The Minister's Wife Suggestion

All Saints Church
Dunham, Brome-Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada

The above photo was taken in the fall of 1999, when my husband and I spent three days in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. My original photo lost much of it's color, so I've made it black and white.

Before we made the Canadian trip, I already knew that 22 of my ancestors were buried in five cemeteries, but in different small towns. How did I get so lucky getting that information? Several people helped. First, a local genealogy club friend, who was also a recently discovered 5th cousin told me she and her mother were going north to find where two of our ancestor's were buried. When Gail and her mother, Isabelle Westover returned, she gave me copies of her notes and a detailed map of all towns and cemeteries. I had to see the three stones, plus 19 others, so within two months we were on the road. Additional information was obtained from my visit to the Missisquoi Historical Society.

While at the above cemetery, we ran into the Minister's wife in her yard. She and her husband lived in a house behind the church and we began chatting. I wasn't looking for anything, but was wondering to myself about how I could get updated vital records information on more recent ancestors and family members. After my thinking, I asked the wife that question. Margaret Godsoe knew how, and ran into the house for a pen and paper and wrote the name and address of the Diocesan Archivist in Montreal, and suggested I write the archivist. With the addresses and good intentions of writing immediately, it took me seven months before I knew what to write and what to send. Below are my copies of correspondence and two family group sheets I sent. Regarding the group sheets, I left all sources off, so as to not confuse anybody. I tried to be as clear as possible in what I wanted. In looking at these requests today, and what they sent, I believe they read my mind because I received more than I requested, but that was okay by me.

Researchers should know, I was doing my research all wrong! Cemetery visiting should have been my last step, not my first!

I was very lucky that my very early ancestor sources were correct (many names not on these sheets), thanks to my researching the Quebec National Archives Microfilm Collection of vital records also called Drouin Collection up to 1898 or so. I was viewing the microfilm weekly at the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS). Eventually this collection was put online. (Back then, I would never have imagined I could have researched these now indexed records from home.) From, the Library and Archives Canada site, "Parish registers are an important source for information on births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials. For you to locate relevant records, you must know the place and the religious denomination of a person. Religious denomination is indicated in Census records." Since almost all my lines were Loyalists, and all ancestors spoke and wrote English, I had a rather easy time reading the writing. However, it must have taken me hundreds of hours to go through the microfilm, because nothing was indexed like it is now.

Moral of story, if you are thinking something and wondering if you should ask a question, Just Do It. If I hadn't asked the Minister's wife about recent records, my research on these lines would have taken much longer. I was absolutely thrilled to get a copy of my grandmother's birth, and the marriage record for my great-grandparents, both shown below.

Baptism and birth dates for my grandmother, Sarah Dumont Ten Eyck.

Marriage Record for my great-grandparents, Charles Ten Eyck and Lydia Jane Pell.

Canadian Resources I Use

If you are doing research in Canada, more specifically the Eastern Townships in Quebec, you might appreciate seeing my list of sites that I have frequently used. I figured after 19 years of doing research for my many lines in Missisquoi and Brome Counties in Quebec, it was time to put this together to help others. My surnames (including maiden names of wives) were: Pell, Currie / Curry, Jaquays, Johnson, Westover, Dumont, Knap, Alvord, Cross, Rosenberger, Bockus, Ten Eyck. My grandmother was born in Dunham , and 5-7 of my different lines were Loyalists from New York or Connecticut. Others were from England, Vermont and an unknown location. In 2000, I took a trip to visit where my grandmother grew up and where I once as a child spent a few days during a summer vacation at the family farm. During my September 2000 trip, I found 22 grave sites of my direct ancestors, spanning 4 generations. My ancestors were all English speaking and the research was relatively easy.

Missisquoi Archives and Historical Society, Stanbridge East is on a postage stamp.

The first three sites are useful for searching census records, all are free.

1825 Canada Census (free)
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1825/Pages/1825.aspx

1831 Canada Census (free)
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1831/Pages/1831.aspx 

Canadian free census for 1851, 1901, 1906, 1911

http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/

NEW: August 24/2018
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/Finding-Aid-300.aspx

The next 5 links are my favorite sites for information.

