James Finlay1

b. 28 February 1855
Last Edited3 Apr 2005
FatherWilliam Finlay1 b. bt 1824 - 1827
MotherCatherine Fogarty1 b. 30 May 1831
Birth*28 February 1855Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism10 March 1855St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Michael Fogarty and Margaret Finlay.1 

Citations

  1. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p.52.

John Finlay1

b. 21 October 1832
Last Edited27 Feb 2005
FatherCharles Finlay1 b. c 1800
MotherSally Carton1 b. c 1802, d. Mar 1848
Birth*21 October 1832Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism5 November 1832St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette Catholic Church, Loretteville, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; The godparents were Michael Gough and Elizabeth Elder.1 

Citations

  1. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p.52.

John Finlay1

b. circa 1859
Last Edited8 May 2005
FatherWilliam Finlay1 b. bt 1824 - 1827
MotherCatherine Fogarty1 b. 30 May 1831
Birth*circa 1859Wisconsin, United States1 

Citations

  1. [S500] 1900 U.S. Census, online www.ancestry.com, Wisconsin, Ozaukee County, Saukville, p. 208.

Margaret Finlay1

b. 20 October 1839
Last Edited27 Feb 2005
FatherCharles Finlay1 b. c 1800
MotherSally Carton1 b. c 1802, d. Mar 1848
Birth*20 October 1839Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism4 November 1839Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; The godparents were James McDonald and Catherine Maillot.1 

Citations

  1. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p.52.

Mary Finlay1

b. circa 1750, d. 20 December 1850
Last Edited28 Feb 2005
Birth*circa 17501 
Death*20 December 1850Quebec, Canada; Aged 100 years.1 
Burial*22 December 1850St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Witnesses were James Lawlor and Michael Sheridan.1 

Citations

  1. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Deaths, 1850.

Mary Ann Finlay1

b. 25 June 1830
Last Edited5 Dec 2005
FatherCharles Finlay1 b. c 1800
MotherSally Carton1 b. c 1802, d. Mar 1848

Family

 Benjamin Lelievre b. c 1810, d. 17 Jan 1868
Marriage*19 October 1852Benjamin Lelievre; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Marriage record states that after ond bann of marriage, Benjamine Lelievre, Master Notary Public, of age, of the parish, and Mary Ann Finley, daughter of age of Charles Finlay and the late Ann Carton also of the parish, was married by Father P. G. Clarke in the presence of Charles Finlay, father of the bride, and William and James Finlay, brothers of the bride.
Note: Mary Ann's maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Carton, was buried on the same day as Mary Ann's wedding.2 
Children 1.Mary Ann Lelievre4 b. 13 Jul 1853
 2.Elizabeth Caroline Lelievre4 b. 28 Feb 1858
 3.Jean Benjamin Lelievre4 b. 1 Nov 1859
 4.Robert Edward Lelievre5 b. 4 Oct 1861
 5.Catherine Lelievre6 b. 29 Sep 1863
 6.James Walter Lelievre7 b. 24 Mar 1865
 7.Margaret Helena Lelievre8 b. 20 Feb 1867
Birth*25 June 1830Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism4 July 1830St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette Catholic Church, Loretteville, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; The godparents were John Brady and Bridget McCormack.1 
Married Name19 October 1852Lelievre2 
Marriage*19 October 1852Benjamin Lelievre; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Marriage record states that after ond bann of marriage, Benjamine Lelievre, Master Notary Public, of age, of the parish, and Mary Ann Finley, daughter of age of Charles Finlay and the late Ann Carton also of the parish, was married by Father P. G. Clarke in the presence of Charles Finlay, father of the bride, and William and James Finlay, brothers of the bride.
Note: Mary Ann's maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Carton, was buried on the same day as Mary Ann's wedding.2 
(Witness) Death17 January 1868Benjamin Lelievre; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...the body of Benjamin Lelievre, Notary Public, husband of Mary Finlay of this parish. Deceased on the 17th inst., at the age of about 58 years..."3 

Citations

  1. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p.52.
  2. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions.
  3. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Deaths, 1868.
  4. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p.80.
  5. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1861.
  6. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1863.
  7. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1865.
  8. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1867.

