Genealogy of Families of Valcartier, Quebec

Elizabeth Cullen^1,2

b. say 1758

Last Edited

13 Nov 2025

Relationship

4th great-grandmother of Patricia Ann Monogue

Charts

Ancestors of Catherine Winnifred Cassin

Family

Thomas O'Neill

Marriage*

say 1778

Thomas O'Neill; County Kildare, Leinster Province, Ireland¹

Children

Mary O'Neill³ b. c Aug 1780

Bridget O'Neill⁴ b. c Aug 1783

Patrick O'Neill⁵ b. c Aug 1785

John O'Neill+¹ b. Jan 1788, d. 7 Nov 1841

Margaret O'Neill² b. c Apr 1790

Birth*

say 1758

Marriage*

say 1778

Thomas O'Neill; County Kildare, Leinster Province, Ireland¹

Married Name

say 1778

O'Neill¹

Citations

[S431] National Library of Ireland, "Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI", digital images, National Library of Ireland (https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633422 accessed 05 November 2025), Kilkullen Catholic Church, County Kildare, Diocese of Dublin, baptism, Johannes Neil, 07 January 1788; digitized from NLI microfilm 06484/01.
[S431] National Library of Ireland, "Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI", digital images, National Library of Ireland (https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633422 accessed 05 November 2025), Kilkullen Catholic Church, County Kildare, Diocese of Dublin, baptism, Margaret Neal, 14 April 1790; digitized from NLI microfilm 06484/01.
[S431] National Library of Ireland, "Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI", digital images, National Library of Ireland (https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633422 accessed 05 November 2025), Kilkullen Catholic Church, County Kildare, Diocese of Dublin, baptism, Maria Neil, 21 Aug 1780; digitized from NLI microfilm 06484/01.
[S431] National Library of Ireland, "Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI", digital images, National Library of Ireland (https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633422 accessed 05 November 2025), Kilkullen Catholic Church, County Kildare, Diocese of Dublin, baptism, Brigida Neil, 10 August 1783; digitized from NLI microfilm 06484/01.
[S431] National Library of Ireland, "Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI", digital images, National Library of Ireland (https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633422 accessed 05 November 2025), Kilkullen Catholic Church, County Kildare, Diocese of Dublin, baptism, Patritius Neil, 18 August 1785; digitized from NLI microfilm 06484/01.

Ellen Cullen¹

b. 25 May 1854

Last Edited

7 Dec 2014

Charts

Descendants of Lawrence Cullen

Father

David Cullen¹ b. c 1818, d. 23 Sep 1894

Mother

Mary Gurry¹ b. c 1831, d. 17 May 1893

Birth*

25 May 1854

Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada¹

Baptism

26 May 1854

Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were James Sheehan and Catherine Cullen.¹
Witness: Catherine Cullen

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, Ste. Catherine de la Jacques Cartier, Portneuf County, 1854.

Ellen Jane Cullen¹

b. 3 February 1882

Last Edited

22 Jan 2009

Charts

Descendants of Lawrence Cullen

Father

James Cullen¹ b. 12 Jul 1829, d. 9 Jul 1907

Mother

Ellen Tate¹ b. 8 Sep 1844

Baptism

3 February 1882

Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were David Cullen and Mary Small.¹

Birth*

3 February 1882

Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 3 Feb 1882.

Evelyn Cullen¹

Last Edited

18 Nov 2000

Relationship

3rd cousin 1 time removed of Patricia Ann Monogue

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin

Father

James Bernard Cullen¹ b. 1857, d. 31 Mar 1906

Mother

Elizabeth Loughren¹ b. 17 Jan 1858, d. 22 Apr 1935

Family

Rodrick Francois Bousquet

Marriage*

1916

Rodrick Francois Bousquet; Montreal, Montreal County, Quebec, Canada²

Birth*

Marriage*

1916

Rodrick Francois Bousquet; Montreal, Montreal County, Quebec, Canada²

Citations

[S194] Eric Corrigan, "Files of Eric Corrigan", Gedcom File.
[S435] E-mail Message. From Patricia Hall to Pat Balkcom, 30 October 2004.

Frank Cullen¹

b. circa 1896

Last Edited

22 Mar 2013

Charts

Descendants of Lawrence Cullen

Father

Lawrence Cullen¹ b. 29 Sep 1856, d. 10 Jun 1932

Mother

Ellen Nagle¹ b. c 1861

Birth*

circa 1896

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, 1900 U.S. Census, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago (South Town), p. 13, Supervisor's District #1, Enumeration District #164, Ward #6.

Gerald Albert Cullen^1,2

b. 9 August 1906

Last Edited

14 Jun 2016

Relationship

3rd cousin 1 time removed of Patricia Ann Monogue

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin

Father

Henry Albert Cullen¹ b. 20 Dec 1876

Mother

Lida Catherine Gervais¹

Family

Rose A. Alexander b. 3 Jun 1912, d. 18 Apr 1993

Marriage*

Rose A. Alexander³

Birth*

9 August 1906

Montreal, Montreal County, Quebec, Canada; "..son of Albert Cullin (sic) and of Catherine Gervais of this parish..."²

Baptism

19 August 1906

Ste-Agnes Catholic Church, Montreal, Montreal County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Arthur Gervais and Catherine Coady.²

Marriage*

Rose A. Alexander³

Citations

[S435] E-mail Message. From Janice Bellmore, this is her great uncle.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Ancestry.com. Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1747-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin.
This record Montreal, Ste-Agnes Church, 1906, Baptism #56.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012 (database online - index only). Original records from the Connecticut Department of Health. Listing for Rose A. Cullen, died 18 April 1993, born 3 June 1912, wife of Gerald Cullen, father's surname, Alexander.

Harold Cullen¹

Last Edited

27 Dec 2016

Relationship

2nd cousin 1 time removed of Patricia Ann Monogue

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin
Descendants of John O'Neill

Father

Harold Benedict Cullen¹ b. 1889, d. 1967

Mother

Marie Josephine Flora O'Sullivan¹ b. 19 Mar 1893, d. 1986

Birth*

Citations

[S431] Obituary for Theresa Louise Lefebvre, died November 1, 2016. Accesses at website for McInnis & Holloway Funeral Homes, Alberta, Canada at http://www.mhfh.com/lefebvre-theresa-louise/

Harold Benedict Cullen^1,2

b. 1889, d. 1967

Last Edited

27 Dec 2016

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin
Descendants of John O'Neill

Father

Martin Cullen¹

Mother

Anna Burke¹

Family

Marie Josephine Flora O'Sullivan b. 19 Mar 1893, d. 1986

Marriage*

16 June 1920

Marie Josephine Flora O'Sullivan; Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada; Marriage Record #022254 states:
Harold B. Cullen, 30, residing in Calgary, Alberta, born Ottawa, bachelor, accountant, Catholic, son of Martin Cullen and Anna Burke married Florence O'Sullivan, 27, residing in Stratford, born Montreal, spinster, Catholic, daughter of Eugene O'Sullivan and Katherine Casson (sic). Witnesses: Wilfred J. Cullen of Ottawa and Bernadette O'Sullivan of Montreal. Married in Straford, Perth County on the 16 of June, 1920 by D. J. Egan, Catholic, in Stratford."¹
Witness: Mary Catherine Bernadette O'Sullivan

Children

Martin Burke Cullen+³ b. 3 Jul 1922, d. 2 Apr 1982

Aileen Mary Cullen³ b. 6 Feb 1925, d. 3 Oct 1993

Theresa Louise Cullen+⁴ b. 4 Mar 1927, d. 1 Nov 2016

Joan Cullen⁵ b. 1931, d. 2001

Martha Catherine Cullen⁵ b. 4 Jan 1934, d. 9 Jan 1986

Harold Cullen³

Birth*

1889

Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada^1,2

Marriage*

16 June 1920

Burial*

1967

St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary Region, Alberta, Canada²

Death*

1967

Alberta, Canada²
Witness: Marie Josephine Flora O'Sullivan

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Marriage for Harold B. Cullen and Florence O'Sullivan, Perth County, Ontario, 16 June 1920. Ancestry Image #166 of 924.
[S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Burial for Harold Benedict Cullen, 1967 in St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta. Posted by Calgary Helpers, 2014. Find A Grave Memorial# 135322704.
[S431] Obituary for Theresa Louise Lefebvre, died November 1, 2016. Accesses at website for McInnis & Holloway Funeral Homes, Alberta, Canada at http://www.mhfh.com/lefebvre-theresa-louise/
[S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Burial for Theresa Louis Cullen LeFebvre, Nov. 1, 2016, Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta. Posted by Lloyd Chubb. Find A Grave Memorial# 172885542.
[S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Burial for Theresa Louise Cullen LeFebvre, Nov. 1, 2016, Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta. Posted by Lloyd Chubb. Find A Grave Memorial# 172885542.

