TABUSINTAC, ALNWICK PARISH, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, NEW BRUNSWICK
Thomas A. Murray [thomasamurray@hotmail.com] February 2, 2003 Page 1 of 93

The village of Tabusintac is an amalgam of those peoples of New Brunswick. Its early peoples
include the First nations, Acadians, pre-Loyalists, Loyalists, disbanded military, Irish emigrants of
the early 1800’s, and later arrivals. It was initially created as a settlement about 1798 by Philip
Hierlihy and others, who had been on the Miramichi River well before then; but the key figure has
always been held to be Philip’s wife, Charlotte Taylor. There is hardly anyone (IF there is anyone) from Tabusintac who is not descended from Charlotte and her children. There had been people who had been in Tabusintac before 1798, but the permanent residency dates from then.

In the two centuries since 1798, people of the Tabusintac family have spread across the North
American continent. In addition, many of the early settlers, particularly the Loyalists, were
descended from families which had been in North America since the early 1600’s. Thus, they
have many ancestral ties to the United States of America. A special relationship appears to exist
between Tabusintac, and the Loyalist settlers of the Bedeque area of Prince Edward Island.
There were a large number of relationships and communications which seem to have continued
until recent times. A similar relationship exists with Plaster Rock, in Victoria Co., NB.

Fishing was a major enterprise, but logging has always been the main activity. After the
Miramichi Fire of 1825, many sought employment in logging elsewhere, especially Maine. This
began a trend in which families migrated to Michigan, and then to the West Coast. With the New
Brunswickers went tales of Paul Bunyan, who appears to originally to have been a French
Canadian running a logging camp in New Brunswick; but not originally of the stature later
ascribed to him. Where those tales went, there were people from the North Shore.

To begin a discussion of the genealogies of the Tabusintac families, it seems fitting to start with
Charlotte Taylor, her children and grandchildren. It is not my intention to discuss her fascinating
history as Mary Lynn Smith has brilliantly done so on her web site listed below. There are a fair
number of works relating to these families, and I have gathered what basic information I can, and
compiled it below. With the next generations, relationships become highly complex, but my
compilation may, at least, offer a beginning to those who are interested, but new, to those
complexities. As a result, not all that could be written is written, that is for another time. For
example, in my own family, John Murray and his sisters have descendants whose lines
interweave with those mentioned below far beyond the hints given. The story of the Murrays of
Tabusintac and of Bedeque is a separate story, and the Rev. H. Arthur Murray has provided an
extensive basis in his work.

There is some question of the spelling of surnames. For example, whether William Urquhart,
s/o the Rev. John and Mary (McIntyre) Urquhart, married Margaret Milligan or Milliken. In the
1861 census, and Andrew Milligan, b. ca. 1777, appears; possibly Margaret’s brother (margaret
was b. about the same time.) However, census returns are very unreliable; for example “Robison” for Robertson. There is the question of Johnstone versus Johnston. Since I suspect that these are members of the famous border clan, I often use Johnstone.

PERSONS:
The following list of persons is partially based on Campbell’s survey of 1804, and partially on
my memory. It is meant to be a start at a collection of the initial ancestors of some Tabusintac
families. It is incomplete, in that some persons are not included; and incorrect in that some of
those persons soon sold out and left Tabusintac, leaving no descendants. Even so, it is a start. In the cases of Capt. John Blake, Lt. William Wishart, Pvt. Duncan Robertson and Sgt. Philip
Hierlihy, their children are indicated below.

In using their military ranks, it should not be thought that Duncan Robertson, as the lowest rank,
held the least prestigious position. As a member of the Black Watch, he was part of the premiere
infantry regiment of that time, and for many decades to come. Some, perhaps many, of his
descendants were the first members of the Canadian Black Watch, and this may not be a
coincidence.

In Scotland, after 1715, it was illegal to wear plaid; unless one was a member of a highland
regiment. It became a matter of enormous prestige amongst the young, Scottish gentry to be
members of these regiments, and to wear the tartan. Thus, officers were often members of the
nobility, and it was not unheard of for a private soldier to arrive in the morning on his horse, his
servants carrying his gear and weapons, dismounting, turning his horse over to a servant, 
and falling into his place in the ranks. This is not to say that Duncan Robertson was a member of
some noble family in the usual sense. However, the Black Watch had as its Colonel-in-Chief, at
the time of the American Revolution, Lord John Murray, brother of the Duke of Atholl. Atholl
district was once a Pictish realm, and the mormaers of that area were the Robertson ancestors.
While it is true that in most clans (especially Murray) having the same name did not necessarily
mean a kinship to the chief of that clan (supporters often assumed the surname); in the case of
the Robertsons, such a relationship (if ancient) was more likely. Since Lord John was especially
active in raising battalions of the Watch, it is very possible that Duncan was one of those so
recruited; and possibly joined as a person of some standing.

That many of the families in Tabusintac are Scottish may not be entirely accidental either.
William Davidson, in attempting to settle the Miramichi before 1776, may have attempted to
recruit his compatriots, and a feeling of commonality may have drawn others after 1783. These
Scots come from diverse areas in Scotland, so it was not a case of relationship. In the upheaval
of the times, the suggestion of one Scot to another that this was a good place to settle would
have had more weight than the suggestion of someone else. Since many of these Scottish
families appear to have origins in Dumfries, Scotland, I sense a gathering that transcends mere
happenstance, but the mysteries of that gathering have not yet been revealed.

JAMES ANDERSON m. m. ca. 1798 MARY MURRAY (b. probably Harpersfield, NY ca. 1773
(age 78 census of 1851), d. 1857), d/o John and Mary (Kennedy) Murray.
In the 1851 census of Tabusintac, Mary was living with her two sons, James (age 54) and
William (age 52.) All were b. in NB. Mary was infirm. Since the ages for the two sons and the
place-of-birth for Mary are incorrect, this could be another Anderson family, but I would be at a
loss to explain what other family it could be. That in the case of the 1851 census we have
bachelor brothers, James and William Anderson, living with their mother, Mary; and that we
have Mary (Murray) Anderson’s sons as bachelors, buried together in Burnt Church, seems
too much of a coincidence.
1. MARGARET ANDERSON b. ca. 1800, m. ALEXANDER STEWART
2. JANET ANDERSON b. Oak Point, Northumberland Co., NB ca. 1812, m. JAMES SIMPSON
(b. ca. 1808, d. ca. 1861, came to NB 1830), possibly s/o John Simpson and Ellen (or
Eleanor) (Hyde) Simpson
3. WILLIAM ANDERSON b. 6APR1803, d. 10AUG1857, bur. First Presbyterian Church Cem.,
Burnt Church, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB, unm.
Headstones in First Presbyterian Church Cem., Burnt Church, Alnwick Parish,
Northumberland Co., NB
IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM ANDERSON BORN APRIL 6, 1803 DIED AUG. 10, 1857
JAMES ANDERSON BORN MAY 6, 1806 DIED NOV. 25 1866
(FOOT MARKER W.A. - J.A.)
4. JAMES ANDERSON b. 6MAY1806, d. 25NOV1866, bur. First Presbyterian Church Cem.,
Burnt Church, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB, unm.
5. MARY ANDERSON b. 24MAY1808, d. 28FEB1901, bur. First Presbyterian Church Cem.,
Burnt Church, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB, m. JOHN CASSIDY (b. Nova
Scotia ca. 1797, d. 29JAN1872 aet. 74 years, bur. First Presbyterian Church Cem., Burnt
Church, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB), s/o John and Lady Elizabeth (Mackie)
Cassidy. (There is some question as to John’s parents, and an alternate offering is James
and Martha (Turnbull) Cassidy. See Cassidy below.
6. ELIZABETH ANDERSON b. 1APR1810, d. 21MAY1884, bur. First Presbyterian Church
Cem., Burnt Church, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB, m. 17OCT1839 ROBERT
DAVIDSON (b. Oak Point, NB 30MAR1796 (headstone says 30MAR1800), d. Burnt
Church, NB 08OCT1886, bur. First Presbyterian Church Cem., Burnt Church, Alnwick
Parish, Northumberland Co., NB), s/o John and Margaret (Loggie) Davidson. (See Hugh
Murray [34].)
7. JANET ANDERSON b. Oak Point, Northumberland Co., NB ca. 1812, m. JAMES SIMPSON
(b. ca. 1808), s/o? John and Helen (Eleanor) (Hyde) Simpson
8. JOHN ANDERSON b. ca. 1814, d. 2OCT1874 aet. 60 years, bur. First Presbyterian Church
Cem., Burnt Church, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB, m. MARGARY LOGGIE (b.
ca. 1816, d. 23FEB1879 aet. 62 years, bur. First Presbyterian Church Cem., Burnt Church,
Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB.

JOHN (JOHN JAMES HENRY) ASHFORD b. ca. 1790 (or ca. 1782?), d. Tracadie, NB
9OCT1870 (age 88 years?), bur. near Tracadie 11OCT1870, m. 1st? ca. 1823 ELEANOR
(ELEONORE) (HELEN/HÉLÈNE?) THOMAS ((J. Bryan Nuss has Eleonore Hélène Thomas)
(b. ca. 1790), d/o John (“Jack”) and Margaret (Higginson/Higgenson) Thomas; m. 2nd
Tracadie, NB 29MAY1848 MARIE SAVOIE (b. Neguac, NB 11JUN1808, d. Tracadie, NB
24DEC1888, bur. Tracadie 26DEC1888; m. 1st Romain Comeau), d/o Pierre and Victoire
(Breau) Savoie. A Lutheran, John was bpt. as a Roman Catholic 22APR1848. Possibly an
English Mariner, possibly from Plymouth, England.
1st
1. JOHN ASHFORD b. 3SEP1824, bpt. Church of St. Jean-Baptiste and St. Joseph, Tracadie,
NB 31JUL1825 (s/o “Jacques Hacheford & Hélène Thomas”; godparents: George
“Drysdelle” and Brigitte McGrath), m. ABIGAIL SIMONDS (b. ca. 1836-8.) In the 1861
census John was a labourer, and in 1871, a fisherman. His origins are variably given as
English, Scottish and, perhaps, Welsh. Abigail was Presbyterian.
1881 census of Newcastle, Northumberland Co., NB: John Ashford age 59 (?), English,
b. NB, labourer, Methodist; wife: Abigail (43), English, b. NB, Methodist. Children: Chs. S.
(19), John (17), James (12), Margery (10) and Annie (2).
Children:
11. DUNCAN ASHFORD b. ca. 1859
12. WILLIAM ASHFORD b. ca. 1861
13. CHARLES SIMONDS ASHFORD b. 11(or 14) MAR1862, bpt. 29AUG1869
14. JOHN ASHFORD b. 22JAN1864, bpt. 29AUG1869, m. ____ McLEOD? (There appears
to be some confusion between this John Ashford and John Hollet Ashford [51].) The
date-of-death, burial, and marriages sometimes assigned to this John appear to belong
to John H.; especially as John ’Hallet’ Ashford, Jr. has parents in his birth record at the
PANB web site: John H. and “Nettie Dixon”. That is, it is clear that it was not this John
who m. Nettie Dickson. Where Kenneth Colin McInnes has John H. m. to a McLeod,
perhaps this was the wife of the John discussed here.
15. EDWARD MEWRY (sp.?) (or H.) ASHFORD b. 7JUL1866, bpt. 29AUG1869
16. JAMES MURRAY ASHFORD b. 9JAN1869, bpt. 29AUG1869. (This is tricky. There is
no ‘Jane’ in 1881, but there is a James, male, b. ca. 1869. Where this child is given as
‘Jane Murray Ashford’, I have assumed it is James Murray Ashford. Both J. Bryan Nuss
and Victor Luce have ’Jane’, and apparently derive the name from the baptismal
record. Victor gives his source as Arthur Drysdale. Since this part of the Ashford family
appears to have been Presbyterian before becoming Methodist, it is possible that this
child was named after the Rev. James Murray, a Presbyterian minister.)
17. MARJORY CARRIGAN ASHFORD b. 8MAR1871, bpt. 4JUN1871
18. HELEN? ASHFORD b. 7MAY1873, bpt. 25JUN1873
19. ANNIE ASHFORD b. ca. 1879
2. HENRY (“HARRY”) HONORÉ ASHFORD b. ca. 1826, bpt. Tracadie, NB 10SEP1848
(probably in preparation for his marriage), m. 1st Bathurst (or Tracadie), Gloucester Co.,
NB 8OCT1848 MARIE-JEANNE (“MARY ANN” or “MARIE-ANN” or “JANE”) COMEAU (b.
Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 20MAR1831, bpt. Roman Catholic Church, Tracadie,
Gloucester Co., NB 4(or 3)APR1831, d. Manchester, New Hampshire 4APR1891), d/o
Romain and Marie (Savoie) Comeau. (Said to have m. 2nd Marie Richard: see below.)
“Henry Ashford was baptised 10 September 1848 in the presence of Prosper Lausier
(Losier) , John Thomas and many others. Father F. X. Lafrance officiated.” (Victor Luce.)
1881 census Derby, Northumberland Co., NB: Henry Ashford age 54, English, b. NB,
labourer, Church of England; wife: Jane (46), French, b. NB. Children: ’Allis’ (24), Richard
(18), Charles (15), William (14), James (12), Henry (11), Mary (9), Andrew (8) and Mary (3).
While the names of these children match the given children below, the ages do not match
the given dates-of-birth. This is not helped by the two Mary’s, one apparently the Mary Ann
b. 1871. Presumably the younger Mary (b. ca. 1878) is of the ‘missing’ children mentioned.

by June M. Young.
Also, in relation to the ‘missing’ children, in 1881 there was: ROBERT ASHFORD, in
1881 census living in Derby, Northumberland Co., NB age 30, French, b. NB, Church of
England, labourer; with wife, Mary (25), Irish, b. NB, Catholic; and ‘Baby’ Ashford, b.
JAN1881 and age 3 months at the time of the census. From the location, it seems possible
that this Robert (b. ca. 1851) was Henry’s son. Again, the date-of-birth derived from the
census makes it difficult to assign Robert as Henry’s son, as some of Henry’s children were
b. 1850, 1851 and 1852. On the other hand, Robert might be the eldest given son,
Romaine. However, if one were to add the Mary b. ca. 1878 (which I have) and the Robert
b. ca. 1851 (which I have, as per Victor Luce’s copilation), this would give the 16 expected
children.

According to June M. Young (Ashford GenForum # 504, 27MAY2002), “. . . he had 16
children, but I've only managed to come up with 14. His daughter, Mary Ann, b
1870/71,would have been my children's gr'grandmother.”

Victor Luce (e-mail, 28DEC2002) expresses the opinion that Henry’s 2nd wife was
actually his first, and that an error resulted from an incorrect baptismal entry. He wrote:

My views: Marie Richard does not exist as Henry Harry had other children after
Pierre Philorome born 13 jan 1867 and bap. Tracadie Rc Church on march 14,
1867 was stated as his mother Marie Richard. which was probably an error by the
priest.

This seems possible considering Marie-Jeanne Comeau’s date-of-death, and needs to be
considered. Victor also wrote:

Also, you are saying that Marie-Jeanne Comeau is the daugh. of Romain Comeau
and Marie Savoie, Marie is the 2nd wife of John Ashford, the father of Henry Harry.
This as per the birth date you mentioning, as Marie Comeau, born 20 march 1831,
and bap. in RC Church Tracadie on 3th april 1831, daugh of Romain Comeau &
Marie Savoie.

pointing out that Henry and Marie-Jeanne were step-siblings.
Harry went to Manchester, New Hampshire about 1884.
Information on Marie-Jeanne Comeau is found at, Genealogie Comeau Genealoy, by
Sébastien Comeau, 4JAN200, especially at:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~comeaunet/data/d0024/g0000009.html
children:
21. ROMAINE ASHFORD b. 31JUL1849, bpt. Roman Catholic Church, Tracadie
26AUG1849
22. HELEN (HÉLÈNE) ASHFORD b. Tracadie 8AUG1851, bpt. Tracadie 11AUG1851
221. MARIE MINA ASHFORD b. Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 27MAY1873, bpt.
Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 29AUG1873
23. ROBERT ASHFORD b. NB ca. 1851, d. 1255 Salem Street, Camden, NJ 26OCT1924,
m. 1st Chatham Presbyterian Church, Chatham, NB 10JUN1879 MARY MacKSEE (b.
ca. 1856); m. 2nd ANNIE McINNIS.

June Young to Victor Luce e-mail, 5MAY2001):
Just went through some of my old notes and found the obit for Robert
ASHFORD, as follows: (The Evening Tribune, Lawrence, MA - Monday Oct 27,
1924) Robert Ashford, twenty-five year resident of Lawrence, passed away
yesterday at his home 1255 Salem Street, Camden, NJ. He was born in New
Brunswick 73 years ago and moved to Camden 6 months ago. He is survived
by his wife, Annie McInnis, daughter Mrs. Hugh McCabe of Lawrence, MA, two
sons Robert Ashford, Jr. of Tampa, FL and Raymond Ashford of Camden, NJ.
Flowers were sent by Mary A. Kirk and Elizabeth Bulger (her son, Thomas,
was a pallbearer). This is not a verbatim copy of the obituary, but compiled by
notes. Am I wrong, or does it look like maybe Robert "could" have been.married previously? June
children:
221. child b. JAN1881 (possibly one of the following)
222. daughter m. HUGH McCABE
223. ROBERT ASHFORD, in Tampa, Florida in 1924
224. RAYMOND ASHFORD, in Camden, New Jersey in 1924
24. MARGUERITE (MARGARET) ASHFORD b. 29NOV1852, bpt. Roman Catholic Church,
Tracadie 29NOV1852
25. MARY ALICE (MARIE-ALICE or ALICE MARIE) ASHFORD b. 21APR1855, bpt.
Roman Catholic Church, Tracadie 9DEC1855. An ‘Allis’ was in the 1881 census b. ca.
1857. It is difficult to say if this was Mary Alice, or her sister, Elizabeth.
26. ELIZABETH ASHFORD b. 26APR(or AUG)1857, bpt. Roman Catholic Church,
Tracadie 12JAN1858, m. Chatham Presbyterian Church, Chatham, NB 10JUN1879
THOMAS FRANCIS BULGER (b. Newfoundland), s/o Nicholas Bulger. Victor Luce
adds what appears to be a quote from the marriage register; “m. of the Parish of Derby
in the County of Northumberland Province of New-Brunswick Dominion aforesaid,
witness my hand at Chatham this tenth day of June 1879, witness: John Currie &
Margaret Currie.”; and adds the reference: [PANB] microfilm F-15490, [Book] A,
[entry?] 4390, Northumberland County, marriages register: 1864-1887, p. 443, no.
6572. Thomas Bulger was living in Derby Parish, Northumberland Co., NB at the time
of the marriage.
27. JEREMIE (JEREMIAH/JEREME) ASHFORD, b. ca. 1860 (or ca. AUG1857; 1901
census of Gloucester Co., NB, Vol. 2, pg. 657, No. 113), d. Tracadie, Gloucester Co.,
NB 24FEB1902 age 42,
m. 1st Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 4MAR1889 (Index Des Mariages de Tracadie,
1800-1900, pp. 3 and 20) ANNE LeBRETON (b. Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB
6SEP1850, bpt. Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 6OCT1850 (Registre Des Actes De
Baptemes , Paroisse de Tracadie.1798-1860, SHND 1993, p. 254, B-1650); d.
Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 11SEP1895 age ca. 42 years, bur. Tracadie, Gloucester
Co., NB 9OCT1895 (PANB Microfilm F 9391, 1861-1908, B-M-D Tracadie, p. 316, S-49),
d/o Michel Augustin and Marie Gertrude Brigitte (Breau) LeBreton;
m. 2nd Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 2AUG1896 (Index Des Mariages de Tracadie,
1800-1900, pp. 3 and 20) ELIZABETH LeBRETON (b. 25MAR1871 (Registre des
Actes de Décès, Paroisse St. Joseph et St. Jean-Baptiste de Tracadie: 1901-1920; and
the 1901 census of Saumarez Parish, Gloucester Co., NB, S-340, p.44 and p. 657), d.
21JAN1904 age 49 years, bur. Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 23JAN1904 ((Registre
des Actes de Décès, Paroisse St. Joseph et St. Jean-Baptiste de Tracadie: 1901-
1920)), d/o Marguerite LeBreton. [I know the ages at death do not ‘fit’, but often they do
not. This is an example of Victor Luce‘s sources in Tracadie.]

