Genealogy of Families of Valcartier, Quebec

George Cornelius Neilson^1,2

b. 1918

Last Edited

23 Apr 2022

Relationship

4th cousin of Patricia Ann Monogue

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin
Descendants of William Neilson

Father

Walter Rowland Neilson¹ b. 8 Aug 1892, d. 1 Nov 1955

Mother

Genevieve Isabel Proctor¹ b. 5 Jan 1892, d. 30 Sep 1975

Birth*

1918

Wisconsin, United States¹

Residence*

1958

Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States³

Citations

[S506] 1930 U.S. Census, online www.ancestry.com, Census Place: Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0405; FHL microfilm: 2342335. Listing for the family of Walter and Genevieve Neilson. Accessed 23 April 2022 at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/102747959/…
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Family Tree named Gabrielle Moen family tree by user GNMoen1993. Accessed posted image on 23 april 2022 for the obituary of Proctor Thomas (Buster) Neilson at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/28860053/…
[S1415] Newspapers.com, online https://www.newspapers.com, The Arizone Daily Star, Friday, September 5, 1958, Section B, p. 7, article entitled "Proctor Neilson". Accessed 23 April 2022 at https://www.newspapers.com/image/162686584/,0.059503924,0.32883042,0.16349676&xid=3355.

Dr. George Whittier Neilson¹

b. 16 November 1882, d. 1 December 1942

Last Edited

21 Apr 2022

Relationship

3rd cousin 1 time removed of Patricia Ann Monogue

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin
Descendants of William Neilson

Father

Dr. Walter Hopper Neilson¹ b. 4 Sep 1857, d. 12 Sep 1922

Mother

Clara Thomas¹ b. 13 Aug 1856, d. 31 May 1906

Family

Audrey N. Julian Jones b. 1889, d. 1956

Marriage*

22 November 1919

Audrey N. Julian Jones; West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States⁶

Children

Clara Elizabeth Neilson⁷ b. 12 Feb 1921, d. 20 Sep 2005

James George Neilson⁹ b. 1922, d. 1941

George Whittier Neilson, 1906

Birth*

16 November 1882

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States^1,2,3

School*

1906

University of Wisconsin, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States; In the yearbook he is listed as Pre-medical. Caduceus. U of Wisconsin Corps of Cadets: Sargeant (2nd yr.), Adjutant (3rd year), Captain (4th year); Prom Committe (3rd year). Theseis: An Investigation of the bacteria found on telephone transmitters with special reference to the mouth-borne in comparison with air-borne varieties. His quote: There is another unhappy victim of the Bottle.⁴

Military*

⁵

Dr. George Whittier Neilson
Shared by James R. Neilson, Minnesota, 2022

Marriage*

22 November 1919

Audrey N. Julian Jones; West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States⁶

Biography*

1922

From the book, History of Milwaukee City and County, published 1922, by William George Bruce: "Dr. George Whittier Neilson , engaged in general medical practice in Milwaukee , his native city , was born November 16 , 1882 , and is the eldest son of Dr. Walter H. Neilson , mentioned elsewhere in this work . He was graduated from the East Division high school with the class of 1901 and he received his more specifically classical education in the University of Wisconsin , in which he gained the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1905. Later he prepared for his professional career by study in Marquette University and was graduated with the M. D. degree in 1909. Since that time he has been engaged in active practice as the associate of his father but not as a partner . He practices independently and has different offices in the same building , with a general reception room . They often talk over cases with each other , however , and the ex perience of one is valuable and helpful to the other . Dr. Neilson of this review has taken postgraduate work in the New York Postgraduate School , which he attended in 1911 , and also in the New York Lying - In Hospital in the same year . Since that date he has specialized in obstetrics and has gained high rank by reason of his skill and ability in that direction . He belongs to the Milwaukee County Medical Society , the Wisconsin State Medical Society , the Tri - State Medical Society and the American Medical Association and it is his purpose at all times to keep thoroughly informed concerning all the discoveries that are being made by the medical profession in re lation to the laws of health .

Dr. Neilson served in the World war . In fact he has been connected with the United States military service for twelve years , joining the Wisconsin National Guard as a private in the Hospital Corps in 1907 . He was on military duty continuously until 1919 and is now on the reserve list . In 1911 he was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant , became a captain in 1914 and a major in 1917 before entering the World war . He spent eight months on the Mexican border in active service as captain in the field hospital work and had charge of an ambulance company . In 1917 he was called out for service in the World war and was placed in command of Field Hospital No. 1 of the Wisconsin National Guard at Milwaukee . When the Thirty - second Division was organized the number of this command was changed to 126 and with it Dr. Neilson went abroad in February , 1918 , and spent sixteen months on active duty in France and Germany , the last five months of that period being passed with the Army of Occupation on the Rhine . He was discharged at Camp Grant on the 30th of May , 1919. While in France his service was at all times at the front with the armies in active operation and he therefore became familiar with all of the phases of modern warfare.

On the 15th of November, 1919 , following his return to the United States , Dr. Neilson was married to Miss Audrey Jones , a graduate nurse and a resident of Mil waukee . They now have one child , Clara Elizabeth , born February 12 , 1921. Dr. Neilson belongs to Holub Kimball Post No. 178 of the American Legion and is in full sympathy with the high purposes of that organization to maintain the standards of America with the same thoroughness that they aided in wiping out German militarism on the western front . Dr. Neilson has a wide acquaintance in his native city and his social qualities as well as his professional ability have made for popularity among his many friends."⁷

Residence*

1942

2810 N. Grant Blvd., Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States³

Death*

1 December 1942

Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States⁸

Obituary*

December 1942

Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States⁸

Burial*

4 December 1942

Jerusalem Cemetery, Wales, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States⁸

Citations

[S431] Web site: www.ancestry.com. Report in the Wisconsin Men of Progress by Andrew Aiken, Milwaukee, 1897, p. 177-8.
[S504] 1900 U.S. Census, online www.ancestry.com, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Ward 6, p.5.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line].
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, U.S. School Yearbooks [database on-line]. University of Wisconsin, 1906, p.91.
[S435] E-mail Message. From James Neilson to Patricia Balkcom, 14 April 2022.
[S1415] Newspapers.com, online https://www.newspapers.com, The Capital Times, (Madison, Wisconsin), 22 November 1919 Saturday, page 4. Accessed 19 April 2022 at https://www.newspapers.com/image/520362978/,0.22216332,0.50610745,0.28458503&xid=3398.
[S1481] William George Bruce, History of Milwaukee City and County, Volume 2, page 822. Accessed online at https://play.google.com/books/reader
[S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189533353/… : accessed 19 April 2022), memorial page for Dr George Whittier Neilson (16 Nov 1882–1 Dec 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 189533353, citing Jerusalem Cemetery, Wales, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Cheryl (contributor 47529010).
[S920] 1940 United States Federal Census, online www.ancestry.com, Census Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04566; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 72-607. Listing for George W. Neilson and family. Accessed 19 April 2022 at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/102747959/…

Gordon Jeffers Neilson II¹

b. 15 March 1954, d. 14 June 1960

Last Edited

8 Apr 2022

Relationship

4th cousin of Patricia Ann Monogue

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin
Descendants of William Neilson

Father

Charles Gordon Jeffers Neilson¹ b. 18 May 1919, d. 4 Aug 1994

Mother

Ruby Jean Renfro² b. 9 Apr 1924, d. 1 Apr 2023

Gordon Jeffers Neilson II
Shared by James R. Neilson, Minnesota, 2022

Birth*

15 March 1954

Death*

14 June 1960

Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States; Died of acute lymphatic leukemia.^1,3
Witness: Charles Gordon Jeffers Neilson

Burial*

June 1960

Rose Hill Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County, Texas, United States¹

Citations

[S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, accessed 08 January 2021), memorial page for Gordon Jeffers Neilson II (15 Mar 1954–14 Jun 1960), Find a Grave Memorial no. 35252656, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8).
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, exas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Death Certificate of Gordon Jeffers Neilson II, died June 14, 1960.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Death Certificate of Gordon Jeffers Neilson II, died June 14, 1960.

Grace Ellen Neilson¹

b. 2 September 1874, d. 20 April 1970

Last Edited

15 Apr 2022

Relationship

2nd cousin 2 times removed of Patricia Ann Monogue

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin
Descendants of William Neilson

Father

Cornelius Brown Neilson¹ b. 12 Aug 1835, d. 12 Aug 1918

Mother

Margaret Ireland¹ b. Jun 1838, d. 22 Apr 1917

Family

Dr. John Joseph McGovern d. 13 Jan 1941

Marriage*

23 December 1898

Dr. John Joseph McGovern; Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States; From the book Wisconsin, Its History and Biography 1848 - 1913 by Ellis Baker Usher: "On the 23d of December, 1898, was solemnized the marriage of Dr. McGovern to Miss Grace E. Neilson. who was born at Granville, Milwaukee County, and who is a representative of one of the old and honored families of this section of the state. She is a daughter of Cornelius and Margaret (Ireland) Neilson, who came from the city of Quebec, Canada, to Wisconsin in the early '60s and who established their residence in the village of Granville, where they still maintain their home. Mr. Nielson is a grandson of Hon. John Nielson, and the latter was, in the maternal line, a nephew of William Brown, who established the first newspaper in the city of Quebec, Canada. Dr. and Mrs. McGovern became the parents of four sons and one daughter, and the first two, Donald Neilson and Robert Francis, died in earl.y childhood. Margaret Grace, the only daughter, and the twin sons, John Neilson and Francis Henry, remain at the parental home, of which they are the light and life."²

Children

Donald N. McGovern b. 19 Oct 1899, d. 15 Dec 1903

Robert Francis McGovern² b. 4 Mar 1903, d. 18 Dec 1906

Margaret Grace McGovern² b. 2 Jan 1905, d. 2002

Francis Henry McGovern² b. 17 Sep 1907, d. 21 Mar 1995

John N. McGovern² b. 17 Sep 1907, d. 1995

Isabel Avice McGovern⁶ b. 1910, d. 1998

Allan Wren McGovern³ b. 25 Apr 1918, d. 21 Dec 1991

Grace Ellen Neilson, wife of John Joseph McGovern
Shared by James R. Neilson, Minnesota, 2022

Married Name

McGovern²

Birth*

2 September 1874

Granville, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States³

(Witness) Census

7 June 1880

Cornelius Brown Neilson; Granville, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States; "Cornelius Nelson", white, male, age 44, Head of Household #93, farmer, born Canada, parents of foreign birth.
Living with him:
"Margaret Nelson", his wife, age 42, keeping house, born Canada.
Adda, his daughter, age 18 , born Wisconsin.
Ida, his daughter, age 15, born WI.
Maud L., his daughter, age 14, born WI.
W.C., his son, age 10, born in WI.
Grace E., his daughter, age 5, born WI.
Allen S., his son, ae 10 months, born July, 1879.
Herbert Wolf, servant, age 18, born Canada, parents born Canada.
Living close by are his inlaws the Irelands.¹

Marriage*

23 December 1898

(Witness) Death

15 December 1903

Donald N. McGovern; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States⁴

(Witness) Death

18 December 1906

Robert Francis McGovern; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States⁴

(Witness) Death

13 January 1941

Dr. John Joseph McGovern; Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States³

Death*

20 April 1970

Wisconsin, United States³

Burial*

1970

Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States; Section 46⁵

Citations

[S502] 1880 US Census, online www.ancestry.com, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Granville, p. 11.
[S431] Web site: Google Books Online (Digized from Harvard University Library): Wisconsin: its story and biography, 1848-1913 (Volumes 1 - 3 history; Volumes 4 -8 biography). Written by Usher, Ellis Baker in 1914.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Family trees.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Wisconsin Deaths, 1820-1907 [database on-line].
[S431] Web site: Find a Grave.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, 1910 US Census, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Ward 15, Sheet 1.

