Bridget Whelan1

b. 16 June 1835
Last Edited29 Jan 2011
FatherJames Whelan1 b. c 1793, d. 11 Jan 1878
MotherEllen Delaney1 b. c 1798, d. 17 Feb 1885
Birth*16 June 1835Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism19 June 1835Notre-Dame Basilica, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...born 3 days before..." Godparents are William Donohoe and Dorah Hamilton.1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), Quebec City, (Notre-Dame), 1833.

Caroline Whelan1

b. 15 March 1872
Last Edited27 Sep 2019
FatherMichael Whelan1
MotherMargaret Loughren1
Birth*15 March 1872Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism6 April 1872Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Although they did not live in Valcartier, Caroline was baptized by the missionary priest, Lawrence Chabot, from St. Gabriel.
"Caroline Whalen; The sixth of April eighteen hundred and Seventy two We Priest undersigned have baptized Caroline born the fifteen of March last of the legitimate marriage of Michael Whalen and of Margarite Laughren of this parish Godfather Thomas Martin Godmother Margarite Woodlock who as well as the Father could not sign."1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967; Quebec, Valcartier, St. Gabriel, 1872.

Elizabeth Emeline Whelan1

b. 6 June 1837
Last Edited2 May 2011
FatherPatrick Whelan1 d. b 30 Oct 1854
MotherEllen Flanagan1 b. c 1805, d. 28 Apr 1878
Birth*6 June 1837Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism20 June 1837St-Roch Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Christopher Flanigan and Marie Donnelly.1 
(Witness) Marriage5 November 1855Mathew Aylward Hearn, Margaret Whelan; Notre-Dame Basilica, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...between Mathew Aylward Hearn, son of age of Patrick Hearn and Ann Aylward of this parish; and Margaret Whelan, minor daughter of the late Patrick Whelan and Ellen Flanagan..."
One witness was Emma E. Whelan.2 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, St. Roch, 1837.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, Notre Dame, 1855.

Ellen Whelan1

b. circa 1841
Last Edited29 Jan 2011
FatherJames Whelan1 b. c 1793, d. 11 Jan 1878
MotherEllen Delaney1 b. c 1798, d. 17 Feb 1885

Family

 Joseph Kavanagh b. c 1833
Marriage*4 May 1858Joseph Kavanagh; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; On the 4th of May 1858, after the publication of one bann of Marriage dispensation for the other two having been dispensed with by Mgr. Charles Francois Baillargeon, Administrator of the diocese, dated the 28th of April given at the prone of the parochial masses of Valcartier and St Dunstan of Lake Beauport between Joseph Kavanagh, son of age of Tobias Kavanagh and Ann Kenny domiciled in the parish of St. Dunstan of Lake Beauport on the one part; and Ellen Whelan minor daughter of James Whelan and Ellen Delaney of Stoneham on the other part; As the said Joseph Kavanagh has provided a certificate of publication without opposition or impediment, signed by the parish priest of St. Dunstan of Lake Beauport; as also that the said Ellen Whelan was under the juridiction of the undersigned priest and as he has discovered no impediment, we the undersigned priest have received their mutual consent to the marriage and have them the nuptial blessing in the presence of
John Kenny, cousin of the husband, Catherine Kerwin, friend of the wife, the Parents of the wife having given their consent to the marriage.
Neither the spouses nor the witnesses could sign.

P. G. Clarke, priest.2 
Birth*circa 18411 
Residence*4 May 1858Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada2 
Married Name4 May 1858Kavanagh2 
Marriage*4 May 1858Joseph Kavanagh; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; On the 4th of May 1858, after the publication of one bann of Marriage dispensation for the other two having been dispensed with by Mgr. Charles Francois Baillargeon, Administrator of the diocese, dated the 28th of April given at the prone of the parochial masses of Valcartier and St Dunstan of Lake Beauport between Joseph Kavanagh, son of age of Tobias Kavanagh and Ann Kenny domiciled in the parish of St. Dunstan of Lake Beauport on the one part; and Ellen Whelan minor daughter of James Whelan and Ellen Delaney of Stoneham on the other part; As the said Joseph Kavanagh has provided a certificate of publication without opposition or impediment, signed by the parish priest of St. Dunstan of Lake Beauport; as also that the said Ellen Whelan was under the juridiction of the undersigned priest and as he has discovered no impediment, we the undersigned priest have received their mutual consent to the marriage and have them the nuptial blessing in the presence of
John Kenny, cousin of the husband, Catherine Kerwin, friend of the wife, the Parents of the wife having given their consent to the marriage.
Neither the spouses nor the witnesses could sign.

P. G. Clarke, priest.2 

Citations

  1. [S435] E-mail Message. Antoine Maloney to Pat Balkcom 25 May 2006.
  2. [S396] St. Gabriel's, Valcartier (published), Marrigages, 1858.

Ellen Whelan1

b. 28 August 1840, d. after 1866
Last Edited2 May 2011
FatherPatrick Whelan1 d. b 30 Oct 1854
MotherEllen Flanagan1 b. c 1805, d. 28 Apr 1878
Birth*28 August 1840Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada2 
Baptism3 September 1840St-Roch Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Christopher Flanigan and Ann Foy.2 
(Witness) Will1 October 1866Bridget Flanagan; Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; 1st October 1866
Last Will of Bridget Flanagan
Wife of Richard Coady
Transcribed from the original at the Quebec Archives
"Register of Holographic Wills, Testaments, and Codicils." No. 349



The last Will and Testament of Bridget Flanagan, wife of Richard Coady, Farmer of the Township of Stoneham, in the District and County of Quebec, Lower Canada.

On the first day of October, one thousand eight hundred and sixty six:

In the name of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, before us the undersigned Patrick Kelly, Priest, Curé of the parish of St. Gabriel of Valcartier and Missionary charged with the Missions of the Roman Catholic inhabitants of St. Edmond of Stoneham, and of St. Jacques of Tewkesbury, both places in the Township of Stoneham, and David Craig, John McDonnell and Robert Paterson, Farmers, witnesses for this purpose attending, also of Stoneham, I Bridget Flanagan of the Township of Stoneham, in the District of Quebec, in the County of Quebec, now residing in the said Township of Stoneham, in the district and county aforesaid, considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the moment thereof do declare in the presence of the above named persons the following as my last Will and Testament.

