Miriam Clark1

Last Edited17 Jan 2012
Married Name9 May 1884McCune1 
Marriage*9 May 1884John McCune; St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 

Citations

  1. [S435] E-mail Message. From ahenderson.

Robert Clark1

b. 3 October 1832, d. 10 December 1903
Last Edited11 Oct 2018
FatherJohn Clark Sr.1 b. c 1789, d. 14 Apr 1868
MotherElizabeth (?)1

Family

Dorothy Rourke b. 22 Dec 1833, d. 19 Dec 1903
Marriage*9 January 1862Dorothy Rourke; St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Robert Clark of Valcartier, farmer and Dorothy Roach (sic) of the same place, spinster, were married by license...witnesses Margaret Brown and Thomas Davidson."2 
Children 1.Margaret Clark5 b. 10 Jan 1863
 2.John Clark6 b. 29 Oct 1864
 3.Elizabeth Clark+7 b. 5 Jan 1867
 4.Mary Ann Clark8 b. 4 Nov 1868, d. 16 Feb 1903
 5.Agnes Clark+3 b. c 1873, d. c 1951
 6.James Clark3 b. c 1875
Birth*3 October 1832St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism21 December 1832St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Parents listed as John Clark, farmer, of Valcartier, and his wife, Elizabeth.1 
Marriage*9 January 1862Dorothy Rourke; St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Robert Clark of Valcartier, farmer and Dorothy Roach (sic) of the same place, spinster, were married by license...witnesses Margaret Brown and Thomas Davidson."2 
Will*27 June 1903St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; 27th June 1903
Last Will of Robert Clark
(Husband of Dorothy Rourke)
 From records of Cyrille Renaud
 No. 2506
Quebec Archives – Translated from the Original

On this twenty seventh day of June, one thousand nine hundred and three, before me Cyrille Renaud, Public Notary residing in the parish of St. Ambroise, personally appeared Robert Clark, Farmer, residing in the Parish of St. Gabriel of Valcartier who being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding hath requested us, the said Notary and witnesses, to write down and receive in due form of law his last will and testament which he has declared in manner and form following:

1º I desire that all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses be paid by my Executor hereinafter named as soon as possible after my death.

2º I give and bequeath to my son James Clark, residing in said parish of St. Gabriel of Valcartier all my moveable and immoveable properties wherever the same may be and to whatever the same shall amount hereby constituting my said son James Clark my universal legatee.
I. This legacy is made by the Testator to the charge to support his mother, Dorothy Rourke, during her life, to procure to her every thing necessary to the life, and to take good care of his mother as a good son and these conditions sont de rigueur.
II. To the charge to pay the sum of one hundred dollars to my daughter Margaret Clark one year after my death.
III. To pay the sum of fifty dollars to his other sisters, Elizabeth, wife of David Hornby & Agnes, wife of Armand Harris, two years after my death.

I commute, constitute and appoint my said son James Clark as Executor of this my will and testament.

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 Valcartier under Notarial Number two thousand five hundred and six,

And after the reading of the said testament to the said Testator in presence of James Clark and Henry Davis, both farmers residing at Valcartier, witnesses requested for the present will, the Testator having declared his inability to sign his name has made his mark in presence of the witnesses and Notary and the Notary and witnesses have signed in the presence of the Testator and in the presence of each other.

Robert Clark, his mark;
James W. Clark, his signature;
Henry Davis, his signature;
Cy. Renaud, N.P., his signature

Transcribed by Gerald Neville, July 2011
Notes by Patricia Balkcom: Two of Robert’s children (John and MaryAnn) are not mentioned in the will. Robert died the same year – December 10th – at the age of 71 years. His wife died 9 days later.


Transcribed by Gerald Neville, July 2011
Notes by Patricia Balkcom: Two of Robert’s children (John and MaryAnn) are not mentioned in the will because they pre-deceased him. Robert died the same year – December 10th – at the age of 71 years. His wife died nine days later.3 
Death*10 December 1903St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "aged 72 years, farmer, of Valcartier", burial record signed by Margaret and James Clark.4 
Witness: Dorothy Rourke
Burial*12 December 1903Church of Scotland, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada4 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), Quebec City, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 1832.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967; Quebec City, St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 09 January 1862.
  3. [S740] Will of Robert Clark; Translated from the Original Will.
  4. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1903.
  5. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967; Quebec City, Methodist Weslayan Church, 1863.
  6. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967; Portneuf County, Bourg-Louis, Methodist Weslayan Church, 1864.
  7. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967; Portneuf County, Bourg-Louis, Methodist Weslayan Church, 1867.
  8. [S193] 1891 Canada Census, online www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec, St. Gabriel West, p.5.

Robert James Clark1

Last Edited4 May 2014
FatherJames William Clark1

Family

May Mary Ann McKinley b. c 1882, d. 1974
Marriage*29 June 1910May Mary Ann McKinley; Church of Scotland, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Robert James Clark, of Riviere aux Pins Parish of St. Gabriel of Valcartier...farmer, a bachelor over twenty one years of age, son of James William Clark of the same place and Mary Ann McKinley, spinster, over 21 years of age, daughter of Henry McKinnley of Riviere aux Pins were united in marriage at Riviere aux Pins ...by license.
Signed: Robert J. Clark
Mary Ann McKinley1 
Marriage*29 June 1910May Mary Ann McKinley; Church of Scotland, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Robert James Clark, of Riviere aux Pins Parish of St. Gabriel of Valcartier...farmer, a bachelor over twenty one years of age, son of James William Clark of the same place and Mary Ann McKinley, spinster, over 21 years of age, daughter of Henry McKinnley of Riviere aux Pins were united in marriage at Riviere aux Pins ...by license.
Signed: Robert J. Clark
Mary Ann McKinley1 

Citations

  1. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1910.