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~qceastwn/ (This site is 19 years old, and I've used it many times.)

Missisquoi County Genealogy Research Blog

http://quebecroots.weebly.com/ (New site for Marlene Simmons) The first site I used in 1999 and ordered 40 abstracts from Marlene. She was great to work with, and I highly recommend her services.

Cemeteries of Quebec

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~qceastwn/archives.html  **A great site for the Eastern Townships. (The below census extracts are from this site.)

Census Extracts:

Some of these pages require that your browser accept Java script and permit pop up windows. If you find that the page does not seem to display properly, check your browser settings. Each census transcription is accessed from its index.

Bolton 1825 Census - extracted & submitted by Elaine Morris, Sept 1999.

Potton 1825 Census - extracted & submitted by Elaine Morris, Sept 1999.

1825 Ascot Census - in PDF format - based on Jay Mack Holbrook's 1976 paper found in LDS' Salt Lake City Library, w/ corrections made by the submitter, Mat Ardron (Nov 2000).

1825 Census for Bedford District, Quebec. This indexed transcription has Stanbridge, St George, St Thomas, St Armand, Dunham, Sutton, Potton, Brome and Farnham. Contributed by David J. Ellis, updated Feb 2009.

1830 Census for Foucault, Noyan, and Sabrevois, Quebec. This is NOT the the 1831 provincial census, but rather another, taken between Nov and Dec of 1830. Further description included within. Contributed by David J. Ellis, updated Feb 2009.

1831 Census for Missisquoi Co, Quebec. This indexed transcription has Seigneurie de St. Armand, Sutton, Stanbridge and Dunham. Contributed by David J. Ellis, updated Feb 2009.

1831 Census for Rouville Co, Quebec. This indexed transcription has Seigneurie de Noyan, Seigneurie de Foucault, and Seigneurie de Sabrevois. Contributed by David J. Ellis, added Feb 2009.

A Cross Reference Between 1825, 1830 and 1831. This index cross references entries in the 1825, 1830 and 1831 censuses for Seigneurie de Noyan, Seigneurie de Foucault, and Seigneurie de Sabrevois. Contributed by David J. Ellis, added Feb 2009.

1852 Census for Missisquoi Co, Quebec and for Clarenceville, Rouville Co., Quebec. This indexed transcription has Stanbridge, St. Armand (East, West and Phillipsburg) Dunham, Sutton, and St. George de Clarenceville. Many may know this as the 1851 census. The title is being listed as the 1852 census, since it was actually taken during the early months of that year. Each transcription is fully indexed and also contains individual page links to the original images on Library and Archives Canada so that potential transcription errors can be easily checked. Contributed by David J. Ellis, updated Feb 2009.

Clarenceville 1852: Surname Index District 10

Dunham 1852: Surname Index District 1, District 2 and District 3

St. Armand East 1852: Surname Index District 1 and District 2

St. Armand West 1852: Surname Index District 1 Phillipsburg, District 2 and District 3

Stanbridge 1852: Surname Index District 1 and District 2

Sutton 1852: Surname Index District 1 and District 2

Full Name Index With Ages: [illeg.] to B, C to D, E to H, I to L, M to O, P to R, S and T to Z

Cleveland 1901 census - extracted by Russell Saffin.

C1, C2, C3, C4 and Index.

Shipton 1901 census - extracted by Russell Saffin.

K1, K2, K3, K4 and Index.

Tingwick 1901 census - extracted by Russell Saffin (May 2000).

L1, L2 and Index.

Census image browser. This browser provides access to the Missisquoi census images at Library and Archives Canada for the years 1825 through 1891. Contributed by David J. Ellis, added Oct 2014. 

Additional useful sites for the Eastern Townships and Canada.

Library and Archives Canada  www.collectionscanada.gc.ca

Library and Archives Canada -- border entry records, 1908-1918 and 1925-1935

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/whats-new/013-571-e.html

Montreal Archives

http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/archives/500ans/portail_archives_en/accueil.html

Men of Today in the Eastern Townships

History of Compton County, Eastern Townships

http://missisquoigenealogy.blogspot.com/ ** See message in comment section.