Firstly, I bequeath my soul to God and enjoin that after my decease my body shall be interred in a decent and becoming manner according to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church and that a solemn Mass of Requiem be celebrated for the repose of my soul on the day of the interment of my body.

Secondly, I do will and bequeath unto my well beloved mother, Honorah McDonough, widow of the late Christopher Flanagan, the sum of Ten Pounds or Forty Dollars currency, each year, dating from the day of my interment; it being well understood that the said sums shall be deducted from the sum of Two Hundred Pounds or Eight Hundred Dollars which, I hereby declare that I accept as my share in the properties both moveable and immovable which I now and heretofore have enjoyed in common with my husband Richard Coady, and I also declare that I do hereby accept the said sum of Eight Hundred Dollars in lieu of whatever claims I may have to and in the said properties. Furthermore, I desire to specify that my heirs shall have no further claims upon the aforesaid properties, and for this purpose do hereby annul any other claims than those herein stated.

Thirdly, I hereby bequeath unto my sister Ellen Flanagan, now residing in the aforesaid Township of Stoneham, widow of the late Patrick Whelan, the sum of Ten Pounds or Forty Dollars, the said amount to be paid to her yearly after the decease of my mother, Honorah McDonough, widow of the late Christopher Flanagan, the said sum to be deducted also from the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars or Two Hundred Pounds currency; provided always that the payment of Two Hundred Pounds or Eight Hundred Dollars has not all been made and and acquitted by the said Richard Coady.

Fourthly, I also will unto my niece, Ellen Whelan, now residing in the City of Quebec, Lower Canada, the sum of Forty Dollars, which sum shall be paid within three years aftwr my decease, once only.

Fifthly, Unto William Whelan, my nephew, now residing in the aforesaid Township of Stoneham, I bequeath the sum of Forty Dollars which sum shall be paid yearly dating from the decease of my mother, Honorah McDonough, in case any part of the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars shall still remain.

And sixthly should any portion of the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars still remain unpaid to the above named persons, then the remainder shall be distributed equally to my nearest relatives surviving.

And for execution of the foregoing bequests I appoint Messiers William Corrigan and Patrick McKeoEllen Whelann, both Farmers, residing in the Township of Stoneham to be my executors and request of them to render this last service.

Thus done and executed in the presence of the above named witnesses, the said Will and Testament having been read to the said Bridget Flanagan who has signed with us in the presence of Reverend Patrick Kelly, Priest, Curé, David Craig and John McDonnell and Robert Paterson undersigned. John McDonnell has made his mark over his name. I this the first day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty six.

Two words omitted in the text, to be found in the margin good. One word effaced null.

Bridget Flanagan, her signature
David Craig, his signature
Robert Paterson, his signature
John McDonnell, his mark
Patrick Kelly, Priest, his signature

Transcribed by Gerald Neville, April 2011

Notes by Patricia Balkcom:
Bridget died 9 days later, her mother Honora, lived until 1870.

1 
Residence*1 October 1866Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Death*after 18661 
(Witness) Will27 September 1868Honoria McDonagh; Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; 27th September 1868
Last Will of Honoria McDonough
(Widow of Christopher Flanagan)

From records of
Notary Jean-Baptiste Pruneau
No. 9051
Quebec Archives 4M01-5696



Before the undersigned Notary Public for that part of the Province of Canada hereafter called Lower Canada and now the Province of Quebec residing in the City of Quebec in the said Province personally came and appeared Dame Honoria McDonough, widow of the late Christopher Flanagan, residing in the Township of Stoneham, in the County and District of Quebec, who being bodily sick in her bed, but perfectly sound in her mind, memory and understanding, as appeared unto the said Notary and the two witnesses hereinafter named, by her discourse and proposals declared unto the said notary and witnesses that considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the hour thereof, she was desirous of making her solemn will and testament which she requested the said notary to write down and while she dictated unto the said Notary in the presence of the said two witnesses in the manner following, to wit:

1º Firstly, I recommend my soul to Almighty God and commit my body to the earth to be interred after my decease in a manner suitable to my condition.

2º Secondly, I do will and ordain that all my debts be paid and my wrongs satisfied by my Executor Testamentary hereinafter named.

3º Thirdly, I do hereby give and bequeath unto Dame Margaret Whelan, my granddaughter, wife of Matthew A. Hearn, Esquire, Advocate a good milk cow to be delivered immediately after my decease by my universal legatee hereinafter named.

4º Fourthly, I do hereby give and bequeath to Miss Ellen Whelan, my other granddaughter, the sum of forty dollars and a feather bed and a quilt, the same to be paid and delivered as soon as possible after my decease.

5º Fifthly, I hereby give and bequeath to Misses Ellen Flanagan, widow of the late Patrick Whelan, my daughter, the sum of one hundred and twenty dollars, to be paid to her by equal payments of the sum of forty dollars a year till full payment but under the understanding that my Executor Testamentary hereinafter named shall be at liberty to pay the forty dollars a year to the said widow Whelan according to her wants by small payments as he the said Executor Testamentary may think proper for the best advantage of her the said widow Whelan.

6º Sixthly, I do give and bequeath to Richard Flanagan, my grand son, thirty acres of land to be taken in the Lot No. Three in the Third Range of the said Township of Stoneham along side & next to Lot No. Two in the said Third Range and also fifty acres of land in the said Lot No. 2 in the said Third Range along side and next to the one above thirty acres above given and bequeathed and intending that the said Richard Flanagan, my grand son, may enjoy and dispose of the said two parts in the said Lots No. Two and Three above mentioned in full property and for ever.