In the first compilation, I had Jeremie as a son of John James Henry Ashford. Both
Victor Luce and Bryan Nuss have him as a grandson, specifically as the son of Henry.
They are probably correct, but there are some questions. Bryan has Jeremie b. ca.
1860, which tends to conflict with the next child; and Victor gives a birth date of ca.
AUG1857. I am probably being over cautious, but there is the very vague possibility
that there were two Jeremies b. about the same time.

Another aspect of this possibility is that J. Bryan Nuss has two marriages for Jeremie.
The 1st Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 4MAR1889 to Anne LeBreton (b. ca. 1869), d/o
Augustin and Gertrude (Breau) LeBreton; the 2nd Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB
2AUG1896 to Elizabeth LeBreton (b. ca. 1871, d. 21JAN1904, bur. Tracadie,
Gloucester Co., NB 23JAN1904), d/o Marguerite LeBreton. Bryan also notices these
inconsistencies and has a note: “Arthur Drysdale has Henry and Marie-Anne Comeau
as parents of Jeremie Ashford (m) Anne Lebreton of Tracadie in 1889. PARENTS
GIVEN BY A. D. MAY BE INCORRECT. CHECK!”; an uneasiness I concur with.
Victor Luce also records two marriages. In his compilation, he also offers a date-of-death
for Anne LeBreton, and his footnotes show his sources. I have included these
footnotes above (making things rather messy) but they do substantiate the two
marriages. Victor also notes what appears to be an entry in a church death register,
from Art. Drysdale, for Jeremie: “Décédé âgé d'environ 49 ans (registre), époux de
Élizabeth Breton, Jérémie Ashford, Joseph Auguste Babineau, ptre.” This appears
(judging from the incorrect age at death) to be Elizabeth’s death, but I read it as, “Died
at about the age of 49 years, the spouse of Elizabeth Breton, Jeremie Ashford, Joseph
Auguste Babineau, pastor.”
Joseph Albert’s, Albert Family Genealogy, (2000), especially at:
http://www.jmalb2557.com/Gabriel/dat131.html
gives information on Elisabeth Anne LeBreton as a single person.
children:
1st
271. MARIE GERTRUDE (or GERTRUDE MARIE) ASHFORD b. Tracadie, Gloucester
Co., NB 7JUN1889, bpt. 9JUN1899
272. WILLIAM (GUILLAUME) ASHFORD b. Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 18APR1891,
bpt. 27APR1891 aet. 11 days, d. Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 29APR1891, bur.
Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 1MAY1891
273. MARGUERITE (‘Marquerite’ in PANB web site, “MAGGIE“, MARGARET)
ASHFORD b. Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 3MAY1893, bpt. Tracadie
7MAY1893, m. 8MAR1894 CHARLES FERDINAND SAULNIER (b. Tracadie
3JAN1896, bpt. Tracadie 5JAN1896, d. Tracadie 11MAR1928; m. 1st Amanda
Robichaud), s/o Pierre Ferdinand (or Ferdinand Pierre) and Basilice Olive
(Savoie) Saulnier. (From, a web site on the Robichaud family at:
http://www.robichaud.info/data/D0000/G0000177.html
as well as from Victor Luce.)
2nd
274. JEREMIE ASHFORD b. Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 19SEP1897, bpt.
4OCT1897, d. Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 18MAY1918 age 20½ years, bur.
Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 20MAY1918
275. ANNE M. ASHFORD b. Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 8MAR1899 (28MAR1898 in
1901 census of Saumerez Parish, Gloucester Co., NB)
28. RICHARD ASHFORD b. Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 27SEP1860 bpt. 21AUG1860
(possible transposition of dates?), m. MARY ELLEN ASHFORD [33] (b. ca. 1861), d/o
Edward and Elizabeth (Robertson) Ashford
children:
281. HORANE ASHFORD b. ca. 1886
282. JAMES E. ASHFORD b. ca. 1889
283. HARRY ASHFORD b. Tabusintac 2JAN1891
284. ELIZABETH GLENNIE ASHFORD b. Tabusintac 23JUN1894
29. CHARLES ASHFORD b. Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 25NOV1862, bpt. Tracadie,
Gloucester Co., NB 4DEC1862
2J. JEAN-GUILLAUME (WILLIAM) ASHFORD b. Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB
28JUN1864, bpt. Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 1JUL1864, age 3 days
2K. JACQUES (JAMES) ASHFORD b. Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 1JUN1866, bpt.
Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 10JUN1866
2L. PIERRE-PHILOROME ASHFORD b. 13JAN1867, bpt. Roman Catholic Church,
Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 14MAR1867 (as s/o Harry ‘Harsforde’ and Mary
‘Richard’; which, as Victor Luce points out, be an error entered into the baptismal
registry.)
2M. HONORÉ ASHFORD b. 24AUG1868, bpt. Roman Catholic Church, Tracadie,
Gloucester Co., NB 6OCT1868
2N. MARY ANN (MARIE ANNE) ASHFORD b. Tracadie, NB 12OCT1871, bpt. Roman
Catholic Church, Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 30OCT1870, d. OCT1970 age 99
years, m. Manchester, New Hampshire JAMES BOWIE KIRK. James was a resident of
West Farnham, Quebec at the time of marriage, and they later moved to Walpole,
Massachusetts.
2O. ANDRÉ (ANDREW) ASHFORD b. Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 18APR1872, bpt.Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 14MAY1872
2P. MARY ASHFORD b. ca. 1878 (mentioned as age 3 in 1881 with another Mary age 9.
Could be a grand daughter?)
3. EDWARD ASHFORD b. Tracadie (or Newcastle?), NB 19SEP1828, bpt. Roman Catholic
Church, Tracadie, Gloucester Co., NB 3NOV1828 (age 1½ months), m. Tracadie,
Gloucester Co., NB 13FEB1854 ELIZABETH ROBERTSON [144] (b. Tabusintac
12DEC1830, d. 27NOV1910 age 80 years, bur. Tabusintac), d/o James W. and Hannah
(MacCallum) Robertson. Elizabeth age 70, b. 1?DEC1830, was living with her son, James,
in 1901.
1881 census Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB: Edward Ashford age 52, b. NB,
lumberman, English, Wesleyan Methodist; wife: Elizabeth (50), Irish (?), b. NB, Wesleyan
Methodist. Children: John (27), James (22), Mary Ellen (19), Hannah (17), William (12),
Honorah (9) and ‘Moriah’ (6).
Edward, as were most in the area, was at various times a labourer, fisherman, farmer and
lumberman. His origins are given as Scottish, with his father b. in NB, and his mother b. in
England. He was a Methodist. In the census of 1901, Elizabeth is age 70, and living with
her son, James. Both her parents were b. in NB. In the 1881 census, her origins are given
as Irish. She was Presbyterian and later Wesleyan Methodist.
Irene Doyle has at, Some Gloucester Marriages, at:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9002/glmarriag.htm
Tracadie, Monday Feb. 13/1854, by James Young, Esq., Mr Edward Ashford, of
the parish of Saumarez to miss Elizabeth robinson, of the parish of Alnwick.
See also the Young family below.
Seeking info. on James R. Ashford (b. 18 Jan.1856) m. Ida Blanchard (b.26
Dec.1893-d.5 April 1917) Trying to find out where he came from, when he settled in
Tabusintac,- if he had any relations in the area etc. Any info. would be very much
appreciated.
(Max Parsons, Northumberland Co. board, Ancestry.com, 8SEP2001)
Elizabeth (Robertson) Ashford may be the same mentioned in a death notice found by
Nancy Avery (e-mail, 27NOV2002) in a series of deaths recorded in the United Church
Archives in Sackville, NB (Deaths: 1907-1910):
Mrs. Ashford, age 80, born in Tabusintac Dec 1, 1831, Died Nov 27, 1910 from
"General Break Down". Buried in Tabusintac.
From the same (e-mail, 5DEC2002), from a list of church members of the Tabusintac
Methodist Church in 1901-2, Nancy mentions an Elizabeth Ashford, who may have died by
that time. A similar list (e-mail, 9DEC2002) of the church rolls for 1902-3 mentions Mrs.
Elizabeth Ashford, Sr. of Tabusintac, indicating that Elizabeth was still alive. The “Sr.” might
suggest a daughter of that name, but could as easily refer to a daughter-in-law or niece.
Children:
31. JOHN ASHFORD b. 27JUL1854, bpt. 30OCT1859 also 28MAR1858, m. 24DEC1881
MARY ANN MURRAY (b. ca. 1859), d/o John and Ellen (Johnston) Murray. (Ellen
Johnston was a daughter of Mary Ann (Blake) Johnston [23], therefore, since John
Ashford is [1442], Mary Ann [2331] is her husband’s 3rd cousin.) John was also a
fisherman and lumberman; and was first Presbyterian then Wesleyan Methodist.
32. JAMES ROBERTSON ASHFORD b. Newcastle, NB 18(or 19 or 10)JAN1859 (18JAN in
1901), bpt. 30OCT1859, d. Victoria Co., NB 12DEC1951 (or 3DEC1950, James
Robertson Ashford in PANB web site), m. Saint John, Saint John Co., NB 26DEC1893
(Book 4, Saint John Co., Marriage Register, entry 1064, PANB reel F-14887) IDA JANE
(WEEKS) BLANCHARD (b. 8FEB1879 (1901 census, age 2 in 1881, age 12 in 1891),
d. Tabusintac 5(or 8 or 6 (PANB, age 39))APR1917), d/o? Ann (Blake, Price) Weeks.
In some cases, Ida is said to have married 1st Stephen Blanchard, hence her change
of surname. J. Bryan Nuss puts forward the proposition that Stephen Blanchard was
not Ida’s first husband but that he may have adopted her. “1891 NB Census: She is
listed in the household of Stephen and Ann P. Blanchard 
[JBN NOTE: they probably."adopted" her... she may have been Ann's]” This suggests that Stephen m. Ann P. Or, perhaps there was another relationship. For example, was Ann P. Blanchard Ida’s aunt?
With somewhat startling perceptiveness, R. Barry Reed (e-mail, 22JAN2003)
discovered some answers to these questions. Barry found an entry in the 1881 census
of Alnwick Parish (IGI version) (Census Place: Alnwick, Northumberland, New
Brunswick; NA Film Number: C-13185; District 35, Sub-district A, Division 1, Page
Number 11, Household Number 37+) for the family of ‘Jessie Meeks’, age 63,
American, shoe-maker and Methodist; his wife: Phebe age 55, English, b. NB and
Methodist; and possible children: Ann P. (37, weaver, Methodist, b. NB), Jacob (12, b.
NB, Methodist) and Ida Jane (2, b. NB, Methodist.) Presumably the surname has been
mis-transcribed and should be Weeks (Arthur Owen confirms this from a separate
examination of the census), and Ida Jane (b. ca. 1879) is the Ida Jane (Weeks)
Blanchard we seek. A possibility to be considered, because of the ages given, is that
Ida Jane was Ann P. Weeks’ daughter. Ann is apparently unmarried, and (on the
surface) appears to be the daughter of Jesse and Phoebe Weeks.
Added to this finding, Barry notes that ‘next door’, in household 38, is Stephen
Blanchard, a widower, age 64, b. NS, American, a shoe-maker and Presbyterian. Living
with him is a Joseph (?)eaks, 23, Scottish, b. NB a labouring seaman and Methodist,
possibly connected to the ‘Meeks’ family (the IGI does list a Joseph Weeks b. ca. 1856
as a s/o Jesse and Phoebe Strang (Price) Weeks.)
It would appear from this that Jesse Weeks and Stephen Blanchard were not only
neighbours and in the same trade, but possibly compatriots and partners. It follows that
if Jesse and Phoebe Weeks died before the 1891 census that Stephen Blanchard
might well marry his partners’ daughter (possibly as an accommodation) and she would
be the Ann P. found as his wife in 1891. If Ida Jane was her daughter, then her
‘adoption’ by Stephen Blanchard would be a matter of course; and if Ida Jane and Ann
P. were sisters, a similar arrangement may have been made.
It would appear that J. Bryan Nuss has a workable theory, and that the relationship
between Ida Jane (Weeks) Blanchard and Stephen Blanchard was not a marriage
between them, but through the marriage of Ann P. Weeks to Stephen Blanchard. This
does not answer all questions, but gives us a firmer hold on Ida’s origins.
Nancy Avery’s extractions from the United Church archives indicates that Mrs. Ann
Blanchard was a member of the Methodist Church ca. 1902-3.
Elva Connors, (in an e-mail, 11NOV2002) has some comments in a brief work,
Descendants of Jesse Orrington Weeks. Jesse Weeks was b. in Hampton, New
Hampshire and d. in Chatham, NB. He m. 1st Hannah Jackson in Jefferson, Maine.
Apparently much travelled. He married 2nd 9JUN1865 Phoebe Strang Price. Elva
comments that there are some difficulties with dates (no kidding) and ages, but her
comments combined with other information above appear to resolve many difficulties.
The IGI gives Phoebe Strang Price as b. PEI 27APR1823.
Arthur Owen’s web site on the family of Jesse Strang has much to say on this at:
http://members.tripod.com/~aowen/Strang/d18790.htm#P18790
Arthur identifies Phoebe as a daughter of William Redman and Phoebe (Strang) Price.
These names are not unknown to Tabusintac genealogists, and I will not elaborate
here. Of Phoebe, Arthur writes:
Phoebe Strang Price was born on 27 Apr 1823 in Bedeque, PE. She may also
have been married on 9 Jun 1865. She died in 1877 in Tabusintac,
Northumberland Co, NB. She died between 1881 and 1891 in Tabusintac,
Northumberland Co, NB. She was buried in Stymiest Cemetery, Tabusintac,
NB.
Phoebe Strang Price had the following children:
Joseph Price Weeks [b. ca. 1856-9, d. 1946]
She was married to Jesse Orrington Weeks on 8 Jun 1865. Jesse Orrington
Weeks was born in 1806 in New Hampton, NH. He may also have been born between 1814 and 1823. He may also have died in 1891. He died on 3 Sep 1898 in Chatham, NB. He was baptized in in 1871 listed as servant in house of Stephen Blanchard.

One can see that Arthur Owen finds similar contradictions, but his notes do confirm two
important things: that there was a working relationship between Jesse Orrington
Weeks, and that Phoebe Weeks died before 1891. (In 1891, Jesse Weeks was living
with Angus and Hannah McLeod.)

Arthur Owen (postings to Mirimichi Village: 23NOV2002, 22JAN2003) offers what
may be the most cogent argument towards the solution as to Ida Jane (Weeks)
Blanchards parentage. For brevity’s sake, there is first his note:
I have not found anything in the census records or attributable sources that
would confirm a mother-daughter relationship between Phebe Price and Ann P
Price. While they are listed in the same household in the 1871 and 1881
census, neither of these census explicitly give parent-children relationships.
This Ann P Price is also missing from the 1851 and 1861 census where Phebe
is listed. As Ann P Price is given a consistent birth year of 1844, if she were
Phebe's daughter you would think she would be listed with her mother in 1851
(she would be 7) and 1861 (would be 17). The Ann Price listed in the 1861
entry with Phebe is identified as a wife and I believe this woman is Anna Blake,
wife of William Price who is also included in that 1861 entry.
and quotes:
Elsie McLeod, 20 Nov - 'In marriage records I found Stephen Blanchard of
Tabusintac married Annie Weeks of Tabusintac on Oct.9,1883, however she
signed her name as Annie Price.'
and concludes that the Ann P. Weeks of the 1881 census had the maiden name, Blake
or Price, and was Ida Jane (Weeks) Blanchard’s mother.
There appears to be a massive confusion between this James Robertson Ashford
and his cousin of the same name [55] who is said to have married an Ida Jane ____. In
particular, there are severe problems with dates. (The two dates-of-death may be a
result of this confusion.) James’ [55] wife is said to have been b. 8FEB1817(?), and d.
8APR1916.) Examination of Elva Connor’s notes, below, indicate that this is Ida Jane
Weeks, and the birth-date should be 1877. The question then remains as to which
James Robertson Ashford she married. Elva dates for this James are b. 19JAN1859, d.
12DEC1951. Max Parsons’ query, above, gives his date-of birth as 18JAN1856, further
indicates that he m. Ida Blanchard (b. 26DEC1893, d. 5APR1917.) Obviously, the
marriage date has been inserted as a birth-date. The birth dates for James are similar.
Nancy Avery, referring to baptismal records (see below) makes it clear that Edward and
Elizabeth (Robertson) Ashford had a son, James Robertson Ashford, b. 10 or
18JAN1859, bpt. 30OCT1859; his brother, John, being baptized at the same time. It
would appear that the occasion of James’ birth led to the baptism of he and his brother,
therefore Ida’s husband is most likely the s/o Edward and Elizabeth (Robertson)
Ashford, and his year-of-birth most likely 1859. Accordingly, I have made this James
Robertson Ashford Ida’s husband, and deleted her as the wife of James Robertson
Ashford [55].
Ida Jane Weeks is given as b. 8FEB1877, d. 8APR1916, m. 26DEC1893 Saint John,
Saint John Co., NB to John Robert Ashford (b. Newcastle, NB 19JAN1859, d. Victoria
Co., NB 12DEC1951.)
Nancy Avery’s notes (e-mail, 5DEC2002) indicates that Ida was a member of the
Tabusintac Methodist Church in 1901-2, but probably had died by that time. A similar
list (e-mail, 9DEC2002) of the church rolls for 1902-3 mentions Mrs. James Ashford
from Tabusintac, suggesting Ida was alive, and possibly the Mrs. Ashford, Jr. to Elizabeth (Robertson) Ashford’s, “Mrs. Elizabeth Robertson, Sr.”. In the same list, it is indicated that James Ashford was received into the Methodist Church 29MAY1904.
(With, apparently, his wife and mother being members, there may have been a degree
of persuasion.)

