Eastern Townships - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Do have folks in Missisquoi ( historic ) county ?

ncunningham — 2013-05-19 01:48:38Z

We have a new Rootsweb message board !

http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.canada.quebec....

Tittemore ( Jane b 1815 ) marries George Anderson

ncunningham — 2013-05-12 19:51:00Z

Jane b 1815 is daughter to John and Margaret ( Embury) Tittemore.

I'd love to hear from anyone else researching this family

Thanks Nancy cunningb2@gmail.com

Eastern Township and Missisquoi Rootsweb lists join both!

ncunningham — 2013-05-12 19:46:31Z

I wrote this to QC-ETANGLO list ...

It’s always been a little funny that we have 2 Rootsweb groups that share an area but we do. We are the Rootsweb group of the ( historic) county of Missisquoi you can see map of the area here http://bit.ly/13QK2JX ( and it’s different from the modern Brome- Missiquoi region of today) we cover a little area of the great big area that your Eastern Township Rootweb group covers .. but if you have any folks who lived in our area you should know about us too.

We may be small but we are very active ! I am the founder/ moderator of the group, my name is Nancy Cunningham, we have an old web page here http://bit.ly/13QK2JX but we have moved all out activity to our new research blog which can be found here http://missisquoigenealogy.blogspot.com/

This group has always used it’s group power to accomplish things that further research in our area – now- a- days it has a fancy name, it’s called “ crowd sourcing. “
In the past, we banded together to transcribe and index the census , then we took on transcribing a batch of Notary records and the last 2 years we have been transcribing parish records from churches in our area that have scanned original images posted ( but not indexed) on Family Search. Fun facts here http://bit.ly/13QKHLk

We have transcribe over 5,000 records ( or about 7500 individual baptism, marriage and burial parish records) , we just believe in making it a little easier for those who follow us to research in our area and know that the more folks connecting and sharing will help us all !

Check us out :
Join our Rootsweb goup too:
http://bit.ly/13QMIHk

Follow the blog ( view/subscribe)
http://missisquoigenealogy.blogspot.com/

Volunteer in our transcribing project ( it’s super easy and fun )
http://bit.ly/13QLfkm
We use a snazzy volunteer sign up method called Sign up Genius !

Thanks Nancy cunnningb2@gmail.com
Missisquoigenealogy@gmail.com

Re: Tittemores,

May2012 — 2013-05-06 17:40:43Z

Hi I am Georgiana May Paxman Dyck .....My mother was Edith Georga Tittemore b 1911 and her father was Earl Wesley Tittemore I have some info on the TITTEMORES if you wouldlike to cantact me at hmdyck@hotmail.com or phone 306 651 2961 ..... Hope to hear from you as we mat be cousins...

Re: Tittemores,

thomsu03 — 2013-05-06 16:41:09Z

Hubert C. Tittemore was my great grandfather, L Charles & Martha were his parents. I really don't know to much about my mother's side of the family. Any information will be helpful.

Re: Hunter, William Stuart (Captain)

carolsullivan17 — 2013-04-30 23:36:30Z

Realized that I did not reply. The address is
http://news.google.com/newspapers
this will get you to the main index, the newspapers are listed alphabetically
The Stanstead Journal has many issues on line, if you start reading for relevant dates you may find some info. There are published indexes to the Stanstead Journal which give info on births deaths etc. You may want to check if any library near you has a copy. Next time I head to the Genealogy library in Boston I will check their copy for you - it won't be for several months

Re: Goyette/Guyette & Genereaux/Freehart

myancestrybiz — 2013-04-15 09:40:24Z

benjamin guyette and louise freehart are my great grand parents. my dads mother, was their daughter.

i have a lot of information...

Re: Hurd/Scharff

ksloggett1961 — 2013-04-06 22:45:06Z

I am a granddaughter to William e Hurd son of Nicholas and Mary Ann Scharff.

