John Hogan was born in the parish of Macroney, County Cork, Ireland, probably in late 1777 or early 1778. (See below WO 25/444.)
He married Catherine Hurley. They had three children, a son Simon, a daughter Mary, and a daughter Ellen.
John served in the 58th Regiment of Foot of the British Army from about September 1803 to 5 (or 6) December 1814.
By a confusing coincidence, two distinct individuals with the name John Hogan happened to enlist in the 58th Regiment in 1803.
The other John Hogan came from Thurles Parish, County Tipperary.
The following information was provided by a professional researcher. He meant it to refer to the John Hogan from County Cork. But without being able to refer back to his original sources, I have found some other records that make that conclusion seem less certain:
John Hogan appears in the muster rolls on 25 August 1803 in Captain Henry's Company. He had been recruited at Rathkeale. He transferred to Captain Patrick Agnew's Company on 24 September 1803 (see WO 12/6717 in the British National Archives).
According to the pension application of the John Hogan from Tipperary (found in WO 119/34), he served in the 58th Regiment from May 1803 to May 1816. However, the information in WO 25/438 (see below) indicates that he enlisted in Cork on 27 August 1803.
Records indicate that the John Hogan from County Cork was discharged from the 58th Foot on 5 (or 6) December 1814. A record in Canada, to where he later moved, indicated that he had served in the 58th Regiment for 11 years and 93 days. Subtracting 11 years and 93 days from that date gives his enlistment date as 3 (or 4) September 1803.
It is the closeness of their enlistments dates which creates the confusion.
Also, in late 1803, if the John Hogan from Cork was in Agnew's company, then the John Hogan from Tipperary ought to have been present in another company. I do not know if my professional research found both Hogans in different companies. Therefore, further research is needed.
At the beginning of 1803, the 58th Regiment consisted of only one battalion. However, on 11 July 1803, the "Army Reserve Act" had directed that thirty-five new battalions were to be raised in the United Kingdom for limited service therein only. Of these thirty-five battalions, nineteen were to form (limited-service) second battalions to existing Line regiments. Three of these nineteen battalions were to be raised in Ireland. The 58th regiment, which was stationed in Ireland, became one of the three regiments ordered to form second battalions. Its second battalion was duly formed in September 1803. At the end of 1803 both battalions of the 58th moved from Ireland to Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands.
According to the professional researcher, in early 1804 John Hogan (presumably the one from Cork) was still in Captain Agnew's Company.
Regardless of which John Hogan the above information refers to, other records indicate that the John Hogan from Tipperary always remained in the 1st Battalion, whereas the John Hogan from Cork soon transferred to the 2nd Battalion.
According to the professional researcher, the first extant muster rolls of the 2nd Battalion begin in 1804 (see WO 12/6780). By 25 April 1804, John Hogan (from Cork) was in Captain Price's Company. In the remarks column, it notes that he was "From 1st Battn". He transferred to Captain B. Crowgey's Company on 25 September 1804.
John Hogan remained in Captain Crowgey's Company until 25 November 1805, when the Company was taken over by Captain John Austin (see WO 12/6781).
In January 1805, the two battalions of the 58th Regiment separated. The 1st Battalion [1/58th] moved to Portsmouth and thence to Winchester. The 2nd Battalion [2/58th] remained at Jersey for the next three years.
One record (in WO 25/444) gives John Hogan's attestation date and place as 29 July 1806 at Jersey. This date would seem to refer to some sort of reenlistment for the limited period of seven years.
In early July 1809, the 2/58 arrived in Portugal to join Wellington's army, which was battling the French in Portugal and Spain.
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Data from the professional researcher taken from WO 12/6784:
December 1811 to March 1812 - stationed at Portugal. John Hogan serving under Captain Austin, No. 6 Company.
March 1812 to June 1812 - as above except stationed in Spain.
June 1812 to September 1812 - ditto
September 1812 to December 1812 - as above, except stationed in Portugal.
In December 1812 Wellington consolidated the effectives of the 2/58 into four companies. The remaining men were sent home. He did the same to the 2/24, and the eight companies were combined to form the 3rd Provisional Battalion.
Data from the professional researcher taken from WO 12/6784 (continued):
December 1812 to March 1813 - on Detachment with 3rd Provisional Battalion under Captain B. Stone. [Baynton Stone]
March 1813 to December 1813 - as above, except in Spain.
According to the the professional researcher, John Hogan was given 1 penny in Good Conduct Pay as of 25 July 1813. [Perhaps it was the 29th rather than the 25th, for on the former date it was exactly seven years since his enlistment at Jersey on 29 July 1806 for a limited term of seven years. (Beginning in 1806 an extra 1d. (i.e., one penny) per day was awarded to every soldier who had completed seven years' service. This was later called "good conduct pay", but I have not found that term in use during the Peninsular War.) John stayed in service over a year and four months after his seven-year term had expired.]
Barnes' Brigade, which included the 3rd Provisional Battalion, served with particular distinction at the Battle of Echalar on 2 August 1813.
Of this battle Wellington wrote on 3 August 1813: "... and in my life I never saw such an attack as was made by General Barnes's brigade in the 7th division, upon the enemy above Echalar yesterday." On 4 August 1813, he wrote: "Major General Barnes' brigade was formed for the attack, and advanced before the 4th and Light divisions could co-operate, with a regularity and gallantry, which I have seldom seen equalled, and actually drove 2 divisions of the enemy from the formidable heights, notwithstanding the resistance opposed to them. It is impossible that I can extol too highly the conduct of Major General Barnes, and of these brave troops, which was the admiration of all who were witnesses of it." And on 11 August 1813 Wellington wrote: "I assure you that some of the best battalions of the army are the provisional battalions. I have lately seen two of them engaged, viz., that formed of the 2nd battalions of the 24th and 58th regiments; and that formed of the Queen's and 2nd batt. 53rd regiments : it is impossible for any troops to behave better."
On page 722-723 of his book Wellington's Operations in the Peninsula (1808-1814), published in 1904, the author Captain Lewis William George Butler rendered this opinion: "It was indeed an astounding exploit, rivalled only by the Boers in 1881 when they captured the Majuba mountain."
Data from the professional researcher taken from WO 12/6785:
December 1813 to January 1814 - as above, but in France.
January 1814 to February 1814 - still on Detachment but under Captain Randolph Crewe, at camp in France.
February 1814 to March 1814 - as above, but in Bordeaux.
March 1814 to April 1814 - same as above.
April 1814 to May 1814 - on Detachment but in Gentt [sic-Ghent], Lanion.
May 1814 to July 1814 - on Detachment, but sick in France. This muster was taken retrospectively as it is noted that one was not taken at the time.
A document in WO 12/6785 shows that he received pay from 23 Sept to 24 Sept. 1814. Under "Reasons for Absence at the Respective Musters", for the 1st and 2nd Muster it says "Sick in France". For the 3rd Muster it says "From 3rd P. Batt via Bristol".
Another document in WO 12/6785 says he was discharged 6th December 1814, although the data in WO 25/444 says he was discharged on 5 December 1814. The latter further states that he was discharged at Hastings, after having served seven years. But by calculation, he had stayed in the service eight years and just over four months if you start counting from his (re)enlistment date of 29 July 1806.
Napoleon was deposed and peace was made in April 1814. At the end of May the 1st battalion of the 58th Regiment (now including some men who had transferred from the 2nd battalion, although John Hogan from Cork was not one of them) was sent to Canada, where it was stationed at several places. (Since he was not discharged until 1816, the John Hogan from Tipperary probably went to Canada, but this needs to be verified.) In September 1814, the 1/58th was part of the British army which fought the Americans at the Battle of Plattsburgh, New York.
John Hogan and Family Emigrate to Canada
After the War of 1812-14 ended and peace had been established, the British government decided that to better defend Upper Canada against any future incursions by Americans, they needed to seed a loyal population in this isolated region. Discharged soldiers of the British army were offered grants of land in that province and free passage for themselves and their families. (In 1815 nearly seven hundred Scottish Highlanders had been induced to emigrate, but unlike ex-soldiers, these civilians were required to pay deposits which would be refunded to them after they had stayed on their land for two years.)
The Presbyterian minister Rev. William Bell arrived at the Perth military settlement in Lanark County on 24 June 1817 after a nearly twelve week journey from Scotland. In a letter to a friend back home he gave this description of the place:
"Perth settlement being formed soon after the termination of the war with the United states, and at a time when a great reduction in the army took place, a great many discharged soldiers were induced to settle there. Indeed when I came to the place, not less than two-thirds of the population were of this description. The privates settled upon their land, but most of the officers built houses in the village, and tended not a little, by the politeness of their manners, to render a residence here desirable."
Bell reported that at the time of his arrival its population was as follows:
Men Women Children Total
Emigrants 239 111 366
Discharged Soldiers 708 179 287
947 290 653 1890
[ See http://www.globalgenealogy.com/LCGS/articles/A-HINT10.HTM ]
Around this same time John Hogan must have been making preparations to emigrate. By the latter part of October 1817 he and his wife Catherine and son Simon and two daughters had arrived at the Perth military depot.
As a private, John was entitled to 100 acres.
On 21 October 1817, he was granted Concession 6, Lot SW13 in Bathurst Township. Evidently, however, this lot had already been granted to James Bale/Bule of the 76th Regiment on 1 or 11 or 21 October. (The date's left digit is hidden in the binding.) This lot had first been located to John McCormick, Gly Fs (Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles?). The 1821 Assessment List for Bathurst Township show a James Beale still living there.
Presumably for this reason, just two days later, on 23 October, John Hogan was granted a Lot in Concession 4 in Drummond Township. (The number of the lot is covered by a smudge or ink blot, but it appears to be a SW lot rather than a NE lot.) Unfortunately, this lot was deemed to be no good, and so on 30 November he removed to Concession 4, Lot NE14 in Drummond Township. That one, too, must have been unacceptable, because on 15 March 1818 he relocated to Concession 4, Lot SW8, in Drummond Township, where he permanently settled.
View the actual document:
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c4651/1?r=0&s=1
Canadiana Héritage
Perth [Ontario] Military Settlement fonds : C-4651
171 pages
Image 1
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Image 34
p.12
Upper Canada, Located Settlers, ... Monthly Nominal Return of Emigrants received as Settlers from the
1st to the 31 July 1816 inclusive
| Number in Settlement | |
| | | Children | Years | | Date of | | No. of | Authority for being |
No. | Names | Regiment | Men | Women | m>12 | m<12 | f>12 | f<12 | Service | Country | Location | Township | Concession | Lot | Received | Remarks
298 | John McCormick Pt.| Gly. Fs. | 1 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | 3-59 | P.E. Island | 16 July 16 | Bathurst | 6 | SW13 | Terms of Enlistment | Regranted
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http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c4651/61?r=0&s=5
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page 37
Upper Canada, Located Settlers, ... Monthly Nominal Return, Discharged Soldiers received as Settlers
from the 1st. to the 31st. October 1817 inclusive
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| Number in Settlement | |
| | | Children | Years | | Date of | | No. of | Authority for being |
No. | Names | Regiment | Men | Women | m>12 | m<12 | f>12 | f<12 | Service | Country | Location | Township | Concession | Lot | Received | Remarks
808 | James Bule Pt. | 76 Regt. | 1 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | 7.153 | England | -1 Octr 17 | Bathurst | 6 | SW13 | Commr. of the Forces | first locd. to John McCormick Gly Fs
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S.D.P. 810 | John Hogan Pt. | 58 Regt. | 1 | 1 | 1 | ,, | 1 | 1 | 11.93 | Ireland | 23 Octr 17 | Drummond | 4 | SW -- | Commr. of the Forces | {lot not good. Removed 30th. Novr to N.E. 1/2 14 in 4 Con Drumd.
| { relocated to SW 8 - 4 Con , Drummond, formerly
| { located to James Graham Emt.
Abbreviations:
Pt. = private
m>12 = Males over 12 years
m<12 = Males under 12 years
f>12 = Females over 12 years
f<12 = Females under 12 years
11.93 = 11 years, 93 days
Emt. = Emigrant
Commr. = Commander
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Upper Canada, Located Settlers, ... Monthly Nominal Return of Emigrants received as Settlers
from the 1st to the 31st December 1816 inclusive
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201 James Graham ... Scotland ... arrived on Ship Caledonia 10 July 1816 ... located 9 Dec 1816 Drummond Conc 4 Lot SW 8 Regranted
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Return of Persons whose Locations have been exchanged or regranted, with remarks why exchanges or Second Location has taken place from the Commencement
of the Settlement to the 31st October 1817
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Image 120
p.119 [8th name down]
| Names of 1st Persons | | | | Date of | | Date of |
Description | Located | Townships | Concession | Lot | Location | To whom Transferred | Location | Cause why Exchange took place
Gly Regt. | John McCormick | Bathurst | 6 | SW 13 | 16 July 1816 | John Hogan Pt 58 Regt. | 21 Octr 1817 | Left his Land made no Improvement
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Image 121
p.120 [4th name down]
| Names of 1st Persons | | | | Date of | | Date of |
Description | Located | Townships | Concession | Lot | Location | To whom Transferred | Location | Cause why Exchange took place
Emigrant | James Graham | Drummond | 4 | SW 8 | 9 Decr. 1816 | John Hogan Pt 58 Regt. | 15 March 1818 | left his land. forfeited under notice of 19 Novr 1816
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Below is a transcription of the above information which can be found on the Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Genweb at https://sites.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/Depot/index.htm :
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/Depot/index.htm
Transactions of land grants made at the
Military Depot, Perth, Lanark County
1816 - 1819
Ref: National Archives of Canada
MG9 D8-27 Vol Reel C-4651
Transcribed by Christine Meinert Spencer
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/landgrt12.htm
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PAGE THIRTY SEVEN NOTE: THE REASON FOR THE GRANT IS THE SAME FOR EACH ENTRY: CONVERSION OF THE FORCES SDP=SETTLING DUTIES PERFORMED
LINES 806-827
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810.John Hogan, private, 38th[sic-58th] Reg., 1 adult male and 1 adult female and 1 male over 12, [two female children omitted!], years of service 11-93 country Ireland, located Oct. 23, 1817 Drummond, C4, lot number illegible. Remarks: Lot not good, removed 31st Nov. 1817 to NE 1/2 14 in the 4th Concession Drummond;, relocated to SW8 in the 4th Concession Drummond, formerly located to James Graham, emigrant. SDP
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201.James Graham, emigrant, 1 adult male, country Scotland, ship Caladonia, July 10, 1816, located Dec. 9, 1816 Drummond, C4 SW8. NOTE: A line has been drawn through this name and concession and under Remarks: Regranted.
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/landgrt5.htm
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Returns of Persons Whose Locations Have Been Exchanged or Regranted For
the Period September 19 to October 18, 1818 Page 112 of Original
End of Page 118 of Original Begin Page 119 of Original
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John McCormick, Gly Reg., (Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles?), Bathurst, C6, Lot SW13, July 16, 1816, left his land, made no improvement. Property to John Hogan?, 58 Reg., Oct. 21, 1817.
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James Graham, emigrant, Drummond, C4, Lot SW8, located Dec 9, 1816, left his land, absent one year. Property to John Gogan or Hogan, Pt 58 Reg., located March 15?, 1818.
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https://sites.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/Depot/regrant2.htm
Returns of Persons Whose Locations
Have Been Exchanged or Regranted
For the Period September 19 to October 18, 1818
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Begin Page 119 of Original
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John McCormick, Gly Reg., (Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles?), Bathurst, C6, Lot SW13, July 16, 1816, left his land, made no improvement. Property to John Hogan?, 58 Reg., Oct. 21, 1817.
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Title: Upper Canada Land Petitions (1763-1865)
Mikan Number: 205131
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Rideau Military Settlement
Perth 25th September 1820
Return of Persons entitled to Patent Grants for the Several Allotments of Land Attached to their Names respectively in
this Return having performed the terms of Settlement.
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| | Description of Allotments | Date of Completion | | |
| Description | | Number | | | of the prescribed | Total | |
| of | | of | | Number | term of Settlement | Number | |
Names | Persons | Township | Concession | Number of Lots | Acres | | Acres. | Remarks. |
470 John Hogan Priv | 58th. Regimt | Drummond | 4 | S. West 1/2 -- 8 | 100 | 23 October 1820 | 100 | |
[Note: An 1880 map of the counties of Ontario, Canada can be found at http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/SearchMapframes.php .
