries as well as Alaska and Hawaii. Lois had several hobbies over the years; she did ceramics, rug making, crewel embroidery, knitting and special counted cross-stitch pieces for family members. Lois made a photo album/scrapbook for each of her boys when they married. In turn, they all made a book of photos for their parents' 60th wedding anniversary. Lois said as a very young child that she wanted to be a "lady with a baby." She was happiest being a homemaker. Her favorite season was winter in all its glory. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents and her beloved sister Dorothy MacCarter. Dorothy was well-known in the area because she had twin boys and triplet boys. Lois was proud in recent years of being a great-great-aunt to her late sister's great-grandchildren. Survivors are her sons Calvin J. (Chris) of Tennessee and their children Brian and Erin, Duncan (Kathleen) of Missoula and children Andrew and Benjamin and stepchildren Jackie, Brennan and Carson, Kirk (Anne) of Polson, and Timothy (Gayle) of Los Angeles and their children Sombreuil, Calvin R. and Arrow, nephews Doug MacCarter (Mary Lynn) of Phoenix, Don MacCarter (Jane) of Livingston, Dean MacCarter (Monica) of Denver; Daryl MacCarter (Karen) of Boise, David MacCarter of Denver and Ken Malgren (Carmilia) of Boise; niece Christine Malgren of Polson; and five great-grandchildren. Services will hold at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb 15, at the First Presbyterian Church in Polson. Memorials may be made to Feed the Children, an affiliate of the American Bible Society, P.O. Box 9, Oklahoma City, OK 73101-0009. The family wishes to thank the staff at the St. Joseph Retirement Community in Polson and Community Medical Center in Missoula for their caring attention to Lois. Arrangements are by Grogan Funeral Home & Crematory of Polson. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.gorganfuneralhome.com. | Judson, Lois Arline (I6596)
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| 5823 | From the book "Compendium of and Biography of Western Nebraska Containing a History of the State of Nebraska", published by Alden Publishing Company, 1909 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HON. DAVID HANNA David Hanna, one of the older settlers of Cherry county, Nebraska, and a popular resident of Wood Lake, has watched the development and growth of this section for the past twenty-five years, and has gained an enviable reputation as a successful business man and worthy citizen. He is engaged in the banking business and is widely known throughout this and adjoining counties. Mr. Hanna was born near Lisbon Center, St. Lawrence county, New York, Judy (sic) 4, 1844. His father, John Hanna, was of Scotch-Irish stock, farmer by occupation, and his family of eight children were reared and educated on the farm where our subject early learned to perform all sorts of hard labor, and received a good old-fashioned training which fitted him for the struggle with fortune which he encountered later in life. He first started out for himself at the age of nineteen years, when, together with one brother, he came west to Winona county, Minnesota, where they worked on farms for three years. In 1888 the parents with five sons followed and each bought land on the Winnebago reservation. In 1883 Mr. Hanna first came to Cherry county in company with his youngest brother, driving a bunch of cattle from Minnesota to this county, and immediately settled in section 18, township 29, range 27, on a homestead and tree claim and started in the stock raising business. He proved up on these places and having improved it with good buildings and fences, it is now considered one of the best ranches in the county. It is personally managed by himself and he derives a good income from the stock which he keeps on the place. The range contains eight thousand acres, and he runs about sixteen hundred cattle and two hundred and fifty horses on it. The surrounding country is well settled now, but when Mr. Hanna came here the nearest neighbor was thirty miles from his place, and he and his brother were the first white men to settle west of the village of Johnstown. There was no one living between his farm and Valentine, and no one south between his ranch and Broken Bow. He has always done his share in advancing the interests of Cherry county, and has built up a fine estate, which would be a great credit in the older and more thickly settled portions of the country. April 1, 1904, he bought a half interest in the bank at Wood Lake, purchased a fine residence and moved into town to give personal attention to the business. In 1890 Mr. Hanna was elected sheriff of this county, serving one term, and in 1902 was sent to the state legislature to represent the county as a member of the lower house. Since 1906 he has been a member of the state senate from his district. Mr. Hanna was married to Miss Janette Lambie, who was born in Hammond, St. Lawrence county, New York, in 1854, of Scotch descent. Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hanna, four of whom are living, named as follows; Niel, Florence, Mary and Charlotte, all reared in Cherry County. They are consistent members of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Hanna with his family occupies a beautiful six thousand dollar residence in Wood Lake, and devotes his time to his different enterprises. He takes a keen interest in politics and keeps abreast of the times in matters of local and national importance. He is a Republican in politics. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, affiliating with the blue lodge at Wood Lake, the Chapter at Long Pine, the Commandery at Norfolk and the Shrine at Omaha. He also holds membership in the A. O. U. W. at Wood Lake. | Hanna, David (I12705)
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| 5824 | From The Camrose Canadian, September 5, 1951, page 4: Former Bawlf Resident Passes in Edmonton --- Mrs. Harriet Elizabeth Hanna passed away Friday, Aug. 24th at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, at the age of 81 years, 4 months and 16 days. She was born at Innisfree [sic], Ontario, on April 8th, 1870. In 1885 she moved with her family to Minnedosa, Man., and there in 1895 she was united in marriage to George Thomas Hanna. In 1913 they came to Bawlf and a few years later they moved to their farm in the Kelsey district. Four years ago she moved to Edmonton where she resided until her death. Mr. Hanna predeceased her in 1944. She leaves to mourn her passing, two sons, Harris and Russel, of Edmonton; three daughters, Mary (Mrs. Len Blades), of Ohaton; Erna (Mrs. H. McKenzie), of New Westminster, B.C.; Clara Lynn of Edmonton; five grandchildren; two brothers and two sisters; Robert Halpenny of Regina; Fred Halpenny of Minnedosa, Man.; Mrs. Kathrine Sirett of Minnedosa, Man. and Mrs. Sarah Halpenny of Winnipeg. Funeral services were held in the Andrews-McLaughlin Chapel, Edmonton, on Wednesday, Aug. 29. Rev. T.L. Jackson officiated. Interment took place in the family plot in the Camrose cemetery. snipped list of pallbearers, long list of floral tributes and memorials | Halpenny, Harriet Elizabeth (I9894)
