MEGANTIC COUNTY & ST-SYLVESTRE, QUEBEC GENEALOGY, COMMUNITY HISTORY, MIGRATION HISTORY
PADDEN - PURDY
PADDEN MICHAEL b 1796 IRELAND, single in Leeds Tp in 1861.
PALIN JOHN b 1825 ENGLAND, Epis, settled in Leeds Tp, m in 1847 to MARY CLARKE b 1826 ENGLAND. Children :
- Adolphus Thomas b 1848 LC
- James b 1852
- Harriet Matilda b 1853
- Arthur b 1856
- Samuel b 1857
- Daniel b 1858
- Isaac b 1861
- William b 1865
PALIN GEORGE b 1832 ENGLAND, d 1910, m in 1860 at St Sylvestre Presb to CHARLOTTE ANN PLANCHE, b 1836 LC, d 1897. They lived in Leeds Tp.
PALIN ELIZA b 1826, d 1873, bur C of E Leeds, m JOHN CHURCH
PALIN MARY 1823-1872, bur C of E Leeds, m ROBERT SYMES
PALMER JOHN, born ENGLAND, granted 400 acres, Lots 16 and 17, 8th Range of Leeds Township, Quebec on 3 March 1811.
PALMER WILLIAM b 1803 ENGLAND, d 1879, settled Leeds Tp, m ANN HOOPER b 1803 ENGLAND. Children:
- Jane b 1833
- William Thomas Henry b 1834 LC, d 1881, m Anna Wilson,
d 1910 in Leeds, bur St Stephens, Rectory Hill, Inverness
Tp. Child :
- Crispin Hooper b 1871, bapt Leeds WM
- Edwin b 1836, carpenter, m in 1877 at Leeds WM to Margaret Bayne of Leeds
- Edward George b 1838, d 1894, bur St Stephens, Rectory
Hill, Invernenss Tp, m Alice Hill. Lived in Becancoeur,
Que. Children :
- Georgiana Elizabeth b 1867
- Joseph Edward b 1869
- Mary b 1839, d 1875
PARADIS GEORGE, settled in St Gilles, m in 1838 at WM Ireland Tp to ROSE ALLEY ANDREWS of St Gilles, b 1822.
PARKER SAMUEL settled Ireland Tsp, m in 1833 at Leeds C of E to MARIE CLOUTIER
PARKER JAMES of Sherbrooke, Quebec, m in 1845 at C of E Ireland Tp to ELIZABETH ROBINSON of Inverness Tp. This could be Parks vs Parker.
PARKER JOHN 1831 census : 6 in house, Methodist, settled Ireland Tp after 1825. Land grant issued in 1831.
PARKER DANIEL b 1818 IRELAND, C of S, d 1897, m NANCY AGNES HUNTER b 1819 IRELAND. They lived in Leeds Tp. Children :
- Daniel b 1842 Ireland
- James b 1842 LC
- Margaret b 1846
- Jane b 1848
- Mary Ann b 1855
- John b 1859, School Inspector in Leeds, m in 1890 at St
Sylvestre Presb to Christina Thompson. Children :
- Chester Thompson b 1894
- Leslie b 1895
- John Ronald 1901-1913
- Keith Donaldson b 1909
PARKER MARY RACHAEL m JOHN FINLEY BATES, carriage maker. They lived in Goderich, Ont in 1870s. Children :
- Lottie Martha b 1876, bapt WM Inverness
- Harvey b 1878, bapt WM Inverness
PARKER ABRAHAM LINCOLN m LYDIA CARTER. Children :
- Goldwin Leslie Zenith b 1907, bapt Presb Kinnears Mills
- Earl Washington b 1905, bapt Presb Kinnears Mills
PARKER RICHARD m ELIZABETH, d 1857 at St Sylvestre. Granted 2 lots of St Andrew's Range of St Sylvestre in 1828.
PARKER MARTHA STEWART 1836-1912, died Inverness, m DAVID LOWRY.
PARKINSON MATTHEW, RC m CATHERINE BURKE. Lived Leeds Tp. Child :
- Eliza m in 1846 at St Sylvestre RC to Charles McGinley
PARKS EDWARD b 1814, d 1886, settled St Sylvestre, m MARY NOYSE b 1821, d 1894. Children:
- William b 1841. He worked for William and Sarah Rickaby of Inverness Tp in 1861.
- Jane b 1852, m in 1872 at St Johnsbury, Vt to David Woodside b 1850 in Megantic Co.
- Thomas b 1846, d 1872 age 26
- John m in 1873 at St Sylvestre Presb to Emily Lee.
Children :
- Chester Allen b 1881
- William Edward b 1883
- Mamie b 1850, m in 1877 at St Johnsbury, Vt to James H Thompson b 1847, LC, blacksmith.
PARKS JOHN b 1792, Co Tyrone, Ireland, d 1881, m ELIZABETH FAIRSENNE (or VERSENNE of FAIRSEINE) b 1794 in Co Tyrone, Ire, d 1877. They came to St Sylvestre after the 1840s. Buried King Cemetery, Lotbiniere Co. Children :
- Mary Ann b 1820, d 1894, lived Lotbiniere
- Marianne b 1823
- Jenna b 1826
- Robert G b 1829 in IRELAND, Epis, m in 1853 to ELIZA
DOUGHERTY b 1832 in LC, Epis. They lived in Nelson Tp.
Children :
- John b 1854 in LC
- Thomas William b 1856, d 1932 at Inverenss
- Mary J b 1857
- David b 1859
- George Robert b 1861, d 1922, stonecutter, d Hardwick, Vt
- Martha Melinda b 1863
- Alexander Herbert b 1865
- Matthew James b 1867
- Susan b 1869
- Sarah Elizabeth 1872-1897
- Sarah b 1832
- John J b 1834
- Martha b 1841
- Mara b 1841
PARKS JAMES b 1805 in IRELAND, Co Tyrone, d 1884, settled Leeds Tp, m MARY McVETTY, b 1821, d 1884. Both buried Boutelles Cemetery, Inverness. Children :
- Jane b 1837
- Thomas b 1839 LC. He was a WM Minister in Ireland Tp in 1861 census
- James b 1837 in LC
- Elizabeth b 1841
- Sarah Jane b 1843, d 1912 at Thetford Mines, m Abraham McVetty.
PARKS DAVID. Child : James R Parks b 1837 in Ireland, d 1899 at Northumberland, NH, was married at the time of his death.
PARKS ROBERT GEORGE 1860-1922, bur St James C of E Leeds Tp
PARKS THOMAS WILLIAM 1855-1932, bur St James C of E Leeds Tp.
PARK JOHN JAMES of St Sylvestre, d 1915, m in 1889 to HARRIET McCUTCHEON, dau of John McCutcheon of St Sylvestre.
PARKS MARY d 1898, m HUGH WOODSIDE. Lived St Sylvestre
PARKS WILLIAM of St Sylvestre m in 1867 at St Sylvestre Presb to JANE CRAIGIE. Child: - Norman John b 1886
PARKS JAMES of Leeds Tsp m in 1863 to JANE ELLIOT. Lived 4th Range of Leeds. Children :
- Ann Campbell b 1864
- Martha b 1865
- Robert James b 1866
- Mary Jane b 1868, d 1882
- Elizabeth b 1871
- Samuel John b 1873
- Agnes Caroline 1875-1881
- Sarah Harriet b 1878 Contact info available for Parks.
PARE
See also: PERRY
PERRY
See also: PARE
PARNTHER DAVID BERNARD was with the SPG. Was ordained C of E priest in 1841. Served as deacon to St Gilles parish in 1840. Rector at Trinity Church St Gilles 1843-48.
PARROT CHRISTOPHER m in 1828 at Holy Trintiy, C of E, Quebec City to ANN BUGGY of Ireland Tp. School teacher in Protestants schools.
PARSONS RICHARD b 1806 ENGLAND, North Potherisin, Cornwall, d 1899, m CATHERINE KITTON b 1806, Cornwall, England, d 1892, settled Wolfstown Tp., Wolfe County, Que. Children:
- Thomas 1852-1852
- Thomas d 1855
- Mary Ellen Jane b 1863
PARSONS JAMES b 1836 in ENGLAND, Cornwall, d 1900. Lived Wolfstown, Que.
PARSONS WILLIAM b 1833, d 1913, m in 1908 to HANNAH ELIZABETH PHEONIX b 1834, d 1914, St Lukes, Adderley, Inverness Tp., Megantic Co. Hannah had been previously married to Thomas James McKnight and Modeste Garneau, before marrying William Parsons. Lived Wolfstown. Child : Phillip Edward Parsons.