7º Seventhly, I do give and bequeath to George Flanagan, my son, in order to reward him for the good care he took of me since so many years, all and every my true properties moveable and immoveable, real and personal, whereof I may die possessed, for and by him the said George Flanagan to enjoy of all my said properties without any exception as he may think proper for ever, hereby naming him the said George Flanagan my universal legatee of all my said properties & revoking all other wills.

8º Eightly, I do hereby name and appoint the person of the said George Flanagan my said universal legatee to be the Executor Testamentary of my present Will & Testament.

It was thus dictated by the said Honoria McDonough unto J.-B. Pruneau, Notary, in the presence of James Adams and John Bleaks, both of the said Township of Stoneham, Farmers, and these presents having been duly read and read over again by the said J.-B. Pruneau in the presence of the said two witnesses to the said Honoria McDonough she declared that she well heard and understood the same and persisted therein.

Thus done and passed at the residence of the said Honoria McDonough in the said Township of Stoneham, on the twenty seventh day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty eight under the No. nine thousand and fifty one.

And the said Honoria McDonough has signed with the said Notary and witnesses these presents having been duly read & read over again according to the law.

Four words struck out are null & void.

Honora McDonough, her signature
James Adams, his signature
John Bleaks, his signature
J.-B. Pruneau, his signature

Transcribed by Gerald Neville, April 2011

Notes by Patricia Balkcom: This is a second will - two of her children, Henry and Bridget, had passed away since she wrote the first will. Also, it appears that she changed her mind about who she would leave her assets to in some cases. The will states that she was sick in bed, however, she lived for another year and a half.3 

Citations

  1. [S558] Will of Bridget Flanagan; unknown film.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, St. Roch, 1849.
  3. [S563] Second Will of Honoria McDonough; #4M01-5696.

George Whelan1

b. 6 January 1845, d. 24 January 1846
Last Edited2 May 2011
FatherPatrick Whelan1 d. b 30 Oct 1854
MotherEllen Flanagan1 b. c 1805, d. 28 Apr 1878
Birth*6 January 1845Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism7 January 1845St-Roch Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were William Whelan and Martha Flanagan.1 
Death*24 January 1846Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 1 year.2 
Witness: Ellen Flanagan
Witness: Patrick Whelan
Burial*25 January 1846St-Roch Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada2 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, St. Roch, 1845.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, St. Roch, 1846.

James Whelan1

b. circa 1793, d. 11 January 1878
Last Edited18 Jul 2011

Family

 Ellen Delaney b. c 1798, d. 17 Feb 1885
Marriage*1820Ellen Delaney; This is the date of marriage given in the 1861 Census.1 
Children 1.Laurence Whelan5 b. 31 Jul 1828
 2.Mary Ann Whelan+1 b. 28 Jun 1831
 3.James Whelan6 b. 15 Oct 1833
 4.Bridget Whelan6 b. 16 Jun 1835
 5.Ellen Whelan7 b. c 1841
Name VariationJames Phelan2 
Birth*circa 1793Ireland; Date based on age in burial record. Census of Stoneham in 1861 states he was born in Ireland.3 
Marriage*1820Ellen Delaney; This is the date of marriage given in the 1861 Census.1 
Will*24 January 1876Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada;
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24th January 1876
Last Will of James Whelan
(Husband of Ellen Delany)

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



I, James Whelan, farmer of the Parish of Stoneham, in the County of Quebec, Dominion of Canada, in prevision of my future death, declare in the presence of René Casgrain, Parish Priest of Stoneham, and of Michael Murphy, farmer, also of Stoneham, that this is my last will, that is to say,

I do declare to leave all that I may possess this day to my wife Ellen Delaney, and this I do willfully, from the bottom of my heart, this twenty fourth day of January one thousand eight hundred and seventy six.

James Whelan, his mark;
René Casgrain, Priest, his signature;
Michael Murphy, his signature.


Transcribed by Gerry Neville, July, 2011
Notes by Patricia Balkcom: James died two years later on January 11, 1878 at the reported age of eighty-five.

4 
Death*11 January 1878Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...husband of Ellen Delaney, died in this parish at the age of 85..."3 
Witness: Ellen Delaney
Burial*13 January 1878St-Edmond Catholic Cemetery, Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Witnesses were Bernard Connors and Michael McKeown.3 

Citations

  1. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p.29.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), Quebec City, (Notre-Dame), 1831.
  3. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec, Stoneham (St. Edmond), 1878.
  4. [S597] Will of James Whelan; Original Will.
  5. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec, Notre Dame, 1828.
  6. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), Quebec City, (Notre-Dame), 1833.
  7. [S435] E-mail Message. Antoine Maloney to Pat Balkcom 25 May 2006.

James Whelan1

Last Edited2 Mar 2010
FatherMartin Whelan1 d. b 1 May 1860
MotherMargaret Day1

Family

 Bridget Kavanagh b. c 1837
Marriage*1 May 1860Bridget Kavanagh; Ste-Brigitte-de-Laval Catholic Church, Ste-Brigitte-de-Laval, Montmorency County, Quebec, Canada; "...James Whelan, son of age of the late Martin Whelan and Margaret Day of the parish of St. Edmond of Stoneham on the one part; and Bridget Kavanagh, daughter of age of Tobias kavanagh and of Anne Kelly of the parish of St. Dunstan du Lac de Beauport on the other part; ...in the presence of Patrick Kavanagh and Mary Kenney..."1 
Birth* 
Marriage*1 May 1860Bridget Kavanagh; Ste-Brigitte-de-Laval Catholic Church, Ste-Brigitte-de-Laval, Montmorency County, Quebec, Canada; "...James Whelan, son of age of the late Martin Whelan and Margaret Day of the parish of St. Edmond of Stoneham on the one part; and Bridget Kavanagh, daughter of age of Tobias kavanagh and of Anne Kelly of the parish of St. Dunstan du Lac de Beauport on the other part; ...in the presence of Patrick Kavanagh and Mary Kenney..."1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Montmorency County, Laval, Ste-Brigitte-de-Laval, 1 May 1860.