Helen Cullen¹

b. circa 1900

Last Edited

22 Mar 2013

Charts

Descendants of Lawrence Cullen

Father

Lawrence Cullen¹ b. 29 Sep 1856, d. 10 Jun 1932

Mother

Ellen Nagle¹ b. c 1861

Birth*

circa 1900

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, 1900 U.S. Census, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago (South Town), p. 13, Supervisor's District #1, Enumeration District #164, Ward #6.

Henry Albert Cullen^1,2

b. 20 December 1876

Last Edited

14 Jun 2016

Relationship

2nd cousin 2 times removed of Patricia Ann Monogue

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin

Father

John Cullen² b. c 1831, d. 16 Jun 1879

Mother

Elizabeth Cassin² b. 26 Apr 1837, d. 15 Nov 1913

Family

Lida Catherine Gervais

Marriage*

19 October 1903

Lida Catherine Gervais; St. Patrick Catholic Church, Montreal, Montreal County, Quebec, Canada; "...Henry Albert (sic) Cullen, of St. Mary's Parish, son of age of the late John Cullen and Elizabeth Cashon (sic), of the one part; and Lydia (sic) Catherine Gervais, daughter of age of Leo Gervais and Theresa McElroy of the other part...in the presence of Frederick Ripley, St. Edward's Parish and Catherine Coady of this parish..."
Signed: Henry Albert Cassin and Lida Catherine Gervais.³

Children

Ruth Catherine Margaret Cullen+⁵ b. 16 Jan 1905

Gerald Albert Cullen+⁶ b. 9 Aug 1906

Theresa Mildred Gladys Cullen⁷ b. 9 Jan 1908

Name Variation

Henry Alfred Cullen³

Birth*

20 December 1876

St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Twin.²

Baptism

24 December 1876

St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Michael Cullen and Sarah Quinn.²

(Witness) Census

17 April 1891

Elizabeth Cassin; Montreal, Montreal County, Quebec, Canada; "Mrs. J. Cullen, HH #56, female, age 67, widow, born Quebec, parents born Quebec, Catholic. Living with her:
Marie, daughter, age 27, single, born Quebec, parents born Quebec, can read and write.
Annie, daughter, age 22, single, born Quebec, parents born Quebec, can read and write.
Edward, son, age 23, single, born Quebec, parents born Quebec, fireman for CPR, can read and write.
John, son, age 18, single, born Quebec, parents born Quebec, laborer, can read and write.
Pat, son, age 23, single, born Quebec, parents born Quebec, glassworder, can read and write.
H.A., son, age 12, single, born Quebec, parents born Quebec, messenger, can read and write.
Cecilia, daughter, age 10, born Quebec, parents born Quebec, can read and write.⁴

Marriage*

19 October 1903

Citations

Although the baptismal record indicates his name is Henry Alfred, he signed his name as Henry Albert on his marriage certificate.
[S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1876.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Montreal, St. Patrick, 13 October 1903.
[S193] 1891 Canada Census, online www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Montreal (District 172 East), Ste Marie Ward (Subdistrict 77), p.10.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Montreal, Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil, 22 Jan. 1905.
[S435] E-mail Message. From Janice Bellmore, this is her great uncle.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Montreal, St. Patrick, 19 January 1908.

Jacob Cullen¹

b. say 1760

Last Edited

13 Nov 2025

Note*

It's possible that Jacob is the brother of Elizabeth, and uncle to John O'Neill.

Birth*

say 1760

(Witness) Baptism

18 August 1785

Patrick O'Neill; Kilkullen Catholic Church, Kilkullen, County Kildare, Leinster Province, Ireland; "Patritius Neil, (baptized) 18 August 1785, (parents) Thomas & Eliz. Neil, (witnesses) Jacob Cullen & Eliz. Conway."¹

Citations

[S431] National Library of Ireland, "Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI", digital images, National Library of Ireland (https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633422 accessed 05 November 2025), Kilkullen Catholic Church, County Kildare, Diocese of Dublin, baptism, Patritius Neil, 18 August 1785; digitized from NLI microfilm 06484/01.

James Cullen¹

b. circa 1827, d. 21 March 1870

Last Edited

1 Dec 2014

Father

Michael Cullen² b. s 1788, d. 5 Apr 1842

Mother

Bridget Moran² b. c 1787, d. 5 Aug 1870

Family

Ellen Cranney b. 25 Mar 1835, d. 11 Aug 1902

Marriage*

19 October 1852

Ellen Cranney; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...James Cullen, son of age of the late Michael Cullen and Bridget Morin of Stoneham on the one part...and Ellen Craney, minor daughter of Brian Craney and Catherine ? also of Stoneham...in the presence of Francis Whelan, friend of the groom and Catherine Craney and Mary Craney, sisters of the bride...."²

Children

Michael Cullen¹⁰ b. 17 Sep 1853, d. 13 Dec 1855

Bridget Mary Ann Cullen¹ b. 10 Jul 1855

James Cullen¹¹ b. 9 Jul 1857, d. 10 Mar 1875

Patrick Cullen¹² b. 14 Apr 1860, d. 10 Apr 1888

Bernard Cullen¹³ b. 29 Apr 1862, d. 6 Dec 1893

John Cullen¹ b. 28 Mar 1864, d. 1 Aug 1887

Unnamed Cullen⁹ b. 15 Feb 1866, d. 15 Feb 1866

Catherine Cullen¹⁴ b. 28 Jan 1867

Nicholas Cullen¹⁵ b. 11 May 1869

Birth*

circa 1827

Ireland; According to the burial record which states James was 48 years old (in 1870), then the birthdate would be about 1822. However, the 1851 and 1861 census, would indicate he was born between 1827 and 1829.^3,4

Court Case*

17 September 1849

Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Quebec City Archives
Themis Database of Court Records
September 17, 1849
Piece #75053
Localization 3B 023 04-06-003A-01
Contenant #1960-01-357115

Indicted
Dated 17th day of Sept 1849

DEPOSITION
OF

James Cullen

Versus

John Duffy
James Duffy

Wounding with intent to murder

For the Quarter Sessions

POLICE OFFICE

Province of Canada,
District of Quebec.

BEFORE ME, the undersigned, one of the Justices of our Sovereign Lady the Queen assigned to keep the Peace within the District of Quebec, this seventeenth day of September in the year of our Lord Christ, one thousand eight hundred and forty nine personally came and appeared James Cullen of the place called Stoneham, farmer.

Who being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, doth declare, depose, and say, as follows: - to wit, on Sunday the ninth instant I was in Thomas Wright’s house at Stoneham when we perceived James Duffy and Thomas Duffy and John Duffy chasing James Cowan and his family in Mr. Cowan’s own field. I perceived that Mr. James Cowan was running toward Mr. Wright’s house pursued by James, John and Thomas Duffy. I went out of the home with Mr. Thomas Wright and I saw James Duffy strike James Cowan with an iron hay fork over the head. Cowan fell on his knees, then James Duffy jostled him down again and John Duffy lifted a wrightly (?) hand stick with a big lump at the end of it and struck him twice over the head when he was down. I came down to Mr. Cowan and lifted him up. His face was all covered with blood flowing from the cuts that were inflicted by the blows he had received from James and John Duffy and Mr. Wright brought him into his house.

Further deponent saith not and hath signed.

Sworn before me, at the City of Quebec, on the day and year first above written.

Signed: Jos Robitaille
Signed: James Cullen

Transcribed by Audrey Henderson, November 2014⁵
Witness: James Cowan
Witness: John Duffy
Witness: James Duffy
Witness: Thomas Duffy

(Witness) Census

January 1852

Bridget Moran; Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Bridget Culen", farmer, born Ireland, Catholic, age 61, female, widow, living in a log house. Ages are the age they will turn in 1852. Living with her:
Lawrence, labourer, born Ireland, Catholic, age 27, male, single.
James, labourer, born Ireland, Catholic, age 25, male, single.
John, labourer, born Ireland, Catholic, age 21, male, single.⁴

Will*

9 September 1852

Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada;

9^th September 1852
Will of James Cullen

From records of Notary Jean-Baptiste Pruneau, No. 2005
Quebec Archives Film #4MO1-5687

Before us the undersigned Notaries Public duly admitted, commissioned, and sworn in and for that part of the Province of Canada heretofore called Lower Canada, and residing at the City of Quebec in the said Province came and appeared Mr. James Cullen, Farmer, residing in the Township of Stoneham, in the County and District of Quebec, and who being in perfect good health and perfectly sound in his mind, memory, and understanding as appeared unto us the said Notaries by his discourse and proposals declared unto us the said Notaries that considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the hour thereof he was desirous of making his solemn will and testament which he requested us the said Notaries to write down and which he dictated unto us and for and in manner following, to wit:

1º 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 I do will and ordain that all my just debts be paid and my Owings repaid by Executrix Testamentary hereinafter named.