Grace Frances Neilson^1,2

b. 7 February 1906, d. 4 November 1986

Last Edited

27 Jul 2017

Relationship

3rd cousin 1 time removed of Patricia Ann Monogue

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin
Descendants of William Neilson

Father

William John Neilson¹ b. 10 Jul 1864, d. 1930

Mother

Frances Robeson Hatt¹ b. 15 Mar 1876, d. Dec 1912

Family

(?) Carson

Marriage*

(?) Carson³

Birth*

7 February 1906

North Dakota, United States³

Married Name

Carson³

Marriage*

(?) Carson³

Death*

4 November 1986

Sonoma County, California, United States¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Family Tree of S_N_Parr who is a DNA Match located at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/57159432/family
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Listing for Grace Frances Carson, born 7 Feb 1906 in North Dakota, died 4 Nov 1986 in Sonoma. Mother's name Hatt, father's name Neilson.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Listing for Grace Carson, born 7 Feb 1906, died Nov. 1986, last benefit in Sonoma, California.

Helen Ridout Neilson¹

b. 11 September 1914, d. 2 December 2006

Last Edited

5 Sep 2020

Charts

Descendants of William Neilson

Father

Henry John Ivan Neilson¹ b. 27 Jun 1865, d. 27 Apr 1931

Mother

Matilda Anne Green¹

Helen Ridout Neilson, photo from 1939 McGill University Yearbook

Birth*

11 September 1914

Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada¹

Baptism

13 September 1914

Saint Mathew's Anglican Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Helen Ridout, second daughter of Henry Ivan Neilson, artist-painter of Cap Rouge, P.Q. and of Matilda Anne his wife born on the eleventh day of September A.D. nineteen hundred and fourteen and was baptized on the thirteenth day of the same month in the same year.
Signed: Henry Ivan Neilson, proxy for Walter Harold Green, godfather
Mabel Louise Green
Matilda Anne Neilson proxy for Millicent L. Green, godmother¹

School*

1939

McGill University, Montreal, Montreal County, Quebec, Canada; Entry in the Yearbook.²

Attributes*

Image from McGill University.³

Death*

2 December 2006

Montreal, Montreal County, Quebec, Canada⁴

Obituary*

December 2006

Canada; NEILSON, Helen Ridout, M.B.E (military), Emeritus Professor of Food Science, McGill University, B.H.Sc., M.Sc., Dt.P.
Passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 2, 2006. Helen was predeceased by her sister Nora Ellwood and brother Dr. Walter Neilson. Helen was the dearly loved aunt of Neil Ellwood, Anne Palfreyman, John Neilson, Patrick Neilson, William Neilson, Janet Neilson and great aunt to Kim and Hew Ellwood, Kate and Beth Ellwood, Faye, Lesley and Claire Palfreyman, David, Maggie, and Laura Neilson, Anna and Ivan Neilson, Liza, Devon, and Mary Howard.
Born in Quebec City in 1914 to H.I. Neilson R. C.A. and Matilda Anne Greene, Helen received her undergraduate degree from McGill University and completed a dietetic internship at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. She served from 1942-1946 in the Royal Canadian Air Force where she was a squadron leader in charge of food services in the Eastern Air Command and she was made Member of the British Empire (military). After the war, she returned to McGill and completed a M.Sc. in Nutrition (Animal Science). In 1948-49, she was Research Assistant to Dr. F. Tisdall in the Institute of Aviation Medicine, Department of National Defence. In 1949, she was appointed Associate Professor and Director of the School of Household Science, later the School of Food Science, at McGill University. She was promoted to full Professor in 1954 and continued as Director until 1975. During that time, she served for one year (1956-57) in the Technical Assistance Program of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand. In 1977, she accepted an appointment as Principal Lecturer and Chair, Life Management Department, School of Applied Science, Riverina College of Advanced Education, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. She returned to Canada in 1978.
Helen was a member of the McGill University Senate during the turbulent years from 1967 to 1970. In 1977, she received The Queen Elizabeth 25th Anniversary Jubilee Medal. In 1980, Helen was appointed Emeritus Professor of Food Science at McGill. A past President of The Canadian Dietetic Association (1961-62) and Chair of numerous committees, Helen received the Stuart Award in 1976 and in 1989 became the first Member Emeritus. In 1985, she received the Mastery for Service Award from Macdonald College, and in 1994, Helen received Le Prix Ross, le prix d'excellence pour la carrière.
In retirement, Helen wrote the histories of Macdonald College and the Anglican Parish of Vaudreuil. A summer resident of Tadoussac and a member of The Alpine Club of Canada, Helen loved hiking, skiing and fishing.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 9, 2006, at St George's Church, St Anne de Bellevue, Quebec at 11:00 a.m. Because Helen supported so many charitable organizations, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of choice."

Condolence Message:

Helen was was a well loved lady who made a positive impression on many people throughout her life. Both my mother (Elizabeth) and my aunt (Ann), who knew her from their days when their families 'shared' a house in Quebec (semi-detached), loved Helen and had many fond memories of their childhood together.
As a family, we always enjoyed the time we shared with Helen. She had a generous spirit and her love of laughter, nature and a good story was appreciated by everyone. I have childhood memories of my dad taking us out to St-Anne-de-Bellevue to visit her. The fact that they were both teachers and loved being outdoors on a pair of skis, hiking a trail, sharing a picnic on the beach or paddling in a canoe, only reinforced the bond.
My mom Elizabeth was thrilled when Helen built her small house in Tadoussac - especially near our cottage in the woods. In the late '90s she drove mom to Tad, and one year they bunked together for a week. That was one long friendship. Helen will be missed but she is well remembered.

Kathrine O'Neill

January 03, 2007 | Montreal, QC

In Memoriam from McGill HELEN NEILSON, MBE (military), Professor, Emeritus Professor of Food Science (McGill), B.H.Sc., MSc, DtP, Dietetic Internship, Royal Victoria Hospital (-December 2, 2006)

Born in Quebec City in 1914 to H.I. Neilson R. C.A. and Matilda Anne Greene, Helen received her undergraduate degree from McGill University and completed a dietetic internship at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. She served from 1942-1946 in the Royal Canadian Air Force where she was a squadron leader in charge of food services in the Eastern Air Command and she was made Member of the British Empire (military). After the war, she returned to McGill and completed a M.Sc. in Nutrition (Animal Science). In 1948-49, she was Research Assistant to Dr. F. Tisdall in the Institute of Aviation Medicine, Department of National Defence. In 1949, she was appointed Associate Professor and Director of the School of Household Science, later the School of Food Science, at McGill University. She was promoted to full Professor in 1954 and continued as Director until 1975. During that time, she served for one year (1956-57) in the Technical Assistance Program of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand. In 1977, she accepted an appointment as Principal Lecturer and Chair, Life Management Department, School of Applied Science, Riverina College of Advanced Education, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. She returned to Canada in 1978.
Helen was a member of the McGill University Senate during the turbulent years from 1967 to 1970. In 1977, she received The Queen Elizabeth 25th Anniversary Jubilee Medal. In 1980, Helen was appointed Emeritus Professor of Food Science at McGill. A past President of The Canadian Dietetic Association (1961-62) and Chair of numerous committees, Helen received the Stuart Award in 1976 and in 1989 became the first Member Emeritus. In 1985, she received the Mastery for Service Award from Macdonald College, and in 1994, Helen received Le Prix Ross, le prix d'excellence pour la carrière.

In retirement, Helen wrote the histories of Macdonald College and the Anglican Parish of Vaudreuil.

A summer resident of Tadoussac and a member of The Alpine Club of Canada, Helen loved hiking, skiing and fishing.

The Helen R. Neilson Culinary Demonstration Room (Macdonald Campus, McGill University) proudly bears her name.University:⁴

Citations

[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Records fo Saint Mathew's Anglican Church, Quebec City, Quebec. Baptism of Helen Ridout Neilson, 13 September 1914.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, "Canada, Selected School Yearbooks, 1908-2010"; School: McGill University; Year: 1939.
[S431] Web site: https://www.mcgill.ca/nutrition/staff/memoriam. Memorian to Helen Ridout Neilson.
[S1058] Legacy, online www.legacy.com, Obituary for Helen Ridout Neilson from The Globe and Mail newspaper, Toronto, posted on Legacy at https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theglobeandmail/…

Henry Neilson^1,2

b. 17 November 1854

Last Edited

5 Sep 2020

Charts

Descendants of William Neilson

Father

John Neilson¹ b. 27 Jan 1821

Mother

Laura Caroline Moorhead¹ b. 21 Feb 1822, d. 30 Jul 1879

Birth*

17 November 1854

Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada¹

Baptism

19 November 1854

Notre-Dame-de-Foy Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...baptized Henry, born two days before, of the legitimate marriage of John Neilson, Esquire, and of Dame Laura Caroline Moorhead of this parish. Godfather, John Patrick O'Meara, and Godmother, Mary Hannah Stillings..."¹

Citations

[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Notre-Dame-de-Foy, 19 November 1854. Baptism of Henry Neilson. Ancestry Image #36 of 44.
[S1406] The Montreal Gazette, August 10, 1933.

Henry John Ivan Neilson¹

b. 27 June 1865, d. 27 April 1931

Last Edited

5 Sep 2020

Charts

Descendants of William Neilson

Father

John Neilson¹ b. 27 Jan 1821

Mother

Laura Caroline Moorhead¹ b. 21 Feb 1822, d. 30 Jul 1879

Family

Matilda Anne Green

Marriage*

12 September 1911

Matilda Anne Green; Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada³

Children

Nora Anne Neilson⁵ b. 11 Aug 1912, d. 12 Sep 1977

Helen Ridout Neilson⁶ b. 11 Sep 1914, d. 2 Dec 2006

Dr. Walter Ivan Neilson⁷ b. Dec 1917, d. 1973

Birth*

27 June 1865

Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada¹

Baptism

29 June 1865

Notre-Dame Basilica, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...baptized John Henry, born the day before, of the legitimate marriage of John Neilson, Esquire, (..?), and of Dame Laura Caroline Moorhead of this parish. Godfather, Sir John Samuel Neilson, and Godmother, Dermoiselle Marguerite Neilson..."¹

Occupation*

" Neilson, HENRY IVAN (before 1902 he occasionally signed Henry J. for Henry John), engineer, painter, etcher, and teacher; b. 27 June 1865 in Quebec City, 13th and youngest child of John Neilson, a dominion land surveyor, and Laura C. Moorhead; m. 12 Sept. 1911 Matilda Anne Green in Toronto, and they had two daughters and one son; d. 27 April 1931 in Quebec City.

Henry Ivan Neilson, called Harry by his family, was born into a distinguished Scottish and French Canadian family with important connections to the early history of printing in Lower Canada. In 1764 a great-great-uncle, William Brown*, had founded with Thomas Gilmore* one of the country’s first newspapers, the Quebec Gazette. Henry’s great-uncle Samuel Neilson* took over the paper and in 1792 started the Quebec Magazine, the first Quebec periodical illustrated with engravings. Samuel’s brother John*, who married a French Canadian, was Henry’s paternal grandfather; he carried on the Gazette and became a prominent politician.