James Whelan1

b. 15 October 1833
Last Edited29 Jan 2011
FatherJames Whelan1 b. c 1793, d. 11 Jan 1878
MotherEllen Delaney1 b. c 1798, d. 17 Feb 1885
Birth*15 October 1833Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism27 October 1833Notre-Dame Basilica, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...born 12 days before..." Godparents are Martin Cahill and Bridget Fitzpatrick.1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), Quebec City, (Notre-Dame), 1833.

James Patrick Whelan1

b. 3 July 1842, d. 19 June 1845
Last Edited2 May 2011
FatherPatrick Whelan1 d. b 30 Oct 1854
MotherEllen Flanagan1 b. c 1805, d. 28 Apr 1878
Birth*3 July 1842Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1,2 
Baptism6 July 1842St-Roch Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were William Whelan and Bridget Flanagan.2 
Death*19 June 1845Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Aged three years, son of Patrick Whelan and Eleanor Flanagan.1 
Witness: Ellen Flanagan
Witness: Patrick Whelan
Burial*21 June 1845St-Roch Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, St. Roch, 1845.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, St. Roch, 1842.

James Patrick Whelan1

b. 11 May 1846
Last Edited2 May 2011
FatherPatrick Whelan1 d. b 30 Oct 1854
MotherEllen Flanagan1 b. c 1805, d. 28 Apr 1878
Birth*11 May 1846Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism20 May 1846St-Roch Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were William Whelan and Martha Jane Flanagan.1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, St. Roch, 1846.

Joseph Whelan1

b. circa 1833, d. 18 April 1849
Last Edited2 May 2011
FatherPatrick Whelan1 d. b 30 Oct 1854
MotherEllen Flanagan1 b. c 1805, d. 28 Apr 1878
Birth*circa 18331 
Death*18 April 1849Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 15 years.1 
Witness: Patrick Whelan
Witness: Ellen Flanagan
Burial*20 April 1849St-Roch Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, St. Roch, 1849.

Laurence Whelan1

b. 31 July 1828
Last Edited18 Jul 2011
FatherJames Whelan1 b. c 1793, d. 11 Jan 1878
MotherEllen Delaney1 b. c 1798, d. 17 Feb 1885
Baptism31 July 1828Notre-Dame Basilica, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Birth*31 July 1828Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec, Notre Dame, 1828.

Margaret Whelan1

b. 19 March 1836
Last Edited2 May 2011
FatherPatrick Whelan1 d. b 30 Oct 1854
MotherEllen Flanagan1 b. c 1805, d. 28 Apr 1878

Family

 Mathew Aylward Hearn
Marriage*5 November 1855Mathew Aylward Hearn; Notre-Dame Basilica, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...between Mathew Aylward Hearn, son of age of Patrick Hearn and Ann Aylward of this parish; and Margaret Whelan, minor daughter of the late Patrick Whelan and Ellen Flanagan..."
One witness was Emma E. Whelan.1 
Witness: Elizabeth Emeline Whelan
Birth*19 March 1836Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada2 
Baptism21 March 1836St-Roch Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were John Saurin and Bridget Flanagan.2 
Married Name5 November 1855Hearn1 
Marriage*5 November 1855Mathew Aylward Hearn; Notre-Dame Basilica, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...between Mathew Aylward Hearn, son of age of Patrick Hearn and Ann Aylward of this parish; and Margaret Whelan, minor daughter of the late Patrick Whelan and Ellen Flanagan..."
One witness was Emma E. Whelan.1 
Witness: Elizabeth Emeline Whelan
(Witness) Will27 September 1868Honoria McDonagh; Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; 27th September 1868
Last Will of Honoria McDonough
(Widow of Christopher Flanagan)

From records of
Notary Jean-Baptiste Pruneau
No. 9051
Quebec Archives 4M01-5696



Before the undersigned Notary Public for that part of the Province of Canada hereafter called Lower Canada and now the Province of Quebec residing in the City of Quebec in the said Province personally came and appeared Dame Honoria McDonough, widow of the late Christopher Flanagan, residing in the Township of Stoneham, in the County and District of Quebec, who being bodily sick in her bed, but perfectly sound in her mind, memory and understanding, as appeared unto the said Notary and the two witnesses hereinafter named, by her discourse and proposals declared unto the said notary and witnesses that considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the hour thereof, she was desirous of making her solemn will and testament which she requested the said notary to write down and while she dictated unto the said Notary in the presence of the said two witnesses in the manner following, to wit:

1º Firstly, I recommend my soul to Almighty God and commit my body to the earth to be interred after my decease in a manner suitable to my condition.

2º Secondly, I do will and ordain that all my debts be paid and my wrongs satisfied by my Executor Testamentary hereinafter named.

3º Thirdly, I do hereby give and bequeath unto Dame Margaret Whelan, my granddaughter, wife of Matthew A. Hearn, Esquire, Advocate a good milk cow to be delivered immediately after my decease by my universal legatee hereinafter named.

4º Fourthly, I do hereby give and bequeath to Miss Ellen Whelan, my other granddaughter, the sum of forty dollars and a feather bed and a quilt, the same to be paid and delivered as soon as possible after my decease.

5º Fifthly, I hereby give and bequeath to Misses Ellen Flanagan, widow of the late Patrick Whelan, my daughter, the sum of one hundred and twenty dollars, to be paid to her by equal payments of the sum of forty dollars a year till full payment but under the understanding that my Executor Testamentary hereinafter named shall be at liberty to pay the forty dollars a year to the said widow Whelan according to her wants by small payments as he the said Executor Testamentary may think proper for the best advantage of her the said widow Whelan.

6º Sixthly, I do give and bequeath to Richard Flanagan, my grand son, thirty acres of land to be taken in the Lot No. Three in the Third Range of the said Township of Stoneham along side & next to Lot No. Two in the said Third Range and also fifty acres of land in the said Lot No. 2 in the said Third Range along side and next to the one above thirty acres above given and bequeathed and intending that the said Richard Flanagan, my grand son, may enjoy and dispose of the said two parts in the said Lots No. Two and Three above mentioned in full property and for ever.