3º I do hereby give and bequeath unto Helen Cranny, my beloved wife, all and every the property moveable and immoveable real and personal whereof I may die possessed ensuing and intending that the said Helen Cranny may enjoy and dispose of all my said property after my decease in full property and forever hereby naming her my universal Legatee and the Executrix of my present Will and Testament.

4º I hereby revoke all other testaments and codicils by me made before these presents which alone I consider contents my true intention and last will and desire.

It was thus dictated and named by the said Testator unto us the said Notaries and these presents having been duly read and read over again to the said Testator by Jean-Baptiste Pruneau one of the said undersigned Notaries in the presence of his colleague Notary, he the said Testator declared that he well understood and heard the same and persisted herein.

Done and executed at Quebec at the office of the said J.-B. Preneau on the ninth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty two under the number two thousand and five, and the said Testator being requested to sign declared that he cannot sign nor write his name and these presents having been fully read and read over again according to law.

Eight words struck our are null and void.

J.-B. Pruneau, Notary, his signature

Transcribed by Gerald Neville, January 2011
Notes by Patricia Balkcom: It appears that James actually wrote this will a month before he was married to Helen Craney. He lived 18 years past the writing of this will and they had nine children.⁶

Marriage*

19 October 1852

(Witness) Death

13 December 1855

Michael Cullen; Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; It appears the parents were living in St. Roch parish at this time.⁷

Census

January 1861

Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Note that ages given are supposed to be age on next birthday.
"James Cullen, age 33, married 1852.
Neighbors are John Cullen and Thomas Martin. Living with him:
Ellen, age 25, married 1852.
Bridget, aged 6.
James, aged 4.
Patrick, aged 1.
Lawrence, aged 36.
Bridget, aged 70.
Nicolas, aged 27.⁸
Witness: Ellen Cranney
Witness: Bridget Mary Ann Cullen
Witness: James Cullen
Witness: Patrick Cullen

(Witness) Death

15 February 1866

Unnamed Cullen; Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada⁹

Death*

21 March 1870

Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 48 years, spouse of Ellen Cranny.³
Witness: Ellen Cranney
Witness: Bridget Moran

Burial*

23 March 1870

St-Edmond Catholic Cemetery, Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Present were Lawrence Cullen, John Cullen, and Michael Whelan.³
Witness: Lawrence Cullen

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Edmond's Catholic Church, Stoneham, 1887.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, Valcartier, 1852.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, Valcartier, 1870.
[S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Stoneham, p. 4d.
[S733] Themis Database of Court Cases for the District of Quebec. Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, Piece #75053, Localization 3B 023 04-06-003A-01, Contenant #1960-01-357115.
[S543] Will of James Cullen; #4MO1-5687.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Stoneham, St-Edmond, 15 December 1855.
[S346] 1861 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Quebec, Quebec County, Stoneham, p. 1.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Edmond's Catholic Church, Stoneham, 1866.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Edmond's Catholic Church, Stoneham, 1855.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Edmond's Catholic Church, Stoneham, 1875.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Edmond's Catholic Church, Stoneham, 1888.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, Valcartier, 1862.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, Valcartier, 1867.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, Valcartier, 1869.

James Cullen¹

b. 9 July 1857, d. 10 March 1875

Last Edited

1 Jan 2015

Father

James Cullen¹ b. c 1827, d. 21 Mar 1870

Mother

Ellen Cranney¹ b. 25 Mar 1835, d. 11 Aug 1902

Birth*

9 July 1857

Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada²

Baptism

12 July 1857

St-Roch Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...James, born the ninth of the month of the legitimate marriage of James Cullin (sic), woodworker, and of Ellen Cranney of this parish. Godfather John Cullin, godmother, Mary Cranney..."²
Witness: John Cullen

(Witness) Census

January 1861

James Cullen; Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Note that ages given are supposed to be age on next birthday.
"James Cullen, age 33, married 1852.
Neighbors are John Cullen and Thomas Martin. Living with him:
Ellen, age 25, married 1852.
Bridget, aged 6.
James, aged 4.
Patrick, aged 1.
Lawrence, aged 36.
Bridget, aged 70.
Nicolas, aged 27.³

Death*

10 March 1875

Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 17 years.¹
Witness: Ellen Cranney

Burial*

12 March 1875

St-Edmond Catholic Cemetery, Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; ...son of James Cullen, farmer and Helen Cranny of this parish, aged 17 years...witnesses Michael Murphy, Benjamin Jamieson, and Michael McWilliams...¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Edmond's Catholic Church, Stoneham, 1875.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Quebec City, St-Roch, 12 July 1857.
[S346] 1861 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Quebec, Quebec County, Stoneham, p. 1.

James Cullen¹

b. 12 July 1829, d. 9 July 1907

Last Edited

4 Jan 2015

Charts

Descendants of Lawrence Cullen

Father

Lawrence Cullen¹ b. s 1791, d. 30 Sep 1856

Mother

Ellen Murphy¹ b. c 1795, d. 15 Jul 1870

Family

Ellen Tate b. 8 Sep 1844

Marriage*

8 February 1864

Ellen Tate; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...James Cullen...farmer, son of age of Lawrence Cullen and Ellen Murphy of this city and Ellen Tait, minor daughter of James Tait and Catherine ? also of this place....in the presence of David Cullen, brother of the groom and Margaret Cullen, sister of the groom and James Tait, father of the bride and Charles Tait, brother of the bride..."³

Children

Lawrence Cullen⁷ b. 12 Jul 1865, d. 27 Oct 1888

Mary Hannah Cullen⁹ b. 12 Jan 1868

Patrick Cullen¹⁰ b. 22 Sep 1869, d. 28 Sep 1888

James Cullen¹¹ b. 8 Nov 1871

Catherine Ann Cullen¹² b. 2 Aug 1873

Charles William Cullen¹³ b. 8 Jul 1875

Moses Edward Cullen¹⁴ b. 6 Jun 1877, d. 15 Dec 1878

Joseph John Cullen¹⁵ b. 12 Aug 1879

Ellen Jane Cullen¹⁶ b. 3 Feb 1882

10.

David Edward Cullen¹⁷ b. 3 Sep 1884

11.

Margaret Agnes Cullen¹⁸ b. 12 Jul 1887

Birth*

12 July 1829

Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada¹

Baptism

14 July 1829

St-Augustin-de-Desmaures Catholic Church, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "James Colon (sic)...son of Laurence (last name scratched out, but Colon in bottom of note), farmer of Sainte-Catherine-de-Fossambault and of Helena O'Brien. Patrick Bond (?), godfther, and Mary Landers, godmother."¹

(Witness) Baptism

26 May 1852

Edward Cullen; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were James Cullen and Bridget Gurry.²

Marriage*

8 February 1864

(Witness) Marriage

11 September 1866

Margaret Cullen, John James Coughlan; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...John Coughlin, farmer living in this parish, widower of the late Margaret Magher,... and Margaret Cullen, daughter of age of the late Lawrence Cullen and Ellen Murphy of this parish...in the presence of Arthur and Ellen Coughlin, cousins of the groom and Moses and James Cullen, brothers of the bride.."⁴

(Witness) Death

15 December 1878

Moses Edward Cullen; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Aged one and a half.⁵

(Witness) Death

28 September 1888

Patrick Cullen; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 19 years.⁶

(Witness) Death

27 October 1888

Lawrence Cullen; Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States⁷

Death*

9 July 1907

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States⁸

Burial*

July 1907

St. John's City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States⁸

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Augustin-de-Desmaures Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 14 July 1829.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, Ste. Catherine de la Jacques Cartier, Portneuf County, 1852.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 8 Feb. 1864.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 11 Sept. 1866.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 16 December 1878.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 01 October 1888.
[S435] E-mail Message. From Carol Anderson, Jan. 2009.
[S435] E-mail Message. From Carol Anderson, descendant, July 2009.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 12 Jan. 1868.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 23 Sept. 1869.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 9 Nov 1871.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 4 Aug. 1873.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 9 July 1875.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 6 June 1877.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 13 Aug 1879.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 3 Feb 1882.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 4 Sept. 1884.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 12 July 1887.