Select Lanark County and you can then choose a map of each township. For a larger map of Drummond Township, for example, go to
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/images/maps/townshipmaps/lan-m-drummond.jpg ]
John Hogan's daughter Ellen appears to have been born by 23 October 1817, the date of John's first land location.
John Hogan evidently died prior to the making of the 1822 Assessment list for Drummond Township. His son Simon Hogan was listed instead for Lot 8 in Concession 4.
[See http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~granniesgarden/genealogy/Granny2/drum1822.html ]
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DATA ON JOHN HOGAN'S DESCENDANTS
Simon Hogan
On 28 March 1827, Catherine Hogan (widow of John) and her son Simon Hogan sold their land in Concession 4, Lot SW8, Drummond Township, to James Deacon for $40.
SW half, Lot 8 c4, Drummond Twp:
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Lanark County Deeds v. A
folio 328 Memorial No. 301
28 Nov 1826
Indenture between
Simon Hogan Hogan of Elmsley in the District of Johnstown Yeoman and Catherine
Hogan of the same place Widow of the one part, and James Deacon of Drummond
in the District of Bathurst in the Province of Upper Canada yeoman of the other part ...
For 40 Pounds,
100 acres, being composed of the SW half of Lot No. 8 in the 4th Concession
in Drummond Township, Lanark Co.
...
On 7 April 1827, Simon purchased Concession 6, Lot 14 part, Drummond Township, from Mary Sullivan (widow) for $10.
Simon Hogan and Ann Smith were officially married by a Catholic priest on 15 April 1828. On that same date, their daughter Catherine was baptized.
The priest recorded that he "baptised Catherine born three weeks ago of the pretended marriage Simon Hogan and of Ann Smith".
Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923>Lanark>Perth>St John the Baptist>Baptisms, marriages, burials 1828-1829, Vol. 3 pt 1> Image 7 of 40
The marriage was recorded at the bottom of page 12 and the baptism followed at the top of page 13.]
On 31 January 1831, Simon Hogan and William Oliver purchased the NE half of Lot No. 7 in the 3rd Concession, in Drummond Township:
NE half, Lot 7 c3, Drummond Twp:
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Lanark County Deeds v. C
folio 12 Memorial No. 672
31 Jan 1831
Indenture between
Robert Wood of the Township of Drummond, in the County of Lanark in the
District of Bathurst and Province of upper Canada yeoman, of the one part
of the same place Yeoman
and Simon Hogan ^ and William Oliver of the Township of Elmsley, in the
County of Leeds, in the District of Johnstown and Province of Upper Canada
Inn Keeper of the other part ...
For 125 Pounds,
100 acres, being composed of the NE half of Lot No. 7 in the 3rd Concession,
in Drummond Township, Lanark Co.
...
Note:
Robert Wood, along with his wife and three children, and William Oliver, along with his parents and four siblings, had been fellow passengers on board the Baltic Merchant from Scotland to Canada in 1815.
Wood was located on Lot NE 7, Concession 3, Drummond Township, on 29 June 1816. John Hogan was located on Lot SW 8, Concession 4 on 15 March 1818. This made them neighbors.
The NE corner of Robert Wood’s lot was the SW corner of John Hogan’s lot.
It is inferred here that this William Oliver was the brother-in-law of Simon Hogan, having (it is also inferred) married Simon's sister Mary Hogan.
William was killed in a dispute with neighbors on 19 July 1842. And Mary Hogan Oliver became the widow Oliver.
On 10 March 1831, Simon made a petition to the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada:
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[Petition H-16 No. 77 Simon Hogan; dated 10 March 1831; page 439 to 440]
To Sir John Collorne , K. C. B. Lieutenant
Governor of the Province of Upper Canada,
Major General commanding His Majesty’s
Forces therein : &c. &c. &c.
The petition of Simon Hogan
of the Township of Drummond in the Bathurst District
Humbly Sheweth
That your petitioner
emigrated to this province in the year 1817
with his Father John Hogan , private in His
late Majesty's 58th Regiment of Foot : that
your petitioner is now twenty three years
of age , and has not yet been located on
any Land in this province ;** That your
petitioner from family motives , being extremely
desirous to remain in this Township of Drummond
and being informed that the N. E. half of
Lot No fourteen in the Sixth Concession of the said
Township is vacant, no person having resided
thereon for the last ten years ; and the Settlement
duty not having been done upon it ; Humbly
prays your Excellency to direct the Issue of a
Grant of said Lot in his favor
And your petitioner as in duty
bound will ever pray
Perth March 10th 1831
Simon Hogan
**All male children were entitled to a grant of 100 acres upon attaining the age of twenty-one.
Simon's given age of twenty-three in this 1831 petition indicates that he was born in 1808. This is three or four years later than what some other records suggest.
The Acting[?] Surveyor General investigated the situation and on 6 April 1831 made this report:
I do not find find that the
Petitioner has received
and Lands or order for Lands.
The North East half of Lot W14 in
the 6th Concession of the Township of Drummond
is returned as a Location by the Quarter
Master Generals Department in the name
of Samuel Caswell, for which no descrip-
tion has issued or Certificate shewing per
=formance of Settlement duty filed in
this office.
On 9 April 1831, his petition was "Not recommended", and instead he was "referred to the Commissioner of Crown Lands for purchase."
Interestingly, this C6 Lot NE 14 had been granted to Michael Reardon, a private in the 58th Regiment, on 9 December 1816. He evidently did not stay on this land, for on 30 November 1818 it was regranted to James McLean, and then again to James Caswell on 18 May 1820.
On 2 July 1831, Simon purchased Concession 6, Lot 14 west, Drummond Township, from Peter McComisky for $40.
On 27 July 1831, Simon sold back to Peter McComisky Concession 6, Lot 14 west, Drummond Township, for $90.
Interestingly, this C6 Lot SW14 had been granted to Bartholomew Sullivan, yet another private in the 58th Regiment, on 9 December 1816. Evidently he likewise did not stay on this land. On 6 June 1817 it was granted Peter Webster, who did not proceed to his land. And so it was regranted to John McDonald, an emigrant, on 8 October 1817.
On 25 July 1831, Simon purchased William Oliver's share in Concession 3, Lot NE7, Drummond Township:
NE half, Lot 7 c3, Drummond Twp:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLG-N8BJ?i=178&cat=483776
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Lanark Co., Volume D
folio 315 Memorial No. 294 Drummond
Indenture dated 25 July 1831 ; registered 4 Aug 1836
"made between William Oliver of the Township of Elmsley in the County
of Leeds in the District of Johnstown and Province of Upper Canada
Yeoman, of the one part, and Simon Hogan of the Township of Drum-
mond, in the County of Lanark, in the District of Bathurst and Province
aforesaid Yeoman of the other part ."
For 100 pounds,
“... All that certain parcel or tract of land and premises or
any part thereof situate lying and being in the Township of Drummond, in the
County of Lanark in the District of Bathurst and Province aforesaid ,being
composed of the North East half of Lot number Seven in the Third Concession of
the said Township , containing by Admeasurement one hundred acres be the
same more or less ; ...”
On 28 October 1839, Simon purchased Concession 12, Lot 16 part, Drummond Township, from Charles Hollinger for $80.
On 11 February 1842, he sold Concession 12, Lot 16 east, Drummond Township, which amounted to 75 acres, to Peter Comming for $80.
In the 1842 census of Drummond Township, Simon Hogan, the head of household, was living in Con 3, Lot 7.
Canada West census, 1842
Lanark County (Bathurst District)
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Drummond Township
Lot No.: E 7
Concourse: 3
Name of the head of each family: Simon Hogan
Trade or Profession: farmer
Column:
9 - Total number of inmates in each family, Male and Female, not resident. 4
12 - Number of natives of Ireland belonging to each family. 4
15 - Number of natives of Canada belonging to each family of British origin. 7
18 - Number of years each person has been in the Province when not natives thereof. 25 [1842 – 25 = 1817]
20 - Number of males five years of age and under. 1
22 - Number of males above five and under fourteen years of age. 2
23 - Number of females above five and under fourteen years of age. 3
28 - Married males 21 an not 30. 2
30 - Married males 30 an not 60. 1
32 - Married males 60 and upwards. 1
34 - Married females 14 and not 45. 1
48 - Number of persons in each family belonging to the Church of Rome. 11
Image 72 of 135
The return for Drummond Township was dated the 2nd April 1842.
The Assessor for Drummond Township was Patrick Dowdall.
[See a more summarized version of the 1842 census at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~granniesgarden/Granny2/drummond1.html ]
An intriguing burial:
Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923 - Lanark > Perth > St John the Baptist > Baptisms, marriages, burials 1842-1850, Vol. 10[sic-6]
Burial of Edward Hurly
On the 27th day of October 1844 I the undersigned Priest of this
Parish have Enterred in the Catholic Cemetery of this Town
Edward Hurly formerly of the County Cork. but lately residing
in this Parish Aged 67 years.
In presence of Simon Hogan William Smith &c
J.D. McDonagh
Comments:
This William Smith may have been Simon's brother-in-law.
1844 – 67 = 1777 for Edward Hurly’s year of birth.
Given that Simon Hogan was present at the burial, could Edward Hurly have been a relative of Simon's mother Catherine Hurley Hogan, say, her brother?
On 3 February 1847, Simon Hogan and his wife Ann sold the NE half of Lot 7, Concession 3, Drummond Township, to William Smith for $500:
NE half, Lot 7 c3, Drummond Twp:
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Lanark County Deeds v. I
Folio 520 Memorial No. 414
3 Feb 1847
Indenture between
Simon Hogan of the Township of
Drummond in the County of Lanark in the District of Bathurst Inn
Keeper and Anne Hogan the Wife of the said Simon Hogan of the
one part, and William Smith of the same place Yeoman of the
other part ...
For 500 Pounds and five Shillings,
100 acres, being composed the NE Half of Lot No. 7 in the 3rd Concession,
in Drummond Township, Lanark Co.
...
Note: The William Smith in the above transaction was the brother of Simon's wife Anne. William married Mary Doyle on 9 October 1848:
Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923 Lanark Perth St John the Baptist Baptisms, marriages, burials 1842-1850, Vol. 10[sic-6]
Image 113 of 144
Marriage | On the 9th of October 1848 the undersigned Priest married at
William | Perth William Smith of Drummond son of John Smith and Martha
Smith | McCabe Co Cavan & Mary Doyle also of Drummond daughter
to | of James Doyle and Mary OBrien Co Wexford
Mary | In presence of Michael Doherty Margaret Murphy &c
Doyle | J.D. McDonagh
On 2 March 1850, William Smith and his wife Mary sold the land he had purchased from his brother-in-law Simon Hogan to Robert Gemmell:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSTY-1WR5?i=27&cat=483776
Image 28 of 511
Lanark County Deeds v. 2B
Folio 22 Memorial No. 15
2 March 1850
Indenture between
William Smith of the
Township of Drummond in the County of Lanark and Province
of Canada yeoman, and Mary Smith, his wife, of the
first part, and Robert Gemmell of the Town of Perth in the
Township County and Province aforesaid, Gentleman of the Second
part ...
For 450 Pounds,
100 acres, being composed the NE Half of Lot No. 7 in the 3rd Concession,
in Drummond Township, Lanark Co.
Matilda, the eldest child of Simon Hogan and Ann Smith, married John Lambert in Perth on 29 January 1849.
In 1850 Simon Hogan was living in Detroit, Michigan. The 1850 census erroneously lists his name as "Saml. Hasan"! [See the 1850 census at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11132-97922-54?cc=1401638&wc=MMYD-B36:1461572420 ] Living with him was his widowed mother Catharine Hogan, age 56.
By 1851 his family had crossed to the east side of the Detroit River and was now living in Woodslee, a few miles east of Winsor, in Rochester Township, Essex County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. "Cathran Hogan" was listed as being age 65 (on her next birthday).
[See the 1851 census at http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1851_pdf/e094/e002347844.pdf or at http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e094/e002347844.jpg , lines 30-36 ]
Simon died in Woodslee on 9 July 1854, age 49.
In the 1861 census we find still in Rochester Township, Essex County John Smith [Simon's father-in-law], age 84 (on next birthday), widower; Ann Hogan [Simon's widow], Farmer, age 50 (on next birthday), widow; Simon Hogan [son of Simon and Ann], Laborour, age 18 (on next birthday); and Catherine Hogan [Simon's mother], age 80 (on next birthday).
[See the 1861 census at http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1861/pdf/4391547_00291.pdf or at http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1861/jpg/4391547_00291.jpg , lines 1-5 ]
[NOTE: For more info on census records in Canada, see the Library and Archives of Canada at http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx ]
Ann was buried 27 April 1861, age 57, in the small community of Belle River on Lake St. Clair, just a few miles from Woodslee..
[See https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-24490-16267-75?cc=1927566&wc=13975763
Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923 > Essex > Belle River > Saints Simon and Jude > Burials 1860-1896 > Image 4 of 81
The text is in French.
Note that the very next entry after Ann's states that Simon James Hogan (her son) was buried 10 May 1861.]
Catherine, the widow of John Hogan, was buried on 23 December 1866 in Belle River.
[See https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-24490-15451-66?cc=1927566&wc=13975763
Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923 > Essex > Belle River > Saints Simon and Jude > Burials 1860-1896 > Image 14 of 81
The text is in French. She is called "Catherine Early".
The text appears to read in part "Catherine Early femme de John Hogan" ("Catherine Early wife of John Hogan").]
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Mary Hogan
Recall that in the land location record dated 23 October 1817, John Hogan's family consisted of 1 Man (John), 1 Woman (wife Catherine), 1 male over the age of 12 (Simon), 1 female under the age of 12 (Ellen), and 1 female who was over the age of 12. Who was this female over age 12? Unlike her siblings Simon and Ellen, this daughter does not appear to have been married in the Catholic church. (This is unfortunate because the parish priest would have recorded the names of her father and mother.)
Fortunately there are found in the records of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church of Perth several of baptisms and marriages which contain references to a William Oliver and his wife Mary Hogan in association with members of the John Hogan family.
It is principally--but not solely--on the basis of these church records that we can reasonably infer that Mary the wife of William Oliver was indeed the daughter of John Hogan.
The most revealing record is an undated piece of paper which listed several promises of marriage, including one for a widowed Mary Oliver:
Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923 - Lanark > Perth St John the Baptist > Baptisms, marriages, burials 1825-1827, Vol. 2
Image 26 of 50
This piece of paper overlays page 36:
A promise of marriage ...
between Edwd Doudall of Drd [Drummond] son of Patk Doudall and Judith Keaton Kings County
on the one part and Mary OConnor also of Drd daughter of Denis OConnor
and Ann Keley Co Limerick. between Michael[?] McNamara of Perth son of John McNamara
Widow Oliver
and Bridget Butler Co. Clare on the one part and Mary Hogan ^ also of Perth daughter of
the late John Hogan and Ellen[sic!] Hurly Co Cork A promise between Richard
Mary
Doudall of Bathurst son of Saml Doudall & ------ Green
on the one part
and Ellen Kehoe also of Bathurst daughter of Peter Kehoe & Bridget
Although this entry incorrectly stated that Mary's mother was named Ellen instead of Catherine, it did correctly give her mother's maiden name as Hurly as well as their having come from County Cork.
It appears that during microfilming, this separate, undated piece of paper was overlaid on page 36 and then microfilmed. Page 36 began with the 19th day of June 1826, and page 37 began with the 26th day of June 1826, but the date of Mary's promise of marriage would have been after the death of her first husband, William Oliver, which occurred after the baptism of their daughter Mary Ann on 5 Sept 1841 and before the marriage of their daughter Margaret on 30 Jan 1848, in which record he was referred to as "the late William Oliver". It will later be told how William Oliver was killed on 19 July 1842 (see below). Other St. John the Baptist records show that Edward Dowdall and Mary Anne Oconnor were married on 6 Feb 1848 and that Richard Dowdall and Ellen Kehoe were married on 28 Feb 1848. It seems doubtful if the marriage of Mary (the widow Oliver) ever took place. No St. John the Baptist marriage record has been found. In a letter to attorney A. N. Buell on 29 August 1849, Mary was identified as Mrs. William Oliver, not Mrs. McNamara. And in the 1861 census Mary was still using the Oliver surname.