7º Seventhly, I do give and bequeath to George Flanagan, my son, in order to reward him for the good care he took of me since so many years, all and every my true properties moveable and immoveable, real and personal, whereof I may die possessed, for and by him the said George Flanagan to enjoy of all my said properties without any exception as he may think proper for ever, hereby naming him the said George Flanagan my universal legatee of all my said properties & revoking all other wills.

8º Eightly, I do hereby name and appoint the person of the said George Flanagan my said universal legatee to be the Executor Testamentary of my present Will & Testament.

It was thus dictated by the said Honoria McDonough unto J.-B. Pruneau, Notary, in the presence of James Adams and John Bleaks, both of the said Township of Stoneham, Farmers, and these presents having been duly read and read over again by the said J.-B. Pruneau in the presence of the said two witnesses to the said Honoria McDonough she declared that she well heard and understood the same and persisted therein.

Thus done and passed at the residence of the said Honoria McDonough in the said Township of Stoneham, on the twenty seventh day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty eight under the No. nine thousand and fifty one.

And the said Honoria McDonough has signed with the said Notary and witnesses these presents having been duly read & read over again according to the law.

Four words struck out are null & void.

Honora McDonough, her signature
James Adams, his signature
John Bleaks, his signature
J.-B. Pruneau, his signature

Transcribed by Gerald Neville, April 2011

Notes by Patricia Balkcom: This is a second will - two of her children, Henry and Bridget, had passed away since she wrote the first will. Also, it appears that she changed her mind about who she would leave her assets to in some cases. The will states that she was sick in bed, however, she lived for another year and a half.3 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, Notre Dame, 1855.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, St. Roch, 1836.
  3. [S563] Second Will of Honoria McDonough; #4M01-5696.

Marie Whelan1

b. 5 December 1834, d. 10 April 1835
Last Edited2 May 2011
FatherPatrick Whelan1 d. b 30 Oct 1854
MotherEllen Flanagan1 b. c 1805, d. 28 Apr 1878
Baptism5 December 1834St-Roch Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Christopher Flanigan and Julie Stanley.1 
Birth*5 December 1834Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Death*10 April 1835Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 5 months.2 
Witness: Patrick Whelan
Witness: Ellen Flanagan
Burial*11 April 1835St-Roch Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada2 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, St. Roch, 1834.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, St. Roch, 1835.

Martin Whelan1

d. before 1 May 1860
Last Edited9 Feb 2013

Family

 Margaret Day
Marriage*Margaret Day1 
Children 1.Michael Whelan+2
 2.James Whelan1
Marriage*Margaret Day1 
Death*before 1 May 18601 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Montmorency County, Laval, Ste-Brigitte-de-Laval, 1 May 1860.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967; Quebec, Stoneham, St. Edmond, 1858.

Mary Ann Whelan1

b. 28 June 1831
Last Edited9 Feb 2013
FatherJames Whelan2 b. c 1793, d. 11 Jan 1878
MotherEllen Delaney2 b. c 1798, d. 17 Feb 1885

Family

 Bernard Brien Connors
Marriage*29 July 1851Bernard Brien Connors; Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada2 
Children 1.John Connors+4
 2.Bridget Connors2 b. Jul 1861
 3.Thomas Connors5 b. 23 May 1872
Birth*28 June 1831Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada3 
Baptism29 June 1831Notre-Dame Basilica, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents are Thomas Cassin and Ann O'Neil.3 
Witness: Thomas Cassin
Married Name29 July 1851Connors2 
Marriage*29 July 1851Bernard Brien Connors; Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada2 

Citations

  1. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1861.
  2. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p.29.
  3. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), Quebec City, (Notre-Dame), 1831.
  4. [S435] E-mail Message. From Lawrence O'Neill.
  5. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967; Quebec, Valcartier, St. Gabriel, 1872.

Michael Whelan1

b. 22 October 1838
Last Edited2 May 2011
FatherPatrick Whelan1 d. b 30 Oct 1854
MotherEllen Flanagan1 b. c 1805, d. 28 Apr 1878
Birth*22 October 1838Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism30 October 1838St-Roch Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Christopher Flanigan and Bridget Flanagan.1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, St. Roch, 1838.

Michael Whelan1

Last Edited9 Feb 2013
FatherMartin Whelan1 d. b 1 May 1860
MotherMargaret Day1

Family

 Margaret Loughren
Marriage*17 May 1858Margaret Loughren; St-Edmond Catholic Cemetery, Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...between Michael Whelan, son of age of the late Martin Whelan and of Margaret Day of Stoneham on the one part and Margaret Loughran, daughter of age of ? Loughran and Margaret Dunn also of Stoneham on the other part...in the presence of Michael Murphy and Caroline Boivin friends of the husband and John Wright?, grand father of the husband..."1 
Child 1.Caroline Whelan2 b. 15 Mar 1872
Birth* 
Marriage*17 May 1858Margaret Loughren; St-Edmond Catholic Cemetery, Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...between Michael Whelan, son of age of the late Martin Whelan and of Margaret Day of Stoneham on the one part and Margaret Loughran, daughter of age of ? Loughran and Margaret Dunn also of Stoneham on the other part...in the presence of Michael Murphy and Caroline Boivin friends of the husband and John Wright?, grand father of the husband..."1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967; Quebec, Stoneham, St. Edmond, 1858.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967; Quebec, Valcartier, St. Gabriel, 1872.