PARSONS FREDERICK HENRY, b 30 July 1855, merchant, m in 1885 at C of E Ireland Tp to ELIZABETH JANE EARL, (GARNEAU). She was raised by Jonathan Earl. Frederick Henry and Elizabeth jane lived in Wolfstown, Wolfe County, then Coleraine Tp., Megantic County. They moved to Sask circa 1918.Children :
- James 1888-1888, bur Holy Trinity, C of E, Maple Grove, Ireland Tp., Megantic Co.
- Henry Jonathan b 1886, bapt C of E Ireland Tp
- Elizabeth Jane b 1889
- George Melville b 1891
- Ralph Ernest b 1897
- Mary Isabella b 1893 at Coleraine.
- Ella Frances b 1899
- Clarence b 1895 (Holly has William Clarence b 15 Feb 1905. Maybe there were 2?)
- Louise b 1896 Contact info available for Parsons.
PASCOO HENRY, miner, m PHILAOINER DONY. Lived Leeds Tp. Child :
- Mary Ann b 1867, bapt CE Leeds
PATTERSONS OF LEEDS TOWNSHIP
PATTERSON ELIZABETH 1804-1891 died Leeds, m THOMAS JOHNSTON
PATTERSON HUGH b 1789 in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, IRELAND, millwright, d 1869, bur C of E Leeds, settled Leeds Tp, m at St Andrews Presbyterian, Quebec City in March 1823 to MARY JANE or MARY ANN ARTHUR b 1802 IRELAND. Children :
- Sarah Jane born 1824 in Beauport, Quebec, father Hugh
listed as carpenter. She married David Suitor. Children :
- Margaret Jane Suitor b 1846
- Ann Jane Suitor b 1849
- Margaret born 1827 in St Nicholas, Quebec
- Alexander 1829-1843. Born Leeds Tp., Megantic County
- Mary Ann b 1832, m James Penny b 1831. Children :
- John D. Peney b 1856
- Joseph Peney b 1858
- William Peney b 1860
- John b 1834. Married Mary Jane Cummings or Canning b
1839 at Leeds, d 1919 at Okotoks. Alberta. Moved his
family, including 9 children to Okotoks, Alberta c 1905 or
so. Children:
- John James b 1859 m 1885 at C of E Leeds to
Charlotte Beattie. Children :
- Victoria Alice b 1886
- Hugh Alexander b 1889
- Charlotte Alberta b 1892
- Alexander b 1862, d 1937 at Okotoks, m 1885 at
Leeds to Jemima Bailey Beattie. Child :
- John James b 1885.
- Susan b 1864, m 1st to John Cummings, m 2nd James Hueston. Lived Vancouver
- Hugh b 1866, d 1931 Okotoks, m in 1893 at Leeds Presb to Eliza Annie Lowery b 1873 at leeds
- William Henry b 1869, d 1961 at Okotoks, m Martha Lowrey
- Robert George b 1871, d 1949 in Vancouver, m in 1893 at Inverness Presb to Ellen Georgina Pryce Suitor MacKillican b 1879 in Nelson Tp.
- Joseph b 1874, d 1893 at Leeds
- Isabelle Annie b 1877, d 1960 at Vancouver, m c 1894 to William Lowrey
- Gilbert Patterson b 1880, d 1948 in Okotoks, m 1913 at Calgary to Susanne Greene b 1885 in England.
- John James b 1859 m 1885 at C of E Leeds to
Charlotte Beattie. Children :
- Joseph b 1836 salesman in Leeds Tp in 1861. Died
Maymont, Sask. Married in 1863 to Mary Reid b 1831 in
Perth, Scotland, d Leeds Tp, dau of John Reid and Janet
Gould.. His sons moved to Maymont, Sask. Children :
- William b 1864, m Jennie Mann
- Joseph Edmond b 1866, nm
- Jessie Janet b 1868, nm, was a photographer in Leeds.
- James Reid b 1870, barber, m in 1895 to Catherien
Annie Georgina Cox. Children :
- Stella May b 1895
- Mary Reid b 1902
- Matilda b 1840 Contact info available.
PATTERSONS OF NELSON TP AND INVERNESS TP
PATTERSON ANDREW b 1777, d 1850, bur C of E Leeds, settled Nelson Tp at Lysander Falls, which was on the border with the 11th Range of Inverness, where the following other Patterson's lived. They would appear .to be the children of Andrew Patterson, numbered 1 to 6 as follows :
- Son came from Ireland directly to Upper Canada (Ontario)
- PATTERSON, MARGARET (PEGGY) b c 1809, m WILLIAM McFARLANE and settled in Quebec City.
- PATTERSON, female, b c 1807 m STUART RAY. Lived Roxbury, Mass.
- PATTERSON, female b c 1810, married a Walker and settled in Kinnear's Mills, Leeds Township.
- PATTERSON WILLIAM b 1805. Came over from IRELAND, Co
Tyrone, Epis, d 1877, settled Inverness Tsp, m
1st to JANE BERNIE and 2nd in 1839 to JANE
DOUGHERTY, b 1823 in Ireland, Epis, d 1899, St Stephens,
Rectory Hill, Inverness Tp. This is likely the William
Patterson who appears in the 1831 census for
14th Rane Nelson Tp, lot 9, came after 1825, 4
in household, C of E. William and Jane had 1 child, William
James born before 1831. The 4th person in the
household may have been father Andrew. Children :
- William James b c 1827/1828 in Ireland, (by Jane
Bernie), d 1881 in Inverness, m 1st
in 1848 to Sarah Watts, b 1825 in England, d 1872, and m 2nd in 1873 to Sarah Walker b 1849, d 1912.. Lived Nelson Tp. Children :
- Thomas b 1849, m in 1875 to Ellen Ann McNey,
1848-1928, dau of James McNey and Bridget Quinn.
Children :
- James Spencer b 1876, d 1902, m Barbara Alice Robinson
- Henry Ward 1878-1935
- Elizabeth May b 1883
- Rosella 1885-1898
- Clara Maud b 1887
- Ernest Wilbert 1889-1980
- Guy Warren 1891-1905
- Jane b 1849
- William b 1852
- Dinah b 1854
- Sarah Ann b 1856
- William James b 1858, d 1863
- Alice Maria b 1869
- Elizabeth b 1863 at Leeds, d 1947 at Mount
Vernon, Ohio, m 1891 at Barre, Vt. to William McGee
b 29 Jan 1847 at Saint John, New Brunswick,
quarryman at Barre Town. He was the son of John
McGee and Catherine McCutcheon of Inverness.
Children :
- William McGee
- Alice Naomi McGee
- Ruth McGee
- Harold James McGee
- John b 1867, drowned at Lysander Falls in 1896. Remains never found.
- Theresa b 1871, d 1891 at Barre town, Vt. of typhoid fever, nm.
- Margaret b 1875, (first child of Sarah Walker), m Willis Mahoney.
- Mary Ann b 1878, d 1891
- Sarah Florence b 1881, m William Walker
- Thomas b 1849, m in 1875 to Ellen Ann McNey,
1848-1928, dau of James McNey and Bridget Quinn.
Children :
- Edward b 1835, (by Jane Bernie) m Martha Glass b
1834, d 1895, St Stephens, Rectory Hill, Inverness Tsp.
Edward m 2nd in 1898 at the C of E Inverness
to Maria Rooney, her 2nd marriage. Children
:
- Emily b 1855
- Thomas b 1857
- Caroline b 1859
- Margaret b 1861
- Clara Jane b 1863
- Robert b 1865
- Susan Louisa b 1867, m Henry T. Wilton. Lived Inverness
- Edmund b 1869
- John James b 1874, d 1901, bur Rectory Hill
- Eveline May b 1899 (by Maria Rooney)
- Mary b 1832 (by Jane Bernie), d 1906, bur Inverness Presb, m William Walker
- Eliza b 1834 (by Jane Bernie)
- Joseph b 26 March 1836. (By Jane Bernie) He was 'shanghaied' into the US Civil War, and a brother went looking for him. Moved to Hoosick Falls, NY.
- Eliza b 1840 Inverness (by Jane Dougherty), m a Groggan. To St Albans, Vt.