Mary Ann Finlay1

b. circa 1856
Last Edited8 May 2005
FatherWilliam Finlay1 b. bt 1824 - 1827
MotherCatherine Fogarty1 b. 30 May 1831
Birth*circa 1856Wisconsin, United States1 

Citations

  1. [S500] 1900 U.S. Census, online www.ancestry.com, Wisconsin, Ozaukee County, Saukville, p. 208.

Rosa Anna Finlay1

b. 18 May 1851
Last Edited19 Feb 2005
FatherCharles Finlay1 b. c 1800
MotherAnn Foy1 b. c 1806
Birth*18 May 1851Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism19 May 1851St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; The Godparents were Robert and Mary Hughes.1 

Citations

  1. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1851.

Sarah Finlay1

b. circa 1825
Last Edited5 Apr 2020
FatherCharles Finlay2 b. c 1800
MotherSally Carton2 b. c 1802, d. Mar 1848

Family

 William Donohoe b. 11 Feb 1824
Marriage*19 October 1847William Donohoe; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "In the year 1847, on the 19th of October, after the publication of three banns of marriage between William Donohoe, legitimate son ofJames Donohoe, proprietor, and Catherine Barrett, inhabitants of this parish on the one part; and Sally Finlay, legitimate daughter of age of Charles Finlay, proprieter, and the Sarah Carton, also inhabitants of Valcartier on the other part; made on three consecutive Sundays, without finding any impediment or opposition; I, the undersigned Cure, have this day received their mutual consent to the said marriage and have given them the nuptial benediction in the presence of James Donohoe, William Finlayl, who have undersigned.
Griffith, Cure de St. Gabriel de Valcartier"1,2 
Children 1.Mary Donohoe3 b. 22 Aug 1848, d. b 1851
 2.James Donohoe4 b. c 1850
 3.William Donohoe5 b. 4 May 1851
 4.John Donohoe6 b. 22 Aug 1853
 5.Charles Donohoe7 b. c 1856
 6.Sarah Ann Donohoe7 b. c 1858
 7.J. Thomas Donohoe7 b. c 1859
Birth*circa 1825 
Married Name19 October 1847Donohoe1 
Marriage*19 October 1847William Donohoe; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "In the year 1847, on the 19th of October, after the publication of three banns of marriage between William Donohoe, legitimate son ofJames Donohoe, proprietor, and Catherine Barrett, inhabitants of this parish on the one part; and Sally Finlay, legitimate daughter of age of Charles Finlay, proprieter, and the Sarah Carton, also inhabitants of Valcartier on the other part; made on three consecutive Sundays, without finding any impediment or opposition; I, the undersigned Cure, have this day received their mutual consent to the said marriage and have given them the nuptial benediction in the presence of James Donohoe, William Finlayl, who have undersigned.
Griffith, Cure de St. Gabriel de Valcartier"1,2 
(Witness) Deathbefore 1851Mary Donohoe; Not listed in 1851 or 1860 censuses. 

Citations

  1. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p. 43.
  2. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Marriages, 1847.
  3. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1848.
  4. [S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com, Baptisms, 1861.
  5. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1851.
  6. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions.
  7. [S500] 1900 U.S. Census, online www.ancestry.com, Wisconsin, Ozaukee County, Saukville, p. 208.

Susan Finlay1

b. 27 January 1853
Last Edited19 Mar 2005
FatherCharles Finlay1 b. c 1800
MotherAnn Foy1 b. c 1806
Birth*27 January 1853St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism8 February 1853St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; The godparents were Robert and Elizabeth Hughes.1 

Citations

  1. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions.