Patrick Whelan1

d. before 30 October 1854
Last Edited25 May 2011

Family

 Ellen Flanagan b. c 1805, d. 28 Apr 1878
Marriage*Ellen Flanagan1 
Children 1.William Whelan1 b. 17 May 1832, d. a 1866
 2.Joseph Whelan5 b. c 1833, d. 18 Apr 1849
 3.Marie Whelan7 b. 5 Dec 1834, d. 10 Apr 1835
 4.Margaret Whelan8 b. 19 Mar 1836
 5.Elizabeth Emeline Whelan9 b. 6 Jun 1837
 6.Michael Whelan10 b. 22 Oct 1838
 7.Ellen Whelan1 b. 28 Aug 1840, d. a 1866
 8.James Patrick Whelan3 b. 3 Jul 1842, d. 19 Jun 1845
 9.George Whelan3 b. 6 Jan 1845, d. 24 Jan 1846
 10.James Patrick Whelan4 b. 11 May 1846
Marriage*Ellen Flanagan1 
(Witness) Death10 April 1835Marie Whelan; Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 5 months.2 
(Witness) Death19 June 1845James Patrick Whelan; Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Aged three years, son of Patrick Whelan and Eleanor Flanagan.3 
(Witness) Death24 January 1846George Whelan; Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 1 year.4 
(Witness) Death18 April 1849Joseph Whelan; Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 15 years.5 
Death*before 30 October 18546 Witness: Ellen Flanagan

Citations

  1. [S558] Will of Bridget Flanagan; unknown film.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, St. Roch, 1835.
  3. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, St. Roch, 1845.
  4. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, St. Roch, 1846.
  5. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, St. Roch, 1849.
  6. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Beauport, La Nativité-de-Notre-Dame, 1854.
  7. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, St. Roch, 1834.
  8. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, Notre Dame, 1855.
  9. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, St. Roch, 1837.
  10. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, St. Roch, 1838.

Thomas Whelan1

b. say 1865
Last Edited11 May 2018
FatherTimothy Whelan1

Family

 Anne Cassin b. 1 Jul 1864
Marriage*14 February 1899Anne Cassin; Clough, Rathdowney Civil Parish, Queen's County (Laois), Leinster Province, Ireland; Marriage Registration #30 states:
Married on February 14, 1899 in the Roman Catholic Chapel at Clough was Thomas Whelan, full age, bachelor, farmer, of Old Glass, son of Timothy Whelan, farmer and Anne Cassin, full age, spinster, farmer of Legaun, dau. of Peter Cassin, farmer. Witnesses were Bernard Ring and Bridget Maher.1 
Birth*say 1865Ireland 
Marriage*14 February 1899Anne Cassin; Clough, Rathdowney Civil Parish, Queen's County (Laois), Leinster Province, Ireland; Marriage Registration #30 states:
Married on February 14, 1899 in the Roman Catholic Chapel at Clough was Thomas Whelan, full age, bachelor, farmer, of Old Glass, son of Timothy Whelan, farmer and Anne Cassin, full age, spinster, farmer of Legaun, dau. of Peter Cassin, farmer. Witnesses were Bernard Ring and Bridget Maher.1 

Citations

  1. [S938] Irish Genealogy, online irishgenealogy.ie, Civil Marriage Registration #30 for Thomas Whelan and Anne Cassin, married 14 February 1899 in Clough Catholic Chapel, Rathdowney Parish, Queen's County, Ireland.

Timothy Whelan1

Last Edited27 Sep 2019

Family
Child 1.Thomas Whelan1 b. s 1865
Birth*Ireland1 

Citations

  1. [S938] Irish Genealogy, online irishgenealogy.ie, Civil Marriage Registration #30 for Thomas Whelan and Anne Cassin, married 14 February 1899 in Clough Catholic Chapel, Rathdowney Parish, Queen's County, Ireland.

William Whelan1

b. 17 May 1832, d. after 1866
Last Edited25 May 2011
FatherPatrick Whelan1 d. b 30 Oct 1854
MotherEllen Flanagan1 b. c 1805, d. 28 Apr 1878

Family

 Catherine Duffy
Marriage*30 October 1854Catherine Duffy; La Nativité-de-Notre-Dame Catholic Church, Lac Beauport, Jacques Cartier County, Quebec, Canada; "...William Whelan, living in St. Roch, son of age of the late Patrick Whelan and Ellen Flanagan of St. Roch; and Catherine Duffy, daughter of age of the late John Duffy, living in this parish..."3 
Birth*17 May 1832Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada2 
Baptism18 May 1832Notre-Dame Basilica, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Christopher Flanigan and Isabella Flanigan.2 
Marriage*30 October 1854Catherine Duffy; La Nativité-de-Notre-Dame Catholic Church, Lac Beauport, Jacques Cartier County, Quebec, Canada; "...William Whelan, living in St. Roch, son of age of the late Patrick Whelan and Ellen Flanagan of St. Roch; and Catherine Duffy, daughter of age of the late John Duffy, living in this parish..."3 
(Witness) Will1 October 1866Bridget Flanagan; Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; 1st October 1866
Last Will of Bridget Flanagan
Wife of Richard Coady
Transcribed from the original at the Quebec Archives
"Register of Holographic Wills, Testaments, and Codicils." No. 349



The last Will and Testament of Bridget Flanagan, wife of Richard Coady, Farmer of the Township of Stoneham, in the District and County of Quebec, Lower Canada.

On the first day of October, one thousand eight hundred and sixty six:

In the name of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, before us the undersigned Patrick Kelly, Priest, Curé of the parish of St. Gabriel of Valcartier and Missionary charged with the Missions of the Roman Catholic inhabitants of St. Edmond of Stoneham, and of St. Jacques of Tewkesbury, both places in the Township of Stoneham, and David Craig, John McDonnell and Robert Paterson, Farmers, witnesses for this purpose attending, also of Stoneham, I Bridget Flanagan of the Township of Stoneham, in the District of Quebec, in the County of Quebec, now residing in the said Township of Stoneham, in the district and county aforesaid, considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the moment thereof do declare in the presence of the above named persons the following as my last Will and Testament.

Firstly, I bequeath my soul to God and enjoin that after my decease my body shall be interred in a decent and becoming manner according to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church and that a solemn Mass of Requiem be celebrated for the repose of my soul on the day of the interment of my body.