Samuel Clark1

Last Edited17 Apr 2011

Family

Bridget McCabe b. c 1816, d. 22 Dec 1896
Marriage*28 September 1841Bridget McCabe; Chalmers Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Samuel Clarke of the Parish of Valcartier, farmer, bachelor, and Bridget McCabe of the same place, spinster, were married by license..."
Appears witness was Lorance McCabe.2 
Children 1.Samuel Clark1 b. 28 Jul 1842
 2.William Clark3 b. c 1854
Marriage*28 September 1841Bridget McCabe; Chalmers Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Samuel Clarke of the Parish of Valcartier, farmer, bachelor, and Bridget McCabe of the same place, spinster, were married by license..."
Appears witness was Lorance McCabe.2 
Will*14 June 1873St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; 14th June 1873
Last Will of Samuel Clark
Husband of Bridget McCabe
From records of Notary Charles Henry Andrews
No. 1719
Quebec Archives Film Online



On the fourteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy three, at the request of Samuel Clark of the Parish of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, farmer, at the residence of James Burns, Farmer, of the same place, and in the presence of George Todd and James Burns, both of the same place, Farmers, I the undersigned Notary duly commissioned and sworn and residing at the City of Quebec in the Province of Quebec did receive and write down his his last will and testament which he made and dictated in manner and form following, that is to say:

I will and direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid and satisfied as soon as possible after my decease.

I will and bequeath unto my son, Samuel Clark, the lot of land I now reside on which is number nineteen of the first range of River aux Pins St. Gabriel West, together with all the moveable effects, horses, cows and stock which I may die possessed of subject to the payment by the said Samuel Clark to his mother Bridget McCabe of the sum of two hundred and forty dollars currency in case of his said mother not residing or wishing to reside with my said son and as soon as she may demand payment thereof. And in case the said Bridget McCabe residing with my said son then I will and direct that he shall clothe, board and lodge during her life his said mother and also the use of a said milk cow, the fencing and housing of said cow to be at cost of my said son and also to pay his brother William Clark the sum of eighty dollars when he comes the age of twenty one years. I also will and bequeath unto my said son Samuel number eight of the first range of the North West side of the River aux Pins, Parish of Valcartier, and the right of cutting and using to my son William of one half of the timber which may be on the said lot, and Samuel shall pay to my said son William the sum of two hundred dollars when he shall attain the age of majority.

I will and bequeath unto my said son William whatever money or moneys I may die possessed of to be his own property to do as he may deem fit as soon as he becomes of age, my said wife Bridget McCabe to have the enjoyment thereof until such time as he attains the age of majority.

And the said Bridget McCabe, wife of the said Samuel Clark, being present also doth will and direct that the present will be carried out according to its true intent and meaning.

It was thus made, dictated and named by the said Samuel Clark unto the said Notary in the presence of the said George Todd and James Burns witnesses, after the present will having been read to him the said Testator by me the said Notary he declared to well understand the same and persisted therein declaring it to be his true last will and testament.

Done and executed at the said Parish of St. Gabriel de Valcartier at the residence of the said James Burns on the day and year first above written and recorded in the office of Charles H. Andrews, the undersigned Notary, under the number one thousand seven hundred and nineteen the said Testator & witnesses having signed and the said Bridget McCabe having declared she could not sign.

Thirty six words struck out are null. Two marginal notes good.

Samuel Clark, his signature
George Todd, his signature
James Burns, his signature
C.H. Andrews, Notary, his signature

Transcribed by Gerald Neville, April 2011

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Witness: Samuel Clark
Witness: William Clark
Witness: Bridget McCabe

Citations

  1. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Births, 1842.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec, Chalmer's Presbyterian Church, 1841.
  3. [S556] Will of Samuel Clark; Online.

Samuel Clark1

b. 28 July 1842
Last Edited3 Sep 2017
FatherSamuel Clark1
MotherBridget McCabe1 b. c 1816, d. 22 Dec 1896

Family

Helen McBain b. 5 Apr 1841
Marriage*20 February 1865Helen McBain; Church of Scotland, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Samuel Clark and Helen McBain were married by dispensation of License on this the 20th day of February...1865..." signed by witnesses James Borns and Gabriel Dowler.4 
Witness: Gabriel Dowler
Birth*28 July 1842The Monaghan source states 28 July, 1840.2,3 
Baptism9 January 1843St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Henry and Bridget Miller. Monaghan source stated 1842.1,2 
Marriage*20 February 1865Helen McBain; Church of Scotland, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Samuel Clark and Helen McBain were married by dispensation of License on this the 20th day of February...1865..." signed by witnesses James Borns and Gabriel Dowler.4 
Witness: Gabriel Dowler
(Witness) Will14 June 1873Samuel Clark; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; 14th June 1873
Last Will of Samuel Clark
Husband of Bridget McCabe
From records of Notary Charles Henry Andrews
No. 1719
Quebec Archives Film Online



On the fourteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy three, at the request of Samuel Clark of the Parish of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, farmer, at the residence of James Burns, Farmer, of the same place, and in the presence of George Todd and James Burns, both of the same place, Farmers, I the undersigned Notary duly commissioned and sworn and residing at the City of Quebec in the Province of Quebec did receive and write down his his last will and testament which he made and dictated in manner and form following, that is to say:

I will and direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid and satisfied as soon as possible after my decease.

I will and bequeath unto my son, Samuel Clark, the lot of land I now reside on which is number nineteen of the first range of River aux Pins St. Gabriel West, together with all the moveable effects, horses, cows and stock which I may die possessed of subject to the payment by the said Samuel Clark to his mother Bridget McCabe of the sum of two hundred and forty dollars currency in case of his said mother not residing or wishing to reside with my said son and as soon as she may demand payment thereof. And in case the said Bridget McCabe residing with my said son then I will and direct that he shall clothe, board and lodge during her life his said mother and also the use of a said milk cow, the fencing and housing of said cow to be at cost of my said son and also to pay his brother William Clark the sum of eighty dollars when he comes the age of twenty one years. I also will and bequeath unto my said son Samuel number eight of the first range of the North West side of the River aux Pins, Parish of Valcartier, and the right of cutting and using to my son William of one half of the timber which may be on the said lot, and Samuel shall pay to my said son William the sum of two hundred dollars when he shall attain the age of majority.

I will and bequeath unto my said son William whatever money or moneys I may die possessed of to be his own property to do as he may deem fit as soon as he becomes of age, my said wife Bridget McCabe to have the enjoyment thereof until such time as he attains the age of majority.

And the said Bridget McCabe, wife of the said Samuel Clark, being present also doth will and direct that the present will be carried out according to its true intent and meaning.

