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MacFarlanes of Hillsborough and Hopewell

MacFarlanes of Hillsborough and Hopewell

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 10:56AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: MacFarlane, McFarlane
I can not seem to trace my family roots before my Gr Grandfather Alonzo MacFarlane,
Birth 4 Feb 1855 in Dover, New Brunswick, Canada
Death 2 Apr 1928 in Calgary, , Alberta, Canada

He married Alfretta Rebecca Hoar in 1877

I can not seem to find his parents listed anywhere

Re: MacFarlanes of Hillsborough and Hopewell

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 1:41PM GMT
Classification: Query
Is it possible that the name he used changed as he got older? I have seen this happen several times where the first name was used and later the second. I note that there was an "Armour McFarlane", age 6, in the 1861 Census in Alma, Albert County.

Re: MacFarlanes of Hillsborough and Hopewell

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 6:17PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: MacFarlane/Hanlon
Alonzo was my wife's GGrandfather through his daughter Lottie Bernice.

Wanna compare notes?

Pete at peterae3@shaw.ca

Re: MacFarlanes of Hillsborough and Hopewell

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 6:18PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: MacFarlane/Hanlon
Alonzo was my wife's GGrandfather through his daughter Lottie Bernice.

Wanna compare notes?

Pete at peterae3@shaw.ca

Re: MacFarlanes of Hillsborough and Hopewell

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 2:53AM GMT
Classification: Query
In Hillsborough Parish, Albert Co., NB in 1881, 'Alonza' (25) McFarlane had a wife, 'Alfareta?' (21) and a daughter, Jane (1).

The 'Armon' McFarland (16) in 1871 was the s/o Andrew (56, b. Ireland) and Margaret (41, b. NB) McFarland in Alm Parish in 1871. Siblings were Eliza Jane (26), Andrew (18), Patrick (9), King J. (7) and Mary J. (4).

The 1851 census of Harvey Parish, Albert Co., NB states that Margaret was also b. Ireland and arrived with Andrew and his parents:

McFarlaine Andrew M Head 70 Irish 1833
McFarlaine Catherine F Wife 70 Irish 1833
McFarlaine Andrew M Head 36 Irish 1833
McFarlaine Margaret F Wife 22 Irish 1833
McFarlaine Eliza Jane F Daughter 5 Irish Birth
McFarlaine Samuel M Son 4 Irish Birth
McFarlaine King M Son 1 Irish Birth

In 1891, in Hillsborough Parish, Albert Co., NB, is Alonzo McFarlane (38), with a wife, 'Alfetta' (33) and children J. Corey (11), Mary A. (9), Alonzo M. (7), Herbert J.? (D.?) (4), Lottie B. (4), John M. (3) and Norman B. (1). J. Corey is given as male but appears to have been the Jane in 1881. Also the 4-year old twins were given as twin daughters of Alonzo 'McFarlane' of Weldon, Albert Co., NB b. 25DEC1886 in a newspaper announcement.
Next door, in 1891, in a separate household, are Catherine McFarlane (52) and Mariah (21). Catherine was b. Ireland and is a widow. Mariah is her daughter. In Hillsborough Parish, in 1881, Catherine McFarlane (49) was a widow, Irish but b. NB, with daughters Mariah (12), Maggie (22) and Cassie (20). I would think that b. ca. 1832 more represents Catherine's birth-date than b. ca. 1839 in 1891. She is a bit tricky to find in 1871 as the surname has been transcribed as 'Meforling'. It is actually 'Mcforling'. She was 45 in Coverdale Parish (ca. 1826) Irish and b. NB. With dates of birth ranging from 1826 to 1839, it also makes her a bit tricky to identify. Children are Catherine (14), 'Olonzo' (12), Mary M. (10) and Maria A. (3). 'Olonzo' b. ca. 1859 I assume is Alonzo b. ca. 1853-6, so his date-of-birth is also pretty variable.
Catharine McFarlane, in Hillsborough Parish in 1901, was b. 20MAR1826.
A couple of pages further off in 1901 is 'Correy' McFarlane (15NOV1880) who now seems definitely male as he is married and has a daughter. Later he is Corey James MacFarlane. Two households from him is Alonzo and Alfretta with a very large family:

McFarlane Alonzo M Head M Feb 3 1855
McFarlane Alfretta F Wife M Aug 14 1858
McFarlane Murdock M Son S Sep 3 1882
McFarlane Herbet M Son S Aug 25 1884
McFarlane Lottie F Daughter S Dec 25 1886
McFarlane John M Son S Apr 20 1888
McFarlane Norman M Son S May 21 1890
McFarlane Jessie F Daughter S Feb 4 1892
McFarlane Jennie F Daughter S Sep 12 1893
McFarlane Fannie F Daughter S May 18 1885
McFarlane Charles M Son S Aug 23 1896
McFarlane Percival M Son S Apr 19 1898
McFarlane George M Son S May 2 1899
McFarlane Merreta F Daughter S Sep 10 1900

Lottie b. 25DEC1886 certainly appears to have been one of the twin daughters but 'Herbet' (b. 25AUG1884) appears not to have been that twin. John b. 20APR1888 was, by a birth record, b. Hillsborough Parish 21APR1888. A daughter not in the 1901 census was Dora Louisa McFarlane b. Weldon, Albert Co., NB 12SEP1902. Her father, 'Lonzo' was given as b. Dover, NB. Her mother, 'Alphretta' Hoar, was b. Weldon. This was attested to by her sister-in-law, Mabel McFarlane (b. ca. 1883) of Calgary, Alberta in 1958.
As Alonzo MacFarlane, in other birth records, he was b. Weldon, Albert Co., NB. At least so Lottie Martin claimed when supporting her brothers, Herbert 'Engrhmn?' when he registered his birth.

In 1881 above, Catherine McFarlane had a daughter, Maggie, b. ca. 1859. This may also be Mary M. (ca. 1861) in 1871. I think Maggie is Margaret MacFarlane b. Coverdale Parish, Albert Co., NB 2AUG1857, d/o James and Catherine (Pagan) MacFarlane. She registered her birth in 1927 and stated that James was also b. Dover ca. 1831. Her mother she gave as Irish and b. Coverdale Parish ca. 1833. James was a seaman and 'Scotch'. Margaret was also likely the Margaret MacFarlane who m. John Pharis Edgett. Another Margaret MacFarlane m. Enoch Sydney Hopper. In Dawson Settlement was a 3rd Margaret Etta MacFarlane who m. Hiram Watson Steeves.

Dover appears to be in Dorchester Parish, Westmorland Co., NB. In 1866 there were 60 families, including 9 McFarlane families. In the 1865 directory there were:

McFarlane, Arthur - Dover Westmorland Farmer
McFarlane, Belford - Dover Westmorland Farmer
McFarlane, Bent - Dover Westmorland Mariner
McFarlane, Charles - Dover Westmorland Farmer
McFarlane, John - Dover Westmorland Farmer
McFarlane, John A. - Dover Westmorland Farmer
McFarlane, Ralph - Dover Westmorland Farmer
McFarlane, T. - Dover Westmorland Farmer
McFarlane, William - Dover Westmorland Farmer

In the 1871 directory there were:

McFarlin, Bedford Dover Dorchester Westmorland Farmer
McFarlin, Bent Dover Dorchester Westmorland Farmer
McFarlin, Charles Dover Dorchester Westmorland Farmer
McFarlin, Job Dover Dorchester Westmorland Farmer
McFarlin, John Dover Dorchester Westmorland Farmer
McFarlin, John A. Dover Dorchester Westmorland Farmer
McFarlin, Ralph Dover Dorchester Westmorland Farmer
McFarlin, William Dover Dorchester Westmorland Farmer

In 1851, in Dorchester Parish, there were two James' of interest:

McFarlan Charles M Head 46 English Farmer Born
McFarlan Mary F Wife 44 English Born
McFarlan James M Son 24 English Farmer Born
McFarlan Catherine F Daughter 22 English Born
McFarlan Robert M Son 20 English Farmer Born
McFarlan Milledge M Son 16 English Born
McFarlan Margaret F Daughter 7 English Born
McFarlan Rachel F Daughter 4 English Born
McFarlan Alexander M Son 2 English Born

McFarlin Alexander M Head 37 English Farmer Born
McFarlin Mary F Wife 28 English Born
McFarlin Mary F Daughter 4 English
McFarlin Olive F Daughter 2 English Born
McFarlin John M Son 1 English Born
McFarlin Jane F Sister 35 English Born

McFarlan James M Head 33 English Farmer Born
McFarlan Caroline F Wife 28 English Born
McFarlan Robert M Son 5 English Born
McFarlan Abeona F Daughter 3 English Born
McFarlan William M Son 1 English Born

Alexander and James (33) lived next to each other and James was followed by the family of Joseph McFarlan (30) after whom was the family of William McFarlan (45). Charles McFarlin lived a bit further off but I would suspect that Charles, Alexander, James, Joseph and William were all related, likely brothers. What is peculiar is that the same enumerator was not consistent in his spelling even in families next to each other.
Since James (33) is married and since his children do not seem to be Catherine's in later census returns, I would suspect that James (24), s/o Charles and Mary, was the one who may have married Catherine Pagan. There were 35 McFarlan's and 11 McFarlin's in Dorchester Parish in 1851.

The New Brunswick Genealogical Society has a web site, "First Families", part of which is at:
http://nbgs.automatedgenealogy.com/firstfamilies/FAMILY-McA-...
This includes:

MACFARLANE: Robert MacFarlane born c1767 in Aberdeen?, Scotland, died 23 Feb 1851: he came to NB and settled at Dover in Dorchester Parish, Westmorland County:
m. (1st) Rachel Steeves b. - , died c1801, d/o Jacob Steeves and Catherine Lutz:
m. (2nd) Rosanna Lutz b. c1777 at Dover, died c1811, d/o Peter Lutz and Mary Ricker:
m. (3rd) on 23 Jun 1812 Margaret Beatty b. c1789 at Dover, NB:
Children of first wife:
1) John MacFarlane born 8 Jan 1796, died 11 Mar 1896, m. (1st) 1822 Sarah O’Neil b. c1799, d. 20 Feb 1832, m. (2nd) Rosanna - born c1800, died 9 Jun 1872, widow of Mr. Edgett:
2) Jacob MacFarlane b. 30 Dec 1798, d. 23 Jul 1845, m. 14 Oct 1828 Maria Dernier b. 12 Aug 1806:
3) Charles MacFarlane b. 17 May 1801, d. 1888, m. 9 Feb 1826 Mary Ann Easter born 1803, d. 1889:
Children of second wife:
4) Rachel MacFarlane born 2 May 1803, d. 17 Jan 1876, married 9 Oct 1826 Stephen Rogers born 30 Apr 1801, died 15 Aug 1891: settled in Hillsborough, Albert County and had nine children:
5) Michael MacFarlane b. 22 Jun 1806, d. 1880, married 24 Mar 1831 Anna or Hannah Rogers b. c1813, d. 1893:
6) Peter MacFarlane born 12 Mar 1808, died 23 Dec 1846, m. 26 Sep 1839, m. Rosanna Gaskin born 23 Sep 1820 at Coverdale, NB, died 9 Apr 1902 d/o William Gaskin (aka William Dixon) of Canterbury, England and Coverdale, NB: settled at Lewis Mountain, Salisbury Parish, Westmorland County and had children:
7) William MacFarlane b. 23 Dec 1810, married Mar 1835 Rebecca Tarris born c1807:
8) Robert MacFarlane b. 24 Dec 1811, d. 7 Nov 1876, married 29 Oct 1835 Margaret Steeves b. 22 Apr 1815, d. 1895:
Children of third wife:
9) Alexander MacFarlane born 19 Jan 1813, d. 11 Feb 1881, m. 16 Oct 1844 Mary Steeves b. - , d. age 66:
10) Jane MacFarlane b. 22 Mar 1814:
11) Margaret MacFarlane born 10 Apr 1816, m. 7 Feb 1834 John O’Neill:
12) James MacFarlane b. 2 Dec 1818, m. Feb 1844 Caroline Lewis b. 1823:
13) Ralph MacFarlane born 16 Jan 1820, died 1904, married Mary Fagan:
14) Joseph MacFarlane born 15 Apr 1822, died 5 Jun 1862, m. 7 Oct 1847 Annabelle Kenny b. c1828, d. 11 Aug 1891:
15) Nancy MacFarlane born 7 Jul 1824, d. 20 Jul 1890, married 8 Dec 1846 Ichabod Lewis born c1825 at Moncton, died 1881, s/o Abraham Lewis and Mary Taylor: settled at Lewis Mountain and had issue:
16) Thomas Douglas MacFarlane b. 19 Jan 1826, d. 21 Dec 1888, m. 7 Aug 1849 Almira Lewis b. 1829, d. 28 Sep 1888.