After his education at the Petit Séminaire de Québec from 1875 to 1877 and at the Séminaire de Nicolet from 1877 to 1881, Henry participated in his father’s surveying expeditions along the Gander River, Nfld, in 1885 and the Little Mecatina River, Labrador, in 1886. Then he apprenticed as a mechanical engineer and joined the Canadian Pacific Railway Company in 1891. He was soon asked to go to sea to serve in the firm’s Pacific fleet; he also worked for a Caribbean tour operation. In 1895 he became a draughtsman for the Cooke Locomotive and Machinery Company and was subsequently appointed superintending engineer at the Barbour Flax Spinning Company, both in Paterson, N.J.

Sent to Scotland by his employer in 1896 to examine machinery, Neilson made the leap to an artistic career by attending the Glasgow School of Art for the 1896–97 term. During the following year he received some instruction at the Académie Delécluze in Paris; he then spent the 1898–99 season at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Saint-Gilles, Belgium, where he attended the life classes of Jean-André-Alfred Cluysenaar. Between 1900 and late 1909 he lived in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, where an active artists’ colony, including members of the group known as the Glasgow Boys, gathered around painter Edward Atkinson Hornel. Neilson gradually adopted their freer brushwork, favouring, as they did, landscape and genre subjects. He participated in numerous exhibitions with the Society of Scottish Artists (member, 1902), the Scottish Arts Club (member, 1903), and the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh, and with the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts as well as further afield in Scotland and England. Many of these exhibitions were invitational and Neilson sometimes received flattering reviews which praised, in particular, his impetuous touch with brush and palette knife and his lively tone, but his paintings did not generally hang in important rooms. Among the works he valued the most were A spring day on the Solway (c. 1903) and The goat herd (1904). Although he was represented by well-established dealers in Scotland and England, and clearly succeeded in selling his paintings, his reputation in this medium has not endured.

In 1906 Neilson spent the spring in Quebec, held his first one-man show in Montreal to enthusiastic reviews, and exhibited with the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in Ottawa. In 1908, while studying for several months in Edinburgh, he was introduced to etching by Ernest Stephen Lumsden, who would establish a printmaking workshop at the new Edinburgh College of Art later that year. Neilson appears to have made only two etchings in Scotland, but his enthusiasm was such that when he returned to Quebec in October 1909 he brought an etching press with him.

Neilson quickly made contact with artists’ organizations in the province, and in 1911 he was a founder and the first president of the Society of Quebec Artists. After their marriage that year, he and his wife settled in Valcartier. Although he would offer paintings and prints for sale at the Château Frontenac and two other commercial venues in Quebec City, he viewed Toronto, his wife’s former home, as a market of potential importance and he spent the winters of 1913–14 and 1919–20 there, exhibiting either in his rented studio or at the Mackenzie and Company Art Gallery. In 1914 he and his wife moved to Cap-Rouge, a village west of Quebec City. The following year Neilson joined the Canadian Art Club and the Arts Club of Montreal, and he became an associate of the RCA. He would exhibit regularly with the academy from 1911 until 1928. A sociable and public-spirited man, he organized the Quebec leg of the artists’ exhibition that toured the country in 1915 in support of the Canadian Patriotic Fund. Two of his paintings, An October pastorale, Cap Rouge, Quebec (1915) and Spring’s garland (1918), were sold to the National Gallery of Canada.

Encouraged by reviewers and curators, Neilson spent more time on etching, which he had resumed in 1910. The establishment of a graphics section at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto in 1909 and a series of shows at the Art Museum of Toronto between 1914 and 1917 pointed to a resurgence of interest in the medium. Neilson’s prints, like his paintings, depicted both quiet Quebec byways and the teeming life of the St Lawrence River. Drawn on copper plates, usually executed on location, some of his etchings displayed the reticence of the British school, but others showed a rapid and rugged technique that gave an impression of motion and vitality akin to the liveliness in his brushwork. The Toronto Daily Mail and Empire, commenting on his work in 1919, noted that “there are the crowded harbor scenes, which contain plenty of virility. Industrial views are always treated by Mr. Neilson with the necessary amount of vigor and he gives satisfying interpretations of that side of modern Canadian life. On the other hand, nothing could be more exquisite or more delicately poetic than ‘A French-Canadian Village.’” Neilson’s experience as a mariner and his profound love of nature merge eloquently in the approximately 73 prints he is known to have produced. At a time when popular taste favoured picturesque European views, he represented Quebec urban and country scenes. Although a few other artists had occasionally taken up these subjects, Neilson was the first etcher in the province to do so on a regular basis. He declared to journalist and art lover Jules-Siméon LeSage that “he had not found such pretty spots of nature to paint in Europe.”

With his technical proficiency, his familiarity with international movements, and his press (full-scale etching presses were not otherwise available for educational purposes), Neilson was a natural choice as an instructor when the School of Fine Arts of Quebec was established in 1921. He taught drawing, sketching in colour, etching, and anatomy. Still under the purist influence of Lumsden, in 1928 he stated proudly to a reporter from the Chronicle-Telegraph (Quebec), “This is the only school in Canada … where [etching] is taught as it is taught in Europe, in that the whole process is carried out by the student, even to the mixing of the inks and the printing.” His courses can be considered the first formal training in printmaking in the country. Among his pupils, Omer Parent, Alfred Pellan*, Simone Hudon, and Albert Rousseau* are best known.

Although his new responsibilities reduced his artistic output, Neilson created some of his best prints, such as Chapelle de procession à Saint-Pierre-de-l’Île-d’Orléans (1927) and Old saw mill, Petite Rivière (1931), during his years at the school. He was named its principal in 1929. Initially the only Canadian on staff, as director he would be credited with introducing a shift away from French academic standards in favour of a student-based, informal style of teaching that was considered better suited to the character and aspirations of French Canadian students.

Eight months after the completion of an enormous painting, Conseil souverain (1926–30), for the Legislative Council, Neilson died. He and Charles Maillard*, director of the School of Fine Arts of Montreal, had been asked to supervise the task after the death of artist Charles Huot*. Exhausted by this task and his duties as principal, Neilson succumbed to respiratory problems which had developed, in part, from the chemicals used in the etching process.

Neilson’s immersion in one of the more modern British art movements had provided him with a broad perspective that enabled him to make significant contributions as an artist and educator in Canada. He was central to the establishment of formal art training in Quebec, and he left one of the earliest and most important collections of original prints representing life along the St Lawrence River."
²

Marriage*

12 September 1911

Matilda Anne Green; Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada³

Death*

27 April 1931

Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada²

Burial*

April 1931

St. Andrew Presbyterian Cemetery, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada⁴

Citations

[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Notre-Dame, 27 June 1865. Baptism of Jean Henry Neilson. Ancestry Image #25 of 52.
[S1375] University of Toronto/Universite Laval, Canadian Biography, Volume XVI (1931-1940); Biographical sketch by Jan Johnson of Henry Ivan Neilson, accessed 9/5/2020 online at http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/neilson_henry_ivan_16E.html
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1760-1923 [database on-line]. Various Church Records; Wolfe and Howe Islands Townships, Kingston; 1879-1903. Archdiocese of Kingston (Ontario); Kingston, Ontario. Marriage of John Louis Hubert Neilson and Wilmot Ridout, Kingston, 16 November 1881.
[S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 September 2020), memorial page for Henry Ivan Neilson (1865–1931), Find a Grave Memorial no. 99586280, citing St. Andrew's Church Graveyard, Valcartier-Village, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada ; Maintained by Thomas F. Scully (contributor 46818179). Image of gravesite of Henry Ivan Neilson.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Records fo Saint Mathew's Anglican Church, Quebec City, Quebec. Baptism of Nora Anne Neilson, 27 August 1912.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Records fo Saint Mathew's Anglican Church, Quebec City, Quebec. Baptism of Helen Ridout Neilson, 13 September 1914.
[S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 September 2020), memorial page for Henry Ivan Neilson (1865–1931), Find a Grave Memorial no. 99586280, citing St. Andrew's Church Graveyard, Valcartier-Village, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada ; Maintained by Thomas F. Scully (contributor 46818179). Image of gravesite of Henry Ivan Neilson and two of his children.

Hubert William Melvyn Neilson¹

b. 28 November 1895

Last Edited

28 May 2009

Charts

Descendants of William Neilson

Father

Francois Alfred Norbert Neilson¹ b. 28 Aug 1856

Mother

Marie Flore Catherine Le Moine¹

Baptism

28 November 1895

Notre-Dame-de-Foy Catholic Church, Sainte-Foy, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada¹

Birth*

28 November 1895

Sainte-Foy, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, Notre-Dame-de-Foy, Ste. Foy, Quebec County, 28 Nov. 1895.

Ida Isabel Neilson^1,2

b. 26 August 1864, d. 5 October 1931

Last Edited

21 Apr 2022

Relationship

2nd cousin 2 times removed of Patricia Ann Monogue

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin
Descendants of William Neilson

Father

Cornelius Brown Neilson¹ b. 12 Aug 1835, d. 12 Aug 1918

Mother

Margaret Ireland¹ b. Jun 1838, d. 22 Apr 1917

Family

Uriah Murdock Stanley M.D. b. 4 Apr 1852, d. 15 Oct 1929

Marriage*

3 March 1892

Uriah Murdock Stanley M.D.; Granville, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States; Marriage Registration #433 states:
Uriah M. Stanley, M.D., son of James Stanley and Sarah Murdoch physician of Brantford, Ontario, born Middlesex County, Ontario and Ida Isabell Neilson, daughter of Cornelius Neilson and Margaret Ireland, born Granville, Milwaukee County. Both white, witnesses by Mrs. W. H. Neilson and Mrs. F. W. Stewart. Married 03 March 1892 in Granville by W. P. Hellings, Pastor First Baptist Church, 699 Van Buren Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Note - they did not have any children.^7,8

Ida Neilson, c1898, Brantford, Ontario
Submitted by Daniel Neilson, Mequon, Wisconsin

Birth*

26 August 1864

Granville, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States^1,3

(Witness) Census

30 July 1870

Cornelius Brown Neilson; Granville, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States; "Carnelius Nelson", white, male, age 35, Head of Household #140, farmer, real estate worth $8000, personal estate $1100, born Canada, parents of foreign birth.
Living with him:
"Marguertie Nelson", his wife, age 32, keeping house, born Canada, parents of foreign birth.
Walter, his son, age 13, born Canada, attended school.
Ada, his daughter, age 8 , born Wisconsin, attended school.
Ida, his daughter, age 6, born WI.
Maud, his daughter, age 4, born WI.
William, age 8 months, born Sept. 1869 in WI.
Living close by are his inlaws the Irelands.¹

(Witness) Census

7 June 1880

(Witness) Marriage

29 December 1881

Clara Thomas, Dr. Walter Hopper Neilson; Silver Spring, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States; Marriage Registration #1659 - Walter Hopper Neilson, son of Cornelius B. Neilson and Margaret Ireland, physician, residing in Milwaukee, born Quebec, married Clara Thomas, daughter of Joseph A. Thomas and Ellen Rowland, born Granville, Wisconsin. Married on December 29th 1881 in Silver Spring Town, Milwaukee. Both are white and the ceremoney was religious. Witnesses were Clifford Harkins and Ida Neilson. Married by R. E. Manning, Minister of the Gospel of Milwaukee.^5,6

Married Name

3 March 1892

Stanley⁷

Marriage*

3 March 1892

(Witness) Death

15 October 1929

Uriah Murdock Stanley M.D.; Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada⁹