James Cullen¹

b. 8 November 1871

Last Edited

22 Jan 2009

Charts

Descendants of Lawrence Cullen

Father

James Cullen¹ b. 12 Jul 1829, d. 9 Jul 1907

Mother

Ellen Tate¹ b. 8 Sep 1844

Birth*

8 November 1871

Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada¹

Baptism

9 November 1871

Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were David Cullen and Mary Gurry.¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 9 Nov 1871.

James Cullen¹

b. circa 1887

Last Edited

22 Mar 2013

Charts

Descendants of Lawrence Cullen

Father

Lawrence Cullen¹ b. 29 Sep 1856, d. 10 Jun 1932

Mother

Ellen Nagle¹ b. c 1861

Birth*

circa 1887

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, 1900 U.S. Census, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago (South Town), p. 13, Supervisor's District #1, Enumeration District #164, Ward #6.

James Albert Cullen¹

Last Edited

30 Jun 2009

Relationship

3rd cousin 1 time removed of Patricia Ann Monogue

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin

Father

James Bernard Cullen² b. 1857, d. 31 Mar 1906

Mother

Elizabeth Loughren² b. 17 Jan 1858, d. 22 Apr 1935

Birth*

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, Basilica of Notre Dame, Montreal, Canada, 24 April 1935.
[S194] Eric Corrigan, "Files of Eric Corrigan", Gedcom File.

James Bernard Cullen¹

b. 1857, d. 31 March 1906

Last Edited

1 Jan 2015

Relationship

2nd cousin 2 times removed of Patricia Ann Monogue

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin (#1)
Descendants of Michael Cassin (#2)

Father

John Cullen² b. c 1831, d. 16 Jun 1879

Mother

Elizabeth Cassin² b. 26 Apr 1837, d. 15 Nov 1913

Family

Elizabeth Loughren b. 17 Jan 1858, d. 22 Apr 1935

Marriage*

3 November 1885

Elizabeth Loughren; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "On the 3rd of November l885, whereas the dispensation of two banns of marriage accored by his Grace, Mgr. Elzear Alexandre Tashereau, Archbishop of Quebec, and the publication of the third made at the prones of the parochial masses of St. Patrick's Quebec, and of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, between James Cullin, son of age of the late John Cullin and of Elizabeth Cassin of this parish, on the one part; and Elizabeth Loughran, daughter of age of the late Daniel Loughran and of the late Margaret Cassin, domiciled at Quebec on the other part; also having obtained a dispensation of consanguinity, from Mgr. the Archbishop, of the third degree, and not having found any other impediment, we the undersigned, Curé of St. Gabriel de Valcartier, have received their mutual consent to marriage and have given them the nuptial benediction on the presence of John Cullin, Cousin of the bridegroom and Catherine Landrigan, cousin of the bride, and a great number of friends who could not sign. The cousins have signed as well as the spouses. Act read.
James Cullin Elizabeth Loughren Katie Landrigan John Cullin

H. McGratty, priest."⁵
Witness: Catharine Landrigan

Children

James Albert Cullen²

Margaret Helen Cullen+² b. 3 Nov 1886, d. 31 May 1953

Lucy Cullen+² d. 24 May 1985

Evelyn Cullen²

Thomas Edward Cullen⁶ b. c 1893, d. 5 Feb 1919

Leo Patrick Cullen² b. 1898, d. 23 Feb 1917

Birth*

1857

Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Based on census information.^3,1

(Witness) Census

January 1861

John Cullen; Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Note that ages given are supposed to be age on next birthday.
"John Cullen, age 31, married 1856.
Neighbors are James Whalen and James Cullen. Living with him:
Eliz., age 28, married 1856.
James, aged 4.
Michael, aged 3.
Bridget, aged 1.
Lawrence, aged 36.
Bridget, aged 70.
Nicolas, aged 27.³

(Witness) Census

April 1871

John Cullen; Ages given are for the next birthday.
"John Culllin", male, 42, born Ireland, Catholic, Irish, Carpenter, married, can read and write. Living with him:
Elizabeth, female, 36, born Quebec, Catholic, Irish, married, cannot read or write.
James, 14, born Quebec, in school.
Michael, 12, born Quebec, in school.
Bridget, 10, born Quebec, in school.
Mary, 8, born Quebec, in school.
Catherine, 7, born Quebec, in school.
Edward, 5, born Quebec.
Ann, 3, born Quebec.
Margaret, 1, born Quebec.⁴

Marriage*

3 November 1885

Death*

31 March 1906

Montreal, Montreal County, Quebec, Canada; "...James Bernard Collin (sic), carpenter, husband of Elizabeth Loughren, aged 47 years...of the parish of Saint-Nom-de-Jesus..."¹
Witness: Elizabeth Cassin
Witness: Elizabeth Loughren

Burial*

3 April 1906

Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Catholic Cemetery, Montreal, Montreal County, Quebec, Canada; Buried with his wife and other family members.¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, Basilica of Notre Dame, Montreal, Canada, 3 April 1906.
[S194] Eric Corrigan, "Files of Eric Corrigan", Gedcom File.
[S346] 1861 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Quebec, Quebec County, Stoneham, p. 1.
[S370] 1871 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier.
[S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Marriages, 1885.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, Basilica of Notre Dame, Montreal, Canada, 7 February 1919.

James D. Cullen^1,2

b. 28 March 1870

Last Edited

5 Feb 2010

Charts

Descendants of Lawrence Cullen

Father

David Cullen¹ b. c 1818, d. 23 Sep 1894

Mother

Mary Gurry¹ b. c 1831, d. 17 May 1893

Family

Judith Maher b. 4 Dec 1872, d. 21 Apr 1926

Marriage*

12 July 1892

Judith Maher; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...James Cullen, farmer, of this parish, son of age of David Cullen and of Mary Gurry, of this parish on the one part; and Julia Maher, also of this parish, minor daughter of the late Patrick Maher and of Catherine Carroll of this parish...; in the presence of James Coughliln, cousin of the husband and of Ellen White...:⁴

Birth*

28 March 1870

Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada¹

Baptism

29 March 1870

Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were James Cullen and Ellen Tate.¹

(Witness) Will

14 October 1891

David Cullen; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; 14^th October 1891
Last Will of David Cullen
Husband of Mary Gurry
From the Notary Leonidas-Praxede Bernard
Record #5754
Quebec Archives – Original Will

On this day the fourteenth of the month of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety one, before me Léonidas-Praxède Bernard, the undersigned Notary Public, residing in the Parish of Cap Santé, in the District and Province of Quebec, personally came, appeared and was present Mr. David Cullen of the Parish of Ste. Catherine, Farmer, which said Mr. David Cullen being sick of body and of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding as appeared unto the undersigned Notary and witnesses, and desirous of settling his worldly affairs hath requested the said Notary to receive his present last will or testament in the manner and form following, to wit:

Firstly, I recommend my soul to Almighty God my Creator, the father of all mercies, humbly imploring at His Hands forgiveness of my sins through the gracious intercession of my Divine Redeemer, Jesus Christ.

Secondly, I will and ordain to bury my body in the cemetery of the Parish when I shall decease, with an ordinary service and another anniversary service.

Thirdly, I will and direct that all my debts and funeral expenses be paid and satisfied by my Executor hereinafter named.

Fourthly, I will and bequeath unto my son, Mr. James Cullen, of the said Parish of Ste. Catherine, Farmer, all and singular the property real and personal, moveable and immoveable whatsoever of which I may be seized and possessed and wherever situate and being without any exception or reserve whatsoever.
To have and to hold all and singular the said property real and personal, moveable and immoveable above bequeathed unto my said son, his heirs and assigns to the only proper use of the said James Cullen from and after my decease from thenceforth for ever, at the charge of my said son to board, lodge, wash, mind, and maintain as well in sickness as in health, in a proper and befitting manner, my beloved wife Mary Gurry [Gorrie], she the said Mary Gurry working for the profit of my said son when thereto inclined.
And further at the charge by my said son to board, lodge, wash, mind and maintain each of his brothers and sisters, my said children as long as they will not be provided in any manner whatsoever, they my said children working for the profit of my said son Mr. James Cullen.