Other St. John the Baptist records of note:
Catherine Hogan (presumably Mary's mother) was the sponsor at the baptism William Oliver and Mary Hogan's daughter Jane on 27 Nov 1838.
Simon Hogan was a sponsor at the baptism of their son Simon on 10 Jan 1839
John Tovey and Ellen Hogan were sponsors at the baptism of their daughter Mary Ann on 5 Sept 1841.
In addition to the church records, William Oliver (Mary's husband) had land transactions with Simon Hogan, and William Oliver (Mary's son) with John Tovey.
Baptisms of the children of William Oliver and Mary Hogan
Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923 - Lanark > Perth > St John the Baptist > Baptisms, marriages, buri...ls 1828-1829, Vol. 3 pt 1
Image 18 of 40
p.35
B. 112.
The twenty seventh November one thousand
eight hundred and twenty eight the under-
signed Priest baptized Jane born the
twenty fourth of last August of the
lawful marriage of William Oliver
and of Mary Hogan. Sponsors Catherine
Hogan. J. McDonald Pr.
...
Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923 - Lanark > Perth > St John the Baptist > Baptisms, marriages, buri...ls 1830-1832, Vol. 3 pt 2
Image 26 of 77
186
25 Dec 1830 – baptism of John born in Elmsley the twenty second of October last [22 Oct 1830] of the lawful marriage of William Oliver and of Hogan. Sponsors Michael Toomy & Catharine Tigin John Macdonald Np. M.
Additional information about John
An article in the Bathurst Courier for 10 August 1838 reported that "On Friday afternoon in the Rideau, Oliver’s Ferry, John Oliver, son of William Oliver, aged about 10 or 12 years, was drowned."
According to the baptismal record John would have been only seven years old rather than the ten or twelve years given in the article.
The article also mentions that John had an elder brother, whom I believe was named William Junior.
http://sites.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/NewspaperClippings/Spencer/BathurstCourier1834_39.htm
BATHURST COURIER - 1834 - 1839.
supplied by Christine M. Spencer of Northwestern University, Evanston, Il., USA.
c-spencer3@northwestern.edu
Bathurst Courier, August 10, 1838
On Friday afternoon [presumably Aug 3rd] in the Rideau, Oliver’s Ferry, John Oliver, son of William Oliver, aged about 10 or 12 years, was drowned.
It appears that the deceased and an elder brother had been repairing a skiff during the day and the boy being anxious to try it out
went out into the river without either paddle or oars. The wind being high, the skiff went further from the shore than was expected.
The anxiety of the poor boy became so great that in his exertions to get to the shore the skiff upset and not being able to swim
the boy sank to rise no more. The body was found the following day and was interred on Sunday.
Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923 - Lanark > Perth > St John the Baptist > Baptisms, marriages, burials 1833-1839, Vol. 4
Image 6 of 118
p.5
16
10 Feb 1833 – baptism of Mary born in Perth the twenty sixth of last month [26 January 1833] of the lawful marriage of William Oliver and of Mary Hogan. Sponsors William Toomy and Ellen Mahan John Macdonald Np. M.
...
Image 45 of 118
p.79
55.B.
27 March 1835 – baptism of Robert born in Elmsley the seventh of January last [7 Jan 1835] of the lawful marriage of William Oliver and of Mary Hogan. Sponsor Jane Flanagan. John Macdonald M. Np.
...
Image 82 of 118
p.150
42 B.
12 March 1837 – baptism of David born in Brockville the twelvth of November last [12 Nov 1836], of William Oliver and of Mary Prier[???]. Sponsor Grace Spratte. John M. Macdonald M. Np.
...
Image 110 of 118
p.201
5-Bap.
On the 13th day of January 1839 I the undersigned Priest of this
Parish have Baptized Simon three months old of the Marriage
of William Oliver & Mary Hogan of Elmsley
Sponsors Simon Hogan & Elizabeth Smith
J.D. McDonagh
Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923 - Lanark > Perth > St John the Baptist > Baptisms, marriages, burials 1839-1842, Vol. 5 [note: Vol = Liber, page = folio]
Image 35 of 46
p.64
Bap Mary Anne Oliver
On the 5th day of September 1841 I the undersigned Priest of this
Parish have Baptized at Perth Mary Anne Oliver eight months old
of the Marriage of William Oliver & Mary Hogan of Emsley
Sponsors John Tovey & Ellen Hogan
J.D. McDonagh
Mary's husband William Oliver was killed in a disputed with neighbors on 19 July 1842. See, for example:
Between Law and Custom: 'High' and 'Low' Legal Cultures in the Lands of the British Diaspora - The United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, 1600-1900
Peter Karsten
Cambridge University Press, Mar 18, 2002 - History - 560 pages
p.242
...
... When William Oliver of Drummond[sic-Elmsley], in Eastern Ontario,
quarreled in July of 1842 with “one Toomy” on Toomy's farm “about
some cattle,” the results were tragic. As John Malloch, a neighboring
farmer noted in his diary: “Toomy took a gun from the house & told
Oliver to keep off or he would shoot – Oliver advanced ... the other
shot him [;] died on the spot.” 126
...
________
126 Entry for 19.July 1842, Journal of Judge John Malloch, MSS Diaries Collec-
tion, MU 842, Archives of Ontario.
Rev. William Bell, the Presbyterian minister at Perth, noted in his diary, "The widow, though a Roman Catholic, having requested me,
I attended his funeral, and made an address at the grave, conditioning all against indulging in anger and violence."
(source: William Bell diaries, v. 14, July 1842, p. 17, cited as endnote 18 of Chapter Two, p. 23, in Kennedy, James R., South Elmsley in the Making 1783-1983,
Township of South Elmsley, 1984.)
Two of Mary Hogan Oliver's daughters married brothers of the above mentioned Edward Dowdall who married Mary Anne Oconnor in Feb 1848. Margaret Oliver married Patrick Dowdall on 30 Jan 1848. Jane Oliver married James Dowdall on 28 April 1849.
Parish registers, 1823-1920 / Catholic Church. Saint John the Baptist (Perth, Ontario)
Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1842-1859 ... Film 1298997 DGS 5077542
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9TR7-JX?i=109&cc=1927566&cat=350557
Film # 005077542
Image 110 of 652
p.198
…
Married | On the 30th day of January 1848 I the undersigned Priest Married
Patrick | at Perth Patrick Dowdall of Perth son of Patrick Dowdall and Judith
Dowdall | Keaton Kings County to Margret Oliver also of Perth daughter of the late
to | William Oliver and Mary Hogan
Margret | In presence of James Dowdall James Oliver &c
Oliver |
J.D. McDonagh
...
p.199
Conversion | On the 30th day day of January 1848 I the undersigned Priest received into
of | the bosom of the Catholic Church Margret Oliver daughter of the late
Margret | Wm Oliver and Mary Hogan of Perth
Oliver | In presence of
J.D. McDonagh
Note that by the beginning of 1848, the widowed Mary Hogan Oliver had relocated from Emsley Township to the town of Perth.
...
...
Image 129 of 652
p.231
Married | On the 28th of April 1849 The undersigned Priest married at Perth
James | James Dowdall of Perth son of Patrick Dowdall and Judith Keaton
Doudall | Co Westmeath to Jane Oliver daughter of the late William
to | Oliver and Mary Hogan
Jane |
Oliver | In presence of Bernard Boyan Mary Stafford &c
J.D. McDonagh
In August 1849, the widowed Mary Hogan Oliver challenged the right of her eldest son William [Jr.] to money left by her murdered husband William Oliver.
She wanted this money "that was squandered away by their eldest brother" used for the "poor little children".
(source: Ontario Archives (OA), A. N. [Andrew Norton] Buell Papers, Mrs. William Oliver to Buell, Perth, 29 August 1849, cited as endnote 20 of Chapter Two, p. 23,
in Kennedy, James R., South Elmsley in the Making 1783-1983, Township of South Elmsley, 1984.)
Filling in a few blanks
William Oliver and his parents and siblings came from Scotland to Canada in 1815. They were Presbyterian rather than Catholic as were the Irish Hogans.
So then. Just how did a Scottish Presbyterian from Elmsley Township meet an Irish Catholic girl from Drummond Township? Robert Wood might have been the link. He knew both families.
Wood and the Olivers had sailed to Canada on board the same ship. Wood and the Hogans were neighbors in Drummond Township. So perhaps Robert introduced the Olivers to the Hogans.
On 31 January 1831, Robert Wood sold his land in Drummond Township to Simon Hogan and William Oliver. (By 9 May 1835, Robert Wood was described as being of Elmsley Township.
On that date he purchased the SW half of Lot 23 in the 3rd Concession in Elmsley Township.)
It is inferred that Mary Hogan's marriage to William Oliver was not performed in a Catholic ceremony.
It is also inferred that their first two children were not baptized in the Catholic Church, although their succeeding children were. Those first two children were William Junior and Margaret.
It was shown above that Margaret converted to Catholicism on the same day that she married Patrick Dowdall.
William Jr. was likely the "elder brother" mentioned in the article about the drowning of John Oliver, the son of William Oliver (Senior).
Some Subsequent Records for the Children of William Oliver and Mary Hogan
1851/1852 census records
http://automatedgenealogy.com/census52/View.jsp?id=11127
Home / 1852 / Canada West / Leeds (county) / 193 Elmsley township / p. 10d, 11a, (21) Split view
No. of Family = 79
Line Name Occupation Place of Birth Religion Age Sex
29 Oliver, William Farmer C W p C C 26 M calculated year of birth = 1851 - 26 = 1825 [Presumed son of William Oliver and Mary Hogan]
30 Oliver, Mariah C W C E 26 F
31 Oliver, William C W C E 8 M
32 Oliver, Edward C W C E 6 M
33 Oliver, Lorenzo C W C E 4 M
34 Oliver, Maria C W C E 2 F
35 Oliver, Robert Labourer C W p C C 16 M calculated year of birth = 1851 - 16 = 1835 [Presumed son of William Oliver and Mary Hogan]
(Robert Oliver was born on 7 January 1835 and baptized into the Catholic Church on 27 March 1835.)
C W = Canada West
C E = Church of England
p C C = Presbyterian?
Another format of the same 1851/1852 census as above:
http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1851_pdf/e095/e002356758.pdf
1851 Census, Canada West, Leeds County, South Elmsley Township
| Age |
| next birth |
|Line | Name | Occupation | Place of Birth | Religion | day | Sex
79 | 29 | William Oliver | Farmer | C W | p C C | 26 | male estimated year of birth = 1851 - 26 = 1825
| 30 | Mariah | | C W | C E | 26 | female
| 31 | William Oliver | | C W | C E | 8 | male
| 32 | Edward Oliver | | C W | C E | 6 | male
| 33 | Lorenso Oliver | | C W | C E | 4 | male
| 34 | Maria Oliver | | C W | C E | 2 | female
| 35 | Robert Oliver* | Laborer | C W | p C C | 16 | male estimated year of birth = 1851 - 16 = 1835
C W = Canada West
Presumably C E = Church of England
p C C = Presbyterian?
*Robert Oliver was most likely a younger brother of William. Robert was born on 7 January 1835 and baptized into the Catholic Church on 27 March 1835 (see above).
Evidently he did not remain in the Catholic Church.
http://automatedgenealogy.com/census52/View.jsp?id=6647
Home / 1852 / Canada West / Grenville (county) / 104 Wolfred [Wolford] township / p. 25d, 26a, (51) Split view
Line Name Occupation Place of Birth Religion Age Sex
33 Dowdall, Patrick Blacksmith Canada Roman Catholic 25 M
34 Dowdall, Margaret Canada Roman Catholic 25 F [formerly Margaret Oliver, daughter of William Oliver and Mary Hogan]
35 Oliver, Simon Servant Canada Roman Catholic 11 M [Presumably Margaret’s brother and a son of William Oliver and Mary Hogan. Simon was born in late 1838 and baptized in January 1839]
http://automatedgenealogy.com/census52/View.jsp?id=10189
Home / 1852 / Canada West / Lanark (county) / 180 Drummond township / p. 1a, (43) Split view
Line Name Occupation Place of Birth Religion Age Sex
6 Dowdall, Edw'd Farmer Canada Roman Catholic 28 M
7 Dowdall, Maryann Canada Roman Catholic 20 F
8 Dowdall, Mary Canada Roman Catholic 4 F
9 Dowdall, Edw'd Canada Roman Catholic 1 M
10 Dowdall, Patrick Farmer Ireland Roman Catholic 57 M [father of James Dowdall and Patrick Dowdall]
11 Dowdall, Judith Ireland Roman Catholic 59 F [mother of James Dowdall and Patrick Dowdall]
12 Dowdall, Mary Canada Roman Catholic 26 F
13 Dowdall, John Labourer Canada Roman Catholic 20 M
14 Dowdall, James Waggonmaker Canada Roman Catholic 24 M [husband of Jane Oliver Dowdall. James died 8 March 1852. See https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170793481 ]
15 Dowdall, Jane Canada Roman Catholic 26 F [formerly Jane Oliver, daughter of William Oliver and Mary Hogan]
16 Dowdall, Margrett Canada Roman Catholic 2 F
17 Smyth, John Tailor Ireland Roman Catholic 76 M [father of Anne Smith, wife of Simon Hogan]
18 Smyth, Martha Ireland Roman Catholic 76 F [mother of Anne Smith, wife of Simon Hogan]
19 Smyth, Willm Labourer Ireland Roman Catholic 30 M [brother of Anne Smith, wife of Simon Hogan]
20 Smyth, Mary Ireland Roman Catholic 27 F
21 Smyth, John Canada Roman Catholic 3 M
22 Smyth, Matilda Canada Roman Catholic 3 F
23 Smyth, James Canada Roman Catholic 2 M
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1861 census records
1861 Census of Canada for William Oliver
Canada West > Leeds Co., Elmsley Twp
William Oliver Sr. Farmer Canada C of S. 36 male married calculated year of birth = 1861 - 36 = 1825 [Presumed son of William Oliver and Mary Hogan]
Maria Oliver Canada C of Egd 37 female married
William Oliver jr. Canada C of Egd 15 male single [known as W. P. Oliver in the 1878, 1879, and 1880 tax records and the 1880 census of Lamar Co., Texas]
Edwin Oliver Canada C of Egd 15 male single
Russell Oliver “ “ 13 male “
Eliza A. Oliver “ “ 11 female “
Elijah Oliver “ “ 9 male “
Joseph Oliver “ “ 7 male “
Maria Oliver “ “ 5 female “
Henry Oliver “ “ 3 male “
http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1861&op=pdf&id=4391934_00480
Census Year: 1861
Province: Canada West (Ontario)
District Name: Grenville
Sub-District Name: Merrickville
Enumeration District No. 1 of Village of Merrickville in the County of Grenville
p.7
Name Occupation Place of Birth Religion Age next Birthday SEX [Marital Status]
29 Patrick Doudall Bailiff C.W. R. C 34 M Married
30 Margaret Dawdall “ “ 32 F Married [formerly Margaret Oliver, daughter of William Oliver and Mary Hogan]
31 Jane Dowdall “ “ 28 F Single Widow [widow of James Dowdall ; formerly Jane Oliver, daughter of William Oliver and Mary Hogan]
32 Margaret Dowdall “ “ 9 F S
33 James Dowdall “ “ 8 M “
34 Richard Dowdall “ “ 6 M “
35 Sylvester Dowdall “ “ 2 M “ [aka Augustus/Augustas Sylvester Dowdall. About 1880 immigrated to Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. He died 10 Jan 1929.]**
36 Jane Dowdall “ “ 1 F “
37 Sarah Cadden “ “ 11 F “
38 Eliza Phillips “ C. England 18 F “
**Note:
http://genealogytrails.com/minn/hennepin/bios_d.htm#d21
Augustus S. Dowdall
Source: Sketches of Big Folks in Minnesota. (Publ. 1907) Transcribed by Kim Mohler
DOWDALL Augustus S, Minneapolis. Res 632 Elwood av, office 654 Temple Court. Lawyer. Born Nov 23, 1858 in
Merrickville Ont, son of Patrick S and Margaret (Oliver) Dowdall. Married April 1882 to Elizabeth C Atkinson. Educated
in public schools Merrickville Ont and by private tuition. First engaged with Grand Trunk Ry System; moved to St Paul
1880 as private sec to Geo K Barnes G P A, N P Ry; gen agt St Paul & Manitoba Ry at Moorhead 1880-83; moved to
Minneapolis and engaged with M St P & S S Ry; engaged in mercantile business 1884-1900. Entered law dept U of M
1900; graduated 1904 and has since been engaged in practice of law. Member Knights of Pythias.