Death*

5 October 1931

Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; Death Registration #542 states: Ida Isabel Stanley of 54 Wellington St., Brantford, Ontario, died at the Brantford General Hospital on October 5, 1931. She was female, American, widow, born Wisconsin on August 26 and was 67 years old, housewife, lived in Ontario for 40 years, daughter of Cornelius Neilson and Margaret Ireland, both born Quebec. Informant was Mrs. McGovern of Milwaukee, sister of deceased. Cause of death was auricular fibrillation, contibutory cause was thyroidectomy of 6 months duration. Followd by physician from Sept. 15, 1930 until October 5, 1931. Last seen on October 4. Had surgery on October 2, 1931 for toxic ademoma, no autopsy performed. Buried in Mausoleum on October 7th, 3:30pm in Brantford.^3,10

Burial*

7 October 1931

Mount Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; L-ALCOVE SEC5- MAUSOLEUM-5-2^3,10

Citations

[S501] 1870 U.S. Census, online www.ancestry.com, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Granville, p. 19.
[S435] E-mail Message. From James Neilson to Patricia Balkcom, 14 April 2022.
[S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/224850175/… : accessed 15 April 2022), memorial page for Ida Isabel Neilson Stanley (26 Aug 1864–5 Oct 1931), Find a Grave Memorial ID 224850175, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Teri MacDougall (contributor 49485986).
[S502] 1880 US Census, online www.ancestry.com, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Granville, p. 11.
[S431] Web site: www.ancestry.com. Report in the Wisconsin Men of Progress by Andrew Aiken, Milwaukee, 1897, p. 177-8.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., Marriages, 1838-1911 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. Original data:Milwaukee Public Library. Milwaukee Vital Records. Call Number: 929.3. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Listing of the marriage of Walter Hopper Neilson and Clara Thomas on December 29, 1881 in Silver Spring Town, Milwaukee County. Accessed 17 April 2022 at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/102747959/…
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., Marriages, 1838-1911 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. Marriage Registration for Uriah M. Stanley, M.D. and Ida Isabell Neilson, 3 March 1892. Accessed 15 April 2022 at https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
[S435] E-mail Message. From James Neilson to Patricia Balkcom, 18 April 2022.
[S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/224850198/… : accessed 15 April 2022), memorial page for Dr Uriah Murdock Stanley (4 Apr 1852–15 Oct 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 224850198, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Teri MacDougall (contributor 49485986).
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Death Registration for Ida Isabel Stanley, died 05 October 1931. Accessed 15 April 2022 at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/102747959/…

Irene Isobel Neilson¹

b. 15 June 1929, d. 22 October 1987

Last Edited

14 Nov 2018

Father

James Hamilton Neilson¹

Family

Charles Alfred Squibb b. 15 Apr 1925, d. 18 May 1990

Marriage*

7 October 1959

Charles Alfred Squibb; Montreal, Montreal County, Quebec, Canada¹

Birth*

15 June 1929

Montreal, Montreal County, Quebec, Canada¹

Married Name

7 October 1959

Squibb¹

Marriage*

7 October 1959

Charles Alfred Squibb; Montreal, Montreal County, Quebec, Canada¹

Death*

22 October 1987

Edmonton, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Alberta, Canada^1,2
Witness: Charles Alfred Squibb

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Family Tree of Beryl Squibb, Calgary, Alberta.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Web: Alberta, Newspaper BMD Index, 1889-2012. Listing for Al Squibb, 1925 - May 18, 1990, Calgary Herald, 22 May 1990; notes: Belle (d. 22Oct. 1987), age 65.

Isabel Neilson¹

b. 8 January 1831, d. 21 January 1895

Last Edited

13 Jul 2019

Relationship

1st cousin 3 times removed of Patricia Ann Monogue

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin
Descendants of William Neilson

Father

William Neilson¹ b. 2 Dec 1805, d. 7 Jul 1895

Mother

Margaret Cassin¹ b. 31 Oct 1813, d. 22 May 1853

Family

Lt. Col. Charles Stuart Wolff b. 16 Jan 1831, d. 5 May 1909

Marriage*

5 January 1857

Lt. Col. Charles Stuart Wolff; Church of Scotland, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Charles S. Wolff of Valcartier and Isabel Neilson of same place, spinster, were married by dispensation of license on the fifth day of January, 1857.
David Shanks, minister
William Neilson, father of the bride
A. Wolff, father of the groom."^3,4

Children

Alice Margaret Wolff+⁷ b. 23 Sep 1857

William Alexander Wolff⁸ b. 29 Apr 1859, d. 2 Jun 1859

Carl Nathaniel Wolff+⁶ b. c 1860, d. 2 Apr 1931

Herbert Levison Wolff⁷ b. c 1863

Isabel Wolff⁹ b. 21 May 1864

Birth*

8 January 1831

St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada²

Baptism

23 January 1831

St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Mr. William Neilson of the settlement of Valcartier and Margaret, his wife, had a daughter born on the eighth instant and baptised on the twenty third of January, 1831 and named Isabel by me James Herkeney, minister.
William Neilson, father
Margaret Neilson, mother
Samuel Clarke."²

Married Name

Wolff³

Marriage*

5 January 1857

(Witness) Death

2 June 1859

William Alexander Wolff; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada⁵

Death*

21 January 1895

Quebec, Canada; Aged 64 years, wife of Charles S. Wolff.^1,6
Witness: Lt. Col. Charles Stuart Wolff

Burial*

January 1895

Christ Church Anglican, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Buried with her husband.⁶

Citations

[S194] Eric Corrigan, "Files of Eric Corrigan", Gedcom File.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, 1831.
[S384] Letter, June Johnston to Patricia Balkcom, 19 June 2000.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, Church of Scotland, Valcartier, 1857.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Valcartier, Quebec, Canada. Church of England, burial of William Alexander Wolff, son of Charles Stuart Wolff and Isabella Neilson, 3rd June 1859, died 2nd June 1859.
[S435] E-mail Message. From June Johnston - pictures of gravestones in Valcartier churches, November, 2006.
[S71] "Canada, Census of 1861; Sub-census for St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Valcartier, Quebec, Canada. Church of England, baptism of William Alexander Wolff, son of Charles Stuart Wolff and Isabella Neilson, 12 May 1859, born 29 April 1859.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec, Valcartier (Church of England, Saint Catherine), 1864.

Isabel Neilson¹

b. 8 April 1798

Last Edited

7 Sep 2008

Charts

Descendants of William Neilson

Father

John Neilson¹ b. 17 Jul 1776, d. 1 Feb 1848

Mother

Marie Ursula Hubert¹ b. 21 Oct 1781, d. 20 Jun 1866

Birth*

8 April 1798

Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada¹

Baptism

15 April 1798

St. Andrew Presbyterian Cemetery, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "John Neilson of Quebec, printer, and his wife, Marie Ursula, had a daughter born on the 8th instant and baptised on the fifteenth day of April, 1798, named Isabel.
Alex Spark, minister
J. Neilson, father
M. Neilson, mother
Baptiste Jacobs
James Brown".¹

(Witness) Census

1852

Marie Ursula Hubert; Sainte-Foy, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Marie Hubert", independent, born Canada, Catholic, age 70 on her next birthday. Living with her:
Isabel Neilson, female, born Canada, Catholic, single, 53 on her next birthday.
Marguerite Neilson, female, born Canada, Catholic, single, 42 on her next birthday.²

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, 1798.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia [database on-line]. Canada East, Quebec County, District 22, Ste. Foy, p. 71.

Isabella Neilson¹

b. circa 1912

Last Edited

22 Jul 2019

Relationship

3rd cousin 1 time removed of Patricia Ann Monogue

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin
Descendants of William Neilson

Father

Samuel Lionel Neilson¹ b. 25 Apr 1881

Mother

Margaret (?)¹ b. c 1881

Birth*

circa 1912

Saskatchewan, Canada¹

Citations

[S526] 1916 Canada Census, online www.ancestry.com, Census Place: Saskatchewan, Kindersley, 30; Roll: T-21937; Page: 16; Family No: 196. Listing for Samuel Nelson (sic) and Maggie, wife and Isabella, daughter.

Isabella Ida Neilson¹

b. 10 September 1861

Last Edited

30 Jan 2017

Charts

Descendants of William Neilson

Father

John Neilson¹ b. 27 Jan 1821

Mother

Laura Caroline Moorhead¹ b. 21 Feb 1822, d. 30 Jul 1879

Baptism

10 September 1861

Notre-Dame-de-Foy Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...baptized Isabella Ida, born the same day, of the legitimate marriage of John Neilson, Esquire, and of Dame Laura Caroline Moorhead of this parish. Godfather, John Louis Hubert Neilson, and Godmother, Laura Janet Neilson..."¹
Witness: Colonel John Louis Hubert Neilson
Witness: Laura Janet Neilson

Birth*

10 September 1861

Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada¹

Citations

[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Notre-Dame-de-Foy, 10 Sept 1861 . Baptism of Isabella Ida Neilson. Ancestry Image #13 of 25.

James George Neilson¹

b. 1922, d. 1941

Last Edited

22 Apr 2022

Relationship

4th cousin of Patricia Ann Monogue

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin
Descendants of William Neilson

Father

Dr. George Whittier Neilson¹ b. 16 Nov 1882, d. 1 Dec 1942

Mother

Audrey N. Julian Jones¹ b. 1889, d. 1956

Birth*

1922

Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States^1,2

Burial*

1941

Jerusalem Cemetery, Wales, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States²

Gravestone for James George Neilson, 1922-1941
Shared by James R. Neilson, Minnesota, 2022

Death*

1941

Citations

[S920] 1940 United States Federal Census, online www.ancestry.com, Census Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04566; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 72-607. Listing for George W. Neilson and family. Accessed 19 April 2022 at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/102747959/…
[S435] E-mail Message. From James Neilson to Patricia Balkcom, 18 April 2022. Image of gravestone for James stating "1922-1941."

James Hamilton Neilson¹

Last Edited

31 Mar 2012

Father

David Neilson¹

Family

Child

Irene Isobel Neilson¹ b. 15 Jun 1929, d. 22 Oct 1987

Birth*

Belfast, County Antrim, Ulster Province, Ireland¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Family Tree of Beryl Squibb, Calgary, Alberta.

Janet Neilson¹

b. 9 October 1810

Last Edited

2 Oct 2008

Charts

Descendants of William Neilson

Father

John Neilson¹ b. 17 Jul 1776, d. 1 Feb 1848

Mother

Marie Ursula Hubert¹ b. 21 Oct 1781, d. 20 Jun 1866

Birth*

9 October 1810

Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada¹

Baptism

22 October 1810

St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "John Neilson of Quebec, printer, and his wife Maria Ursula had a daughter born on the ninth instant and baptised on the twenty second day of October, 1810 named Janet.
Albert Sparks, minister
J. Neilson, father
M. Neilson, mother
(?). Neilson."¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, 1810.

John Neilson¹

b. 10 November 1850, d. 9 June 1855

Last Edited

1 Oct 2008

Relationship

1st cousin 3 times removed of Patricia Ann Monogue

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin
Descendants of William Neilson

Father

William Neilson¹ b. 2 Dec 1805, d. 7 Jul 1895

Mother

Margaret Cassin¹ b. 31 Oct 1813, d. 22 May 1853

Birth*

10 November 1850

St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada²

Baptism

17 December 1850

Church of Scotland, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "William Neilson, Valcartier, Margaret Cassin, his spouse had a son born on the 10th day of November and baptised this seventeenth day of December, 1850 by the name of John before the subscribed witnesses.
David Shanks, minister
William Neilson
Margaret Cassin
Isabel Neilson, wit.
Margaret M. Parker, wit
Cornelius Neilson, wit."²

Death*

9 June 1855

St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada³
Witness: William Neilson

Burial*

11 June 1855

St. Andrew Presbyterian Cemetery, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "John Neilson, son of William Neilson, and Margaret Cassin, his late spouse, Valcartier, died on the ninth and was buried on the eleventh day of June, 1855, aged four years and seven months nearly.
David Shanks, minister
William Neilson, father
John Neilson, witness
Cornelius Neilson, witness."³

Citations

[S194] Eric Corrigan, "Files of Eric Corrigan", Gedcom File.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, Church of Scotland, Valcartier, 1850.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, Church of Scotland, Valcartier, 1855.