And as for the execution of this my present last will, I do hereby nominate and appoint my said son, into whose hands I do in conformity to the law and custom in that behalf, hereby disseize and divest my self for the ends hereof and hereby instituting him my sole universal legatee, hereby revoking all other wills which I may have made prior or before the present to which alone I do adhere as maintaining my true intentions and last will.

Thus done, dictated and declared by the said Testator as and for his last will to and in the presence of us the said Notary and M.M. James Sheehan & James Coughlin, both Farmers, residing at the said Parish of Ste. Catherine, witnesses hereto requested, on the day, month and year first above written, under the number five thousand seven hundred and fifty four. And the said foregoing will having been read to the said Testator by the said Notary in the presence of the said witnesses he hath persisted therein. In faith and testimony whereof the said witnesses have set and subscribed their names and signatures in the presence of the said Notary also hereunto subscribing, the Testator declared to be illiterate, these presents having been first duly read.

James Sheehan, his signature;
James Coughlin, his signature;
L.P. Bernard, N.P., his signature
___________________________________________

Note by Patricia Balkcom: David lived until the 23^rd of September, 1894, three years after this will was written. James was the youngest child of David, he would have been 21 years of age when this will was written. Mary Gurry, his wife, predeceased him in 1893.

Transcribed by Gerald Neville, January, 2012
³

Marriage*

12 July 1892

(Witness) Death

21 April 1926

Judith Maher; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada⁵

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, Ste. Catherine de la Jacques Cartier, Portneuf County, 1870.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 26 Sept. 1894.
[S679] Will of David Cullen; Translated from the Original Will.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 12 July 1892.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 23 April 1926.

Joan Cullen¹

b. 1931, d. 2001

Last Edited

27 Dec 2016

Relationship

2nd cousin 1 time removed of Patricia Ann Monogue

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin
Descendants of John O'Neill

Father

Harold Benedict Cullen¹ b. 1889, d. 1967

Mother

Marie Josephine Flora O'Sullivan¹ b. 19 Mar 1893, d. 1986

Birth*

1931

Had Cerebral Palsy.¹

Burial*

2001

Calgary, Calgary Region, Alberta, Canada¹

Death*

2001

Citations

[S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Burial for Theresa Louise Cullen LeFebvre, Nov. 1, 2016, Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta. Posted by Lloyd Chubb. Find A Grave Memorial# 172885542.

Johanna Cullen¹

b. circa 1822

Last Edited

7 Dec 2014

Charts

Descendants of Lawrence Cullen

Father

Lawrence Cullen¹ b. s 1791, d. 30 Sep 1856

Mother

Ellen Murphy¹ b. c 1795, d. 15 Jul 1870

Family

James Henchey b. c 1819, d. 23 Mar 1853

Marriage*

5 April 1842

James Henchey; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...James Henchey, son of age to Patrick Henchey and Mary O'Neil of this parish and Johanna Cullen, minor daughter of Lawrence Cullen and Eleanor Murphy of this parish...in the presence of Patrick Henchey, father, and Richard Connell, a friend of the bridegroom and Moses Cullen, brother, and Mary Ryan, friend of the bride..."¹
Witness: Moses Cullen

Children

John Henchey⁷ b. 29 Mar 1844

Mary Henchey⁶ b. c 1845, d. 15 May 1858

Eleonor Henchey⁸ b. 28 May 1847

Catherine Henchey⁴ b. 20 Aug 1849, d. 17 Sep 1849

Catherine Henchey⁹ b. 12 Oct 1850

Birth*

circa 1822

County Wexford, Leinster Province, Ireland; Date based on her being of minor age at marriage.^1,2

(Witness) Baptism

1 June 1839

Cornelius Hennessey; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...of Cornelius Henessey and Ellen McCarthy of this parish, Godfather Michael Doyle, Godmother Johanna Cullen..."³

Married Name

5 April 1842

Henchey¹

Marriage*

5 April 1842

(Witness) Death

17 September 1849

Catherine Henchey; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 1 month.⁴

(Witness) Death

23 March 1853

James Henchey; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 33 years.⁵

(Witness) Death

15 May 1858

Mary Henchey; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 13 years.⁶

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 5 April 1842.
[S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste. Catherine, p. 30.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier. Baptismal Record for Cornelius Hennessey, 1 June 1839. Ancestry Image #10.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 1849.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 24 March 1853.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 16 May 1858.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 31 March 1844.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 30 May 1847.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 18 Oct. 1850.

John Cullen

b. circa 1831, d. 16 June 1879

Last Edited

20 Dec 2015

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin

Father

Michael Cullen¹ b. s 1788, d. 5 Apr 1842

Mother

Bridget Moran¹ b. c 1787, d. 5 Aug 1870

Family		Elizabeth Cassin b. 26 Apr 1837, d. 15 Nov 1913
Marriage*	20 March 1857	Elizabeth Cassin; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; A dispensation of bands was granted on the 17th of March for John Cullen, son of age of the late Lawrence and Mary Cullen of the parish and Elizabeth Cassin, daughter of age of Edward and Bridget Cassin also of the parish. Witnesses to the marriage were Edward and Mary Cassin, father and sister of the bride and Michael Bureau.³
Children	1.	James Bernard Cullen+⁹ b. 1857, d. 31 Mar 1906
	2.	Michael Cullen⁹ b. 11 Dec 1858, d. 27 May 1879
	3.	Bridget Cullen⁹ b. 16 Oct 1860
	4.	Mary Cullen⁹ b. 17 May 1862
	5.	Catherine Cullen+⁹ b. 20 May 1864, d. 6 Jul 1948
	6.	Edward Cullen+⁹ b. 5 Feb 1866
	7.	Ann Cullen⁹ b. 11 Jan 1868
	8.	Margaret Helen Cullen⁹ b. 23 Oct 1869
	9.	John Cullen⁹ b. 28 Dec 1871, d. 17 Feb 1912
	10.	Caroline Cullen⁹ b. 8 Dec 1873, d. 25 Jun 1879
	11.	Patrick Cullen⁹ b. 8 Dec 1873, d. 10 May 1954
	12.	Thomas William Cullen¹⁰ b. 20 Dec 1876, d. 16 Jun 1879
	13.	Henry Albert Cullen+¹⁰ b. 20 Dec 1876
	14.	Cecilia Cullen+⁹ b. 23 Feb 1879, d. Jun 1955

Birth*

circa 1831

Ireland; Date of birth based on age at death.²

(Witness) Census

January 1852

Marriage*

20 March 1857

Elizabeth Cassin; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; A dispensation of bands was granted on the 17th of March for John Cullen, son of age of the late Lawrence and Mary Cullen of the parish and Elizabeth Cassin, daughter of age of Edward and Bridget Cassin also of the parish. Witnesses to the marriage were Edward and Mary Cassin, father and sister of the bride and Michael Bureau.³

Note*

The Cullen Family of Valcartier

Written by Patricia Balkcom, February, 2012

This is an attempt to summarize information on the Cullen family in Valcartier in an effort to facilitate future research into the current dilemma of whether or not this family is related to the Cullen family of Ste-Catherine.

Michael Cullen (most frequently spelled as Cullin) first appears in a Quebec Census in 1831 in Valcartier. He is not listed in either the 1824 or 1825 Valcartier Census. Also, it is stated in the 1831 Census that his family of six were born in the United Kingdom and that they arrived in Canada after May 1, 1825. This census also lists the family of six as – three children aged under 6 years, one child aged between 6 and 13, one adult married male between the ages of 30 and 59 (this would be Michael) and one female adult between the ages of 14 and 45 (this would be his wife, Bridget Moran). Michael died on the 5^th April 1842; no age was given in the burial record. The death was recorded in Ste-Bridget-de-Laval Church, however, the record states that he was buried in St. Edmond Cemetery of Stoneham.

I have not been able to find any land records for Michael Cullen.

Following, the death of Michael, Bridget “Culen” is listed in the 1851 Census (taken in January 1852) as turning 61 years old in 1852 (birthdate would be 1791). Living with her are three single men – Lawrence Culen, born Ireland, will be 27 in 1852 (birthdate would be 1825); James Culen, born Ireland, will be 25 in 1852 (birthdate would be 1827), and John Culen, born Ireland, will be 21 in 1852 (birthdate would be 1831). These three males would account for three of the four children listed in the 1831 census – one is missing and it would appear to be a child that could be older or younger than Lawrence. In later Censuses (1861 and 1871) Lawrence’s birthdate would have been 1826 and 1824. Regardless, it appears that the fourth child of Michael and Bridget died, married or moved away before 1851. I have not found any death or marriage records to support this.

