Mary Jane Brown1

b. circa 1845
Last Edited21 Jul 2012
FatherThomas Brown1 b. c 1817
MotherMary Ann Billing1 b. 19 Aug 1826, d. 13 Feb 1892

Family

 Adam Wright b. c 1839
Marriage*11 April 1865Adam Wright; Church of Scotland, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada2,3 
Married NameWright2 
Birth*circa 1845Canada1 
Marriage*11 April 1865Adam Wright; Church of Scotland, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada2,3 

Citations

  1. [S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com.
  2. [S698] Will of Thomas Brown; Quebec Archives Online.
  3. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, QuebecCounty, Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1865.

Matthew Brown1

b. 31 January 1829, d. 13 December 1905
Last Edited12 Feb 2016
FatherThomas Brown2
MotherAnn Hartel2 b. s 1800

Family

 Mary Ireland b. 1 Jul 1836
Marriage*21 February 1859Mary Ireland; St. Paul Anglican Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Matthew Brown, farmer, of Valcartier, and Mary Ireland, spinster, of the same place, were married by special license, ...witnesses, Francis Brown and Elizabeth Brown"1 
Birth*31 January 1829St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; This is the date in the baptismal record.2 
Baptism8 March 1829Aubigny Church of England, Aubigny, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Matthew, son of Thomas Brown, shipwright, now resident in the Settlement of Valcartier in the County of Quebec and of Ann (formerly Hartel) his wife was born on the thirty first day of January and baptized on the eighth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine...Margaret Abraham, godmother; James Abraham, godfather; Wm. Bethel, godfather; Ann Brown, mother; Thomas Brown, father (his mark)."2 
Marriage*21 February 1859Mary Ireland; St. Paul Anglican Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Matthew Brown, farmer, of Valcartier, and Mary Ireland, spinster, of the same place, were married by special license, ...witnesses, Francis Brown and Elizabeth Brown"1 
Will*26 December 1899Lac Beauport, Jacques Cartier County, Quebec, Canada; 26th December 1899
Last Will of Matthew Brown
Husband of Mary Ireland

From records of Joseph-Désiré Marcoux
Record No. 3788
Transcribed from Quebec Archives Online



On twenty sixth day of the month of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety nine, before me Joseph Désiré Marcoux the undersigned Notary Public for the Province of Quebec residing and practising in the Parish of Beauport, personally came and appeared Mr. Matthew Brown, farmer, of the said Parish of Beauport.

Who in view of death has requested me the said Notary to receive his present last will which he did and doth hereby name and dictate to one the said Notary, in the presence of the two undersigned witnesses as follows, to wit:

Firstly, I do hereby give and bequeath to Mrs. Mary Ireland my beloved wife, all the property moveable and immoveable which I will die possessed of in whatsoever place it may be situated and of whatever value and nature it may be, to hold and begin to enjoy the same at the time of my decease, and I give my said wife the right and power to give the property of the said moveables and immoveables to one or two or all my children born of my marriage with her the said Mary Ireland at her discretion and the way she will see fit and proper and by share alike or not as she will judge and decide.

And I institute the said Mary Ireland my universal legatee in usufruct and I appoint and name her the Executrix of my present last will.

I revoke all former wills and codicils which I may have done previously to this one which contains my true and last will and intent.

It was thus made, named and dictated to me the said Notary by the said Mr. Matthew Brown, the Testator, in the presence in the presence of Mr. Antoine Grégoire Chalifour, Farmer, and Mr. James Gurry, Insurance agent, both of the said Parish of Beauport, witnesses and his present last will having been read to him by the said Notary in the presence of the said witnesses, the said Testator declared to well hear and understand the same in his residence in the said Parish of Beauport, on the day, month and year first above written, under the number three thousand seven hundred and eighty eight.

And the said Testator has signed with and in presence of us the said Notary and witnesses who have signed in the presence of the said Testator and in the presence of each other,after all the formalities required by law for the execution of the authentic last wills have been accomplished & fulfilled.

Five marginal notes approved are good. Eighteen words erased are null.

Matthew Brown, his signature;
Antoine G. Chalifour, his signature;
James F. Gurry, his signature;
J.D. Marcoux, N.P., his signature


Transcribed by Gerald Neville, June, 2011

Note by Patricia Balkcom: Matthew died on December 13th, 1905, at the reported age of 75 years.3 
Death*13 December 1905Beauport, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada4 
Burial*15 December 1905Christ Church Anglican, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Matthew Brown, farmer, of Beauport, P.Q., died on the thirteenth and was buried on the fifteenth day of December, nineteen hundred and five, aged seventy-five years."
Witnesses: Hopper Brown and Thomas Brown.4 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec City, Anglican St. Paul's Mariner, 1859.
  2. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Aubigny, Church of England, 8 March 1829, Ancestry Image #5 of 51.
  3. [S701] Will of Matthew Brown; Quebec Archives Online.
  4. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of England, Saint Catherine, 15 December 1905, Ancestry Image #11 of 13.

Richard Brown1

b. 13 January 1853
Last Edited28 Nov 2022
FatherJohn Oakley Brown1 b. 14 Jul 1815, d. 14 Aug 1907
MotherAnne Ward1 b. 23 Jun 1820, d. 14 Aug 1894
Birth*13 January 1853St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism10 July 1853Christ Church Anglican, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Richard, son of John Brown of the Settlement of Valcartier in the District and County of Quebec, and of Anne, by her maiden name, Ward, was born on the thirteenth day of January and baptized on the tenth day of July Anno Domini in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.
By Me, Edward Cullen Parkin,
Edward Brown
?. Parkin
George. ONeil, ?."1 

Citations

  1. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of England, baptism of Richard Brown, 10 July 1853. Viewed at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1091/…

Royden Brown1

b. 1923, d. 1999
Last Edited15 Apr 2006
FatherFrancis Brown1 b. 1884, d. 1948
Birth*19231 
Death*19991 

Citations

  1. [S435] E-mail Message. From Roy Brown (e-mail address) to Pat Balkcom 13 April 2006. Roy is the G-G-G-Grandson of William Brown (born 1781).

Sarah Brown1

b. circa 1841, d. 22 December 1899
Last Edited29 Feb 2016
FatherHenry Austin Brown2 b. 8 Aug 1813
MotherEllen Calback2 b. c 1821, d. 18 Apr 1886

Family

 William Billing b. 19 Mar 1838, d. 8 Dec 1918
Marriage*2 April 1861William Billing; Wesleyan Methodist Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "William Billing of Valcartier, farmer, and Sarah Brown of the same place, spinster were married by authority of special license on the ..."
Witnesses: John Rourk
Curtis Billing3 
Children 1.Curtis Billing1 b. 5 Nov 1864
 2.Ida Billing5 b. 21 Dec 1869
Birth*circa 1841Quebec County, Quebec, Canada2 
Marriage*2 April 1861William Billing; Wesleyan Methodist Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "William Billing of Valcartier, farmer, and Sarah Brown of the same place, spinster were married by authority of special license on the ..."
Witnesses: John Rourk
Curtis Billing3 
Married Name2 April 1861Billing3 
Death*22 December 1899St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada4 
Witness: William Billing
Burial*25 December 1899Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "On the 25th day of December, 1899, we the undersigned incumbent of Valcartier Anglican Church have interred in the Valcartier Anglican Cemetery the body of Sarah Brown, wife of William Billing, carpenter of Valcartier, deceased on the 22nd of December, aged fifty eight years. Were present William Billing and David McBain..."4 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Bourg Louis, Methodist Weslayan Church, 1865.
  2. [S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com, Canada East (Quebec), Quebec County, St. Gabriel de Valcartier Quest, p. 13; Ancestry Image #25 of 67, entry for Henry Brown (line 45) as head of household. Original data: Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
  3. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec City, Weslayan Methodist Church; Ancestry.com Image #10 of 47. Marriage entry for William Billing and Sarah Brown, 02 April 1861.
  4. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Valcartier, Church of England, Saint Catherine; Ancestry.com Image #10 of 13. Burial entry for Sarah Brown Billing, 25 December 1899.
  5. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Bourg-Louis, Methodist Weslayan Church, 1870.