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| 5825 | From The Camrose Canadian, Wednesday, January 12, 1944, page 7, under the "KELSEY" column: GEORGE THOMAS HANNA Kelsey, Jan. 10--George Thomas Hanna, a resident in this district for many years, passed away at the age of 80 years, 11 months and 2 days, at Ranfurly on Thursday, after an illness of a few months. He was born at Manitic [sic], Ontario, on Feb. 4th, 1868. As a young man he went to Manitoba and soon afterwards was in the Riel Rebellion. At one time he saw the captured Louis Riel. On Nov. 27, 1895, he married Miss Harriet Elizabeth Halpenny at Minnedosa, Man. Their six children were born there. In 1913 the family moved to Bawlf, and Mr. Hanna bought grain there, at Ohaton and for the N. Bawlf at Kelsey, until 1919, when he moved to his farm four miles northwest of Kelsey. He resided there, except for an interval as North Star elevator agent in Kelsey, until he moved to the village in 1931. Just a week before his death he and Mrs. Hanna moved to Ranfurly to reside with their youngest daughter. One daughter, Eunice, predeceased him several years ago. He is survived by his wife, three daughters, Mary (Mrs. Len Blades), Willowdale; Erna (Mrs. H. McKenzie), Bellvue, and Clara; two sons, Harris of Kelsey and Russell of Ranfurly; 3 grandchildren, and one brother, John, of Winnipeg. The funeral was held at Camrose United Church with Rev. E. B. Brundage officiating. Mrs. J.E. Appleby was soloist. Pallbearers were Ray Cunningham, Will Van Petten, Harry Lawes, Pete MacLeod, Thos. Rawson and Ray Blades. Interment took place in Camrose cemtery. snipped very long list of floral tributes and memorial donations | Hanna, George Thomas (I9893)
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| 5826 | From the Commemorative Biographical Record, page 978: "He was a man of more than ordinary ability, was shrewd and far-sighted, and did an extensive lumbering business in connection with farming. Charitable and benevolent, he was widely and favorably known, and was ever ready to do an act of kindness. Although an invalid for many years, he died suddenly, and his death was deeply mourned by many warm friends and acquaintances." Gravesite Details husband of Margaret Gregg McGee; son of John Weaver and Ruth Zimmerman | Weaver, John (I63550)
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| 5827 | From The Granite Falls News, Thursday, July 26, 1945 - "Young Mother Drowns In Effort to Save Son. Swimming Party Sunday Ends in Tragedy on Hulke Bar; Third Drowning Narrowly Averted. A re-union of the Phillip Kruse family ended in tragedy Sunday afternoon when two members of the group were drowned and a third narrowly escaped death in the Minnesota River at the Hulke bar. Mrs. Allen Miller, 32, (Lorina Kruse) lost her life when she tried in vain to save her son, Allen Jr., 14, from the river. Both bodies were recovered two hours later. Miss Mable Kruse, 18, narrowly escaped death and was pulled from the river by Robert Lund. Ernest (Pat) Kruse, 29, had a difficult time getting back to shore after trying to help the others. The Kruse family reunion was being held at the Kruse home on highway 67 across from the Granite golf course. The Ernest Kruse family was back from Wisconsin and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Miller and three children were there from their farm six miles south of Wood Lake. About one thirty a swimming party was proposed and the group of eight started for the Hulke bar, about two miles down the river. The group included Mrs. Allen Miller and son, Allen Jr., Ernest Kruse and four-year-old daughter, Elaine, Miss Mable Kruse, Ervin Just, 30, and five-year-old daughter, Dolores, and Phillip Kruse Jr., 8. There are two sand bars in back of Hulke's and this group of swimmers went in off the upper bar. They hadn't been in the water five minutes, according to Ernest Kruse, when the little Miller boy got beyond his depth and caught in the undertow. He called for help. Mable Kruse started towards the boy and caught hold of him. She got him almost to shallow water when she, too was pulled under by the swift current. Ernest Kruse, who had been helping his little girl paddle about in the shallow water, hurriedly took her to shore so that he could help. Meanwhile Mrs. Miller, Allen's mother, who was standing on the bank, rushed into the water to reach her son and her sister who were in distress just a few feet away. From that point on the story is not too clear for no one knows just what happened. They all shouted "Help" in an effort to attract help. Ernest said he reached the two girls but was dragged under and when he came to the surface they were beyond reach. The current is so stiff at this point in the river that it was difficult for an experienced swimmer to make any headway. Robert Lund, son-in-law of Henry Hulke, was standing in back of the house, which is about 100 yards from the river, when he heard yells from that direction. He thought nothing of it at first because, as he told The Tribune, "Whenever people go in swimming down there they do a lot of yelling and make a lot of noise." Then he heard a call for help and he ran towards the bank, which weeds hid from his view. "When I got to the river," Lund told The Tribune, "I saw two or three people standing on the upper bar and some others struggling in the water out from the bar. It's been a long time since I have done any swimming so I knew I would need a boat to help them much. There was a boat on the lower bar (about a hundred feet below the upper bar) and I ran down to get that but found it was chained and locked. Then I yelled for someone to help me get that boat. As I was tugging at that chain, I saw the two women come floating down the river. There was a rope in the boat and I grabbed that and threw it out, yelling to them to catch on to it. One of them did catch the rope and I pulled her out. The other woman floated past then when I looked again she had disappeared." Other people had been attracted by the shouts for help and a telephone call was made for the rescue squad. This call was received at about 2 o'clock or shortly after. The call was relayed to members of the fire department and to the swimmers at Memorial park beach. The fact that the call didn't locate the place other than "near Sebring"s" caused some delay. The members of the fire department started for the drowning, as did also Philip Minelli, life guard at Memorial park, with a group of swimmers who were at the beach. Boats and drag hooks were taken to the river bank by the Formo dray. For two hours the divers probed the 14-feet of water for 200 yards below the upper bar, while men in boats criss-crossed this stretch to drag the bottom. The current was so stiff that a number of expert swimmers told The Tribune they had difficulty in making any headway against it. Diving was also difficult because of the water-logged brush in the bottom of the river. It was about 4 o'clock that Pfc. Bill Ross, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Ross, a wounded Indian soldier home on convalescent leave, recovered the body of the little boy in 14 feet of water from the upper bar and approximately in the place where he was seen to go down. A few minutes later Eric Bakke, Northern States employee and expert swimmer, recovered the body of Mrs. Miller from eight or nine feet of water down the river about 150 yards from the upper bar. It was a sad group that gathered at the Philip Kruse home after the bodies had been recovered Sunday afternoon. Friends dropped in to do what they could to alleviate the grief of the family, and of Allen Miller and his two remaining children, Joyce, 9, and Ernest, 4. Funeral services were planned for this afternoon from the home and from the Posen church at 2 o'clock for both Mrs. Miller and son, Allen Jr. Interment will be in the St. Paul 's cemetery in Granite Falls ." | Miller, Allan William (I17216)