Nancy Avery (18DEC2002) does report a marriage, in a Methodist Church,
presumably at Tabusintac:
United Church Archives..... METHODIST CHURCH Wedding
Groom... Raynus N. TAYLOR age 26
Residence... Brantville
Born... Brantville
Religion... Presbyterian
Father... Peter Taylor
Mother ... Eliza Mc Williams
No info re lisence
Marriage occured in Tabusintac on July 16 , no year given!
Witnesses... Jane Ashforth and Frank Taylor
Minister... J. K. Curtis
Bride...Nora L. ASHFORTH , age 16
Residence... Tabusintac
Born... Tabusintac
Religion... Methodist
Father ... James Ashforth
Mother ... Ida Ashforth

There is no year given, but the PANB website includes this marriage, dated
16JUL1911. (Reference, probably to, Northumberland Co. Marriage Register, entry
number 3328, Book 4 for 1911, microfilm F-15944.) The bride’s name, in this case, is
Norah L. Ashford. This suggests that Norah ‘Ashforth’ was b. ca. 1895. Because of the
apparent confusion between James and his apparent cousin, [55], it is difficult to judge
which James and Ida ‘Ashforth’ are supposed to be her parents. I can only assume
they are James and Ida (Blanchard) Ashford. This would give them at least one child.
Others are taken from birth records on the PANB web site, from Arthur Owen’s extracts
from the 1901 census (1901 census for Division 4, p. 14, Parish of Alnwick,
Northumberland Co.; film T-6442), and from Carl Stymiest‘s web site.
children:
321. NORAH (NORA, NORRA) L. ASHFORD b. Tabusintac 11NOV1894 (1901
census), m. Methodist Church, Tabusintac by the Rev. J. K. Curtis 16JUL1911
(witnesses: Jane Ashford and Frank Taylor) RAYNUS N. TAYLOR (b. Brantville,
NB ca. 1885), s/o Peter and Eliza (McWilliams) Taylor
322. IONA ASHFORD b. 10JAN1897 (1901 census), m. 18MAR1915 ROY MORRIS
323. SMITH STEPHEN ASHFORD (given by birth records at PANB site as s/o James
and Ida (Blanchard) Ashford) b. Tabusintac 17(or 7)OCT1898 (7SEP1898 in 1901
census where he is ’Stephen S.’)
323. ELLEN (HELEN) ELIZABETH ASHFORD (given by birth records at PANB site as
d/o James R. and Ida (Blanchard) Ashford) b. Tabusintac 16SEP1900 (also 1901
census); possibly the NELLIE E. ASHFORD m. Andover Parish, Victoria Co., NB
21DEC1921 HOLLIS F. JOHNSTON
324. JESSIE VICTORIA ASHFORD (given by birth records at PANB site as d/o James
and Ida (Blanchard) Ashford) b. Tabusintac 17AUG1902 (a separate record has
17AUG1903, no parents given; headstone in Riverside Cem. gives 1902-1996),
bpt. 27SEP1903, d. 1996, m. Newcastle Parish 13FEB1922 JAMES ELDON
HARDING (b. 1891, d. 1988, bur. Riverside Cem., Tabusintac), s/o Robert James
and Maria Jane (or Jane Maria) (Price) Harding. “Born to James and Ida
ASHFORD of Tabusintac, Jessie Victoria on Aug 17, 1903, Baptised Sept 27,
1903.” (Nancy Avery, e-mail 1JAN2003.)
325. JOSEPH ROBERTSON ASHFORD b. Tabusintac 16JUL1905, bpt. Tabusintac
9MAR1906. (Victor Luce indicates that the baptisms were in the Methodist Church.)
326. MARIA THELMA ASHFORD b. Tabusintac 8MAR1907, bpt. Tabusintac
30JUN1907. “Born to James and Ida Jane ASHFORD of Tabusintac, Maria
Thelma on March 8, 1907, baptised June 30, 1907.” (Nancy Avery, e-mail
1JAN2003.)
327. NETTIE JOSEPHINE ASHFORD b. Tabusintac 8JAN1908, bpt. Tabusintac
3JUL1909
328. ALICE MINERVA ASHFORD b. Tabusintac 10DEC1910, bpt. Tabusintac
24JUN1911
329. WILLIAM CHRISTIE ASHFORD b. Tabusintac 27JUL1913, bpt. Tabusintac
23AUG1914
32J. WALLACE ASHFORD b. Tabusintac 5APR1917, bpt. Tabusintac 20MAY1917
33. MARY ELLEN ASHFORD b. ca. 1861-2, m. RICHARD ASHFORD [27] (b. Tracadie,
Gloucester Co., NB 27SEP1860 bpt. 21AUG1860 (possible transposition of dates?)),
s/o Henry and Marie-Jeanne (Mary Ann or Marie-Ann) (Comeau) Ashford
34. HANNAH (ANNA) R. ASHFORD b. ca. 1863-4, m. FRANCIS _____
35. CATHERINE ASHFORD b. ca. 1865
36. WILLIAM R. ASHFORD b. ca. 1869, unm. In the census of 1891 he was a woods
labourer. At one time he was Church of Scotland, and another Wesleyan Methodist.
37. HONORA (NORAH) R. ASHFORD b. ca. 1872-3, unm. Probably named after the
somewhat mysterious Norah (Honorah?, Honoria?) Robertson [1M] (see comments.)
38. MARIA P. ASHFORD b. ca. 1875, m. FRANCIS _____
39. SARAH ASHFORD b. ca. 1882 (adopted)
4. HÉLÈNE (“REINE”) ASHFORD b. 23MAR1832, d. Tracadie, NB 21DEC1917, bur. Tracadie,
NB 23DEC1917, m. Tracadie, NB 8JUN1852 DOSITHÉE (FRANÇOIS “d’Assice” (or
Assise)) THIBODEAU (b. Tracadie, NB 20JUL1827, d. Tracadie, NB 25MAY1896, bur.
Tracadie 28MAY1896.) In both cases, there seems some divergence of opinion as to
whether ‘Reine’ (‘Queen‘) and ‘François d’Assice’ (‘Francis of Assisi’) are middle names or
nicknames.
children:
41. FRANCIS (FRANÇOIS) XAVIER THIBODEAU b, ca. 1853, m. 1st Tracadie, NB
9JAN1882 ANNE DEGRÂCE (DEGRASSE) (b. ca. 1860, d. 25AUG1893 aet. 33 years,
bur. Tracadie, NB 27AUG1893), d/o Guillaume and Virginie (Mallet/Mallais) Degrâce;
m. 2nd 30SEP1894 Lamèque, NB HERMÉLINE (HERMINE/EMILIE) LANTEIGNE (b.
ca. 1875, d. Tracadie, NB 19SEP1901 aet. 26 years, bur. Tracadie 21SEP1901)
children:
1st.
411. GUILLAUME (“WILLIE”) THIBODEAU b. 8DEC1882, bpt. Tracadie, NB
10DEC1882, m. 1st Tracadie, NB 28SEP1903 MARIE-JEANNE BRIDEAU (b.
23FEB1883, d. Tracadie, NB 6FEB1918 aet 33 years, bur. Tracadie, NB 8
FEB1918), d/o Édouard and Éleonore (Comeau) Brideau; m. 2nd 25JUN1922
ARTHÉMISE SAVOIE
412. FRANCIS THIBODEAU b. AUG1884, d. Tracadie 18MAY1907aet. 22 years and 9
months, bur. Tracadie 21MAY1907
413. ALMA THIBODEAU b. 14JAN1889, bpt. Tracadie 15JAN1889, d. 3SEP1924 aet.
35 years, bur. Tracadie, NB 5SEP1924, m. Tracadie 17JAN1916 ÉLISÉE
BASQUE (b. Tracadie 6JUL1887, bpt. Tracadie 7JUL1887, d. 1977, bur. Notre-Dame-
de-la-Salette Church, Sheila, NB), s/o Philippe and Olésine Marie Adéline
Obéline (McGraw) Basque (LeBasque)
414. CÉSARÉE MARIE THIBODEAU b. ca. 1891, d. 1981, bur. Neguac, NB, m.
Tracadie 2SEP1913 ISAÎE O. BASQUE (b. Tracadie 20NOV1885, bpt. Tracadie
1DEC1885, d. 29DEC1967, bur. Neguac, NB), s/o Isaîe Olivier and Madeleine (or
Magdeleine) Basque
415. MARIE-ANNE THIBODEAU m. Tracadie 1OCT1912 CLÉOPHAS SAVOIE, s/o
Thomas (dit Pichepou) and Philomène (LeClerc) Savoie
2nd.
416. EDMOND JEAN THIBODEAU m. Tracadie 27APR1914 OCTAVIE MARIE
VIENNEAU (b. after APR1893, d. before NOV2002), d/o Lévis Joseph and
Victoire (Brideau) Vienneau
417. DOISTHÉE THIBODEAU m. Tracadie 19OCT1927 LOUISE MARIE ROBICHAUD
(b. ca. JUL1910, d. Sheila, NB 3APR1978 aet. 65 years and 9 months), d/o
Sylvain and Anne (Année) (Godin) Robichaud
418. FRANÇOIS D’ASSICE DOSITHÉE THIBODEAU m. Tracadie 14MAY1919 ÉMILIE
MARIE ROBICHAUD (b. 10DEC1901, d. 21JUN1925, bur. Tracdaie 25JUN1925),
d/o Olivier and Julie (Roussel) Robichaud
5. WILLIAM ASHFORD b. Newcastle, NB 15OCT1835, d. Northumberland Co., NB 12MAR(or
FEB)1920, m. Tabusintac, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB 4NOV1856 CHRISTIE
ANN (or CHRISTINE, in MacInnes) [142] ROBERTSON (b. Tabusintac 22MAR1833, d.
Newcastle, Northumberland Co., NB 4MAY1919), d/o James W. and Hannah (MacCallum)
Robertson.
J. Bryan Nuss, while giving the dates-of-birth/death for Christie Ann as above, notes that
alternative dates of b. Newcastle ca. 1827 and d. 24MAY1914 exist. These appear to
primarily come from the IGI, and are possibly unreliable; but, as did Bryan, I feel compelled
to mention them.
1881 census, Newcastle, Northumberland Co., NB: William Ashford age 47, English, b.
NB, labourer, C. Presbyterian; wife: Christianna (48), Scottish, b. NB. Children; (English, b.
NB, C. Presbyterian except Margaret (22) (apparently Duncan’s wife) who was b. Scotland
and is Scottish); John (24), Duncan (22) (followed by Margaret), Susan (17), James (14),
Annie (12), Bessie (10), William (8) and Hannah (6).
(Edna Ferguson, Northumberland Co. board, Ancestry.com, 17JUN2002.)
From a newspaper clipping (Ken MacCallum, 1MAY2001): “March 1920, died William
Ashford, age 85. Born in Tracadie, son of John Ashford of Plymouth, England.”
Nancy Avery, in her search of the United Church Archives in Sackville, NB, mentions (e-mail,
27DEC2002, to Bryan Nuss):
Hi, Bryan... Found your answer among the United Church Archives records for
question # 1...
- Wm ASHFORD and Christina Robertson had a son named Duncan Robertson
born 15 Jan 1859, baptised 30 Oct 1859.
- They had another son named John ( ? Hollet ), born 1 Feb 1858, baptised on 28
March 1858.
Did Wm have a brother , Edward ? .... On 27 July, 1854, Edward ASHFORD and
Elisabeth Robertson had a son named John born to them. John was baptised on
28 March 1858.
- Edward and Elisabeth also had another son named James Robertson born on
the 10th or 18th January 1859, baptised on 30 Oct 1859
John ASHFORD was married to Abigail SIMONDS
This couple had the following 4 children baptised on Aug 29, 1869....
- Charles Simonds born March 11 or 14, 1862
- John born Jan 22, 1864
- Edward ( ? Mewry ) born July 7 , 1866
- Jane Murray born Jan 9 , 1869
John and Abigail also had these children...
- Marjory Carrigan born March 8 , 1871 , bapt June 4 , 1871
- ( ? Helen ) born May 7, 1873, bapt June 25, 1873
Children:
51. JOHN HOLLET ASHFORD b. Newcastle, NB 1FEB1858, bpt. 28MAR1858, d.
Newcastle, NB 26JAN1929, bur. St. James United Church Cemetery, Newcastle,
Northumberland County, NB, m. 1st Newcastle, NB 25SEP1880 MARGARET
WILLIAMSON (b. ca. 1860); m. 2nd ca. 1890 JANET (“NETTIE”) JOSEPHINE
DICKSON (b. Napan, NB ca. 1868-71, d. 1951 (or 1961)), d/o James J. and Jane M.
(Gillis) Dickson. (MacInnes has John m. to ____ McLEOD, possibly [14]?)
J. Bryan Nuss notes several dates-of-birth for John (1857, 1858 and 1864 (probably
John Ashford [14])), but, due to the baptism date, uses 1FEB1858.
children:
511. EARLE ASHFORD b. ca. 1891.
An ALFRED EARL ASHFORD m. 16OCT1913 FRONIA CATHERINE LOGGIE.
According to, Descendants of Andrew and Janet Clark Logie, 1998-2000,
especially at:
http://www.famhist.com/logiehtml/aqwg33.htm#18502
Alfred was b. ca. 1884, d. 1962, m. 30OCT1914 SOPHRONIA GRACE
CATHERINE LOGGIE (b. New Jersey, Northumberland Co., NB 10AUG1888, d.
1968), d/o Peter V. and Hannah (Wasson) Loggie. This does not appear to be the
Earle Ashford mentioned here.
512. JEAN DARLING ASHFORD (PANB web site) b. Newcastle, Northumberland Co.,
NB 14JAN1895, m. the Rev. MERRILL E. (or E. MERRILL) WILSON
513. NETTIE DELL ASHFORD b. Newcastle, Northumberland Co., NB 9NOV1896, d.
1896
514. the Rev. WILLIAM RAYMOND (“RAY”) ASHFORD b. 1898, d. Victoria, BC,
24APR1971 (or 24APR1972), m. BELINDA (“BEA”) _____. J. Bryan Nuss writes:
“Captain and Minister on Mission Boat Alexander Crosby which served west coast
of BC. Later had pastoral charge in Calgary.” Wrote a book called, Take It Easy.
515. the Rev. Dr. HERBERT (“HERB”) ELYMAN DICKSON ASHFORD, MBE, PhD
(Queens, 1952) b. Newcastle, Northumberland Co., NB (or Tabusintac)
17SEP1899, d. Sicamous, BC 11JAN1973, bur. Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria,
BC, m. EVELYN JACKSON.
J. Bryan Nuss describes a distinguished career for Herb. He describes him as a
Moderator, and my understanding is that this is a position equivalent to a bishop
or even archbishop. Presumably he was the or a moderator of the United Church
of Canada, and should be, ‘the Right Rev.’. He received his MBE while serving as
a chaplain in WWII, the only chaplain to be so honoured. There is an article on
him in the, Readers’ Digest, (115(12): 137-144 = No. 115, Dec., pp. 137-144?),
and he was a missionary to India 1926-1939. He ministered to the Presbyterian
Church, then United Church of Canada.
516. JOHN HOLLET ASHFORD b. Newcastle, Northumberland Co., NB 25(or
26)DEC1901
517. ANNIE MAY DICKSON ASHFORD b. Newcastle, Northumberland Co., NB
15APR1904, m. NELSON LOTHROP
518. DANIEL DICKSON ASHFORD b. ca. 1909, d. Vancouver, BC 13MAY1979.
(Included in Carl Stymiest’s compilation as Dickson Ashford, and in J, Bryan Nuss‘
compilations as Daniel Dickson Ashford.)
52. DUNCAN ROBERTSON ASHFORD b, Newcastle, NB 15JAN1859, bpt. 30OCT1859,
lived in New Hampshire, m. MARGARET _____ (b. Scotland ca. 1859.) Margaret is
usually given as a daughter of William and Christie Ann. That she was b. in Scotland
(1881 census) suggests, rather, that she was Duncan’s wife; particulary as both she
and Duncan were age 22 in 1881. I have, accordingly, removed her as a daughter.
53. SUSAN ASHFORD b. Newcastle, NB 18JUN1863 (Carl Stymiest’s at:
http://www.novustelecom.net/~cstymiest/dat4.htm, which gives the place-of-birth as
Tabusintac), m. HUGH STEWART (b. 7OCT1862), s/o James and Mary Ann (Jellison)
Stewart. (MacInnes has WILLIAM STUART.) Also, Descendants of Nicholas Jellison,
part of a site dealing with ancestors of and compiled by Fred C. Warren, created by
Larry Warren 14MAR2002, especially at: http://www.warrenclan.org/jellison/d7.htm,
gives Hugh as: HUGH STEWARD b. Newcastle, NB 1863, s/o James and Mary Ann
(Jellison) Steward. This site adds some of their children and birth-dates: 