- Robert b 1842 (by Jane Dougherty) m Elizabeth McNey
b 1841. To Lymrock, Conn. Children :
- William James b 1867 at St Johnsbury, Vt., m
Margaret Annie Miles, bur St Stephens, C of E,
Rectory Hill. Children :
- Clarence 1894-1926, bur Memorial Park, Montreal, m Mary Simpson of Ormstown, Que
- Della Edna b 1897
- Vera Louisa b 1899
- Norman James b 1902
- Ellen (Helen) Jane b 1868 in NY, baptized C of E, Inverness Tp.
- Albert b 1872
- Mary Rosina b 1877
- William James b 1867 at St Johnsbury, Vt., m
Margaret Annie Miles, bur St Stephens, C of E,
Rectory Hill. Children :
- Charles b 1845, d 17 March 1905 at St Johnsbury,
Vt., m 1867 to 'Kate' Mary Flanagan of St Johnsbury,
Vt.. Child :
- Mary Jane Patterson b 1869 at St Johnsury, Vt.
- Alex b 1846
- Samuel b 1848. To Conn.
- Martha b 1850, d 1898 m Charles Frederick Pike
- Herbert b 1855, m Annie Kingsborough b 1861, d
1938, dau of John Kingsborough and Margaret Moore.
Lived Inverness, then Arrowhead, Alberta, buried
Gleichen, Alberta.. Children :
- Margaret Eliza b 8 Oct 1880, married George
William Hunter of Inverness b 22 Feb 1879, d 3 June
1959 at Gleichen, Alta. Child :
- Ivy Carmen b 1915 m 1 Feb 1938 at Gleichen m Tommy Fraser. Lived Gleichen, Alta, then Standard, Alberta.
- Rupert b 1899 at Inverness
- Lindsay Charles 1901-1902, died Inverness
- Ann Agnes b 1912 m Bus Roueche. Who retired from the RCAF in 1965. Lived Trails End, Bowen Island, B.C.
- Della Lorranine b 1919, m 1946 to Wallace W. Parrott. No children. Lives Atascadero, California.
- Cora May b 1883, d 1892
- Ernest John b 1882, d Calgary, nm, was an Orangeman
- Herbert Roland b 1897, died Vancouver, nm, was an Orangeman
- Eugene Howard b 1895. He served in WW I, was an Orangeman
- Margaret Eliza b 8 Oct 1880, married George
William Hunter of Inverness b 22 Feb 1879, d 3 June
1959 at Gleichen, Alta. Child :
- Matthew b 1855, d 1926 at Lime Rock, Conn., m 1888 at C of E, Inverness to Margaret McNey. To Lymrock, Conn.
- Margaret b 1858, m a Little. Living in North Hatley, Que. in 1905.
- Andrew David . b 1861, d 1943, bur St Stephens,
Inverness, m Jemima C. Neill b 1855. Children :
- Alger Leon Patterson b 29 Dec 1891, d 26 June 1976 at Richmond, Que, m 18 June 1919 to Edna Katherine Davidson b 21 March 1897 at Millfield, Inverness Tp., d 24 June 1983, both buried Rectory Hill. See the Davidsons publication by Gwen Barry. Children :
- Harold Andrew Patterson 1894-1897, m Irene
Oliver. Children :
- Wayne Patterson m Valerie. Children :
- Michael and Timothy and Matthew
- Jennifer Patterson
- Cindy Patterson m Peter Van Leeuwen. Children : Nathan and Andrew
- Gerald Patterson m Viola Nugent. Child : Kevin.
- Wayne Patterson m Valerie. Children :
- Mildred Irene 1887-1925, m William Melrose Cruickshank or William Charles Moore or both.
- Stanley Neill Patterson b 1897
- William James b c 1827/1828 in Ireland, (by Jane
Bernie), d 1881 in Inverness, m 1st
- PATTERSON JOSEPH S. b c 1808, came over from County
Tyrone, Ireland, but may have been born in Scotland, Epis,
d 1892, settled Inverness Tp, m in 1834 at Leeds C of E to
ELIZABETH HUGHES, b 1815 at Chatham Barracks, Kent,
England, daughter of John Hughes. Elizabeth d 1905, St
Stephens, Rectory Hill, Inverness Tsp. Joseph was a brother
of William Patterson. Children :
- William b 1837 in Ireland, m Margaret McNey.
Children :
- Maria b 1867 at Inverness, m in 1892 at Lemos, Mass to Lemuel Horton Mapplebeck. They later moved to Margaretsville, Nova Scotia, where both are buried in the United Church Cemetery.
- Frederick James Patterson b 1868, m Ethel M. Bellam, d Compton, Que, m 2nd to ?, and m 3rd to Sarah Brown in 1910.
- Eliza Jane b 1873, d 1939, buried Coaticook, Quebec, m Francis Bishop b 1870, d 1947.
- Myrtle Idella, b 1881, d 1965, buried Perth, Ont, m Charles Presby.
- Ellen b 1871
- Rachael b 1876, d 1951, m William Bailey b 1864, d 1944.
- Harvey b 1879, bur Westlock, Alberta
- Mabel Rose b 1883 m Allan Begley.
- Reuben William b 1885, d 1944 at Irma, Alberta, m Elizabeth Lucinda McCauley.
- James b 1839 in LC, d 1860, buried Rectory Hill. Never married.
- Matilda b 1841, m John Gallagher of Inverness. They lived in Hoosick Falls, NY.Child : Frank b 1866 at St Johnsbury, Vt.
- Elizabeth b 1843, d 1935, m her 2nd
cousin, Thomas Watts 1833-1908. They died in Inverness,
buried Recotory Hill. Children :
- Caroline Elizabeth b 1866, m Samuel Longmoore.
- Theresa Jane b 1867, m Osgood Horton. Lived Lynn, Mass.
- Harriet b 1869, m John B. Smyth.
- Dinah Louisa b 1872, m William H. Smythe
- Frederick William Watts b 1875, d 1946 in Wainwright, Alberta, m Laura Bain.
- Thomas Andrew Watts, b 1878, m Catherien Anola Sturgeon.
- Beatrice Matilda Watts b 1880, m John Pow of Lynn, Mass.
- George Allan Watts b 1883, d 1975, bur Pointe Claire, Que, m his 2nd cousin, Elizabeth May Patterson, dau of Thomas Patterson and Ellen Ann McNey.
- Maria Louise b 1845, d 1925 in Milboro, South
Dakota, m in 1874 at Chelsea, Mass. to Nelson Narcisse
Lahaye b 1842 in Somerset Tp, Megantic County, son of
Pierre and Josette Lahay (Lahaie), d 1926 at Carlock,
S.D.. Children :
- Daniel C. b Boston, Mass., m Zura Bubel b 1881 in Simpson, Nebraska.
- Ira Patterson LaHaye b 1879 at Bradford, Penn., d 1949 in Nebraska, m Clara Sanderson
- Peter LaHaye. Lived Wolf Creek, Montana
- Nelson LaHaye Jr, m Ada Sherman
- Margaret Eliza La Haye b 5 May 1887 at Lutes, Nebraska, d 1956 at Ainsworth, Nebraska, m Milton M. Wood
- Rachel Theresa LaHaye b 1889 in Lutes, Nebraska, m Elza Fast.
- Margaret b 1847, m Thomas Gallagher. They may have moved to NY
- Joseph C. b 1849, d 1940 at Rectory Hill, Inverness
Tp., m in 1877 to Margaret Gallagher. Children :
- Gertrude 1879-1966 m Robert Leith
- Addie Isabella b 1880 m Charles Ham. To Bruce, Alberta.
- Rufus Hughes b 1881 m Elizabeth Pearl Rachael Flemming
- Caroline Matilda 1883-1968, m Irwin Campbell Haskett
- Luella Louisa 1886-1975 m1st in 1912 to John Porter, son of William Porter, and m 2nd in 1930 to William Craig.
- Florence 1892-1981, died Quebec City, m Curtis Richard Bennett
- Andrew b 1851, d 1937 in Nelson Tp., Megantic
County, m Alice Maria Rickaby, dau of Robert Rickaby of
Lysander Falls, Nelson Tp., Megantic Co. When Andrew
died in 1937, he was the last surviving Fenian Raid
Veteran of 1867-1870 in the County of Megantic.
Children :
- Hamilton Venoveus b 1876, d 1970 at
Plessisville, Que, mail driver, m in 1901 to
Elizabeth Church, dau of Robert Church. They lived
in Inverness Tp, then Nelson Tp. Children :
- Arthur Hamilton, d 1901, m Elizabeth Nutbrown
- Earl Gilbert b 1903 m Lucy Deslisle.
- Robert Gordon b 1905, d 2002, m Elizabeth Bullard.