If John Culen, listed above with Bridget in the 1851 Census, was indeed born in 1830 in Ireland, then this would indicate that Michael and Bridget came to Canada in 1830 or early 1831. (John’s burial record indicates he was 48 when he died in 1879, but the tombstone states he was 47). Bridget and Michael had a son, Nicholas, born December 6, 1832 in Quebec who was baptized at Ste-Catherine.

The confusion arises when John Cullen marries Elizabeth Cassin in Valcartier in 1857. His parents are listed as the late Lawrence and Mary Cullen. I have recently re-looked at this marriage record and it does not state the maiden name of Mary – states she is Mary Cullen. I had assumed in the past that this must be Mary McCarty because her husband, Lawrence, died in 1856. Could this be a mistake by the priest in the marriage record when he listed Lawrence and Mary as the parents, instead of Michael Cullen and Bridget Moran? In Bridget Moran’s will written in 1868, she states “I give, devise, and bequeath to Nicholas Cullen, my son, and to James Cullen, son of John Cullen, my other son, …”
John Cullen, who is living in Valcartier and who married Elizabeth Cassin, named his oldest son, James – which would fit with the statement in the will.
Problems that remain to be solved:

1. Is John the son of Lawrence or the son of Michael? It appears that the priest either made a mistake in the marriage record or it appears that John grew up with Michael and Bridget but was not their biological son.

Who are Lawrence Cullen and Mary McCarty? I only find them mentioned in the burial record of Lawrence in Ste-Catherine in 1856. I don’t see them in the 1851 or 1861 censuses for Ste-Catherine. I also can’t find a burial record for Mary McCarty. Also of note is that the burial record for Lawrence is out of order – he died in October, but is listed as the last entry in the record book, after those in December. Did Lawrence and Mary have any children?

It appears that Michael and Bridget had a son named Lawrence – possibly their oldest son. Does this indicate a relationship between Michael Cullen of Valcartier and one of the Lawrence Cullens of Ste-Catherine (either Lawrence who married Ellen Murphy or Lawrence who married Mary McCarty).

This is a really difficult proposition – is there any possibility that Lawrence who married Ellen Murphy and Lawrence Cullen who married Mary McCarty are one and the same person. I know this is very unlikely, however, a couple of things point to this. No burial record has been found for Lawrence (married to Murphy) but it appears from census information that he died between 1851 and 1861 – Lawrence (McCarty) died in 1856 at the reported age of 65. This would make both their birthdates within a year of each other. I know this is very far-fetched but it seems unusual to me (unless others have records that I don’t have) that the only mention of Lawrence in all of Ste-Catherine’s censuses or church records is his burial record and that there is no other record for a Mary McCarty either.

Michael Cullen was born about the same time as the “Lawrences”. Since he named his son Lawrence, could Michael and one of the Lawrences of Ste-Catherine be brothers or cousins. It appears that from their children’s baptismal records that Lawrence and Ellen came to Canada about 1826. It appears Michael did not come until 1830.

This may not be significant but when John Cullen died in Valcartier in 1879, his name was listed as Cullin on his tombstone – this is the way Michael Cullin was listed in the 1831 Census. I suspect this is just the difference in the record keeper’s spellings.

Do tombstones for Michael Cullen and Bridget Moran and their sons James and Lawrence and maybe Nicholas remain in Stoneham and if so, could they give us any clues?

(Witness) Baptism

12 July 1857

James Cullen; St-Roch Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...James, born the ninth of the month of the legitimate marriage of James Cullin (sic), woodworker, and of Ellen Cranney of this parish. Godfather John Cullin, godmother, Mary Cranney..."⁴

Census*

January 1861

Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Note that ages given are supposed to be age on next birthday.
"John Cullen, age 31, married 1856.
Neighbors are James Whalen and James Cullen. Living with him:
Eliz., age 28, married 1856.
James, aged 4.
Michael, aged 3.
Bridget, aged 1.
Lawrence, aged 36.
Bridget, aged 70.
Nicolas, aged 27.⁵
Witness: Elizabeth Cassin
Witness: James Bernard Cullen
Witness: Michael Cullen
Witness: Bridget Cullen
Witness: Lawrence Cullen
Witness: Nicholas Cullen
Witness: Bridget Moran

Occupation*

St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; carpenter⁶

Census

April 1871

Ages given are for the next birthday.
"John Culllin", male, 42, born Ireland, Catholic, Irish, Carpenter, married, can read and write. Living with him:
Elizabeth, female, 36, born Quebec, Catholic, Irish, married, cannot read or write.
James, 14, born Quebec, in school.
Michael, 12, born Quebec, in school.
Bridget, 10, born Quebec, in school.
Mary, 8, born Quebec, in school.
Catherine, 7, born Quebec, in school.
Edward, 5, born Quebec.
Ann, 3, born Quebec.
Margaret, 1, born Quebec.⁷
Witness: Elizabeth Cassin
Witness: James Bernard Cullen
Witness: Michael Cullen
Witness: Bridget Cullen
Witness: Mary Cullen
Witness: Catherine Cullen
Witness: Edward Cullen
Witness: Ann Cullen
Witness: Margaret Helen Cullen

(Witness) Death

27 May 1879

Michael Cullen; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 20 years and 5 months. Eric Corrigan's mother states that Michael, his father, and two of Michael's siblings died from diptheria.⁸

Occupation

St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; carpenter⁸

Death*

16 June 1879

St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 48 years. According to Eric Corrigan's mother, John and three of his children died from diptheria. Tombstone states he was 47 years old.⁸
Witness: Elizabeth Cassin

Burial*

17 June 1879

St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "On the l7th day of June 1879, we the undersigned parish priest have interred in the cemetery of this parish, the body of John Cullin carpenter, husband of Elizabeth Cassin of this parish deceased on the l6th of the present month, aged 58 years. Present: Michel Vaillancourt and Thomas Cassin who could not sign.

J. O'Farrell, priest."⁸

Witness: Thomas Cassin

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, Valcartier, 1857.
[S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Stoneham, p. 4d.
[S364] John Cullen & Elizabeth Cassin, Church Marriage Record, St. Gabriel Catholic Church, 1881 Boulevard Valcartier, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada, LDS Microfilm #1293422.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Quebec City, St-Roch, 12 July 1857.
[S346] 1861 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Quebec, Quebec County, Stoneham, p. 1.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, Valcartier, 1862.
[S370] 1871 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Quebec, Quebec County, Valcartier.
[S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Burials, 1879.
[S194] Eric Corrigan, "Files of Eric Corrigan", Gedcom File.
[S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1876.

John Cullen¹

b. 28 December 1871, d. 17 February 1912

Last Edited

30 Jun 2009

Relationship

2nd cousin 2 times removed of Patricia Ann Monogue

Charts

Descendants of Michael Cassin

Father

John Cullen¹ b. c 1831, d. 16 Jun 1879

Mother

Elizabeth Cassin¹ b. 26 Apr 1837, d. 15 Nov 1913

Birth*

28 December 1871

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

Baptism

31 December 1871

St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were James White and Mary Maher.³

(Witness) Census

17 April 1891

Death*

17 February 1912

Montreal, Montreal County, Quebec, Canada; "...son of the late John Cullen and Elizabeth Cassin...aged about 38 years...of St. Mary's Parish...⁵
Witness: Elizabeth Cassin

Burial*

20 February 1912

Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Catholic Cemetery, Montreal, Montreal County, Quebec, Canada; Buried with his mother and other relatives.⁵

Citations

[S194] Eric Corrigan, "Files of Eric Corrigan", Gedcom File.
[S435] E-mail Message. From Patricia Hall to Pat Balkcom, 30 October 2004. Her source St. Gabriel de la Valcartier church records.
[S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1871.
[S193] 1891 Canada Census, online www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Montreal (District 172 East), Ste Marie Ward (Subdistrict 77), p.10.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, Basilica of Notre Dame, Montreal, Canada, 20 February 1912.