Re: History of St. Sylvestre, Quebec

TomBoyceBarreVT — 2013-03-31 00:57:09Z

Terrific information! Thanks for sharing same. (honored salute)

One of the Gould family members ran a hotel in Leeds, for years. I will have to recheck my files as to the husband and wife who owned same.

Take care,

Tom Boyce
Barre, VT

Re: History of St. Sylvestre, Quebec

bbcarrie20 — 2013-03-30 21:57:49Z

The Thetford Mines Historical Society sells some of the books mentioned tied to areas in Old Leeds/Megantic Cty and Lothbinere Twp.. For the most part the one I have (Leeds) is made up of family histories from the area. The English sections are there because they are the last English families left - others have blended or moved. However, great pics if your family is in the book.

Also in case you want to go on a time travel summer trip - Kinnear's Mills ( Leeds) very close to St. Sylvestre and Inverness is a Quebec Historic site. The village has gotten caught in a Brigadoon time warp and you simply must visit. The cemeteries of the English/Scottish/Irish settlers are full of easy to read tombstones.

The best time to go is the 2nd Sat in July (double check) when the Orangeman's parade takes place. This is the same parade that has been going on for 150 years. The actual parade and pik-nik is just outside the Kinnear's Mills - people in town and at the Church/Tourist location can tell you where.

The fife and drum are the ones they have been using forever and you never know whom you will meet. I ran into 4th cousins - chatted a bit and discovered we were double 4th cousins ( 2 brothers married 2 sisters) - more interesting was that the names were identical to those who arrived in 1830's.

So you never know whom you will meet. There is a big country dinner at the old local school (closed and now community centre) in the early evening. Great biscuits, chicken pot pie and all you can eat desert pies; my 15 year old quite enjoyed that bit.

Re: Private Cemetaries

SueO_Canuk — 2013-03-29 23:17:17Z

Hi,
This is most likely what you are looking for - Glen Farnham Cemetery. It has directions plus contact info. Elmira Jacobs Wilkinson is not on the list but she could still be buried there.

http://www.interment.net/data/canada/qc/brome/glen_farnham/i...

Hope this helps.

Gileau & Duclos marriage 1860-61 Orford, Quebec

rkspring — 2013-03-28 17:51:48Z

Searching for marriage record of my great-great grandparents, Octave Gileau and Cordelia Duclos in 1860-61. Lived in Orford, Quebec but could have gotten married in Vermont, New Hampshire, or Maine. Their 4 children were baptised at Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours, Stuckely-Nord, Sherbrooke between 1862-69. I would appreciate any information about the Gileau and Duclos families in Eastern Quebec.

Re: Vear, Vere, Veur of Ascot

1_stephro — 2013-03-27 18:06:24Z

hi ks

to find your post use link...post... beside your name.

i understand english and i try to write it correctly.

my vere came on quebec in 1792.and some children went usa.

why...probably for jobs and until 1852-1861 they could find here many possibilities.

my fortier and destromp families are on usa...for jobs.

i was looking for elisabeth and thomas and my researches gave me elisabeth 5 years old on nb 1851
her parents peter 48,danish ,mary 41,scotch
their children jessie 17,mary 15, hannah 12, margaret 5 ,james 2,george 1/4.

rolande

Re: Vear, Vere, Veur of Ascot

KSChamberlain — 2013-03-27 13:56:44Z

Bonjour rolande
I am afraid that Francais is not my first language though I managed to work out most of what you were saying.
Many thanks for replying-
I don't think we have a common ancestor though as my Veres came over right from Hampshire? England via France between 1852 and 1861. Your people came over to Quebec long before that. The question is why they went there in the first place??
As for the Elizabeth Christian thread (which I can't find now!!)
Elizabeth must have either married Thomas Pierce in either NYC or else England/Isle of Mann because she was already a Pierce before they moved to Ontario in 1846 (birth of last child). So one would be looking for Pierces not Christian if you take my meaning. I only found one doc to elude to the Isles of Mann connection but as it is a commmon name there I think it is probably correct.
Sorry that I couldn't be of more help-
bye for now- KS