It was thus made, dictated and named by the said Samuel Clark unto the said Notary in the presence of the said George Todd and James Burns witnesses, after the present will having been read to him the said Testator by me the said Notary he declared to well understand the same and persisted therein declaring it to be his true last will and testament.

Done and executed at the said Parish of St. Gabriel de Valcartier at the residence of the said James Burns on the day and year first above written and recorded in the office of Charles H. Andrews, the undersigned Notary, under the number one thousand seven hundred and nineteen the said Testator & witnesses having signed and the said Bridget McCabe having declared she could not sign.

Thirty six words struck out are null. Two marginal notes good.

Samuel Clark, his signature
George Todd, his signature
James Burns, his signature
C.H. Andrews, Notary, his signature

Transcribed by Gerald Neville, April 2011

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Citations

  1. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Births, 1842.
  2. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms.
  3. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1841.
  4. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of Scotland. Marriage of Samuel Clark and Helen McBain, 20 February 1865. Ancestry Image #3 of 14.
  5. [S556] Will of Samuel Clark; Online.

Samuel Clark1

b. circa 1823
Last Edited11 Feb 2013

Family

Mary McGahey b. c 1823
Marriage*Mary McGahey1 
Children 1.James Clark1 b. c 1847
 2.Elizabeth Clark1 b. 1851
 3.Agnes Clark2 b. 8 Apr 1864
 4.Isabella Clark3 b. 28 Feb 1866
Birth*circa 1823Scotland1 
Marriage*Mary McGahey1 

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; Portneuf County, Bourg-Louis, Methodist Weslayan Church, 1864.
  3. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967; Portneuf County, Bourg-Louis, Methodist Weslayan Church, 1866.

Samuel Clark1

b. say 1823
Last Edited18 Jan 2011
FatherJohn Clark Sr.1 b. c 1789, d. 14 Apr 1868
MotherElizabeth (?)1
Birth*say 18231 

Citations

  1. [S537] Sale and Conveyance; 4M01-1567A, Record No. 1209, Quebec Archives Film #4MO1-4421, Images 194+.

Sarah Helen Clark1,2

b. 16 May 1866, d. 29 November 1964
Last Edited13 Jul 2019
ChartsDescendants of Michael Cassin
Descendants of William Neilson

Family

Carl Nathaniel Wolff b. c 1860, d. 2 Apr 1931
Marriage*Carl Nathaniel Wolff1 
Children 1.Ethel Isabella Wolff+3 b. 18 Oct 1885, d. 17 Apr 1968
 2.Howard Hope Wolff1 b. 28 Jan 1898, d. 6 Nov 1949
 3.Alma A. Wolff1 b. 1904, d. 1980
Birth*16 May 18661 
Marriage*Carl Nathaniel Wolff1 
Married NameWolff1 
Death*29 November 19641 
Burial*December 1964Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 

Citations

  1. [S820] Cemetery Marker, Gravestone for Carl N. Wollf, husband of Sarah Clark, son of Lt. Col. Chas. S. Wolff, stone located in Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Valcartier, Quebec, Canada.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Ancestry Tree of Judith Kupecz, located at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/90119279/…; accessed 13 May 2017.
  3. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier, Church of England. Baptism of Ethel Isabella Wolff, (daughter of Karl Wolff), baptized 26 December 1885.

William Clark1

b. say 1816
Last Edited19 Jan 2011
FatherJohn Clark Sr.1 b. c 1789, d. 14 Apr 1868
MotherElizabeth (?)1

Family

Emilia Rourke
Marriage*30 March 1842Emilia Rourke; Church of Scotland, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "both of Valcartier", signed by William and John Clark, and Emelia and Henry Roark.2 
Birth*say 18161 
Marriage*30 March 1842Emilia Rourke; Church of Scotland, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "both of Valcartier", signed by William and John Clark, and Emelia and Henry Roark.2 

Citations

  1. [S537] Sale and Conveyance; 4M01-1567A, Record No. 1209, Quebec Archives Film #4MO1-4421, Images 194+.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), Valcartier, Church of Scotland, 1842.

William Clark1

b. circa 1854
Last Edited16 Apr 2011
FatherSamuel Clark1
MotherBridget McCabe1 b. c 1816, d. 22 Dec 1896
Birth*circa 1854Quebec County, Quebec, Canada 
(Witness) Will14 June 1873Samuel Clark; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; 14th June 1873
Last Will of Samuel Clark
Husband of Bridget McCabe
From records of Notary Charles Henry Andrews
No. 1719
Quebec Archives Film Online



On the fourteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy three, at the request of Samuel Clark of the Parish of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, farmer, at the residence of James Burns, Farmer, of the same place, and in the presence of George Todd and James Burns, both of the same place, Farmers, I the undersigned Notary duly commissioned and sworn and residing at the City of Quebec in the Province of Quebec did receive and write down his his last will and testament which he made and dictated in manner and form following, that is to say:

I will and direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid and satisfied as soon as possible after my decease.

I will and bequeath unto my son, Samuel Clark, the lot of land I now reside on which is number nineteen of the first range of River aux Pins St. Gabriel West, together with all the moveable effects, horses, cows and stock which I may die possessed of subject to the payment by the said Samuel Clark to his mother Bridget McCabe of the sum of two hundred and forty dollars currency in case of his said mother not residing or wishing to reside with my said son and as soon as she may demand payment thereof. And in case the said Bridget McCabe residing with my said son then I will and direct that he shall clothe, board and lodge during her life his said mother and also the use of a said milk cow, the fencing and housing of said cow to be at cost of my said son and also to pay his brother William Clark the sum of eighty dollars when he comes the age of twenty one years. I also will and bequeath unto my said son Samuel number eight of the first range of the North West side of the River aux Pins, Parish of Valcartier, and the right of cutting and using to my son William of one half of the timber which may be on the said lot, and Samuel shall pay to my said son William the sum of two hundred dollars when he shall attain the age of majority.

I will and bequeath unto my said son William whatever money or moneys I may die possessed of to be his own property to do as he may deem fit as soon as he becomes of age, my said wife Bridget McCabe to have the enjoyment thereof until such time as he attains the age of majority.

And the said Bridget McCabe, wife of the said Samuel Clark, being present also doth will and direct that the present will be carried out according to its true intent and meaning.

It was thus made, dictated and named by the said Samuel Clark unto the said Notary in the presence of the said George Todd and James Burns witnesses, after the present will having been read to him the said Testator by me the said Notary he declared to well understand the same and persisted therein declaring it to be his true last will and testament.