Stephen Brown1

b. 1839, d. 1925
Last Edited18 Jan 2011
FatherWilliam Brown2 b. 6 May 1814, d. 11 Apr 1908
MotherAgnes Elizabeth Clark2 b. 18 Apr 1819, d. 15 Mar 1896

Family

 Barbara Clarkson b. 1838, d. 1886
Marriage*1862Barbara Clarkson; Quebec, Canada1 
Children 1.Agnes Brown1 b. 1865, d. 1952
 2.Christina Brown+1 b. 1867, d. 1929
 3.Elizabeth Brown4 b. 1869, d. 1906
 4.Marion Brown4 b. 1875, d. 1965
 5.Jean Brown4 b. 1877, d. 1938
Name VariationHopper Brown; This appears to be a nickname given to Stephen as it is how he is listed in the census.3 
Birth*1839Quebec, Canada2 
Marriage*1862Barbara Clarkson; Quebec, Canada1 
Related to1863Margaret Loudon; Margaret was the niece of Barbara Clarkson. Her mother died at birth and Barbara took her in and raised her as one of her daughters.1 
Residence*1865Barbara Clarkson; Ontario, Canada; Barbara and Stephen moved to Howick Township in Upper Canada and received a grant of land from the Crown as Lot 27, Concession 9.1 
(Witness) Death1886Barbara Clarkson1 
Burial*1925Redgrave Cemetery, Howick Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada1 
Death*1925Ontario, Canada; Stephen was living with his daughter, Christena at the time of his death.1 

Citations

  1. [S462] Letter from by Thomas Aldcorn, 3 July 1937; his address at the time was 250 St. Germain Ave., Toronto. The letter and family tree was reproduced on a CD made by Eric Corrigan and sent to Pat Balkcom in 2005.
  2. [S462] Letter from by Thomas Aldcorn, 3 July 1937. Reproduced on CD made by Eric Corrigan and sent to Pat Balkcom in 2005.
  3. [S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com, Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec.
  4. [S462] Letter from Family tree completed by a direct descendant of Stephen Brown and son of Christena Brown. The family tree was reproduced on a CD made by Eric Corrigan and sent to Pat Balkcom in 2005.

Susan Brown1

b. circa 1850
Last Edited29 Feb 2016
FatherHenry Austin Brown1 b. 8 Aug 1813
MotherEllen Calback1 b. c 1821, d. 18 Apr 1886
Birth*circa 1850Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 

Citations

  1. [S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com, Canada East (Quebec), Quebec County, St. Gabriel de Valcartier Quest, p. 13; Ancestry Image #25 of 67, entry for Henry Brown (line 45) as head of household. Original data: Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada.

Susanna Brown1

b. 15 July 1850, d. 10 March 1934
Last Edited2 Dec 2017

Family

 John McBain b. 18 May 1846, d. 20 Mar 1933
Marriage*13 September 1869John McBain; Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "John McBain, farmer of Valcartier, bachelor, Susanna Brown, of the same place, both of full age with full consent of parents, were married at Quebec in virture of license...
Witness Arthur McBain, Signed by John McBain and Susanna Brown."1 
Children 1.William Henry McBain3 b. 5 May 1870, d. 4 Oct 1899
 2.Alfred McBain4 b. 2 May 1872
 3.David Cecil McBain4 b. 15 Mar 1875
 4.Ernest John McBain+5 b. 20 Oct 1878, d. 1963
 5.Thomas Oliver McBain4 b. 10 Jun 1883
 6.Ellen Janet McBain4 b. 3 Apr 1886
 7.Amos Gordon McBain6 b. c 1888
 8.John McBain7 b. c 1890
Birth*15 July 1850Date listed on her tombstone. 
Married Name13 September 1869McBain1 
Marriage*13 September 1869John McBain; Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "John McBain, farmer of Valcartier, bachelor, Susanna Brown, of the same place, both of full age with full consent of parents, were married at Quebec in virture of license...
Witness Arthur McBain, Signed by John McBain and Susanna Brown."1 
Will*28 February 1921St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada;
28th February 1921
Last Will of Suzann Brown
Wife of John McBain


From records of Notary Cyrille Renaud
No. 8730
Quebec Archives




On this day the twenty eighth day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand nine hundred and twenty one, before me Cyrille Renauld, notary, residing at Loretteville, undersigned, personally appeared Mrs Suzann Brown, wife of John McBain, Farmer, residing in the parish of St. Gabriel of Valcartier, who being of sound and disposing mind, memory and under-standing hath requested us the said notary to write down and received in due form of law her last will and testament which he has declared in manner and form following that is to say.
1.- I most willingly resign my soul into the hands of almighty God, my creator in the humble hope that he will receive it to his favor through the sole merits and intercession of Jesus Christ my savior.
2.-I desire that all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses be paid by my executor herein after named as soon as possible after my death.
3.-I give and bequeath unto my husband John McBain all my moveable and immoveable properties wherever the same may be found and to whatever the same shall amount hereby constituting my said husband my universal legatee and the executrix of this my will and testament.
4.-I revoke all wills and testaments I may have heretofore made and I declare the present to be my only true last will and testament.
     DONE and Passed at Loretteville under notarial number eight thousand seven hundred and thirty. After the reading of the present will to the testator by the notary in the presence of Jules Falalardeau, merchant, Albert Fournier, carriage maker, both of Loretteville witnesses requested, the testator, the notary and the witnesses have signed in the presence of each others.

Suzann Brown
Jules Falalardeau
Albert Fournier
C Renaud

Transcribed by Patrick Keily
February 2012

Notes by Patricia Balkcom: Susan died one year after her husband in 1934 at the age of 83.
2 
(Witness) Death20 March 1933John McBain; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Date listed on his tombstone. 
Death*10 March 1934Date listed on her tombstone. 
Burial*March 1934St. Andrew United Cemetery, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, Quebec, Chalmer's Presbyterian Church, 1869.
  2. [S662] Will of Suzann Brown; Translated from the Original Will.
  3. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Burial of William Henry McBain, 06 October 1899, Church of Scotland, Valcartier, Quebec, Canada.
  4. [S435] E-mail Message. From Gerry Neville. His source "Civil Register of Births, Marriages, and Deaths" at the Quebec City Archives.
  5. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Marriage of Ernest J. McBain,15 November 1899, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, Valcartier, Quebec, Canada.
  6. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Marriage Record for Amos Gordon McBain and Sarah Mildred Leddy, recorded in the Church of Scotland Church records (Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada) on 18 October 1916. Ancestry Image #9 of 16.
  7. [S435] E-mail Message. From Tammy Flanders to Patricia Balkcom, 12/1/2017; Tammy is a descendant of Sarah Adams and Ernest McBain, Ernest is her great-grandfather.