William Finlay1,2

b. between 1824 and 1827
Last Edited29 May 2005
FatherCharles Finlay2 b. c 1800
MotherSally Carton2 b. c 1802, d. Mar 1848

Family

 Catherine Fogarty b. 30 May 1831
Marriage*7 February 1853Catherine Fogarty; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada5 
Children 1.Elisa Finlay3 b. c 1854
 2.James Finlay5 b. 28 Feb 1855
 3.Mary Ann Finlay3 b. c 1856
 4.Catherine Finlay3 b. c 1857
 5.John Finlay3 b. c 1859
Birth*between 1824 and 1827Canada3,4 
Marriage*7 February 1853Catherine Fogarty; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada5 

Citations

  1. Stated to be brother of Mary Ann Finlay in her marriage record.
  2. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions.
  3. [S500] 1900 U.S. Census, online www.ancestry.com, Wisconsin, Ozaukee County, Saukville, p. 208.
  4. [S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com.
  5. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p.52.

Edward Finley1

b. circa 1803, d. 19 February 1870
Last Edited21 Feb 2006

Family

 Hannah O'Brien b. s 1810
Marriage*Hannah O'Brien1 
Marriage*Hannah O'Brien1 
Birth*circa 18031 
Death*19 February 1870Asylum, Lac Beauport, Jacques Cartier County, Quebec, Canada; "in his lifetime famer, of this parish deceased at the asylum of Beauport, husband of Hannah O'Brien..."1 
Burial*16 March 1871St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Witnesses were Francis Martin and Thomas Carroll.1 

Citations

  1. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Burials, Mar., 1871.

Catherine Finlin1,2

b. say 1825, d. between 1875 and 1881
Last Edited5 Apr 2011

Family

 James Conway b. c 1811, d. 1 Jul 1886
Marriage*say 1843James Conway; Ireland3 
Children 1.Johanna Conway+6 b. c 1845
 2.Bridget Conway+7 b. c 1847
 3.Edmond Conway3 b. c 1849
 4.Richard Conway2 b. c 1850, d. 17 Sep 1871
 5.Mary Conway4 b. c 1851, d. 30 Dec 1874
 6.Catherine Conway3 b. c 1854
Birth*say 18252 
Marriage*say 1843James Conway; Ireland3 
Married Namesay 1845Conway2 
(Witness) Death17 September 1871Richard Conway; Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Richard drowned accidentally in the Jacques Cartier River.2 
(Witness) Death30 December 1874Mary Conway; Quebec, Canada; Aged 24 years, daughter of James Conway and Cathy Finlan.4 
Death*between 1875 and 1881Catherine is listed as the mother of Mary in the 1875 burial record, James is widowed by the 1881 census. I have searched many church records and cannot find a burial listing for her.5 
Witness: James Conway

Citations

  1. Should this be Finlay?
  2. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Deaths, Sept. 1871.
  3. [S370] 1871 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Quebec, Portneuf, St. Catherine.
  4. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Burials, 1875.
  5. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Burials, 1886.
  6. [S370] 1871 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Quebec, Portneuf, St. Catherine, p. 40.
  7. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Marriages, 1887.

Ann Finn1

Last Edited28 Jan 2013

Family

 James Maher
Marriage*James Maher1 
Children 1.Helena Maher1 b. 30 Aug 1832
 2.Thomas Maher2 b. 18 Dec 1837
Name VariationAnn Feighan2 
Married NameMaher1 
Marriage*James Maher1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, 11 Sept. 1832.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 24 December 1837.

Catherine Finnegan1

b. circa 1821
Last Edited21 May 2005

Family

 William Cooper b. c 1815
Marriage*William Cooper 
Children 1.Thomas Cooper2 b. c 1845
 2.Mariah Cooper2 b. c 1847
 3.James Cooper2 b. c 1849
 4.John Cooper1 b. 11 Nov 1850
Birth*circa 1821Canada2 
Married NameCooper 
Marriage*William Cooper 

Citations

  1. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1850.
  2. [S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com.

Anna Maye Finney1

Last Edited8 Apr 2022

Family

 Thomas Alward Flanagan Sr. b. 1895
Marriage*Thomas Alward Flanagan Sr.1 
Children 1.Christopher John Flanagan+2
 2.Thomas Alward Flanagan Jr.+1 b. 30 Dec 1924, d. 25 Dec 2016
Marriage*Thomas Alward Flanagan Sr.1 
Married NameFlanagan1 

Citations

  1. [S435] E-mail Message. From Dan Flanagan, in January 2011.
  2. [S435] E-mail Message. From Dan Flanagan to Patricia Balkcom, 06 April 2022.