Done and executed at the said Parish of St. Gabriel de Valcartier at the residence of the said James Burns on the day and year first above written and recorded in the office of Charles H. Andrews, the undersigned Notary, under the number one thousand seven hundred and nineteen the said Testator & witnesses having signed and the said Bridget McCabe having declared she could not sign.

Thirty six words struck out are null. Two marginal notes good.

Samuel Clark, his signature
George Todd, his signature
James Burns, his signature
C.H. Andrews, Notary, his signature

Transcribed by Gerald Neville, April 2011

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Citations

  1. [S556] Will of Samuel Clark; Online.

George Mark Clarke1

Last Edited10 Mar 2014

Family

Sarah Henderson b. c 1858, d. 11 Jul 1939
Marriage*1 August 1900Sarah Henderson; Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; Registration states George Mark Clarke, born Pembroke, Ontario, age 25, son of Joseph and Janet Clarke, bachelor, foreman, married Sarah Blackburn, age 35, widow, born Quebec, daugher of William and Susan Henderson.1 
Marriage*1 August 1900Sarah Henderson; Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; Registration states George Mark Clarke, born Pembroke, Ontario, age 25, son of Joseph and Janet Clarke, bachelor, foreman, married Sarah Blackburn, age 35, widow, born Quebec, daugher of William and Susan Henderson.1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    Original data: Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928. MS932, Reels 1-833, 850-880. Archives of Ontario, Toronto.

Irina Clarke1

Last Edited9 Apr 2020

Family

Moses Cass Sr.
Marriage*Moses Cass Sr.1 
Child 1.Moses Cass Jr.1
Marriage*Moses Cass Sr.1 
Married NameCass1 

Citations

  1. [S962] Quebec Archives online, online www.banq.qc.ca, Marriage Contract between Moses Cass Jr. and Sarah Thompson, September 30 1856; Record #161 of Notarie Charles-Thomas Colfer.

Mary Clarke1,2

b. March 1830, d. 18 February 1866
Last Edited18 Nov 2014

Family

Walter Knox b. 15 Jul 1831, d. 4 Jul 1904
Marriage*14 April 1852Walter Knox; St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada2 
Children 1.Elizabeth Knox4 b. 21 Feb 1853
 2.Grace Knox5 b. 20 May 1856
 3.Thomas Knox+1 b. 14 Mar 1858, d. 7 Jul 1932
 4.John Knox6 b. 13 Feb 1860, d. 3 Dec 1871
 5.William Knox7 b. 28 Aug 1862
 6.Walter Knox8 b. 5 Nov 1863
 7.Mary Knox2 b. c 1866
Birth*March 1830This is the date on her gravestone in St. Andrew Presbyterian Cemetery in Valcartier, Quebec. 
Marriage*14 April 1852Walter Knox; St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada2 
Married Name14 April 1852Knox1,2 
Death*18 February 1866St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...wife of Walter Knox, farmer, Valcartier..."3 
Witness: Walter Knox
Burial*21 February 1866St. Andrew Presbyterian Cemetery, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Witnesses were Walter Knox, James Knox and James Clark.3 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec, Valcartier (Church of Scotland), 13 June 1858.
  2. [S869] Will of Walter Knox; Transcribed from the original will, From personal note by Gerald Neville, attached to Will.
  3. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Church of Scotland, 1866.
  4. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec City, Presbyterian Saint Andrew's Church, 1853.
  5. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Church of Scotland, 1856.
  6. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Church of Scotland, 1860.
  7. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Church of Scotland, 1863.
  8. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Church of Scotland, 1864.

Barbara Clarkson1

b. 1838, d. 1886
Last Edited16 Apr 2006

Family

Stephen Brown b. 1839, d. 1925
Marriage*1862Stephen Brown; Quebec, Canada1 
Children 1.Agnes Brown1 b. 1865, d. 1952
 2.Christina Brown+1 b. 1867, d. 1929
 3.Elizabeth Brown2 b. 1869, d. 1906
 4.Marion Brown2 b. 1875, d. 1965
 5.Jean Brown2 b. 1877, d. 1938
Married NameBrown1 
Birth*1838Scotland1 
Marriage*1862Stephen Brown; Quebec, Canada1 
Residence*1865Stephen Brown; 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 
Burial*1886Redgrave Cemetery, Howick Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada1 
Death*18861 Witness: Stephen Brown

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 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.

Mary Margaret Clavin1,2

Last Edited2 Mar 2023
FatherPatrick Clavin2

Family

John Byrne
Marriage*22 September 1915John Byrne; Chapel, Raheen, County Kilkenny, Leinster Province, Ireland; "Marriage #34, registered 25th day of September 1915 by L. Johnston, Registar. Marriage solemnized at the Roman Catholic Chapel of Raheen in the Registrar's District of Ballyroan in the Union of Abbeyleix in the County of Queens. Married on the 22nd of September 1915 - John Byrne of full age, bachelor, merchant, residing in Ballycolla, Queens Co., son of Michael Byrne, farmer and the bride was Mary Margaret Clavin, of full age, spinster, farmer's daughter, residing in Lisheen, Birr, King's Co., daughter of Patrick Clavin, farmer. Married by Patrick Loughlin, P.P. witnesses were Joseph Byrne and Kathleen Clavin.1,2 
Children 1.Michael Byrne3 b. 25 Sep 1916
 2.Patrick Byrne4 b. 17 Jun 1918
 3.Mary Byrne+1 b. 19 Nov 1920, d. 23 Nov 2002
Marriage*22 September 1915John Byrne; Chapel, Raheen, County Kilkenny, Leinster Province, Ireland; "Marriage #34, registered 25th day of September 1915 by L. Johnston, Registar. Marriage solemnized at the Roman Catholic Chapel of Raheen in the Registrar's District of Ballyroan in the Union of Abbeyleix in the County of Queens. Married on the 22nd of September 1915 - John Byrne of full age, bachelor, merchant, residing in Ballycolla, Queens Co., son of Michael Byrne, farmer and the bride was Mary Margaret Clavin, of full age, spinster, farmer's daughter, residing in Lisheen, Birr, King's Co., daughter of Patrick Clavin, farmer. Married by Patrick Loughlin, P.P. witnesses were Joseph Byrne and Kathleen Clavin.1,2 
Married Name22 September 1915Byrne1,2 