The death and burial of Margaret Oliver Dowdall:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GY4C-LZH?i=342&cc=1927566&cat=325658
Film # 004033363
St. Patrick’s Church, Ottawa, Carlton Co., Ontario, Canada
[Parochia Sancti Patritii - Nuptiarum baptismorum Ac Defunctorum]
St. Patrick Parish - Baptism, Wedding, Burials 1867 to 1887
Image 343 of 567
S | the twenty-sixth day of July one
Margaret Oliver | thousand eight-hundred and seventy-nine, we the undersigned
( s c Dowdall) | parish priest of St Patricks have entered in the cemetery of this
27 | parish the body of Margaret Oliver, late spouse of Patrick
| Dowdall, deceased in this parish the twenty fourth instant
| aged fifty-five years. Present Patrick Dowdall and Augustas I. Dowdall
| Patrick Dowdall John S OConnor P.P.
| Augustas S Dowdall
| Albert A
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It is unclear if Mary Hogan Oliver, widow of William Oliver, ever married Michael McNamara of Perth about 1848.
No marriage record has been discovered yet.
If they did marry, then perhaps he was deceased by 1861 and she reverted to her Oliver surname.
Although their ages given here are a little too low, other records will show that this is Mary Hogan Oliver,
widow of William Oliver, and their youngest daughter Mary Ann Oliver:
http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1861&op=pdf&id=4108069_00022 or
http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1861&op=pdf&id=4391934_00482
Census Year: 1861
Province: Canada West (Ontario)
District Name: Grenville
Sub-District Name: Merrickville
Enumeration District No. 1 of Village of Merrickville in the County of Grenville
p.8
Name Occupation Place of Birth Religion Age next Birthday SEX [Marital Status]
24 Mary Oliver Ireland R. C 47 F Widow 1861 – 47 = 1814 calculated year of birth
25 Mary Oliver C.W. “ 18 F Single 1861 – 18 = 1843 calculated year of birth
Recall Mary Ann's baptismal record from above:
Bap Mary Anne Oliver
On the 5th day of September 1841 I the undersigned Priest of this
Parish have Baptized at Perth Mary Anne Oliver eight months old =====> born in January 1841
of the Marriage of William Oliver & Mary Hogan of Emsley
Sponsors John Tovey & Ellen Hogan [who were the brother-in-law & sister of Mary Hogan]
J.D. McDonagh
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Parish registers, 1844-1920
Author: Catholic Church. Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Kemptville, Ontario); Catholic Church. Kemptville Mission (Ontario); Catholic Church. Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Kemptville, Ontario)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GTRS-S9VT?i=193&cc=1927566&cat=351525
Film # 005077587
Image 194 of 475
or
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GTRS-S9VT?i=193&cc=1927566
Image 188 of 198
1867 Registry of Baptisms & Marriages Continued
...
3 M | On the eighth day of Jan. one thousand eight hundred sixty seven
Wm Parks | I the undersigned Priest have married after three publications Wm. Parks son
and | of John Parks and Cath. Friel and Mary Oliver daughter of deceased W[m.]
[Mary | and Mary Hogan
Oliver] | Witns. [-----] Parks and Margret Dowdal Wm. Harty
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William Oliver sells his 86 acres in Lot 20, 5th Concession, Elmsley Twp, to his brother-in-law Henry Frayn(e):
South Elmsley Township (v. AM, no. 1) 1847-1864 Film 199531 DGS 8637348
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3H6-LSJX-Z?i=250&cat=484032
Film # 008637348
Elmsley A. M. No. 1
Image 251-252 of 278 (p.435-437)
p.435
Memorial No. 375
Bargain and Sale dated 3 November 1863 ; registered Mon 9 Nov 1863
... Between William
Oliver of the Township of Elmsley in the
United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
and Province of Canada Yeoman of the
first part Henry Frayne of the Township
of Kitley in the United Counties and
p.436
Province aforesaid yeoman of the second
part ...
... for and in Consideration
of the sum of sixty pounds of Lawful mon-
ey of Canada ...
... that certain parcel of Land
and premises, Situate, lying, and being
in the Township of Elmsley, in the United
Counties of Leeds and Grenville Being
all of Lot Number Twenty, in the fifth
Concession of the said Township of
Elmsley, lying South of the Rideau waters Con-
taining eighty six Acres ...
p.437
... signed Henry Frayne }
... [L. S.]
...
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Memorial No. 376
Memorial of a deed made 28 March 1850 ; registered Monday 16 November 1866
[John Tovey of Bathurst (husband of Ellen Hogan) to Thomas Taitt, 200 acres
composing lot number 20 in the fourth concession in the township of Elmsley.]
...
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1871 census records
Census Year: 1871
Province: Ontario
District Name: Leeds and Grenville North
Sub-District Name: Elmsley
http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1871&op=pdf&id=4396626_00514 [p.52 and 53]
http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1871&op=pdf&id=4396626_00515 [p.54 and 55]
p.53
Dwelling No./Family No.: 198/206
Name Sex Age Province of Birth Religion Origin Occupation
Oliver William M 48 Ontario Ch of Scotland Scotch Farmer Married [Presumed son of William Oliver and Mary Hogan]
“ Maria F 48 O. Ch of England Irish Married
“ Edwin M 23 O. Ch of Scotland Scotch Farmer
“ Lorenzo M 21 O. Ch of Scotland “ “
“ Elijah M 18 O. Ch of Scotland “ “
“ Eliza F 16 O. Ch of England “ ---
“ Joseph M 14 O. Ch of Scotland “ “
p.54
Name Sex Age Province of Birth Religion Origin Occupation
Oliver Ida F 12 Ontario Ch of Scotland Scotch ---
“ Henry M 10 O. Ch of Scotland “ ---
“ Thomas M 8 O. Ch of Scotland “ ---
“ Clarabella F 5 O. Ch of Scotland “ ---
-----------------------------
Maria Oliver wife (and perhaps widow by this time) of William Oliver (son of Mary Hogan and William Oliver) to her brother Henry Frayne:
South Elmsley Township (v. A, no. 3) 1873-1881 Film 199533 DGS 8637350
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3HX-37XZ?i=260&cat=484032
Film # 008637350
Elmsley A. No. 3
Images 261-262 of 501 (p.417-419)
p.417
No. 216.
Indenture made 4 Feb 1875 ; entered and registered 13 March 1877
Between Maria Oliver wife of William
p.418
Oliver Senior of the township of Elmsley in
the County of Leeds, and Province of Ontario
of the first part, and Henry Frayne of
the township of Kitley, in the County
and Province aforesaid yeoman, of the
second part, Witnesseth, that the said
party of the first part, for and in
consideration of the sum of fifty dollars
of lawful money of Canada, Now paid
by the said party of the second part
to the said party of the first part
... That Certain portion or
parcel of Land and premises, Situate, lying,
and being, in the Township of Elmsley,
in the County of Leeds, and Province of
Ontario, being composed of Lot Number
Twenty, in the Fifth Concession of the
said Township of Elmsley ...
... Maria Oliver
-----------
W. P. Oliver appears in the Lamar County tax rolls for 1878, 1879, and 1880:
Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 Lamar county 1878
Image 370 of 428
Precinct No 5 Assessment Roll of Property in Lamar County,
...
84 Oliver W P ...
Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Lamar county > 1879
Image 363 of 438
Precinct No. 5 ASSESSMENT ROLL of Property in Lamar County owned by Residents
...
31 Oliver W P ...
Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Lamar county > 1880
Image 403 of 475
Precinct No. 5 ASSESSMENT ROLL of Property in Lamar County owned by Residents
21 Oliver W P ...
Compare this 1880 census with the above 1861 and 1871 censuses of the family of William Oliver [son of Mary Hogan and William Oliver (d.1842)] living in Elmsley Twp, Leeds and Grenville Counties.
W P Oliver in 1880 is William Oliver Jr., age 15, in 1861.
Clara Oliver in 1880 is Clarabella, age 5, in 1871.
Mary Oliver in 1880 is wife of William Oliver in 1861 and 1861. She was widowed by 1880. He rmaiden name was Faryn (sometimes spelled Frayne). She was the daughter of Mary Hanton and Lorenzo Alexander Frayne.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFN5-KSR
1880 census, Precinct 6, Lamar County, Texas
Dwelling No./Family No.: 124/129
Father's Mother's Marital
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Birthplace Birthplace Status Occupation
W P Oliver Self Male 30 Canada Canada Canada Single Bridge Builder
Mary Oliver Mother Female 56 Canada Scotland Scotland Widowed
Clara Oliver Sister Female 16 Canada Scotland Scotland Single
H R Gates Other Male 21 Mississippi Alabama Alabama Single Farmer
--------
Marriage of Clara Bell (C. B.) Oliver:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2MZ-YBF
C. B. Oliver
mentioned in the record of J. B. Williams
Name: C. B. Oliver
Sex: Female
Husband: J. B. Williams
Other information in the record of J. B. Williams
from Texas Marriages, 1837-1973
Name: J. B. Williams
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 21 Oct 1882
Event Place: Fannin, Texas, United States
Event Place (Original): Fannin, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: C. B. Oliver
Spouse's Gender: Female
--------
Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 | Death certificates > 1939 > Vol 049, certificates 024..., May, Hill-Leon counties
Image 29 of 539
Clara Bell Williams
Place of death: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins Co., Texas
Wife of J. P. Williams
Date of birth: May 24, 1867
Date of death: May 5, 1939
Birthplace: Ontario, Canada
Father's Name: William Oliver
Father's Birthplace: Scotland [sic]
Mother's Name: Mary Frane [actually Frayn / Frayne]
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland [sic]
Informant: Alton Williams ; address: Dike, Texas [Dike is in Hopkins Co., TX]
Burial: Shirley Cemetery, Sulphur Springs, Texas
-----------------------------
Grave of Mary Hogan Oliver, widow of William Oliver (d.1842), daughter of John Hogan and Catherine Hurley, and sister of Simon Hogan and Ellen Hogan Tovey Dougherty:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103869530/mary-oliver
Mary Oliver
BIRTH unknown
DEATH 24 Dec 1880
BURIAL
Saint Ann's Catholic Cemetery
[Wolford Township, Concession 1, Lot 10]
Merrickville, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
MEMORIAL ID 103869530
Aged 70 years. Wife of William Oliver.
Family Members
Children
Robert Oliver unknown–1859
[Robert’s name and date of death appears on Mary’s headstone]
Headstone Inscription:
M A R Y
WIFE OF
WILLIAM OLIVER
DIED DEC 24 1880
AGED 70 Y’RS.
AL-------------
R O B E R T
DIED ------0 1859
Robert Oliver, the son of Mary and William Oliver, was born 7 Jan 1835 and baptized 27 March 1835.
Mary's headstone inscription is also described here:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W93D-LQZM
Mary Oliver
Canadian Headstones
Name: Mary Oliver
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
Cemetery: St. Ann Roman Catholic++, Merrickville
Note:
MARY\nWIFE OF\nWILLIAM
OLIVER\nDIED DEC. 24, 1880\nAGED
70 Y'RS.\nALSO THIER
SON\nROBERT\nDIED JUNE 30, 1859
-----------------------------
Land records of Grenville County, 1822-1955
Authors: Grenville County (Ontario). Registrar of Deeds (Main Author)
...
Merrickville (v. A, 403-454) 1875-1877; (v. B, 455-998) 1877-1889; (v. C, 999-1505) 1889-1898 Film 1724012 DGS 8348952
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSYS-276S-M?i=369&cat=482991
Film # 008348952
Register B Merrickville (Memorial Nos. 455-998)
Image 370 of 909 [p.566-567]
p.566
[Memorial] No. 783
… I Mary Ann Parks
of the Township of Oxford in the County of Grenville Married
Woman Administratrix do Certify that James Armstrong …
has satisfied all money due or to grow due on a Certain
Mortgage made by him the said James Armstrong and
Margaret Armstrong his wife to Mary Oliver of the Village of
Merrickville in the County of Grenville Widow which mortgage
bears date the twenty fourth day of June A.D. 1875 and was
registered in the Registry Office for the County of Grenville on
the 21st day of July … as No. 394.** … And that
I am the person entitled by law to receive the money. And
p.567
that such mortgage is therefore discharged. Witness my hand this
27th day of January A.D. 1886
Witness : ,, Sd. Mary A. Parks, Administratrix of the
Sd. D. J. Hall ,, Estate of the late Mary Oliver widow
**See
Merrickville (v. A) 1866-1877 Film 201663 DGS 8344896
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSTY-7LVG?i=21&cat=482991
Film # 008344896
Images 389-390 of 445
No. 394
24 June 1875
... I William Parks of the Village of Bishops Mills in the County[sic-Township] of Oxford ...
-----------------------------
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103869561/mary-parks
Mary Oliver Parks
BIRTH unknown [born in January 1841]
DEATH 20 Sep 1924
BURIAL
Saint Ann's Catholic Cemetery
[Wolford Township, Concession 1, Lot 10]
Merrickville, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
MEMORIAL ID 103869561
Family Members
Spouse
William Parks unknown–1907
Children
Ella Parks unknown–1899
Eva M. Parks unknown–1949
----------------------------
Census Year: 1881
Province: Ontario
District Name: Leeds and Grenville North
Sub-District Name: Oxford
http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1881&op=&img&id=e008170813
District No. 107 North Leeds & Grenville S. District Oxford Div 3
Province
Names Sex Age of Birth. Religion Origin Occupation [Matital Status]
170 171 Parks William M 40 Ontario Catholic Irish Blacksmith Married
“ Mary F 30 “ “ “ --- Married
“ Eva F 12 “ “ “ ---
“ William H M 9 “ “ “ --- [aka William Howard Parks and W. Howard Parks]
“ Lilly F 7 “ “ “ --- [aka Mary Lily/Lilly Parks]
“ Ella F 5 “ “ “ ---
“ John M 3 “ “ “ --- [aka Theodore??]
----------------------------
Records for the Children of William Parks and Mary Oliver:
----------------------------
Eva M. Parks
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103869570/eva-m_-parks
Eva M. Parks
BIRTH unknown
DEATH 24 Aug 1949
BURIAL
Saint Ann's Catholic Cemetery
Merrickville, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
MEMORIAL ID 103869570
Family Members
Parents
William Parks unknown–1907
Mary Oliver Parks unknown–1924
----------------------------
William Howard Parks
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLRV-NVV
William Howard <parks>
Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899
Name: William Howard <parks>
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 16 Oct 1870
Event Place: Kemptville, Oxford, Grenville, Canada West, British Colonial America
Event Place (Original): Exaltation of The Holy Cross, Kemptville, Grenville, Ontario
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 3 Sep 1870
Father's Name: William Parks
Mother's Name: Mary Oliver
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG7C-1PM
United States Census, 1910 Pennsylvania > Philadelphia Co. > Philadelphia > Ward 26 > ED 583
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Occupation
Francis J Cook Head Male 39 New Jersey Proof Reader
Emma E Cook Wife Female 39 Delaware
William H Parks Boarder Male 35 Canada Canada Canada Dentist
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGB1-5F9M
William Howard Parks
Pennsylvania, Eastern District Petitions for Naturalization, 1795-1931
Name: William Howard Parks
Event Type: Naturalization
Event Date: 29 Apr 1910
Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States
Age: 35
Birth Date: 3 Sep 1870
Birthplace: Bishop Mills, Canada
Certificate Number: 8842
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGB1-YY83
William Howard Parks
Pennsylvania, Eastern District Petitions for Naturalization, 1795-1931
Name: William Howard Parks
Event Type: Naturalization
Event Date: 8 Jul 1915
Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States
Birth Date: 3 Sep 1870
Birthplace: Bishops Mills, Canada
Certificate Number: 19610
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:278R-WMC
William Howard Parks
Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927
Name: William Howard Parks
Event Type: Marriage [Marriage License]
Event Date: 28 Jul 1918
Event Place: Manotick, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Birth Year (Estimated): 1874
Place of Birth: Kemptville, Ontario
Condition in Life: Bachelor
Occupation: Dentistry
Religious Denomination: Methodist
Father's Name: William Parks
Mother's Name: Mary Oliver
Spouse's Name: Laura Olivia Fee
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 34
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
Spouse's Father's Name: Robert Fee
Spouse's Mother's Name: Wilson
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M61G-3YL
United States Census, 1920 > Pennsylvania > Delaware Co. > Upper Darby Twp > ED 212
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Occupation
William H Parks Head Male 45 Canada Dentistry
Laura O Parks Wife Female 35 Canada
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHSJ-P3T
United States Census, 1930 > Pennsylvania > Delaware Co. > Upper Darby Twp > ED 147
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William H Parks Head Male 50 Canada
Laura F Parks Wife Female 38 Canada
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQHJ-7JC
United States Census, 1940 > Pennsylvania > Delaware Co. > Upper Darby Twp > ED 23-212
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William Parks Head Male 61 Canada
Laura F Parks Wife Female 50 Pennsylvania
Death Notice:
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/456575452/
September 19, 1950
A Publisher Extra Newspaper
The Ottawa Citizen from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada · 24
Publication: The Ottawa Citizen
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Issue Date: Tuesday, September 19, 1950
Page: 24
OCR
... PARKS. Dr. W. Howard On Friday, September 15, 1950. at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania', Dr. W. Howard Parks,
beloved husband of Laura O. Fee ot Manotick. Ontario. Interment Monday, September 18, at Philadelphia. ...