John Neilson¹

b. 17 July 1776, d. 1 February 1848

Last Edited

15 Jun 2019

Charts

Descendants of William Neilson

Father

William Neilson² b. s 1740

Mother

Isabel Brown² b. s 1750

Family

Marie Ursula Hubert b. 21 Oct 1781, d. 20 Jun 1866

Marriage*

6 January 1797

Marie Ursula Hubert; Trois-Rivieres, St. Maurice County, Quebec, Canada; "On the sixth day of January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven, in this Protestant church of Trois-Rivieres, by me the undersigned minister of the said church, John Neilson, of the city of Quebec, printer, whose of age, and Marie Hubert of this parish whose underage, with the consent of Jean Baptiste Rieutard , her grandfather..."^3,6

Children

Isabel Neilson¹¹ b. 8 Apr 1798

Samuel Neilson⁷ b. 8 Feb 1800, d. 17 Jun 1837

Mary Neilson¹² b. 31 Aug 1802

Elizabeth Neilson¹³ b. 19 Aug 1804, d. 30 Sep 1804

William Neilson+¹ b. 2 Dec 1805, d. 7 Jul 1895

Margaret Neilson¹⁴ b. 17 Apr 1808, d. 8 Jan 1894

Janet Neilson¹⁵ b. 9 Oct 1810

Agnes Janet Neilson¹⁶ b. 6 Dec 1812

Frances Neilson¹⁷ b. 13 Jul 1815

10.

John Neilson+¹⁸ b. 27 Jan 1821

Birth*

17 July 1776

Dornal, Balmaghie Civil Parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland³

Emigration*

1793

Came from Kirkudbrightshire, Scotland to Quebec.⁴

Anecdote*

circa 1795

" His grandfather, John Neilson, established the Quebec Gazette after stopping at Philadelphia on his way to Canada long enough to learn the printing business from the old master Benjamin Franklin. He learned it well, too, for the Quebec Gazette issue commemorating Queen Victoria's coronation was printed in gold and is now a collector's item."⁵

Marriage*

6 January 1797

Note

"NEILSON, JOHN, publisher, printer, bookseller, politician, farmer, and militia officer; b. 17 July 1776 at Dornald, in the parish of Balmaghie, Scotland, son of William Neilson and Isabel Brown; d. 1 Feb. 1848 in Cap-Rouge, Lower Canada.

In 1791 John Neilson joined his elder brother Samuel at Quebec to help him run the publishing firm of Brown and Gilmore, a legacy of their uncle William Brown who had died in 1789. By 1792 Samuel was already expressing his pleasure at the “essential service” John was rendering him. As a result of Samuel’s untimely death on 12 Jan. 1793, John inherited the business but was a ward of the Reverend Alexander Spark* until he attained his majority in 1796. His younger brother William came from Scotland to join him in September 1795 but went back home in 1797 or 1798. In 1794, suddenly and without explanation, John had run off to New York, to the annoyance of Mr Spark, who reproved him. “I have been guilty of a piece of folly,” said Neilson contritely. “You must make allowance for youth.” And he had speedily returned.

On 6 Jan. 1797 at Trois-Rivières, in the presence of Anglican minister David-François de Montmollin and in all likelihood of a Catholic priest as well, Neilson married Marie-Ursule Hubert, a niece of Jean-François Hubert*, the Catholic bishop of Quebec. They signed a marriage contract that day before Trois-Rivières notary Antoine-Isidore Badeaux. In it they agreed to have community of property, administered according to the Coutume de Paris. When Neilson announced this decision to his mother in August, he explained that he appreciated his wife’s great merits, but, further, he had wished to symbolize his permanent establishment in Canada and to help lessen the baneful prejudices with which Canadians and British immigrants regarded each other. For her part, his mother regularly advised him to persevere himself and raise his children in the religion of his ancestors, Presbyterianism. At least 10 children were born – Isabel, Samuel, Mary, Elizabeth, William, Margaret, Janet, Agnes Janet, Francis, and John.–some of whom died in infancy. The boys were brought up in the Presbyterian faith, the girls in the Catholic. Neilson remained deeply attached to his church, which he served in various capacities at Quebec, and he would be commemorated by a plaque in St Andrew’s Church; but he had a pew in the Catholic parish of Quebec which he paid for on a regular basis.

From his earliest days in business, young John showed sure judgement, tact, and ability. He would use just enough threats or flattery to obtain payment of the numerous debts owed his firm or to gain customers. He had to be unusually zealous in his work: the printing-shop, newspaper, and bookshop were highly profitable, provided he kept a meticulous record of all the little accounts that accumulated and collected them systematically, even if doing so meant regular recourse to the law courts, despite his distaste for this process. His account-books were detailed to an extent seldom seen. He even kept a note of time lost, in hours and minutes.

Neilson was primarily a printer, publisher, and bookseller, “the largest consumer of paper in this country,” according to his rival James Brown of Montreal. In 1800 he secretly purchased a controlling interest in the business of his main Quebec competitor, Pierre-Édouard Desbarats. The establishment of this near-monopoly was accompanied by efforts to expand his productive capacity. In 1795 he had purchased type in England for printing hymn-books. He took steps to procure a new press in the United States in 1801 and to bring in apprentices from Scotland or the United States – young Canadians apparently would not do.

The income of Neilson’s printing-shop came mainly from government contracts for proclamations, statutes, the assembly journals, and so on, from private contracts for countless forms, posters, business cards, and similar items, and from the publication of the largest weekly newspaper in the two Canadas, the Quebec GazettelLa Gazette de Québec, which had been in existence since 1764. Aside from single copies sold, from the 1790s and until about 1806 there were some 500 subscribers a year. Around 1809–10 there were nearly 900 and in the period 1810–20, more than 1,000; half were French-speaking. From 1800 to 1820 the paper devoted about 54 per cent of its space to advertising, 21 to international news and travel accounts, 8 to military questions affecting the colony, 5 to social problems, 7 to politics, 3 to economic matters, 1 to cultural affairs, and less than 1 to religious concerns. Neilson did publish newspapers of a more literary and entertaining nature, such as Le Magasin de Québec (1792–94), the British American Register (1803), and the Canadian Visitor (1815), but they were unsuccessful. The population proved too small and too ill informed to support publications of this kind. As well, Neilson exchanged newspapers with numerous English, American, and French publishers and acted as their subscription agent.

Besides the printing-shop and the newspaper, Neilson owned the principal bookshop in the Canadas until the 1820s. There, of course, he sold all kinds of office supplies, paper, and notebooks; on occasion he also bound books for his customers. He supplied other printers and booksellers in both Lower and Upper Canada with stock-in-trade that he imported or went in person to get from specialized firms in the United States or Great Britain. He acquired foreign books in the same way and even tried to get works from France, although he at times took advantage of auctions of private libraries. He supplied the major public libraries in the colony, including that of the House of Assembly. Having a large printing-shop, he was able to turn out a good number of volumes himself – basically religious works and textbooks that were not available otherwise in wartime, political pamphlets, and technical books for the local market. At regular intervals he published catalogues of books for sale and he advertised his list in the Quebec Gazette. His shops dominated publishing in Quebec and printed 50 to 60 per cent of the approximately 800 works produced in Lower Canada between 1800 and 1820.

As a printer and publisher specializing in religious works and school texts, Neilson sold catechisms, song-books, alphabet primers, and devotional volumes. Of some 42,120 books in French purchased at his bookshop between 1792 and 1812, 70 per cent dealt with religion, 21 per cent with school subjects. As for books in English, which Neilson could import and consequently did not have to publish, 38 per cent were school texts, 20 per cent religious works. If religious and school books are deducted, the volume of annual sales drops by about 3,000 to 185 titles in English and 205 in French on average. These included writings of the Enlightenment and the thinkers who marked Western society at the time: Montesquieu, Diderot, Voltaire, Condorcet, Pufendorf, Helvétius, Rousseau, Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Linnaeus, Condillac, Adam Smith, Malthus, Ricardo, Blackstone, Burke, Bentham, Dodsley, among others, not to mention the classical authors such as those of the 17th century. There were also volumes dealing with the practice of law, medicine, surveying, and the notarial profession. Neilson sold more French titles, but carried a broader range of English ones. However, in 1815, after the wars ended, the variety of works in French increased notably. The French-speaking customers, who formed half or a little more than half of his clientele, came from the ranks of the clergy, liberal professions, small businessmen, and seigneurs; the English-speaking purchasers were garrison officers, senior office holders, merchants, members of the liberal professions, and craftsmen.

An educated man whose intellectual horizons were never narrow, Neilson was perfectly at ease in English and French, travelled extensively, and broadened his culture. He maintained a voluminous correspondence with numerous literary and political figures in the colony, among them Joseph Quesnel*, Ross Cuthbert*, Pierre-Stanislas Bédard*, Louis-Joseph Papineau*, and Justin McCarthy. Another correspondent, Abbé Jean-Baptiste Boucher, pardoned Neilson’s printing errors in return for being given bound copies of his own Recueil de cantiques à l’usage des missions, des retraites et des catéchismes (1795).

Having entered the assembly in 1818, Neilson decided on 29 April 1822 to hand his firm over to his eldest son, Samuel, who received a two-thirds interest, and a partner, William Cowan, who received one-third; under the government of Dalhousie [Ramsay] political tensions were increasing, and John did not want to find himself in any conflict of interest or to harm a business he had so firmly established. Nevertheless Dalhousie withdrew the post of king’s printer from Samuel and gave it to John Charlton Fisher in October 1823. John continued to take an interest in the firm, but from a distance. In May 1836 Samuel, who was gravely ill, made the business over to his brother William and in July he gave his father power of attorney to settle his affairs. These seem to have been profitable despite the political difficulties. As late as 1848, when an attempt was made to appraise Samuel’s estate, the stocks in the printing-shop and the bookstore alone were valued at £2,717 7s. 7d.

On occasion Neilson wrote poems, sometimes in French, one of them about death. In 1795 he bought the shares of the Théâtre Canadien. He belonged to the Quebec Library from 1799 to 1824 and the Quebec Exchange and Reading Room in 1822 and 1827, being its president in 1831. In 1842 he was named an associate member of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec. He was keenly interested in educational matters. For example, he gave books and money to schoolmasters such as Louis Labadie* at Berthier-en-Haut (Berthierville), Louis Vincent and his Huron school at Jeune-Lorette (Wendake), and Antoine Côté in the parish of Saint-Thomas (at Montmagny). In 1816 he was president of the subscribers to the Quebec Free School [see Thaddeus Osgood*]. When he was in London the following year, he complained to the Foreign School Society of the difficulties that the House of Assembly was encountering in its efforts to develop a school system under the control of churchwardens or ministers and priests of the various churches. In 1821 he was a member of the committee to encourage and promote education in rural parishes. He also took an interest in education for the working classes, particularly with regard to agriculture. Nor was it by chance that he was constantly re-elected president of the Mechanics’ Institute of Quebec, serving for the years 1834–43 and possibly even earlier. In addition he was visitor (inspector) of the colony’s schools in 1831 and trustee of the Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning [see Joseph Langley Mills*] in 1838 and 1839 at least.