Quebec Family History Society
http://www.qfhs.ca/cpage.php?pt=53

Some Cemetery Locations Around Missisquoi Bay  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~qceastwn/archives/CemeteryLocations.html 

Brief Account of the Fenian Raids 1877
http://www.scribd.com/doc/126205199/Brief-Account-of-the-Fenian-Raids-1877

In 2010, I wrote a post called, "My Favorite Historical Society is on a Stamp!" It's about the Missisquoi Historical Society, in Stanbridge East, Quebec, Canada, and why I like it.

In addition to the above, I frequently use FamilySearch.org (link for Quebec, non-Catholic parish registers, 1763-1967) and the international edition of Ancestry.com (subscription).

January 2018 edition of ‘Facebook for Canadian Genealogy’

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Gail Dever (See below.)

http://genealogyalacarte.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Facebook-for-Canadian-Genealogy-January-2018.pdf

UPDATE: JULY 7, 2015: Gail Dever posted a link to her blog, "Genealogy à la carte," telling us about "Drouin Institute’s free online database now holds more than 1.6 million Canadian obits. The Drouin Institute has added 246,000 recent obituaries to its bilingual website GenealogyQuebec for a total of 1,685,650 Canadian obituaries, from 1999 to 2015." UPDATE: Gail Dever posted, My 10 favourite genealogy collections and initiatives in 2015, please click on the link to view her post.

UPDATE: October 21, 2016: From Ancestry.com Blog, "10 Things to Know About Quebec Notarial Records"  and read Learn more about our new collection of Quebec, Canada, Notarial Records, 1626-1935 collection with these helpful research guides—English (US) version and French version.

UPDATE: JULY 29, 2016: David Graham submitted the following bits of information and links:

Canadian families. Basically the are which in 1830 was 20% French and 80%
English by 1930 became 80 % French and 20% English. The book *A Village in
Transition: Compton Quebec 1880-1920, *
http://parkscanadahistory.com/series/saah/compton-transition.pdf, available
online, tells the story poignantly. In it there are five references to
Irish settlement of the area.

For more references please consult my website at Clinton Community College:
http://faculty.clinton.edu/faculty/David.Graham/FRE%20250%20web%20page%202012.htm

October 2017...
Search: Census of Canada, 1921
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/Pages/search.aspx

Drouin Institute launches new blog and updates baptisms/burials database

https://www.genealogiequebec.com/blog/en/


January 2018

From: Northern New York American-Canadian Genealogical Society. A 1 page listing of their library holdings of  books in their CANADIAN INVENTORY AS OF MARCH 1, 2016.

http://nnyacgs.com/files/2016_Canadian_Books_1_.pdf

100 Objects, One Belonged to my Ancestor

If your ancestors lived in Quebec and spoke English, then you might be interested in online exhibit called, The Identity of English-speaking Quebec in 100 Objects. I am writing about this because Heather Darch, Curator of the Missisquoi Historical Society/Missisquoi Museum shared the information with me. Remember my ancestor's Revolutionary War Red Coat story? Well, that is one of the 100 objects. If you the Objects tab, #5, the Loyalist coat, c. 1770, scroll down for additional detailed information. She told me, "The Ten Eyck red coat has headed off to the Centre de conservation du Québec at long last. Although it was accepted for conservation ages ago, we were only given permission this past month to send it to them. It will likely be out of the collection for a year. When it returns, I will send you up-to-date images. The coat was accepted as one of the 100 significant objects of the history of English-speaking Quebec. The project called the Significant Objects for Telling Identity by the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network created a website and a DVD featuring 100 objects from across the province that reflected the diverse English-speaking culture and heritage of Quebec." I am thrilled times two over because the coat is one of the 100 objects chosen and I can't wait to hear what the experts say about it.

A little more about the exhibit all can see. The website "gives an overview of 100 objects with their 100 stories. "It is a portrait of the English-speaking communities of Quebec, in all their diversity."

"The 2011 Canada Census identified 1,058,250 persons who spoke English as their first official language rather than French. This represents 13.5% of Quebec’s total population." If you have any ancestors from Quebec, have an interest in history or just love learning about their early life, this is the perfect introduction for you. In addition, there is a timeline tab which provides historical context, and you can use your own descriptions of some of the items to incorporate into your family story."