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| 5828 | From the History of the County of Peterborough William Edward Young, deceased, was born in Perth County (actually Perth, Lanark County), Ontario in 1824. He was of Scotch and English parentage, his people living for some time in Ireland before coming to this country. They came to Canada at an early day and settled in Perth County (actually Perth, Lanark County, Ontario). Mr. Young started in life as a shoemaker, but afterwards carried on a general store and mill at Marmora Village, which he gave up and came to Belmont Township in 1856, settling on lot 17, concession 2, where the family still live. He owned at his death about 1,000 acres of land, his original amount being about 500 acres. He married in 1851, Maria Campion, of Marmora Township, who, with three sons and seven daughters survive him. Mr. Young was proinent in the municipal affairs of the township, and was about nine years in the Council. He was a faithful and consistent member of the Canada Methodist Church. He died in 1878. (handwritten note: Son of Daniel Young and Mary Ann who moved from Perth to Stirling about 1835. Daniel had a shoe making store at Perth. Mary Ann's father, Wm. Edward Tully may live somewhere there although Mrs. Robert Sargeant mentioned he may have gone to Newcastle or Bowmanville. He died in 1845). Daniel T. Young, son of the above, was born in Hastings County, Ontario, in 1853, and at the age of eighteen months his people settled in this township. He lived with the family at the homestead till the spring of 1883, When he exchanged his right in the old place for 300 acres on lot 14, concession 8, to which he soon after moved, and where he now resides. He married, in 1882, Mary J. Aunger, of Blairton, daughter of John L. Aunger, of Blairton, an Englishman by birth. | Young, Daniel (I9697)
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| 5829 | From the History of the County of Peterborough William Edward Young, deceased, was born in Perth County (actually Perth, Lanark County), Ontario in 1824. He was of Scotch and English parentage, his people living for some time in Ireland before coming to this country. They came to Canada at an early day and settled in Perth County (actually Perth, Lanark County, Ontario). Mr. Young started in life as a shoemaker, but afterwards carried on a general store and mill at Marmora Village, which he gave up and came to Belmont Township in 1856, settling on lot 17, concession 2, where the family still live. He owned at his death about 1,000 acres of land, his original amount being about 500 acres. He married in 1851, Maria Campion, of Marmora Township, who, with three sons and seven daughters survive him. Mr. Young was proinent in the municipal affairs of the township, and was about nine years in the Council. He was a faithful and consistent member of the Canada Methodist Church. He died in 1878. (handwritten note: Son of Daniel Young and Mary Ann who moved from Perth to Stirling about 1835. Daniel had a shoe making store at Perth. Mary Ann's father, Wm. Edward Tully may live somewhere there although Mrs. Robert Sargeant mentioned he may have gone to Newcastle or Bowmanville. He died in 1845). Daniel T. Young, son of the above, was born in Hastings County, Ontario, in 1853, and at the age of eighteen months his people settled in this township. He lived with the family at the homestead till the spring of 1883, When he exchanged his right in the old place for 300 acres on lot 14, concession 8, to which he soon after moved, and where he now resides. He married, in 1882, Mary J. Aunger, of Blairton, daughter of John L. Aunger, of Blairton, an Englishman by birth. | Young, William Edward (I9701)
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| 5830 | From the History of the County of Peterborough William Edward Young, deceased, was born in Perth County (actually Perth, Lanark County), Ontario in 1824. He was of Scotch and English parentage, his people living for some time in Ireland before coming to this country. They came to Canada at an early day and settled in Perth County (actually Perth, Lanark County, Ontario). Mr. Young started in life as a shoemaker, but afterwards carried on a general store and mill at Marmora Village, which he gave up and came to Belmont Township in 1856, settling on lot 17, concession 2, where the family still live. He owned at his death about 1,000 acres of land, his original amount being about 500 acres. He married in 1851, Maria Campion, of Marmora Township, who, with three sons and seven daughters survive him. Mr. Young was proinent in the municipal affairs of the township, and was about nine years in the Council. He was a faithful and consistent member of the Canada Methodist Church. He died in 1878. (handwritten note: Son of Daniel Young and Mary Ann who moved from Perth to Stirling about 1835. Daniel had a shoe making store at Perth. Mary Ann's father, Wm. Edward Tully may live somewhere there although Mrs. Robert Sargeant mentioned he may have gone to Newcastle or Bowmanville. He died in 1845). Daniel T. Young, son of the above, was born in Hastings County, Ontario, in 1853, and at the age of eighteen months his people settled in this township. He lived with the family at the homestead till the spring of 1883, When he exchanged his right in the old place for 300 acres on lot 14, concession 8, to which he soon after moved, and where he now resides. He married, in 1882, Mary J. Aunger, of Blairton, daughter of John L. Aunger, of Blairton, an Englishman by birth. | Young, Daniel Thomas (I9706)