Over and above his chief business and his commitment to cultural concerns, Neilson was active in a variety of fields, some remunerative, others humanitarian in nature. For example, from 1816 he settled immigrants at Valcartier. By 1828 he reputedly had attracted 500 people there and a similar number to the adjoining regions, in all some 1,000 Scots and Irish, as well as a number of English and Americans. It is not surprising, then, that he had become a member of the Quebec Emigrants’ Society by 1819. He established immigrants on adjacent properties that he obtained mainly from the Jesuit estates, to the great displeasure of Herman Witsius Ryland, who served on the commission that managed the estates for the crown and who detested his political orientation. In 1816 and 1818 for example, Neilson and Andrew Stuart acquired 54 grants, each 3 arpents by 30. As early as 1802 he had bought land at Cap-Rouge, and he added another property in 1815 consisting of four irregularly shaped lots, purchased for £55, on which he took up permanent residence. Neilson also had a farm there and a sugar bush at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade (La Pérade), which were worked by tenants. In the course of business he bought and sold a large number of holdings, which were mainly located in the Quebec region. In 1832 he owned 39 properties (some rented out) at Valcartier, Cap-Rouge, Cap-Saint-Ignace, and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, as well as 5 houses, 6 pieces of land in Stanbridge, 1,200 acres in Aston, 1,200 in Barford, and lands worth £700 in Upper Canada. He had also invested capital in a mill at Valcartier. In 1830 he was endeavouring to sell some holdings in Tingwick.

This interest in agriculture and settlement was also attested by his participation in the Agriculture Society in the district of Quebec, of which he was vice-president beginning in 1819, if not sooner, and president from 1826 till at least 1832. He appeared before the assembly committee examining the state of agriculture in the province during the 1823 session and spoke about what he had observed, particularly during his rounds in a great many parishes in the summers of 1819 and 1820. He himself experimented with new farming techniques. In 1818 he received several prizes for inventing a seeder, for ploughing the straightest furrow in a competition, and for having introduced a new plough.

Neilson was a shareholder and client of the Bank of Quebec and a shareholder in the Quebec Baking Society. He also lent money at interest, to consolidate debts or supply cash to various people in need of it. He extended easy credit to his customers and buyers, while, however, setting fixed, regular payment dates. The inventory of the Neilsons’ community of property, made almost 20 years after John’s death, still listed £30,143 6s. 8d. in debts owing to it and £692 in personal estate, against only £25 in liabilities. Credit, along with land holdings, constituted the basis of Neilson’s fortune after he retired from business. There was still considerable landed property in the estate even in 1867: the Hubert fief (2 leagues by 2 leagues), a house, 34 lots, 8 farms in the seigneurial area and 9 in Stoneham, Barford, and Simpson townships.

Gradually Neilson moved into politics, and his first steps in this direction were orthodox. During the troubles in 1794 he signed a declaration of loyalty to the crown, and in 1799 he signed the address of good wishes to Governor Robert Prescott* on his departure. His newspaper rarely published anything audacious. In 1810, when people were being imprisoned under the régime of Governor Sir James Henry Craig*, the Quebec Gazette urged respect for the constitution and loyalty. Even under Dalhousie, Neilson became a lieutenant in the Quebec militia in 1824.

Neilson has been called a moderate liberal or a moderate reformer. His even, patient temperament, untroubled by quick anger, his admiration for British institutions, which was accompanied by a certain attraction to American municipal institutions, his pursuit of a balance of powers: all these naturally drew him towards men such as Pierre-Stanislas Bédard, the leader of the Canadian party until 1811. Neilson was convinced of the need to do away with the abuses that had crept into the application of the 1791 constitution. Sympathetic to French Canadians and their institutions, in particular the seigneurial régime, and critical of the financial irresponsibility displayed by a clique of uncontrolled officials holding too many posts, he was drawn to Louis-Joseph Papineau, who gained ascendancy over the Canadian party in the period 1818–22. The fact was that Papineau himself proclaimed the benefits of monarchy and fought against the abuses of executive authority in the colony.

Neilson was elected for Quebec in 1818 under the banner of the Canadian party. In a way he constituted a moral security essential to this party, which was too closely identified with the French Canadians. He complemented Papineau by exhorting him frequently to have patience and perseverance – qualities Papineau admitted he did not possess. It is not surprising, therefore, that the two were sent as delegates to London early in 1823 with the petitions from Lower Canada against the union bill that had been laid before the House of Commons in 1822. They met the under-secretary of state for the colonies, Robert John Wilmot-Horton, Sir James McIntosh, Lord Bathurst, and others. In his personal notes, which are not dated, Neilson argued that it would not be useful to increase the property qualification for voting and stressed that a change in land tenure, made possible under a statute passed in London in 1822, could not come about unless the consent of the censitaires was secured and their right to take up land at no expense to themselves was assured. In the House of Assembly at the time of the 1823 hearings on the state of agriculture, he spoke in favour of the seigneurial régime and the right of censitaires to obtain land without payment. And around 1825–26 he advised the governor that application of the legislation permitting commutation of seigneurial tenure into freehold, which had been passed by the British parliament in 1822 and 1825, should be accompanied by crown intervention to ensure that the right of the censitaires to land at no cost was upheld.

In the assembly Neilson became involved in everything related to education, agriculture, and township development. Although he at times dissociated himself from Papineau’s position, on the whole he supported the Canadian party, especially on the question of control of supply. In January 1828 he again went to London, with Denis-Benjamin Viger* and Austin Cuvillier, to present the assembly’s complaints against Dalhousie’s administration to the British parliamentarians. Neilson appeared before a House of Commons committee early in June and laid out the matters on which he had strong views. He urged the necessity of handing over to the assembly control of all revenue collected by the province – a recommendation which the committee adopted in part, although it advised permanent appropriation of salaries for the governor, legislative councillors, and judges. As well, Neilson called for an annual vote of supply, item by item, and he denounced the making of expenditures not authorized by the assembly. He condemned the excessively close ties between the Legislative and Executive councils and the governor, which had resulted in the paralysis of the legislature. The behaviour of the Dalhousie administration he characterized as abusive and highhanded. In his view a reasonable agreement between the assembly and London on the question of supply could be reached if the rights of the house were recognized. With regard to land matters, he criticized the imperial parliament’s interference in Lower Canada’s internal affairs – the legislation of 1822 and 1825 permitting the commutation of seigneurial tenure – and he warned there would be a risk of fraud if registry offices were set up since the Canadians were unfamiliar with such institutions. He pointed out the pernicious consequences of having too many absentee landowners in the townships, and he noted the Canadians’ preference for Canadian laws and seigneurial tenure providing easy access to free land, unless the assembly’s measures to correct abuses in the system were blocked by the Legislative Council. Reform of that council was required, he stated, and might best be achieved if the crown appointed persons of means who were independent of the executive. He also defended the Catholic Church.

On 29 March 1830 Papineau thanked Neilson publicly for his services – the report of the commons committee had recognized in part the legitimacy of the complaints of the Patriote party (as the Canadian party had been called since 1826). Neilson drew up a series of proposals conceived in a spirit of conciliation. But times had changed. Already a deep split was developing between him and Papineau, who would soon move from the cordial correspondence of the 1820s to public insults. In a letter to Neilson in August 1832, Papineau let slip the phrase “our detestable constitution.” Neilson, however, set great store by the constitution, by the links with Great Britain and the benefits that the colony derived from them – indeed by a whole series of institutions that could not be accommodated within the increasingly republican line being taken by the party’s radical wing. Neilson, having always preached the righting of abuses, the preservation of institutions, harmony, tolerance, and respect for the colony’s various ethnic backgrounds and religions, was disturbed by an emerging anticlericalism and nationalism in the party which he thought went too far. He railed against the assembly’s failure to take any real advantage of the compromises suggested by London, and he feared the economic consequences that might ensue from the radicalizing of a large group within the Patriote party. He also rejected the idea of an elected legislative council, which was incompatible with the British constitution.

The break, already evident in 1831–32, was consummated in 1834 with the assembly’s adoption of the 92 Resolutions [see Elzéar Bédard], whose violent tone and extreme nature were repugnant to a levelheaded man such as Neilson. Watching helplessly the radicalization that followed the bloody by-election in Montreal in 1832 [see Daniel Tracey*], he asked how a responsible government, as Papineau conceived it, could be demanded when Papineau could not govern himself. In his view the Patriote party stance threatened mercantile and industrial interests, which in turn ensured the prosperity of farmers. Until 1831, he thought, the assembly had been on the defensive. But since the concessions made by the British government it had become “the assailant” and intended to wring from the crown rights that were incompatible with the constitution and monarchical institutions. Blinded by the ambition of a few individuals thirsting for power, who exploited national differences and jealousies, it had blocked supply, threatened rebellion, and neglected the wishes of the people. In March 1833 he stated in the Quebec Gazette that the constitution had first been betrayed by the governor and Legislative Council, and was now being betrayed by the assembly.

Some historians are of the opinion that Neilson lacked flexibility and consequently was unable to gather allies and act as a counterbalance to Papineau. Be that as it may, the radical group called him a traitor, and in the 1834 elections he was defeated in the constituency he had represented for more than 15 years. He then helped found constitutional associations in the colony. In 1835 he was commissioned to go to London, accompanied by William Walker, and express the viewpoint of the moderate English-speaking merchants. What he was again seeking was the righting of abuses, but without sedition or revolt. He vainly tried to avert the rebellions.

Neilson became a member of the Special Council on 2 April 1838 and served on it till 1840, except for the brief period under the administration of Lord Durham [Lambton] when it was reconstituted. Faithful to his convictions, he fought against union of the two Canadas, a stand that earned him popular support and election to the assembly of the united Canadas in 1841. In 1844 the assembly named him speaker, but on 25 November of that year he was given a seat on the Legislative Council, which he retained for the rest of his life.

Along with business and politics, Neilson was active in various associations. For example, he was a member of the Quebec Fire Society from 1797, becoming its president in 1810. In 1809 he was elected vice-president of the Quebec Benevolent Society and then president, an office he held again in 1812 and 1817. In 1837 he was president of the St Andrew’s Society of Quebec. He served as a commissioner to examine the prison system and as a trustee for demolishing the market house in Upper Town Quebec in 1815 and 1821. He was a justice of the peace continuously from 1815 (his mandate was last renewed on 23 Nov. 1838), and in 1845 he was appointed a commissioner of the Beauport asylum. Furthermore, his stature and probity made him an ideal person to be given powers of attorney for fellow merchants or to serve as guardian for minors. As he explained to people who sought his help, “Although my mission simply relates to the political concerns of the country, I shall always be happy to contribute every thing in my power to whatever may appear to be conducive to the general welfare.”

At his death on 1 Feb. 1848 Neilson left a sizeable fortune (20 years later it exceeded £30,000, real estate not included), and a reputation for integrity and good judgement. He had brought his children up with affection but also with discipline – their numerous letters vainly requesting money are proof of that; he did, however, make sure they were established. The arrangements made in his will and that of his wife are indicative of the man. The usufruct of everything in the community of property was left to the survivor and the heirs were forbidden to contest legally the division made, on pain of being disinherited ipso facto. Shortly after his death, his son William paid £145 for a monument to be erected in the cemetery of the Presbyterian church in Valcartier, at the head of the grave.