Re: Missisquoi parish transcription project update and how you can volunteer

1_stephro — 2013-03-26 01:15:59Z

my pleasure to doing that.

tell me how i can do.

rolande

Re: Missisquoi parish transcription project update and how you can volunteer

ncunningham — 2013-03-25 15:29:26Z

This is the project we are working on now and you can volunteer here

"St Armand Methodist 1837-1870." Please click on the link below to view the online sign up sheet.
To sign up, go to:
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/8050E4BAAAF2CA02-starmand

Missisquoi parish transcription project update and how you can volunteer

ncunningham — 2013-03-24 02:29:18Z

We can always use more help! Email me if you can transcribe 25 records cunningb2@gmail.com

Go here for the records:

http://missisquoigenealogy.blogspot.com/

All the parish records we’ve transcribe so far are linked in column on the right

• Abercorn Universalist 1878-1879
• Bedford Methodist Church
• Brome and Cowansville Congregational
• Brome Church of England
• Brome Congregational Church 1843-1852
• Brome, Sutton Second Advent Church 1855-1877
• Cowansville - Brome Methodist 1877-1879
• Dunham Baptist 1858-1860
• Dunham Circuit Methodist : New Connexion Church
• Dunham United Methodist - Stewards book
• Dunham, Farnham, Stanbridge : Seigniory of Saint Armand Second Advent
• East Farnham Second Advent 1877-1879
• Frelighsburg Baptist 1850-1879
• Missisquoi Church of Scotland
• Philipsburg Congregational 1845-1862
• Phillipsburg Methodist 1864-1879
• Saint Armand Methodist Church of Canada 1831-1836
• Stanbridge Second Advent Church 1862-1869
• Stanbridge St James Church of England

New sign up method for volunteer transcription project !

I just thought we’d try something new, if you’d like to sign up to volunteer to transcribe 25 images in the Missisquoi Parish Record Project you can go here and sign up

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050E4BAAAF2CA02-starmand
snip url http://snipurl.com/26lwgib

I have posted a number of the next batches of records that need to be done , the links are there as are the instructions. When you are finished just email me the batch and if you can choose another assignment .
I thought this would help with folks having link problems in emails and in posts and with folks that want to take a batch when they have time and this way you don’t have to wait for an email from me to assign a batch.
Anyone can just jump in and take one !
You will probably have to set up an account ( it’s easy just name and email ) and join my group “ Missisquoi Genealogy “ but this might really be a great help and keep this amazing
volunteer “ crowd sourced “ project going.
I will replenish the assignment as they are taken.
See what you think and help out if you can !

Thanks, Nancy or email me for more info cunningb2@gmail.com
You can sign up here :

You have been invited by Nancy Cunningham to sign up for "St Armand Methodist 1837-1870." Please click on the link below to view the online sign up sheet.
To sign up, go to:
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/8050E4BAAAF2CA02-starmand

Re: Vear, Vere, Veur of Ascot

1_stephro — 2013-03-23 14:38:58Z

hello

my ancestor,rodger vere cames with prince edward by gibraltar mission on 1791

arrival ..quebec 1792.

his spouse elisabeth etcheason

their sons

peter born in isle of man 1789
his spouse ,mary ann prentiss

robert born 1800 st anselme qc
his spouse,angele nadeau

english peoples arrive on qc in 1790 + -
see bataille de montcalm et wolfe(battle)

rolande

roger vere

1_stephro — 2013-03-23 14:22:50Z

need some more infos about rodger vere and his spouse elizabeth etcheason

their son robert and angele nadeau are my ancestors.

thanks

rolande

Re: Vear, Vere, Veur of Ascot

1_stephro — 2013-03-23 14:18:29Z

bonjour

je suis de descendance vere.
mon agm l ecrivait.. veer ..et.. vir

roger est venu d angleterre par bateau avec le prince edward en 1791.,arrives par le gibraltar

peter ,son fils est ne 1789 a isle of man,england.

je cherche les parents de roger ou encore les bms de roger et son epouse elisabeth etcheason.

entre autre,ma gm disait qu ils etaient de nationalite irlandaise.

dans la royaute,beaucoup de vere ...et d histoire a leur sujet pendant ces memes annees.

merci de votre aide

rolande

Re: Objet : Cavell family - Magog

Gordp88 — 2013-03-15 16:51:44Z

This is very helpful information. Many thanks.