Lillian Rose Firman1

Last Edited1 May 2014

Family

 John Joseph McKinley b. 4 Jul 1879
Marriage*25 November 1906John Joseph McKinley; Berlin, Coos County, New Hampshire, United States; Marriage record states John Joseph, is 27 years old and daughter of David McKinley and Catherine Billing. Lillian Rose Firman is30yrs., and daughter of Edward Firman and Mary Jane Kilbride.1 
Married Name25 November 1906McKinley1 
Marriage*25 November 1906John Joseph McKinley; Berlin, Coos County, New Hampshire, United States; Marriage record states John Joseph, is 27 years old and daughter of David McKinley and Catherine Billing. Lillian Rose Firman is30yrs., and daughter of Edward Firman and Mary Jane Kilbride.1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
    Original data: "New Hampshire Marriage Records 1637–1947." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2011, FHL Film #2069575.

Edward Thomas Fisher1

b. circa 1924, d. 8 April 1978
Last Edited28 Mar 2018

Family

 Mary Kathleen Holton b. 23 May 1929, d. 9 Dec 2006
Marriage*24 June 1950Mary Kathleen Holton; St. Rita Catholic Church, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States; Marriage record indicates that Mary Kathleen Holton, female, white, born about 1929 in Detroit, Mich., daughter of Michael J. Holton and Mary Sarah Gurrie married Edward Thomas Fisher.1,2 
Birth*circa 19241 
Marriage*24 June 1950Mary Kathleen Holton; St. Rita Catholic Church, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States; Marriage record indicates that Mary Kathleen Holton, female, white, born about 1929 in Detroit, Mich., daughter of Michael J. Holton and Mary Sarah Gurrie married Edward Thomas Fisher.1,2 
Death*8 April 19782 Witness: Mary Kathleen Holton

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Michigan Marriage Records, 1867-1952. Listing of marriage for Mary Kathleen Holton and Edward Thomas Fisher, 24 June 1950, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
  2. [S1059] Desmond & Sons, 9 dec 2006, U.S. Obituary Collection, 1930-2015. Listing for Mary Fisher, birthdate 1929, death date 9 Dec., 2006. Newpaper from Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, USA.

Catharine Fitzgerald1

b. circa 1820, d. 30 April 1853
Last Edited1 Jan 2015
FatherMichael Fitzgerald2 b. c 1791, d. 29 Nov 1857
MotherMary Donovan2 b. c 1794, d. 23 Nov 1870

Family

 Denis Clear b. c 1804, d. 29 Jun 1887
Marriage*2 February 1841Denis Clear; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada4 
Children 1.Eleanor Clear+5 b. 24 Feb 1842, d. 6 Oct 1898
 2.John Clear6 b. 24 Jun 1843
 3.Patrick Clear+7 b. 1 Mar 1845
 4.Mary Clear8 b. 30 Apr 1847
 5.Micheal Clear9 b. 7 Apr 1849
 6.James Clear10 b. 9 Jan 1851
 7.Catherine Clear11 b. 29 Apr 1853
Birth*circa 1820County Limerick, Munster Province, Ireland3 
Married Name2 February 1841Clear4 
Marriage*2 February 1841Denis Clear; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada4 
Death*30 April 1853Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 33 years, wife of Denis Clear. (Died in childbirth).1 
Witness: Denis Clear
Burial*1 May 1853Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Cemetery, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Present were Peter Cullen and Joseph Maloney.1 

Citations

  1. [S509] Anne-Marie Gameau, Sainte-Catherine Baptisms and Burials, p.146.
  2. [S606] Will of Mary Donovan; Quebec Archives Online.
  3. [S435] E-mail Message. From Gerry Neville, 2010.
  4. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 02 February 1841.
  5. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1842.
  6. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1843.
  7. [S509] Anne-Marie Gameau, Sainte-Catherine Baptisms and Burials, p.26.
  8. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1847.
  9. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1849.
  10. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1851.
  11. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1853.