"Since it was founded in 2000, the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network has striven to fulfill its mission of “promoting the preservation of the built, cultural and natural heritage of Quebec,” and more specifically the cultural heritage of Quebec’s diverse and geographically far-flung English-speaking communities."

Stunned Disbelief and Incredulous Silence

Last week, I posted, Do you Have Ellsworth in your Tree? There was a reason for that, I was trying to help somebody from New Zealand who has ancestors from the same county as mine in Quebec, Canada (I live in Massachusetts). On a whim, I sent the post to a good friend still living there in Missisquoi County, Quebec. This Ellsworth family is not in my direct line, we are very distant cousins, so, I had nothing to gain by writing the post.

You know how it goes, in what seemed minutes, I received three photos from my Canadian friend. These photos were of people mentioned in my post, and were family members of my New Zealand friend, Sue. One was of her gg-grandfather, she had never seen a photo of him before now, a photo that went from Canada, to Massachusetts to her, within a very short time.

She responded right away with, "I’m speechless, gratitude beyond measure." and "Stunned Disbelief and Incredulous Silence." You will always make somebody's day when you share information, so why not make somebody's day soon.

Ed A. Ellsworth h.o. Catherine Primmerman

(Catherine was my 2nd cousin 4x removed)

 Elmer, John, Sarah children of Henry and Elizabeth (Ellsworth) Cossitt
(They are my 4th cousins 2x removed.)

Jim Ellsworth
(3rd cousin 3x removed.)

Kemps -- Are the ones below yours? Surname Saturday

Carolyn Bannister and other readers have written me about the KEMP line and I've never been able to help, because as far as I know, they aren't related to me, and I don't have enough information. The Kemps were neighbors of my ancestors, and their paths crossed, but for some reason quite a few people have written me about their families. I've posted, what I believe are two separate lines of the KEMP line. Quite possibly they are related, but I haven't found a connection. The first line is directly below, the second is in bold. If you have any information, I know Carolyn and others would be delighted to hear from you.

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Generation No. 1

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1.	Elijah KEMP was born ABT 1762 in of Springfield, Vermont, and died 6 DEC 1834 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He was buried 9 DEC 1834 in Bishop Stewart Memorial Cemetery, Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He married Sarah STEWART.
	Children of Elijah KEMP and Sarah STEWART were: + 2   i. James KEMP was born 15 APR 1780 in United States, and died 8 FEB 1860 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. + 3   ii. Mary KEMP was born 2 FEB 1788 in United States, and died 19 SEP 1856. 4   iii. Elijah Stuart KEMP was born 20 APR 1791, and died 23 DEC 1811 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. + 5   iv. Levi KEMP was born 10 MAR 1793 in of Henniker, New Hampshire, and died 14 DEC 1868 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. + 6   v. Oren Jocelin KEMP was born 2 JUL 1795 in Vermont, and died 5 FEB 1866 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. + 7   vi. Elmore Lincoln KEMP was born 18 OCT 1797, and died 6 DEC 1858 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. + 8   vii. Anson KEMP was born 1 AUG 1802 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 11 SEP 1865 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

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Generation No. 2

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2.	James KEMP (Elijah KEMP1) was born 15 APR 1780 in United States, and died 8 FEB 1860 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He was buried 10 FEB 1860 in Bishop Stewart Memorial Cemetery, Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He married Cynthia ABBOTT 1 JUL 1807 in St. Armand W., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She was born ABT 1788, and died 21 FEB 1848 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She was buried 23 FEB 1848 in Bishop Stewart Memorial Cemetery, Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.
	Children of James KEMP and Cynthia ABBOTT were: + 9   i. Lucinda Angeline KEMP was born 26 JAN 1811 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 6 AUG 1878 in Sutton Twp., Brome Co., Quebec, Canada. 10   ii. Julia Ann KEMP was born 24 JUL 1814 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She married Lewis WILSON 5 NOV 1837 in St. Armand E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He was born in of Whiting, Vermont. 11   iii. Charles Edwin KEMP was born 25 JUN 1817, and died 11 NOV 1887. He married Sarah Laurence LEATHART 1 NOV 1842. He married Priscilla JANES 16 DEC 1856.