Secondly, I do will and bequeath unto my well beloved mother, Honorah McDonough, widow of the late Christopher Flanagan, the sum of Ten Pounds or Forty Dollars currency, each year, dating from the day of my interment; it being well understood that the said sums shall be deducted from the sum of Two Hundred Pounds or Eight Hundred Dollars which, I hereby declare that I accept as my share in the properties both moveable and immovable which I now and heretofore have enjoyed in common with my husband Richard Coady, and I also declare that I do hereby accept the said sum of Eight Hundred Dollars in lieu of whatever claims I may have to and in the said properties. Furthermore, I desire to specify that my heirs shall have no further claims upon the aforesaid properties, and for this purpose do hereby annul any other claims than those herein stated.

Thirdly, I hereby bequeath unto my sister Ellen Flanagan, now residing in the aforesaid Township of Stoneham, widow of the late Patrick Whelan, the sum of Ten Pounds or Forty Dollars, the said amount to be paid to her yearly after the decease of my mother, Honorah McDonough, widow of the late Christopher Flanagan, the said sum to be deducted also from the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars or Two Hundred Pounds currency; provided always that the payment of Two Hundred Pounds or Eight Hundred Dollars has not all been made and and acquitted by the said Richard Coady.

Fourthly, I also will unto my niece, Ellen Whelan, now residing in the City of Quebec, Lower Canada, the sum of Forty Dollars, which sum shall be paid within three years aftwr my decease, once only.

Fifthly, Unto William Whelan, my nephew, now residing in the aforesaid Township of Stoneham, I bequeath the sum of Forty Dollars which sum shall be paid yearly dating from the decease of my mother, Honorah McDonough, in case any part of the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars shall still remain.

And sixthly should any portion of the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars still remain unpaid to the above named persons, then the remainder shall be distributed equally to my nearest relatives surviving.

And for execution of the foregoing bequests I appoint Messiers William Corrigan and Patrick McKeoWilliam Whelann, both Farmers, residing in the Township of Stoneham to be my executors and request of them to render this last service.

Thus done and executed in the presence of the above named witnesses, the said Will and Testament having been read to the said Bridget Flanagan who has signed with us in the presence of Reverend Patrick Kelly, Priest, Curé, David Craig and John McDonnell and Robert Paterson undersigned. John McDonnell has made his mark over his name. I this the first day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty six.

Two words omitted in the text, to be found in the margin good. One word effaced null.

Bridget Flanagan, her signature
David Craig, his signature
Robert Paterson, his signature
John McDonnell, his mark
Patrick Kelly, Priest, his signature

Transcribed by Gerald Neville, April 2011

Notes by Patricia Balkcom:
Bridget died 9 days later, her mother Honora, lived until 1870.

1 
Residence*1 October 1866Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Death*after 18661 

Citations

  1. [S558] Will of Bridget Flanagan; unknown film.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, Notre Dame, 1832.
  3. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Beauport, La Nativité-de-Notre-Dame, 1854.

Rita Whidden1

Last Edited11 Dec 2004

Family

 William Kack b. 25 Nov 1926, d. 16 Aug 2000
Marriage*William Kack1 
Married NameKack1 
Marriage*William Kack1 

Citations

  1. [S435] E-mail Message. From Patricia Hall to Pat Balkcom, 23 November 2004. Her source Eric Corrigan.

(?) Whillians1

Last Edited24 Sep 2012

Family
Child 1.David Whillians+2 b. c 1816, d. 20 Feb 1888

Citations

  1. [S640] Will of William Whillians; #1578.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec City, Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 1888.

David Whillians1

b. circa 1816, d. 20 February 1888
Last Edited24 Sep 2012
Father(?) Whillians1

Family

 Catherine Matilda Knox b. c 1823, d. 26 Apr 1885
Marriage*22 September 1848Catherine Matilda Knox; Church of Scotland, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "... David Whillians, baker, Quebec, and Catherine Knox, spinster, Valcartier, both above majority age, were married by License....signed: David Whillians, Catherine Matilda Knox, William Knox, brother of the bride, and Robert Johnson, Jane Kerr and ? Scott, witnesses. Minister, David Shanks."2 
Child 1.Jane Whillians5 b. 1 Dec 1850
Birth*circa 1816Birthdate based on age in burial record.1 
Marriage*22 September 1848Catherine Matilda Knox; Church of Scotland, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "... David Whillians, baker, Quebec, and Catherine Knox, spinster, Valcartier, both above majority age, were married by License....signed: David Whillians, Catherine Matilda Knox, William Knox, brother of the bride, and Robert Johnson, Jane Kerr and ? Scott, witnesses. Minister, David Shanks."2 
(Witness) Baptism9 May 1860Catharine McBain; Church of Scotland, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "James McBain, farmer, Valcartier, and Cathrine Kerr, his wife, had a daughter born on the 11th day of January and baptized on the 9th day of May, 1860, by the name of Catharine." Sponsors: David Whillians and William Shanks.3 
(Witness) Death26 April 1885Catherine Matilda Knox; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada4 
Death*20 February 1888Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...baker of Quebec....aged 72 years..."1 
Burial*22 February 1888Church of Scotland, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Funeral was from St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Quebec City. Witnesses were William and Thomas Whillians.1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec City, Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 1888.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1848.
  3. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of Scotland. Baptism of Catharine McBain, 9 May 1860. Ancestry Image #6 of 19.
  4. [S641] Gravestone, St. Andrew Presbyterian Cemetery, Valcartier, Quebec.
  5. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1850.