Ellen Fitzgerald1

b. circa 1807, d. 27 June 1868
Last Edited15 Dec 2005

Family

 Thomas King b. c 1797, d. 17 Nov 1852
Marriage*Thomas King1 
Children 1.Patrick King+5 b. 24 Feb 1831, d. 6 Mar 1904
 2.Mary King5 b. 12 Sep 1833
 3.Eleanor King5 b. 9 Nov 1836
 4.Bridget King6 b. c 1839
 5.Ellen King1 b. 1847, d. 15 Mar 1850
Birth*circa 1807Ireland2 
Married NameKing1 
Marriage*Thomas King1 
(Witness) Death15 March 1850Ellen King; Quebec, Canada1 
(Witness) Death17 November 1852Thomas King; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 55 yrs.3 
Death*27 June 1868St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...widow of the late Thomas King, farmer, of the said parish. Deceased on the 27th inst., aged about 64 years...."4 
Burial*29 June 1868St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Witnesses were James Martin and Denis Shanahan.4 

Citations

  1. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Deaths, 1850.
  2. [S71] "Canada, Census of 1861; Sub-census for St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec.
  3. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions.
  4. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Deaths, 1868.
  5. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p. 74.
  6. [S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com.

Honora Fitzgerald1

b. circa 1792
Last Edited18 Jan 2015

Family

 William Grant b. c 1787, d. 16 Feb 1851
Marriage*William Grant1 
Child 1.John Grant3 b. 28 May 1820
Birth*circa 1792County Kilkenny, Leinster Province, Ireland2 
Married NameGrant1 
Marriage*William Grant1 
(Witness) Will19 April 1850William Grant; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; 19th April 1850
Will of William Grant
Husband of Honora Fitzgerald

From Notary Records of Alex-Benjamin Sirois Duplessis
No. 3697
Transcribed from Quebec Archives Film #4M01-5752


On the nineteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty, before the undersigned Notary Public duly admitted and sworn in and for that part of the Province of Canada heretofore constituting the Province of Lower Canada residing in the City of Quebec and the witnesses hereinafter named personally came and appeared William Grant of the Parish of Ste. Catherine of Fossambault in the County of Portneuf and District of Quebec hereof, who being in apparently good health of body and a sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, blessed be the Almighty God for the same, hath declared unto us the said Notary and witnesses that considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time hereof, wished to make his last will and testament and accordingly he did make, declare and dictate the same word for word unto us the said Notary and witnesses in manner following:

1º The Testator doth recommend his soul to unto the hands of Almighty God, his Creator and Saviour, and his body he commits to the earth to be interred in a manner suitable to his condition at the time of his decease.

2º The said Testator doth will and direct that his just debts, funeral expenses and wrongs be fully paid and satisfied by his Executrix Testamentary as soon as possible after his decease.

3º The Testator doth give and bequeath unto Eleonora [Honora] Fitzgerald his wife the enjoyment usufruct of all his property moveable and immoveable of whatever description or value they may be at the time of his decease to be by her enjoyed during her life time.

4º The said Testator at the decease of the said Honora Fitzgerald, his said wife, doth give and bequeath the said property moveable and immoveable to his son John Grant of the said Parish of Ste. Catherine, Farmer, to be by him enjoyed in full property as his own instituting the said John Grant his sole and universal legatee.

5º The said Testator for the execution of his present last will and testament doth nominate and appoint the said Honora Fitzgerald his said wife, annulling and cancelling by these presents all former wills, testaments and codicils he may have made previous to the execution of his present last will and testament.

Thus done and dictated word for word by the said Testator unto Alexandre Benjamin Sirois, Notary, in the presence of Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay, Esquire of the Parish of St. Roch of Quebec, and Pierre Bouchard of the said Parish of Ste. Catherine, Joiner and Farmer, witnesses called for the execution of this said last will and testament. The same having been read in full twice over to the said Testator by the said Notary in the presence of the said witnesses, he the said testator declared that he had perfectly heard and understood the same and found it to contain his true will and intention, therefore persisted therein and the said Testator declared unto us the said Notary and witnesses that he does not know how to write or sign his name, the said Notary and witnesses have hereunto set and subscribed their names and signatures under the number three thousand six hundred and ninety seven in faith and testimony of the premises.