- Warren Herbert Patterson b 1906 m Hattie Baker
- Clifford Church Patterson, 1908-1990, nm
- Florence May Alice Patterson, b 1909, nm
- Wilbert Harold Patterson b 1910, m Jessie Bullard
- Ethel Cora Patterson b 1912, m Gordon Longmoore
- Pearl Laura Patterson, b 1914, nm.
- Ella May Patterson b 1916, m Stanley Kerr
- Beulla Blanche Patterson b 1918
- Stella Ladorna Patterson b 1919
- Norman Alfred Andrew Wilfred Patterson b 1923
- Ethel Victoria b 1882 m John A. Elliott of St Johnsbury, Vt
- Rachel Roberta Laura b 1888 m Gerald Bigelow of Glenn Falls, NY.
- Clyde Wilfred Andrew b 1885 to Hornpane, (North Bay) Ont.
- Robert Rickaby b 1894 to Cochrane, (Englehart) Ont
- Arthur Edwin b 1880, d 1902
- Blanche Patterson m Herman Rothney
- Dorna Stella Patterson m Jack Thomas
- Norman Patterson m Helen Foers
- Hamilton Venoveus b 1876, d 1970 at
Plessisville, Que, mail driver, m in 1901 to
Elizabeth Church, dau of Robert Church. They lived
in Inverness Tp, then Nelson Tp. Children :
- Rachael b 1853 m Reuben C. Hawes of Winchester, Mass..
- Hannah Sophia b 1855, nm
- Teresa b 1857 m George Dupuis. No children..
- Mary Jane b 20 July 1835, d 1877, m Robert
Sturgeon. Lived Rectory Hill, Inverness Tp. No
children.
Living in the same household in 1861 census was a William Patterson b 1838 in Ireland, Epis, but not of the same family. Probably the child of one of Joseph's brothers.
- William b 1837 in Ireland, m Margaret McNey.
Children :
PATTERSONS OF INVERNESS and NELSON TP - FIT UNKNOWN
PATTERSON THOMAS m MARGARET. Lived Nelson Tp. (Thomas was a brother to James Patterson who married Sarah Dilworth.) Perhaps this should be 5.1. And the current 5.1 becomes 5.2.? Child : Sarah Jane b 1848.
PATTERSON JAMES m SARAH ANN DILWORTH or DILLARD 1825-1872. Lived Nelson Tp. This looks suspiciously like 5.1. of the Inverenss-Nelson Tp Pattersons, with Sarah Watts really being Sarah Watts Dilworth? Children :
- William b 1846
- George b 1845
- Andrew b 1848
- James b 1850
PATTERSON ANTHONY m HARRIET WILTON. Lived Inverness Tp. He could be another child of Andrew Patterson b 1777 of Nelson Tp. Child :
- John b 1845.
PATTERSON ANN 1817-1890, died Sawyerville, Que, bur C of E Leeds, m ROBERT LONGMORE of Nelson Tsp. This is probably another child of Andrew Patterson b 1777, of Nelson Tp.
PATTERSON NANCY 1825-1876 m JAMES STURGEON. Lived Nelson Tp
OTHER PATTERSONS OF MEGANTIC COUNTY - FIT UNKNOWN
PATTERSON LILLIAN JANE 1855-1940
PATTERSON MAGGIE of Megantic Co, m in 1879 at Compton, Que WM to SAMUEL LITTLE. See the Little-Ralston publication by Gwen Barry.
PATTERSON ANDREW W m JANE. Lived Thetford Mines. Child :- Leonard Thomas b 1886
PATTERSON NOTE : The connection to the above Pattersons, if any, is not known however there were 2 Patterson children in the Protestant Female Orphan Asylum in Quebec City, admitted in 1837 as follows :
- Elizabeth Patterson b 1824
- Matilda Patterson b 1826 Contact info available for Patterson.
PATTON
See also: PATTEN
PATTEN
See also: PATTON
PATTON ROBERT b 1802 in SCOTLAND, Glasgow, settled Leeds Tp, d 1843 in Leeds, joiner.
PATTON JOHN m AGNES. Lived St Croix, Que. Child : Sarah b 1836, bapt Leeds C of E.
PATTEN JAMES m CATHERINE SWEENEY. Child :
- Mary J b 1851 at St Sylvestre, m in 1880 at Bloomfield, Vt to John O'Mara, millman, b 1852 at St Bridget, Que, son of John O'Mara and Ann Vallee.
PAUL WILLIAM, RC, m SARAH BERRYMAN. Lived Leeds Tp. Child : Margaret b 1844
PAUL MARGARET, RC, m MATTHEW WHELAN. Child Johanna b 1841.
PAYNE ALEXANDER m LYDIA WEBB b 1788, d 1878
PAYNE THOMAS of St Gilles, m in 1852 at St Sylvestre C of E to MARY JANE HASLETT of St Gilles.
PEACHY JOHN granted 1200 acres, 2nd Range of Ireland Tp, Lots 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 11, in the 1802-1809 period.
PEARCE JOHN 1831 census : 6 in house, Craigs Rd, Lot 15, Ireland Tp, Methodist, came after 1825.
PEARSON ELIZABETH 1873-1916, m GEORGE MACHELL. Lived St Patrick.
PEEL JOHN granted 200 acres, 7th Range of Ireland Tp, lot 7, in 1831, and 200 acres on the 11th Range, Lot 7 in 1832.
PELLIER(or PELTIER?) PATTERSON THOMAS m MARY CRAIG. Child Thomas b 1834.
PEMBERTON GEORGE granted 200 acres of Leeds Tp in 1834.
PENDRIGH or PENDURTH JOHN, b SCOTLAND in 1797 or 1802, settled Inverness Tp, carpenter, d 1869, m ANN WATTS. In 1861 census, John Sr is listed as a labourer in the home of Ayton Kinnear, 3rd Range of Leeds SE 1/2 of Lot 7. John Pendrich Jr was living in the home of James Grady and Mary Kinnear as per 1861 census. Child :
- John b 1842, d 1916, m in 1870 to Agnes McHarg, d 1875,
dau of Joseph McHarg and Margaret Hunter. Lived Thetford
Tp. Children :
- Joseph M b 1871 at Leeds, Railroad man, m 1901 at Guildhall, Vt to Ethel Whitcomb b Guildhall, Vt.
- James b 1873
- Agnes McHarg 1875-1878
PENHALE JOHN JENKINS 1865-1926. Funeral Service at St Peters C of E, Black Lake, bur Elmwood Cem, Sherbrooke, mining engineer, m ALICE SOMERS 1866-1960. Lived Coleraine Tp. Child :- Matthew Howard Somers b 1895 at Coleraine
PENHALE LILLY EUGENE m 1892 at C of E Ireland Tp to HENRY CHARLES WHIRTNER, clerk.
PENNINGTON DAVID HENRY, merchant of St Julie, Somerset Tp, m 2nd in 1900 to MARY STEWART of Inverness. Witnesses Fred Pennington and Helen Stewart. Children :
- Lawrence Stewart b 1901
- Marjory Jessie b 1903
PENNY
See also: PENEY
PENEY
See also: PENNY
PENEY JAMES b 1822 LC, Epis, m MARY ANN PATTERSON b 1823 LC. Children :
- John Darling b 1856
- Joseph b 1859
- William b 1861
- Matilda Ann b 1866
PENNY MARY E b 1882 Leeds, m JOHN WILLIAMS b 1871 at Lachute, Que. Child :
- male Williams b 1902 at Northhumberland, NH
PENEY MORICE b 1833 in LC, RC, m ELIZABETH b 1836. Lived in Thetford Tsp in 1861. Children : John b 1859 and Mary b 1860. Also living in the same house in 1861 was Mary Penney b 1796 in IRELAND, RC.
PENNY JOHN, RC m MARY BARRY. Child :
- John b 1820 in IRELAND, RC, m in 1841 at St Sylvestre
RC to MARY GALLAGHER b 1830 in IRELAND. They moved to the
1st Range of Thetford in 1845. Children:
- Mary b 1843 in LC
- Patrick b 1844
- Catherine b 1848 m in 1860 to Joseph Coppo
- Margaret b 1850
- John b 1852
- Isabella b 1853
- Elias b 1858
- Michael b 1860, twin
- Morice b 1860, twin
- Thomas b 1861
- Morice m in 1858 to Elizabeth Dooley
- Mary m Mark Smith. Child : Anthony b 1841
PENTLAND R. C. b 1826, CE, Quebec City lawyer, living single in Ireland Tp in 1861.