3.	Mary KEMP (Elijah KEMP1) was born 2 FEB 1788 in United States, and died 19 SEP 1856. She married Thomas REYNOLDS 4 FEB 1808 in St. Armand E., (Frelighsburg), Missisqoui Co., Quebec, Canada, son of Benjamin REYNOLDS and Mary BAKER. He was born 3 MAR 1789 in United States, and died 7 SEP 1847 in St. Armand E., (Frelighsburg), Missisqoui Co., Quebec, Canada. He was buried 9 SEP 1847 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.
	Children of Mary KEMP and Thomas REYNOLDS were: + 12   i. Zenas REYNOLDS was born ABT 1808, and died 28 APR 1864. 13   ii. Elmore Lincoln REYNOLDS was born ABT 1809, and died 13 SEP 1866 in St. Armand E., (Frelighsburg), Missisqoui Co., Quebec, Canada. He married Louisa Maria CHAMBERS 26 MAR 1840 in St. Armand E., (Frelighsburg), Missisqoui Co., Quebec, Canada. + 14   iii. Elijah Stewart REYNOLDS was born 29 JUN 1812 in St. Armand E., (Frelighsburg), Missisqoui Co., Quebec, Canada. + 15   iv. Lester REYNOLDS was born 12 NOV 1813 in St. Armand E., (Frelighsburg), Missisqoui Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 27 AUG 1868 in St. Armand E., (Frelighsburg), Missisqoui Co., Quebec, Canada. 16   v. Eliza Jane REYNOLDS was born 4 JUN 1818 in St. Armand E., (Frelighsburg), Missisqoui Co., Quebec, Canada. 17   vi. Edmund Morrel REYNOLDS was born 19 NOV 1822 in St. Armand E., (Frelighsburg), Missisqoui Co., Quebec, Canada. 18   vii. Thomas REYNOLDS was born 1 NOV 1825 in St. Armand E., (Frelighsburg), Missisqoui Co., Quebec, Canada.

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Levi KEMP (Elijah KEMP1) was born 10 MAR 1793 in of Henniker, New Hampshire, and died 14 DEC 1868 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He was buried in Bishop Stewart Memorial Cemetery, Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He married Laura MILLS 28 FEB 1819 in St. Armand E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She died BET 1825 AND 1827 in Prob. United States. He married Joanna BAKER 14 SEP 1828 in St. Armand E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, daughter of Henry BAKER and Abigail AYER. She was born 26 OCT 1807 in United States, and died 9 JUN 1853 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She was buried 11 JUN 1853 in Bishop Stewart Memorial Cemetery, Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

Children of Levi KEMP and Laura MILLS were: 19   i. Galloway Levi KEMP was born 14 NOV 1820 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died AFT 1851. He married Rebecca H. STEVENS 11 DEC 1844 in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She was born ABT 1826 in Canada. 20   ii. Levi KEMP was born 25 APR 1823 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. + 21   iii. Mary Elizabeth KEMP was born ABT 1825 in United States, and died BEF 1861. Children of Levi KEMP and Joanna BAKER were: + 22   i. Henry Baker KEMP was born 22 MAR 1830 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. 23   ii. Hiram KEMP was born 14 JUN 1831 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 8 OCT 1831 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. 24   iii. Joseph May KEMP was born 25 FEB 1833 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 12 MAR 1852 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. 25   iv. Laura Jane KEMP was born 10 FEB 1844 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 31 DEC 1850 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. 26   v. Arnold Lewis Baker KEMP was born 2 JUL 1849 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