Two marginal notes approved are good. Twelve words erased are null.

Ant. Duschesnay, his signature;
Pierre Bouchard, his signature,
A.B. Sirois, N.P., his signature

______________

NOTE: In the original will, William Grant's wife is referred to as "Eleonora". I have used "Honora" because it is the name used in most church records.
____________________________________

Transcribed by Gerald Neville, 2011
Notes by Patricia Balkcom: William Grant died on 16 February 1851 and was buried in Ste. Catherine's Cemetery on 18 February 1851. It states he was about 63 years of age.
1 

Citations

  1. [S910] Will of William Grant; #M401-5752.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Census Place: Ste Catherine, Portneuf County, Canada East (Quebec); Schedule: A; Roll: C_1132; Page: 19; Line: 43.
  3. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Quebec City, Notre-Dame, 28 May 1820.

Honorah Fitzgerald1

Last Edited12 Nov 2015

Family

 William Grant b. c 1777, d. 16 Feb 1851
Marriage*William Grant1 
Child 1.Eleanor Grant+1 b. 8 Jan 1823, d. 9 Sep 1867
Marriage*William Grant1 
Married NameGrant1 
(Witness) Death16 February 1851William Grant; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "....interred in the cemetery of this parish, the body of William Grant, farmer of this parish, died the day before yesterday at the age of 73 years and spouse of Honora Fitzgerald of this parish..."2 

Citations

  1. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Parish of Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier. Marrige entry for Michael Carroll and Eleanor Grant, 04 May 1842, Ancestry Image #17 of 35.
  2. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Parish of Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier. Burial entry for William Grant, 18 February 1851, Ancestry Image #5 of 21.

James Fitzgerald1

b. 1 March 1860
Last Edited27 Apr 2005
FatherMichael Fitzgerald1
MotherAnn Bowles1 b. 13 Jun 1836, d. 23 Mar 1862
Birth*1 March 1860St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism4 March 1860St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; The godparents were John Landers and Catherine Conway.1 

Citations

  1. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1860.

James Joseph Fitzgerald1

b. 10 January 1889
Last Edited8 Sep 2007
FatherJohn Fitzgerald1 b. s 1857
MotherMary Cleary1
Birth*10 January 1889Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism12 January 1889St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "On the 12th day of January 1889, we the undersigned parish priest have baptized James Joseph, born on the l0th inst., son of the lawful marriage of John Fitzgerald, farmer of St. Catherine and Mary Cleary. The sponsors were Michael Farrell and Mary Landers, the godfather's mother, of the parish of St. Catherine who with the father signed. John Fitzgerald, Michael Farrel, Mary Landers.
H. McGratty, priest."1 

Citations

  1. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1889.

John Fitzgerald1

b. 24 April 1855
Last Edited3 Apr 2005
FatherMichael Fitzgerald1
MotherAnn Bowles1 b. 13 Jun 1836, d. 23 Mar 1862
Birth*24 April 1855Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism29 April 1855St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Terrence McLaughlin and Honora Bowles.1 

Citations

  1. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p.53.

John Fitzgerald1

b. say 1857
Last Edited13 Dec 2007

Family

 Mary Cleary
Marriage*before 1887Mary Cleary1 
Children 1.William Fitzgerald1 b. 8 May 1887
 2.James Joseph Fitzgerald2 b. 10 Jan 1889
 3.William Maurice Fitzgerald3 b. 20 Nov 1891
Birth*say 18571 
Marriage*before 1887Mary Cleary1 

Citations

  1. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1887.
  2. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1889.
  3. [S396] St. Gabriel's, Valcartier (published), Baptisms, 1891.

Julia Fitzgerald1

Last Edited6 Oct 2011

Family

 Denis Driscoll
Marriage*Denis Driscoll1 
Children 1.Catherine Driscoll1
 2.Denis Driscoll2
Marriage*Denis Driscoll1 
Married NameDriscoll1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1862.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1869.