PENTLAND WILLIAM granted 200 acres, 2nd Range of Ireland Tp, Lot 2 in 1828.
PENTRY WILLIAM b 1812 SCOTLAND, C of E, m in 1855 to ELLEN b 1814, Scotland, CE. Lived Inverness Tp. Children : John b 1857 LC, and William b 1861
PENTS JAMES granted 800 acres in Ireland Tp, 11th Range, Lot 11, and 12th Range Lots 10, 11, and 12, in 1828.
PERCIVAL, STANLEY. Stanley was a British Home Child, sent to Inverness, Quebec. He married MALVINA MACHELL, b 16 Oct 1900, dau of John Mitchell (Machell) and Celina Leadbeater of Inverness.
PERRY - Some of these may be PERCY/PIERCY. Handwriting in census etc was sometimes difficult to distinguish.
Obituary notice:
'Robert Graham Sr., died 8 Apr. 1900, 11th Range of Inverness. He arrived in Canada 15 June 1831, age 13, with stepfather James McGill, mother and 3 sisters. James McGill was a commuted pensionnr, who received a grant for lot 18, 11th range of Inverness. Already on the same range when they arrived were the families of Mimnaugh, Wilton, Hackett, Currie, Plummer and Percy . In 1831, their nearest mill was at Goff's on the Craig Road, or Keoughs mill in Ireland Township. They got their flour at McElroy's store in St-Sylvestre. Many expended all and left before the first crop. The first schoolhouse on the 11th range was on lot 20. The teacher was Dr. James Currie. Robert Graham Sr. married Catherine Campbell, daughter of John Campbell . '
Source: Montreal Gazette: Megantic Edition , 4 Jan., 1900. The only copy in existence is held by Marie-Eve Adam, of the 10th Range of Inverness, who has sinced moved on, with or without the stash of newpapers, no forwarding address known by me.
PERRY SAMUEL Esq 1831 census : 4 in house, C of E, settled Leeds Tp in 1829. Granted 100 acres in 1831, 1/2 of lot 11, 15th Range of Leeds.
PERRY JAMES b 1808 IRELAND, Epis, d 1889. Lived in Leeds Tp in 1861. He m 2nd in 1861 at Leeds to MARY McCLEAN or McLEAN WOODWARD b circa 1816, d 1884. Mary had previously been married to William Woodward who died in 1860. By William she had 12 children. See Woodward for the details on her 12 children by Woodward. Child by James Perry and Mary Woodward :
- Samuel Perry b circa 1861, m in 1882 to Christiana
McIntosh b circa 1858, widow of Samuel Bewins. Child :
- Thomas James b 1882 at Leeds, bapt WM Inverness
PERRY JAMES m CATHERINE. Lived Leeds. Child :
- Thomas b 1852 Leeds, bapt WM Ireland Tp.
PERRY CHARLES (listed in 1861 census as "PARE", b 1785 ENGLAND, RC, m ANGELIQUE b 1807 LC, French, RC. Lived Halifax S Tp. Children :
- Pierre (Peter) b 1831 LC, French, RC m Marguerite b
1840 LC. Children :
- Marguerite b 1857
- Marie b 1859
- Marie (Mary) b 1839 LC, French, RC
PERRY MARY, RC, 1861-1919 m FRANK CRYAN.
PERRY WILLIAM of Leeds Tp, m in 1863 at Leeds Presb to ELIZABETH HANNA, d 1907, bur Leeds WM. Children :
- Elizabeth J 1869-1886, bur Riverside Kinnear's Mills
- Moses b 1870, d 1908, bur Kinnear's Mills Presb
- David James b 1878
- John b 1882
- Isaac b 1884, d 1914 at Leeds
- Daniel b 1888, bapt WM Inverness, d 1911
PERRY JOHN 1883-1974, bur Riverside Kinners Mills
PERRY JAMES m in 1867 to MARGARET HANNA. Lived Leeds Tp. Children :
- Thomas John b 1874
- Samuel James b 1870
PERRY ELIZA JANE 1832-1900 m LEWIS ROSS. Lived Leeds.
PERRY WILLIAM, widower, millwright of St Francis District, Que, m 2nd in 1842 at St Sylvestre C of E to ELIZA BOTTING
PERRY WILLIAM, storeman at Barre, Vt m ANN JANE WARK. Child :
- Clifford Gordon b 1895, bapt Leeds Presb Contact info available for Perry/Percy
PERRY - Some of these may be PERCY.
PERRY SAMUEL Esq 1831 census : 4 in house, CE, settled Leeds Tp in 1829. Granted 100 acres in 1831, 1/2 of lot 11, 15th Range of Leeds.
PERRY JAMES b 1808 IRELAND, Epis, d 1889. Lived in Leeds Tp in 1861. He m 2nd in 1861 at Leeds to MARY McCLEAN or McLEAN WOODWARD b circa 1816, d 1884. Mary had previously been married to William Woodward who died in 1860. By William she had 12 children. See Woodward for the details on her 12 children by Woodward. Child by James Perry and Mary Woodward :
- Samuel Perry b circa 1861, m in 1882 to Christiana
McIntosh b circa 1858, widow of Samuel Bewins. Child :
- Thomas James b 1882 at Leeds, bapt WM Inverness
PERRY JAMES m CATHERINE. Lived Leeds. Child :
- Thomas b 1852 Leeds, bapt WM Ireland Tp.
PERRY CHARLES (listed in 1861 census as "PARE", b 1785 ENGLAND, RC, m ANGELIQUE b 1807 LC, French, RC. Lived Halifax S Tp. Children :
- Pierre (Peter) b 1831 LC, French, RC m Marguerite b
1840 LC. Children :
- Marguerite b 1857
- Marie b 1859
- Marie (Mary) b 1839 LC, French, RC
PERRY MARY, RC, 1861-1919 m FRANK CRYAN.
PERRY WILLIAM of Leeds Tsp, m in 1863 at Leeds Presb to ELIZABETH HANNA, d 1907, bur Leeds WM. Children :
- Elizabeth J 1869-1886, bur Riverside Kinnears Mills
- Moses b 1870, d 1908, bur Kinnears Mills Presb
- David James b 1878
- John b 1882
- Isaac b 1884, d 1914 at Leeds
- Daniel b 1888, bapt WM Inverness, d 1911
PERRY JOHN 1883-1974, bur Riverside Kinners Mills
PERRY JAMES m in 1867 to MARGARET HANNA. Lived Leeds Tp. Children :
- Thomas John b 1874
- Samuel James b 1870
PERRY ELIZA JANE 1832-1900 m LEWIS ROSS. Lived Leeds.
PERRY WILLIAM, widower, millwright of St Francis District, Que, m 2nd in 1842 at St Sylvestre CE to ELIZA BOTTING
PERRY WILLIAM, storeman at Barre, Vt m ANN JANE WARK. Child :
- Clifford Gordon b 1895, bapt Leeds Presb Contact info available for Perry.
PETERS ALEXANDER of Broughton m in 1865 at Leeds C of E to MARY ANN TAYLOR of Broughton.
PETERY (Or PETREY) JAMES ALEXANDER m CATHERINE WOODS. Lived Leeds Tp. Child:
- William b 1812, d 1886, m Mary Margaret Shaw, d 1884.
Child :
- Margaret b 1860
PETRIE SOLOMAN m AMANDA DERUSHA. Lived Charleston, Vt in 1860s. Child :
- Charles b 1872, m Effie Aldrich b 1875, dau of Gad Aldrich and Mary Reynolds.
PETRY ANDREW 1856-1947 of Leeds Tp, m in 1884 at Leeds Presb to ANNIE GRADY MORRISON. Children :
- William b 1885
- James b 1887
- Arthur Whiteside b 1888
- Andrew John b 1893
- Mary Mildred b 1902
PHARO JOHN FRANKLIN 1858-1935, bur St Peters CE, Black Lake, Que, mine superintendant. Child :
- LEE COLLIN 1886-1947, m MYSTIE IDELLA WOOD, died age 82.
- ADA G 1878-1951
PHELPS JONAS, WM, blacksmith m NANCY b 1783 USA, WM, settled Ireland Tp. In 1831 census Mrs Phelps and 7 children (2 deaf) living in Ireland Tp, Presb, came before 1825. In 1861 census, Nancy is a widow living in Ireland Tp with her son James. Children :
- Sarah b 1813, bapt 1826 in Ireland Tp
- James b 1816 USA, living single in Ireland Tp in 1861 with his mother. James m in 1861 at Dudswell, Que WM to Miranda Rebecca Main. James granted 100 acres, 5th Range of Ireland Tp, 1/2 of lot 6 in 1831.