Citations

  1. [S938] Irish Genealogy, online irishgenealogy.ie, Birth Registration for Mary Byrne, born 19 November 1920, daughter of John Byrne and Mary (Clavin) Byrne, Ballacolla, District of Durrow, Abbeyleix, Queens County, Ireland, viewed 02 March 2023 at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…
  2. [S938] Irish Genealogy, online irishgenealogy.ie, Marriage Registration for John Byrne and Mary Margaret Clavin, Raheen, Ballyroan, Abbeyleix, Queens County, Ireland, 22 September 1915, viewed 02 March 2023 at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…
  3. [S938] Irish Genealogy, online irishgenealogy.ie, Birth Registration for Michael Byrne, born 25 September 1916, son of John Byrne and Mary (Clavin) Byrne, Ballacolla, District of Durrow, Abbeyleix, Queens County, Ireland, viewed 02 March 2023 at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…
  4. [S938] Irish Genealogy, online irishgenealogy.ie, Birth Registration for Patrick Byrne, born 17 June 1918, son of John Byrne and Mary (Clavin) Byrne, Ballacolla, District of Durrow, Abbeyleix, Queens County, Ireland, viewed 02 March 2023 at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…

Patrick Clavin1

Last Edited2 Mar 2023

Family

Child 1.Mary Margaret Clavin+1

Citations

  1. [S938] Irish Genealogy, online irishgenealogy.ie, Marriage Registration for John Byrne and Mary Margaret Clavin, Raheen, Ballyroan, Abbeyleix, Queens County, Ireland, 22 September 1915, viewed 02 March 2023 at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…

John Clayton1

Last Edited19 Apr 2016

Family

Ann Clark
Marriage*Ann Clark1 
Child 1.Martha Clayton1
Marriage*Ann Clark1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Original Data: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Membership, 1744-1935; Collection: Concord (Delaware County, Pa.) Monthly Meeting, Membership Book 1744 - 1935, p. 18. Ancestry Image #19 - 20.

Martha Clayton1

Last Edited13 May 2016
FatherJohn Clayton1
MotherAnn Clark1
Birth* 
Married Name1852Cassin1 
(Witness) Death14 March 1860Florence N. Cassin; Jackson County, Iowa, United States; Listed in the 1860 Mortality Census as dying at age two of pneumonia of 3 days duration.2,3 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Original Data: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Membership, 1744-1935; Collection: Concord (Delaware County, Pa.) Monthly Meeting, Membership Book 1744 - 1935, p. 18. Ancestry Image #19 - 20.
  2. [S500] 1900 U.S. Census, online www.ancestry.com, Mortality Schedule for 1860 Census for Jackson County, Iowa, p. 2. Listing for Florence N. Cassin, line 3. Ancestry Image #2 of 8.
  3. [S1039] Bart Anderson, Sharpless Family, p. 253. Listing for Florence H. Cassin. Ancestry Image #261 of 1277.

Catherine Clear1

b. 29 April 1853
Last Edited22 Aug 2011
FatherDenis Clear1 b. c 1804, d. 29 Jun 1887
MotherCatharine Fitzgerald1 b. c 1820, d. 30 Apr 1853
Birth*29 April 1853Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism30 April 1853Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Lawrence Connors and Alice Neville.1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1853.

Catherine Clear1

b. circa 1885
Last Edited19 Mar 2013
ChartsDescendants of Gregory Neville
Descendants of Edmund Conway
FatherPatrick Clear1 b. 1 Mar 1845
MotherCatherine Neville1 b. 23 Nov 1848
Birth*circa 1885Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States1 
(Witness) Census2 June 1900Patrick Clear; Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States; "Patrick Clare" (sic) HH, living at 2862 Hillock Avenue, white, male, age 50, born March 1849, married, laborer, born Canada, father born Ireland, mother born Canada, came to USA in 1866, 44 years ago, naturalized. Can read, speak English, cannot write. Employed last 12 months. Renting his home. Living with him:
Catherine, wife, age 40, born November 1859, married 25 years, had 5 children, all living. Born Canada, parents born Ireland. Came to U.S. in 1880, 20 years ago, can read, write, and speak English.
Joseph, son, age 23 born Ohio, August 1876. Single, butcher, unemployed 6 months in the past year. Can read, write and speak English.
Mary, daughter, age 21, born Canada, August 1878, unnaturalized, telephone operator, worked all year, can read, write, and speak English.
James, son, single, age 17, born May 1883 in Illinois, box maker, unemployed 12 months, can read, write and speak English.
Catherine, daughter, single, age 14, born Sept. 1885 in Illinois, telephone operator, employed all year, can read, write and speak English.
Ella, daughter, age 11, born Nov. 1888 in Illinois, attending school.
James Neville, brother-in-law, single, age 37, born Canada in November 1862, parents born Ireland, laborer, naturalized, came to USA in 1880, 20 years ago. Unemployed 2 months, can read, write, and speak English.1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, 1900 U.S. Census, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago (South Town), p. 4, Supervisor's District #1, Enumeration District #140, Ward #6.

Denis Clear1

b. circa 1804, d. 29 June 1887
Last Edited1 Jan 2015
FatherPatrick Clear2 b. c 1759, d. b 1841
MotherHelen Byrnes2 d. b 1844

Family

Catharine Fitzgerald b. c 1820, d. 30 Apr 1853
Marriage*2 February 1841Catharine Fitzgerald; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada5 
Children 1.Eleanor Clear+8 b. 24 Feb 1842, d. 6 Oct 1898
 2.John Clear9 b. 24 Jun 1843
 3.Patrick Clear+1 b. 1 Mar 1845
 4.Mary Clear10 b. 30 Apr 1847
 5.Micheal Clear11 b. 7 Apr 1849
 6.James Clear12 b. 9 Jan 1851
 7.Catherine Clear13 b. 29 Apr 1853
Birth*circa 1804County Kilkenny, Leinster Province, Ireland; Based on age at death given in burial record.3,2 
(Witness) Marriage17 February 1835Hanorah Kavanagh, Patrick Neville; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between Patrick Neville, son of age to the late Gregory Neville and Mary Cullen of this parish on the one part; and Hanorah Kavanagh, residing in this parish, daughter of age to Owen Kavanagh and Judith Clear of the parish of Crone, County Kilkenny, Ireland, on the other part;...in the presence of John and Michael Neville, brothers to the Bridegroom, of Denis Clear, cousin, and John Conway and Mary Griffin friends of the bride..." Father H. Paisley4 
Marriage*2 February 1841Catharine Fitzgerald; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada5 
(Witness) Death30 April 1853Catharine Fitzgerald; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 33 years, wife of Denis Clear. (Died in childbirth).6 
Will*24 January 1884Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada;