531. WILLIAM STEWART b. 19FEB1885
532. RHODA M. STEWART b. Newcastle, NB 4MAY1886, m. Newcastle, NB
21JUL1913 DANIEL BAXTER DICKENSON (DICKISON/DICKSON) (b. Alnwick
Parish, Northumberland Co., NB 4MAR1890), s/o John and Margaret (Stewart)
Dickenson (sp?)
533. ANNIE ASHFORD STEWART b. Newcastle, NB 26AUG1891
534. ROBERT ENGLAND STEWART b. Newcastle, NB 14FEB1892
535. CLIFFORD DUNCAN STEWART b. Newcastle, NB 30APR1894
536. stillborn child ca. 1895
537. PERLEY STEWART b. 22APR1896
538. RUTH STEWART b. Newcastle, NB 26(or 27)AUG1899
538. IRA STEWART b. Newcastle, NB 22FEB1901
539. AMY EVELYN HARDING STEWART b. Newcastle, NB 6FEB1903, m. Newcastle,
NB 3APR1923 ARTHUR ALEXANDER DEWAR
54. JAMES ROBERTSON ASHFORD b. Newcastle, NB ca. 1867. (See comments on
James Robertson Ashford [32]. Whether this James existed is uncertain, but that
existence appears (by the year-of-birth given) to be supported by census records. This
James is also given as having married Ida Jane (Weeks) Blanchard, and to have had
five children. It is possible that he was Ida’s 2nd husband, but circumstances suggest
that her 2nd husband was James’ namesake at [32].)
55. ANNIE ASHFORD b. Newcastle, NB ca. 1868-9, d. Saint John, Saint John Co., NB
19OCT1946, m. Northumberland Co., NB 25DEC1893 (PANB website) CHARLES A.
CAMERON (b. ca. 1867)
56. ELIZABETH (“BESSIE”) GILLESPIE ASHFORD b. Newcastle, Northumberland Co., NB
9NOV1870 (d/o William and Christie Ann (’Robinson’) Ashford), m. Northumberland
Co., NB 27SEP1917 (PANB web site) GEORGE MELBURN MacLEOD (b. ca. 1870)
57. WILLIAM (“FRED”) ASHFORD b. Tabusintac 26NOV1872, d. Saint John, Saint John
Co., NB 10FEB1938, m. 1st? EFFIE MacCALLUM, m. 2nd? Bennington, New
Hampshire 9JAN1929 (or 1896?) CLARA ELLICE NEWHALL, d/o George Lawrence
and Sarah A. (Wyman) Newhall.
It would seem that this William is marrying somewhat late in life, judging by the
usually ascribed marriage to Clara, and I wonder if he could not be the William who m.
Effie MacCallum? Their children are found on the PANB web site, where it is suggested
that William was nick-named Fred. Since one of William and Effie‘s children was
Christina Robertson Ashford, it would seem likely that Effie‘s husband would be a s/o
William and Christie Ann/Christine (Robertson) Ashford. I am assuming that Effie’s
husband and Clara’s husband were the same person.
An anonymous message at the Miramichi village (20JAN2003) reads:
William Ashford, b 26 Nov 1872, Tabusintac, Northumberland County, N.B.; d.
10 Feb 1938, Saint John County, N.B. m Clara Ellice Newhall 1896 in
Bennington, N.H. daughter of George Lawrence Newhall and Sarah A. Wyman.
Children of William and Clara:
1. Arthur Ashford b 24 Nov 1900, Northumberland County, N.B. d. 1990 m
Mabel .......
2. Chrisie Ashford b 14 Nov 1901, Northumberland County, N.B. M. Henry
Flynn
3. Lawrence Kenneth Ashford, b 17 Jul 1904, Antrim, Hillsboro, N.H.
4.Myrtie Belle Ashford b 15 Jul 1908 Antrim, Hillsboro, N.H. d. 2 Jun 1988 New
London, N.H. m 1st Leon C. Stowell m 2nd Eugene H. Cummings 24 Mar
1937 Hillsboro, Hillsboro, N.H. Myrtie and Leon had one son, Clair Arthur
Stowell, b 10 Mar 1928 Peterbourough, Hillsboro, N.H. d. 7 Mar 1993
Apopaka, Orange, Fla. Burial Bradford N.H. Myrtie and Eugene had two
Children:
1. Eugene H. Cummings Jr. b 7 Jan 1938 Bradford, N.H. d. 1992 Biloxie,
Harrison, Miss. m. Sally Cook, had two children Sandy and Steven.
2. Edna Frances Cummings, b. 15 Dec 1940 m. Armand Maurice Lamy 30. Anthony Lamy and Kim Lee Lamy. m John Callistus Vincent 1968 had a
daughter Nadia Mari Vincent.
children:
1st
571. CHARLES R. ASHFORD b. Newcastle, Northumberland Co., NB 4 (or
24)NOV1900
572. CHRISTINA (“CHRISIE”) ROBERTSON ASHFORD b. Newcastle,
Northumberland Co., NB 14NOV1901
573. LAWRENCE KENNETH ASHFORD b. Antrim, Hillsboro Co. (?), New Hampshire
17JUL1908
574. MMYRTIE BELLE ASHFORD b. Antrim, Hillsboro Co. (?), New Hampshire
15JUL1908, d. New London, New Hampshire 2JUN1988, m. 1st LEON C.
STOWELL; m. 2nd Hillsboro, Hillsboro Co. (?), New Hampshire 24MAR1937
EUGENE H. CUMMINGS
58. HANNAH ELIZABETH ASHFORD b. Newcastle, NB 15JAN1875, d. Charlotte Co., NB
9JAN1929, m. Northumberland Co., NB 11APR1890 RICHARD BEAMISH BATEMAN.
(Bryan Nuss points out that this marriages appears as Richard Bateman and Hannah
E. ‘Hosford’ in the marriage indices at the PANB web site.)
2nd
6. MICHAEL ASHFORD (possible son?)
SOURCES:
From message at Ancestry.com Northumberland board by John Garner, 17JUN2002.
1901 Canadian Census,” Northumberland Co., NB, Web-based Data Base, Ancestry.com.
NB Birth Records, Microfilm, NB Provincial Archive, FNUM: F14024; NUM: 934; PAGE:
173; BK: 3; CD: 9.
NB Death Certificates, Microfilm, NB Provincial Archive, REG: 006103; FNUM: F18909.
Postings by John Garner
Posting on GenForum, Ashford board, #’s 494 and 495, 9MAR2002, by Jean-Guy Frigault,
giving information on John Ashford, his two marriages, and children by his first marriage.
Carl Stymiest’s genealogical web site, especially beginning at:
http://www.novustelecom.net/~cstymiest/dat5.htm#348
Genealogy Report for John James Henry Ashford, J. Bryan Nuss, 28DEC2002
The Descendants of John James Henry Ashford, Victor Luce, 28DEC2002
Some Northumberland Co. extractions from the PANB website:
ALFRED EARL ASHFORD m. 16OCT1913 FRONIA CATHERINE LOGGIE. According to,
Descendants of Andrew and Janet Clark Logie, 1998-2000, especially at:
http://www.famhist.com/logiehtml/aqwg33.htm#18502
Alfred was b. ca. 1884, d. 1962, m. 30OCT1914 SOPHRONIA GRACE CATHERINE LOGGIE
(b. New Jersey, Northumberland Co., NB 10AUG1888, d. 1968), d/o Peter V. and Hannah
(Wasson) Loggie
MARY ASHFORD m. 28MAR1905 JOHN BLACK
ROBERT ASHFORD, in 1881 census living in Derby, Northumberland Co., NB age 30, French, b.
NB, Church of England, labourer; with wife, Mary (25), Irish, b. NB, Catholic; and ‘Baby’
Ashford, b. JAN1881 and age 3 months at the time of the census.
JOHN W. BEATTIE (BEATTY) b. Dumfrieshire, Scotland 1798, d. Tabusintac 18(or 10)JUL1853,
m. Burnt Church, Northumberland Co., NB 20JAN1827 HELEN LOGGIE (b. Burnt Church,
Northumberland Co., NB 25MAR1803), d/o Alexander and Helen (Murray) Loggie. Came to
NB 1816. See: http://www.famhist.com/logiehtml/aqwg07.htm#17678
At:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9002/gldeaths.htm
MISC GLOUCESTER DEATHS, (Some from the Newspaper "The Gleaner" which covered
from Miramichi to Restigouche, some copied from the Bathurst Church registers.
This page was designed by Irene Doyle for Gloucester GenWeb Apr/1998.)
At Tabusintac, the 10 of July 1853, after an illness of upward of 2 yrs Mr John Beattie,
teacher, native of Dumfrieshire, Scotland, 55 yrs of age, leaving wife and large family.
A presumed sister was AGNES BEATTIE came to NB with two children to join her husband
in 1836. m. WILLIAM JOHNSTON (b. Dumfrieshire, Scotland 1802, came to NB in 1833 to join
his brother, James.) Another probable sister is ELIZABETH BEATTIE b. ca. 1788, m. David
McKenzie and lived “next door” to William and Agnes in (presumably) the 1851 census.
(Nancy Avery, e-mail 29AUG2002.)
Whether this next is a sister or sister-in-law is uncertain. Nancy Avery reports an extract from
the Newcastle, NB, Union Advocate, as follows:
April 29, 1874 edition...
On the 14th inst, at the residence of Mrs William Creighton, Lower Newcastle, after a
long and lingering illness, MARGARET BEATTIE, aged 86, a native of Dumfrieshire,
Scotland.
Since this Margaret Beattie was b. ca. 1788, therefore a contemporary of John W. Beattie, and
from the same general area in Scotland, I assume some relationship.
In the 1851 census are John Beattie, age 53, his wife, Hellen, age 47, and their children:
Janet 21, Mary 19, John 18, Alexander Loggie 13 and Margaret 10.
Children:
1. HELEN BEATTIE b. ca. 1828
2. JANET BEATTIE b. ca. 1830
3. MARY BEATTIE b. Burnt Church, Northumberland Co., NB ca. 1832, possibly the Mrs.
William Murray b. Tabusintac, who d. Tabusintac 11NOV1917 aet. 86 years, m. WILLIAM
MURRAY (b. ca. 1832 (19 in 1851), s/o Alexander and Mary Jane (Loggie) Murray.
In 1881 William (age 48) and Mary (age 49) had children: Alexander (20), John B. (19),
William (16), Ellen (13) and Mary (7.)
In 1891, William is 59, Mary is also 59, and their children are: John (29), William (26),
Ellen, (23) and Minnie (17.)
4. JOHN BEATTIE b. Burnt Church, Northumberland Co., NB 18MAY1833, d. Northumberland
Co., NB 26FEB1917, m. Northumberland Co., NB 1NOV1859 JANE MURRAY (b. ca. 1836
(15 in 1851)), d/o Alexander and Mary Jane (Loggie) Murray.
In 1851 John and Jane lived ‘next door’. On the ‘other side’ of the Beattie family is
Alexander Murray’s brother, Hugh Murray.
In 1861, John is again ‘next door’ to Hugh Murray. He is age 27, and his surname is given
as “Beetie”. Jane’s age is 26, and they have a daughter, Mary, age 1. With them is his
mother, “Heln” age 58, sister, ‘Helen’, age 33, sister, Janet, age 31 and sister, Margaret, age
20. The mention of a sister, Helen, b. ca. 1828, who does not appear in the 1851 census
creates difficulties. She does not appear to be the Annie McLeod Ellen Beattie, below, which
raises the question as to whether the latter was, in fact, a daughter of John W. and Helen
(Loggie) Beattie.
41. MARY BEATTIE (1st) b. ca. 1860. (The 1861 census has a daughter, Mary, age 1 year,
presumably not the same below b. 1864, unless the 1901 census is wrong about the
year-of-birth (which it may well be), so it is presumed there was a daughter b. ca. 1860,
d. before 1864.)
42. ALEXANDER BEATTIE b. ca. 1864
43. MARY ELLEN BEATTIE (2nd) b. 26FEB1864 (1901 census.)
This may be the same Mary Beattie who m. William Archer and had a son, William
Alexander Raymond Beattie, b. 8MAY188(2?), bpt. Presbyterian Church, Tabusintac
8APR1883; but this is unlikely if she was with her parents in 1901.
44. JOHN L. BEATTIE b. 15JUN1865
45. WILLIAM M. BEATTIE b. 31JAN1868, m. Newcastle, Northumberland Co., NB
3OCT1900 MARY R. MURRAY (b. 13OCT1875, d. Tabusintac 24JAN1946, bur.
27JAN1946.) (Obituary of Mrs. William M. Beattie, NORTH SHORE LEADER;
29JUN1945-16JAN1948, reel # 17; issue of 1FEB1946.) In 1901, William and Mary
were ‘boarding’ with John Murray, so Mary may have been the d/o John and Janet M. L.
(MacLean) Murray.
RS141B7 - Index to New Brunswick Marriages, 1887-1926
Name: MURRAY, MARY R.
Married: BEATTIE, WILLIAM M.
Date: 1900-10-03
County: NORTHUMBERLAND
Parish: ----
Num: 1113
Reference: B4/1900
Microfilm: F15592
46. PETER L. BEATTIE b. ca. 1869
5. ANNIE McLEOD ELLEN BEATTIE b. Tabusintac 28MAR1836 (Nancy Avery has b.
22MAR1836, bpt. Presbyterian Church, Tabusintac 15MAY1836), d. Tabusintac
13JUL1879, m. Mill Brook, Tabusintac 24SEP1857 JOHN S. STYMIEST [J6] (b. Tabusintac
6SEP1828, d. 1APR1890), s/o Benjamin Gerritt and Charlotte Mary (Hierlihy) Stymiest.
6. ALEXANDER LOGGIE BEATTIE b. ca. 1838
7. MARGARET BEATTIE b. ca. 1841
In the 1861 census appears a John Beattie age 48, and wife, Mary, 45, with children: William
20, Janet 17, John 15, Margaret 13, Mary 11, Elizabeth 7 and Alexander 5. The relationship of
this John Beattie is nor clear; apparently not the son, possibly a nephew, if at all related. A hint
concerning this John Beattie is contained in an excerpt from the United Church archives in
Sackville, NB by Nancy Avery (e-mail, 29DEC2002):
John BEATTIE and Mary Carruthers, daughter Elizabeth Ann born 20 April, 1855, bapt
17 Oct, 1855 by Rev. Wm. Henderson.
Presumably the daughter in this baptism is Elizabeth (b. ca. 1854), above.
JOHN BELL m. ANN _____ (b. Workington, Northumberland Co., England ca. 1791, d. Chatham
Ferry, NB 4APR1874)
Nancy Avery’s perusal of editions of, “Union Advocate”, produced:
April 8, 1874 edition..
Died
At the residence of Mr Thomas Haviland, Chatham Ferry, on the 4th April, ANN BELL,
relict of the late JOHN BELL, aged 83 years, a native of Workington, Northumberland,
England.
(PEI papers please copy.)
WALTER BELL b. Lochmaben, Dumfrieshire, Scotland 25DEC1802, d. 7NOV1854 aet. 52 years,
bur. First Presbyterian Church Cem., Burnt Church, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB,
s/o John and Janet (Steel) Bell, m. Burnt Church 3FEB1831 MARGERY LOGGIE (b. New
Jersey, Northumberland Co., NB 16JUN1801, d. Burnt Church, Northumberland Co.,
2MAY1884, m. 1st DAVID? MASTERSON), d/o Alexander and Helen (Ellen) (Murray) Loggie.
THE HISTORY OF Miscou, Tracadie, Pokemouche, Caraquet, Tabusintac, Neguac and
Burnt Church, Settlements in the Province of New Brunswick, by W. F. GANONG, (reprinted
from “ACADIENSIS”, a quarterly magazine published at Saint. John, NB by D. RUSSELL
JACK, Honorary Editor), has:
Just as Neguac expanded as it grew, so has Church Point, and this had resulted in
the settlement of New Jersey back upon the Burnt Church River. The first settlers took
up land here, apparently, not long before the Miramichi Fire in 1825. The first were
William Drummond, native of Ballyshannon, Donegal, Ireland, with his step-son,
Walter Bell (Scotch, from Dumfries), who came here, it is said, about 1817, and he
took up land cleared by an earlier, but temporary settler, Ruddick.
John Garner, in one of his GenForum postings, gives William Drummond as b. Scotland (?)
ca. 1786, d. New Jersey, Northumberland Co., NB, m. Janet Steele (b. Scotland 12DEC1777,
d. New Jersey, Northumberland Co., NB 24SEP1856; m. 1st John Steele.) Amongst their
children were Janet Richardson Drummond b. ca. 1817, m. Alexander Davidson; and Catherine Drummond b. Burnt Church, Northumberland Co., NB 26FEB1820, m. John Loggie.
“Will” Drummond (65 years old, Irish, came to NB 1816) and his wife, Janet (age 65, Scotch,
came to NB in 1816), appear in the 1851 census of Alnwick Parish. The age and date of
coming to NB are, of course, questionable, and the census taker may have just repeated Will’s
numbers.
In the 1851 census of Alnwick Parish are: Walter Bell 48 (came to NB in 1818), his wife,
Margery 50, and their children: Alexander 20, Janet 18, Mary 13, Jannet 11 and Elizabeth 9.
WILLIAM JOHNSTONE MURRAY (s/o Hugh and Elizabeth (Johnston) Murray) b.
28JUL1865, d. 14FEB1952, m. MINERVA FAYLE, d/o Robert and Norah (Honora)
(Robertson) Fayle; m. 2nd MARJORIE JANE BELL.
Nancy Avery’s extracts from issues of the, Union Advocate, include:
April 8, 1874 edition..
Died
At the residence of Mr Thomas Haviland, Chatham Ferry, on the 4th April, ANN BELL,
relict of the late JOHN BELL, aged 83 years, a native of Workington, Northumberland,
England.
and in brackets underneath.. [PEI papers please copy]
Seeing that John Bell’s widow, Ann, was b. ca. 1791, it seems probable that John was
Walter’s brother. Hence, the children listed below could be Walter’s or John’s, and are
grouped here for the time just to bring the fragments of information on the Bells into one place.
Children (somewhat speculative):
1. WILLIAM BELL m. MARGARET OLIVER
11. ANNETTA BELL b. New Annan, NS 6OCT1845, d. Alameda, CA 1JAN1908, m.
Portland, Maine 3JUN1869 THOMAS GEORGE LEWIS HIERLIHY [78] (b. Tabusintac
23OCT1842, d. California), s/o Philip and Jane (Lewis) Hierlihy
2. ALEXANDER BELL b. 27(or 21)JUN1831, m. JANE LOGGIE (b. 6NOV1842 (or
3JAN1852?))
3. MARY BELL b. ca. 1833
4. JANET BELL b. ca. 1840
5. ELIZABETH BELL b. Burnt Church, Northumberland Co., NB 15OCT1843 (5OCT1844 in
1901), d. New Jersey, Northumberland Co., NB 22NOV1925, m. New Jersey,
Northumberland Co., NB 13NOV1872 (by the Rev. John Robertson) JOHN SIMPSON (b.
26JUL1839 (4JUL1838 in 1901), d. 8APR1923, bur. Union Cem., Burnt Church, NB), s/o
William and Jane (“Janet”) (Murray) Simpson.
Nancy Avery, one of the Tabusintac-Miramichi Group, in an e-mail (12SEP2002)
reported extracts from the United Church Archives, in Sackville, NB. These are from the
Presbyterian Church in Tabusintac from its inception in the mid-1830's until the United
Church was formed in 1925. In this she reports the baptism probably by the Rev. E.
Wallace Waits:
John Simpson and Elizabeth Bell, New Jersey, son born 20 Aug 1883, named
Byron Walter Alexander, baptised Nov (?), 1883 (day not mentioned)
In 1901 living ‘next door’ to Elizabeth’s brother, Alexander Bell (b. 21JUN1831) and his
wife, Jane, (b. 3JAN1852.) Descendants of Andrew and Janet Clark Logie, Seventh
Generation, at:
http://www.famhist.com/logiehtml/aqwg12.htm
has Alexander Bell b. 27JUN1831, and his wife, Jane Loggie, b. 6NOV1842.
51. BYRON WALTER ALEXANDER SIMPSON b. 20AUG1883, bpt. Presbyterian Church,
Tabusintac NOV1883
Capt. JOHN BLAKE (see below)
ANSELME BREAUX.TABUSINTAC, ALNWICK PARISH, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, NEW BRUNSWICK
Thomas A. Murray [thomasamurray@hotmail.com] February 2, 2003 Page 19 of 93
CHARLES BREAUX
JACQUES BREAUX, settled in French Cove before 1790.
FRANCIS BREAUX
VICTOR BREAUX, brother to Anselme, arrived in Tabusintac area 1775. Founded Neguac.
WILLIAM BROWN m. AGNES TAYLOR, sister of Alexander Taylor. His son was: “On March 8th,
William Brown, an 'old settler', petitioned for a Grant of his original Nova Scotia lot of 1777. He
also requested a lot for his son Robert, who had served in Colbeck's Battalion on the Island of
St. John (Prince Edward Island), during the American Revolution.” Callbeck’s militia unit on
PEI was integrated into Lt. Col. Timothy Hierlihy’s Independents, which may explain why Philip
Hierlihy went to the Miramichi. Daniel Menton (or Minton) was also of the PoWAR, and it may
be of interest to learn why he came to the Loggieville area.
DONALD BUCHANAN from Scotland
DONALD CAMPBELL b. ca. 1796-7, m. MARGARET _____ (b. ca. 1797-9.
In the 1851 census, Donald Campbell 57, his wife, Margaret, 52, and children: Norman 28,
Ann 25 and Johannah 17.
In 1861 was a Donald Campbell (b. ca. 1796), and his wife, Margaret (b. ca. 1801.)
Elsewhere were the brothers, Norman (b. ca. 1823) and John (b. ca. 1825) Campbell; with
their sisters, Isabella (b. ca.1827) and Jessie (b. ca. 1832); also their mother, Margaret (b. ca.
1797.) Norman Campbell (b. ca. 1823) is presumably the same Norman (b. ca. 1823), s/o
Donald in the 1851 census; but why his mother appears twice that year is not clear.
Presumably these were connected with a John Campbell from Rosshire, Scotland in 1803 with
his step-father, John McLeod.
JANE McLEOD, d/o Angus and Mary (Sewell) McLeod, b. 22MAY1855, d. Tabusintac
12AUG1929, m. 12OCT1871 COLIN McEACHERN (b. Tabusintac 18APR1850, d. Tabusintac
15MAY1909), s/o Donald and Janet (Campbell) McEachern
Children:
1. NORMAN CAMPBELL b. ca. 1823
2. JOHN CAMBELL b. ca. 1825
3. ANN CAMPBELL b. ca. 1826
4. ISABELLA CAMPBELL b. ca. 1827 (Ann and Isabella may be the same person.)
5. JESSIE CAMPBELL b. ca. 1832
6. JOHANNAH CAMBELL b. ca. 1834 (Jessie and ‘Johannah’ may be the same person.)
DOUGALD CAMPBELL, 42nd Regiment, m. MARY _____
A message by David Fletcher at the Northumberland Co. board of Ancestry.com (1JUL2002)
reads:
Looking for information on DUGALD (DOUGAL) CAMPBELL who was granted Lot #
9 on the north side of the Black River, Glenelg Parish. NB Land Memorial #237 states
"Alexander McDonald, Neal McGrath, Dugald Campbell and James Gunn. Disbanded
soldiers of the 42nd Regt. who were settled on the River Nashwaak. But as they were
confined to a front of 12 or 14 rods, could not possibly make a living, and wish land at
Miramichie. Ask for lot between David Goodfellow and Wm. McClerran on Point
Ecarr." Endorsed: "Complied with if vacant." August 11, 1789
All we know about Dugald Campbell is that his wife was Mary Campbell and three
children were Alexander, Judith and Catherine. Dugald deeded Lot# 9 to Alexander in
1829.
Am hoping someone who is familiar with the 42nd Regiment or the early settlers of Black River will be able to fill in the gaps. Thank you!