Sources: MC80/1397 Daniel F. Johnson’s New Brunswick lineages, pages 3, 177- 178: see MC80/1790 Ken Kanner’s Early families revisited, page 181: see also MC618 Moncton genealogies collection, MS13 Stephen Rodgers and Rachel McFarlane Rodgers and family, 1 page.

So far, my guess is that Alonzo MacFarlane was a s/o James and Catherine (Pagan) MacFarlane where James was the s/o Alexander and Mary (Steeves) MacFarlane and Alexander was a s/o Robert and Margaret (Beatty) MacFarlane. I am concerned about Catherine's maiden name. It was not unknown in NB but is so rare that I feel the spelling is not 'Pagan'. Rather, I suspect that she was the Catherine Fagan age 22, lodging with William and Almira Robertson in Moncton Parish, Westmorland Co., NB in 1851, a servant. The name seems spelled at times as 'Phagen'. There were a number of Fagan's in Westmorland Co. but I would look closely at the family in Coverdale Parish, in Albert Co., where Catherine is supposed to have been born:

Fagan Patrick M Head 61 Irish Labourer Aug 1817
Fagan Olive F Wife 55 Birth
Fagan Mary O F Daughter 18 Birth
Fagan Rebecca F Daughter 13 Birth
Fagan Eliza A F Granddaughter 3 Birth

Some of my speculation is supported by conclusions at:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&d...
See also:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~coleharbou...
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=72...

Thomas.






Re: MacFarlanes of Hillsborough and Hopewell

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:10AM GMT
Classification: Query
Pete

I would love to swap stories and family info of what I have. Your wife and I would be of the same generation. My grandmother was Fannie MacFarlane. Who in turned married Clifford Soady from Looe, Cornwall. He had immigrated to Canada in 1913.

Re: MacFarlanes of Hillsborough and Hopewell

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:42AM GMT
Classification: Query
Thank you Thomas, there is so much to take in, I am so appreciative of what you have given me. I was so stumped and frustrated with the brick wall I had hit. I am an amateur in research and this has given me a better understanding of how a surname changes spellings within a few years.

Re: MacFarlanes of Hillsborough and Hopewell

Posted: 16 May 2013 1:06PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi There, I am related to this family indirectly through Mary Annie McFarlane. She married John Andrew Hanson. I'm trying to find some info on this family as I have a few blanks.

Re: MacFarlanes of Hillsborough and Hopewell

Posted: 16 May 2013 4:04PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hello dpippy199

I have been reconnecting to many of the family back east. The MacFarlanes either stayed in the Eastern provinces or came west here. My tree has been filling in much more over the last few months, you are welcome to check it out. See if the answers are there....

Alonzo and Alfretta were my gr grandparents, there daughter Fanny was my grandmother

Kathy

Re: MacFarlanes of Hillsborough and Hopewell

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 8:41PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hello dpippy

you can reach me at dancingwatershealingcenter@hotmail.com and we can talk and hopefully fill in the blanks. We are a large family spread out right across Canada.

Kathy
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