6.	Oren Jocelin KEMP (Elijah KEMP1) was born 2 JUL 1795 in Vermont, and died 5 FEB 1866 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He was buried 7 FEB 1866 in Bishop Stewart Memorial Cemetery, Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He married Patience BAKER 27 SEP 1818 in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, daughter of Joseph BAKER and Maria "Polly" STEVENS. She was born 24 APR 1800, and died 5 MAR 1868 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She was buried in Bishop Stewart Memorial Cemetery, Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.
	Children of Oren Jocelin KEMP and Patience BAKER were: + 27   i. Oren Baker KEMP was born 29 JUN 1826 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 26 FEB 1917 in Waterloo, Shefford Co., Quebec, Canada6. + 28   ii. Maria KEMP was born 3 JUN 1821 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 20 MAY 1864 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. 29   iii. Elijah KEMP was born 22 MAY 1823 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 10 AUG 1899 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. 30   iv. Patience KEMP was born 28 AUG 1828 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She married Robert LINDSAY 15 SEP 1852 in St. Armand E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. 31   v. Emily KEMP was born 14 MAY 1831 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 31 JUL 1859 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. + 32   vi. Edwin KEMP was born 14 MAY 1831 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died AFT 1901. 33   vii. Edgar KEMP was born 17 MAR 1836 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. 34   viii. Edson KEMP was born 17 MAR 1836 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He married Jane DUNNING 26 OCT 1859 in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. + 35   ix. Anson Stuart KEMP was born 15 FEB 1842 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died AFT 1901.

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Elmore Lincoln KEMP (Elijah KEMP1) was born 18 OCT 1797, and died 6 DEC 1858 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He was buried 8 DEC 1858 in Bishop Stewart Memorial Cemetery, Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He married Julia BARY 14 FEB 1820 in St. Armand E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He married Florilla Rebecca GALUSHA 15 AUG 1841 in St. Armand E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

Child of Elmore Lincoln KEMP and Julia BARY was: 36   i. Evander KEMP was born 4 NOV 1820 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. Children of Elmore Lincoln KEMP and Florilla Rebecca GALUSHA were: 37   i. Lincoln KEMP was born 1 JUL 1842 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 16 JAN 1843 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. 38   ii. Emeroy Rebekah KEMP was born 11 NOV 1843 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. 39   iii. Elwin Wellington KEMP was born 14 FEB 1846 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 14 SEP 1847 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. 40   iv. Daphne Forilla KEMP was born 30 JUL 1847 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

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Anson KEMP (Elijah KEMP1) was born 1 AUG 1802 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 11 SEP 1865 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He was buried 13 SEP 1865 in Bishop Stewart Memorial Cemetery, Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He married Delinda KELTON 3 MAR 1824 in St. Armand E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She was born ABT AUG 1802, and died 1 JUL 1892 in Frelighsburg Anglican Church, Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She was buried in Bishop Stewart Memorial Cemetery, Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

Children of Anson KEMP and Delinda KELTON were: + 41   i. Sarah KEMP was born 1 MAY 1824 in St. Armand E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 9 MAY 1894 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. 42   ii. Mary KEMP was born 21 AUG 1826 in St. Armand E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 6 FEB 1891 in Frelighsburg Anglican Church, Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. 43   iii. Amelia KEMP was born 12 JUN 1829 in St. Armand E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 5 FEB 1908 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. + 44   iv. Jane Julia KEMP was born 19 MAY 1833 in St. Armand E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 27 MAR 1854 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

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Generation No. 1

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1.	Levi Stewart Welsh KEMP was born 14 SEP 1812, and died 27 SEP 1891. He was buried in Farnham West, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He married Mary Melissa BREWER 9 OCT 1837 in Shefford, Québec, Canada. She was born 14 FEB 1815 in Franklin, Franklin Co., Vermont, and died 13 DEC 1850 in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. She was buried 16 DEC 1850. He married Sarah HASE 19 FEB 1852. She died 22 AUG 1884. She was buried 25 AUG 1884.
	Child of Levi Stewart Welsh KEMP and Mary Melissa BREWER was: + 2   i. George Hanson KEMP was born 20 AUG 1838 in Quebec, Canada, and died 15 FEB 1915 in Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

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Generation No. 2

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2.	George Hanson KEMP (Levi Stewart Welsh KEMP1) was born 20 AUG 1838 in Quebec, Canada, and died 15 FEB 1915 in Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He married Laura Ann STONE 5 APR 1865 in Farnham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, daughter of Adam STONE and Martha BREWER. She was born 25 FEB 1842 in Stanbridge, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 11 SEP 1907 in Stanbridge, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.
	Child of George Hanson KEMP and Laura Ann STONE was: 3   i. Bertha Estella KEMP was born 22 FEB 1866 in Quebec, Canada, and died 17 MAR 1940 in Gooderham, Ontario, Canada. She married Alvin Israel Rolfe MACKEY 27 DEC 1899 in No. Stanbridge, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.