A Mary Campbell m. a Peter or Patrick Morrison. Of these, Ganong wrote:
The next settler was Peter Morrison, a native of Kilin, Perthshire, Scotland, with his
wife, Mary Campbell. These families settled on lands located approximately by their
names on the accompanying map, and they are universally recognized by tradition as
the founders of the English-speaking part of Burnt Church.

The husband of Mary Campbell is also given sometimes as Donald Morrison. For example,
Catherine Morrison, b. Burnt Church 1815, d. 1903, m. Alexander Loggie, s/o Alexander and
Helen (Murray) Loggie; is said to be the d/o Donald and Mary (Campbell) Morrison. On the
other hand, Alexander Loggie’s sister, Elizabeth Loggie, m. Alexander Morrison (b. Perthshire,
Scotland 18NOV1809, d. Burnt Church, Northumberland Co., NB 22JUN1880 aet. 70 years,
came to NB from Perthshire, Scotland 1818-20), s/o Peter and Mary (Campbell) Morrison from
Milltown, Finlarig, Perthshire, Scotland.
Children (speculative):
1. ALEXANDER CAMPBELL
Possibly the same Alexander Campbell is in, Loggieville Pine Grove Cemetery Records
(Protestant): Recorded May 17, 1998, probably by Richard McGrath, and posted by Carl
Stymiest at the Ancestry.com, Cemeteries in Canada, board 30MAY2002. Among the
inscriptions recorded are:
Campbell
In memory of children of Alexander and Isabella
Mary Ann May 11, 1882 age 12 years
Murdock Mar 18, 1883 age 9 years
Hector McLean May 8, 1882 age 6 years
In loving memory of Isabel McLean
wife of Alex Campbell
1848-1910
Campbell, Alexander
1846-1910
their children
Mary Ann 1870-1882
Murdock Alexander 1878-1882
Hector McLean 1875-1882
Howard 1879-1898
although this Alexander appears to be of a younger generation.
11. daughter
12. daughter
13. MARGARET CAMPBELL b. ca. 1840, d. Tabusintac 17APR1874, m. DONALD
FRASER
Nancy Avery, reporting from the Newcastle, NB, Union Advocate, notes:
April 29, 1874 edition...
At Tabusintac on the 17th, after a lingering illness which she bore with
Christian resignation to the Divine Will, MARGARET, the beloved wife of
DONALD FRASER, and 3rd daughter of ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, Little
Shippegan, in the 34th year of her age. She leaves a husband and 4 small
children to mourn their loss.
Whether her father, Alexander Campbell, was the same as the s/o Dougald Campbell
is a matter of speculation here.
2. JUDITH CAMPBELL
3. CATHERINE CAMPBELL, Rosshire, Scotland in 1803 with his step-father, John McLeod. Mary Lynn
Smith, at her web site on Charlotte Taylor, at:
http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/charlotte_taylor/Folder1/After%20Hierlihy.htm
notes:
John Campbell had come with his stepfather John McLeod to the Province in 1803.
He had resided since his arrival on the Tabusintac River but was unsatisfied with the
200 acres marked for him. On February 1, 1810 he petitioned for a Lot and marsh
surveyed for Robert Blake, who had moved to Richibucto. He wanted to retain his
former allotment as well. George Sproule noted that the allotment had been made to
Robert Blake and that the onus was on John Campbell to prove that he had
abandoned it. Sproule suspected that this was not the case, "he having applied to be
in General Grant".
Robert Blake’s brother, John Blake [2], b. ca. 1782 (had a wife and three children in 1812), d.
before 16OCT1832, m. Catherine Doe (Dough) (b. Scotland ca. 1788.) This Catherine is also
given in census returns as Catherine Campbell, suggesting that after John Blake’s death she
m. a Campbell; possibly John Campbell?
ANDREW CASSIDY m. MARY DAVIDSON (b. ca. 1850), d/o Robert and Elizabeth (Anderson)
Davidson
Children:
1. MARY CASSIDY m. _____ HUFF
2. MARGARET CASSIDY m. GEORGE CURRY
3. ELIZABETH CASSIDY m. ERNEST MacCALLUM
4. MARTHA CASSIDY m. ROBERT BOWLES
5. NELLIE CASSIDY m. GUY TOTE
JOHN CASSIDY b. Ireland 1768, d. 1818, m. Lady ELIZABETH MacKIE (MacKay?) (b. Scotland
1771, d. 1850. It is said that John worked for Elizabeth’s father, and they ran away together to
marry.
Children:
1. JAMES CASSIDY b. 1793
2. WILLIAM b. 1796
3. JOHN CASSIDY b. Pictou Co., Nova Scotia ca. 1797, d. 29JAN1872 aet. 74 years, bur.
First Presbyterian Church Cem., Burnt Church, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB,
m. MARY ANDERSON (b. 24MAY1808, d. 28FEB1901, bur. First Presbyterian Church
Cem., Burnt Church, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB), d/o James and Mary
(Murray) Anderson.
The History of Miscou, Tracadie, Pokemouche, Caraquet, Tabusintac, Neguac and Burnt
Church, W. F. Ganong: “Cassidy was son of an Irishman who worked for a Laird in
Scotland and eloped to America with his daughter, as it is said.” (Ganong’s say-so does not
make Cassidy’s father-in-law a member of titled nobility, nor his wife necessarily a “Lady”,
in the aristocratic sense. Somewhat more definite proof is needed before that conclusion
can be made. ‘Laird’ could be any large landowner, and Lady was a courtesy title to a
daughter of a titled noble when she had no title of her own.)
Jack Cassidy, in an e-mail dated 25SEP2002, gives another suggestion. He refers to
brothers, John and James Cassidy, Irish Protestants, who settled first in Pictou Co., NS ca,
1789. John m. Margaret Turnbull, and James m. Martha Turnbull, Margaret’s sister,
daughters of Thomas and Jean (or Jane) (MacKay) Turnbull. Amongst James’ children
were: James who eventually d. 1880 in Newcastle, NB, John b. ca. 1800, Andrew b. ca.
1802 and William b. ca. 1803. Jack Cassidy suggests that John, s/o James, might be the
same John Cassidy who m. Mary Anderson. His reasons for believing this are:
i. John Cassidy’s headstone in Burnt Church gives his birthplace as Nova Scotia, and an
obituary in the, Union Advocate, February, 1872, states he was "a Native of Pictou,
Nova Scotia". His obit was also carried by the, Presbyterian Witness, Halifax.
ii. The names of the children of John and Mary (Murray) Cassidy, James of Pictou Co. and
his son. also James, all included: Martha, James, John, Andrew, William, Mary and
Margaret.
iii. James Cassidy, his sons; James, John and William, and his nephew, John Cassidy, s/o
John, were all mentioned as being in the 1825 Miramichi Fire. “This information is
derived from the NB Archives via the Miramichi Fire List recording losses due to the
fire, and from the newspaper, Miramichi Mercury, which published a list of letters
unclaimed in the Miramichi Post Office in 1826.”
iv. “I have copies of Land Petitions for James Cassidy (1827), John Cassidy (1826) and
William Cassidy (1827) from the NB Archives. At those times, all are recently married -my
James (ggrandfather) was first married (he married twice) in 1824; his brother
John about 1825, (1st child Martha, if he is John of Burnt Church, was born April 18,
1826), and his brother William 1925/1826. Of interest is the spelling of Cassidy in one
part of John Cassidy's land petition - CASADY - the same as the spelling in the 1817
Pictou census. John's land petition (F-4203) at that time was for 200 acres on the
Great Nepisiguit River. The petition also says John had been in NB for 3 years in
1826. Interestingly, John of Burnt Church entered NB in 1823 per the 1851 census.”
vi. Lady Elizabeth MacKay (or variations) is said to have run from Scotland to marry one of
her father’s employees. Jack Cassidy relates: “Thomas Turnbull and Jean (Jane)
MacKay arrived on PEI in 1774 from Scotland on the vessel Lovely Nelly. In 1775 they
relocated to Pictou. On the Lovely Nelly passenger list is given the reason the
Turnbulls left Scotland which was "run away from this place".”, as a similar tradition.
31. MARTHA CASSIDY b. 18APR1826, m. St. Andrew’s Church, Chatham, NB 17JUL1847
EBENEZER Van ADESTINE (Van IDERSTINE) (b. Vernon River, PEI 20MAR1822, s/o
Peter and Elizabeth (Nicholson) Van Iderstine. A child is indicated by Nancy Avery’s
United Church notes (e-mail, 29DEC2002):
Ebenezer VANEDISTINE (sic ) and Martha (? Cassidy), son James born 7
July 1856 , bapt 24 Aug 1856.
Others appear in the 1861 census of Tabusintac, where ‘Ebenezar Vinadstine’ is 39
years of age, his wife, Martha, is 36, and there are the children: Peter (14), John (8),
James (5), ‘Ebenezar’ (1), Mary (11), Elizabeth (10), Ann (8) and Helen (3).
children:
311. PETER Van ADESTINE b. ca. 1847
312. MARY Van ADESTINE b. ca. 1850
313. ELIZABETH Van ADESTINE b. ca. 1851
314. JOHN Van ADESTINE b. ca. 1853
315. ANN Van ADESTINE b. ca. 1853
316. JAMES Van ADESTINE b. 7JUL1856, bpt. 24AUG1856
317. HELEN Van ADESTINE b. ca. 1858
318. EBENEZER Van ADESTINE b. ca. 1860
32. ELIZABETH CASSIDY b. 7MAY1833, d. 26FEB1892, m. Tabusintac 15AUG1860
JOHN ROBERTSON [119] b. (4SEP1835, d. 1912), s/o John and Mary (MacCallum)
Roberston
33. MARGARET (“MAGGIE”) CASSIDY b. ca. 1849, m. 26NOV1896 WILLIAM LOUIS
LOGGIE DAVIDSON (b. Church River, NB 10OCT1848, d. Burnt Church,
Northumberland Co., NB 15JUN1906; m. 1st Tabusintac 19NOV1878 JANET
MORRISON (b. 24AUG1845, d. Burnt Church, Northumberland Co., NB 31MAY1895),
d/o William and Jane (Loggie) Morrison), s/o Peter and Jane (Loggie) Davidson
SAMUEL CORY
JOHN CORT
JAMES DAVIDSON, ALEXANDER, RANALD and MARGARET.
In the 1851 census of Alnwick Parish, Upper District, p. 13, is the family of siblings:
1. ALEXANDER (“ALEX”) DAVIDSON b. NB ca. 1793
2. RANALD DAVIDSON b. NB ca. 1795
3. MARGARET DAVIDSON b. NB ca.1797, m. COLIN McDOUGAL (b. Scotland? ca. 1800,
came to NB 1819)
children:
31.JAMES McDOUGALL b. NB ca. 1826
32. ELIZA McDOUGALL b. NB ca. 1829
33. ALEXANDER McDOUGALL b. NB ca. 1832
34. COLIN McDOUGALL b. NB ca. 1835
35. RANALD McDOUGALL b. NB ca. 1838
4. JAMES DAVIDSON b. NB ca. 1799
Judging from the names of her children, that she is contemporary, and that she is living in
the household headed by James and his brothers, Margaret is their sister; although this is not
specifically stated. The brothers were farmers/proprietors; that is, they owned the land they
farmed. All four were born in the “colony”, that is, in New Brunswick.
They were living ‘next door’ to John Burchill, who is supposed to have m. Anne Davidson,
d/o James, s/o William (below), so they may have been part of the same family.
JOHN DAVIDSON (s/o Alexander Davidson) b. Inverness, Scotland, d. 18AUG1848, m.
Newcastle, Northumberland Co., NB 22SEP1792 MARGARET LOGGIE (b. Bawds,
Morayshire, Scotland 12OCT1775, d. 1851), d/o Robert and Marjory (Hay) Loggie
1. JANE (“JENNIE”) DAVIDSON, b. Oak Point, NB 8JUL1793, d. Tabusintac, NB 5APR1875,
bur. Riverside Cem., m. Tabusintac 25NOV1819 GEORGE MURRAY (b. PEI 25DEC1795,
d. Tabusintac 23SEP1875, bur. Riverside Cem.), s/o John and Liza (Chambers) Murray
2. JOHN DAVIDSON, b. Burnt Church (or Oak Point), NB ca. 1795, d. 1871, m. MARGARET
_____ (b. ca. 1799, d. 1860)
3. ROBERT DAVIDSON, b. Oak Point, NB 30MAR1796 (headstone says 30MAR1800, but he
was age 55 in 1851), d. Burnt Church, NB 08OCT1886, bur. First Presbyterian Church
Cem., Burnt Church, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB, m. 17OCT1839
ELIZABETH ANDERSON (b. 1APR1810 (42 in 1851), d. 21MAY1884, bur. First
Presbyterian Church Cem., Burnt Church, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB), d/o
James and Mary (Murray) Anderson
31. MARGARET DAVIDSON b. ca. 1840, d. 1925, m. LEWIS MORRISON, probably the
Lewis Morrison b. ca. 1835, s/o Lewis Morrison (see Morrisons)
32. JOHN DAVIDSON b. ca. 1842, d. 2NOV1913, m. MARY MORRISON, probably the
sister of Lewis Morrison, Jr.; Mary Morrison b. ca. 1840, d/o Lewis Morrison
33. JAMES DAVIDSON b. ca. 1844
34. WILLIAM DAVIDSON b. ca. 1846
35. MARY DAVIDSON b. ca. 1850, m. ANDREW CASSIDY
36. JANE DAVIDSON b. ca. 1856
37. LIZZIE DAVIDSON m. SAM JOHNSTON
4. ALEXANDER DAVIDSON, b. Burnt Church, NB 12MAR1802 (age 50 in 1851), d.
25JAN1884, m. 15MAR1836 JANET DRUMMOND (b. NB ca. 1805 (age 34 in 1851 (?))),
d/o William and Janet (Steele) Drummond
children:
41. JOHN DAVIDSON b. ca. 1836
42. JANET DAVIDSON b. ca. 1840
43. MARGARET DAVIDSON b. ca. 1842
44. CATHERINE DAVIDSON b. ca. 1845
45. JANE DAVIDSON b. ca. 1849
46. daughter b. 1851, age 1 month in 1851 census
5. MARGARET DAVIDSON b. ca. 1806
6. ELLEN (HELEN) DAVIDSON b. Oak Point, NB ca. 1811, d. Burnt Church, NB 1905, m.
Chatham, NB 31JAN1850 JOHN MORRISON (b. Scotland 1810, d. Burnt Church, NB
1879, bur. Burnt Church Presbyterian Cem.), s/o Peter (or Patrick) and Mary (Campbell) Morrison
7. PETER DAVIDSON, b. Oak Point, NB ca. 1813-4 (age 38 in 1851), d. Burnt Church, NB
28JUN1894 aet 80 years, bur. First Presbyterian Church Cem., Burnt Church, Alnwick
Parish, Northumberland Co., NB, m. JANE (“JEAN”) LOGGIE (b. Burnt Church, NB
18DEC1823, d. 22JUN1864 aet. 41 years, bur. First Presbyterian Church Cem., Burnt
Church, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB), d/o William and Jane (Urquhart) Loggie
71. JOHN P. DAVIDSON b. 11MAR1844, d. 1904, m. Chatham, NB 1OCT1873
ELIZABETH W. LOGGIE (b. 20AUG1851, bpt. Chatham, NB 6NOV1851, d. 1903), d/o
Alexander Dodd and Ann Taylor (Urquhart) Loggie
72. WILLIAM LOUIS LOGGIE DAVIDSON b. Church River, NB 10OCT1848, d. Burnt
Church, Northumberland Co., NB 15JUN1906; m. 1st Tabusintac 19NOV1978 JANET
MORRISON (b. 24AUG1845, d. Burnt Church, Northumberland Co., NB 31MAY1895),
d/o William and Jane (Loggie) Morrison; m. 2nd 26NOV1896 MARGARET (“MAGGIE”)
CASSIDY (b. ca. 1849), d/o John and Mary (Murray) Cassidy
73. GEORGE DAVIDSON b. ca. 1849-51 (age 2 in 1851), d. Burnt Church,
Northumberland Co., NB 12DEC1878
74. son b. 1851 (in the 1851 census: “Infant” age 1 month.)
75. ROBERT DAVIDSON b. 10JUN1852, d. 18DEC1927
76. MARGARET JANE DAVIDSON b. 1JUN1855, d. 23APR1915
77. MARY E. DAVIDSON b. ca. 1855-6, d. 1932
78. PETER DAVIDSON b. Burnt Church, Northumberland Co., NB 9JUL1858, d. Burnt
Church, Northumberland Co., NB 1MAY1937
79. ELLEN (HELEN) DAVIDSON b. 11OCT1859, d. 1920, m. 7JUL1877 GEORGE
JOHNSTON
791. AGNES MAY JOHNSTON b. Chatham, Northumberland Co., NB 13JAN1892
7J. ALEXANDER D. DAVIDSON b. ca. 1862, d. 1863
7K. JAMES ALEXANDER DAVIDSON b. ca. 1864, d. New York 1921, m. MINNIE
McCREADY
8. MARGARY DAVIDSON b. Oak Point, NB ca. 1815
9. MARY DAVIDSON b. NB ca. 1817, m.26OCT1837 PETER MORRISON
J.GEORGE DAVIDSON, b. Oak Point, NB ca. 1819, d. Burnt Church, NB 6AUG1887, m.
MARGARET (MARGUERITE) HARRIS (b. ca, 1827, d. British Columbia 1907)
WILLIAM DAVIDSON (JOHN GODSMAN, s/o William and ____ (Davidson) Godsman, d/o
William Davidson. He was also from the Parish of Bellie, Banffshire, Scotland, and may have
been related to the Rev. Father John Godsman, RC, who bpt. Alexander Taylor.) Married
SARAH _____.
Children:
1. JAMES DAVIDSON, Sr. (possible son?) b. Banff, Banffshire, Scotland, m. 1st GERTRUDE
SAVOIE (b. ca. 1793), d/o Amand and Anastasie Isabelle (Breau) Savoie; m. 2nd
ANNABELLA _____, widow of _____ MacDonald
11. ANNE DAVIDSON m. JOHN BURCHILL
RALPH M. FAYLE b. Ireland? ca. 1830-2, m. ANN LOGGIE (b. ca. 1833.)
Perhaps the first appearance of Ralph Fayle is in the 1851 census of Alnwick Parish is Hugh
Murray, his wife, Jane (Anderson) Murray. In the same house were living William Russell 29,
Alexander Stewart 37, Alexander Harker 26, Lamang Homes 50, Ralp Fails (Ralph Fayle) 30,