Intelligence, culture, hard work, perseverance, moderation, firmness, and patience, these were some of the qualities that enabled John Neilson to pursue an uncommon career. Much has been made of his sense of thrift; his generosity, though not always disinterested, has perhaps been forgotten. For example, in 1804 he contributed to a subscription for victims of the Quebec fire and again in 1818 to one for the poor in the district of Quebec. In business or family matters he had extensive dealings with notaries, avoided lawyers and judges if possible, and preferred arbitration, settlement out of court, or a warning. With too many preoccupations, he at times neglected his own civic duties, among them keeping up the roads. In essence, Neilson seems to have been one of the earliest exemplars of the “Canadian” in the modern sense: bilingual, connected with people of various origins, optimistic about the country’s future. His relative failure and his inability to create solid and lasting links for himself in the French Canadian milieu, whether business or political, are proof that the undertaking is difficult in any period.

Sonia Chassé, Rita Girard-Wallot, and Jean-Pierre Wallot

John Neilson’s papers are located at the ANQ-M in P-1000-3-360; at the ANQ-Q in its collections of the Neilson family (P-193) and of the Neilson printing firm (P-192); and at the PAC in MG 24, B1, which covers the period 1764–1850. There are also items in other collections at the ANQ-Q, including those of Ludger Duvernay* (P-68), the Papineau family (P-417), and the Napoléon Bourassa family (P-418)."⁷

(Witness) Death

30 September 1804

Elizabeth Neilson; Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada⁸

Note*

between 1816 and 1817

This photo was taken in August 2002 at the national Museum of Civilization in Hull (Ottawa area). The Honorable John Neilson's dishes that he purchased on March 17, 1817 in London England are stored at this museum. June Johnston is on the left and her mother Alice Raybould is on the right, descendents of John Neilson's son William Neilson and Margaret Cassin. June has documented the voyage that John Neilson made to England in 1816/1817 .⁹

Death*

1 February 1848

Cap-Rouge, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 71 years and 6 months.¹⁰
Witness: Marie Ursula Hubert

Burial*

4 February 1848

Church of Scotland, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "John Neilson of the City of Quebec, one of the Members of the Legislative Council of this province of Canada, who died at Cap Rouge the first day of February and was buried at Valcartier on the fourth day of the same month, 1848, aged 71 years. David Shanks, minister
John Neilson, son
N. Neilson Ross, nephew
Rob Middleton, witness."¹⁰

Citations

[S428] International Genealogical Index (IGI).
[S431] Web site: From online records of the Quebec Assembly at http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/m-n/NEILJ.htm
[S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms.
[S431] Web site: http://ia600506.us.archive.org/21/items/…
[S431] Web site: http://www.linkstothepast.com/milwaukee/038b.php#walter
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, Trois-Rivieres Protestant Church, 1797.
[S431] Web site: From online records "Dictionary of Canadian Biography."
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, 1804.
[S435] E-mail Message. To Pat Balkcom from June Johnston , Nov. 2004.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, Church of Scotland, Valcartier, 1848.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, 1798.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, 1802.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, 1800.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, 1808.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, 1810.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, 1813.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, 1815.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, 1821.

John Neilson¹

b. 27 January 1821

Last Edited

30 Jan 2017

Charts

Descendants of William Neilson

Father

John Neilson¹ b. 17 Jul 1776, d. 1 Feb 1848

Mother

Marie Ursula Hubert¹ b. 21 Oct 1781, d. 20 Jun 1866

Family		Laura Caroline Moorhead b. 21 Feb 1822, d. 30 Jul 1879
Marriage*	3 June 1844	Laura Caroline Moorhead; Notre-Dame Basilica, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...John Neilson, gentleman, son of age of the Honorable John Neilson and Dame Marie Ursula Hubert on the one part; and Laura Caroline Moorhead, daughter of age of the late John Moorehead and Dame Marguerite Duberger on the other part; ...both living in this parish...in the presence of George Barthelmy Faubault, guardian, and Marguerite Duberger, mother of the bride, and Honorable John Neilson, father of the groom, and Alphonse Dubord, friend...and many others who signed..." ²
Children	1.	Colonel John Louis Hubert Neilson⁴ b. 24 Mar 1845, d. 1925
	2.	Laura Janet Neilson⁵ b. 27 Aug 1846
	3.	Matilda Marie Neilson⁶ b. 19 Dec 1847
	4.	John Samuel Neilson⁷ b. 3 Oct 1849
	5.	Norman John Rieubord Neilson⁸ b. 3 Jul 1851
	6.	John William Augustus Neilson⁹ b. 7 Apr 1853
	7.	Henry Neilson¹⁰ b. 17 Nov 1854
	8.	Francois Alfred Norbert Neilson+¹¹ b. 28 Aug 1856
	9.	Mary Ellen Neilson¹² b. 1 Feb 1858
	10.	Mary Cecile Josephine Neilson¹³ b. 19 Sep 1859
	11.	Isabella Ida Neilson¹⁴ b. 10 Sep 1861
	12.	Joseph Henry Neilson¹⁵ b. 22 Apr 1863
	13.	Henry John Ivan Neilson+¹⁶ b. 27 Jun 1865, d. 27 Apr 1931

Birth*

27 January 1821

Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada¹

Baptism

5 February 1821

St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "John Neilson Esq. printer to His Majesty, and his wife, Mary, had a son born on Saturday, the 27th. day of January and baptised on the fifth day of February, 1821, named John".¹

Marriage*

3 June 1844

Laura Caroline Moorhead; Notre-Dame Basilica, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...John Neilson, gentleman, son of age of the Honorable John Neilson and Dame Marie Ursula Hubert on the one part; and Laura Caroline Moorhead, daughter of age of the late John Moorehead and Dame Marguerite Duberger on the other part; ...both living in this parish...in the presence of George Barthelmy Faubault, guardian, and Marguerite Duberger, mother of the bride, and Honorable John Neilson, father of the groom, and Alphonse Dubord, friend...and many others who signed..."
²

(Witness) Burial

2 August 1879

Laura Caroline Moorhead; Notre-Dame-de-Foy Catholic Cemetery, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "... we have buried in the cemetery of Ste-Foy, the body of Laura Caroline Moorhead, wife of John Neilson, Esquire, Provincial Surveyor, resident of Sainte-Foy, died on the 30th of July at the age of 56 years..." Many signatures followed.³

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, 1821.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Notre-Dame-de-Quebec Catholic Church, Quebec City, 3 June 1844.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Notre-Dame-de-Foy, 02 August 1879. Burial of Laura Caroline Moorhead. Ancestry Image #10 of 18.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Notre-Dame, 27 March 1845. Baptism of Jean Louis Herbert Neilson. Ancestry Image #53 of 307.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Notre-Dame, 28 August 1846. Baptism of Laura Janet Neilson. Ancestry Image #270 of 326.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Notre-Dame, 21 December 1847. Baptism of Matilda Marie Neilson. Ancestry Image #299 of 313.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Notre-Dame, 05 October 1849. Baptism of John Samuel Neilson. Ancestry Image #257 of 330.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Notre-Dame-de-Foy, 05 July 1851. Baptism of Norman John Rieubord Neilson. Ancestry Image #17 of 34.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Notre-Dame-de-Foy, 07 April 1853. Baptism of John William Augustus Neilson. Ancestry Image #9 of 42.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Notre-Dame-de-Foy, 19 November 1854. Baptism of Henry Neilson. Ancestry Image #36 of 44.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec City, Quebec County, 7 July 1890.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Notre-Dame-de-Foy, 05 February 1858. Baptism of Marie Helene Neilson. Ancestry Image #4 of 23.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Notre-Dame-de-Foy, 21 Sept 1859. Baptism of Marie Cecile Josephine Neilson. Ancestry Image #21 of 30.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Notre-Dame-de-Foy, 10 Sept 1861 . Baptism of Isabella Ida Neilson. Ancestry Image #13 of 25.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Notre-Dame-de-Foy, 24 April 1863 . Baptism of Joseph Henri Neilson. Ancestry Image #7 of 25.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Notre-Dame, 27 June 1865. Baptism of Jean Henry Neilson. Ancestry Image #25 of 52.

Colonel John Louis Hubert Neilson¹

b. 24 March 1845, d. 1925

Last Edited

4 Feb 2023

Charts

Descendants of William Neilson

Father

John Neilson¹ b. 27 Jan 1821

Mother

Laura Caroline Moorhead¹ b. 21 Feb 1822, d. 30 Jul 1879

Family

Wilmot Beresford Ridout b. 1865, d. 10 Aug 1933

Marriage*

16 November 1881

Wilmot Beresford Ridout; St. Mary's Cathedral, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; Declaration of Wilmot Ridout: I, Wilmot Ridout, desirous of contracting marriage with Hubert Neilson, Catholic, do hereby solemnly promise not to interfere with him in the fhe free discharge of his religious duties and to allow all the children born of our marrige to be baptized and brought up in the faith and practise of the Roman Catholic Church.
signed Wilmot Ridout
Marriage Registration:
On the sixteenth day of November one thousand eight hundred and eighty one having granted a dispensation of mixed marriage and a certificate of license having been presented, we the undersigned, Bishop of Kingston, received the mutual consent in marriage of John Louis Hubert Neison, son of John Neilson and Laura Caroline Moorehead, and Wilmot Ridout, protestant, daughter of Joseph Bramley Ridout and Wilmot Bramley Hayter.
signed James Vincent Cleary, Bishop of Kingston.
The following were witnesses:
J. Bramley Ridout, Major....
T. Blandthange, Colonel Royal Artillery
Dudley Howard Ridout
Ida Neilson
Katie Kieth^3,4

Colonel John Louis Hebert Neilson
Photograph provided by Howard Neilson-Sewell in 2023

Birth*

24 March 1845

Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada¹

Baptism

27 March 1845

Notre-Dame Basilica, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...baptised Jean Louis Hubert born on the Monday previous of the legitimate marriage of John Neilson, junior Ecuier Marchard Libraire and of Dame Laura Caroline Moorhead of this parish. Godfather the Honorable Louis Panet, Godmother Dame Marie Ursule Hubert, wife of the Honorable John Neilson, member of the the Legislative Council of this province..."¹

(Witness) Baptism

10 September 1861

Isabella Ida Neilson; Notre-Dame-de-Foy Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...baptized Isabella Ida, born the same day, of the legitimate marriage of John Neilson, Esquire, and of Dame Laura Caroline Moorhead of this parish. Godfather, John Louis Hubert Neilson, and Godmother, Laura Janet Neilson..."²

Marriage*

16 November 1881

Occupation*

From his wife's obituary: Colonel John Louis Hubert was a soldier, physician, and historian of note.
From Wikipedia:
Colonel J.L.H. Neilson (1845–1925) was the 2nd Canadian Surgeon General and the first to hold the appointment of Director General Medical Services.