24th January 1884
Will of Denis Clear
Widower of Catherine Fitzgerald


From the Notary Records of Edouard Antill Panet
Record #2496
Transcribed from the Original Will at the Quebec Archives



On this twenty fourth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty four at the hour of eleven of the clock in the forenoon, at the special request of Denis Clear, of the Parish of Sainte Catherine, Farmer, I, Édouard Antill Panet the undersigned Notary Public duly commissioned and sworn in and residing and practising in the Parish of Saint Raymond in the County of Portneuf and Province of Quebec, accompanied by Malachy Landrigan and John Powell, farmers and both residing in the said Parish of Sainte Catherine, the witnesses called by the said Denis Clear and required by law, personally reported to the residence of the said Denis Clear in said Parish of Sainte Catherine, and there finding him in bed but of sound and disposing mind, memory, judgment, and understanding as it appeared unto us, Notary and witnesses, from his words and actions, yet knowing and considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof and being desirous of regulating his worldly affairs whilst yet he had the strength so to do, hath named, dictated and nominated a fait dicté et nommé unto the said Notary in the presence of said witnesses his last will and testament in the manner and form following:

1º I recommend my soul to Almighty God my Creator in the humble hope that he will receive the same to his favor through the merits and intercession of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.

2º I will and order that all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses be first paid by my Executrix hereinafter named.

3º I will and order that my body be committed to the grave to be interred in a manner suitable to my station in life and according to the rites and solemnities of the Holy Roman Catholic Church and faith of which I am a member, and that a funeral mass be sung over my remains the day of my funeral and that ten low masses be said for the repose of my soul as soon as possible after my decease.

4º I give, devise and bequeath to Dame Ellen Clear, my daughter and widow of the late James Neville, the sum of one hundred dollars to be paid her by my Executor hereinafter named, out of the monies coming to me by virtue of the Deed of Sale executed by me in favor of John Fitzgerald.

5º And as to the rest and residue of the money, due, owing and payable to me by the said John Fitzgerald, by virtue of the said deed of sale, after the payment of my funeral expenses, and my support and board, and the above mentioned legacy, I give, devise and bequeath the same to my four remaining children, Michael, Patrick, Catherine, and Mary Clear to be divided between them in equal shares or portions, share and share alike, to be by them and each of them used, enjoyed and disposed of as they may see fit and proper and hereby instituting and naming the said John Fitzgerald, my son-in-law, at present residing in the Parish of Saint Basile, Executor of this my present last will and testament hereby revoking and repealing all other and former last wills and codicils by me heretofore made wishing and desiring that the present alone be followed.

It was thus named, dictated and nominated fait dicté et nommé by the said Testator of his own free will and accord to the said Notary, in presence of said witnesses, at the residence of the said Testator in the Parish of Sainte Catherine, on the day, month, and year first above written.

And the said Testator persisted therein after the reading thereof by the said Notary to the said Testator, in the presence of the said witnesses, as fully to embody and contain his last will and intentions.

Thus done and passed at Sainte Catherine aforesaid on the day, month and year aforesaid under the number two thousand four hundred and ninety six of the original deed remaining of record in the office of the undersigned Notary.

In testimony whereof the said Testator hath signed these presents with and in the presence of the said Notary and witnesses, who have also signed in the presence of the said Testator and in the presence of each other.

Denis Clear, his signature;
Malachy Landrigan, his signature;
John Powell, his signature;
E.A. Panet, N.P., his signature

(Transcribed by Gerry Neville – August, 2011)

Notes by Patricia Balkcom: Denis lived another three and a half years; he died on the 29th of June 1887 at about 83 years of age.
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Death*29 June 1887Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 83 years, husband of deceased Catherine Fitzgerald.3 
Burial*1 July 1887Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Cemetery, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Present were Michael Clear and John Fitzgerald.3 

Citations

  1. [S509] Anne-Marie Gameau, Sainte-Catherine Baptisms and Burials, p.26.
  2. [S435] E-mail Message. From Gerry Neville, 2010.
  3. [S509] Anne-Marie Gameau, Sainte-Catherine Baptisms and Burials, p.134.
  4. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 17 February 1835.
  5. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 02 February 1841.
  6. [S509] Anne-Marie Gameau, Sainte-Catherine Baptisms and Burials, p.146.
  7. [S889] Will of Denis Clear; Transcribed from the original will.
  8. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1842.
  9. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1843.
  10. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1847.
  11. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1849.
  12. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1851.
  13. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1853.

Eleanor Clear1

b. 24 February 1842, d. 6 October 1898
Last Edited29 Dec 2014
ChartsDescendants of Gregory Neville
FatherDenis Clear1 b. c 1804, d. 29 Jun 1887
MotherCatharine Fitzgerald1 b. c 1820, d. 30 Apr 1853

Family

James Neville b. 3 Nov 1835, d. 13 Dec 1882
Marriage*9 April 1872James Neville; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between James Neville, farmer of this parish, son of age to the late Patrick Neville and the late Honora Kavanagh, on one part; and Ellen Clear, daughter of age of Denis Clear and the late Catherine Fitzgerald of this parish also on the other part...in the presence of Micheal Clear, friend of the bridegroom and Bridget Neville, cousin of the bridegroom; ...and John Clear..."2 
Children 1.Patrick Neville7 b. 27 Jun 1873
 2.Michael Neville8 b. 6 Jun 1875
 3.Catherine Neville9 b. 28 Mar 1877, d. 6 Sep 1899
 4.Mary Neville10 b. 7 Jan 1879
 5.James Neville11 b. 15 Mar 1881
 6.Ellen Neville4 b. 24 May 1883, d. 20 Nov 1883
Birth*24 February 1842Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism27 February 1842Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Michael Griffin and Catherine Murphy.1 
Marriage*9 April 1872James Neville; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between James Neville, farmer of this parish, son of age to the late Patrick Neville and the late Honora Kavanagh, on one part; and Ellen Clear, daughter of age of Denis Clear and the late Catherine Fitzgerald of this parish also on the other part...in the presence of Micheal Clear, friend of the bridegroom and Bridget Neville, cousin of the bridegroom; ...and John Clear..."2 
Married Name9 April 1872Neville2 
(Witness) Death13 December 1882James Neville; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 47 years, husband of Ellen Clear.3 
(Witness) Death20 November 1883Ellen Neville; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 6 months.4 
Will*15 September 1898Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; 15th September 1898
Will of Ellen Clear
(widow of James Neville)