Ebenezer Vanderstine 30 and Patrick Gratton 16. William Russell was a teacher, and the
others were labourers. Hugh was farmer, and it would seem unlikely that he would need so
many hands, so perhaps he ran a sort of boarding house as well. Ralph is described as ‘Irish’,
and may have come from Ireland.
The 1861 census has Ralph Fayle, age 29, his wife, Ann, age 28, and children: Maryjane 7,
Robert 5, Susan 3 and Eliza 1 month.
Children:
1. MARY JANE FAYLE b. ca. 1854, m. JAMES ROBERTSON [149], s/o James W. and Hannah (MacCallum) Robertson. James kept a store in Tabusintac.
2. ROBERT FAYLE b. ca. 1856, m. NORAH ROBERTSON [148] (b. 15APR1852), d/o of
James W. and Hannah (MacCallum) Robertson
3. SUSAN FAYLE b. ca. 1858
4. ELIZA FAYLE b. 1861
5. CONSTANCE ANN IRENE FAYLE b. Tabusintac 10MAR1864, 27OCT1950, bur. Riverside
Cem., Tabusintac, m. 7JAN1886 GEORGE (“GEORDIE”) MURRAY (b. 18MAY1862, d.
20JUN1930, bur. Riverside Cem., Tabusintac), s/o John and Janet M. L. (MacLean) Murray
6. SYDNEY MORTIMER FAYLE b. 18JUL1877, bpt. Presbyterian Church, Tabusintac
27JUL1877
At a site called, A Fayle Family Tree, by G. E. G. Fayle (?), 9APR2002 (?) at:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/GegFayle/fayle-family.html
gives the following family:
Richard Fayle, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandson of Edward Vale, Master
of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in Ireland in 1394, had a son:
RICHARD FAYLE b. Magholin, County Armagh, Ireland 1625, m. MARTHA _____. Their
children were:
1. NEHEMIAH FAYLE b. 1653
2. WILLIAM FAYLE of Caronagh, County Meath, b. 1677, m. ELLEN BANCROFT (?)
3. ANN FAYLE
4. HANNAH FAYLE
2. WILLIAM FAYLE of Caronagh, County Meath, b. 1677, m. ELLEN BANCROFT (?), and
their children were:
21. MARY FAYLE
22. JANE FAYLE
23. RICHARD FAYLE
24. WILLIAM FAYLE of Ballymulenove, County Meath m. MARY HIGGINSON
25. SAMUEL FAYLE
26-2N. nine other children
24. WILLIAM FAYLE of Ballymulenove, County Meath m. MARY HIGGINSON, and their
children were:
241. HIGGINSON FAYLE
242. WILLIAM FAYLE
243. THOMAS FAYLE
244. DISNEY FAYLE
245. BENJAMIN FAYLE b. 1749, m. ELIZABETH KNOTT
246-24N. eight other children
245. BENJAMIN FAYLE b. 1749, m. ELIZABETH KNOTT, and their children were:
2451. WILLIAM KNOTT FAYLE b. 1788, m. MARY ESTHER MARKS
2452. MARY LOVEDAY FAYLE
2453. JOHN FAYLE
2454. SAMUEL FAYLE
2455. ELIZABETH FAYLE
2451. WILLIAM KNOTT FAYLE b. 1788, m. MARY ESTHER MARKS, and their children were:
24511. JANE ARAMINTA FAYLE b. 1821, m. 1840 ISAAC DALBY FAWCETT
24512. BENJAMIN WILLIAM FAYLE b. 1823 m. ELIZABETH LEECH
24513. ELIZABETH FAYLE
24514-24519. six other children
Whether this has anything to do with the Fayles in Tabusintac, I am uncertain, but might be of
interest.
ANGUS FRASER m. CATHERINE _____. Bought William Tobin’s lot.
JOHN GRATTEN (GRATTAN) b. County Laois, Ireland ca. 1798, m. BRIDGET MORAN (b.
County Laois, Ireland ca. 1810, d. 11SEP1903.) Arrived NB MAY1834.
1851 census Alnwick Parish:
John GRATTAN, Head, age 49, Irish, Farmer, came to NB in May 1834
Bridget, wife, age 40, Irish, came to NB in May 1834
Anthony, son, age 23, Irish, came to NB in May 1834
Elizabeth, dau., age 18, Irish, came to NB in May 1834
Patrick, son, age 17, born NB
Ann, dau., age 15, born NB
Mary, dau., age 13, born NB
John, son, age 11, born NB
Julia, dau., age 9, born NB
Edward, son, age 7, born NB
Joseph, son, age 3, born NB
William, son, age 1, born NB
Their children were:
1. ANTHONY GRATTEN b. Ireland ca. 1828, m. ROSANNA ROSS
2. JAMES GRATTEN b. Ireland 6JAN1831, d. 1MAY1843. (A James Gratten m. Mary Gratten
was in Chatham, Northumberland Co., NB in 1878.) (James Grattan m, Elizabeth Alyward
and was in Nelson, Northumberland Co., NB in 1876 and 1881, and in South Nelson in
1870.)
3. MARIE ELIZABETH GRATTEN b. Ireland ca. 1832-3, d. 11SEP1913 or 9NOV1813 (again,
one of those cases where 9/11/1913 or 11/9/1913 has multiple interpretations, not John‘s
fault, as he has both dates), m. DANIEL SAVOY [6J] (b. Neguac, NB 12AUG1824, d.
Neguac, NB ca, 1898; m. 2nd Pokemouche, NB 9NOV1846 MADELEINE VINNEAU (b.
22MAR1823), d/o Paul and Marguerite Vinneau), s/o David and Eleanor (Hierlihy) Savoy
4. PATRICK GRATTEN b. ca. 1834-7, m. MARY BUCHANAN. (A Patrick Gratton petitioned
for land in Kent Co. in 1860; but this Patrick, in 1861 (age 24) was still living with his father.
A John Gratton m. Mary (also given as Genevieve) Whelan may have been a s/o this other
Patrick, and was in Ste. Anne, Kent Co., in 1893.)
5. ANN GRATTEN b. ca. 1835-6, m. _____ HOWLIE
6. MARY GRATTEN b. ca. 1837-8, m. WILLIAM WADE
7. JOHN GRATTEN b. ca. 1839-40, m. 1st SUZANNE LaTULIPPE; m. Presbyterian Manse,
Newcastle, NB 31DEC1873 (by the Rev. James Anderson) 2nd HELEN (ELLEN)
ROBERTSON [147] (b. 15APR1852, d. 8NOV1884), d/o James W. and Hannah
(MacCallum) Robertson. (See [1M].)
The notice of his 2nd marriage is reported by Nancy Avery (e-mail, 28SEP2002), who
wrote:
All of the following appeared in the 'UNION ADVOCATE', Newcastle, NB. It was
published weekly, every Wednesday.
Jan 7, 1874 edition...
marriage
On the 31st ult at the manse, Newcastle by the Rev. James Anderson, Mr. JOHN
GRATTON to Miss ELLEN ROBERTSON, both of the parish of Alnwick.
8. JULIA GRATTEN b. ca. 1841-2, m. MICHAEL KENNY
9. EDWARD GRATTEN b. ca. 1843-4, m. LIZZIE KINGSTON
J. JOSEPH GRATTEN b. ca. 1847-8, m. 1st MARY McNAMARA; m. 2nd CHRISTINE
MacDONALD
K. WILLIAM CHARLES GRATTEN-50 b. ca. 1849-50, m. MARGARET ANN HAYDEN. They
were in Tabusintac in 1898 and 1900.
John Garner, in a message at the Ancestry.com Northumberland board (23DEC2001.)
In 1836, amongst others (some from the Renous River area), Michael Gratten petitions for
land in Northumberland Co., NB.
Henry Gratten b. Ireland ca. 1800, d. Derby, Northumberland Co., NB 8JAN1891 aet. 91
years.
At:
http://www.oldbob.com/margfam/WC01/WC01_104.htm
begins the family of Peter Grattan (b. ca. 1780) whose son was Henry Grattan b. NB ca. 1810,
m. Nancy Noonan. A son was Peter Grattan b. NB ca. 1840 m. Elizabeth Porter. A son of
Peter and Elizabeth was John D. Grattan b. NB 1870, d. NB 1942, m. Mary Elizabeth Astlin.
This last would be the John Gratten m. Mary Emma Aselm (Aselin or Astlin) and was in
Blackville, Northumberland Co., NB in 1897, 1900, 1902 and 1904.)
A William Gratten m. Mary Elizabeth Roy was in Blackville, Northumberland Co., NB in 1894,
1897 and 1901-4.
John Gratten b. Buctouche ca. 1832, d. Saint John, Saint John Co., NB 17MAY1906 aet. 74
years.
Father Robert Grattan wrote, Descendants of John Grattan, New Brunswick. This would be
Fr. Robert A. Grattan, pastor of St. Bridget’s Parish, Renous, NB 1971-1981; which included:
Bartibogue, Malcolm's Chapel, Burnt Church, Tabusintac and Bay du Vin.
JAMES GUNN, a private of the 42nd Royal Highland (Black Watch) Regiment, m. Newcastle, NB
3JUN1796 AMY (EMIE) STYMIEST (b. Hempstead, Queens Co., Long Island, NY ca. 1780, d.
Northumberland Co., NB FEB1846 (?), m. 1st Newcastle, NB NOV1792 WILLIAM McCULLY
(b. ca. 1760)), d/o Benjamin Christoffel and Abigail (Fardon) Stymiest.
Information partially from Carl Stymiest’s Ahnentafel. (See Stymiest, below.)
1. JAMES GUNN
2. MARGARET GUNN m. 1837 MURDOCH McLEOD, s/o Murdoch and Janet (Martin)
McLeod
ALEXANDER HENDERSON m. CATHERINE TAYLOR, came from Scotland ca. 1776 with eight
children. May have ties to Guysborough Co., NS
Sgt. PHILIP HIERLIHY, Prince of Wales American Regiment (see below)
JOHNSTON/JOHNSTONE, children (?) of John and Agnes Johnstone
There is the general sense that the Johnstons were one family, consisting of siblings: David,
Elizabeth, James, William and John. This is no clear proof to this premise, but there is
circumstantial evidence to support the concept. Assuming they were all of one family they
came from Dumfriesshire, Scotland, the stamping ground of the powerful Johnstone clan. A
large number of families in the Tabusintac area can also trace their beginnings to
Dumfriesshire, and in the Johnstons, there are hints which point to some communication
between Scotland and the Miramichi. This tends to support my concept that many of these
families were related before migration.
Nancy Avery, whose extractions from the United Church archives in Sackville, NB appear
frequently here, wrote (e-mail, 15JAN2002):
We know that 3 Johnstone's came from Dumfries ,Scotland at different times, 2 of
them settled in Tabusintac. ( They all dropped the 'e' on the end of their surname at
some point after arriving in this country)
James Johnstone born ca 1796 , arrived about 1823 and married Mary Ann Blake,
granddaughter of Charlotte Taylor.
John Johnstone born + / - 1798- 1800 apparantly was a successful lawyer on the
Miramichi, according to family folklore. No proof exists to support this as yet. I do know
he existed, because of original letters that we have, which mention him, and suggest
that he did not live too far away.
William Johnstone, born about 1802- 1804 . not sure who the parents are yet... can't
find any record of these boys birth in the Dumfries area, so wonder if the family moved
there at a later stage.
David came JUN1832, William came in DEC1833. The vagaries of memory, and the difficulty
concerning the reliability of census returns, make it difficult to determine if the siblings came
together at the same time, or at different times. The above dates suggest they came
separately, but that they had probably all determined to come to New Brunswick sometime in
1832.
On the possible connections between the several Johnston families, Nancy Avery wrote:
As far as I know, James Johnston (who married Mary Ann Blake), and William
Johnston 1802 or 1804, were brothers. Everything seems to lean in favor of it, from
word of mouth, to the letters asking Agnes about James and John, and mention made
in one letter to John E. Johnston(1828) re his "uncles". Then there are the childrens
names... James and Mary Ann had almost the same names for their children as did
Wm and Agnes. No concrete proof has turned up yet, however to prove they are
brothers. But it will someday, .. I hope.
I am also of the opinion that James 1796, and William 1802 or 1804, and John 1798,
had a brother, David Johnston who also moved to Tabusintac from the Dumfries ,
Scotland area. He was born ca 1787, and is the ancestor of Dick Deise.
*Also*... I hope and expect we will find that Elizabeth Johnstone, born 01 June,
1787 or 1788 in St. Mungo, Dumfries , Scotland to parents John and Agnes Johnston
(Scottish OPR's), is a sister to David, and... perhaps all of these Johnston's are
siblings.... Elizabeth Johnston(e) married David MacKenzie and they moved to
Tabusintac, and just so happened to live next door to my Wm and Agnes Johnston.
David was the first MacKenzie to Tabusintac, but Elizabeth was far from the first
Johnston... just seems too much of a coincidence to me...
which suggests that anecdotal information, plus some circumstantial, yet solid evidence,
suggests that these were all siblings, children of a John and Agnes Johnstone.
Excerpts from Nancy’s e-mails will be inserted at what will be the most advantageous
locations.
DAVID JOHNSTONE b. Drysdale, Dumfrieshire, Scotland ca. 1787, came to NB JUN1832 from
Drysdale (Dryfesdale?), Dumfrieshire, Scotland, m. 1st JANET (“JENNET” or “JENNIE”)
McLEAN (b. ca. 1787?); m. 2nd MARGARET JANE HARKNESS (b. Perthshire, Scotland ca.
1795 or ca. 1800.) This second marriage may be problematical. as in the 1851 census,
David’s wife is “Jennet”, b. ca. 1795; while in 1861 “Jane” (b. ca. 1801) is living with her son,
Thomas. It seems somewhat unlikely that Jane might be transmuted to a variation of Janet,
but not all that unlikely.
Much of the following is based on, Descendants of David Johnston, by John Garner, 2002.
At:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9002/gldeaths.htm
MISC GLOUCESTER DEATHS, (Some from the Newspaper "The Gleaner" which covered
from Miramichi to Restigouche, some copied from the Bathurst Church registers
This page was designed by Irene Doyle for Gloucester GenWeb Apr/1998.)
Apr. 1st/1841, Mrs Jane Harkness, age 71, of Dumfries who immigrated to this country
18 years ago
Also, from, Royal Gazette, Saint John, NB, issue of 5MAY1841, page 3:
At the same place [Tabusintac], on the 1st instant, Mrs Jane Harkness, in the 71st
year of her age. She was a native of Dumfries, and emigrated to this country about
eighteen months since.
This obituary appears next to the one for Charlotte Taylor Hierlihy. Possibly mother of
Margaret Jane (Harkness) Johnston?
Census records indicate diverging dates-of-birth for Margaret Jane. 1851 gives ca. 1795, but
1861 and 1871 give ca. 1800-1.
In the 1851 census, Alnwick Parish was William Johnston, age 35, Scottish, Farmer, came
to NB in Dec. 1833; Mary, wife, age 27, b. NB; Janet, dau., age 6, b. NB; Jane, dau., age 4, b.
NB; James, son, age 3, b. NB; Ellen, dau., age 1, b. NB. Also there was David Johnston 64
farmer came to NB JUN1832; Jennet 56 Scotch came to NB JUN1832; Thomas 14; David 10;
Julia 6. At the time, David lived very close to Hugh and Alexander Murray, sons of John of
Tabusintac, and to John Beattie, who had married Hugh and Alexander’s cousin, Helen
Loggie. James Johnston, possibly David’s brother, lived somewhat further off, but nearby.
Children:
1. ELIZABETH JOHNSTON b. Scotland ca. 1804 (56 in 1861; or ca. 1809, aet. 62 years in
1871), d. Tabusintac 1884, bur. Riverside Cem., Tabusintac, Alnwick Parish,
Northumberland Co., NB, came to NB MAY1839, m. 22NOV1830 (by John Campbell, J. P.;
witnesses were Lewis Urquhart and Samuel Gorst) WILLIAM WISHART [5] (b. ca. 1786, d.
26(or 28)APR1851 aet. 64 (or 65 in the census of that year) years, bur. Riverside Cem.,
Tabusintac, Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB), s/o William and Charlotte (Taylor)
Wishart
1851 Census Alnwick Parish:
Elisabeth Wishart, widow, 42, Scotch, farmer, came to NB MAY1839; David, 18,
Hellen, 16; Charlot, 14; Janet, 11, John, 9; Elizabeth Mary, 5.
1861 census of Alnwick Parish:
David Wishart, head, 24, farmer, b. NB; Elizabeth, mother, 56, b. Scotland; John,
brother, 18; Janet, sister, 22; Mary, sister, 15.
1881 census of Alnwick Parish:
Elizabeth is age 75, a widow, b. Scotland, Presbyterian, living with her daughter,
Janet (42), and the family of her son, John (40.)
children:
11. DAVID WISHART b. ca. 1833
12. HELEN WISHART b. 15FEB1835, bpt. 31MAY1835, m. CHARLES PALMER, Jr. (b. ca.
1832), possibly s/o Charles and Nancy (Adams) Palmer. In the 1861 census, Charles
(aet. 29) and Helen (aet. 25) Palmer were living with or next to Elizabeth (Johnstone)
Wishart. They had with them two children: Helen “Black” and David Palmer, both aet. 5
years, who were “brought up”, possibly orphaned family members. In 1861 an Arthur
Palmer (b. ca. 1829, and his wife, Helen (b. ca. 1831) were also in the census of
Tabusintac. (See [87].) Charles Palmer (aet. 60), and his wife, “Ann” (aet. 50), were also
in the 1861 census.
13. CHARLOTTE WISHART b. 1836, d. 1895, bur. Riverside Cem., Tabusintac, m. SIMON
FRASER MURRAY (b. ca. 1835), s/o Hugh and Jane (Anderson) Murray
14. JANET (“JENNIE”) WISHART b. ca. 1839-40, m. Ferry Road, Alnwick Parish,