Helen Whillians1

b. July 1795, d. 2 March 1861
Last Edited29 Mar 2020

Family

 Andrew Kerr b. 6 Mar 1793, d. 17 Dec 1871
Marriage*23 December 1814Andrew Kerr; Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland2,3 
Children 1.Catherine Kerr+ b. c 1815, d. 11 Dec 1873
 2.Margaret Kerr+ b. c 1820, d. 18 Jun 1877
 3.Helen Kerr b. c 1824
 4.Andrew Kerr5 b. 20 Jun 1828
 5.John Kerr+6 b. c 1831
 6.Jean Kerr2 b. 14 Dec 1833
 7.Robert Kerr+7 b. 16 Feb 1837
Birth*July 1795Date based on age in burial record.1 
Marriage*23 December 1814Andrew Kerr; Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland2,3 
Married NameHelen Kerr2 
(Resident) Census1852Andrew Kerr; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Andrew Kerr, Sr., farmer, born Scotland, Presbyterian, age 59, male.
Helen Whillans, born Scotland, Presbyterian, age 56, female.
Andrew Kerr, labourer, born Canadian, Presbyterian, age 24, male.
John Kerr, labourer, age 21, Presbyterian, born Canadian, male.
Robert Kerr, labourer, age 15, Presbyterian, born Canadian, male.
Jane Kerr, born Canadian, Presbyterian, age 18, female.4 
Death*2 March 1861St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Helen Whillians, late wife of Andrew Kerr, farmer, Valcartier, died on....aged 65 years and 7 months...witnesses Andrew Kerr, William Aldcorn, James McBain, and William Shanks."1 
Burial*4 March 1861St. Andrew Presbyterian Cemetery, 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, Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1861.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1834.
  3. [S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYQR-C6F : 8 December 2014), Andrew Ker and Helen Whillens, 23 Dec 1814; citing Kelso,Roxburgh,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,946.
  4. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, 1851 Census of Canada, Canada East, Quebec County, St. Gabriel de Valcartier Ouest, E.D. #11, p.4, Ancestry Image #7 of 67.
  5. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec City, St. Andrew's Presbyterian, 1828.
  6. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1858.
  7. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec City, Chalmer's Presbyterian, 1837.

Jane Whillians1

b. 1 December 1850
Last Edited24 Sep 2012
FatherDavid Whillians1 b. c 1816, d. 20 Feb 1888
MotherCatherine Matilda Knox1 b. c 1823, d. 26 Apr 1885
Birth*1 December 1850St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism3 January 1851Church of Scotland, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Witnesses were Robert Knox and Charles Cran.1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1850.

Jane Whillians1

b. circa 1793, d. 29 October 1854
Last Edited24 Sep 2012

Family

 James Knox
Marriage*James Knox1 
Birth*circa 1793Martin, Roxburghshire, Scotland1 
Married NameKnox1 
Marriage*James Knox1 
Death*29 October 1854St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Burial*31 October 1854St. Andrew Presbyterian Cemetery, 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, Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1854.

William Whillians1

b. circa 1805, d. 16 October 1889
Last Edited24 Sep 2012

Family

 Janet Goodfellow b. 26 Mar 1821
Marriage*16 February 1844Janet Goodfellow; Church of Scotland, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "..William Whillians, bachelor, and Janet Goodfellow, spinster, both of Valcartier..."
Witnesses were David Whillians and Helen Goodfellow.1 
Birth*circa 1805Roxburghshire, Scotland; Date based on age in burial record. Place of birth is on gravestone.2,3 
Marriage*16 February 1844Janet Goodfellow; Church of Scotland, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "..William Whillians, bachelor, and Janet Goodfellow, spinster, both of Valcartier..."
Witnesses were David Whillians and Helen Goodfellow.1 
Will7 July 1873St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; 7th July 1873
Last Will of William Whillians
Husband of Janet Goodfellow


From records of Notary Edward George Cannon, No. 7416
Quebec Archives Microfilm #1578



On the seventh day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy three, before us the undersigned Notaries Public residing in the City of Quebec personally came, appeared and was present William Whillians of the Parish of St. Gabriel de Valcartier in the County of Quebec, Farmer, which said William Whillians being apparently in good bodily health and of sound and perfect mind, memory and understanding requested us the said Notaries to receive his last Will and Testament which he instantly made, dictated in manner and form unto us word for word in manner and form following, that is to say:

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

I wish and direct that all my just debts be fully paid and satisfied by my Executrix hereinafter named.

I give and bequeath unto my nephew, William Whillians, son of David Whillians of the said City of Quebec, Baker, my brother, my large family Bible and my silver watch and chain, after the demise of both myself and my wife Janet Goodfellow.

I give and bequeath unto my said brother the said David Whillians after my decease all my wearing apparel.

And as to the rest and residue of all my property real and personal moveable and immoveable without any exception or reserve which I may die possessed of I give and bequeath the use and usufruct thereof unto my beloved wife the said Janet Goodfellow, for and during her natural life only, on condition however that she will not marry, it being my intention and will that should my said wife marry a second time, then and in that case all my said property real and personal moveable and immoveable shall belong to my said brother the said David Whillians, from the day of her second marriage which said David Whillians I do hereby appoint in that case my universal legatee.

And I do hereby order and direct that after the death of myself and of my said wife whatever property should remain if any the same shall be divided share and share alike between the relations of my said wife and of myself.

And I do hereby appoint my said wife sole executrix of this my present last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills and codicils at any time heretofore by me made.

It was thus made, dictated and named by the said William Whillians, Testator, unto us the said Notaries on the day and year first above written, and the present last Will and testament having been read, read over and over again lu et relu au long to the said William Whillians, testator, by Mtre. E.G. Cannon, one of us the said Notaries in the presence of Mtre. Cyprien Labrèque his confrere who was present all the time during the execution hereof, the said William Whillians, declared to have perfectly heard and understood the said Will and Testament and persisted in the contents thereof.

Thus done and passed at the said City of Quebec in the office of Edward George Cannon, one of the undersigned Notaries, on the day and year first above written, under the number seven thousand four hundred and sixteen, the said William Whillians, Testator, having signed these presents twice read as aforesaid together with the said Notaries in faith and testimony of the premises.

N.B. Words struck out are null.

William Whillians, his signature;
C. Labrèque, N.P., his signature;
E.G. Cannon, N.P., his signature


[Translated and transcribed by Gerry Neville]

Notes by Patricia Balkcom: William died in 1889 at the reported age of 84. His brother predeceased him in 1888.4 
Death*16 October 1889St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 84 years.2 
Burial*18 October 1889Church of Scotland, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Witnesses were William Goodfellow and Thomas Whillians.2 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1844.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1889.
  3. [S641] Gravestone, St. Andrew Presbyterian Cemetery, Valcartier, Quebec.
  4. [S640] Will of William Whillians; #1578.