----------------------------
Mary Lily Parks
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5MP-GPW
Mary Lily Parks
Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899
Name: Mary Lily Parks
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 16 Feb 1873
Event Place: Kemptville, Oxford, Grenville, Canada West, British Colonial America
Event Place (Original): Exaltation of The Holy Cross, Kemptville, Grenville, Ontario
Gender: Female
Father's Name: William Parks
Mother's Name: Mary Oliver
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2L6-24Z
UNKNOWN [Evidently the groom's name is not given or is illegible.]
Canada Marriages, 1661-1949
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 14 Feb 1912
Event Place: Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
Event Place (Original): Ottawa, Ontario
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Mary Lily Parks
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Father's Name: William Parks
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Oliver
----------------------------
Ella Parks
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103869579/ella-parks
Ella Parks
BIRTH unknown
DEATH 13 Jan 1899
BURIAL
Saint Ann's Catholic Cemetery
Merrickville, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
MEMORIAL ID 103869579
“Aged 21 years.”
Family Members
Parents
William Parks unknown–1907
Mary Oliver Parks unknown–1924
----------------------------
Theodore Parks
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLR9-8BD
Theodore <parks>
Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899
Name: Theodore <parks>
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 21 Apr 1878
Event Place: Kemptville, Oxford, Grenville, Canada West, British Colonial America
Event Place (Original): Exaltation of The Holy Cross, Kemptville, Grenville, Ontario
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 26 Feb 1878
Father's Name: William Parks
Mother's Name: Mary Oliver
----------------------------
Notes on the Oliver family
On 16 November 1812, Janet, the youngest child of John Oliver and Mary Munn, was baptized in Scotland:
Baptism of Janet Oliver
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBLJ-K8B
or
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTV5-YJV
Janet Oliver
Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Name: Janet Oliver
Event Type: Christening
Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original): Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 16 Nov 1812
Birthplace: , Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Father's Name: John Oliver
Mother's Name: Mary Munn
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“In 1815 Lord Bathurst, with the ardent support of Sir George Drummond in Canada, organized an assisted emigration scheme, to meet serious economic difficulties in certain
English and Scottish districts, and to provide for discharged veterans of the Napoleonic and American wars [e.g., John Hogan]. The scheme was to be administered by the
military authorities. The terms were that heads of families were to deposit £16; in return they were to get free passage and provisions on the journey to Canada,
one hundred acres of land along the proposed military route from Ottawa to Kingston by way of the Rideau, free rations for a period and tools at a nominal price.
In July 1815 four ships, the Dorothy, the Baltic Merchant, the Atlas, and the Eliza, brought 722 settlers. These came to Brockville and made their way through the county of
Leeds to the Rideau."
--- Jesse E. Middleton, The Province of Ontario: a History: 1615-1927, published 1927
In 1815 John Oliver and his family, except for one daughter, sailed on the Baltic Merchant to Canada:
General List of Settlers enrolled for Canada under the Government Regulations at Edinburgh 1815
http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/passengerlists/edinburghindex.shtml
Edinburgh Settlers 1815
...
Baltic Merchant sailed July 14th:
http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/passengerlists/balticm1815.shtml
Edinburgh Settlers 1815
Transport Baltic Merchant, Captain Jeffreys, sailed from Greenock July 14th 1815, and arrived at Quebec September 4th 1815 with 194 passengers,
who proceeded in this vessel under the command of Lieutenant Champion, of the Royal Navy, Agent for the Transports. Ages shown are age at time
of deposit paid, which ranged from April to June 1815. (No. is the list position on the master list of settlers; maiden name of married females is shown
in given name column within ( ); if married or single status indicated, this is shown in occupation column as (m) or (s); destination was "U" Upper Canada;
place of residence may include information from both master, and arrival list; passengers are all Scottish; # in remarks column indicates position on arrival list)
==================================================================================
Name Occupation / Dep.
No. Family Given Age family status Residence Paid Remarks
67 Oliver John 40 (m) Farmer Kilmarnock £18.02 #27; deposit of £20.04, deposit of £18.02 noted on arrival list
(Edinburgh)
67 Mary (Munn) 36 wife Kilmarnock
67 Rhoda 17 daughter Kilmarnock
67 William 15 son Kilmarnock ============> Born about 1800 (= 1815 - 15) .William is inferred to have married Mary Hogan, daughter of John Hogan
67 Stephen 12 son Kilmarnock
67 John 11 son Kilmarnock
67 Margaret 8 daughter Kilmarnock not embarked
67 Janet 2 daughter Kilmarnock baptised 6 Nov 1812, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
=================================================================================
=================================================================================
List of those shown as "not to sail" on Atlas, Dorothy & Baltic Merchant & Eliza in 1815
Memorandum notes compiled by John Campbell, Agent for the Government.
Name Occupation /
No. Family Given Age family status Residence Remarks
67 Oliver Margaret 8 daughter Kilmarnock Family sailed on Baltic Merchant
=================================================================================
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https://books.google.com/books?id=nE48AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA188&lpg=PA188&dq=%22Rhoda+Oliver%22
Papers and Records - Ontario Historical Society, Volumes 4-5
Ontario Historical Society
Ontario Historical Society., 1903 – Ontario
p.187
X.
A RECORD OF MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED BY WILLIAM
SMART, MINISTER OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CON-
GREGATION, BROCKVILLE, ELIZABETHTOWN,
UPPER CANADA.
...
p.188
1816.
Aug. 26th—Gilbert McMahon, of Stanford, Niagara District, and
Rhoda Oliver, of Emsley, lic. wit. Alexander Morris, John Oliver.
...
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Perth [Ontario] Military Settlement fonds : C-4651
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c4651/71?r=0&s=6
Perth [Ontario] Military Settlement fonds : C-4651
171 Pages
Image 71
page 72
Upper Canada, Located Settlers, ... Monthly Nominal Return of Emigrants received as
Settlers from the 1st to the 30th June 1816 inclusive
| Number in Settlement |
| | | Children | | date of Arrival | Date of | | No of |
No. | Names | Men | Women | m>12 | m<12 | f>12 | f<12 | Country | & what ship | Location | Township | Concession | Lot | Remarks
19 | John Oliver | 1 | 1 | 3 | ,, | 1 | 2* | Edinburgh | Baltic Mercht. 1815 | 3 May 1816 | Elmsley R | 5 | F 21 | Settling duties performed.
*should be only 1 since eight-year-old daughter Margaret did not embark, according to the Baltic Merchant passenger list.
m>12 = males over 12 years, m<12 = males under 12 years, f>12 = females over 12 years, f<12 = females under 12 years
Note: It is unclear what the “R” in “Elmsley R” refers to. This “R” also appears in Burgess Township entries as well. Maybe "Rideau"??
Note: The F in Lot F 21 stands for Front = south half
John Oliver’s Lot 21 of Concession 5 of Elmsley Township was situated on the south shore of Rideau Lake.
[See an old map showing Rdieau Lake and the lots and concessions of Elmsley Township at http://ao.minisisinc.com/FS_IMAGES/I0050666.jpg .]
Oliver established a ferry service across the lake. He committed suicide on 31 March 1822, after which his eldest son William continued to operate the ferry for several more years.
-----------
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c4651/103?r=0&s=6
Perth [Ontario] Military Settlement fonds : C-4651
171 pages
Image 103
p.102
Upper Canada Located Settlers ... Nominal Return of Persons Located from 6th
October 1820 to 17th February 1821
| Number in Settlement |
| | | Children | | Arrival & in | Date of | | Numbr of |
No. | Names | Men | Women | m>7 | m<7 | f>7 | f<7 | Country | what ship | Location | Township | Concession | Lot | Remarks
847 | Oliver William | 1 | | | | | | Scotland | Baltic Augt 1816 | 1st Novemr 1820 | Elmsley | 5 | Whole 20 | Formerly located to D Daverne
m>7 = males over 7 years, m<7 = males under 7 years, f>7 = females over 7 years, f<7 = females under 7 years
Note: This William Oliver was actually the son of John Oliver above. Under “Arrival & in what ship”, the date should be May 1815, not Augt 1816, and the ship was the “Baltic Merchant”, not simply “Baltic”.
-----------
Title: Upper Canada Land Petitions (1763-1865)
Mikan Number: 205131
Microform: c-2738
Page 1153 of 1209
Rideau Military Settlement
_______ Perth April 25th 1819--
Return of Persons entitled to Patent Grants for the several Allotments of Land Attached to their Names respectively
in this Return having performed the Terms of Settlement
| | | Date of | |
| Description | Description of Allotments | | Completion of | |
| of | | Number of | | Number of | the prescribed terms | Total Number of |
Names | Persons | Township | Concession | No of Lot | Acres. | of Settlement. | Acres. | Remarks
John Oliver | Emigrant | Elmsley | 5 | Front or South half 21 | 100 | 3rd May 1819 | 100 | {This man has the Ferry, but the water does not, I have
{ been informed, come quite to the boundaries of his
{ Land. I would therefore recommend great caution in
{ the wording of his Deeds, So as if possible to
{ retain to the Government the disposal of
{ the Ferry.
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Land Petitions and Sundries
Presumably this refers to John Oliver:
https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c4547/1029?r=0&s=4
Upper Canada Sundries : C-4547
Images 1029-1030
Considers Oliver unfit to act as magistrate.
Image 1029
Brockville 29th September 1816
Sir
Since I had the honor to mention
to Your Excellency the names of some persons
whom I considered as fit to be intrusted with
Commissions of Peace in the new settlement,
I have been informed that Mr. Oliver has not only
become a Tavern Keeper, but is also said to be in
the habit of drinking rather freely. I consider it
my duty to take the earliest opportunity to apprise
your Excellency of this circumstance, as nothing
can be more repugnant to my sentiments, than
to be in any degree instrumental in recommending
improper characters on any occasion.
I have the honor to be respectfully
Your Excellency’s
most obedient and
most humble servant
His Excellency Wm. Campbell
Governor Gore
Image 1030
… an unfit person to be a Magistrate
Note: Francis Gore was the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada.
William Campbell was one of the judges of the King's Bench, Upper Canada.
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Note: Sir John Sherbrooke was the governor-in-chief of British North America.
Francis Gore to Lt. Gov. Sir John Sherbrooke, York, 24 January 1817:
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c4549/562?r=0&s=5
Upper Canada Sundries : C-4549
619 pages
Image 559 [p.15595]
(Enclosed: (6) York, 24 January 1817, Regarding McDonell's queries on the Rideau settlement)
...
Upper Canada
York, 24th. January 1817
...
Image 562 (repeated as Image 563) [p.15598]
...
In regard to Lot No. 21, fifth
Concession of Elmsley, I found upon
it a Settler, Oliver, located by the
Agent McDonell who appeared so
useful to the settlement, by keeping
a Ferry, that I did encourage him
to expect a License, or Lease, which
would subject the Toll to the regulation
of the Magistrates of the District.
This had also been reported to the
Council , and excited their attention
to the subsequent Location of Captn.
Fowler, which until he is reduced
cannot be confirmed to him, without
Special Command of His Majesty’s Government.
...
Image 566 [p.15601]
24 Jany 1817
F. Geo. Gore to
Sir J. Sherbrooke
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https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c4548/586?r=0&s=4
Upper Canada Sundries : C-4548
Images 586-589
John Oliver - Regarding his land in Elmsley township
Image 586
Ferry in Rideau Lake 1st March 1817
Elmsley
Dear Sir
... I have been informed lately that it was
intended to take half my lot from me, by dividing
it longitudinaly and granting the east side to
some other person. You know, Sir, that this
lot. viz. 21 in the 5th Concession Elmsley contains only
120 Acres of land. The superintendent of Locations
you also know gave this lot to me as far as I could
Judge in a correct manner. I was to have one
hundred Acres of Land and the 20 Acres overplus
was to be taken off the side and laid into the next
lot. If this lot is divided in the middle I shall
not have 50 Acres of land, perhaps not near as
much. It would also take from me a great part
of the land which I have cleared and sown with
Wheat which is considerable and would render
it impossible for me next year to support my
family. ...
Image 587
...
If His Excellency the Governor
were informed of these things, I humbly hope
His Excellency would not suffer any part
of my Grant to be taken from me. I have
done and complied with every thing that has
been required of one as a settler from Great
Britain under the Proclamation of His Royal
Highness The Prince Regent, and expected, as
I was promised, rather to have been favoured than
otherwise. ...
John Oliver
Image 588
P.S. Perhaps some person may wish to have the
Ferry. If so, taking the 20 Acres from the
east side and laying it in with No. 20 would
cover the North side of the Ferry, and perhaps
this side too.
I shall most willingly leave the
disposal of the Ferry to his Excellency
and if it should not be given to me
am almost certain I shall be assured
of my 100 Acres of Land
J.O.
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http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c4603/928?r=0&s=5
Upper Canada Sundries : C-4603
1531 pages
Image 928 [p.21124]
(Petition of John Oliver to keep his ferry at the narrows of the Rideau Lake.)
20 May 1879
To His Excellency Sir Perigrine Maitland
Knight Commander of the most Honorable
Military order of the Bath , Lieutenant
Governor of the province of Upper Canada
&c. &c. &c.
The petition of John Oliver
of the Township of Elmsley, District
of Johnstown
Humbly Sheweth
That your petitioner settled in said
Township in the Spring of 1816, and
has kept the ferry at the narrows
of Rideau Lake ever since that
time (where the road passes from
Brockville to Perth) under the
Regulations of the Magistrates of said
district in General Quarter Sessions.
Your petitioner is desirous to
obtain a licence for keeping said
ferry and to have the right of
ferrying from the upper line of
lot No. 22 to the lower line of lot No.
21 of the fifth Concession of Elmsley
aforesaid .
Your petitioner humbly hopes that
your Excellency may be pleased to
grant him such licence . and you[r]
Petitioner as is duty bound will ever
Pray John Oliver
Brockville }}
20th May 1819 }}
Image 929 [p.21125]
20th May 1819
Petition of
John Oliver
Sir I am very much
astonished to be troubled
again with a petition the
Prayer of which I granted
in Council as long ago as
the 28th. August 1818, but
which answer I suppose
has been neglected by the
Petition to be applied for.
Handwritten vertically below the above text:
Answered
3 June 1819
Image 930 [p.21126]
(Enclosed: Certificate in favour of John Oliver.)
To his Excellency Sir Perigrine
Maitland Knight of the most
honorable military order of the
Bath , Lieutenant Governor of the
Province of Upper Canada &c, &c, &c
The Magistrates in General Quarter
Sessions of the Peace assembled, in and for
the District of Johnstown on the 18th. Day
of May 1819, ---- by leave to recommend
to His Excellency , Mr John Oliver of
Elmsley as a fit and proper person
to have a license for a Ferry to ply from
from one side of the narrows of the Rideau
Lake to the other on lots number (21) Twenty [one]
and (22) Twenty two in the (5) fifth Con-
cession of Elmsley (the said Oliver owning and
living on a part of the whole of
No. 21.) Adiel Sherwood Chairman
Image 931 [p.21127]
Recommendation
of John Oliver
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The Petition of John Oliver 1822
Title:Upper Canada Land Petitions (1763-1865)
Mikan Number:205131
Microform:c-2485
O - Bundle 13
no. 8
Pages 482-488 of 1449
Page 483
8
...