Northumberland Co., NB 4NOV1888 JOHN BROWN (b. ca. 1835)
15. JOHN M. WISHART b. Tabusintac 1843 (5APR1842 in 1901 census, in Tabusintac
4APR1842 according to Richard Deise), d. Tabusintac 1913, m. Newcastle, NB
28DEC1866 ELIZABETH R. YOUNG (b. 21MAY1841 (or 1840), d. 1929), d/o Robert
and Jane (Robinson or Robertson) Young
Jim Dixon wrote (e-mail 18SEP2002):
My Young information comes from Young Family records and a Young Family Bible.
Elizabeth Young, b. 24 May, 1841. d/o Robert and Jane (Robinson/Robertson) Young,
m. 28 Dec. 1866, Newcastle, to John Wishart.
In the 1881 census of Alnwick Parish, John’s surname (in the IGI version) is given as
‘Bischoch’. He is age 40, b. NB, a farmer, Scottish and Presbyterian. His wife is
Elizabeth, age 41, also Scottish, b. NB and Presbyterian. With him is his widowed
mother and sister, Janet (their surname given as Wishart.) Their children are: Janie (13),
Thomas (14), William (10) Robert Y. (7), Ell.. (5) Janet (3) and Mary A. b. MAY1881
(age 7 months).
children:
151. THOMAS WISHART b. ca. 1867
152. JANIE WISHART b. ca. 1868
153. WILLIAM WISHART b. ca. 1871
154. ROBERT Y. WISHART b. ca. 1874
155. ELL.. WISHART b. ca. 1876
156. JANET WISHART b. ca. 1878
157. MARY A. WISHART b. MAY1881
16. ELIZABETH MARY WISHART b. Tabusintac 8APR1847, d. Tabusintac 1928, m.
Tabusintac 6NOV1871 JAMES DUNCAN STYMIEST (b. Tabusintac 21NOV1850, d.
Tabusintac 1927), s/o James Peabody [J2] and Margaret (Urquhart) Stymiest
2. MARY JOHNSTON b. ca. 1806, stayed in Scotland.
3. ROBERT JOHNSTON b. ca. 1810, d. after coming to NB ca. 1835?
4. JAMES JOHNSTON b. ca. 1812 , m. JEMIMA ANN ARMSTRONG (b. ca. 1816)
5. WILLIAM W. JOHNSTONE b. ca. 1816 (from Dumfriesshire, Scotland in DEC1833) (or ca.
1809 1861 census), m. 11APR1844 MARY E. MURRAY (b. 18APR1825, age 36 in 1861),
d/o Hugh and Jane (Anderson) Murray. Some genealogies have her as the d/o George and
Jane (Davidson) Murray. It is far more likely she was the d/o Hugh and Jane, as the d/o
George and Jane is reported to have m. 21SEP1854 James Tushie (possibly s/o John
Tushie?); but even more likely, never married.
In the 1851 census was a William Johnston b. ca. 1816, wife, Mary, b. ca. 1824; with
William having come to NB 1833.
At:
http://members.tripod.com/~aowen/Strang/d19988.htm
it is said that a son of William and Mary was William Wishart Johnston b. Tabusintac
12SEP1867, d. Saint John, Saint John Co., NB 5DEC1960, m. Brewer, Maine 22NOV1893
Flora Simpson Price (b. Newcastle, Northumberland Co., NB 20OCT1877, d. Saint John,
Saint John Co., NB 28MAY1966), d/o Henry Edward and Permelia U. [89] (Hierlihy) Price.
Richard Deise writes:
Willis Hamilton advised me that Hugh Murray along with Abram Sava (Savoy)
witnessed the marriage of Mary Murray and William Johnston. 11 April 1844. With
this information, an investigation of all the Hugh Murray's in the area at that time,
only Hugh married to Jane Anderson could have been the father to Mary, thus
surmising that she was his eldest child and out of his family by the 1851 census,
thereby being missed by Rev. Arthur Murray.
Follows is an email from Willis Hamilton-It
is marriage #2784 in the official marriage records of Northumberland
County - 11 Apr 1844. I obtained this from an index which I have to these
records. The names of the witnesses do not show in the index. I must have
gone to the microfilm to get these for you. The microfilm will also show the
name of the clergyman or JP who performed the service. The film
concerned is F-578 (Provincial Archives of New Brunswick). (You will find
proper spellings of the names of clergy and JPs plus biographical
information on them in my book DICTIONARY OF MIRAMICHI
BIOGRAPHY, of which you own a copy, if I am not mistaken.)
Good luck.
Willis Hamilton
In the 1861 census of Tabusintac are William Johnstone, age 52, his wife, Mary, age 36,
and their children: Janet (16), Jane (15), Helen (11), Elizabeth (9), Ann (6), Mary (4),
James (13) and David [Arthur?] age 11 months.
children:
51. JANET JOHNSTONE b. ca. 1845-6 (16 in 1861.) (Possibly she who m. WILLIAM
COLTART (or COULTER), d. Napan, NB ca. 1860?. Nancy, one of the Tabusintac-Miramichi
Group, in an e-mail (12SEP2002) reported extracts from the United Church
Archives, in Sackville, NB. These are from the Presbyterian Church in Tabusintac from
its inception in the mid-1830's until the United Church was formed in 1925. Amongst
these she reports:
Wm Coltart ( Colter ?) and Janet Johnston, son Richard baptised 2 Aug 1884.
Born 17 Feb, 1884. By E Wallace Waits
Wm Coulter and wife Janet Johnston, daughter born 20 Dec, 1877, bapt April
(..blank..), 1878, named Jane Johnstone
Another son, George Coulter, was b. 7MAR1880, bpt. 9(JUN?)1880.
Nancy (e-mail 9SEP2002) also refers to a microfilm with the, Chatham Gleaner, 1859-
1861. Amongst the deaths she mentioned was that of Wm Coltart in Napan.
Since Janet’s niece was [34122] JANET COLTART PALMER, it seems possible that
William was Janet’s husband.)
In another e-mail (29SEP2002) Nancy Avery extracts announcements from the,
Chatham Gleaner, including:
same edition... Dec 9, 1874
"At Douglastown, Dec 5, after a short but severe illness, MR. WILLIAM
COLTART, aged 41 years. Deeply regretted. He was a dutiful son to his aged
parents, a kind husband and affectionate father, and charitable to the poor, he
was universally esteemed for the uprightness and integrity of his character.
The memory of the just is blessed."
This would not appear to be the same William Coltart whose wife was b. ca. 1845-6,
and whose children were bapt. in 1877, 1878, 1880 and 1884.
52. JANE JOHNSTONE b. 4DEC1848 (15 in 1861), d. 17JAN1915, m. 1st JAMES ROSS;
m. 2nd DAVID PALMER (b. 2APR1856, d. 1928.) David’s date-of-birth is 1859
elsewhere, but Richard Deise has 1856 as per 1861 census, and the baptism below
(under PALMER) gives his age in 1883 as 26.)
Since a James Ross and Jane Johnstone had a son in 1878, and since Jane’s son in
the 1901 census was James Ross, it is assumed here that the James Ross, the father
of the baptism, was her first husband. The difficulty is that the William James Ross of
the baptism was b. 21MAR and the James Ross of 1901 was b. 21MAR, but the first
was b. 1878, and the latter in 1871. I am assuming (as usual) that the 1901 census is
wrong or misread. It appears that James Ross, Sr. d. ca. 1879, and they may have had
only the one child.
In 1901, they lived between Hugh Murray and his mother, Ellen (Johnston) Murray,
and their daughter and son-in-law, George Alexander and Janet Coltart (Palmer)
Murray.
Nancy Avery, one of the Tabusintac-Miramichi Group, in an e-mail (12SEP2002)
reported extracts from the United Church Archives, in Sackville, NB. These are from
the Presbyterian Church in Tabusintac from its inception in the mid-1830's until the
United Church was formed in 1925. From these she report the baptisms, probably at
the same time, probably by the Rev. C. W. Bryden:
James Ross and wife, Jane Johnstone, son born 21 March, 1878, bapt
(..blank..) April, 1878, named William James.
David Palmer baptised aged 26 years, 1883
David Palmer and Jane Johnston, daughter baptised named Janet Colter, Nov,
1883. (did not mention when the child was born)
David Palmer and Jane Johnston , daughter baptised named Barbara Ross
1883 by C. W. Bryden
Jane’s father, William W. Johnston, had a sister, Elizabeth Johnston, who m. William
Wishart. William Wishart had a sister:
HELEN WISHART b. ca. 1835, m. CHARLES PALMER, Jr. (b. ca. 1832),
possibly s/o Charles and Nancy (Adams) Palmer. In the 1861 census, Charles
(aet. 29) and Helen (aet. 25) Palmer were living with or next to Elizabeth
(Johnstone) Wishart. They had with them two children: Helen “Black” and
David Palmer, both aet. 5 years, who were “brought up”, possibly orphaned
family members. In 1861 an Arthur Palmer (b. ca. 1829, and his wife, Helen (b.
ca. 1831) were also in the census of Tabusintac. Charles Palmer (aet. 60), and
his wife, “Ann” (aet. 50), were also in the 1861 census.
David was that David Palmer, age 5, being “brought up” by Charles and Helen
(Wishart) Palmer. In his compilation on the Johnston family, Descendants of David
Johnston, (provided 29AUG2002), Richard Deise notes:
When David was 2 years old, his father left him behind with his uncle Charles Palmer, Wishart's Point. The father went to P. E. I. with 4 of his children. Also left behind was William M. Palmer.
Unfortunately, Richard does not mention whom that father is.
Arthur Palmer’s wife is given in a baptismal record (Nancy Avery, e-mail, 1NOV2002)
for his daughter:
Arthur PALMER and Helen Hurlihy ( sic), dau ANN ADAMS, b ___, bapt 3 April
1853 by Rev. James Murray
as Helen (or Ellen) Hierlihy.
Carl Stymiest includes them in his genealogical web site, and gives their children as
Janet and Everett.
Other children are added from the 1901 census to give:
1st
521. WILLIAM JAMES ROSS b. 21MAR1878, bpt. APR1878
2nd
522. JANET COLTART PALMER b. 29JUL1880 (1901 census, or 1881 on headstone,
Carl has 20JUL1881), bpt. Presbyterian Church, Tabusintac NOV1883, d. 1968.
m. GEORGE ALEXANDER MURRAY [3469] (b. 29AUG1876 (Carl has
22AUG1876), d. 29DEC1951), s/o Simon Fraser and Charlotte (Wishart) Murray
523. BARBARA ROSS PALMER bpt. Presbyterian Church, Tabusintac 1883, does not
seem to be in 1901 census, prob. d. before then
524. EVERETT NEALY (or W.) PALMER b. 12OCT1886
525. ELIZABETH (S.?) PALMER b. 12MAY1889
53. JAMES JOHNSTONE b. Tabusintac 25NOV1849 (birth record, s/o William and Mary
(Murray) Johnston) (13 in 1861), m. 1st? HELEN JOHNSTON (b. ca. 1859); m. 2nd
Presbyterian Church, Tabusintac 11FEB1880 HELEN (“ELLEN”) TAYLOR (b.
19MAR1858.)
Nancy, one of the Tabusintac-Miramichi Group, in an e-mail (12SEP2002) reported
extracts from the United Church Archives, in Sackville, NB. These are from the
Presbyterian Church in Tabusintac from its inception in the mid-1830's until the United
Church was formed in 1925. One of these marriages was:
James Johnston and Ellen Taylor both of Tabusintac by licence Feb 11, 1880
A baptism from the same source is:
James Johnston and Ellen Taylor, daughter born Jan 18, 1883, bapt 26 April,
1883, named Jemima (N?) Armstrong.
Also:
James Johnston and wife, Ellen Taylor, daughter born 8 May, 1881, baptised 8
Sept., 1881.
In the 1881 census, James has a son, William, age 13. These give at least:
1st
531. WILLIAM JOHNSTONE b. ca. 1868
2nd
532. daughter b. 8MAY1881, bpt. Church, Tabusintac 8SEP1881
533. JEMIMA (N?) ARMSTRONG JOHNSTONE b. 18JAN1883, bpt. Presbyterian
Church, Tabusintac 26APR1883
54. HELEN (ELLEN) JOHNSTONE b. ca. 1850 (11 in 1861.) Possibly she who m. JOHN
WILLISTON, and had a son:
541. JOHN WILLISTON (s/o John and Ellen (Johnston) Williston) b. 31OCT1877, bpt.
8DEC1877; by the Rev. Wm Fogo
55. ELIZABETH W. (“MOMIE”) JOHNSTONE b. Tabusintac 15OCT1852 (9 in 1861), bpt.
25JAN1853 by Rev. J. Murray, d. 8OCT1939, bur. Riverside Cem., Tabusintac, m.
DEC1870 JOHN (“JAY”) STEWART (b. Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB
4JUN1846, d. Tabusintac 1906, bur. Riverside Cem., Tabusintac), s/o Adam and Abigail Fardon (Stymiest) Stewart.
Concerning Elizabeth’s baptism, Nancy Avery found a reference amongst church
archival records (probably the United Church archives in Sackville, NB) and conveyed
(e-mail, 1NOV2002) the following:
Wm. JOHNSTON and Mary Murray, dau ELIZABETH born ___, bapt 25 Jan
1853 by Rev. J. Murray
It should be noted that the Rev. James Murray, probably a Presbyterian minister from
Scotland, was not likely immediately connected to the Murrays of Tabusintac.
In 1881, Abigail Stymiest was living with her son, John Stewart (b. Alnwick Parish,
Northumberland Co. 4JUN1846) and his wife, Elizabeth Johnston.
On the Ancestry.com Northumberland board, Susan Wylie to Jenna Tong
(19DEC2001) wrote:
Adam Stewart married Isabella Mary Grattan in Northumberland Co., NB in
1897 (Provincial Archives records)
They had 3 children listed in the records at the Archives:
1. James William b. Feb. 8, 1898 in Tabusintac, Northumberland Co., NB
2. Merle Ford, b. Feb. 10, 1902 in Neguac, Northumberland Co., NB
3. John Frederick, b. Jan. 4, 1906 in Tabusintac, Northumberland Co., NB
1901 Census for Northumberland district, NB:
Adam STEWART, Head, age 26, born NB
Isabella, wife, age 24, born NB
James, son, age 3, born NB
Mina, dau., age 1, born NB
John Stewart married Elizabeth Johnston in 1874 in Northumberland Co., NB.
William McKenzie was co-signer.
There were 2 children listed as born to John Stewart and Elizabeth Johnston:
1. Alexander Davidson, b. March 11, 1896 in Lower Neguac, Northumberland
Co., NB
2. John, b. Jan. 7, 1893 in Neguac, Northumberland Co., NB
1901 Census for Northumberland district, NB:
John STEWART, Head, age 55, born NB
Elizabeth, wife, age 48, born NB
William J., son, age 23, born NB
Ellen, dau., age 21, born NB
Fordie, dau., age 20, born NB
David, son, age 18, born NB
George F., son, age 16, born NB
Alexander, son, age 14, born NB
Margurate J., dau., age 13, born NB
John, son, age 8, born NB
Abigal F., mother-in-law, age 87, born NB
I found John Stewart with his father, Adam, in the first census in 1851, for the
parish of Alnwick, Northumberland Co.:
Adam STEWART, Head, age 39, Scottish, Farmer, b. NB
Abigail, wife, age 36, Dutch, b. NB
William, son, age 10, b. NB
James, son, age 8, b. NB
Benjamin, son, age 7, b. NB
John, son, age 5, b. NB
Margaret, dau., age 3, b. NB
Alexander, son, age 8 months, b. NB
Also in the parish of Alnwick, Northumberland in the 1851 Census was
Isabella's father, Patrick Grattan, a young boy with his family:
John GRATTAN, Head, age 49, Irish, Farmer, came to NB in May 1834
Bridget, wife, age 40, Irish, came to NB in May 1834
Anthony, son, age 23, Irish, came to NB in May 1834
Elizabeth, dau., age 18, Irish, came to NB in May 1834
Patrick, son, age 17, born NB [this may be the same Patrick Gratton, age 16,
who was lodging with Hugh Murray [34] in 1851; TAM]
Ann, dau., age 15, born NB
Mary, dau., age 13, born NB
John, son, age 11, born NB
Julia, dau., age 9, born NB
Edward, son, age 7, born NB
Joseph, son, age 3, born NB
William, son, age 1, born NB
There's also a Johnston family in Alnwick parish, in 1851. There was no
daughter Elizabeth listed, but she could've been born in the years just after that
census.:
William JOHNSTON, Head, age 35, Scottish, Farmer, came to NB in Dec.
1833
Mary, wife, age 27, b. NB
Janet, dau., age 6, b. NB
Jane, dau., age 4, b. NB
James, son, age 3, b. NB
Ellen, dau., age 1, b. NB
The co-signer of Elizabeth Johnston's marriage to John Stewart was William
McKenzie. There's a McKenzie family in Alnwick right next door to the above
Johnston family. They were neighbors.
Richard Deise also notes the reference to the 1901 census of Alnwick Parish.
At the Ancestry.com Northumberland board (22DEC2002), John Garner gives their
children as:
551. JAMES S. STEWART b. ca. 1872
552. JOHN STEWART (1st) b. 7JAN1873, d. young Nequac, Northumberland Co., NB
553. ADAM STEWART b. 22MAR1875, d. 25MAR1946, m. 29JUN1897 ISABELLA
MARY GRATTAN (b. 1JAN1877), d/o Patrick and Mary (Buchanan) Grattan
554. WILLIAM JOHNSTON STEWART b. Tabusintac, Northumberland Co., NB