Susanna Brown1

b. 27 June 1825, d. 19 January 1917
Last Edited27 Nov 2022
FatherThomas Brown1
MotherAnn Hartel2 b. s 1800

Family

 Henry Ward b. 2 Aug 1818, d. 9 Jul 1879
Marriage*21 April 1845Henry Ward; Christ Church Anglican, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Henry Ward of the settlement of Valcartier ... farmer was married after banns duly published to Susan, daughter of Thomas Brown of that same place, spinster on the twenty first day of April in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five.
by me, Edward Cullen Parkin, Missionary for Valcartier
(Signed by) -
Henry Ward
Susan Brown
Henry Brown
Richard Ward"5 
Children 1.John Ward9 b. 24 May 1846
 2.Anne Ward10 b. c 1848, d. 14 Aug 1848
 3.Ann Ward11 b. 2 Feb 1850
 4.Richard Ward12 b. 8 Apr 1852
 5.Margaret Caroline Ward13 b. 27 Apr 1854
 6.Susanna Ward14 b. 27 Aug 1856, d. 13 Feb 1857
 7.Susanna Ward15 b. 20 Jul 1859
 8.Ellen Ireland Ward16 b. 20 Jul 1859
 9.Thomas Ward17 b. c 1862
 10.Matilda Jane Ward18 b. 15 Aug 1865
 11.Henry Vernon Ward19 b. 21 Mar 1869
Birth*27 June 1825Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; This is the date in the Baptismal Record.3,4 
Baptism14 August 1825Anglican Cathedral Holy Trinity Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Susanna, daughter of Thomas Brown, of the city of Quebec, shipwright, and of Ann his wife, was born on the twenty-seventh of June, and baptized on the fourteenth of August in the year of our Lord, one thousand and eight hundred and twenty-five. Sponsors: Robert Chisholm, Mary Herron..."4 
Married Name21 April 1845Susan Ward5 
Marriage*21 April 1845Henry Ward; Christ Church Anglican, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Henry Ward of the settlement of Valcartier ... farmer was married after banns duly published to Susan, daughter of Thomas Brown of that same place, spinster on the twenty first day of April in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five.
by me, Edward Cullen Parkin, Missionary for Valcartier
(Signed by) -
Henry Ward
Susan Brown
Henry Brown
Richard Ward"5 
(Witness) Death13 February 1857Susanna Ward; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada6 
(Witness) Death9 July 1879Henry Ward; Lac Beauport, Jacques Cartier County, Quebec, Canada; "Henry Ward of Beauport near Quebec, Farmer, aged 60 years..."7 
Will*6 August 1894Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; 

6th August 1894
Will of Susan Brown
Widow of Henry Ward


From records of Notary Louis Leclerc
No. 16515
Transcribed from the original at the Quebec Archives



On this day the sixth of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety four, before us the undersigned Notary and witnesses hereinafter named, personally came and appeared Dame Susan Brown, now residing in Quebec, widow of the late Henry Ward in his life time a farmer residing in Beauport, who requested the said Notary to write down and receive in due form of law, her last will and testament which she instantly dictated and named as follows, to wit:

I will and direct that all my past debts be fully paid and satisfied out of my estate by my Executrix hereinafter named.

I give and bequeath all my property moveable and immoveable, real and personal, which I may die possessed of at the time of my decease unto my daughter Suzan Ward living with me in muneration of all the services she may have rendered me.

I appoint my said daughter my universal legatee and Executrix of my present will, revoking all former wills at any time heretofore by me made declaring the present to contain my only true will and intentions.

It was thus made, dictated and named by the said Testatrix unto us the said Notary and the said will having been read over to the said Testatrix by the said Notary in the presence of Etienne Gauvin of Quebec, Bookseller, and Alfred Leclerc of Quebec, Druggist, two witnesses expressly called for that purpose, she declared to have perfectly understood the same and persisted in the contents therein.

Thus done and passed before L. Leclerc, the undersigned Notary, on the day and year above written under the number sixteen thousand five hundred and fifteen the said Testatrix having signed her name wit us the said Notary and witnesses who have also signed these presents in the presence of the Testatrix and of one another after due reading according to law.

Susan Ward, her signature;
Etienne Gauvin, his signature;
Alf. Leclerc, his signature;
L. Leclerc, N.P., his signature
_________________________

NOTE: Henry Ward and Susan Brown were married on 21 April 1845, Valcartier Church of England.

Transcribed by Gerald Neville, 2012
Note by Patricia Balkcom: Susan died 23 years (19 June 1917 – aged 94 years) after this will was written so it is possible that there is a later will. Susan and Henry had several children, although only daughter, Suzan is mentioned.8 
Death*19 January 1917Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Susan Ward, daughter of Thomas Brown of Quebec City...aged 94 yrs., died of congeston of the lungs..."3 
Burial*21 January 1917Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada3 

Citations

  1. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of England, 1845.
  2. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Aubigny, Church of England, 8 March 1829, Ancestry Image #5 of 51.
  3. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of England, 1917.
  4. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Quebec City, Anglican Cathedral Holy Trinity, 14 August 1825, Ancestry Image #52 of 112.
  5. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of England, marriage of Henry Ward and Susannah Brown, 21 April 1845. Viewed at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1091/…
  6. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of England, 1857.
  7. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of England, 1879.
  8. [S812] Will of Susan Brown; Translated from the Original Will.
  9. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of England, Saint Catherine, baptism of John Ward, 05 July 1846. Viewed at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1091/…
  10. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of England, burial of Anne Ward, 15 August 1848. Viewed at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1091/…
  11. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of England, baptism of Ann Ward, 23 June 1850. Viewed at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1091/…
  12. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of England, baptism of Richard Ward, 06 June 1852. Viewed at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1091/…
  13. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of England, 1854.
  14. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of England, Saint Catherine, baptism of Susanna Ward, 27 August 1856. Viewed at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1091/…
  15. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of England, 1859.
  16. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of England, Saint Catherine, baptism of Ellen Ireland Ward, 23 August 1859. Viewed at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1091/…
  17. [S79] 1871 St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Census, Listing for "Thomas Ward", age 7, in the family of Henry and Susan Ward.
  18. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Bourg Louis, Methodist Weslayan Church, baptism of Matilda Jane Ward, 28 January 1866. Viewed at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1091/…
  19. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of England, Saint Catherine, baptism of Henry Vernon Ward, 17 March 1870. Viewed at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1091/…

Thomas Brown1

b. circa 1817
Last Edited13 Jun 2022
FatherWilliam Brown1 b. 8 Mar 1781, d. 9 Jan 1848
MotherMarion Graham1 b. c 1783, d. bt 1819 - 1820

Family

 Mary Ann Billing b. 19 Aug 1826, d. 13 Feb 1892
Marriage*1844Mary Ann Billing1 
Children 1.Mary Jane Brown4 b. c 1845
 2.William Brown4 b. 17 Mar 1847
 3.Curtis Brown4 b. 10 Mar 1849
 4.Margaret Brown4 b. c 1851
 5.John Brown5 b. 19 Dec 1853
 6.Agnes Brown6 b. 4 Jan 1856, d. 29 Mar 1858
 7.Thomas Brown7 b. 7 Nov 1857
 8.James Brown8 b. 29 Apr 1860
 9.Andrew Brown+9 b. 29 Oct 1861, d. 1933
 10.Benjamin Brown10 b. 8 Jun 1867, d. 26 Sep 1901
Birth*circa 1817Scotland1 
Marriage*1844Mary Ann Billing1 
(Witness) Death29 March 1858Agnes Brown; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...daughter of Thomas Brown and his wife Mary Ann...aged 2 years, 3 weeks and 4 days..."2 
Will*5 February 1879St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; 5th February 1879
Last Will of Thomas Brown
Husband of Mary Billing

From records of Jean-Baptiste Delage
Record No. 5068
Transcribed from Quebec Archives Online



On this day, the fifth of February one thousand eight hundred and seventy nine, before the undersigned Notary Public for the Province of Quebec in the Dominion of Canada, residing in the City of Quebec, and William McBain, Senior, and William Hornby, Farmers of the Parish of St. Gabriel of Valcartier, witnesses to the effects hereof personally came and appeared Thomas Brown of said Parish of St. Gabriel of Valcartier, County of Quebec, Farmer, who made as follows his last will and testament:

1st I give, devise and bequeath to John and Thomas Brown, my sons, to each of them four hundred dollars.

2nd I give, devise and bequeath to James Brown, my other son, a sum of two hundred dollars.

3rd I give, devise and bequeath to Mary Jane Brown, my daughter, wife of Adam Wright, and Margaret Brown, my other daughter, wife of James Montgomery, to each of them a sum of one hundred and fifty dollars.

4th I give, devise and bequeath to my said daughters Mary Jane and Margaret, the balance of the money I may die possessed of after the payment of my debts & funeral expenses.

5th Those legacies are made in favor of my said children on the express condition they will renounce in favor of my universal legatee hereinafter named to the dower or right to a dower they may or might claim in or on my immoveable properties & sign gratis a deed to that effect.

6th I give & bequeath to Curtis Brown my other son the right of cutting fire wood & such other timber he may require on my lot of ground situate in the Seigniory of St. Ignace.