- William b 1818, bapt 1826 in Ireland Tp
- Charles b 1820, bapt 1826
- Mary Ann b 1822, bapt 1826
- Lucy Whitelock b 1824, bapt 1826
PHILLIPS WILLIAM 1831 census : 11 in house, C of E, settled Leeds Tp. Granted 200 acres, lot 13, 12th Range of Leeds Tp in 1835.
PIDGEON MORRIS or MANUS P b 1806 IRELAND, RC, m BRIDGET GARRITY b 1809 IRELAND, RC. They lived in Halifax S Tp in 1861. Children :
- Margaret m in 1854 to John Murphy
- Martha m in 1852 to Michael Billy
- Michael b 1832 IRELAND, RC, m in 1856 at St Ferdinand
RC to Julia Murphy b 1832 IRELAND, RC. Children :
- Marguerite b 1859 LC
- Patrick b 1860
- James b 1861
- Patrick b 1841 LC, m in 1864 at St Ferdinand RC to
Emily Kennedy. Child:
- Bridget Emily m in 1899 at St Pierre Baptiste RC to Alfred Jutras.
- Thomas b 1844, m in 1870 at Inverness RC to Frances Murphy
- John b 1846 m in 1875 at St Ferdinand RC to Eliza Powell. Child : Emma Matilda m in 1910 to Frank Keefe.
- Bridget b 1848
- James b 1850, m in 1874 at Inverness RC to Margaret Kennedy
- Mary Anne b 1852, m in 1869 at St Ferdinand de Halifax, RC, to Louis Douville Jr.
PIERCE ADA m CHARLES GALES. Lived Lawrence, Mass. Child :
- Maud Ada b 1884, bapt Megantic Co
PIERCY HENRY, RC, b 1761 in IRELAND, d 1843, bur Leeds RC, m HONORAH O'BRIEN. Came from Co. Tyrone. Children :
- Ann b 1786, d 1868 at Leeds
- Catherine
- John
- Francis
- Sarah b 1810, d 1843, bur Leeds, m Daniel McEnenly Walter and Peggy Doherty, Mahopac, NY have an extensive data base on Piercy. There are other contacts as well.
PIKE ? m MARTHA JANE PATTERSON b 1843, d 1898, St Stephens, Rectory Hill, Inverness Tp.
PINCHART EDGAR Sr lived in Broughton Tp in 1837, where he participated in meetings of the Broughton Constitutional Association during the Rebellion of 1837, as per National Archives of Canada, Series RG4 B37, Vol 2, 248 682 3.
PINEL JOSEPH, WM Minister m ELIZA DENON KILLAM. Lived Leeds. Child :
- Reta Mildred b 1892 at Leeds
PLANCHE JOHN PAUL b 1786 ENGLAND, FC, d 1889 aged 101 years, bur Leeds C of E, settled Leeds Tp, m CHARLOTTE GOODING b 1798 ENGLAND. 1831 census : 11 in house, 2RC, 8 Prot, settled 8th Range of Leeds. Children :
- Charles m in 1844 at Eaton, Que Congregational to Matilda R Hurd
- John Paul b 1832 England, d 1875, bur Parkhurst
Cemetery, St Sylvestre, m Jane McIntyre b 1833 LC. One of
their children was a Doctor in Farnham, Que. Children (One
of the children was a doctor in Farnham, Quebec.):
- Henry b 1854
- Harriet b 1855 m in 1876 at St Sylvestre Presb to Joseph Orr
- James b 1858
- Charlotte b 1860
- Evangeline b 1861, d 1885
- Edward John b 1865
- Joseph, lived East Angus
- Annie
- Edward b 1831
- Charlotte Ann b 1834, d 1897, m in 1860 at St Sylvestre Presb to George Palin of Leeds
- Emily b 1839
- Frederick Augustus b 1841, d 1907, bur St James Leeds,
m in 1876 at Leeds CE to Mary Frances Wilson b 1858, dau of
Charles Wilson and Frances Church. Children :
- Herbert Augustus b 1877
- Lillian May b 1880
- Charles Frederick 1883-1910
- Ellen Melinda b 1887
- William m in 1842 at Eaton Congregational to Jennet Heard (Hurd) Contact info available for Planche.
PLATT RICHARD granted 1 lot St Peters Range of St Sylvestre in 1833, and 1 lot on Craigs Rd E, St Sylvestre in 1820.
Contact info available for Platt.PLUGHMAN (PLOWMAN) WILLIAM, alias STEVENS, settled Inverness Tp, m in 1832 at Leeds C of E to MARGARET MANLY. Children : Jane b 1834, Alice b 1835, Henry b 1836.
Contact info available for Plughman.PLUMMER WILLIAM b 1794 in IRELAND, Co Wexford, moved from Ottawa, Ontario region in 1823 to Inverness Tp, 11th Range, Lot 5, household of 11 in 1831 census, William died in 1831, m ANN RICKABY. Children :
- John bapt 1825,
- William b 1827, bootmaker in Inverness, m Elizabeth
Charlotte Fraser, b 1833 LC, C of E, d 1914. Children :
- William Robert b 1853, d 1860
- Agnes Ann 1854-1860
- Daniel Alfred b 1856 m in 1883 to Julia Eliza
Annesley, dau of Francis Ainsley. Children :
- Francis b 1887 in Vt
- Rudolf Clayton b 1894 in Manchester, NH
- Idella Grace b 1897 in Manchester, NH
- Jemima b 1859, d 1940, m Thomas Sinclair Rockingham. Lived Leeds
- William b 1861 m in 1887 to Sarah McHarg, dau of James McHarg
- Katie b 1865
- Annie Caroline b 1866
- Elizabeth Charlotte b 1868
- Eva Roberta b 1873
- Henry Alexander b 1876 at Inverness, d 1944, bur
Monteith Cemetery, Monteith, Ont, m 1898 at
Northumberland, NH to Hannah E Leith b 1879 Inverness,
d 1945, dau of John Leith. Children :
- Ina Annie b 1901
- Forest Leith b 1899
- Wilbur Sheldon b 1905
- Grace Elizabeth b 1911
- Alvin Henry b 1913
- Clara Emily b 1878
- Robert Theophilus bapt 1831 m in 1855 at Hatley, Que Free Will Baptist to Maria Rickaby
- Elizabeth Charlotte b 1833, d 1914 St Stephens, Rectory Hill, Inverness Tp,
- Ralph, blacksmith, m Mary Froud. Lived Inverness.
Children :
- Edwin Rudolf b 1860
- Jessica Louisa b 1863
- William Ralph b 1865
- Ann d 1896, m Henry Cummings
- plus 3 other children, names unknown.
In a letter of Dec 28, 1911 to the Montreal Gazette , from ' subscriber ,' the following persons formerly of Megantic County, Quebec were listed as living in the Monteith area of Ontario in 1911: (I abstracted this at the Megantic County Historical Society)
P. Armstrong
William S. Clark
Matthew Devlin
William Dinsmore
Benny (Benjamin?) George
Peter Johnston
H. Johnston
R. A. Kelso, who opened the first store in Walker Tp., Ontario in 1911
John Kelso
Hamilton Lowry
W. T. Lowry
S. J. Lowry
William Plummer, who lived at the Experimental Farm
Henry Plummer, arrived in Dec 1911
Mr. And Mrs. Watts.
PLUMMER: Obituary notice:
'Robert Graham Sr., died 8 Apr. 1900, 11th Range of Inverness. He arrived in Canada 15 June 1831, age 13, with stepfather James McGill, mother and 3 sisters. James McGill was a commuted pensionnr, who received a grant for lot 18, 11th range of Inverness. Already on the same range when they arrived were the families of Mimnaugh, Wilton, Hackett, Currie, Percy, and Plummer . In 1831, their nearest mill was at Goff's on the Craig Road, or Keoughs mill in Ireland T ownship. They got their flour at McElroy's store in St-Sylvestre. Many expended all and left before the first crop. The first schoolhouse on the 11th range was on lot 20. The teacher was Dr. James Currie. Robert Graham Sr. married Catherine Campbell, daughter of John Campbell . '
Source: Montreal Gazette: Megantic Edition , 4 Jan., 1900. The only copy in existence is held by Marie-Eve Adam, of the 10th Range of Inverness, who has sinced moved on, with or without the stash of newpapers, no forwarding address known by me.