John Cullen¹

b. 28 March 1864, d. 1 August 1887

Last Edited

17 Jul 2014

Father

James Cullen¹ b. c 1827, d. 21 Mar 1870

Mother

Ellen Cranney¹ b. 25 Mar 1835, d. 11 Aug 1902

Birth*

28 March 1864

Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada²

Baptism

3 April 1864

St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Lawrence Cullen and Mary McKeon.²

Court Case*

2 February 1886

Nicholas Murphy; Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; File: 24932 (Quebec Archives)
Dated the 2^nd day of February 1886
RECOGNIZANCE
OF
John Cullen
FOR A SUMMARY TRIAL.
I do hereby certify that the said ha(s) not appeared at the time and place, in the within condition mentioned, but therein ha(s) made default, by reason whereof the within written recognizance is forfeited.
J.S.P.
________________________________________________________________________________
CANADA
PROVINCE OF QUEBEC,
DISTRICT OF QUEBEC
CITY OF QUEBEC
BE IT REMEMBERED, that on this second day of February, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty six,
John Cullen of Stoneham, farmer,
John Bryson, grocer, and
Arthur McWilliams, custom house officer
both of the said City of Quebec, personally came before the undersigned, Judge of the Sessions of the Peace in and for the City of Quebec, and severally acknowledged themselves to owe to Our Lady the Queen, the several sums following, to wit : the said John Cullen the sum of forty dollars currency, and the said John Bryson & Arthur McWilliams the sum of twenty dollars currency, each, to be respectively made and levied of their several goods and chattels, lands and tenements, to the use of our said Lady the Queen, her Heirs and Successors, if the said John Cullen shall personally be and appear at the Court House, in the said City of Quebec, in and for the said District of Quebec, on the ninth day of February at ten o’clock A.M. to answer the charge of assault and battery preferred against him by Nicholas Murphy and in the meantime shall keep the peace and be of good behavior towards our said Lady the Queen, and more especially towards the said Nicholas Murphy then, that the present Recognizance shall be null and void, but otherwise shall be and remain in full force, virtue and effect.
Taken and acknowledged before me, the said Judge of the Sessions of the Peace, at the said City of Quebec, on the day and year first above written.
Signed: Alexandre Chauveau, J.S.P.
Also signed: John Cullen, John Bryson, A. McWilliams
Dated 9^th day of Feb, 1886
In the case of
Nicholas Murphy
vs.
John Cullen
For
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.
_________________________________________________________________________________
CONVICTION.
__________________________________________________________________________________
32^nd and 33^rd Vict., Cap. 20, Sec. 43.
POLICE OFFICE
CANADA
PROVINCE OF QUEBEC,
DISTRICT OF QUEBEC
CITY OF QUEBEC
BE IT REMEMBERED, that on this ninth day of February in the year of Our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighty six at the said City of Quebec, in the said District
John Cullen, late of the Parish of Tewkesbury, farmer
Defendant, is convicted before the undersigned Judge of the Sessions of the Peace in and for the City of Quebec, for that he the said Defendant on the 24^th day of January last at the Parish of Tewkesbury, within the District of Quebec, unlawfully did assault and beat one Nicholas Murphy of the Parish of Stoneham, farmer without any cause or provocation and against the form of the Statue in such case made and provided.
AND I adjudge the said Defendant for his said offence to forfeit and pay the sum of two dollars currency, to be paid and applied according to law, and also to pay to the said Nicholas Murphy the sum of seven dollars and twenty cents currency, for his costs, in this behalf; and if the said several sums be not paid forthwith, I adjudge the said Defendant to be imprisoned in the Common Gaol, at the said City of Quebec, in the said District, and there kept at hard labor for the space of fifteen days unless the said several sums and all costs and charges of the commitment and conveying of the said defendant to the said Common
Gaol shall be sooner paid.
GIVEN under my Hand and Seal, the day and year first above mentioned, at the said City of Quebec, in the District aforesaid.
Signed: Alexandre Chauveau, J.S.P.³

Death*

1 August 1887

Montreal, Montreal County, Quebec, Canada¹
Witness: Ellen Cranney

Burial*

3 August 1887

St-Edmond Catholic Cemetery, Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; ...son of the late James Cullen, farmer and Helen Cranny of this parish, aged 22 years, died the day before yesterday in Montreal...witnesses Patrick Cullen, brother of the deceased and James Payne...¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Edmond's Catholic Church, Stoneham, 1887.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, Valcartier, 1864.
[S733] Themis Database of Court Cases for the District of Quebec. Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, Piece #24931-2 (Cullen vs. Murphy), Feb. 2, 1886.

John Cullen¹

b. 22 April 1865

Last Edited

22 Jan 2009

Charts

Descendants of Lawrence Cullen

Father

David Cullen¹ b. c 1818, d. 23 Sep 1894

Mother

Mary Gurry¹ b. c 1831, d. 17 May 1893

Birth*

22 April 1865

Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada¹

Baptism

24 April 1865

Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were John and Anne Hennessey.¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, Ste. Catherine de la Jacques Cartier, Portneuf County, 1865.

John Cullen¹

b. say 1770

Last Edited

9 May 2012

Family

Mary Horan b. s 1770

Marriage*

Mary Horan; County Kildare, Leinster Province, Ireland¹

Children

Peter Cullen¹ b. c 1799, d. 15 Jun 1855

Margaret Cullen+² b. c 1810, d. b 28 May 1861

Birth*

say 1770

County Kildare, Leinster Province, Ireland¹

Marriage*

Mary Horan; County Kildare, Leinster Province, Ireland¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 17 June 1855.
[S681] Will of Peter Cullen; Translated from the Original Will.

Joseph John Cullen¹

b. 12 August 1879

Last Edited

22 Jan 2009

Charts

Descendants of Lawrence Cullen

Father

James Cullen¹ b. 12 Jul 1829, d. 9 Jul 1907

Mother

Ellen Tate¹ b. 8 Sep 1844

Birth*

12 August 1879

Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada¹

Baptism

13 August 1879

Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Andrew Cullen and Catherine Sheehan.¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 13 Aug 1879.

Lawrence Cullen¹

b. circa 1822, d. 29 June 1874

Last Edited

28 Feb 2013

Father

Michael Cullen b. s 1788, d. 5 Apr 1842

Mother

Bridget Moran b. c 1787, d. 5 Aug 1870; Although there is no proof that this is Lawrence's mother, he is living with her in the 1852 census and is living with John Cullen (who I believe is his brother) in the 1861 Census, and in the 1871 Census, is living beside the widow of James Cullen (who I believe is also a brother.

Birth*

circa 1822

Ireland^1,2

(Witness) Census

January 1852

(Witness) Burial

15 December 1855

Michael Cullen; St-Edmond Catholic Cemetery, Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; ...body of Micheal deceased day before yesterday aged two years, legitimate son of James Cullen, farmer and Ellen Cranny of St. Roch of Quebec Present were Lawrence Cullen and Frederick Williamson...."⁴

(Witness) Census

January 1861

(Witness) Burial

23 March 1870

James Cullen; St-Edmond Catholic Cemetery, Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Present were Lawrence Cullen, John Cullen, and Michael Whelan.⁶

(Witness) Burial

14 August 1870

Bridget Moran; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Present Patrick McKeon and Lawrence Cullen.⁷

Death*

29 June 1874

Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada¹

Burial*

1 July 1874

St-Edmond Catholic Cemetery, Stoneham, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "....Lawrence Cullen, farmer of this parish, who died on the 29th of June in this parish, at the age of 52...present were Joseph Bedard and James Whelan..."¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Edmond's Catholic Church, Stoneham, 1874.
[S370] 1871 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Quebec, Quebec County, Stoneham.
[S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Stoneham, p. 4d.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Edmond's Catholic Church, Stoneham, 1855.
[S346] 1861 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Quebec, Quebec County, Stoneham, p. 1.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, Valcartier, 1870.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Valcartier, St. Gabriel Catholic Church, 1870.