7th I give, devise and bequeath to Mary Billing my beloved wife all furniture, cattle, horses, agricultural implements and every other effect of any kind & nature I may die possessed of in full ownership.

8th I further give & bequeath to my said wife during her life time the usufruct of my immoveable properties and the vue propriété of the same to Andrew and Benjamin Brown, my youngest sons, instituting them my universal legatees in full ownership to have & to hold the same from the day of the death of their mother.

The present last will and testament received by Jean Baptiste Delage, the undersigned Notary in the presence of said witnesses, having been read to the Testator by the said Notary in the presence of said witnesses, he declared well to understand the same and has persisted in the same as containing his last intentions.

Thus done and executed at St. Gabriel of Valcartier aforesaid, dwelling of the Testator, under the number five thousand and sixty eight of the records of said Notary.

In witness whereof the said Testator hath signed with and in the presence of the said Notary and witnesses who have also signed with and in the presence of said Testator and in the presence of one another after the reading done.

One marginal note good & thirty three words erased are null.

Thomas Brown, his signature;
Wm. McBain, his signature;
William Hornby, his signature;
J.B. Delage, N.P., his signature

Transcribed by Gerald Neville, June, 2011

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Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Janice Copeman's database at http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1858.
  3. [S698] Will of Thomas Brown; Quebec Archives Online.
  4. [S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com.
  5. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, QuebecCounty, Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1854.
  6. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, QuebecCounty, Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1856.
  7. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, QuebecCounty, Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1858.
  8. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, QuebecCounty, Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1860.
  9. [S435] E-mail Message. From Roy Brown (e-mail address) to Pat Balkcom 13 April 2006. Roy is the G-G-G-Grandson of William Brown (born 1781).
  10. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1867.

Thomas Brown1

b. 7 November 1857
Last Edited21 Jul 2012
FatherThomas Brown1 b. c 1817
MotherMary Ann Billing1 b. 19 Aug 1826, d. 13 Feb 1892
Birth*7 November 1857St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism11 January 1858Church of Scotland, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, QuebecCounty, Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1858.

Thomas Brown1

Last Edited12 Feb 2016

Family

 Ann Hartel b. s 1800
Marriage*Ann Hartel2 
Children 1.Elizabeth Austin Brown3 b. 26 Mar 1810
 2.Thomas Henry Brown4 b. Jun 1811
 3.Henry Austin Brown+5 b. 8 Aug 1813
 4.John Oakley Brown+6 b. 14 Jul 1815, d. 14 Aug 1907
 5.Hannah Brown7 b. 4 Mar 1818
 6.Edward Brown8 b. 15 Aug 1820, d. 26 Jun 1904
 7.Susanna Brown+1 b. 27 Jun 1825, d. 19 Jan 1917
 8.Matthew Brown2 b. 31 Jan 1829, d. 13 Dec 1905
Marriage*Ann Hartel2 

Citations

  1. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of England, 1845.
  2. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Aubigny, Church of England, 8 March 1829, Ancestry Image #5 of 51.
  3. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Quebec City, Presbyterian Saint Andrew's Church, 13 April 1810, Ancestry Image #11 of 59. Baptismal record for Elizabeth Austin Brown.
  4. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Quebec City, Anglican Cathedral Holy Trinity, 21 July 1811, Ancestry Image #50 of 106. Baptismal record for Thomas Henry Brown.
  5. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Quebec City, Presbyterian Saint Andrew's Church, 05 September 1813, Ancestry Image #35 of 65. Baptismal record for Henry Brown.
  6. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Quebec City, Presbyterian Saint Andrew's Church, 03 September 1815, Ancestry Image #39 of 61. Baptismal record for John Oatley Brown.
  7. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Quebec City, Presbyterian Saint Andrew's Church, 20 March 1818, Ancestry Image #9 of 58. Baptismal record for Hannah Brown.
  8. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Quebec City, Presbyterian Saint Andrew's Church, 09 October 1820, Ancestry Image #22 of 54. Baptismal record for Edward Brown.

Thomas Brown1

b. 14 May 1848
Last Edited28 Nov 2022
FatherJohn Oakley Brown1 b. 14 Jul 1815, d. 14 Aug 1907
MotherAnne Ward1 b. 23 Jun 1820, d. 14 Aug 1894
Birth*14 May 1848St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism30 July 1848Christ Church Anglican, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Thomas, son of John Brown of the Settlement of Valcartier in the District and County of Quebec, farmer and of Anne, by her maiden name, Ward, was born on the fourteenth day of May and baptized on the thirtieth day of July Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight.
By Me, Edward Cullen Parkin
Richard Ward, Margaret (x) Ward, John Brown."1 

Citations

  1. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of England, baptism of Thomas Brown, 30 July 1848. Viewed at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1091/…

Thomas Henry Brown1

b. June 1811
Last Edited12 Feb 2016
FatherThomas Brown1
MotherAnn Hartel1 b. s 1800
Birth*June 1811Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism21 July 1811Anglican Cathedral Holy Trinity Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Thomas Henry, son of Thomas Brown, shipwright, of the city of Quebec and of Ann his wife was born June the (day is missing) and baptized on the July the twenty-first in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eleven...Robert Chisolm, godfather" and others listed...1 

Citations

  1. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Quebec City, Anglican Cathedral Holy Trinity, 21 July 1811, Ancestry Image #50 of 106. Baptismal record for Thomas Henry Brown.

Thomas J. Brown1,2

b. 2 April 1829, d. 1883
Last Edited18 Oct 2019
MotherHannah Haney1 b. c 1811, d. 9 Jan 1890
Birth*2 April 1829St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism10 May 1829Aubigny Church of England, Aubigny, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Thomas, son of Hannah Heney (sic) in the Settlement of Valcartier, in the District of Quebec, (reputed father, John Brown, of the same place) was born on the second day of April, and baptized on the tenth day of May in the year...1829...in the presence of Elijah Heney, Heber Heney, Louisa Heney, sponsors."
Note: Could John Brown, be the son of William Brown and Marion Graham? He was 24 at the time and in Valcartier.1 
Witness: Elijah Haney
Witness: Heber Haney
Witness: Louisa Eliza Haney
Death*1883Evergreen Cemetery, Barnes Corners, Lewis County, New York, United States3 
Witness: Hannah Haney

Citations

  1. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Aubigny, Church of England, 1829.
  2. [S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "New York, Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/… : accessed 23 Oct 2013), Jefferson > Wills 1878-1880 vol 19 > image 38 of 389.
  3. [S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, accessed 18 October 2019), memorial page for Thomas J Brown (1829–1883), Find A Grave Memorial no. 93706288, citing Barnes Corners Evergreen Cemetery, Barnes Corners, Lewis County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Little Macomber (contributor 47283732) . Grave of Thomas J. Brown, 1829-1883.

Thomas James Brown1,2

b. July 1844, d. 29 January 1921
Last Edited29 Feb 2016
FatherHenry Austin Brown3 b. 8 Aug 1813
MotherEllen Calback3 b. c 1821, d. 18 Apr 1886

Family

 Agnes Ireland b. 24 Jan 1843, d. 2 Dec 1934
Marriage*28 March 1864Agnes Ireland; Wesleyan Methodist Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Thomas Brown, farmer, of ...Valcartier and Agnes Ireland of the same place, spinster, ..."
Witnesses: William McBain and Sam Brown.1 
Birth*July 1844This date is based on age in burial record.2 
Marriage*28 March 1864Agnes Ireland; Wesleyan Methodist Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Thomas Brown, farmer, of ...Valcartier and Agnes Ireland of the same place, spinster, ..."
Witnesses: William McBain and Sam Brown.1 
Will*17 March 1914St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada;

17th March 1914
Will of Thomas Brown
Husband of Agnes Ireland


From the Notary Records of Cyrille Renaud
Record #6088
Transcribed from the Original Will at the Quebec Archives



On this seventeenth day of March one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, before me Cyrille Renaud, Public Notary residing at Loretteville, undersigned, personally appeared Thomas Brown, Farmer, residing in the Parish of St. Gabriel of Valcartier, who being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding hath requested me the said Notary to write down and receive in due form of law his last will and testament which he has declared in manner and form following, that is to say:

1º I most willingly resign my soul into the hands of Almighty God, my Creator, in the humble hope that he will receive it to his favor through the sole merits and intercession of Jesus Christ, my Saviour.