The Petition of John Oliver of the
Township of Elmsley
Humbly Sheweth
That your Petitioner is an Emigrant
Settler from Scotland , and was sent
out with the first Settlers in the
Year 1815 from Scotland at the expense
of Government & under special Instructions
from the Right Honorable Earl Bathurst
...
... That Your
Petitioner has been returned ...
as having completed the Terms of
Settlement, on his Location, vizt.
Page 484 of 1449
8a
on part of Lot No. 21 in the 5th. Concession
of the Township of Elmsley , and an
Order by Your Excellency has passed, in Council,
directing a Patent to issue to him for the
same. Your Petitioner therefore
Humbly Prays that Your Excellency
will be pleased to Order that the Patent
may issue free of Expense, as a
Settler of the description of those referred
to in the said annexed Certificate
And Your Petitioner as is
duty bound will ever pray
John Oliver
By A. Mercer
His Atty.
York 24th January 1822
Page 485 of 1449
8b
In Council 14th. July 1819
Administration of Sir Peregrine Mailtand K.C.B.
Lieutenant Governor
Ordered that a Patent do issue to John Oliver, of
the Township of Elmsley, in the County of Leeds, in the
District of Johnstown Yeoman, for the front or south
half of Lot number twenty one, in the fifth Concession
of the said Township of Elmsley, containing one
hundred Acres of Land, as an Emigrant Settler who
came out from Scotland in the year 1815 at the expense
of Government, and Returned for the said half
Lot by the Quarter Master General’s Department 25th
April 1819.
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To
The Attorney General
Memorandum
Major Hillier desired Mr Beikie not to issue this Warrant until
it was agreed how the expense of these sort of Patents and irs in the
Military Settlement were to be borne, the demand for half fees (on
Patents already issued being so great) on the Military Chest it was not
much liked at Head Quarters, Quebec
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The Petition of John Oliver of Elmsley 1820
Title:Upper Canada Land Petitions (1763-1865)
Mikan Number:205131
Microform: c-2485
O - Bundle 12
no. 59
Pages 425-430 of 1449
Page 429
59c
In Council 23rd August 1820
...
Ordered that John Oliver, of the Township of Elmsley,
in the County of Leeds, in the District of Johnstown Yeoman,
Shall receive a Lease of the Ferry across the Rideau
Lake, on the Road from Brockville to Perth, for the Term
of Seven years from the 29th September 1820, at the annual
Rent of two Pounds, ten shillings, Province Currency, to be
paid half yearly, ...
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The suicide of John Oliver
John Oliver committed suicide on Sunday, 31 March 1822:
https://www.lennoxandaddingtonhistoricalsociety.ca/UCDeaths.html
DEATH IN UPPER CANADA
Oliver, John. In the town of Elmsby [Elmsley], last Sunday [March 31st], about one o'clock, Mr. John Oliver, who lived at the ferry on the road to Perth Village, committed suicide by a musket shot.
Copied from the Brockville Recorder. Kingston Chronicle, [Friday] April 5, 1822, p. 3
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The Petition of William Oliver, 20 Dec 1822
https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c4609/1390?r=0&s=1
Upper Canada Sundries : C-4609
Images 1390-1393 [pages 30553-30556]
(Relative to a lot of land located to him 1 November 1820, now given to William Morris.)
Image 1390
Rideau Ferry
20th Decr. 1822
Honored Sir/
you were pleased to grant me No 20
in the 5th Concession Elmsley in consequence of its
being next to my Fathers Land at the Ferry, this Lot
Mr Daverne had Located himself for, but a year previous
to my obtaining it your Honor was graciously pleased
to promise me the Lot at Kingstown, a few days ago
Mr Willm Morris informed me that he had
obtained all Mr Davernes Locations (and my Lot also)
from the Council at York, he likewise said you,
or no other man could take it from him, on receiving
this information I waited on Col. Powel, who
told me he could do nothing in it but that I was Located
on the 1st Novr 1820 by order of the Commr of
the Forces through directions received from the Dy QMr
General, and that I was returned to York & Quebec
I therefore have no course but to apply to your Honor.
Lieut. Col Cockburn
Dy QMr Genl.
Quebec
Image 1391
(as I am informed Mr Morris has wrote for the Patents)
and humbly beg you will give directions to the Surveyor
General to prevent a Patent being issued to
Mr Morris as I have had possession of the Lot
upward of two years and made improvements
on it, since my Fathers decease I have all the Family
to support, I trust your Honor will forgive me for
this trouble, and humbly hope you will consider my
case with your accustomed goodness
I remain
Honored
Sir
Your very obt
Humble Servant
Wm Oliver
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Image 1392
1822
Perth 20th Decr
Wm. Oliver
Petition to a lot of
Land Located to him
1 Nov 1820, which
Mr. Morris States
the Land Council
at York had
given him
No 5
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https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c4610/471?r=0&s=5
Upper Canada Sundries : C-4610
States that William Oliver has settled on Lot No. 20 in Elmsley township.
Image 471
Perth 20th Feby 1823
Sir
In reply to your favor
of the 14th Inst. permit me to
state for your information
that William Oliver, Son of the late
John Oliver of the Rideau ferry,
has located by me on the 1st day
of November 1820 for Lot No 20
in the 5th Concession of Elmsley.
This was done in obedience
to the Orders of the Commander of the
Forces communicated to me by
the Dy Q Mr General.
...
Major Hillier
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J. H. Powell to Major Hillier, Perth, 26 February 1823:
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c4610/517?r=0&s=5
Upper Canada Sundries : C-4610
1465 pages
(Relative to the sale of land belonging to W. Oliver.)
Image 517 [p.31173]
Perth 26 Feby 1823
My dear major
I return you Olivers
letter to Col Cockburn with the
information required thereof
and I am glad in young Olivers
account to find that Mr. Morris
has altered his intentions respecting
the lot in question, as from the
statement made to me by Oliver
corroborated by a person that
was present at the conversation
that took place between the parties
on the subject it appeared
that Mr. Morris has determined
to make good his claim to the
lot if he possibly could.
Your Information
I have Sent to Col Rogers.
Image 518
...
J. H. Powell
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The Petition of William Oliver of the Township of Elmsley, Innkeeper, 17 January 1827
Title:Upper Canada Land Petitions (1763-1865)
Mikan Number:205131
Microform:c-2485
O - Bundle 15
no. 5
Pages 876-882 of 1449
Page 877
5
...
The Petition of William Oliver of
the Township of Elmsley Innkeeper
Humbly Sheweth
That your Petitioner was located
by the later Military Settling Department
under the Quarter Master General aforesd
Lot no. Twenty in the Fifth Concession of
the Township of Elmsley, and has performed
the Settlement duties thereon, as appears
by the Certificate of Colonel Powell late
Superintendent of the Perth Military
Settlement, hereto annexed, Wherefore
Your Petitioner humbly Prays Your
Excellency will be pleased to Order that
Your Petitioner may receive a Patent
Military Emigrant.
Deed for said Land as a ^ And as in duty
bound Your Petitioner will ever pray
Wm. Oliver
York 17 January 1827
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Page 878
5a
We Certify that Mr Wm. Oliver of the Township of Elmsley
has built and improved on that part of the Land Lot
apart from the Ferry on Rideau Lake and that he
is to the best of our Knowledge desiring of Such indulgence
as the Governor in Council may be pleased to extend
Perth 31st Jany 1827
[two or three illegible signatures]
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William Oliver to Henry Sharples, Mortgage, £1000, 200 ac, lot 20, c4,
Indenture dated 12 November 1836 ; registered 8 December 1836
Note: This Mortgage is the earliest found reference to William Oliver having possession of Lot 20, Concession 4.
No deed has yet been found which explains when or how he acquired this lot.
William was killed in a disputed with neighbors on 19 July 1842.
On 12 July 1848, a William Oliver sold all of lot 20 in Concession 4 to John Tovey, the husband of Ellen Hogan.
It is inferred that the 1848 William Oliver was actually the son of the 1836 William Oliver (and Mary Hogan),
and that after the death of William the father in 1842, ownership of the land devolved to William the son.
There was a William Oliver, age 26, living in South Elmsley Township, Leeds Co., according to the 1851/1852 census of Canada West.
His calculated year of birth is 1825 or 1826, which fits well with his being the firstborn of William Oliver and Mary Hogan.
Leeds County (v. P) 1836-1839 Film 199508 DGS 8637330
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Liber P
p.189
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To the Register for the County of Leeds, in the Province of Upper Canada
A memorial of an Indenture of mortgage dated the twelfth day
of November in the present year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred
And thirty six, made between William Oliver of the Township of Elmsley in
the District of Johnstown in the County of Leeds in the Province of Upper
Canada, Trader, of the one part, and Henry Sharples of the City of Quebec
in the province of Lower Canada, Merchant of the other part, whereby the Said
William Oliver for and in consideration of the better securing the payment
of his Bond therein recited in favour of the said Henry Sharples for the sum
of two thousand pounds of lawful money of the Province of lower Canada
with a condition thereunder written for the payment of the sum of one
Thousand pounds of like lawful money with Interest for the same from the
date thereof in manner Mentioned in the said Bond and Indenture and
Also in the further Consideration of the payment of the sum of Five shillings
of like lawful money aforesaid, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, released,
transferred, assigned, conveyed, and confirmed unto the said Henry Sharples
his heirs and assigns: all that certain lot or parcel of Land known and
described As the lot Number twenty in the fourth Concession of the aforesaid
Township of Elmsley containing two hundred Acres in superfice. Also the lot
Number twenty one in the aforesaid fourth concession of the township of Elmsley.
...
p.190
...
To hold unto the said Henry Sharples his heirs and assigns to the only
proper use benefit and behoof of him the said Henry Sharples his heirs
And assigns forever, subject nevertheless to a proviso that if the said William
Oliver his heirs Executors Administrators or, some one of them do and shall
will and truly pay or cause to be paid to the said Henry Sharples his
heirs Executors Administrators or assigns the Just and full amount
of the said Bond according to the period of payment and on the day
therein set forth for the payment thereof together with lawful Interest as
therein and herein is set forth without any defalcation or abatement what-
soever that then and in that case the said Indenture and every matter
and thing therein contained should cease be void and of none effect.
...
... (Signed) Wm. Oliver (L.S.)
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The killing of William Oliver
http://sites.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/NewspaperClippings/Spencer/BathurstCourier1840_45.htm
BATHURST COURIER - 1840 - 1845.
supplied by Christine M. Spencer of Northwestern University, Evanston, Il., USA.
Bathurst Courier, July 26, 1842
It is our disagreeable duty this week to record another instance of the fatal effects of uncurbed angry feelings in the death of William Oliver,
an active lumberman by being shot dead by a neighbor named Toomey on Tuesday morning last [July 19]. They both resided in the township of Elmsley
about 8 miles from this town. It appears a dispute took place between the parties about some cattle which caused Oliver to strike one of Toomey’s.
He followed them down from where the dispute took place to their house; and on seeing them approach one of them went and got his gun which
was loaded and told Oliver to keep back; but he persisted in his purpose and tried to take the gun from Toomey when he shot him (as we are informed)
through the heart which produced almost instant death. On Wednesday morning an inquest was held upon the body before W. P. Loucks, Esq., Coroner,
when the jury returned the verdict of “manslaughter” against William and John Toomey the evidence being contradictory as to which of the brothers
had committed the deed. We understand they were sent to Brockville to await trial.
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Melancholy Event.—We have the disagree able di’.ty this w’eek, to record another instance °f the íatai effects of uncurbed angry feeliugs, to Uje death of William Oliver,
an active lumber Tr.an, by being shot dead by a neighbour named *Toomy, on Tuesday morning last. They both resided in the township of Elmsloy,
about 8 miles from this town. It appears that a dispute took place between the parties about some cattle, which caused Oliver to strike Toomy’s.
He followed them down from where the dispute tooik place to their house ; and on seeing him approach, one of them,went and got his gun which
was loaded and told Oliver to keep back ; but he persisted in his purpose, and endeavoured to take the gun from Toomy, when he shot him (as we are informed)
through the heart, which produced almost instantaneous death. On Wednesday morning, an Inquest was held upon the body, before W. 1*. Loucks, Esq. Coroner,
when the Jury returned a verdict of “ Manslaughter” against William and John Toomy, the evidence being contradictory as to which of the brothers
had committed the deed. We understand they were 6ent to Brockville gaol, to await their trial ; the offence having been committed iu the Johnstown District.—[Bathurst Courier. last,jx
Between Law and Custom: 'High' and 'Low' Legal Cultures in the Lands of the British Diaspora - The United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, 1600-1900
Peter Karsten
Cambridge University Press, Mar 18, 2002 - History - 560 pages
p.242
...
... When William Oliver of Drummond[sic-Elmsley], in Eastern Ontario,
quarreled in July of 1842 with “one Toomy” on Toomy's farm “about
some cattle,” the results were tragic. As John Malloch, a neighboring
farmer noted in his diary: “Toomy took a gun from the house & told
Oliver to keep off or he would shoot – Oliver advanced ... the other
shot him [;] died on the spot.” 126
...
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126 Entry for 19.July 1842, Journal of Judge John Malloch, MSS Diaries Collec-
tion, MU 842, Archives of Ontario.
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The Bytown Gazette - Aug 4, 1842
Page 2 of 4
Column 5 of 6
...
Distressing.---We have just learned that an
unfortunate occurrence took place on Monday,
at Oliver's Ferry in Elmsley, by which Mr.
William Oliver who resides at the Ferry met
his death. It would appear he went to a
neighbor's house for some purpose relating to a
difficulty between them ; and in an attempt to
enter forcibly he was met by a young man
with a gun, which he laid hold of & it went off,
(but whether by the person holding it or by the
act of attempting to wrest it from him we are
not informed.) Oliver was killed by the dis-
charge.---Brockville Recorder.
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The Olivers' Dark Side
The story of Oliver’s ferry is intertwined with the Olivers’ purportedly infamous reputation.
On 29 September 1816, William Campbell wrote Francis Gore that Oliver’s “habit of drinking rather freely” made him an unfit person to be a Magistrate.
When the Presbyterian Reverend William Bell first met the Olivers on his way to Perth in 1817, everything seemed fine. He recorded in his diary, “At the ferry house, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver showed me every attention and sent their son [William] with me to the house of Andrew Donaldson, Esq. [a next door neighbor of the Olivers], where I remained the night.”
(source: Skeletons Under the Floor The Story of Oliver’s Ferry as adapted by Ken Watson from various sources. See http://www.rideau-info.com/canal/tales/olivers-ferry.html )
However, Bell’s benign opinion of John Oliver did not last. In a 2 September 1821 diary entry, Rev. Bell wrote that "Oliver had forsaken all "all profession of religion" and succumbed to his "lunacy“.
(source: William Bell diaries, v. 2, 2 September 1821, pp. 109, 110, cited as endnote 13 of Chapter Two, p. 22, in Kennedy, James R., South Elmsley in the Making 1783-1983, Township of South Elmsley, 1984.)
In discussing William Oliver, Kennedy (South Elmsley, p.23) wrote that William made “attempts” on the wife of William McLean from across the river. Kennedy did not provide a date for this story, although it seems to have been in or before 1838, since in his next sentence he mentioned the drowning in 1838 of one of William’s children. The date is significant in trying to identify which wife Oliver made “attempts” on because William McLean was married twice. He and his first wife, Eleanor “Helen” Rudsdale, were married 30 Oct 1824 by Rev. William Bell. She died 10 Nov 1837 at age 37. William and his second wife, Elizabeth McKay, were married 29 Mar 1838 by Rev. Bell.
(See https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170031166/william-mclean )
It seems plain that William Oliver did contribute to his own murder by escalating an already tense situation.
Rev. Bell’s negative opinion of the man came through in his diary entry describing the incident:
The tragical death of William Oliver, at the Rideau Ferry [sic] on the 19th, created
at this time a universal thrill of horror. It was dreadful to think of a man so
profanely wicked as he was, being sent into eternity in a moment. On the day of his
death he had gone to quarrel with a neighbor about the trespass of some cattle, and
having used much violence, the other being enraged, went into the house for his gun.