Julie Fitzgerald1

Last Edited9 Apr 2015
FatherThomas Fitzgerald1 d. b 12 Sep 1832
MotherElizabeth (?)1

Family

 John Leahy
Marriage*12 September 1832John Leahy; St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette Catholic Church, Loretteville, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...John Lahy (sic), farmer, son of age of Michael Lahy, farmer, and of Mary Catin (sic) of Fossambault, to July (sic) Fitzgerald, daughter of age of the late Thomas Fitzgerald, carpenter, and of Elizbeth (?) of the County of Waterford, Ireland,...in the presence of Richard Sullivan, John McCarthy, Thomas Benoit..."1 
Birth*County Waterford, Munster Province, Ireland; This county is mentioned in her marriage record as to where her parents were living so I am assuming she was born there.1 
Married Name12 September 1832Leahy1 
Marriage*12 September 1832John Leahy; St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette Catholic Church, Loretteville, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...John Lahy (sic), farmer, son of age of Michael Lahy, farmer, and of Mary Catin (sic) of Fossambault, to July (sic) Fitzgerald, daughter of age of the late Thomas Fitzgerald, carpenter, and of Elizbeth (?) of the County of Waterford, Ireland,...in the presence of Richard Sullivan, John McCarthy, Thomas Benoit..."1 

Citations

  1. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, St. Ambroise-de-Le-Jeune-Lorette, Marriage Record for John Lahy and Julie Fitzgerald, 12 September 1832. Digital Image #22 at Ancestry.com.

Michael Fitzgerald1

Last Edited17 May 2011
FatherMichael Fitzgerald1 b. c 1791, d. 29 Nov 1857
MotherMary Donovan1 b. c 1794, d. 23 Nov 1870

Family 1

 Ann Bowles b. 13 Jun 1836, d. 23 Mar 1862
Marriage*14 February 1854Ann Bowles; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 
Children 1.John Fitzgerald1 b. 24 Apr 1855
 2.Michael Fitzgerald1 b. 23 Aug 1856
 3.William Fitzgerald4 b. 7 Oct 1858
 4.James Fitzgerald5 b. 1 Mar 1860

Family 2

 Bridget Kennedy
Marriage*7 May 1864Bridget Kennedy; St. Patrick Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Birth* 
Marriage*14 February 1854Ann Bowles; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 
(Witness) Will25 November 1857Michael Fitzgerald; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; 25th November 1857
Last Will of Michael Fitzgerald

Transcribed from the original
at the Quebec Archives
"Register of Holographic Wills, Testaments, and Codicils."



This last will and testament of Michael Fitzgerald in the name of God, Amen.

I bequeath my lot of land Number Fifty Nine in the Sixth Range of the Seigniory of Fossambault in the parish of Sainte Catherine to Mary Donovan, my beloved wife, together with all the buildings thereon erected and the hay that is in the same buildings.

I bequeath to my said wife two cows known as Bessy and Sally, two sheep and one double stove.

I bequeath to my son, Michael Fitzgerald the remainder of my moveable effects without reserve.

I bequeath unto my son Michael Fitzgerald the enjoyment of lot Number Sixty Four in the Seventh Range of the Seigniory of Fossambault in the parish of Sainte Catherines in the District of Quebec on condition that he will support Mary Donovan, my beloved wife, his mother, during her life in a suitable and dutiful manner but should my said wife prefer it, my said son shall be bound to pay unto her the sum of six pounds currency each and every year during her life instead of supporting her with his family and after my said son's death, my wish is that the said lot Number Sixty Four in the Seventh Range of the said Seigniory of Fossambault shall belong to my said son's children.

And I do hereby mortgage and hypothecate for the yearly payment in case my said wife demands it instead of her support in my son's family, of the said sum of six pounds currency, the said lot of land called lot Number Sixty Four situate in the Seventh Range of the Seigniory of Fossambault in the said parish of Sainte Catherine, the said lot containing three arpents in front by thirty in depth bounded in front by the Sixth Range of the said Seigniory in the rear by ungranted lands on one side by the representatives of the late Patrick Farrell and on the other side by Lawrence Connors.

My said son shall be obliged to drive my said wife to Church in a suitable and decent manner when she will require it. I also annul all my former wills.