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| 5831 | From the Lake County Independent, Friday, November 15, 1907 Death of Jas. McGregor News of the death of James McGregor, who has been living in California for several years past, reached here last Friday. He was killed in a railroad accident Thursday afternoon about three miles from his home in San Bernardino. Mr. McGregor was well-known in Libertyville having resided here a number of years and was also a member of the village board. For a long time he was a conductor on the milk run between Chicago and Janesville. He belonged to a good Scotch family and has relatives in Libertyville, Waukegan, Wadsworth and Lake county. The remains reached here Thursday. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock under the auspices of the Libertyville Masonic lodge. Burial in Lakeside cemetery. ******************************************* From the Lake County Independent, Friday, November 22, 1907 Funeral Services Jas. C. MacGregor Remains Brought from San Bernardino and Buried at Lakeside Cemetery last Friday James C. MacGregor was born in Hampshire, Scotland, June 27 1858. He came to America with his parents in 1872. They settled in Lake county, Illinois, where he resided until he moved to California three years ago. Mr. MacGregor was married at Millburn June 3, 1885, to Isabelle Sutherland. They came to Libertyville to live, he being employed as train baggage master on the C. M. & St. Paul Railway. They lived in Libertyville 19 years. After going to California Mr. MacGregor still followed the vocation of railroad service moving his family there and residing in San Bernardino. He met his death by accident while performing his duties as conductor on the Atchinson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. A widow and three children survive him, Henry and Leslie are employed, Charlie still being at school. All are making their home with their parents. Also a brother, William, living at Seattle, Wash. and a sister, Mrs. Nelson Cole, of Corinne, Utah, who only are left of the large family. Mr. MacGregor's parents raised. Mr. MacGregor made many friends among his associates and co-workers being an active member of several benevolent societies, being raised to a Master Mason at Libertyville in 1893, taking the Chapter and Knight Templar degrees at Waukegan, also belonging to the Eastern Star and made a Shriner in Los Angeles. He belonged to the Baggage Men's Association, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and had been accepted to the Order of the Railway Conductors and was to have been initiated the Saturday following his death. All the above societies attended his body the funeral services conducted by the Blue lodge members of San Bernardino lodge No. 348, A. F. & A. M. at the Masonic Temple San Bernardino, Sunday, Nov. 10th prior to the departure of the remains for Libertyville. Mr. MacGregor was also a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, joining at the age of 19 the Warren church, bringing his letter to the Libertyville church in 1904 when Mr. MacGuffin was pastor. The concluding funeral services were held from the Libertyville Methodist church, Friday afternoon, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. the pastor, Rev. H. F. Lawler officiating. The local Masonic lodge and the Waukegan Commandery in full uniform attended the service. They escorted the remains to the Lakeside cemetery where the body was laid to rest with the impressive ceremonies of the Masonic ritual. Many beautiful flowers accompanied the remains in their long journey from San Bernardino, among them being a broken wheel from the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, a standard and wreath from the order of Railway Conductors, a Maltese Cross from the Knights Templar, and a beautiful piece from the Elks, of which Mr. MacGregor's son, Henry, is a member. These were added to by many tributes from Masonic orders, railroad men and other Libertyville friends. The funeral was a large ___. Thirty-one relatives were in attendance. The pall bearers were: M. B. Colby, G. A. Wright, E. L. Davis, W. E. Davis, L. B. Hanby and Fred Croker. Two men were killed in the accident that caused Mr. MacGregor's death. He and the brakeman. They were standing on the running board of a switch engine which backed off the end of a siding throwing them to the ground and before either could recover, the tank from the _____ slid upon them crushing _____ instantly. The verdict rendered by the coroner's jury on the case was a peculiar one owing to the fact that the verdict was split. Five jurors agreed that the deceased had met death from crushing injuries received in a train wreck. The remaining juror sent in a separate decision that the crew had made an error in reading the orders and that the train dispatcher should have notified the crew that the switch was out of commission. | McGregor, James Charles (I69997)
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| 5832 | From The Lanark Society Settlers by Carol Bennett, Information shared by Annie Patterson "In this family we find one of the tragic stories of pioneer life. When they came to Canada, seventeen year old Andrew was refused passage because he had a club foot. He made the decision to stay in Scotland, while his parents and the other children proceeded to Lanark County, where they lived at Rosetta. Fortunately, this story had a happy ending, unlike so many others. Andrew made a successful career for himself as a newspaperman, and married. At the end of August, 1842 he came to Canada to visit his family, and what a reunion that was! All his brothers and sisters had married, and there were many unknown nephews and nieces to meet for the first time, including six small Andrews, named in his honour. His parents died in 1847 and 1848 respectively. Present at that reunion were Andrew's parents, three sons, six daughter, six sons-in-law, two aughters-in-law, 25 grandsons and 18 granddaughters. Andrew's wife and children remained in Scotland, probably because their sixth child, Sophia, had arrived in July. Judging by the dates, Andrew had stayed to make sure that all was well with his wife before rushing off on his trip. After returning to Scotland, Andrew Gemmill drew up a family tree, which has survived until this day. He also wrote a commemorative poem which we will quote elsewhere because it illustrates very well the feelings of those separated by thousands of miles in pioneer times." | Gemmill, Andrew (I19673)
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| 5833 | from the Parish of Clontuskert - Glimpses into its Past | Pollok, Arthur (I38038)
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| 5834 | From the Renfrew book - The next settler was James Stewart, who came from Sterlingshire direct to this section. He picked out 100 acres on the 1st concession, where the John McRae mill was at one tiem, and where the John Farquharson farm now is. He was the father of Alexander and John or Horton, Donald of Renfrew, Robert of Bromley, James of Pembroke, and of Mrs. Reid of Grattan; of Mrs Ward and Mrs Eady of Renfrew; and of Mrs McVean of Pembroke. When Mr and Mrs Stewart arrived in Renfrew only two of the family had been born, Alex and John. The rest were Canadian born. The family slept their first night in Renfrew in the Airth home. This was about the year 1830. Of the members of the family of the pioneer James Stewart of the second line of Horton who became helpful workers in our midst, Mrs. Geo. Eady and Mrs. James Ward have been already mentioned. John Stewart, who succeeded his father in the old homestead, was with us for a time in his early days when he learned the trade of shoemaking with Wm. Dickson. He became better known to us later on, when he and his like-minded wife became noted for their hospitality and for their abundant kindness to the needy and distressed. Now that she who so lovingly aided him in all these acts of kindness has been called away, he has become a frequent visitor and is so deeply interested in the charitable work and so deeply interested in the charitable work of our town, that he is counted as one of the good helpers on whom we can always rely. True hearted and open handed friend that he is, he is loved by many and respected by all who know him. | Stewart, James (I46172)