2º I desire that all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses be paid by my Executor hereinafter named.

3º I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Agnes Ireland, all my moveable and immoveable properties whatsoever, wherever the same may be found and to whatever the same shall amount, hereby constituting my said wife my universal legatee.

4º I nominate and appoint my said wife as Executrix of this my will and testament and I revoke all will and testament I may have heretofore made and I declare the present to be my only true last will and testament.

Done and passed at Loretteville under Notarial Number six thousand and eighty eight. After the reading of the said will by the Notary to the Testator in presence of Jules Falardeau, Merchant, and Alphonse Alain, both of the Parish of St. Ambroise of Jeune Lorette, the Testator, the Notary and the witnesses have signed in the presence of each other.

Thomas Brown, his signature;
Jules Falardeau, his signature;
Alphonse Alain, his signature;
Cy. Renaud, N.P., his signature
_________________________

Transcribed by Gerry Neville – October, 2011
Notes by Patricia Balkcom: Thomas died on the 29th of January, 1921, seven years later. He was reportedly 76 years old. His wife outlived him.
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Death*29 January 1921St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Thomas James Brown, aged 76 years and 6 months, died in St. Gabriel West in Quebec County..."2 
Witness: Agnes Ireland
Burial*31 January 1921St. Andrew Presbyterian Cemetery, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Witnesses were Lillie M. and Edgar Knox.2 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, Weslayan Methodist Church, Quebec City, Quebec, 1864.
  2. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1921.
  3. [S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com, Canada East (Quebec), Quebec County, St. Gabriel de Valcartier Quest, p. 13; Ancestry Image #25 of 67, entry for Henry Brown (line 45) as head of household. Original data: Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
  4. [S898] Will of Thomas Brown; Transcribed from the original will.

Tom Brown1

Last Edited25 Jun 2012
FatherJames Brown1
MotherMargaret Laurie2
Birth*Scotland 

Citations

  1. [S586] Will of William Brown; #4M01-5381.
  2. [S435] E-mail Message. From John Wayne Brown, John and Sue Brown , a descendant. Sent to Patricia Balkcom on 6/17/2012.

William Brown1

b. 8 March 1781, d. 9 January 1848
Last Edited23 Sep 2012
FatherJames Brown
MotherMargaret Laurie2

Family 1

 Marion Graham b. c 1783, d. bt 1819 - 1820
Marriage*circa 1803Marion Graham; Scotland; Date is based on information in the letter that states William was 22 when he was married.3 
Children 1.Helen Brown+1 b. c 1800, d. 20 Sep 1880
 2.Margaret Brown+1 b. c 1804, d. 17 Oct 1878
 3.John Brown4 b. c 1805
 4.James Brown3
 5.Janet Brown+1 b. c 1812
 6.William Brown+9 b. 6 May 1814, d. 11 Apr 1908
 7.Thomas Brown+1 b. c 1817
 8.Marion Brown1 b. 29 Nov 1819

Family 2

 Jean Kirkhope b. c 1793, d. 21 Mar 1865
Marriage*29 March 1830Jean Kirkhope; Penicuick, Midlothian, Scotland; "After a time, the four girls being married, William settled his two sons, Tom and William, one in each of his two farms. He then returned to Scotland and while there was married, for a second time, to one Jane Kirkhope, a native of Edinburgh. He came back to Canada with his new wife and they settled in Valcartier Village near his family."3,4 
Child 1.Elizabeth Ann Brown+4 b. 1832, d. 27 Jul 1921
Birth*8 March 1781Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland2 
Religion*Presbyterian 
Birth1781Scotland; "In the year 1781, that is, one hundred and fifty six years ago, William Brown was born in the Parish of Pennycuick, Scotland. Whether he had any brothers or not does not seem to be very clear but if he had they did not come to Canada and unfortunately our history can only go back to his coming to America. He came from a family of sheep ranchers, who apparently were quite well to do. As a young man he rode over the ranch on horseback, superintending the shepherds, who watched over great flocks of sheep. As he rode he knitted woolen articles of apparel. such as sweaters, socks, scarfs and so forth."3 
Marriage*circa 1803Marion Graham; Scotland; Date is based on information in the letter that states William was 22 when he was married.3 
(Witness) Deathbetween 1819 and 1820Marion Graham; Scotland3,4 
Migration*June 1820Scotland; "...immigrated to Canada from Penicuick, Scotland via Greenock aboard the ship "Commerce" departing Scotland June 21,1820 and arriving in Canada Aug. 5,1820."4 
Land*1826St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "As near as we can figure he came to America in 1826 and bought a farm in Valcartier Township about eighteen miles from Quebec City. The deed of property given to him by a Monsieur Panet in 1833, shows receipt for money paid in June 1826 and 1827.      In and around Quebec, William Brown became a well known and respected citizen. In a Quebec paper of June 1st about 1835 a small news item credited him with bringing the first new potatoes into Quebec that summer.
The Minister of Lands for lower Canada arranged for him to buy a second property close to his own, which he did and then owned two farms in Valcartier Township."3 
Anecdote*7 March 1829St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; In a testimony to the Roads Commisioners in March 1829, William Brown states:
William Brown, of Valcartier, Farmer, called in, and examined:

What are the inconveniences to which Agricultural Emigrants are subject here? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the situation of the Emigrant when compared with his previous situation in Europe? What from your experience is the best mode of surmounting the disadvantages to which he is exposed?
The great inconveniency to which the Emigrant is subject to, is the general want of Roads; With good Roads the Emigrant would be better off. For my own part I think I am as well off as I would be at home. Perseverance is the main object, and by that alone can the Emigrant thrive.

What course of agriculture have you found from your own experience, best adapted to this country?
As far as my experience goes, I find that green cropping is the most advantageous.

When you first arrived in this country did you obtain any land, and with what means did you begin upon it?
I got a farm on halves from Mr. Wilson; it was partly cleared; I remained a year upon it. I then took a lot of ground from Mr. Neilson, at a rent of £5 per annum: - there were about 20 acres of land cleared upon it. I brought with me about £300 from Scotland, which I laid out in purchasing land. I have about 500 acres of land of my own at this time, of which about 130 are cleared. The expense of clearing the land fit to put in a crop, was from 10 to 12 dollars.

How many days labour do you find that it requires to cut down and clear off one acre of land?
I think that it takes, for one man to cut and cross cut an acre of land, about a week, and another week for piling, burning and clearing it off ready for seed.

Are you acquainted with any poor settler near you who went on wild land without possessing any capital; and state his proceedings as far as you are acquainted with them?
I know of many industrious men who began without means, and who, by working upon hire, during their spare days in the summer, and during winter, felling down, and in spring cropping it as fast as possible, and then returning to town till harvest time; and by these means procure a cow, and so on gradually, are now tolerably well off.

If any poor settler were to obtain land within two miles of your house, would you be able to employ him on the spare days, between the time of getting his seed into the ground, and the harvest season, and what wages could you afford him besides his board?-
During summer I could give employment to many hands, and especially during harvest, I could employ perhaps twenty hands. During the harvest and generally in summer, I give these men one shilling and three pence per day, besides their victuals, and for women, one shilling per day. I keep one servant man to whom I pay, besides his board, nine pounds a year. I have a large family, consisting of myself and seven children, the oldest a man of 24 years of age, and the youngest 9 years old; of these 4 are boys and 3 girls. With the aid of my family, and this servant, the whole business of the farm is carried on till the approach of the harvest, when I require extra hands.

What is the smallest sum with which an Emigrant can venture upon a farm?-
Many go upon farms without any means but their own industry.