Date at Ste. Catherine this twenty fifth day of November one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven in the presence of the under signed witnesses. I reserve also the use of my bed room for my said wife during her life.

Michael Fitzgerald, his signature;
John Molony, his signature,
Lawrence Connor, his signature;
Michael Farrell, his signature;
Andrew Landrigan, his signature

Transcribed by Gerald Neville, May 2011
Notes by Patricia Balkcom: Michael died 4 days later.


2 
(Witness) Death23 March 1862Ann Bowles; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "... lawful wife of Michael Fitzgerald, farmer, who died the day before yesterday at St. Catherine, at the age of 25 years. Present were John Holton and John Bowles..."3 
Marriage*7 May 1864Bridget Kennedy; St. Patrick Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 

Citations

  1. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p.53.
  2. [S564] Will of Michael Fitzgerald;.
  3. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Deaths, 1862.
  4. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1858.
  5. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1860.

Michael Fitzgerald1

b. circa 1791, d. 29 November 1857
Last Edited22 Aug 2011

Family

 Mary Donovan b. c 1794, d. 23 Nov 1870
Marriage*Mary Donovan1 
Children 1.Catharine Fitzgerald+4 b. c 1820, d. 30 Apr 1853
 2.Michael Fitzgerald+1
Birth*circa 1791Date based on age given at death.2 
Marriage*Mary Donovan1 
Will*25 November 1857Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; 25th November 1857
Last Will of Michael Fitzgerald

Transcribed from the original
at the Quebec Archives
"Register of Holographic Wills, Testaments, and Codicils."



This last will and testament of Michael Fitzgerald in the name of God, Amen.

I bequeath my lot of land Number Fifty Nine in the Sixth Range of the Seigniory of Fossambault in the parish of Sainte Catherine to Mary Donovan, my beloved wife, together with all the buildings thereon erected and the hay that is in the same buildings.

I bequeath to my said wife two cows known as Bessy and Sally, two sheep and one double stove.

I bequeath to my son, Michael Fitzgerald the remainder of my moveable effects without reserve.

I bequeath unto my son Michael Fitzgerald the enjoyment of lot Number Sixty Four in the Seventh Range of the Seigniory of Fossambault in the parish of Sainte Catherines in the District of Quebec on condition that he will support Mary Donovan, my beloved wife, his mother, during her life in a suitable and dutiful manner but should my said wife prefer it, my said son shall be bound to pay unto her the sum of six pounds currency each and every year during her life instead of supporting her with his family and after my said son's death, my wish is that the said lot Number Sixty Four in the Seventh Range of the said Seigniory of Fossambault shall belong to my said son's children.

And I do hereby mortgage and hypothecate for the yearly payment in case my said wife demands it instead of her support in my son's family, of the said sum of six pounds currency, the said lot of land called lot Number Sixty Four situate in the Seventh Range of the Seigniory of Fossambault in the said parish of Sainte Catherine, the said lot containing three arpents in front by thirty in depth bounded in front by the Sixth Range of the said Seigniory in the rear by ungranted lands on one side by the representatives of the late Patrick Farrell and on the other side by Lawrence Connors.

My said son shall be obliged to drive my said wife to Church in a suitable and decent manner when she will require it. I also annul all my former wills.

Date at Ste. Catherine this twenty fifth day of November one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven in the presence of the under signed witnesses. I reserve also the use of my bed room for my said wife during her life.

Michael Fitzgerald, his signature;
John Molony, his signature,
Lawrence Connor, his signature;
Michael Farrell, his signature;
Andrew Landrigan, his signature

Transcribed by Gerald Neville, May 2011
Notes by Patricia Balkcom: Michael died 4 days later.


3 
Witness: Mary Donovan
Witness: Michael Fitzgerald
Death*29 November 1857Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 66 years, husband of Mary Donovan.2 
Witness: Mary Donovan
Burial*30 November 1857Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Cemetery, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada2 

Citations

  1. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p.53.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1857.
  3. [S564] Will of Michael Fitzgerald;.
  4. [S606] Will of Mary Donovan; Quebec Archives Online.