Born in Québec, John LH., grandson of politician and editor John Neilson, "was educated at St. Mary’s College, Montreal, Laval University and Royal Victoria Army Medical School."[1]

Neilson was posted as Medical Officer of the Québec Garrison Artillery, in 1869.[2] During the Wolseley Expedition (a part of the Red River Rebellion) from 1870 to 1871 "he served as a surgeon with the 2nd Québec Battalion of Riflemen",[3] for which he was awarded the Canada General Service Medal. Neilson also served as a surgeon in Egypt during the Soudan Campaign from 1884 to 1885.[4]

In 1898, he was appointed Director General of Medical Services, and remained in the position until his retirement from the military in 1903.[5]

Neilson penned two books, the first entitled The Royal Canadian Volunteers, 1794-1802: a historical sketch, published in 1895, and Slavery in Old Canada before and after the conquest read before the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, published in 1906.³

Death*

1925

Quebec, Canada

Citations

[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Notre-Dame, 27 March 1845. Baptism of Jean Louis Herbert Neilson. Ancestry Image #53 of 307.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Notre-Dame-de-Foy, 10 Sept 1861 . Baptism of Isabella Ida Neilson. Ancestry Image #13 of 25.
[S1406] The Montreal Gazette, August 10, 1933.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1760-1923 [database on-line]. Various Church Records; Wolfe and Howe Islands Townships, Kingston; 1879-1903. Archdiocese of Kingston (Ontario); Kingston, Ontario. Marriage of John Louis Hubert Neilson and Wilmot Ridout, Kingston, 16 November 1881.

John Milan Cornelius Neilson^1,2

b. 22 September 1909, d. 28 March 2001

Last Edited

16 Aug 2022

Relationship

3rd cousin 1 time removed of Patricia Ann Monogue

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin
Descendants of William Neilson

Father

Dr. Walter Hopper Neilson¹ b. 4 Sep 1857, d. 12 Sep 1922

Mother

Bessie Belle Jeffers¹ b. Mar 1880, d. 1962

Family

Mary Alice Hugunin b. 29 Dec 1923, d. 9 Mar 2017

Marriage*

22 February 1947

Mary Alice Hugunin; Delafield, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States^4,5

John Milan Neilson and his wife, Mary Alice Hugunin, 1998
Shared by James R. Neilson, Minnesota, 2022

Children

Michael J. Neilson⁶ b. 12 May 1950, d. 13 May 1950

John Milan Cornelius Neilson Jr.⁶ b. 11 Apr 1952, d. 12 Apr 1952

John Milan Neilson
Shared by James R. Neilson, Minnesota, 2022

Birth*

22 September 1909

114 Garfield Ave., Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States; Birth Regisration states that John Milan Cornelius Neilson was born at 114 Garfield Av. Milwaukee, male, white, legitimate, son of Walter H. Neilson, white, 52, born Canada, physician, first child with this mother. Mother is Bessie B. Jeffers, both of same address, white, 29, born Wisconsin, housewife, 1st child of this mother. Born at 10:30am, signed by Chas. H. Lemon of Milwaukee and registered on Nove. 11, 1909,^3,2

Marriage*

22 February 1947

Mary Alice Hugunin; Delafield, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States^4,5

John Milan Neilson and his wife, Mary Alice Hugunin, 1998
Shared by James R. Neilson, Minnesota, 2022

(Witness) Death

13 May 1950

Michael J. Neilson; Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States⁶

(Witness) Death

12 April 1952

John Milan Cornelius Neilson Jr.; Fort Sill Army Base, Oklahoma, United States⁶

Death*

28 March 2001

Texas, United States⁴

Burial*

March 2001

Hillcrest Cemetery, Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States^4,7

Citations

[S431] Web site: Online From - The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Volume 16, p.160. New York: James T. White & Co., 1918 at http://ia600506.us.archive.org/21/items/…
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., Births, 1839-1911 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. Original data:Milwaukee Public Library. Milwaukee Public Library. Call Number: 929.3. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Birth Registration for John Milan Cornelius Neilson, born 22 September 1909, Registration #7766, Page 354 of Volume 483. Accessed 17 April 2022 at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/102747959/…
[S504] 1900 U.S. Census, online www.ancestry.com, Wisconsin, Milwarkee, Milwaukee Ward 6, p.4.
[S435] E-mail Message. From James Neilson to Patricia Balkcom, 05 April 2021.
[S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178063613/… accessed 16 August 2022), memorial page for Mary-Alice Rose Hugunin Neilson (29 Dec 1923–9 Mar 2017), Find a Grave Memorial ID 178063613, citing Hillcrest Cemetery, Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Steve Burton (contributor 48198296).
[S435] E-mail Message. From James Neilson [e-mail address] to Patricia Balkcom, 12 August 2022.
[S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68453646/… accessed 16 August 2022), memorial page for John M Neilson (22 Sep 1909–28 Mar 2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68453646, citing Hillcrest Cemetery, Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Debra Brakebill (contributor 47245284).

John Milan Cornelius Neilson Jr.¹

b. 11 April 1952, d. 12 April 1952

Last Edited

15 Jun 2023

Relationship

4th cousin of Patricia Ann Monogue

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin
Descendants of William Neilson

Father

John Milan Cornelius Neilson¹ b. 22 Sep 1909, d. 28 Mar 2001

Mother

Mary Alice Hugunin¹ b. 29 Dec 1923, d. 9 Mar 2017

Birth*

11 April 1952

Fort Sill Army Base, Oklahoma, United States¹

Death*

12 April 1952

Fort Sill Army Base, Oklahoma, United States¹
Witness: Mary Alice Hugunin
Witness: John Milan Cornelius Neilson

Burial*

April 1952

Ft. Sill Cemetery, Ft. Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States; John is buried here but there is a memorial plaque for he and his younger brother, Michael, in Hillcrest Cemetery, Fort Davis, Texas where their parents are buried.^2,3

Citations

[S435] E-mail Message. From James Neilson [e-mail address] to Patricia Balkcom, 12 August 2022.
[S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68453649/… accessed 16 August 2022), memorial page for John M Neilson (11 Apr 1952–11 Apr 1952), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68453649, citing Hillcrest Cemetery, Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Debra Brakebill (contributor 47245284).
[S435] E-mail Message. From James Neilson [e-mail address] to Patricia Balkcom, 14 June 2023.

John Samuel Neilson¹

b. 3 October 1849

Last Edited

30 Jan 2017

Charts

Descendants of William Neilson

Father

John Neilson¹ b. 27 Jan 1821

Mother

Laura Caroline Moorhead¹ b. 21 Feb 1822, d. 30 Jul 1879

Birth*

3 October 1849

Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada¹

Baptism

5 October 1849

Notre-Dame Basilica, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...baptized John Samuel, born the day before yesterday, of the legitimate marriage of John Neilson, Esquire, (?), and of Dame Laura Caroline Moorhead of this parish. Godfather, John Fraser, Esquire, and Godmother, Dame Isabel Neilson..."¹

Citations

[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Notre-Dame, 05 October 1849. Baptism of John Samuel Neilson. Ancestry Image #257 of 330.

John William Augustus Neilson¹

b. 7 April 1853

Last Edited

30 Jan 2017

Charts

Descendants of William Neilson

Father

John Neilson¹ b. 27 Jan 1821

Mother

Laura Caroline Moorhead¹ b. 21 Feb 1822, d. 30 Jul 1879

Birth*

7 April 1853

Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada¹

Baptism

10 April 1853

Notre-Dame-de-Foy Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...baptized John William Augustus, born three days before, of the legitimate marriage of John Neilson, Esquire, and of Dame Laura Caroline Moorhead of this parish. Godfather, Charles Francois Hamel, and Godmother, Dame Georgina Mathilda Faribault..."¹

Citations

[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Notre-Dame-de-Foy, 07 April 1853. Baptism of John William Augustus Neilson. Ancestry Image #9 of 42.

Joseph Henry Neilson¹

b. 22 April 1863

Last Edited

30 Jan 2017

Charts

Descendants of William Neilson

Father

John Neilson¹ b. 27 Jan 1821

Mother

Laura Caroline Moorhead¹ b. 21 Feb 1822, d. 30 Jul 1879

Birth*

22 April 1863

Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada¹

Baptism

24 April 1863

Notre-Dame-de-Foy Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...baptized Joseph Henri, born two days before, of the legitimate marriage of John Neilson, Esquire, and of Dame Laura Caroline Moorhead of this parish. Godfather, Phillip Baby, and Godmother, Dame Matilda Perrault..."¹

Citations

[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Notre-Dame-de-Foy, 24 April 1863 . Baptism of Joseph Henri Neilson. Ancestry Image #7 of 25.

Laura Janet Neilson¹

b. 27 August 1846

Last Edited

30 Jan 2017

Charts

Descendants of William Neilson

Father

John Neilson¹ b. 27 Jan 1821

Mother

Laura Caroline Moorhead¹ b. 21 Feb 1822, d. 30 Jul 1879

Birth*

27 August 1846

Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada¹

Baptism

28 August 1846

Notre-Dame Basilica, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...baptized Laura Janet, born yesterday, of the legitimate marriage of John Neilson, ... and of Dame Laura Caroline Moorhead of this parish. Godfather, George Barth..Faribault, esquire, and Godmother, Dame Marguerite Duberger, widow of Sir John Moorhead..."¹

(Witness) Baptism

10 September 1861

Citations

[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Notre-Dame, 28 August 1846. Baptism of Laura Janet Neilson. Ancestry Image #270 of 326.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Notre-Dame-de-Foy, 10 Sept 1861 . Baptism of Isabella Ida Neilson. Ancestry Image #13 of 25.

Lila Mae Neilson¹

b. 22 December 1898, d. 17 October 1963

Last Edited

27 Sep 2019

Relationship

3rd cousin 1 time removed of Patricia Ann Monogue

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin
Descendants of William Neilson

Father

William John Neilson¹ b. 10 Jul 1864, d. 1930

Mother

Frances Robeson Hatt¹ b. 15 Mar 1876, d. Dec 1912

Birth*

22 December 1898

North Dakota, United States¹

Death*

17 October 1963

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Family Tree of S_N_Parr who is a DNA Match located at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/57159432/family

Louise Maude Neilson^1,2,3,4

b. 21 September 1866, d. 10 August 1898

Last Edited

21 Apr 2022

Relationship

2nd cousin 2 times removed of Patricia Ann Monogue

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin
Descendants of William Neilson

Father

Cornelius Brown Neilson¹ b. 12 Aug 1835, d. 12 Aug 1918

Mother

Margaret Ireland¹ b. Jun 1838, d. 22 Apr 1917

Family

George William Canner

Marriage*

6 September 1888

George William Canner; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States; Marriage Registration #1629 states:
George William Canner, son of Samuel Canner and Sarah Oram, merchant of Milwaukee, born Milwaukee and Louise Maude Neilson, daughter of Cornelius Neilson and Margaret Ireland, born Granville, Milwaukee County. Both white, civil marriage, witnesses by Samuel Canner and Cornelius Neilson. Married 06 September 1888 by R. Renkema, Justice of the Peace in Milwaukee.^6,4

Maude Louise Neilson and husband, Edward Canner
Shared by James R. Neilson, Minnesota, 2022

Birth*

21 September 1866

Granville, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States^1,4,5

(Witness) Census

30 July 1870

(Witness) Census

7 June 1880

Married Name

6 September 1888

Canner^6,4

Marriage*

6 September 1888

Death*

10 August 1898

United States^6,5
Witness: Cornelius Brown Neilson
Witness: Margaret Ireland

Burial*

August 1898

Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States; Section 47⁶

Citations

[S501] 1870 U.S. Census, online www.ancestry.com, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Granville, p. 19.
[S502] 1880 US Census, online www.ancestry.com, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Granville, p. 11.
[S435] E-mail Message. From James Neilson to Patricia Balkcom, 14 April 2022.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., Marriages, 1838-1911 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. Marriage Registration for George William Canner and Louise Maude Neilson, 6 Sept 1888. Accessed 15 April 2022 at https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
[S435] E-mail Message. From James Neilson to Patricia Balkcom, 18 April 2022.
[S431] Web site: Find a Grave.