From records of Notary Cyrille Renaud
No. 1840
Transcribed from the original at the Quebec Archives



On this fifteenth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety eight, before me Cyrille Renaud, Public Notary, residing in the Parish of St. Ambroise and Peter Murphy and John McLaughlin, both of the Parish of Ste. Catherine, Farmers, witnesses requested for the effects of these presents, personally came and appeared Ellen Clean, widow of the late James Neville, of Ste. Catherine, Farmer, who being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding hath requested us the said Notary and witnesses to write down and receive in due form of law her last will and testament which she has declared in manner and form following, that is to say:

1º I desire that all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses be paid by my Executor hereinafter named as soon as possible after my death.

2º I give and bequeath to my son Patrick Neville all my moveable and immoveable properties wherever the same may be found and to whatever the same may shall amount, hereby constituting my said son Patrick my universal legatee, to the charge to pay the sum of one hundred dollars that I owe Michael Clear and to the charge to pay Michael Neville, Farmer, Kate Neville and Mary Neville to each of them the sum of twenty five dollars.

I nominate, constitute and appoint my said son Patrick Neville as Executor of this my will and testament. I revoke all wills and testament & codicils I may have heretofore made, and I declare the present to be my only true last will and testament.

The present will was thus declared by the said Testatrix to the said Notary in the presence of witnesses aforesaid, read by the said Notary to the said Testatrix in presence of aforesaid witnesses, who declared to understand fully and persist therein.

Done and passed in Ste. Catherine at the residence of the said Testatrix under Notarial Number fourteen hundred and seventy.

The Testatrix having declared her inability to sign her name has made her mark in presence of Notary and witnesses and the Notary and witnesses have signed in the presence of the Testatrix and in the presence of each other.

Ellen Clear, her mark;
John McLaughlin, his signature;
Peter Murphy, his signature;
Cy. Renaud, N.P., his signature


Transcribed by Gerald Neville in 2011

Notes by Patricia Balkcom: Ellen died three weeks later (06 October 1898) at the age of 56 years. Her husband, James Neville had died 16 years earlier in 1882. Her four children are mentioned in the will. A fifth child died in infancy.

5 
Death*6 October 1898Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...wife of the late James Nevil...aged 56 years..."6 
Burial*10 October 1898Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Cemetery, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Present were Patrick Neville, Joseph Conway and Hugh Mooney.6 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1842.
  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, 1872.
  3. [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, 1882.
  4. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, 1883.
  5. [S786] Will of Ellen Clear; Transcribed from the Original Will.
  6. [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, 1898.
  7. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, 1873.
  8. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, 1875.
  9. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, 1877.
  10. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, 1879.
  11. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 19 March 1881.

Ella Clear1

b. circa 1888
Last Edited19 Mar 2013
ChartsDescendants of Gregory Neville
Descendants of Edmund Conway
FatherPatrick Clear1 b. 1 Mar 1845
MotherCatherine Neville1 b. 23 Nov 1848
Birth*circa 1888Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States1 
(Witness) Census2 June 1900Patrick Clear; Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States; "Patrick Clare" (sic) HH, living at 2862 Hillock Avenue, white, male, age 50, born March 1849, married, laborer, born Canada, father born Ireland, mother born Canada, came to USA in 1866, 44 years ago, naturalized. Can read, speak English, cannot write. Employed last 12 months. Renting his home. Living with him:
Catherine, wife, age 40, born November 1859, married 25 years, had 5 children, all living. Born Canada, parents born Ireland. Came to U.S. in 1880, 20 years ago, can read, write, and speak English.
Joseph, son, age 23 born Ohio, August 1876. Single, butcher, unemployed 6 months in the past year. Can read, write and speak English.
Mary, daughter, age 21, born Canada, August 1878, unnaturalized, telephone operator, worked all year, can read, write, and speak English.
James, son, single, age 17, born May 1883 in Illinois, box maker, unemployed 12 months, can read, write and speak English.
Catherine, daughter, single, age 14, born Sept. 1885 in Illinois, telephone operator, employed all year, can read, write and speak English.
Ella, daughter, age 11, born Nov. 1888 in Illinois, attending school.
James Neville, brother-in-law, single, age 37, born Canada in November 1862, parents born Ireland, laborer, naturalized, came to USA in 1880, 20 years ago. Unemployed 2 months, can read, write, and speak English.1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, 1900 U.S. Census, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago (South Town), p. 4, Supervisor's District #1, Enumeration District #140, Ward #6.

James Clear1

b. circa 1816
Last Edited1 Jan 2015
ChartsDescendants of Edmund Conway
FatherPatrick Clear2 b. c 1759, d. b 1841
MotherHelen Byrnes2 d. b 1844

Family

Margaret Conway b. c 1820
Marriage*9 February 1841Margaret Conway; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Married by Father H. Paisley, witnesses were Denis Clear, John Conway and John Griffin.1 
Child 1.Michael Clear3 b. 12 May 1843
Birth*circa 1816County Kilkenny, Leinster Province, Ireland1 
Marriage*9 February 1841Margaret Conway; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Married by Father H. Paisley, witnesses were Denis Clear, John Conway and John Griffin.1 

Citations

  1. [S431] Web site: Janice Copeman's website at http://www.genealogy.com/users/c/o/p/Janice-L-Copeman/…
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 13 Feb. 1844.
  3. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 13 May 1843.

James Clear1

b. 9 January 1851
Last Edited22 Aug 2011
FatherDenis Clear1 b. c 1804, d. 29 Jun 1887
MotherCatharine Fitzgerald1 b. c 1820, d. 30 Apr 1853
Birth*9 January 1851Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism15 January 1851Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Bartholomew Toomey and Mary Farrell.1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1851.