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| 5835 | From the research of Dennis Cardiff: Ann was born Co Carlow Ireland, daughter of George Cardiff and Mary Payne. From her obituary, Lanark Era Dec. 18 1895: She was born 1815 County Carlow Ireland, and came to Canada with her parents in 1822. They settled in Lanark Township, Lanark County. She was predeceased by her husband Thomas Moulton, and by their sons George, John and Benjamin and by their daughters Mrs. Adam Ireton [Ann] and Jane. She was survived by their sons William, on the homestead; Thomas in Prince Albert Saskatchewan; Joseph in Manitoba; and Robert & James in Combermere [Renfrew County], and by their daughters Mrs. Isaac Halpenny [Mary] and Elizabeth. | Cardiff, Ann (I44397)
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| 5836 | From Timmins | Sleeman, Victoria (I4945)
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| 5837 | from Wesleyan Methodist Baptisms 1828-1910 | Miller, Lilace Jane (I2134)
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| 5838 | from Wickipedia Barbara Heck (born Ballingrane, County Limerick, Ireland, 1734; died Augusta, Ontario, 17 August 1804) was an early American Methodist, known as the "mother of American Methodism." Heck was a member of a colony of Germans who came from the Rhine Palatinate and settled in Ballingrane, County Limerick and other parts of the west County Limerick about 1708. She married Paul Heck, a member of the same community. By the preaching of John Wesley many of these Germans, whose descendants were long afterward known as Palatines in Ireland, became converts to Methodism. The Hecks emigrated from Ireland about 1760, and settled in New York, where other Methodists from Ireland became domiciled about the same time. They had no pastor and grew careless of religious observances. In 1765 they were joined by Philip Embury, who had been a local preacher in Ireland, and another group of immigrants from Ireland which included her brother Paul Ruckle. Soon after their arrival, Mrs. Heck entered a room in which, according to some accounts, Embury was present, and found the emigrants gambling at cards.[1] She seized the cards and threw them into the fire, expostulated with the players in pathetic language, and then went to Embury and charged him that he should preach to them, or God would require their blood at his hands. In consequence meetings were shortly afterward begun. The first group included the Hecks and their slave, Betty. Eventually the revival included a large number, mostly Irish immigrants and a number of African Americans. Barbara Heck designed the simple chapel at John Street which represented the group's first permanent location. As a structure, it post-dated another built elsewhere by Robert Strawbridge, also an early Methodist.[1] In 1770, the Hecks went to Camden Valley.[1] When the Revolutionary war began, the Hecks moved to Salem, in northern New York, in order to be among loyalists, and founded the first Methodist society in that district. Paul joined the army of Burgoyne, and, while at home on a furlough at the time of the surrender at Saratoga, was arrested by patriot soldiers, but escaped at night while they slept, and made his way through the woods into Canada, where he was joined by his wife. They settled in Augusta, and with others from New York formed the earliest Methodist society in Canada. Paul died several years before his wife, in the late 18th century. She was honored by the Office of the Manhattan Borough President in March 2008 and was included in a map of historical sites related or dedicated to important women.[2] ngersoll Times, 8 Sep 2014, Scott Gillies As the walls of Trinity United Church begin to crumble it brings to mind the closure and demise of other such structures which have hosted congregations throughout the province. Whatever the cause, these buildings have either been converted to other use or demolished entirely. Sometimes the cause of their failure was physical, brought about by poor foundations '96 the physical or the theological kind. If they were physical issues, the church was not built upon a rock; a solid rock footing. Doctrinal foundations have deeper meaning which pose a question. What were the foundations of Methodism in Canada? A recent journey along the St. Lawrence River revealed to me the answer. Between the towns of Prescott and Brockville, overlooking the flowing waters of Canada's mighty river sits a small blue church situated amidst an old cemetery. With its plain gothic windows and tall narrow steeple reaching heavenward, the architecture of the church indicates that it was built during the first half of the 19th century. But the clapboard siding with its bright and cheery blue paint is an oddity that first captures your attention. If that wasn't enough, there stands a giant monolith a few feet to the west. What the heck is that, I thought. On closer inspection, I found that this large stone monument was dedicated to the memory of one woman '96 the mother of Methodism in Canada and the United States, Barbara Heck '96 the very foundation of Protestantism in our countries. Barbara's story goes back to her native Ireland where she was born in 1734 to a set of parents who had fled to the emerald isle shortly before. Their homeland of the German Palatine was an area along the Rhine River near Heidelberg. In 1760 Barbara met and married Paul Heck and shortly thereafter set out with a group of fellow Palatines for North America. Their destination was New York. Their early attempts to start a linen industry in the New World failed miserably and in their state of despair, Barbara's fellow countrymen began to sink into a life of depravity and spiritual decay. One day Barbara came home to find friends playing cards in front of the fireplace of her kitchen. Some people, including Mrs. Heck, considered cards were the Devil's handiwork. She quickly swept the cards up from the table into her apron and cast them into the flames. She then went to see the leader of their group, Phillip Embury, who had been a Methodist minister back in Ireland. She urged him to start preaching again, otherwise the Palatines would "all go to Hell". They had already been to Heck so the proposition of a far worse place spurred them on to form a new congregation in New York City, the John Street Church '96 the first Methodist church in the colony. Barbara's admonition inspired others to follow suit and soon there were similar churches in Maryland and Pennsylvania before 1770. Still dissatisfied with their financial situation in New York City, the Hecks and other families moved to Vermont. And then, the American Revolution threatened their peace and prosperity. Paul Heck joined the loyalist forces in support of his King, and when the patriots came he lost his farm and belongings. Wisely he had sent Barbara and the family north to Montreal for safety. In 1785 the Heck family was granted acreage in Augusta Township, a few miles west of present day Prescott. Here they and a few other Palatines continued their religious practices, no doubt in the face of some opposition from