Oliver still followed him, and having again assaulted him, he shot him through the
body, and he fell dead at his feet. The widow [Mary Hogan Oliver], though a Roman Catholic, having
requested me, I attended his funeral, and made an address at the grave, conditioning
all against indulging in anger and violence.
(source: William Bell diaries, v. 14, July 1842, p. 17, cited as endnote 18 of Chapter Two, p. 23, in Kennedy, James R., South Elmsley in the Making 1783-1983, Township of South Elmsley, 1984.)
But the most egregious acts perpetrated by the Olivers, namely, that they murdered late night travelers and buried their bodies in his home, never really happened.
It was said of Mr. Oliver that
He would refuse to take travellers across to the far side after dark, preferring to put them up in his house overnight and send them on their way at first light in the morning.
Those travelers arriving on the far side at night would be brought across and put up for night since there were no inns nearby and the roads were considered dangerous at night.
Funny thing though... Mr. Oliver’s neighbours seldom saw the travellers in the morning. When asked about them, Mr. Oliver would simply say “They went on their way at first light.
You must have been asleep”. One strange thing kept happening though. Most of the travelers who had stayed overnight did not arrive at their destination... victims, probably, of
murderous highway robbers.
Eventually, Mr. Oliver retired and moved away and others operated the ferry. It became known then as Rideau Ferry. With time, however, increased traffic and the road demanded that a bridge replace the ferry.
When the bridge was built [in 1874], they had to tear down Mr. Oliver’s beautiful home to make room... and they made a grisly discovery. In the walls of the additions and under the floorboards,
they found human skeletons. It appears that Mr. Oliver was murdering those late night travellers for their money and literally “putting them up in his house”... for more than just the night.
(source: Parks Canada, Heritage Trails, Exploring the Rideau Canal – Edukit, Parks Canada, n.d. (c.1999), page 203. See http://parkscanadahistory.com/publications/rideau/edukit-e.pdf )
In 2007 Reporter Rob Tripp of the Kingston Whig-Standard proved that the story of Oliver's hidden skeletons was false. In 1873 some human bones had indeed been uncovered, but the place of their discovery was hundreds of miles away. Unfortunately, through some confusion in the reporting of the story, the bones came to be attributed to Mr. Oliver’s handiwork.
(source: Skeletons Under the Floor The Story of Oliver’s Ferry as adapted by Ken Watson from various sources. See http://www.rideau-info.com/canal/tales/olivers-ferry.html )
But in the mean time the story had become ingrained as a local legend.
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Ellen Hogan
On 8 June 1839, Ellen Hogan married John Tovey of Bathurst Township. (John had come to Canada in 1827 with his parents John Sr. and Margaret Tovey and siblings.)
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14 [i.e. the 14th marriage in 1839]
Married { On the 8th day of June 1839 I the undersigned Priest of this Parish have married
John { John Tovey of Bathurst son of John Tovey and Bridget Tovey Co. Kilkenny
Tovey {
to { to Ellen Hogan of Drummond daughter of John Hogan &
Ellen { Catherin Hurley Co. Cork
Hogan { In the presence of Simon Hogan Patrick Murdock
{ J.W. McDonagh
Ellen was the second wife of John Tovey. John had first married Catherine Burns/Byrnes (daughter of Henry Burns/Byrnes and Elizabeth Nurgent) on 9 January 1837.
They had a daughter Margaret, who was born 25 Jan 1838 and baptized on 2 Feb 1838.
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Image 99 of 118
p.181
21. ...
On 13 Feb 1842, Ellen (four days old), the daughter of John Tovey and Ellen Hogan, was baptized. Her sponsors were Simon Hogan and his wife Ann Smith.
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Image 41 of 46
p.76
32 ...
The 1842 census of Bathurst Township shows John Tovey Jr., head of household, living in Con 3, Lot 24.
Canada West census, 1842
Lanark County (Bathurst District)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVR-5S7Y-T?i=7&cat=199116
Image 8 of 135
Bathurst Township
3d Concession
Lot No. E 24
Name of the head of each family: John Tovey Jr.
Trade or Profession: farmer
Column:
12 - Number of natives of Ireland belonging to each family. 3
15 - Number of natives of Canada belonging to each family of British origin. 1
18 - Number of years each person has been in the Province when not natives thereof. 15 [1842 – 15 = 1827]
21 - Number of females five years of age and under. 1
28 - Married males 21 an not 30. 1
34 - Married females 14 and not 45. 1
36 - Married females 45 and upwards. 1
48 - Number of persons in each family belonging to the Church of Rome. 4
Image 17 of 135
The return for Bathurst Township was dated 22nd April 1842
On 3 July 1844, a son John was born to John and Ellen. He was baptized on July 14th at Perth.
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Image 45 of 144
p.82
108 ...
On 15 February 1848, their second son Edward (fifteen months old) was baptized at Perth.
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Image 105 of 144
p.201
... Sponsors over Polly and Sarah Cobourn
On 12 July 1848, William Oliver sold to John Tovey 200 acres comprising Lot 20, Concession 4, Elmsley Township, Leeds Co.:
South Elmsley Township (v. AM, no. 1) 1847-1864 Film 199531 DGS 8637348
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Film # 008637348
Elmsley A. M. No. 1
Image 27 of 278
p.43
Memorial No.42
Indenture dated 12 July 1848 ; registered Thursday 7 March 1850
... Between William Oliver of the town
ship of Elmsley, in the Bathurst District and Province of Canada
yeoman, of the one part, and John Tovey of the township of
Bathurst in the District and Province Aforesaid, yeoman,
of the other part ...
For 15 pounds of lawful money of Canada,
200 acres in the township of Elmsley, in the County of Leeds,
in the District of Johnstown and Province of Canada ...
being composed of lot number 20 in the fourth concession
“and this memorial thereof is hereby required to be regis-
tered by me the said John Tovey the grantee therein named.
As witness my hand and seal, this thirtieth day of July
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and forty eight [1848].
... Signed John Tovey (LS)
Note: This William Oliver must have been the son of William Oliver and Mary Hogan. The latter William had possessed Lot 20 in the 4th Concession at least
since 12 Nov 1836. He was killed in a disputed with neighbors on 19 July 1842. It is thus inferred that ownership of the land devolved to the son William Oliver.
On 28 March 1850, John Tovey sold this same land (Lot 7, Concession 4) to Thomas Taitt:
South Elmsley Township (v. AM, no. 1) 1847-1864 Film 199531 DGS 8637348
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Film # 008637348
Elmsley A. M. No. 1
Image 252 of 278
p.447
...
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Memorial No. 376
Memorial of a deed made 28 March 1850 ; registered Monday 16 November 1866
... Be-
tween John Tovey of the Township of Bas
tard Bathurst in the County of Lanark
and Province of Canada yeoman, of the one
part and Thomas Taitt of the same Town-
ship yeoman, of the other part ...
For 25 pounds of lawful money of Canada,
200 acres
... being composed of lot number 20 in the fourth concession
in the said township of Elmsley ...
... 28 March 1850
... signed Thomas Taitt
[Note: In the preceeding memorial, Memorial No. 375 (p.445-447), dated 3 Nov 1863, the 86 acres comprising Lot 20 of the fifth Concession
in Elmsley Township, in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, were sold by William Oliver (son of Mary Hogan and William Oliver) to
Henry Frayne [also spelled Frayn], the brother of his wife Maria/Mary.]
Evidently between the above sale date of 28 Mar 1850 and the enumeration date of 12 August 1850 given below, Ellen Hogan Tovey, her husband John, and their children Margaret, Ellen, John, and Edward had moved from Lanark County, Ontario, Canada to Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6WLW-KN2?i=12&cc=1401638
United States Census, 1850 - Illinois > Stephenson Co. > Freeport
Image 13 of 38
p.247
enumerated 12 August 1850
name age sex occupation birthplace
86 90 John Tovy 36 m Farmer Ireland
Ellen " 26 f Canada
Margaret " 13 f " [daughter of John Tovey and his first wife Catherine Burns/Byrnes]
Ellen " 8 f "
John " 6 m "
Edward " 4 m "
Eliz. O'Brien 18 f Vt.
But within the next few years John Tovey died. The exact date has not been determined. Nor is there any further record of their daughter Ellen Tovey after the 1850 census.
On 16 April 1855, the widowed Ellen Hogan Tovey and Dennis Dougherty, a recent immigrant from Ireland, were married by Ferdinand Kalvelage, the pastor of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Freeport.
They must have set out very soon after their marriage for Iowa, for just two months later, on 15 June 1755, Dennis "Doherty" received a patent for 120 acres consisting of E1/2NW1/4 and NE1/4SW1/4 Sec 10 T98N R6W in Allamakee County, Iowa.
Margaret, the daughter of John Tovey and his first wife Catherine Burns, remained in Stephenson Co., Illinois, and on 8 January 1856 married Bernard McDevitt. She died in Chicago on 16 June 1900 at age 67.
The 1856 census showed Ellen and Dennis to be living in Union Prairie Township in Allamakee County, Iowa:
http://iagenweb.org/census/textdisplay.php?file=/census/allamakee/1856/union-prairie.txt
1856 Iowa State Census, Union Prairie twp. Allamakee co. Iowa
Certified on the 7th day of July 1856 by John L. Bush.
page 252
Note that his name is listed as Daharty Dennis rather than as Dennis Daharty.
37 37 Daharty Dennis age: 25 sex: M yrs resident in IA: 1 born: Ireland Occupation: Farmer | status: Alien
Ellen Daharty age: 30 sex: F yrs resident in IA: 1 born: Canada
Edward Tovey age: 9 sex: M yrs resident in IA: 1 born: Canada
Catherine Tovey age: 4 sex: F yrs resident in IA: 1 born: Illinois
Mary A. Daharty age: 0 sex: F yrs resident in IA: 1 born: Iowa
"Catherine" was the youngest child of Ellen and John Tovey.
"Mary A." was the first child of Ellen and Dennis Dougherty.
Ellen's son John Tovey was living in a different household:
page 258
7 7 Francis Treat age: 33 sex: M yrs resident in IA: 4 born: Connetticut Occupation: Farmer | status: Native Voter
Harriet Treat age: 20 sex: F yrs resident in IA: 5 born: N. York
Lucey Treat age: 38 sex: F yrs resident in IA: 3 born: Connetticut
Sidney Treat age: 29 sex: M yrs resident in IA: 3 born: Connetticut Occupation: Infirm Criple
John Tovey age: 11 sex: M yrs resident in IA: 1 born: Canada
On 15 July 1858, Dennis Dougherty became a naturalized citizen of the United States, having fulfilled the requirement of having lived in the U.S. for upwards of five years immediately preceding his application for citizenship.
The 1860 census gives not altogether correct information:
1191 1170 Denis Dority[sic] age 30 male Farmer born in Ireland
Mary[sic] " age 30 female Housekeeper " [sic]
Mary A. " age 4 female born in Iowa
C. T. "[sic] age 8 female born in Ill.
On May 1, 1861, Ellen and Dennis Dougherty had a second daughter whom they named Margaret Ellen.
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Ellen Hogan's Tovey children
The subsequent fate of Catherine "C. T." Tovey is not known except for this 1869 mention of a Catherine Tovey of Union Prairie:
https://books.google.com/books?id=h34UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA182&lpg=PA182&dq=%22Tovey%22+%22Union+Prairie%22
Past and Present of Allamakee County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1
Ellery M. Hancock
S. J. Clarke publishing Company, 1913
p.181
Chapter XV
County Schools
...
p.182
...
A county association of this character was organized at Waukon, April 24,
1869, with the following officers:
President: J. H. Hazleton, Lansing
Vice Presidents: A. M. May, Waukon; Anna W. Robinson, Makee; S. S.
Robinson, Jefferson; H. Booth, Franklin; L. Jackson, Taylor; F. W. Sencebaugh,
Paint Creek; Jennie Grattan, Ludlow; Mrs. Reed, Post; Catherine Tovey, Union
Prairie; H. R. Andrews, Lafayette; L. P. Stillman, Center; Harvey Miner, Fair-
view; S. H. Butts, Linton; Rosa Schott, Waterloo; Amelia Wolcott, Lansing;
M. Agnes Ratcliffe, Iowa.
...
Ellen's daughter Catherine would have been only in her late teens in 1869--which seems a little young to be appointed a vice president--but it also seems unlikely that there would have been another Catherine Tovey from Union Prairie at this time.
Both of Ellen's sons John Tovey and Edward Tovey served in Iowa regiments during the Civil War:
http://books.google.com/books?id=okAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1236
Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion: 1st-9th regiments, Cavalry,
and two independent companies, Cavalry
E.H. English, state printer, 1910 - Iowa
p.1236
SIXTH CAVALRY
COMPANY "L"
Tovey, Edward. Rejected Feb. 2, 1863, by Mustering Officer. See Com-
pany F, Ninth Cavalry.
p.1755
NINTH CAVALRY
COMPANY "F"
Tovey, Edward. Age 17. Residence Winneshiek County, nativity Canada.
Enlisted July 27, 1863. Mustered July 27, 1863. Mustered out Feb. 3, 1866,
Little Rock, Ark. See Company L, Sixth Cavalry.
Note: Edward Tovey got into some serious trouble with his superiors in the fall of 1864. Although the nature of his offense is not indicated, his name appears in "the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865" as a Federal (not Confederate) prisoner:
Name: Edward Tovey
Side: Confederate [sic-Union]
Roll: M598_16
Roll Title: Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865
[Image 19547 of 54896]
p.78-79
Description of Federal Prisoners released from confinement at the A. M Prison [Alton Military Prison, Alton Ill.]
1864
November 16 | Name: Tovey Edward | Command: F , 9th Iowa Cav | age: 18 | height: 5' 8" | complexion: light | hair: brown | eyes: blue | by who's Order: Genl Copeland II | No. 139 | Date of Order: November 16 | Remarks: transferred to Schofield Barx [Schofield Barracks St. Louis, Mo]
Note: On 25 April 1864, Brigadier General Joseph T. Copeland was assigned to command Alton military prison.
http://books.google.com/books?id=Wz8uAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA926
Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion: 32d-48th regiments, Infantry,
1st Regiment African Infantry, and 1st-4th batteries Light Artillery
E.H. English, state printer, 1911
p.926
THIRTY-EIGHTH INFANTRY
COMPANY "E"
Tovey, John. Age 18. Residence Decorah, nativity Canada. Enlisted
Aug. 15, 1862. Mustered Nov. 4, 1862. Transferred to Company K.
Thirty-fourth and Thirty-eighth Consolidated, Jan. 1, 1865.
The fate of Edward Tovey after the Civil War is unknown.
John Tovey eventually returned to Allamakee County and, in partnership with a friend named Goodykoontz, set up some sort of livery stable in Waukon. On the night of 16 August 1878, a "big fire" destroyed several buildings, including "the large hotel barn of Tovey & Goodykoontz". [See https://books.google.com/books?id=h34UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA332&dq="Tovey"+"Goodykoontz" ]
John Tovey married Minnie Goodykoontz on 1 April 1879 at Waukon, Allamakee County. [See https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJPB-PPK ]
The following year they moved to White Lake, Aurora County, South Dakota. According to A. T. Andreas' "Historical Atlas of Dakota" (1884)--as quoted at http://files.usgwarchives.net/sd/andreas/aurora.txt --"In September 1880 John Tovey, Miss Emma Goodykoontz and Henry Lamont settled on Platte Creek in Town[ship] 103 Range 66."
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An interesting news item:
http://www.iowaoldpress.com/IA/Allamakee/1885/JUN.html
...
Waukon Standard
Waukon, Allamakee co. Iowa
June 11, 1885
--John Tovey was in from Dakota last week after another load of horses.
...
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John Tovey can be found in the 1890 census of Union veterans:
United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890 > South Dakota > Aurora > All > Image 12 of 16 : line 6
The 1900 census of White Lake City, Aurora County, South Dakota provided the following information:
John Tovey was age 55. He was born in July 1844 in Canada. His father was born in Ireland, and his mother [Ellen Hogan] in Canada.
His wife Minnie was age 44. She was born in April 1856 in Iowa. Minnie was the mother of four children, three of which were still living.
John and Minnie had been married 21 years.
Their three children were all born in South Dakota. They were daughter Lucy E., age 12, born Oct 1888; daughter Minnie B., age 10, born Oct 1890; and Frank H., age 6, born Dec 1892.
John Tovey died 2 July 1913 in Aurora County. [See http://forums.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=125200925 ]
South Dakota birth records indicate that John's daughter Lucy Tovey was born 24 October 1887.