How do they manage to live?-
Just by working for other people for a day or two, now and then, to procure a loaf of bread or a few bushels of potatoes. With the exception of two families I do not know of any who are not tolerably comfortable in our Settlement.5 
Marriage*29 March 1830Jean Kirkhope; Penicuick, Midlothian, Scotland; "After a time, the four girls being married, William settled his two sons, Tom and William, one in each of his two farms. He then returned to Scotland and while there was married, for a second time, to one Jane Kirkhope, a native of Edinburgh. He came back to Canada with his new wife and they settled in Valcartier Village near his family."3,4 
Will*16 September 1840St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada;
0


16th September 1840
Last Will of William Brown
(Husband of Jane Kirkhope)

From records of Notary Louis Panet
Record No. 8527
Quebec Archives Microfilm #4M01-5381



Before us the undersigned Notaries Public for the Province of Lower Canada and residing in the City of Quebec in the said province personally came and appeared William Brown of Valcartier, Farmer, who being apparently in good bodily health and of sound and perfect mind, memory and understanding requested us the said Notaries to write down and receive in due form of law, his last will and testament which he instantly made, published, dictated and named unto us the said Notaries in manner and form following:

I recommend my soul to Almighty God hoping for a free pardon and remission of all my sins through the intercession of my Blessed Saviour Jesus Christ.

I will and direct that all my just debts be fully paid and satisfied out of my estate and property by my executor hereinafter named.

I will and direct that Jane Kirkhope my present wife be allowed and have during her life and so long as she shall remain and continue to be my widow the free use and enjoyment of a dwelling house, a double stove, and of a superficial part of land for a garden and also a milch cow to be chosen by her from among any other cows - and the cow shall be properly fed, kept and maintained during summer and winter and at all times, at the cost and expense of my estate and succession, and that the yearly rent or sum of five pounds currency be paid to her out of my estate and succession in half yearly payments on and during her life time and so long as she shall be and remain my widow as aforesaid and I further will and direct that the following articles and effects be paid to my said wife during her life time yearly in half annual installments, to wit: two quintals of oat meal, two quintals of flour, twenty bushels of potatoes and ten cords of wood laid down at her door, the payment and delivery of all which articles and effects to cease and discontinue at the death of the said Jane Kirkhope or from the moment that she shall remarry for such is my intention. And I further give and bequeath unto my said wife Jane Kirkhope another sum of twenty five pounds cy, once paid only provided that she shall not remarry as aforesaid.

I give and bequeath unto my children, sons and daughters, hereinafter named, viz.:
Unto James Brown, fifteen pounds currency
Unto Margaret Brown, fifteen pounds currency
Unto John Brown, twenty five pounds currency,
Unto Helen Brown, thirty pounds currency
Unto Janet Brown, thirty pounds currency
Unto Marion Brown, thirty pounds currency, with a cow
Unto Elizabeth Ann Brown, thirty pounds currency
It being my will also that the said Elizabeth Ann Brown be schooled, educated and maintained with lodging, clothing and other necessities of life at the expense of my said estate until she shall have attained the full age of twenty one years. All the above several legacies thus made to the said James Brown, Margaret Brown, John Brown, Helen Brown, Janet Brown, Marion Brown and Elizabeth Ann Brown for and in lieu of all the rights and for and in my estate and succession.

I give and bequeath unto my nephew William Brown the sum of fifteen pounds currency,

I give and bequeath unto my son William Brown my land situate at Valcartier purchased from the Sheriff Sewell, with another piece of land to be taken off my land called Wallers Point purchased from Mr. Louis Panet and to contain twenty arpents in superficies to begin at two arpents from the River Jacques Cartier to his own house on the road side provided that the said William Brown his heirs and assigns shall give and allow to his brother Thomas Brown his heirs and assigns a sufficient road through the said William Brown's land to communicate to the main road and I also give and bequeath unto the said William Brown a horse, cart and two cows.

I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Brown the rest of my land called Waller's Point purchased from Louis Panet as aforesaid with the rest and residue of my stock of cattle and implements of husbandry.

And I will and direct that the rest and residue of my lands be sold and disposed of to pay and discharge the several above particular legacies, which being done I will and direct that the balance , if any there be, be distributed share and share alike between my said two sons, William and Thomas Brown.

Lastly I will and direct that a sum of ten pounds cy be applied towards erecting a headstone and railing around my grave.

And I appoint my friend John Ray of Valcartier, blacksmith to be Executor of this my present will and testament hereby revoking and making null and void all other wills and codicils at any time heretofore by me made, declaring the present to be my only true last will and testament.

It was thus made, published, dictated and named word for word, dicté et nommé mot pour mot, by the said William Brown, Testator, unto us the said Notaries and afterwards the said last will and testament having been twice read, lu et relu, to the said William Brown, Testator, by one of us the said Notaries, the other being present, he the said Testator declared that he had perfectly heard and understood the said will and testament and persisted therein as conformable to his last will and intention.

Thus done and passed at Quebec, in the office of Louis Panet one of the said Notaries in the Upper Town St. Denis Street where Jean Baptiste Trudelle his confrere was called in for the purpose and assisted and was present all the time, on the sixteenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and forty at ten o'clock before noon. The said Testator having signed these presents together with us the said Notaries after reading thereof aforesaid in faith and testimony of the premises.

Three words are erased are null, and four marginal notes approved are good.

William Brown, his signature; J.B. Trudelle, N.P., his signature; Ls. Panet, N.P., his signature

___________________________________________________________

ANNEX
CODICIL - Record Number 9952

And on the twenty sixth day of September one thousand eight hundred and forty four, before us the undersigned Notaries Public residing at Quebec, personally came and appeared William Brown, the Testator named and described in the foregoing and annexed will and testament who being apparently in good bodily health and of sound and perfect mind, memory and understanding after reading of his said foregoing and annexed will and testament requested us the said Notaries to write down and receive in due form of law following disposition in the form of codicil to his said last will and testament, which he dictated and named unto us word for word as follows:

I revoke that part of the legacy made by me to my son William Brown, by which it is stated that besides the land purchased from the Sheriff Sewell, I give him another piece of land to be taken off my land called Waller's Point and to contain twenty arpents in superficie my present will and intention being that the whole of my land called Waller's Point be held and possessed by my other son Thomas Brown to whom I bequeath and give the same, and that my said son William Brown have the whole of the land purchased from the Sheriff Sewell. And I hereby confirm my said will and testament in in every other particular thereof that is not hereby altered or revoked.

It was thus made, dictated and named, dicté et nommé, by the said William Brown unto us the said Notaries on the day and year above written, and the present codicil having been read over and over again, lu et relu to the said William Brown by one of us the said Notaries in the presence of the other Notary he declared that he had perfectly heard and understood the same, persisted in the contents thereof and signed together with us the said Notaries in faith and testimony of the premises .

William Brown, his signature;
R.G. Belleau, N.P., his signature;
Ls. Panet, N.P., his signature


Transcribed by Gerald Neville, June, 2011

Note by Patricia Balkcom: All of William’s nine children are mentioned in his will. All of the children, except Elizabeth Ann, were born in Scotland with his first wife, Marion Graham. Elizabeth Ann is the daughter of William’s marriage with Jane Kirkhope. William died in 1848 after being thrown from his horse, he was about 67 years of age.