Re: Wheeler/McDonald family research

fmacdonald32 — 2013-03-11 05:17:42Z

There are thousands of Wheelers in Newfoundland and as many Mcdonald families in Que or Ontario,. I have traced Wheelers to 1745. All this info is available on Ancestry

Re: Wentworth + George Roland Smith

SueO_Canuk — 2013-03-11 04:32:48Z

Wentworth is actually in the Argenteuil Municipality in the Laurentians north of Montreal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wentworth,_Quebec

There are several George Smith's found in Argenteuil on the Canada,Voters Lists, 1935-1980. What was his occupation and names of family members?

You may want to contact the Town of Wentworth, they may be able to lead you in the right direction.
http://www.wentworth.ca/Accueil/affichage.asp?langue=2&B...

Good luck with your research!
Sue

Re: Names and locations of municipality in Eastern Townships of Canada

dgfim22 — 2013-03-05 02:33:25Z

I don't believe it was. Warwick township is separated by Tingwick Township from Shipton Township. It may have been part of Shipton, but had since been divided further to its own town. Please use the map in the article link I sent you, and compare it to a modern map. Shipton Township became part of Richmond County; Warwick Township was always a part of Arthabaska County. As I said, Tingwick Township separates the two of them.

Re: Names and locations of municipality in Eastern Townships of Canada

sstanger1 — 2013-03-05 00:55:05Z

Hi, Don't know if the following will be of any help
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography-boundary/geo...

Re: Names and locations of municipality in Eastern Townships of Canada

vam5506 — 2013-03-05 00:32:10Z

Thanks. One question - from what you said, I understand that Warwick the town was once part of Shipton Township????

Re: Names and locations of municipality in Eastern Townships of Canada

dgfim22 — 2013-03-04 22:00:05Z

Depending on which map you look at, Quebec's Eastern Township was divided into English-named Townships or French-named Counties. Sometimes, the names overlapped; others differed. In my own research, I stuck to either one or the other, which made things simple. If you were researching English ancestors, go with the English township names and non-Catholic churches. If they were French, stick with the French-named cities or town names and the Catholic church records. It is, as you say, difficult bouncing back and forth between the two in your search.

Actually, Danville was a village in the township of Shipton. Warwick is both a village and a town within it. All this is similar to the New England custom of town names and the villages located within them, still found today. Many of the French-named villages incorporate the town name in them, such as St-Guillaume d'Upton, St-Félix de Wendover, St-Paul de Chester, etc.

The following might be helpful:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Eastern_Townships

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrie

This too might help:

http://www.uelac.org/SirJohnJohnson/eastern-townships.php

You can compare the map found at this site to a present-day roadmap of Quebec. A knowledge of the older French counties would also help as well: Yamaska, Bagot, Drummond, Nicolet, Arthabaska, Mégantic, Richmond, Wolfe, Compton, Sherbrooke, Stanstead, Brome, Mississquoi, Rouville, St-Hyacinthe, St-Jean, Iberville, and Frontenac (hopefully I remembered them all in the Eastern Townships) is another way to orient your research. Estrie is the new name for the Eastern Townships region, but only established lately (don't remember the year exactly) but covers the entire region. Hope this is somewhat helpful an explanation and good luck in your research.

Names and locations of municipality in Eastern Townships of Canada

vam5506 — 2013-03-04 17:31:41Z

I get very confused about the records of my ancetors who lived in the Eastern Townships in the mid and late 1800's. Either they moved a whole lot or the names of the places changed. Was Warwick once Kinglsey or vice versa? Was Danvile once Shipton. Could someone either give me some background about this or refer me to a website where it is explained in very simple language.