Contact info available for Plummer.PLUNKETT PETER m ANN McGEE. RC, Lived St Sylvestre. Granted 3 lots on St Johns Range W of St Sylvestre circa 1828, and 2 lots on Belfast Range of St Sylvestre in 1832. Peter was Secretary of St Sylvestre parish in 1845. Children :
- Ann m 1854 to John Judge of Leeds
- Eleanor b 1845 LC, living in home of John and Ann Judge in Leeds Tsp in 1861.
PLUNKETT CORNELIUS m ELIZABETH MULLAVEY. Moved from St Sylvestre to the USA. Child:
- Frederick, served in the US Army in WW I Contact info available for Plunkett.
POCOCK WILLIAM granted 1 lot on Craig's Rd W of St Sylvestre in 1820.
POCOCK STEPHEN b 1802 ENGLAND, C of E, settled St Gilles, Range Ste Marie W, m ISABELLA McCOY b SCOTLAND, the dau of Frederick McKay. Children :
- Frederick Pocock b 1831 LC, m in 1853 at St Sylvestre C
of E to Sarah Jane McKee b 1834. Children :
- Frederick b 1855
- William Stephen b 1856, m in 1881 to Louisa Mary Church, dau of William Church and Louisa Symes
- Jane b 1857
- Samuel b 1859
- Abraham b 1864
- George b 1862
- Elizabeth Pocock b 1832,
- Margaret Pocock bapt 1834,
- Stephen Pocock b 1844 in Vermont
- Ann b 1837 Pocock, d 1845,
- Isabella Pocock b 1839. Contact info is available for the above Pocock family.
POLAND ROBERT granted 100 acres of Ireland Tp in 1831.
POLLOCK JOHN, Ship's Captain of Maine, m in 1842 at St Sylvestre C of E to MARY DESHAUN or DESHON or DESHANNE of St Sylvestre, b 1819, d 1900 at Bethelem or Littleton, NH. Mary was the dau of a Deshaun and Diana King. Pollock was formerly of St Johns, Maine. Children of John and Mary Pollock :
- Isabella b 1859
- Mary b 1858 at Inverness, d 1899, m c 1883 possibly at
Lingwick, Quebec to John MacLean b 1847 at Gould, Que, d
1929 at Limerick, Sask. Both are buried in Lewis Cemetery,
Lingwick, Que, route 108. John was the son of Angus McLean
and Ann MacLeod, who married in 1841 at Bury Anglican
Church, Quebec. Children of Mary and John MacLean :
- dau b 1884 at Groton, Vt
- Keziah b 1888 at Weedon, Que
- Elizabeth b 1853 at St Sylvestre, d 1935 at Bethlehem, NH
- William b 1854 LC m Belle Ricker at Littleton, NH
- Obadiah b 1866 LC, d 1918 at Concord, Vt or NH, m Evelyn Elliot b 1884.
- George b 1861 LC, d 1935 at Bethlehem, NH.
Source for above : Cynthia Farquharson, May 22. 1996. Contact info available.
POLLOCK JOHN of Inverness Tsp m in 1867 at C of E Inverness to MARY MACHELL b 1831 or 1834 in Leeds Tsp, d 1904 at Inverness, bur St Stephens, Rectory Hill, Inverness Tsp, dau of Richard Machell. John and Mary Ann separated, and John moved to Maine. Thereafter, Mary Ann returned to her maiden name Machell, but used it as 'Mitchell'. Children :
- William Pollock b 1854
- Isabella Pollock b 1859
- John Pollock b 1868, went by the name Mitchell, d 19
Jan 1918 at Thetford Mines, m Sarah Goe Davidson 1872-1947,
dau of George Davidson and Hannah Robinson. For Davidson, see Publications by Gwen Barry. Children :
- Nellie Sophia 1891-1893
- Mabel Irene b 1893, d 1904
- baby 1894-1894
- Ethel Vivian b 1896, d 1983 m 1911 at Thetford Mines to John Wilson Henderson, son of William Henderson and Sarah Wilson. Lived Sutton, Vt. This Henderson does not appear to be related to the Hendersons of Gwen Barry's publication.
- Walter Edwin b 1898, d 1944 m in 1925 to Catherine Ida Webster, 1902-1980. Lived Lyndonville, Vt
- Hazel Alvina b 1900, d 1978, m in 1922 to Reginald Rickaby
- George Herbert b 1903, d 1956, to Mass, m Marie. Had 10 children. Lived Buzzard's Bay, Mass
- William Frederick b 1905 m Ruth Webster, d 1926, m 2nd to Phyllis Virginia Masure b 1916. Lived Sutton, Vt
- James Leonard b 1907, d 1944, m Dorothy Agnes Davis. Leonard killed in a logging accident. They had 9 children.
- Wilburt John 1909-1910
- Sarah Olivine 1911-1911
- Edith Annie Elizabeth b 1913 m Alton Reynolds. Lived Buzzard's Bay, Mass Contact info available.
POOL ISABELLA b 1797 IRELAND, widow in Leeds Tp in 1861 census.
POOLER EDWARD S. schoolteacher, m SUSAN SMITH of St Gilles. Children :
- Alexander b 1835
- Mary b 1839.
POOLER LAWRENCE b 1810 LC, French RC, m ROSEY b 1809 IRELAND, RC. They lived in Broughton Tsp.
POOLER JAMES m MARY GILLANDER. Lived Broughton. Child :
- John Lawrence b 1867, bapt C of E Leeds
The PORTER family came from England to the USA, then to Megantic Co in 1809:
PORTER GEORGE, settled Ireland Tp, dau Hilda, b 1816, d 1896.
PORTER JOHN m ELIZABETH b 1779, d 1844, bur WM Ireland Tp. Children :
- ELIZABETH, m in 1835
- RICHARD CHARLES b 1811, WM, d 1894, settled Ireland
Tsp, m JANE HALL b 1814 IRELAND, WM, d 1891. Children :
- Mary Ann bapt 1839
- John b 1840 LC m in 1867 to Eliza Jane Robinson.
Children :
- William James b 1870
- Thomas Robinson b 1872
- Henry George b 1876
- Pheobe Jane b 1842
- Elizabeth b 1844
- George Hall 1848-1891, m in 1873 at C of E Ireland
Tp to Julia Ann Hall 1852-1915, bur HT Ireland Tp.
Julia was the dau of Bailey Hall. They lived in
Compton, Que. Children :
- George Hall b 1874
- Cora Olive 1886-1894
- Pheobe Clare b 1890
- Gilbert Bailey b 1897, d 1919 at Cookshire, Que, m Helen Winnifred Woods 1878-1900.
- Julia Evangeline b 1896
- George Herbert b 1897
- Richard Raymond 1879-1880
- Elsie Jane b 1881
- Wendell Gordon b 1885
- Thomas Robinson b 1850, d 1921, m in 1876 at C of E
Ireland Tp to Sarah Jane Eliza Hall 1854-1927, both bur
HT Ireland Tp. Sarah Jane was the dau of Ira B Hall.
Lived Ireland Tp. Children :
- Bertha Jane 1877-1918, bur HT Ireland Tsp
- Edgar 1885-1902, bur HT Ireland Tsp
- Julia Eva 1879-1963, bur HT Ireland Tsp
- Bailey Charles b 1881
- Norman b 1887, m Beatrice Clara Annesley
- Thomas Raymond 1882-1933, died Verdun, Que
- Peobe Tirzah b 1884
- Pheobe Jane b 1852, d 1922 at St Johnsbury, Vt, bur HT Ireland Tsp
- Margaret Agnes b 1854, d 1855
- Henry Alexander b 1845, deaf mute, d 1922 at St
Johnsbury, Vt, bur HT Ireland Tsp, carpenter, m Alice
Forbes. Child :
- Henry Alexander b 1886 at South Farmington, Mass, bapt C of E Ireland Tp
PORTER JOHN b 1801 IRELAND, Epis, shoemaker, settled Inverness Tp, Lower Ireland, d 1890, m in 1836 to MARTHA JOHNSTON, b 1809, IRELAND, Co Tyrone, d 1880. They were living in Ireland Tp in 1861. Children :
- Thomas Henry b 1837 LC, d 1910, m in 1878 to Mary Moore
1855-1933, bur CCLI. Children:
- Agnes Ferguson 1885-1907, bur CCLI
- Abraham John 1880-1957, bur CCLI
- Francis Wright b 1881 m Caroline Gertrude Wallace
- Martha Laura b 1883
- Margaret Ann b 1888
- Margaret Ann b 1838
- Elizabeth b 1840, d 1895
- Samuel John b 1842, d 1916, m in 1876 to Mary Ann
Bennett 1855-1947, dau of Hiram Bennett. Children :
- John William b 1878
- Elizabeth Grace b 1880
- Samuel Edwards b 1883
- William James b 1845, d 1919, bur CCLI, m in 1880 to
Charlotte Jane Moore 1857-1947, bur CCLI. Children :
- Martha Johnston b 1881
- John 1883-1926
- William Ernest b 1885
- Thomas Frederick 1887-1909
- Agnes Maud b 1890
- Bessie May b 1892
- Rubia Olive b 1894
- baby 1897-1898
- Charlotte Winnifred b 1899
PORTER HENRY HOWARD settled Leeds Tp, m in 1833 at Leeds C of E to ELIZABETH BLACKBURN of Inverness Tp. Marriage witness was John Blackburn. Henry Howard granted 100 acres, 1/2 lot 8, 11th Range of Leeds in 1831. Children :
- Joseph b 1833
- Henry Howard b 1835.