A couple once again

In September 2010, I posted the above tombstone photo of Peter Rosenberger, buried in Krans Cemetery, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. His wife was mentioned, however I didn't have her photo. When it was taken in 1999 (before digital cameras) I ran out of film. Fortunately, a friend with ties to that area made a recent trip, and I asked if he would take a photo of his wife's stone, as I recall seeing them together. Thank you David Ellis for taking these four photos.

Hannah Bockus

Born: Abt. 29 May 1752

Died: 19 Apr 1821

Peter and Hannah finally shown together.

  Photos by David Ellis, (above is Peter Rosenberger, below is the cemetery from the street).

Krans Cemetery.

St. Armand W. (Philipsburg), Quebec, Canada

Out of the Blue came Julia Ann Jaquays and her husband, James G. Pell

James Gibbins Pell and wife, Julia Ann Jaquays

My great-grandparents

Julia Ann Jaquays parents were William Cross Jaquays and Lydia Johnson, both "brick walls." The photo was probably taken in Frelighsburg or Dunham, Quebec, Canada.

My 2nd cousin who lives in Quebec forwarded this lovely photo via her mother-in-law (her cousin's internet service is terrible). What a total surprise. You never know what you are going to get when you open an email.

Was it a Revolutionary War Red Coat, or Made Before?

The Revolutionary War Red Coat Worn by my Ancestor Blog has received a large number of hits over the two years since I posted it. When I recently received my copy of a newsletter From Missisquoi Heritage News, the Missisquoi Historical Society, Fall 2011 issue, I immediately noticed an article about my ancestor's coat. (Missisquoi County is in Quebec, Canada, just over the Vermont border, the area is referred to as The Eastern Townships.)

"Restoration Granted
Earlier this year an application was sent to the Centre de conservation du Quebec (CCQ) requesting restoration for the red wool Ten Eyck coat housed in our museum. The coat was donated by the Ten Eyck family many years ago and dates from the pre-Revolutionary War period (circa 1760s) and was brought into Missisquoi County by United Empire Loyalists Andres Ten Eyck in the 1790s. The coat is one of the artefacts in our collection which serves to represent our museum on a national scale.

The application to the CCQ was successful and before the end of 2011 the coat will be leaving our museum and will travel to the CCQ in Quebec for the many months it will take to have the coat restored to an excellent condition."

I then wrote the curator at the Museum to ask a few questions. Heather Darch, wrote back with quite a bit of additional information. I have included some of her information below:

"Thank you for your interest in the Ten Eyck Red Coat. It is a fascinating artefact and over the years since the museum obtained it from Mrs. Ellis, there has been a lot of study on it by myself and Revolutionary War experts. The cut of the coat is what makes it a particular mystery as it reflects an earlier time period than the late 1770s era. It is also free of any accessories such as cuffs and collars very typical of the Revolutionary War coats. A great deal of searching has been done on the first owner Andres Ten Eyck as well and his military records are a little unclear. So the provenance of the coat and its date of fabrication was widened to allow me and researchers other avenues of study and possibility. Andres Ten Eyck appears in earlier records than the Revolutionary War so there is a very strong possibility that the coat was made during the French-Indian Wars of the late 1750s -1760s a decade earlier. The style of the coat suggests this is a possibility. I have dismissed the oral legend that was attached to the coat for many years that Andres Ten Eyck wore the coat to avoid being pressed into military service by the British Navy. The military records that have been uncovered reveal that he was very much in favour of the King's army and served in good faith in the King's service and did not avoid active service. His true story is much more fascinating than the "press-gang" story."  She wrote more, which I will share in another blog.

The above two articles were written by Heather Darch, Curator of the Missisquoi Historical Society/Missisquoi Museum, and were used with permission. The photo is from the Society / Museum and permission was granted two years ago.