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Deaths in 1866

Deaths in 1866

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 2:22AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Longmuir, Ferguson, Dempsey Moffatt
While researching in Inverness, Megantic County, several members of one family died in early 1866. Just curious if there was an epidemic of some kind going around.

Re: Deaths in 1866

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 12:47AM GMT
Classification: Lookup
Source: A History of Megantic County: Downhomers of Quebec's Eastern Townships, by Gwen Rawlings Barry

Page 203
1866-1867 Diphtheria epidemic
among those listed... 5 children, aged 5, 7, 12, 17, and 21 years, and their mother Janet FERGUSON, wife of William LONGMORE, Nelson Township

(fits the LONGMUIR family buried in Inverness in the book, Anglo-Protestants of Megantic Co, by Vachon)

Re: Deaths in 1866

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 1:04AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Longmuir Ferguson Moffatt
Thank-you for your reply. I would be interested in the books you mentioned. Where did you find them? I have also been looking for any info on the family of Robert Moffatt.
The Janet Ferguson was his wife's (Elizabeth) sister.

Re: Deaths in 1866

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 4:01AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 12 Jun 2013 4:56AM GMT
The Anglo-Protestants of Megantic County, repertory of births, marriages, and burials, 1826-1991. under the supervision of Paul Vachon.

Contact information:

Socie'te' ge'ne'alogigue de la re'gion de l'Amiante
671, boul. Smith sud
Thetford Mines, G6G 1N1
Quebec, Canada
a/s Andre' Gamanche, Le'andre Pomerleau or Paul Vachon
Phone: (418) 338-8591 (be prepared for French or French accent)

I purchased my copy over 10 years ago for $50-$60. I know the price has most likely gone up since then, but don't know the current cost. Don't know how many pages, but at least 1 1/2 inches thick. Great resource!


A History of Megantic County: Downhomers of Quebec's Eastern Townships, by Gwen Rawlings Barry, published June 1999 by Evans Books, 404 pages - ISBN 0-9685518-0-7

Was about $30 + shipping for soft cover when my late sister purchased it in 2001. According to order form inside the book, you can order from (if info still correct)...

Gwen Barry
Evans Books, 5 Belvedere Dr
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
B4C 2M1
phone (902) 864-8872
email: av006@chebucto.ns.ca

try http://www.booksbygwen.ca
hard copy is $70 (I'm lucky my sis got it when she did!)


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