7JAN1878, d. 22JAN1955, m. LOWENZA GRACE (“WINNIE”) YOUNG
555. HELEN (ELLEN) STEWART b. Tabusintac, Northumberland Co., NB 1JAN1879
556. ABIGAIL (“FORDIE”) STEWART b. Tabusintac, Northumberland Co., NB
19NOV1880
557. DAVID STEWART b. Tabusintac, Northumberland Co., NB 30JUN1882
558. GEORGE FREDERICK DAWSON STEWART b. Tabusintac, Northumberland
Co., NB 30JUN1885, d. Tabusintac, Northumberland Co., NB 19JAN1968, bur.
McGivney Junction Cem., NB, m. 22SEP1892 ALICE GLADYS MAE BROWN
(bur. McGivney Junction Cem., NB), d/o Daniel and Alice Brown
559. ALEXANDER DAVIDSON STEWART b. New Jersey (or Lower Neguac),
Northumberland Co., NB 11MAR1886.
55J. MARGARET (MARGUERITE?) JANE (“MAGGIE”) STEWART b. Tabusintac,
Northumberland Co., NB 28DEC1887, d. Tabusintac, Northumberland Co., NB
8MAR1911
55K. JOHN STEWART (2nd) b. Neguac, Northumberland Co., NB 7JAN1893 (one site
as 07-01-1873, which brings into question the birth date of this and the first John
Stewart)
56. ANN (“ANNIE”) JOHNSTONE b. ca. 1855 (6 in 1861). Richard Deise (e-mail
13SEP2002) has this daughter as the Annie Johnson who m. (by the Rev. William
Fogo) 4DEC1877 JOSEPH WILLISTON. Richard refers to a posting by Nancy, one of
the Tabusintac-Miramichi Group, in an e-mail (12SEP2002.) Nancy reported extracts
from the United Church Archives, in Sackville, NB. These are from the Presbyterian
Church in Tabusintac from its inception in the mid-1830's until the United Church was
formed in 1925. These include the notice:
Joseph Williston of Chatham and Annie Johnston of Tabusintac by licence 4
Dec, 1877
57. MARY JOHNSTONE b. ca. 1857 (4 in 1861)
58. THOMAS DAVID (ARTHUR?) JOHNSTONE b. Tabusintac 24SEP1859 (age 11
months in 1861, given as “David [Arthur?]”, with the ’Arthur’ possibly being a misread
’Thomas’) (or SEP1860, probably from 1861 census or 1901 census), d. Flemington,
Clinton Co., Pennsylvania 17NOV1923, m. Flemington, Clinton Co., Pennsylvania 1887
LAURA S. HIGH (b. Flemington, Clinton Co., Pennsylvania 4JAN1860, d. Flemington,
Clinton Co., Pennsylvania 24MAR1923.)
Richard Deise writes:
My great-grandfather. The census has him listed as David Thomas in Alnwick
census of 1861 and 1871. Thomas David emigrated from Canada in 1881, at
the age of 21, and became naturalized in 1889. He lived in Flemington, Clinton
County, PA., employed by the Hayes Run Fire Brick Company for 20 years
becoming superintendent. He was then elected Sheriff of Clinton County and
lived in Lock Haven, county seat, commencing Jan 1, 1920 and died while still
in office. He had broken the same hip twice within 6 months which caused fatal
complications. His father was born in Scotland and his mother in Canada.
59. HUGH McKAY JOHNSTONE b. ca. 1863, m. MARGARET (“MAGGIE”) PARKER (b.
ca. 1865)
5J. WILLIAM WISHART JOHNSTONE b. Tabusintac 12SEP1867, d. Saint John, Saint
John Co., NB 5DEC1960, m. Brewer, Maine 22NOV1893 Flora Simpson Price (b.
McLean’s Landing, Tabusintac (or Newcastle, Northumberland Co., NB) 20OCT1877,
d. Saint John, Saint John Co., NB 28MAY1966, bur. Ocean View Gardens, Saint John,
NB), d/o Henry Edward and Permelia U. (Hierlihy) Price.
5K. ISABELLA JOHNSTONE b. Tabusintac ca. 1869
6. JEANETTE (or JANET) JOHNSTONE b. Perthshire, Scotland 31OCT1821, d. Guelph,
Wellington Co., ONT 27JUL1894, bur. Woodlawn Cem. Guelph, ONT, m. St. Luke’s
Church, Chatham, Northumberland Co., NB 30OCT1840 SYLVANUS ROBERTSON (b.
Tabusintac 14APR1818, d. Guelph, Erin Twp., Wellington Co., ONT 13DEC1901, bur.
Woodlawn Cem. Guelph, ONT), s/o John [11] and Mary (MacCallum) Robertson. Went to
Mal Bay, Gaspé, Quebec in 1855, then to Guelph in 1867.
As a personal aside, members of my mother’s family, the Flewellings, also had settled in
this area in the early 1800’s; especially the family of Abraham Jewell Flewwelling, members
of whose family are also buried in Woodlawn Cem.
children:
61. MARY ANN ROBERTSON b. Tabusintac ca. 1840, d. Guelph, ONT 25OCT1879, m. St.
Peter’s Anglican Ch., Mal Bay, PQ 4SEP1865 ANDREW PLOURDE, s/o of ANDRÉ
and BRIDGET (REDDY) PLOURDE
62. JOHN ROBERTSON b. Tabusintac 22JUL1844, d. Toronto, ONT 1963, m. Methodist
Ch., Cape aux Os, PQ 8OCT1867 ELIZA LANCASTER MacCALLUM (b. Tabusintac
ca. 1846, d.1900), d/o Thomas and Annabel (Robertson) MacCallum
63. JEANETTE ROBERTSON b. Tabusintac ca. 1843, d. Tabusintac ca. 1843.
64. JAMES ROBERTSON b. Tabusintac ca. 1846, d. Bolton, ONT 25AUG1889, m. Bolton,
ONT 4OCT1872 MARY ANN ARTHURS
65. ELIZABETH JOHNSTON ROBERTSON b. Tabusintac 20JUN1849, d. Toronto, ONT,
m. 1st St. Peter’s Anglican Ch., Mal Bay, PQ 8MAR1865 JOHN HUNT; m. 2nd St.
Paul’s Anglican Ch., Barachois West, PQ 18JUN1907 JOHN MacCALLUM (b.
Tabusintac 10JAN1849, d. Bridgeville, PQ 20APR1918, b. St. Paul’s Anglican Cem.,
Barachois West, PQ), s/o Thomas and Annabel (Robertson) MacCallum
66. GRACE THOMPSON ROBERTSON b. Tabusintac 14JUN1851, d. Rockford, Illinois
28OCT1942, m. Guelph, ONT 16APR1874 WILLIAM YATES LLOYD
67. HANNAH JOHNSTONE ROBERTSON b. Tabusintac 7JUN1853, d. Niagara Falls, ONT
3FEB1943, bur. Fairview Cem., Niagara Falls, ONT, m. APR1872 WILLIAM GEORGE
NELSON
68. MARGARET ROBERTSON b. Tabusintac ca. 1854
69. WILLIAM DUNCAN ROBERTSON b. Tabusintac 20JUN1856. d. Guelph, ONT
22JAN1936, m. Guelph, ONT 14SEP1875 AGNES LANDON
6J. ELLEN WYLIE ROBERTSON b. Mal Bay, PQ 17OCT1857, d. Toronto, ONT
29DEC1944, bur. Prospect Cem., Toronto, ONT 31DEC1944, m. at her father’s
residence in Guelph, ONT 12APR1880 WILLIAM TATE LOREE
6K. GEORGE ALBERT ROBERTSON b. Mal Bay, PQ 22SEP1859, d. Orton, ONT 1944,
m. at her father’s residence in Erin, Wellington Co., ONT 4FEB1886 MARY PARKER
6L. CHARLES ALEXANDER ROBERTSON b. Mal Bay, PQ 22DEC1861, d. Guelph, ONT
16SEP1950, m. Guelph, ONT 15FEB1893 MARTHA NEWSTEAD
6M. RUFUS HIRAM ROBERTSON b. Mal Bay, PQ 20DEC1861, d. Pasadena, California
23JUN1939, m. Guelph, ONT 11APR1894 SARAH CUTTING
6N. ELIZA ANN ROBERTSON b. Mal Bay, PQ 15MAY1864, d. Pasadena, CA 15JAN1970,
bur. 19JAN1970 Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cem., Glendale, CA, m. Guelph, ONT
3APR1882 GEORGE HOOD, s/o George Hood
7. JENNIE JEAN JOHNSTON b. Kirkmichael Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland 25SEP1825, d.
Crapaud, PEI 21JUL1881, bur. Tryon Pioneer Cem., Tryon, PEI, m. MATTHEW
ROGERSON (b. ca. 1821)
Undated letter to Richard Deise from Ken:
Hi Dick ; Just read your query and since I had a few moments I thought I would look
up the names on your query to see if I had anything in my P.E.I. books. " From
Scotland to Prince Edward Island" available through the P.E.I. Genealogical society.
This is a book containing lists of names compiled from news paper death notices and
cemetery transcripts of ( some ) emigrants to P.E.I. from Scotland. Page 51 entry #
13 read ; "At Crapaud on 21st. July , Janet Rogerson wife of Mathew Rogerson AE
55. Native of Kirkmichael Dumfries. emig. 1829 " taken from Weekly Examiner
16,Sept. 1881.
I checked my copy of Prince Edward Island ( Prince County) index of Monumental
Inscriptions, also available through the P.E.I. Genealogical Society. There is a listing
for a Janet Rogerson buried in Tryon Pioneer Cemetery, Tryon.
I don't have anything on Mathew Rogerson.
Ken
8. ELLEN JOHNSTON b. Scotland 15AUG1826, d. Sunny Bank, Gaspé, Quebec 1921, m.
23APR1845 Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB HENRY EAGLE (b. Miramichi ca.
1815, d. Sunny Bank, Gaspé, Quebec 14AUG1884), s/o Henry and Mary (Jones) Eagle.
Moved to the Gaspé in the late 1840’s. In the 1881 census of York, Gaspé, Quebec are
Henry Eagle age 65, b. NB, Irish, farmer and Church of England (as are all of the family);
his wife, Ellen b. Scotland, age 55; and their children: John (14), Emeline (18) and Isabella
11).
children:
81. JANE EAGLE b. NB 23FEB1847, d. Sunny Bank, Gaspé, PQ 1937, m. St. James’ Ch.,
Wakeham, Gaspé, PQ 9APR1872 WILLIAM CORNELIUS GRANT (b. Sunny Bank, Gaspé, PQ ca. 1830, d. Sunny Bank, Gaspé, PQ 1905)
children (from 1881 census of York, Gaspé, Quebec:
811. HENRY GRANT b. ca. 1874
812. WILLIAM GRANT b. ca. 1876
813. DAVID GRANT b. ca. 1880
82. MARIA ELLEN EAGLE b. Mal Bay, Gaspé, PQ 9MAR1849, d. Brasset, Gaspé, PQ
1934, m. Wakeham, Gaspé, PQ 1871 HENRY THOMAS MULLIN (b. Brasset, Gaspé,
PQ 6APR1843, d. Brasset, Gaspé, PQ 1903)
83. BRIDGET EAGLE b. Barachois, Gaspé, PQ 18JAN1852, m. Wakeham, Gaspé, PQ
1874 GEORGE DOUGLAS MILLER (b. Sandy Beach, Gaspé, PQ 7FEB1828, d. Sandy
Beach, Gaspé, PQ 31JAN1917. A George (age 63?) and Bridget (age 36) Miller were
in York, Gaspé, Quebec in the 1881 census.
children:
831. EMILY MILLER b. ca. 1863 (school teacher in 1881)
832. ELVIN MILLER b. ca. 1867
833. FREDERICK MILLER b. ca. 1869
834. MARY MILLER b. ca. 1877
835. SARAH MILLER b. ca. 1879
836. ELLEN MILLER b. ca. 1880
84. DAVID EAGLE b. Sunny Bank, Gaspé, PQ ca. 1854, d. Sunny Bank, Gaspé, PQ
30NOV1866
85. ELLEN EAGLE b. Sunny Bank, Gaspé, PQ ca. 1856, d. 1856
86. CHARLOTTE EAGLE b. Sunny Bank, Gaspé, PQ 12JUL1857, d. Sunny Bank, Gaspé,
PQ 3APR1862
87. HENRY THOMAS EAGLE Sunny Bank, Gaspé, PQ 6MAR1859, d. Sunny Bank,
Gaspé, PQ 1APR1862
88. MARGARET ELLEN EAGLE b. Sunny Bank, Gaspé, PQ 16MAY1861, d. Sunny Bank,
Gaspé, PQ 8APR1862
89. EMELINE JULIA JOHNSTON EAGLE b. Sunny Bank, Gaspé, PQ 11JAN1863, d.
Bridgeville, Percé, Gaspé, PQ 22NOV1895, m. JOHN AUGUSTUS BUCKLEY [92] (b.
Mal Bay, Gaspé, PQ 18JAN1854, d. Bridgeville, Percé, Gaspé, PQ 1923), s/o Daniel
and Maria (Johnston) Buckely
8J. JOHN HENRY EAGLE b. Sunny Bank, Gaspé, PQ 13OCT1866, m. MARIA HELEN
BUCKLEY [97] (b. Barachois, Gaspé, PQ 28FEB1867, d. Sunny Bank, Gaspé, PQ
1930), d/o Daniel and Maria (Johnston) Buckely
8K. ISABELLE McLEOD EAGLE b. Sunny Bank, Gaspé, PQ 19DEC1869, d. Sunny Bank,
Gaspé, PQ 1903, m. Wakeham, Gaspé, PQ 1886 JAMES ALFRED PALMER (b.
Wakeham, Gaspé, PQ ca. 1862, d. Sunny Bank, Gaspé, PQ 30MAY1947)
9. MARIA JOHNSTON b. Drysdale, Dumfrieshire, Scotland 10APR1831, m. St. Peter’s
Church, Mal Bay (Malbaie), Gaspé, Quebec 1APR1851 DANIEL BUCKLEY (b. ca. 1821-3.)
They were in Mal Bay by 1847. In 1881 Daniel (age 60, farmer and fisherman, b. PQ and
Episcopalian) and Maria (age 49) were in Ste-Pierre-de-la-Malbaie, Gaspé, Quebec. With
them was their son, ‘Michel’, age 29. Their other children appear to have been in a
separate household, headed by John. This second household (which actually may be the
same, but on a following page) has: John (27), Anna (25), Henry (22), Ellen (14), Emma
(10) and William (8).
children:
91. MICHAEL BUCKLEY b. Barachois, Gaspé, Quebec 26FEB1852, d. (drowned at sea)
1891
92. JOHN AUGUSTUS BUCKLEY b. Mal Bay, Gaspé, Quebec 18JAN1854, d. Bridgeville,
Gaspé, Quebec 1923, m. 1st EMELINE JULIA JOHNSTON EAGLE [89] (b. Sunny
Bank, Gaspé, PQ 11JAN1863, d. Bridgeville, Percé, Gaspé, PQ 22NOV1895), d/o
Henry and Ellen (Johnston) Eagle; m. 2nd MARGARET SYVRET (b. Mal Bay, Gaspé,
PQ ca. 1867, d. Bridgeville, Gaspé, PQ 1950)
93. ANN (ANNA) BUCKLEY b. ca. 1855
94. RANDOLPH BUCKLEY b. ca. 1859 (probably the Henry in 1881 b. ca. 1859).
95. MELINDA MAY BUCKLEY b. Barachois, Gaspé, PQ 1APR1863, d. Barachois
12MAR1881
96. FRANCIS LYDIA BUCKLEY b. Barachois, Gaspé, PQ 3AR1865, d. Barachois
13JUL1880
97. MARIA HELEN (ELLEN) BUCKLEY b. Barachois, Gaspé, PQ 28FEB1867, d. Sunny
Bank, Gaspé, PQ 1930, m. JOHN HENRY EAGLE [8J] (b. Sunny Bank, Gaspé, PQ
13OCT1866), s/o Henry and Ellen (Johnston) Eagle
98. EMMA CAROLINE BUCKLEY b. Barachois, Gaspé, PQ 22APR1871
99. DANIEL WILLIAM BUCKLEY b. Barachois, Gaspé, PQ 28JAN1873, drowned at sea
1891
2nd
J. THOMAS JOHNSTON b. Tabusintac 20JUN1836 (24 in 1861), bpt. 5AUG1836 (by Simon
Fraser, these dates confirmed by Nancy Avery), m. BRIDGET TUBBERT (b. ca. 1840)
1861 census, Alnwick Parish:
Thomas Johnston, head, 24, b. NB, farmer, Protestant; Jane, mother, 60, b.
Scotland, Protestant; Julia, sister, 17, b. Scotland, Protestant
children:
J1. ANNIE JOHNSTON b. ca. 1865
J2. MARGARET (“MAGGIE”) JOHNSTON b. ca. 1866
J3. JEAN JOHNSTONS b. ca. 1868
J4. DAVID JOHNSTON b. ca. 1870
J5. MARTIN JOHNSON b. ca. 1872. (A Martin S. Johnston, s/o Thomas and Elizabeth
(Tubbert) Johnston, was b. The Willows, Northumberland Co., NB 23DEC1883:
(RS141A1b Index to Late Registration of Births, 1810-1906, Code: 1883-J-15,
Microfilm: F18770.)
J6. MARY ANN JOHNSTON b. Newcastle, Northumberland Co., NB 22OCT1890 (d/o
Thomas and Bridget (“Terbert”) Johnston)
J7. IRENE JOHNSTON b. Bartibog Bridge, Northumberland Co., NB ca. 1892
K. DAVID JOHNSTON b. Tabusintac (Scotland in 1881 census) 5NOV1837, d. Newcastle,
Northumberland Co., NB 18APR1907, bur. Moorefield Cemetery, Lower Newcastle, NB, m.
Bartibog, Northumberland Co., NB 22AUG1868 MARGARET ELLEN MacCALLUM (b.
Nelson Parish, NB 4AUG1848, d. Newcastle, Northumberland Co., NB 1AUG1913, bur.
Moorefield Cemetery, Lower Newcastle, NB), d/o Andrew and Grace (Brown) MacCallum.
In 1881, David and Margaret are in Newcastle, NB. They are Scottish and Presbyterian,
and David is listed as b. in Scotland. With them is living a ‘Jennet’ Mills, age 70, b. NB,
Scottish, a widow and Presbyterian.
children:
K1. JANET (JENNET) L. JOHNSTON b. Lower Newcastle, NB 5FEB1870, d. 1904
K2. SAMUEL GEORGE JOHNSTON b. Lower Newcastle, NB 5AUG1872, d. 15MAY1957,
m. ELIZABETH ANDERSON MORRISON (b. 19JUN1875, d. 20APR1970
K3. THOMAS J. A. JOHNSTON b. 22FEB1876, d. 1906
K4. DAVID JOHN JOHNSTONE b. Lower Newcastle, NB 18OCT1880, d. 22JUN1899
L. SOPHIA JOHNSTON b. 1DEC1838, b. 13JAN1839 (by Simon Fraser)
M. JULIA ANN JOHNSTON b. ca. 1844-5 (17 in 1861), d. Bartibog, Northumberland Co., NB
2APR1883, bur. St. Peter and St. Paul Cem., Bartibog, m. Bartibog, Northumberland Co.
WILLIAM SCOTT (b. Banffshire, Scotland ca. 1815, d. Bartibog, Northumberland Co.
13MAR1889, bur. St. Peter and St. Paul Cem., Bartibog)
1871 census Alnwick Parish: William Scott, 44, b. Scotland, Scotch, farmer, Roman
Catholic; Julia Ann, 25 b. NB, Scotch, Roman Catholic; John George, 2, b. NB; David J., 1,
b. NB; Margaret Jane, widow, 71, b. Scotland, Scotch, Scotch Presbyterian
1881 census Alnwick Parish: William Scott, 55, b. Scotland, Scotch, farmer, Roman
Catholic; Julie, 35. b. NB, Scotch, Roman Catholic; John G., 13; David T., 12; Margaret E.,
10; Ann Jane, 7; William, 6 (?); James A., 5; Joseph A., 3; Mary D., 4 months
children:
M1. JOHN GEORGE SCOTT b. Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB ca. 1868
M2. DAVID J. SCOTT b. Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB ca. 1870
M3. MARGARET H. SCOTT b. b. Alnwick Parish, Northumberland Co., NB ca. 1871
M4. ANN JANE SCOTT b. ca. 1874, d. 1943, m. 12NOV1890 JAMES JOHNSTON (b.
Tabusintac ca. 1867)
M41. NINA SCOTT JOHNSTON b. Black Brook, Northumberland Co., NB 24NOV1891
(d/o James and ‘Annie’ (Scott) Johnston.)
M5. WILLIAM SCOTT b. ca. 1874
M6. JAMES A. SCOTT b. ca. 1876
M7. JOSEPH A. SCOTT b. ca. 1878
M8. MARY D. SCOTT b. ca. 1881
ELIZABETH JOHNSTONE, b. ca. 1788, m. DAVID MacKENZIE. In 1861 (one household
removed from William (s/o David) and Mary (Murray) Johnston), was the household of David
and Elizabeth McKenzie, both age 73. With them was their son, David (36), his wife Ann (26),
and David and Ann’s children: William (4), James (2) and Walter (7 months). There were other
McKenzies, contemporary with