PORTER THOMAS H. ROBINSON, b 1799 IRELAND, WM, d 1872, shoemaker, m TIRZAH MARY HALL b 1806 IRELAND, Epis, d 1884. They lived in Ireland Tp.
PORTER MARTHA 1813-1906, bur C of E Leeds m ROBERT EAGER
PORTER JANE 1814-1891, bur C of E Ireland Tp
PORTER JOSEPH 1831 census : 9 in house, Methodist, settled 7th Range of Leeds, after 1825. Granted the land in 1831.
PORTER male m AGNES FERGUSON, d 1907 at Leeds Tp.
PORTER WILLIAM JOHN b 1878, d 1949, m JESSIE FORBES 1896-1978, bur CCLI.
PORTER LEVI HODGKINSON of Wolfstown. Child :
- Adaline b 1855 at Wolfstown, bapt C of E Ireland Tp
PORTER EDWARD m ANN PALMER HALL. Lived Leeds Tp. Child :
- Minny Maud b 1876, bapt Leeds WM
PORTER, SAMUEL: Announcement:
' Clapham: Last week, one of Samuel Porter's cows gave birth to a Hereford calf with two perfect heads and necks. Mr. T. Woods has purchased the calf at a good round price for exhibition.'.
Source: Montreal Gazette: Megantic Edition , 12 April, 1900. The only copy in existence is held by Marie-Eve Adam, of the 10th Range of Inverness, who has since moved on, with or without the stash of newspapers, no forwarding address known by me.
Contact info available for Porter.POTTER HORACE b St Sylvestre, m ELIZABETH b St Sylvestre. Child Charles b 1879 at Stark, NH
POTTER LYDIA m in 1883 at Stark, NH to JOHN GILLANDER b 1852 LC. Child : female b 1887 at Stark, NH.
POTTS GEORGE, schoolmaster, to St Gilles, m ELLEN. Child Rebecca, b 1835, bapt C of E Leeds.
POULIN JAMES m MARY GILLANDERS. Children :
- Rosetta b 1869 at Carry Town, Maine, bapt C of E Leeds
- Mary Maria 'Maud' b 1870 at Carry Town, bapt C of E Leeds
POULIN LAWRENCE lived in Broughton in 1837, where he particiapted in meetings of the Broughton Constitutional Association in 1837, as per National Archives of Canada, Series RG4 B37, Vol 2, 248 682 3.
POUND GEORGE b 1828 in England, FC, d 1892, bur St Andrews Presbyterian, Inverness Tp, settled Inverness Tsp in 1832, m in 1846 at C of E Leeds Tp to JANET "JENNIE" WILSON LONGMORE b 1827 in Ireland, d 1907. Children :
- Margaret b 1849 LC
- Sarah b 1851
- Martha b 1852
- Janet b 1853
- Elizabeth b 1857
- Robert b 1857, d 1943, bur St Andrews Presb, Inverness
- William John 1868-1872
- Irvine 1863-1872
- John Crunchie 1866-1867
POUND WILLIAM HUNTER to Inverness Tp, m MARY. Child Mary b 1841.
POUND GEORGE b 1785 IRELAND, RC, m SARAH b 1791, d 1845, bur Holy Trinity Anglican, Maple Grove, Ireland Tp. In 1861 George was a widower living in Halifax S Tp with his children:
- William b 1824 LC, miller, m Catherine b 1834 LC.
Children :
- Mary Jane b 1856
- Eliza Ann b 1858
- James b 1859
- Thomas b 1861
- John b 1829 LC, nm in 1861
- James b 1835 m Sarah b 1832 Ireland. Children :
- Margaret b 1853
- Mary Anne b 1854
- Sarah b 1858
- Eliza b 1860
- Catherine b 1861
- Neil b 1836 m Mary b 1840 LC, RC
POUND JOHN settled Inverness Tsp, 9th Range, Lot 13, family of 5 in 1831
POUND male m EMMA LAYFIELD. Child : Alice b 1875 at Inverness.
Contact info available for Pound.POWELL GEORGE m MARY MARGARET MURRAY. RC.
POWELL WILLIAM b LC, m CATHERINE DEVANEY b LC.
POWELL WILLIAM m CATHERINE MURPHY. Both born IRELAND.
Contact info available for Powell.POWER ROBERT b 1835 in Ireland, CE, d 1869, m in 1859 at Inverness Presb to MARGARET WHALEN or PALMER b 1841 in Ireland, d 1910, St Stephens, Rectory Hill, Inverness Tp. Children:
- Mary Jane 1861-1875
- William Henry 1865-1875
- Sarah Margeurite 1867-1875
- Roberta Victoria b 1869
POWER JANE b 1831 in Ireland, single in 1861 in the home of Robert and Margaret Power. C of E. Probably a sister of Robert.
POWERS MICHAEL m ANN HOGAN. RC. Child : - Ellen b 1892 at St Agathe, d 1978.
POWERS MARGARET b c 1822 in Ireland, m SAMUEL GLASS b c 1812. Both buried Rectory Hill Cemetery, C of E, Inverness Tp.
Contact info available for Power/Powers.POZER GEORGE m ANN. George was the Seigneur of Aubert Gallion, St Georges de Beauce. Child : - Mary m a Thompson
POZER WILLIAM MILBOURN of St George de Beauce m in 1861 at St Sylvestre C of E to MARY GEORGIANNA POZER
POZER RICHARD WILLOUGHBY, mill owner, m in 1893 at C of E Ireland Tp to EDITH ANN PRIDEAUX
POZER GEORGE ALFRED of St Georges de Beauce m in 1893 at St Sylvestre C of E to EDITH HENRIETTA LILLIOT.
PRENDERGAST JAMES, b IRELAND, Kilkenny, m in 1829 at St Nicholas RC. Lived in St Sylvestre.
PRENDERGAST PATRICK granted 1 lot, St Andrews Range of St Sylvestre in 1829.
PRIEY JAMES, settled Leeds Tp, m a WOODWARD b 1819, d 1884.
PROCTOR JOHN came to Inverness Tsp circa 1830. Granted 100 acres of Inverness Tp on 26 Aug 1830.
PROCTOR JAMES m SARAH ANN SNOWBALL. Child :
- John m in 1874 at St Sylvestre C of E to Susan Hillis
PROUT JOHN b 1833 ENGLAND, blacksmith and miner in Leeds Tp in 1861, C of E, d 1881, m ANN HORRELL. Lived Harvey Hill, Leeds Tp. Children :
- Rev John William E 1867-1947, born at Harvey Hill, C of E Minister in Magdalene Islands, Que, bur St James C of E Leeds Tp, Megantic County.
- Flora Edith Clara b 1865 Contact info available for Prout.
PULLEN JAMES b 1819 in England, RC, teacher, m JANE b 1824 in Ireland, RC. Lived Inverness Tp. Child :
- Mary J b 1852 in England.
PURCELL CATHERINE granted 1200 acres of Halifax Tp, 6th Range, Lots 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, and 15, on 25 June 1805.
Contact info available for Purcell.PURDON male m MARIE LAFLEUR. Marie m 2nd to Dougal J McKenzie.
PURDY CHARLES THOMAS b 1829 in ENGLAND, d 1889 in Megantic Co, bur C of E Leeds Tp, was Captain of mercantile marine, Lake of South Shields, England.
PURDY THOMAS R. E. 1878-1937, bur St John the Divine, Thetford Mines m LAURA LOGAN. Child : Laura d 1920.