the ruling Church of England officials. And yet, this group became the first Methodist circuit in Canada. Unfortunately Paul died within 10 years and Barbara herself died suddenly in 1804. Together they lie in that peaceful cemetery overlooking what they might have considered their own River Jordan. From a series entitled 'Saintly Women of Methodism' published in the Christian Messenger, 1902 By Geoff Dickinson Transcription of Sketch in the Christian Messenger by Rev. Albert A. Birchenough Beyond the waters of the great Atlantic the memory of Barbara Heck is enshrined in the hearts of American Methodists. After a long interval of a century since she worked and prayed for the welfare of her fellows, her name is as familiar as a household word. She was closely associated with the origin and earlier history of Methodism in the Western world. Barbara Heck was of German extraction, and was born in Hibernia. About the year 1700 a Colony of German Protestants of the Lutheran faith were driven by their cruel papal oppressors from their fatherland. A large number found shelter in the counties of Kerry and Limerick. Having no resident pastors, and being strangers in a distant land, they sank into a state of spiritual destitution. Providentially they were visited by John Wesley and some of his itinerant preachers. Through their exertions hundreds of the German exiles were savingly converted, and a great moral change took place in the Palatine villages of Ireland. Amongst the numerous converts was an intelligent carpenter, named Philip Embury, who received from Wesley a commission to preach the Gospel to his fellow refugees. Wesley also was wishful that Embury should enter the ranks of the Methodist Itinerancy, and for some time his name was on the conferential "list of reserve." At the expiration of the fifty years' lease which had been granted the refugees and their successors, a lordly landowner made exorbitant demands in negotiating a renewal of the lease. Embury, the carnenter-preacher and several of his religious neighbour's, resented these excessive financial conditions by leaving their temporary home in the Emerald Isle and sailing from Limerick in the year 1760 for the city of New York. Barbara Ruckle was born in the year 1734 at Ruckle Hill, in the neighbourhood of Ballingran, in the beautiful county of Limerick. At the early age of eighteen she experienced a change of heart, and united herself with the Methodist Church. Throughout her long and beautiful life she never lost the evidence of the witnessing Spirit to her adoption into the family of God. Her German Bible was her daily companion and the rule of her life. Before marriage her eminent qualities of mind and consistent character exalted her to the position of a monitress in connection with the little Methodist commune of Western Ireland. Shortly after her marriage with Paul Heck, and in the year 1765, she, along with her husband, her brother Paul Ruckle, and other families from the Palatine villages arrived safely in America. Shortly after her settlement in New York Barbara Heck was deeply grieved when she ascertained that several of those who had preceded her from Ireland had lost their spirituality and had become irreligious. They had so far degenerated that they were mingling with the frivolities of the world, and were freely indulging in card-playing and other questionable amusements. Fired with righteous indignation this "pious mother in Israel" went to a neighbouring house where she found a circle of retrograding Methodists engaged in card-playing. Mrs. Heck seized the cards and threw them into the fire. At the same time she gave them a severe reproof for their inconsistencies, and their departure from their "first love." Without hesitancy she proceeded to the residence of her kinsman, Philip Embury, and with tears she entreated him "to preach to us, or we shall all go to hell together, and God will require our blood at your hands." Although Philip Embury had joined the membership of the Lutheran Church, and continued his daily devotions at the family altar, yet the environment and the new conditions of commercial life had damped his ardour, and had repressed his spiritual zeal. During the first six years that he spent in America he had been prevented by force of circumstances from serving the Lord in the same public capacity as he had in the villages of Ireland. The pointed appeal of his kinswoman had its intended effect in awakening Embury to the perils of their spiritual condition. As if to justify his conduct, and to excuse himself from preaching, he tremblingly declined by saying: "I cannot preach, for I have neither a house nor congregation." Barbara Heck would take no objections, and she replied: "Preach in your own house first and to your own company." Philip Embury, however, consented, and he accordingly preached his first sermon in America "in his own hired house" to a small congregation of five persons, who were Barbara Heck and her husband, John Lawrence, Mrs. Emburv, and an African maid servant who was known as "Betty." It is somewhat significant that in this first Methodist service held in America the descendants of Ham should be represented by a negress. She was the first-fruits of a great spiritual harvest, and betokened the formation of a vast Methodist Church amongst the coloured peoples of the American continent. The house of Philip Embury became too small to accommodate the increasing congregation, which had been gathered mainly through the exertions of Barbara Heck, and it became necessary to hire a room in which the services were subsequently held. A society class was formed consisting of twelve persons, three of whom were bandsmen in His Majesty's XVI. Regiment. These three soldiers were made "exhorters," and assisted Embury in preaching the Gospel. In the course of a few months, from the time of the removal of the church from Embury's house to the "Upper Room," the congregation had grown larger than the holding capacity of its second sanctuary, and they hired the "Rigging Loft," which they fitted up as a place of worship. Some three months after the opening of the far-famed "Rigging Loft" the infant community was startled by the presence of a gentleman amongst the worshippers, attired in the military uniform of a captain of the King's forces. Having lost one of his eyes in the serving of his country he wore a green shade, which gave him a sinister appearance. The more timid of the flock thought that his presence meant mischief, and that he had come "to spy out their liberties." The more curious-minded wondered what the motive of this war-like individual was that prompted him to enter this insignificant Methodist meeting-house. When, however, they saw him reverently kneel in prayer and otherwise engage with them in the worship of God their fears were lost in praise. At the close of the service he made himself known as Captain Webb. It was ascertained that he was an officer of the British Army who had been severely wounded at the storming of Quebec, and had been appointed Barrack-Master at Albany in the State of New York. He was also a fellow-Methodist, for he had been converted in the city of Bristol about the year 1764 through the earnest preaching of