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Death*9 January 1848Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "After living a short but prosperous life the old gentleman died a tragic death. He was on his way to a party at the Honourable John Neilson’s home when his horse ran away, throwing him out of his rig and fatally injuring him. He died a few days later on January 9, 1848 and was buried in Valcartier Cemetery. A tombstone marks his resting place and on it may be seen the date and place of his birth and date of his death."7 
Burial*11 January 1848St. Andrew Presbyterian Cemetery, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Witnesses were Thomas and William Brown, his sons.8 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Janice Copeman's database at http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
  2. [S435] E-mail Message. From John Wayne Brown, John and Sue Brown , a descendant. Sent to Patricia Balkcom on 6/17/2012.
  3. [S462] Letter from by Thomas Aldcorn, 3 July 1937. Reproduced on CD made by Eric Corrigan and sent to Pat Balkcom in 2005.
  4. [S435] E-mail Message. From Roy Brown (e-mail address) to Pat Balkcom 13 April 2006. Roy is the G-G-G-Grandson of William Brown (born 1781).
  5. [S579] House of Assembly, "Eight Valcartier Settlers Report to the Road Commissioners," House of Assembly Journals, Volume XXXVIII Appendix, 2nd session of the 13th provincial Parliament.
  6. [S586] Will of William Brown; #4M01-5381.
  7. [S462] Letter from by Thomas Aldcorn, 3 July 1937; his address at the time was 250 St. Germain Ave., Toronto. The letter and family tree was reproduced on a CD made by Eric Corrigan and sent to Pat Balkcom in 2005.
  8. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1848.
  9. [S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com.

William Brown1

b. 6 May 1814, d. 11 April 1908
Last Edited7 Mar 2019
FatherWilliam Brown1 b. 8 Mar 1781, d. 9 Jan 1848
MotherMarion Graham1 b. c 1783, d. bt 1819 - 1820

Family

 Agnes Elizabeth Clark b. 18 Apr 1819, d. 15 Mar 1896
Marriage*27 February 1839Agnes Elizabeth Clark; St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1,5 
Children 1.Stephen Brown+4 b. 1839, d. 1925
 2.Andrew Brown1 b. 12 Jun 1840
 3.Elizabeth Brown+1 b. c 1841
 4.William Brown+4 b. 17 Jul 1854, d. 20 Feb 1948
 5.Agnes Brown4,7 b. c 1860
Birth*6 May 1814Scotland2,3 
Note*"...William and Tom both married and lived some years on the old homesteads. William had five children. He sold his farm to his brother Tom, and moved to Upper Canada and settled in Howick Township. You know William's family; Andrew six girls); Stephen, (five girls); William ( two girls and six boys) ; Elizabeth Neilson, ( two girls and one boy) and Aggie Aldcorn (three girls). From William Brown are descended to today 122 people."4 
Marriage*27 February 1839Agnes Elizabeth Clark; St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1,5 
Land*1865Huron County, Ontario, Canada; IN THE LAND REGISTRY OFFICE of Huron County at Goderich, Ontario, documentation may be seen that William Brown received a grant of land from the Crown. This was for Lot 27 Con. 8 of Howick Township. The grant was dated August 1st. 1865. It is presumed that William Brown and Agnes Clark came from Lower Canada at that time. In 1872 the railway came to Howick. A right-of-way across the property of William Brown is also registered on the same document.2 
Death*11 April 1908Howick Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada2,6 

Citations

  1. [S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com.
  2. [S462] Letter from by Thomas Aldcorn, 3 July 1937; his address at the time was 250 St. Germain Ave., Toronto. The letter and family tree was reproduced on a CD made by Eric Corrigan and sent to Pat Balkcom in 2005.
  3. [S387] 1901 Canada Census, online www.ancestry.com, Ontario, Huron County, Howick East, p. 1.
  4. [S462] Letter from by Thomas Aldcorn, 3 July 1937. Reproduced on CD made by Eric Corrigan and sent to Pat Balkcom in 2005.
  5. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), Quebec City, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 1839.
  6. [S435] E-mail Message. From John Wayne Brown, John and Sue Brown , a descendant. Sent to Patricia Balkcom on 6/17/2012.
  7. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1826-1937 database; marriage of John Aldcorn and Agnes Brown, 21 March 1883, Howick, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.

William Brown1

b. 17 March 1847
Last Edited21 Jul 2012
FatherThomas Brown1 b. c 1817
MotherMary Ann Billing1 b. 19 Aug 1826, d. 13 Feb 1892
Birth*17 March 1847St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1,2 
Baptism28 May 1847Church of Scotland, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada3 

Citations

  1. [S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, QuebecCounty, Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1847.
  3. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1847.

William Brown1

b. circa 1829
Last Edited11 Feb 2015
Birth*circa 1829Canada1 

Citations

  1. [S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com.

William Brown1

b. 17 July 1854, d. 20 February 1948
Last Edited25 Jun 2012
FatherWilliam Brown1 b. 6 May 1814, d. 11 Apr 1908
MotherAgnes Elizabeth Clark1 b. 18 Apr 1819, d. 15 Mar 1896

Family

 Elizabeth Hunter b. 4 Jan 1854, d. 12 Sep 1899
Marriage*20 March 1878Elizabeth Hunter3 
Children 1.William Hunter Brown+3 b. 26 Jun 1879, d. 25 May 1966
 2.James Brown3
 3.Herman Brown3
 4.Agnes Brown3
 5.Janet Brown3
 6.Lindsey Brown3
 7.Gordon Brown3
Birth*17 July 1854Quebec, Canada1,2 
Marriage*20 March 1878Elizabeth Hunter3 
Death*20 February 19483 

Citations

  1. [S462] Letter from by Thomas Aldcorn, 3 July 1937. Reproduced on CD made by Eric Corrigan and sent to Pat Balkcom in 2005.
  2. [S516] 1901 UK Census, online www.ancestry.com, Ontario, Huron County, Howick East, p. 1.
  3. [S435] E-mail Message. From John Wayne Brown, John and Sue Brown , a descendant. Sent to Patricia Balkcom on 6/17/2012.

William Brown1

Last Edited26 May 2008

Family

 Mary Duffy b. 1845, d. 9 Jun 1875
Marriage*say 1865Mary Duffy1 
Marriage*say 1865Mary Duffy1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin collection for St. Edmond's Catholic Church, Stoneham, Quebec, 1875.

William Hunter Brown1

b. 26 June 1879, d. 25 May 1966
Last Edited25 Jun 2012
FatherWilliam Brown1 b. 17 Jul 1854, d. 20 Feb 1948
MotherElizabeth Hunter1 b. 4 Jan 1854, d. 12 Sep 1899

Family

 Mary Jane Lynn b. 9 Jan 1880, d. 8 Feb 1946
Marriage*27 September 1905Mary Jane Lynn1 
Child 1.John Cameron Brown+1 b. 23 Jan 1914, d. 12 Jan 2000
Birth*26 June 18791 
Marriage*27 September 1905Mary Jane Lynn1 
Death*25 May 19661 

Citations

  1. [S435] E-mail Message. From John Wayne Brown, John and Sue Brown , a descendant. Sent to Patricia Balkcom on 6/17/2012.

Darby Buckley1

b. circa 1778, d. 4 February 1834
Last Edited16 Aug 2018

Family

 Jane Quirk
Marriage*Jane Quirk1 
Children 1.Mary Buckley1 b. s 1813
 2.Margaret Buckley+1 b. c 1814
 3.Ellen Buckley+1 b. c 1817, d. 15 Mar 1883
 4.Elizabeth Alice Buckley3 b. s 1820
Birth*circa 1778Date based on age in burial record.2 
Marriage*Jane Quirk1 
Death*4 February 1834Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 56 years, husband of Jane Quirk.2 
Witness: Jane Quirk

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 8 July 1834.
  2. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier,06 February 1834.
  3. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Marriage Record for William Welch and Elizabeth Buckley, 09 February 1841 at St-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Quebec, Canada.

David Buckley1

Last Edited16 Mar 2012

Family

 Catherine White
Marriage*Catherine White1 
Child 1.Patrick Buckley1
Marriage*Catherine White1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, 1827.

Elizabeth Alice Buckley1

b. say 1820
Last Edited16 Aug 2018
FatherDarby Buckley1 b. c 1778, d. 4 Feb 1834
MotherJane Quirk1

Family

 William Walsh b. 7 Nov 1817, d. 10 Feb 1893
Marriage*9 February 1841William Walsh; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between William Walsh, farmer of this parish, son of age of William Walsh and Marguerite Caesar of this parish on the one part; and of Elizabeth Buckely, minor daughter of the late ...and of Jane Quirk of this parish...in the presence of Thomas White, William Walsh..."1 
Birth*say 1820 
Married Name9 February 1841Walsh1 
Marriage*9 February 1841William Walsh; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between William Walsh, farmer of this parish, son of age of William Walsh and Marguerite Caesar of this parish on the one part; and of Elizabeth Buckely, minor daughter of the late ...and of Jane Quirk of this parish...in the presence of Thomas White, William Walsh..."1 

Citations

  1. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Marriage Record for William Welch and Elizabeth Buckley, 09 February 1841 at St-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Quebec, Canada.