Re: Caswells in Quebec

SeorasOg1 — 2013-02-26 14:08:56Z

Are you a descendant of Ezra and Charlotte? I have his parentage and all his paternal ancestry. If you are interested you can contact me at SeorasOg@eastlink.ca. I have been sharing this with another descendant, and can copy you on the information.

George F. Sanborn Jr., FASG

Re: Hawes Family from Eastern Townships of Canada

susanhreed — 2013-02-24 02:35:06Z

I found Nathan Hawes marrying Abigail Harvey, Hatley Church of England in 1819 and William Hawes marrying Eliza Johnson, 1820, same town, same church. They were witnesses at each other's wedding, so I imagine they were brothers. Hawes was quite a common surname in the Hatley-Waterville area, even in the 1960s when I was growing up.

Re: Caswells in Quebec

SeorasOg1 — 2013-02-23 15:03:24Z

Carrie, I descend from a sister of your Benjamin Caswell. Please contact me if you are still looking for information.

George

Re: Caswells in Quebec

SeorasOg1 — 2013-02-23 15:01:45Z

This is not correct. The Ezra Caswell you mention was not a brother of Seth Caswell. The Ezra Caswell you mention lived in Western Mass. and died in New York State.

George

Re: Caswells in Quebec

SeorasOg1 — 2013-02-23 14:58:51Z

There is an error in the last paragraph of Judith's posting of 21 Sept. 2011. Seth Caswell was a grandson of Nathan Caswell, first settler of Littleton, not a son.

I am a descendant of said Nathan Caswell through his son, Ezra Caswell Sr.

George

Re: Robert Montgomery/Jane Simpson

cyncare — 2013-02-21 19:12:27Z

Hi Regi! I am a great-great-great grandaughter and have some further information on the family tree. Please contact myself at cyncare@hotmail.com Thanks!

Re: Caswells in Quebec

budlyte — 2013-02-19 14:50:22Z

So how does the Ezra Caswell who married Charlotte Linton on 5 Jul 1862 in Barnston, Stanstead, Québec fit in? It seems he was born in Vermont in the mid 1840s.

Re: David White

kameron01 — 2013-02-06 21:59:32Z

Hi there has been a lot of controversy over David White and Betsey Bailey. There is a lady in Calgary also working on the Betsey geneology. We have figured out that David White and Elizabeth Jane White are sister and brother, not knowing who Davids mother is, but Elizabeth was born to David and Nurcy White. David is our David's father. We have documents showing this. David who is married to Nurcy is the son of David White and Aryssa Skyes. I hope to get this all entered very soon on ancestry.

Re: Hawes Family from Eastern Townships of Canada

CA346 — 2013-02-06 15:14:04Z

Our roots start in England with a move to Dorchester, MA in 1635. The family was split between Loyalists and Revolutionists. Shortly after the Revolutionary War, some of the family returned to England and others went to Halifax, NS. I have the genealogy from John Hawes, Haws, Hawse (depends on verbal communication in that era) to present. John Hawes (1827-1907) was my G Grandfather. His father was born in England, he married a Banchford, Blanchford in Halifax, NS. My great grandfather returned to Dorchester, MA with his family (12 children) in 1856. He had many relatives in the Dorchester, MA area.

Note: There are numerous Hawes families in the Halifax area.

Captain Ken Hawes
Annapolis, MD
captain-ken@comcast.net

Re: David White

susanhreed — 2013-02-06 01:15:27Z

There are quite a few messages on the Boards about David White, Betsey Bailey, Arisa Skeyes (sometimes quite a different spelling of this) and their connections. A number of people are interested in them. I'm interested in the Bailey connection myself, but haven't found much. I do know quite a bit about Mrs Hanks, who took in some of the White-Bailey children, if you want information about her. For David White, I am enclosing this link, which should take you to someone who has info on him. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/f/a/r/Helen-Louis...