Lawrence Cullen¹

b. say 1791, d. 30 September 1856

Last Edited

29 Dec 2014

Charts

Descendants of Lawrence Cullen

Father

(?) Cullen²

Family

Ellen Murphy b. c 1795, d. 15 Jul 1870

Marriage*

say 1814

Ellen Murphy; Ireland¹

Children

Moses Cullen¹¹ b. c 1816, d. 25 May 1882

David Cullen+³ b. c 1818, d. 23 Sep 1894

Johanna Cullen+¹² b. c 1822

Patrick Cullen+¹³ b. 10 Aug 1827, d. 22 Nov 1867

Edward Cullen⁷ b. 12 Jul 1829, d. 19 May 1837

James Cullen+¹⁴ b. 12 Jul 1829, d. 9 Jul 1907

Lawrence Cullen¹⁵ b. 11 Aug 1831, d. 5 Mar 1868

Margaret Cullen¹⁶ b. 7 Aug 1834, d. 15 Aug 1909

Catherine Cullen¹⁷ b. Sep 1836

Birth*

say 1791

County Wexford, Leinster Province, Ireland; Date based on age in burial record.
Family tradition states that Lawrence and Mary Cullen (married to Gregory Neville) were siblings, however, there is no documentation to this.^3,4

Marriage*

say 1814

Ellen Murphy; Ireland¹

Migration*

circa 1827

Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Family tradition states that the Cullens came on the ship called the Town of Ross. There was a ship of this name that arrived in Quebec on May 3, 1827 with 158 settlers on board. It had left Ross in Ireland on the 13th of April. No passenger list is available.⁵

Census*

circa September 1831

Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "Lawrence Cullen" with nine in his household, living in the 4th Range.
(This would confirm our research - we have him with his wife and seven children as of August of that year).⁶

(Witness) Death

19 May 1837

Edward Cullen; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Aged eight years.⁷

(Witness) Marriage

8 April 1850

Mary Gurry, David Cullen; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between David Cullen, farmer of this parish, and son of age of Laurence Cullen and Eleanor Murphy, of this parish on the one part; and Mary Gurry, daughter of age to Edward Gurry and Bridget Beglan of this parish also, the other part...in the presence of Lawrence Cullen, father, William Henchey, friend of the groom; and Patrick Mooney, brother-in-law of the bride...and Edward Gurry, father of the bride."¹

Will*

23 August 1856

Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada;

23^rd August 1856
Will of Lawrence Cullen
Husband of Ellen Murphy

From records of Notary Daniel Watters
No. 2647
Transcribed from Quebec Archives Microfilm #4M01-5808

In the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty six, on the twenty third day of August, I the undersigned Notary Public duly admitted & commissioned and sworn in and for the Province of Lower Canada, residing in the Parish of St. Augustin, County of Portneuf, in the said Province, and the witnesses hereinafter named and denominated, went to the residence of Mr. Lawrence Cullen, farmer, residing in the Parish of Ste. Catherine, where being we found the said Lawrence Cullen bodily sick but of sound mind, memory, judgment and understanding, who declared unto us the said Notary and witnesses, that considering the certainty of death & the uncertainty of the hour thereof in order to be better prepared to leave this world whenever it will please God Almighty to call him hence, he desired us to make out his last will and testament which he dictated unto the said Notary in the presence of the said witnesses, in manner and form following, to wit:

Firstly, I recommend my soul to God Almighty, My Creator, begging forgiveness of all my sins, and the enjoyment of eternal happiness in the world to come.

Secondly, I do will and ordain that all my just debts be paid and any wrongs by me done, if any there are, repaired as soon as possible after my decease.

Thirdly, I do will and ordain that my body shall be interred in a manner suitable to my condition, relying in the discretion of my said Testamentary Executor hereinafter named.

Fourthly, I do give and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Ellen Murphy, the use and full enjoyment (usufruct) during her natural life of all and every and singular my properties and estate, real and personal, moveable and immoveable of whatever kind and nature the same may consist in, and in what places soever that the same may be situated, that I may be possessed of at the day of my decease.

Fifthly, I do give and bequeath unto James Cullen, my son, all and every the property real and personal, present and future, that I may die possessed of and of whatever kind and nature the same may consist, and in what places soever the same may be situated, for by him to use and dispose thereof on the day of the decease of my said beloved wife in full property and forever by and in virtue of these presents under the express condition nevertheless that the said James Cullen, my son, will keep and maintain from the day of the decease of my said beloved wife, Margaret & Catherine Cullen, his sisters, and to provide for and therewith all and every the necessaries of life: meals, drink, clothing, mending, boarding and lodging and to furnish them all the they want but not beyond his means, until such time as the said Margaret & Catherine Cullen, his sisters, are provided by marriage or otherwise, and under condition that they shall work for the benefit & profit of their said brother according to their bodily health & strength & moreover to pay unto the said Margaret & Catherine Cullen each five pounds currency and to Moses, David, Patrick and Lawrence Cullen and to Johanna Cullen each one shilling currency, the whole to take lieu & be in payment to them of all hereditary claims in the estate & succession of the said Testator, their father.

And for the execution of the present will, I name for the Executor, the said James Cullen, my son, into the hands of whom I do hereby divest and disseize and dispossess my self of all the said property according to the meaning of the law actually in force concerning wills.

And finally, I do hereby revoke all other wills and testaments that I may have heretofore made desiring this present one may have its full effect for such is my last will and desire.

Thus done and dictated by the said Testator unto the said Notary on the day and year first above written under the number two thousand six hundred and forty seven, in the house above said in the said Parish of Sainte Catherine in the presence of Messr. David McCullaugh and John Power, both farmers of the said Parish of Sainte Catherine, witnesses, called for the effect hereof, and these presents having been read over by the said Notary unto the said Testator, in the presence of the said witnesses declared that he well understood the same in all its contents and persisted therein, and declared that he cannot sign owing to his debility, the said John Power declared that he cannot sign or write and the said David McCullaugh, the other witness, signed these presents together with the said Notary first duly read over according to law.

Three marginal notes approved are good and thirty seven words expunged are void.

David McCullaugh, his signature;
D. Watters, N.P., his signature

Transcribed by Gerald Neville, 2012

Note by Patricia Balkcom: Lawrence died five weeks later on September 30th. All of his surviving eight children are mentioned in his will.⁸

Death*

30 September 1856

Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...aged 65 yrs, husband of Mary McCarty..."
Note: The burial record is not listed chronogically in the church records but rather was written at the back of the book as if it had been forgotten earlier. The wife "Mary McCarty" is believed to be an error and it should say Ellen Murphy.⁹
Witness: Ellen Murphy

Burial*

1 October 1856

Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Cemetery, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada¹⁰

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 1850.
[S435] E-mail Message. From Gerry Neville, 2010.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 1855.
[S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste. Catherine, p. 13.
[S431] The Ships List at www.theshipslist.com. Arrivals at the Port of Quebec, 1827. Accessed December 29, 2014.
[S524] 1831 Census of Lower Canada (Quebec), online https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1834329, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste. Catherine.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 1832.
[S815] Will of Lawrence Cullen; Quebec Archives #4M01-5808.
[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, 01 October, 1856.
[S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1856.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, Quebec, Notre-Dame Church, 1943.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 5 April 1842.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 1827.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Augustin-de-Desmaures Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 14 July 1829.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Augustin de Desmaures, Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 17 Aug. 1831.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 1834.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 1836.

Lawrence Cullen¹

b. 29 September 1856, d. 10 June 1932

Last Edited

22 Mar 2013

Charts

Descendants of Lawrence Cullen

Father

David Cullen¹ b. c 1818, d. 23 Sep 1894

Mother

Mary Gurry¹ b. c 1831, d. 17 May 1893

Family

Ellen Nagle b. c 1861

Marriage*

24 January 1883

Ellen Nagle; St. Patrick Catholic Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States³

Children

David Cullen⁵ b. c 1884

Richard Cullen⁵ b. c 1886

James Cullen⁵ b. c 1887

Mary Cullen⁵ b. c 1890

Thomas Cullen⁵ b. c 1891

Margaret Cullen⁵ b. c 1892

Lawrence Cullen⁵ b. c 1894

Frank Cullen⁵ b. c 1896

Helen Cullen⁵ b. c 1900

Birth*

29 September 1856

Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada¹

Baptism

30 September 1856

Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Cornelius Hennessey and Ann Gurry.¹

(Witness) Migration

circa 1880

Patrick 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) Census

11 June 1880

Patrick 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.²

Marriage*

24 January 1883

Ellen Nagle; St. Patrick Catholic Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States³

Death*

10 June 1932

5423 South Hermitage Ave., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States; Illinois Death Index states: "Lorenz Cullen", born 15 Sept. 1859 in Canada. Died 10 June, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois. Buried on 13 June 1932, in Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery, in Chicago. Age was 72 and he was a white, male, retired city fireman. Lived at 5423 S. Hermitage Ave. in Chicago. His father was David Cullen, born Ireland, and mother was Mary Guerie (sic), born Canada. Wife's name was Neillie Cullen."⁴

Burial*

13 June 1932

Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States⁴

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Drouin Database, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Portneuf County, 1856.
[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.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920 [database on-line]. FHL Film # 1030130.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 [database on-line]. FHL Film # 1893253.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, 1900 U.S. Census, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago (South Town), p. 13, Supervisor's District #1, Enumeration District #164, Ward #6.