Ellen Buckley1

b. circa 1817, d. 15 March 1883
Last Edited7 Nov 2014
FatherDarby Buckley1 b. c 1778, d. 4 Feb 1834
MotherJane Quirk1

Family

 Pierce Mulroney b. c 1808, d. 31 Oct 1894
Marriage*1 July 1834Pierce Mulroney; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...having the dispensaton of the other two banns...between Pierce Mulroney, son of age of Thomas Mulroney and Dora Dozeney of the parish of Aughalan (sic) Bridge, County Cavan, Ireland, on the one part; and Ellen Buckley, daughter of the late Darby Buckley and Jane Quirk on the other part...in the presence of Thomas Landers and William Maher, friends of the bridegroom, of Mary and Margaret Buckley, sisters of the bride...the bridegroom has signed with us, the others and the bride know not how to write.
J. Paisley, Priest
Signed: Pierce Mulroney, Thomas Landers"3 
Witness: William Maher
Witness: Thomas Landers
Children 1.Thomas Mulroney+8 b. 3 Apr 1836, d. 9 Jul 1918
 2.Jane Mulroney9 b. 24 May 1838, d. 20 May 1839
 3.Ann Jane Mulroney+10 b. 30 Mar 1840, d. 19 Dec 1909
 4.Margaret Mulroney11 b. 4 Dec 1841
 5.Elizabeth Mulroney12 b. 22 May 1843, d. 14 Feb 1846
 6.Mary Ann Mulroney+13 b. 4 Jan 1845, d. 9 Jul 1915
 7.Elizabeth Mulroney14 b. 18 Sep 1846
 8.Jeremiah Mulroney+15 b. 29 Aug 1848, d. 24 Nov 1940
 9.Ellen Mulroney16 b. 18 Oct 1850, d. 5 Mar 1861
 10.William Mulroney17 b. Mar 1853
 11.Dorothy Mulroney18 b. 26 Mar 1855
 12.James Mulroney19 b. 8 Apr 1858
Birth*circa 1817The age in the burial record would suggest she was born in 1806, however, I suspect she was born later as this date would make her 52 years old when she had her last child. Her gravestone states she was born in 1817.2 
Married Name1 July 1834Mulroney3 
Marriage*1 July 1834Pierce Mulroney; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...having the dispensaton of the other two banns...between Pierce Mulroney, son of age of Thomas Mulroney and Dora Dozeney of the parish of Aughalan (sic) Bridge, County Cavan, Ireland, on the one part; and Ellen Buckley, daughter of the late Darby Buckley and Jane Quirk on the other part...in the presence of Thomas Landers and William Maher, friends of the bridegroom, of Mary and Margaret Buckley, sisters of the bride...the bridegroom has signed with us, the others and the bride know not how to write.
J. Paisley, Priest
Signed: Pierce Mulroney, Thomas Landers"3 
Witness: William Maher
Witness: Thomas Landers
(Witness) Death20 May 1839Jane Mulroney; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada4 
(Witness) Death14 February 1846Elizabeth Mulroney; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada5 
(Witness) Death5 March 1861Ellen Mulroney; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada6 
Will*30 September 1876Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; 30th September 1876
Will of Ellen Buckley
(wife of Pierce Mulroney)

From records of Notary Cyrille Tessier, No. 5075
Transcribed from the original at the Quebec Archives



On this day the thirtieth of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventy six, before the undersigned Notaries Public for the Province of Quebec, residing in the City of Quebec, personally came and appeared Mrs. Ellen Buckley of the parish of St. Catherine, County of Portneuf, wife of Pierce Mulroney, Farmer, of the same place, who being of sound and disposing mind has made as follows her last will and testament:

I give, devise and bequeath to Jeremiah Mulroney, my son, all property, real and personal, moveable and immoveable, which I may die possessed of, without exception to have have and to hold the same in full ownership from the day of the decease of Pierce Mulroney, my beloved husband to whom I give and bequeath the usufruct and enjoyment of the same, during his life time, dispensing him from giving security and from making an inventory of my estate.

I charge my said son Jeremiah with the payment, at the extinction of the above usufruct, of the following sums of money, i.e., two hundred dollars to my son James and one hundred & sixty dollars to my daughter Elizabeth. These sums to be paid in the event only of my said husband surviving me and also if the said sums have not been paid by me or my husband to my said children before my death.

And I revoke all former wills and codicils that I may have made before this.

This last will and testament received by Cy. Tessier, Notary, in the presence of J.B. Delage, his colleague, having been read to the testatrix by the first-named Notary in the presence of his said colleague, she has declared well to understand the same and has persisted in the same as containing her last intentions.

At Quebec, office of the said Cy. Tessier, under the number five thousand and seventy five of his records.

In testimony whereof the said Notaries have signed in the presence of one another and of the testatrix who has declared not to know how to write or sign her name after the reading done.

Two words erased are null and void.

Ellen B. Mulroney, her mark;
J.B. Delage, N.P., his signature;
Cy. Tessier, N.P., his signature

(Transcribed by Gerry Neville - March 2011)
Notes by Patricia Balkcom: Ellen died seven years after writing this will (15 March 1883). She had twelve children, nine of whom survived into adulthood. Only three are mentioned in the will. Pierce was the great-grandmother of Brian Mulroney, PM of Canada.7 
Death*15 March 1883Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 77 years, wife of Pierce Mulroney.2 
Witness: Pierce Mulroney

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 8 July 1834.
  2. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier,17 March 1883.
  3. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 01 July 1834.
  4. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 21 May 1839.
  5. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 15 feb 1846.
  6. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 07 March 1861.
  7. [S849] Will of Ellen Buckley; Transcribed from the Original Will at the Archives.
  8. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 04 April 1836.
  9. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 25 May 1838.
  10. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 07 April 1840.
  11. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 09 December 1841.
  12. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 28 May 1843.
  13. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1872.
  14. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 19 September 1846.
  15. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 3 September 1848.
  16. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 27 October 1850.
  17. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 13 March 1853.
  18. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 27 March 1855.
  19. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 08 April 1858.

Margaret Buckley1

b. circa 1814
Last Edited28 Jan 2013
FatherDarby Buckley1 b. c 1778, d. 4 Feb 1834
MotherJane Quirk1

Family

 William Maher b. s 1814
Marriage*8 July 1834William Maher; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between William Maher, son of Michael Maher and Bridget Ready of this parish on the one part; and Margaret Buckley, daughter of the late Darbey Buckley and Jane Quirk also of this parish...in the presence of Patrick Maher, brother and Patrick Henchey, a friend of the bridegroom and Mary and Ellen Buckley, sisters of the bride..."1 
Child 1.Bridget Maher2 b. 2 Jul 1835
Birth*circa 1814 
Married Name8 July 1834Maher1 
Marriage*8 July 1834William Maher; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between William Maher, son of Michael Maher and Bridget Ready of this parish on the one part; and Margaret Buckley, daughter of the late Darbey Buckley and Jane Quirk also of this parish...in the presence of Patrick Maher, brother and Patrick Henchey, a friend of the bridegroom and Mary and Ellen Buckley, sisters of the bride..."1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 8 July 1834.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 3 July 1835.

Mary Buckley1

Last Edited18 Jul 2010
ChartsDescendants of John O'Neill

Family

 Alexander Adams b. 8 Feb 1879, d. 3 Apr 1948
Marriage*Alexander Adams1 
Child 1.James Ernest Adams1 b. 12 Jun 1902
Married NameAdams1 
Marriage*Alexander Adams1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), Valcartier (St-Gabriel), 1902.