Re: St. Armand, Jenne or White surnames

ancestralsleuth — 2013-02-03 01:02:27Z

Thank you so much for this reference. I'll locate this book right away.

Before relocating to Quebec, Simpson Jenne lived in a ridge-top Vermont village known as Chippenhook (near Clarendon). I've visited there and it is much as you describe his later home; someone told me that Chippenhook reminded him of the mythical Brigadoon -- remote and peaceful. It's nice to know that he found a second "Brigadoon" to make his later home.

Re: St. Armand, Jenne or White surnames

mican22 — 2013-02-02 17:53:19Z

Re Simpson Jenne, first settler of St Armand East, Canada East, 1789: there is a very interesting, detailed write up about SJ in the book: Contributions to the History of the Eastern Townships, by Cyrus Thomas (John Lovell, Montreal, 1866, pp52-56). Jenne Road, at the foot of Mount Pinnacle, is my favourite place to go for a drive - so peaceful and sparsely occupied, as yet! The area which was called St. Armand East in times past, is now known as the township and village of Frelighsburg, Qc. I'm sure that the archivist at the Missisquoi Historical Society in Stanbridge East would be able to find more info for you. There are still Jenne's living in the county, I believe.

Hope this is of use.
Anne

the senecal and gill family

annggill — 2013-01-30 19:34:49Z

i have written to you at your email address.
is your dad still alive?
your uncle marcel, is he still alive?
do you have any contact with marcel's children? i am in contact through facebook with one of his sons,Alain and his daughters, one half Haitian and one from Quebec.
awaiting your answer.
ann dot gill at comhem. se
ann

Re: the gill family

annggill — 2013-01-30 19:04:50Z

I'm on facebook, ann gill, stockholm,sweden. ann.gill@comhem.se
i truly would like to get in touch with
ann

Re: Danville, Shipton, Asbestos obits / marriages available from old scrap book

jepearce123 — 2013-01-30 05:01:29Z

I'm interested in the following names from Danille

Jepearce@comcast.net

Re: the gill family

martinsen073 — 2013-01-29 19:23:35Z

my email is martinsen073 at hotmail dot com

Re: the gill family

martinsen073 — 2013-01-29 19:18:58Z

Hi, just read your post, we are related, my great grand father was Albert Edward Gill and great grand mother was Berthe Joncas. My grand mother is Dora Gill, she married Bernard Senecal,got 1 children only, my father Gilles.

David White

kameron01 — 2013-01-29 00:29:33Z

Looking for David White and wife Arisa Skeyes,who had a son David who married a Nurcy Alexander which they had a daughter Eliabeth Jane White.Then there is David numbered 3 who married a Betsey Bailey from Vermont.Now I beleive this last David was born out of wedlock from David numbered 2 was born in Holland Vermont.Any info from anybody would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Robert Ransom Wells & Hannah Hill Sheperd

rtanner51 — 2013-01-26 22:02:40Z

Would anyone know my gr gr grandmother releafy Wells married to William Gilman Tanner in 1816 Highgate, VT. They then went to Quebec, Stanbridge and lived and had their children.One was my Gr grandfather nelson Gilman tanner born 1825, Stanbridge. Releafy and William (gilman) are my brick wall, any help would be awesome.
Thanks Renee (Tanner) sanders

Re: burial, cemetery, LePage, Moise and wife Elisabeth Leveille

smithruss_1 — 2013-01-22 16:00:51Z

On church marriage record of Moise LePage and Elisabeth Leveille, it list parents as Joseph Leveille and Marie Champagne.

Re: burial, cemetery, LePage, Moise and wife Elisabeth Leveille

smithruss_1 — 2013-01-22 14:35:52Z

On death index records, it has father listed as J. Leveillee and mother as M. Deslongchamps.

Re: burial, cemetery, LePage, Moise and wife Elisabeth Leveille

ibanez220 — 2013-01-21 19:18:02Z

Hi Guys,
Does anyone know who Elizabeth Leveillee's farther was? I'm trying to figure out of her an Edmond Leveille were siblings and who their farther was.