James Clear1

b. circa 1883
Last Edited19 Mar 2013
ChartsDescendants of Gregory Neville
Descendants of Edmund Conway
FatherPatrick Clear1 b. 1 Mar 1845
MotherCatherine Neville1 b. 23 Nov 1848
Birth*circa 1883Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States1 
(Witness) Census2 June 1900Patrick Clear; Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States; "Patrick Clare" (sic) HH, living at 2862 Hillock Avenue, white, male, age 50, born March 1849, married, laborer, born Canada, father born Ireland, mother born Canada, came to USA in 1866, 44 years ago, naturalized. Can read, speak English, cannot write. Employed last 12 months. Renting his home. Living with him:
Catherine, wife, age 40, born November 1859, married 25 years, had 5 children, all living. Born Canada, parents born Ireland. Came to U.S. in 1880, 20 years ago, can read, write, and speak English.
Joseph, son, age 23 born Ohio, August 1876. Single, butcher, unemployed 6 months in the past year. Can read, write and speak English.
Mary, daughter, age 21, born Canada, August 1878, unnaturalized, telephone operator, worked all year, can read, write, and speak English.
James, son, single, age 17, born May 1883 in Illinois, box maker, unemployed 12 months, can read, write and speak English.
Catherine, daughter, single, age 14, born Sept. 1885 in Illinois, telephone operator, employed all year, can read, write and speak English.
Ella, daughter, age 11, born Nov. 1888 in Illinois, attending school.
James Neville, brother-in-law, single, age 37, born Canada in November 1862, parents born Ireland, laborer, naturalized, came to USA in 1880, 20 years ago. Unemployed 2 months, can read, write, and speak English.1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, 1900 U.S. Census, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago (South Town), p. 4, Supervisor's District #1, Enumeration District #140, Ward #6.

John Clear1

Last Edited1 Jan 2015
FatherPatrick Clear2 b. c 1759, d. b 1841
MotherHelen Byrnes2 d. b 1844
Birth*County Kilkenny, Leinster Province, Ireland3 
Marriage*13 February 1844Judith Conway; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 

Citations

  1. [S431] Web site: Janice Copeman's website at http://www.genealogy.com/users/c/o/p/Janice-L-Copeman/…
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 13 Feb. 1844.
  3. [S435] E-mail Message. From Gerry Neville, 2010.

John Clear1

b. 24 June 1843
Last Edited22 Aug 2011
FatherDenis Clear1 b. c 1804, d. 29 Jun 1887
MotherCatharine Fitzgerald1 b. c 1820, d. 30 Apr 1853
Baptism24 June 1843Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Thomas Clear and Catherine Connors.1 
Birth*24 June 1843Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1843.

Joseph Clear1

b. circa 1876
Last Edited19 Mar 2013
ChartsDescendants of Gregory Neville
Descendants of Edmund Conway
FatherPatrick Clear1 b. 1 Mar 1845
MotherCatherine Neville1 b. 23 Nov 1848
Birth*circa 1876Ohio, United States1 
(Witness) Migrationcirca 1880Patrick Farrell; Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States; Several people from Ste-Catherine migrated to Chicago in about 1880. Patrick Farrell's father had been hung for murder in 1879 and I suspect this one of the reasons they left. They supposedly chose Chicago because there was a lot of work available following the Great Fire of Chicago in 1871. 
(Witness) Census11 June 1880Patrick Clear; Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States; "Patrick Clear" HH, appears to be living at 2927 Arch Street, white, male, age 36, laborer, born Canada, parents born Ireland. Living with him:
Catherine, wife, age 28, born Canada, parents born Ireland.
Joseph, son, age 4, born Ohio, sick with scarlet fever.
Mary, daughter, age 3, born Canada.
Patrick Farrell, age 21, single, boarder, laborer, born Canada, parents born Canada.
James Neville, age 26, single, laborer, born Canada, parents born Ireland.
Mary Neville, age 66, boarder, single, born Ireland, parents born Ireland.
Lawrence Cullen, age 21, boarder, single, laborer, born Canada, parents born Ireland.1 
(Witness) Census2 June 1900Patrick Clear; Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States; "Patrick Clare" (sic) HH, living at 2862 Hillock Avenue, white, male, age 50, born March 1849, married, laborer, born Canada, father born Ireland, mother born Canada, came to USA in 1866, 44 years ago, naturalized. Can read, speak English, cannot write. Employed last 12 months. Renting his home. Living with him:
Catherine, wife, age 40, born November 1859, married 25 years, had 5 children, all living. Born Canada, parents born Ireland. Came to U.S. in 1880, 20 years ago, can read, write, and speak English.
Joseph, son, age 23 born Ohio, August 1876. Single, butcher, unemployed 6 months in the past year. Can read, write and speak English.
Mary, daughter, age 21, born Canada, August 1878, unnaturalized, telephone operator, worked all year, can read, write, and speak English.
James, son, single, age 17, born May 1883 in Illinois, box maker, unemployed 12 months, can read, write and speak English.
Catherine, daughter, single, age 14, born Sept. 1885 in Illinois, telephone operator, employed all year, can read, write and speak English.
Ella, daughter, age 11, born Nov. 1888 in Illinois, attending school.
James Neville, brother-in-law, single, age 37, born Canada in November 1862, parents born Ireland, laborer, naturalized, came to USA in 1880, 20 years ago. Unemployed 2 months, can read, write, and speak English.2 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, 1880 U.S. Census, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, p. 41, Supervisor's District #1, Enumeration District #46.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, 1900 U.S. Census, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago (South Town), p. 4, Supervisor's District #1, Enumeration District #140, Ward #6.

Judith Clear1

Last Edited29 Dec 2014

Family

Owen Kavanagh
Marriage*Owen Kavanagh1 
Child 1.Hanorah Kavanagh+1 b. c 1813, d. 25 Feb 1845
Marriage*Owen Kavanagh1 
Married NameKavanagh1 
Death*County Kilkenny, Leinster Province, Ireland; The marriage record of daughter, Honora, states that her parents are from Crone, County Kilkenny. It is possible this should be Croan.1 

Citations

  1. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 17 February 1835.