John Wesley. The birthplace of Captain Webb is concealed beneath the veil of obscurity. One distinguished American authority speaks of him as being a compatriot of Barbara Heck and Philip Embury. Captain Webb was cordially welcomed by Embury, Barbara Heck, and the little band of warm-hearted Methodists. Having been a lay preacher in England he was invited to assist in the services. With his sword lying beside the open Bible it became Captain Webb's custom to preach not fewer than three times a week. The zeal of this soldier of the cross, and the charm of his eloquence, along with his appearance in the pulpit in full regimentals, increased his wonderful popularity. The novelty of a soldier preaching in a scarlet coat and wearing the full regimental badges of a military officer brought greater numbers together than the "Rigging Loft" could hold. Barbara Heck was greatly encouraged because sinners were being convinced and converted, and were being added to the Methodist Society. In consequence of the frequent accessions to their numbers, and the increase of those who were wishful to worship with them, the "Rigging Loft" became too small, and they consulted together respecting the desirability of erecting a Methodist meeting-house. Comparatively, the members of the society were but few in number, and they belonged to the poorer classes. As a church they were without prestige, influence, and wealth. After consideration they determined to commend their cause to God in prayer. While Barbara Heck was earnestly pleading at the throne of heavenly grace, her soul was filled "with an inexpressible sweetness," and she received the assurance that I the Lord will do it. At the same time a plan for preliminary preparation for the erection of a house of prayer was suggested to her mind while she was kneeling in fervid supplication. Barbara Heck submitted her proposals to her fellow-Methodists, and urged the plea "Let us rise and build." An appeal was made to the general public seeking "the assistance of Christian friends in order to enable them to build a small house for the purpose, not doubting but the God of all consolation will abundantly bless all such as are willing to contribute to the same." The Mayor of New York and Captain Webb headed the subscription list, and the sum of ?418 3s. 6d. was raised. At that time the population of New York did not exceed twenty thousand people. Paul Heck and seven other trustees were appointed. They purchased a building site in John Street from the widow of a deceased clergyman, on which they built the first Methodist Chapel of the Western world, and which was the "cradle" of American Methodism. This humble structure was sixty feet in length by fifty-two feet in breadth. The walls thereof were built of stone, which was freely covered with a coating of tinted plaster. At the time of its erection the American law forbade the building of conventicles, consequently the chapel was provided with a fireplace and chimney to give it the appearance of a dwelling-house and to avoid the legal prohibition. The gallery had no breastwork, and was reached by means of a ladder. The seats consisted of plain forms without backs. The woodwork was executed by Embury and a co-Methodist. In order to reduce the expense good Barbara Heck whitewashed the walls of the humble tabernacle of which she was the architect, and which was largely the result of her earnest prayers. The floor of the chapel was sprinkled with snow-white sand. On October 30th, 1768, the first chapel in the world that bore the name of Wesley, and also the first Methodist meeting house of America, was solemnly dedicated to the service of Almighty God. As was most fitting the opening service was preached by Philip Embury, who said in his own characteristic style, "The best consecration of a pulpit is to preach a good sermon in it." Within twelve months after the opening of Wesley Chapel it was freed from debt and was speedily filled with eager listeners who were hungering and thirsting for the living God. While the chapel was being built an appeal was sent to the Rev. John Wesley asking him to send missionaries to America. At the Leeds Conference of 1769 Wesley introduced the "pressing call from our brethren at New York, who have built a preaching-house, to come over and help them." He further asked, "Who is willing to go?" Richard Boardman and Joseph Pilmoor expressed their willingness. Upon their arrival in New York in the autumn of 1769, they found a Methodist Society of over a hundred persons, a chapel with a seatage capacity for seven hundred worshippers, and a regular congregation, only one-third of which could be accommodated within the sacred building. It was decided that each of the two preachers should preach four times a week. It is interesting to note the following regulations. Each of the preachers was to receive as salary three guineas per quarter; board and lodging were to be provided by the friends; shaving was to be met by an extra allowance, and the quarterly stipend was to be supplemented by the occasional present of a new hat. For correspondence, literary purposes, and sermonising "one quire of writing-paper and no more" was the stipulated allowance. During the following year a parsonage was provided adjoining Wesley Chapel, the furnishing of which cost the modest sum of ?15. Several articles were presented, and a number of others were simply loaned, including four spoons. In the year 1771 Francis Asbury and Richard Wright were welcomed "like angels of God." Asbury introduced the Circuit system in America by preaching in taverns, court-houses, private dwellings, and in the open air. Two years after Asbury's arrival the first Methodist Conference was held in America. Within a century after Embury preached his first sermon to the congregation that had been gathered by Barbara Heck to the little cottage in Barrack Street, New York, no fewer than eight millions of people were under the spiritual power of Methodist teaching. Dr. Stevens, of the Methodist Episcopal Church of America, says: "Embury's little congregation of five persons in his own house has multiplied to thousands of societies, from the northern-most settlements of Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, from Nova Scotia to California." The historic "Rigging Loft" has been destroyed to make way for city improvements, while walking-sticks and other mementoes have been made of the timbers of which it was built. On the site of John Street Wesley Chapel - the cradle of American Methodism - a more imposing church was built to commemorate the devoted life and faithful labours of Barbara Heck. | Ruckle, Barbara (I14164)
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| 5839 | from WW 1 draft registration | Spooner, Cyron John (I7940)
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| 5840 | From: The Monroe Evening News - 3/14/2013 Thomas Henry Allore Sr. Thomas Henry Allore Sr., 80 years, of Temperance, Mich. passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2013 in The Toledo Hospital. A devoted and passionate community leader of several organizations, he worked as a truck driver for Teamsters Local 20 for over 50 years and loved every bit of it. The son of Francis and Vada (Weist) Allore, he was born Oct. 11, 1932 in Toledo, Ohio. On Nov. 14, 1953, he married Agnes Marie Fynes at Good Shepherd Church in Philadelphia, Pa. A U.S. Navy Veteran of the Korean War, he served on the USS Pursuit. In addition, for over 50 years, he was a dedicated caretaker and member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church and School in Temperance. For 47 years, he was a cornerstone member of Eagle Scout Troop #743 at St. Anthony's Church. Under his guidance as a Scout Master, 23 Eagle Scouts were produced from 1972 until 2012. Tom was always a staple for the camping outings, which he so loved and enjoyed. He earned the High Honor of Silver Beaver and Distinguished Commissioner Award for Monroe County. He was an active member of the Military Honor Guard for Lambertville VFW Post #9656 for many years as well. A past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus, John A. Kenna Council #11430 at St. Anthony's Church, he was a 4th Degree member of the Knights of Columbus, Raisin River Assembly #0488 in Monroe, Mich. Most importantly, Tom was a very loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend. An unbelievable cook, he was one of the greatest. Tom is survived by his loving wife of nearly 60 years, Agnes; seven children: Debra (Lawrence) Irvin, Vada (Michael) Clock, Denise Nash, Lisa (Bob) Willis, Joseph (Shelley) Allore, Thomas (Nicole) Allore II, William Allore; brothers Edward C. Allore Sr. and John F. Allore; sister Mary Miller; 19 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his grandchildren, Joseph and Nicholas, and a brother, Francis. Visitation will be 2-8 p.m. Friday, March 15, 2013, in Urbanski's Bedford Funeral Chapel, 8300 Lewis Ave., Temperance, Mich., where a Scripture service and Rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m., followed by the presentation of the chalice by the Knights of Columbus and a service by the Boy Scouts. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 16, 2013, in St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Temperance, where he will lie in state in the narthex at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military honors conducted by Lambertville VFW Post #9656. Memorial donations preferred to St. Anthony's Church or Boy Scouts Troop #743, Temperance, MI. Online condolences may be shared at www.bedfordfuneralchapel.com. | Allore, Thomas Henry (I53360)
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| 5841 | From: Urbanski's Bedford Funeral Chapel Marie Allore Agnes "Marie" Allore (Fynes), age 81, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2016 at home surrounded by her family. A devoted Mother, Grandmother and Great-grandmother, she worked to provide a loving home for her family. The daughter of Joseph and Agnes (Gilfoy) Fynes, she was born October 23, 1934 in Philadelphia, PA. Marie is survived by her loving children, Debra Irvin, Vada (Michael) Clock, Denise Nash, Lisa (Bob) Willis, Joseph (Shelley) Allore, Thomas II (Nicole) Allore and William Allore. She was a proud grandmother of 17 and great-grandmother of 15. Marie was preceded in death by her loving husband of 59 1/2 years, Thomas Allore Sr; grandchildren, Joseph and Nicholas Allore; son-in-law, Lawrence Irvin and brother, William Fynes, of Philadelphia, PA. Visitation will be Sunday, September 18, 2016 from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. in the Urbanski's Bedford Funeral Chapel 8300 Lewis Avenue Temperance, MI. The Funeral Mass will be Monday, September 19, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Temperance, MI where she will lie in state after 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Northwest Ohio. | Fynes, Agnes Marie (I53359)
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| 5842 | FS - recorded as Brockville | Dodds, Margaret Louise (I1571)
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| 5843 | fter an illness of only one week's duration the death occurred in Perth on Wednesday, Feb 16th of Mrs. Michael T. Hogan, at her late residence on Drummond Street East. Before marriage deceased was Miss Margaret Adams, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Adams, of Burgess, where she was born 58 years ago. Since her marriage to Mr. Hogan she had been a continuous resident of Perth, and has been held in high esteem among a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. Her death has caused gloom and sadness in her own family circle, and also among her neighbors with whom she was considered a true friend and a woman of many fine qualities. Surviving to mourn her loss are her husband; three daughters, Mrs. Martin Dockrill, Port Elmsley, Mrs. Mack J. Hogan, Scotch Line, Mrs. Herbert J. Noonan, 3rd Line Bathurst, and five sons, Messrs. Thomas, William, Leo, John and Frank. Deceased is also survived by one sister and two brothers in Perth, Miss Mary and Messrs. James and John. A brother Michael died in Perth some years ago. The funeral took place last Friday morning to St. John's Church thence to the R.C. cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs. James Adams, John Adams, Dennis Noonan, John Conway, sr., Geo. Williams and P.J. Furlong. Those attending the funeral from a distance were Mrs. Thos. Keilty?, of Ottawa, Mr. M.P. Adams, and daughter Miss Florence, of Westport, and Mr. Thos. Murray of Renfrew. Spiritual offerings to the number of one hundred and thirty were received. The floral offerings were as follows: pillow from the members of the family, wreaths from Mr. and Mrs. W.L. McLaren, the employees of the Perth Knitting Mill and Perth Shoe Co. | Adams, Margaret Ann (I44185)
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| 5844 | fulfilled. Clarence Henry Boyle BIRTH 1867 DEATH 1922 (aged 54-55) BURIAL Balmoral Cemetery Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia PLOT 15-044 MEMORIAL ID 184321860 ? View Source | Boyle, Clarence Henry (I2101)
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| 5845 | fulfilled. Elizabeth Anna Boyle BIRTH unknown DEATH 9 Feb 1916 BURIAL South Rockhampton Cemetery Allenstown, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia PLOT CE Row 14 Burial No 4940 MEMORIAL ID 160405277 ? View Source Gravesite Details Age-21 COD-EPILEPSY | Frazer, Elizabeth Anna (I16433)
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| 5846 | fulfilled. Patricia L Boyle BIRTH unknown DEATH 1931 BURIAL South Brisbane Cemetery Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia PLOT 7B MEMORIAL ID 48719966 | Boyle, Patricia Loraine (I16892)
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| 5847 | Fullerton Twp, Con 18 Lot 19, farmer's wife, Ewen Cameron, Scotland mother was Janet McAmish Scotland Fullerton Twp, Perth County, Ontario, Canada | Cameron, Christena (I12801)
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| 5848 | Fullerton Twp, Perth County, Ontario, Canada | Kearney, Lawson (I4380)
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| 5849 | Fullerton Twp, Perth County, Ontario, Canada | Robertson, William (I5453)
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| 5850 | Fullerton Twp, Perth County, Ontario, Canada | Miller, William (I12802)
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