The following obituary gives the fate of Lucy Tovey and also indicates where her sister Blanche (aka Minnie B.) and brother Frank went:
http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/8100496/
Publication: The Daily Republic
Location: Mitchell, South Dakota
Issue Date: Friday, November 28, 1958
Page: Page 14
... D. Evans Heads Jackson Group For Education Hold Rites At White Lake For Mrs. Lucy Wilson By Republic Newt Service WHITE LAKE — Last rites for Mrs. Lucy Wilson were held at the Methodist Church Nov. 20 with the Rev. Clarence Palmer officiating Burial was in the local cemetery with the Barns Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Joseph Thomas. Henry Strong. Thomas Wilson. Arnold Goppfert, Grover Miller and Jack Harrison. Lucy Elizabeth Tovey, daughter of John and Minnie Tovey, was born Oct. 24, 1887 at White Lake She was married to Jesse D. Wilson and lived on a farm north of White Lake. Her husband preceded her in death. Survivors are four children, Mrs. Dale Whittecor and John Wilson of White Lake: Mrs. Robert Maxwell of Everett, Wash., and Mrs. C. F. Sanders of Rapid City; one sister*. Miss Blanche Tovey of Everett, Wash.: one brother. Frank Tovey of New York; 1C grandchildren and four great grandchildren. ...
[See also http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=125201750 for Lucy Elizabeth Tovey Wilson.]
In 1916 Minnie Blanche Tovey and Frank Henry Tovey were attending the University of Wisconsin in 1916. Frank was a freshman taking a course in journalism. Minnie Blanchewas a sophomore studying music.
[See https://books.google.com/books?id=86FGAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA551&lpg=PA551&dq="Tovey,+Frank+Henry": page 551 for Frank; pages 553 and 652 for Minnie Blanche.]
[See also https://books.google.com/books?id=bVw0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA156&dq="Tovey" and https://books.google.com/books?id=IN85AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA574&dq="Tovey" for other mentions of Blanche.]
At some point both Blanche and Frank moved to New York City. Whether they went together or separately is unknown.
The 1940 census shows Blanche living in New York City, age 50, single. She had been living there at least since 1 April 1835. Her occupation was "Social Services" in the industry of"Medical". See https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-27842-2872-28?cc=2000219 (line 63).
According to the Social Security Death Index, Blanche Tovey was born 7 October 1889. She received Social Security number 119-22-6233 (issued by the sate of New York). Blanche died in Everett, Snohomish County, Washington in February 1969. She is buried in Cypress Lawn Memorial Park. See http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=124138315 .
While living in New York City, Frank may have worked overseas periodically, as suggested by these several passenger arrivals:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:241M-MBQ
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-33885-181-44?cc=1923888
New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957 > 8083 - vol 17696-17697, Dec 26, 1951 Image 256 of 1125
LIST OF IN-BOUND PASSENGERS
Class FIRST from BARCELONA, SPAIN 15 DECEMBER 1951
on S. S. "EXOCHORDA" arriving at port of NEW YORK, N. Y. 27 DECEMBER, 1951
FAMILY NAME: TOVEY
GIVEN NAME: Frank H.
DESTINATION IN UNITED STATES:
326 E. 70th Street,
New York City, N. Y.
AGE (Years): 57
SEX: M
MARRIED OR SINGLE: S
U. S. PASSPORT NO.: 265180
PLACE OF BIRTH: SO. DAKOTA
NUMBER ... OF PIECES OF BAGGAGE: 2
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-33846-5751-40?cc=1923888
TRANSCONTINENTAL ... AIR INC.
PASSENGER MANIFEST
...
PASSENGERS EMBARKING AT: Dhaharan, Saudi Arabia
PASSENGERS DESTINED TO: La Guardia Field, New York.
... March 22nd 1946.
...
18) TOVEY, Frank H.
326 E. 70th St New York N. Y.
... AGE: 52 or 62 (faint print)
... OCCUPATION: Pipefitter [handwritten over the typed word "Pipefitter" is the date 12/18/44]
... WEIGHT: 160
...
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-34003-26449-69?cc=1923888
New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-19578442 - vol 18452-18453, Apr 16, 1954 Image 332 of 1180
PASSENGER MANIFEST
ARAMCO
...DATE: April 16 1954
POINT OF EMBARKATION ROME ITALY
POINT OF DISEMBARKATION NEW YORK
1 TOVEY FRANK H. USA 265180
See also
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HZ8-B15
Event Date: 1955
date 1/12/1955
by airplane from Shannon, Ireland to New York.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2H8B-YGY
Event Date: 1956
by ship
[Frank has a different passport number, but is still from So. Dakota.]
It appears that Frank also moved to Washington state sometime after the death of his sister Lucy in November 1958. According to the Social Security Death Index, Frank Tovey was born 18 December 1893. He received Social Security number 072-09-7971 (issued by the sate of New York). He died in Washington state in July 1965.
South Dakota birth records indicate that Frank Tovey was born 18 December 1893. Note that the 1900 census indicates that Blanche was born in October 1890 and Frank in December 1892, whereas the Social Security records indicate that Blanche was born in October 1889 and Frank in December 1893.
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Ellen Hogan's Dougherty children
Ellen and Dennis' daughter Mary Ann Dougherty (26 Mar 1856 - 6 Oct 1954 in San Diego, CA) married James H. Waldron on 25 December 1877 in Allamakee Co., IA. [See https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJPB-286 ]
[For additional information on the family of Mary and James Waldron, see, for example, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/i/l/Maureen-Tillman-WI/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0283.html ]
Margaret Ellen Dougherty married Jeremiah "Jerry" Rea (28 Apr 1856 - 15 Mar 1927), the son of William Rea and Bridget Ryan Rea, also of Union Prairie Township, on 25 December 1881 at Waukon, Allamakee Co., IA. [See https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJP1-8Z6 ]
Evidently John Tovey convinced his mother and step-father and his two half-sisters Mary and Margaret and their families to come to Aurora County. They appear to have left Allamakee County by 1 January 1885, given that their names are absent from the state census of that date.
The records of St. Peter's Catholic Church in White Lake indicate that Dennis Dougherty died 14 Mar 1893 and that Ellen Dougherty died 11 August 1897 at age 79. They are buried in the church cemetery.
Mary and James Waldron were living in White Lake, Aurora County, South Dakota by the time of the birth of their third child John on 8 Sept 1885. They were still living in Aurora County in 1925, but by 1930 they had moved to San Diego, California.
Margaret and Jerry Rea also moved to Aurora Co., South Dakota. Their son John F. was baptized at St. Peter's Catholic Church on 9 Sept 1888. By 1900, however, they were living in Bridgewater, McCook County, South Dakota. [See the 1900 census of McCook Co. at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11083-95106-28?cc=1325221&wc=MMPJ-ZLN:983833058 ]
Margaret and Jerry had nine children in all.
Margaret Ellen Dougherty Rea died at Bridgewater on 9 February 1945 at age 83 years, 9 months, and 8 days.
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SOURCE MATERIAL
LAND GRANTS IN LANARK COUNTY, ONTARIO, CANADA
Ontario Government Record Series RG 1-157
Fiats for land grants - military emigrants (M.E.)
...
Scope and Content
Series consists of individual fiats for land in the Perth and Lanark Military Settlements granted to those serving in the military and to emigrants, as well as registers of these records.
Within land granting records, the code "M.E." is used to distinguish grants to military emigrants.
The series is arranged into two sub- series based on the type of record.
See sub-series descriptions for further information.
Administrative History or Biographical Sketch
After the War of 1812, the Imperial government began a programme to encourage settlement in Upper and Lower Canada. It was decided to offer emigrants free passage on the transport ships which were being sent to Canada to bring back troops. As well, the government promised to provide each immigrant family with tools and provisions and a grant of 100-acres and undertook to settle them as a community. Safeguards were put into place to discourage re-emigration to the United States. Members of British regiments serving in Upper Canada similarly were offered land free of fees in a military settlement, as well as provisions for one year and necessary farm implements. Settlement was to be made at the direction of the military authorities. Given the requirements for provisioning, the Military Settling Department, a branch of the Quarter-master General's Department, took the lead role in locating settlers. The Surveyor General was required to provide periodic reports outlining the land available for military emigrants.
The Executive Council decided to establish these settlers in the Rideau River area and opened a number of townships to their settlement - Beckwith, Bathurst and Drummond (the Perth Military Settlement). In addition, about one-third of the those emigrating to the Perth Settlement were located on scattered lots in older townships in the area. Settlement began in earnest in the spring of 1816. Settlers were required to remain on the land for a period of three years and in that time, to clear at least four acres of land and erect a dwelling.
In early 1820, as well, the government sponsored the emigration of Scottish weavers from the counties of Lanark and Renfrewshire. As before, each family was promised 100-acres of land free of fees. This time, however, instead of offering supplies and implements, families could borrow money from the government at a rate of £10 per person, payable within 10 years (the patent could not be issued until the loan was paid off). Emigrants were responsible for paying for their own passage to Canada: many were assisted in this by private emigration societies. These settlers were largely placed in Lanark, Dalhousie, North Sherbrooke and Ramsay Townships (the Lanark Settlement). After December 1821, no new locations were made by the Military Settling Department.
Within the Surveyor General's Office, fiats issued to military emigrants were numbered and filed separately from other types of fiats and warrants.
...
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books.google.com/books?id=qttYAAAAMAAJ
Canadian geographical journal - Volumes 81-83 - Page 81
Lawrence Johnstone Burpee, Royal Canadian Geographical Society - 1970
"Saga of Upper Canada settlement" by Harry J. Walker
p.80
...
The early settlement and defence of Upper Canada was directed by several of the ablest administrators and soldiers who shaped the ultimate destiny of a wilderness colony. It was Evan Nepean, a senior Cornish civil servant, who headed the branch of the Home Office administering the colonies from 1783 to 1794. After the 13 English colonies had fought their way out of the British Empire, Nepean, with three clerks, pieced together an equally sized replacement for a second Brit-
p.81
ish Empire that would eventually extend to the northern rim of the North American continent.
In June 1812, the Earl of Bathurst became Colonial Secretary, a post he retained for the next 15 most difficult years. With Wellington's active support, Bathurst was largely responsible for rebuilding the second British Empire that Nepean had set up. It was Bathurst and Wellington who realized that Upper Canada lacked defence in depth. In fact, Wellington was almost sent out to Canada after Leipzig and Napoleon's banishment to Elba.
Accordingly, in October 1813, with Upper Canada repelling two invasions of American forces, Bathurst addressed an urgent dispatch to Sir George Prevost, then Governor General. In this dispatch, Bathurst called for an opinion on his plan for an infusion of loyal settlers "in order that the male population might be valuable both for the present defense and future protection of Upper Canada by offering to them grants of land in that province and free passage for themselves and their families". In these words was the precise reason for the subsequent military settlements north of the upper St. Lawrence, at Perth in 1816, and at Richmond and March in 1818 and 1819. This policy of assisted emigration was also the reason for the further purchase of Indian hunting lands north and west of the Rideau River.
From that point in time the population of Upper Canada increased steadily by the disbanding and settlement of British and colonial regiments and by assisted government migrations. From a population of less than half a million at the close of the War of 1812-14, it increased to 625,000 by 1841.
...
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http://books.google.com/books?id=aj0grlxZl_kC&pg=PA51
The Scottish Pioneers of Upper Canada, 1784-1855: Glengarry and Beyond
Lucille H. Campey
Dundurn, 2005 - History - 376 pages
p.44
...
Ex-soldiers were also heading to the Rideau Valley at this time. Hav-
ing served in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812-14, large
numbers of discharged soldiers faced bleak economic prospects in
Britain. The government's offer of free passage and free land in the
military settlements of Upper Canada was an attractive alternative to
returning home.33 ...
p.294 [NOTES]
33 Each soldier received 100 acres of free land, a year's provisions and farm imple-
ments. Officers normally received 200 acres. Ex-soldiers who arrived with their
families were more likely to become long-term settlers than was the case with
single men.
p.51
...
As early as 1817 the government could feel satisfied that the Rideau
Valley settlements were taking shape. By then the Perth military set-
tlement had acquired a population of just under 1,900. At this stage
discharged soldiers and their families outnumbered civilians by more
than two to one.71 Ex-soldiers continued to get assisted sea crossings,
but civilians had to find their own funds. ...
p.296 [NOTES]
71 There were 239 civilian males and 708 discharged soldiers. Bell, Hints to Emi-
grants, Letter X, 69-78.
p.332 [Primary Sources ...]
Bell, Rev. William, Hints to Emigrants in a series of letters from Upper Canada (Edin-
burgh: Waugh & Innes, 1824).
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/families/military.htm
Military Settlers: 1816 - 1819
A Pioneer History of the County of Lanark, by Jean McGill, pg 17 & 18
"In June 1816 the military settlers arrived. These were discharged soldiers from the Glengarry Light Infantry and the Canadian Fencibles. The later composed of Germans, Poles, Belgians, and Italians taken prisoner during the Napoleonic Wars and who won their freedom by taking up arms under Major-General de Watteville, a Belgian, in the 1812-1814 war with the Americans."
Land was granted according to rank:
"Their location tickets were similar to those granted civilian settlers, and subject to the same conditions of three years occupation and cultivation of the land before patents would be granted."
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/Depot/index.htm
Lanark County
Transactions of land grants
Ref: National Archives of Canada
MG9 D8-27 Vol Reel C-4651
Transcribed by Christine Meinert Spencer
These are the microfilm records of the transaction of land grants made at the Military Depot at Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, from April, 1816 to 1819. The records were kept updated, so you see cross outs, where land was re-granted, with the notation that the family moved somewhere else or that the land had not been settled on. Also, written cross-wise across many sheets are notations on births, deaths or marriages. As time progressed, the information recorded varied somewhat, but basically one finds the following:
The person's name, and the military unit he served in, or if he was an emigrant.
A census of sorts showing how many men and women in the household, how many males over 12, females over 12, and how many males under 12 and females under 12.
A column entitled "Authority for being Received" tells on what authority the settler is being given the grant.
The township, concession, lot number and ticket number of the grant the settler is given
The settler's country of origin.
Sometimes, the name of the ship the settlers came on is mentioned.
A column entitled "Remarks" contains miscellaneous information and is often where the page has been turned cross-wise and birth, death and marriage information recorded.
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John Hogan's first land grant: Bathurst, C6, Lot SW13
This lot was granted to John Hogan on 21 October 1817, but the same lot was granted to James Bale/Bule on 1 or 11 or 21 October 1817. (The left digit is hidden in the binding.)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/landgrt5.htm
Returns of Persons Whose Locations Have Been Exchanged or Regranted,
With Remarks, Since the Commencement of the Settlement to Oct. 31, 1817
...
John McCormick, Gly Reg., (Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles?), Bathurst, C6, Lot SW13, July 16, 1816, left his land, made no improvement.
Property to John Hogan?, 58 Reg., Oct. 21, 1817.
But see
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/landgrt12.htm
PAGE THIRTY SEVEN NOTE: THE REASON FOR THE GRANT IS THE SAME FOR EACH ENTRY: CONVERSION OF THE FORCES
SDP=SETTLING DUTIES PERFORMED
LINES 806-827
808.James Bale? or Bule? Private, 76th Reg., 1 adult male, years of service 7-153 country England, located Oct 1 [or 11 or 21], 1817 (The left digit of the
date is hidden in the binding.) Bathurst, C6 SW13. First located to John McCormick, Gly Fs. SDP.
Title: Upper Canada Land Petitions (1763-1865)
Mikan Number: 205131
Microform: c-2739
Page Navigation: (1129 pages) << < 299 > >> Page 299 of 1129
Return of Persons entitled to Patent Grants . . . having performed the terms of Settlement.
548 James Bale Priv 76th Regiment Bathurst C6 Lot S. West half 13; 100 acres;
Date of Completion of the prescribed term of Settlement: [?]1st October 1820
[The left digit of the date is hidden in the binding. Thus the date could be the 1st or the 21st but not the 11th and probably not as late as the 31st.]
In 1821 James Beale, who was likely the James Bale/Bule above, was still living there:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~granniesgarden/Granny2/bath1821.html
1821 BATHURST TOWNSHIP. LANARK COUNTY, ONTARIO, CANADA
ASSESSMENT LIST
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD LOT CON
BEALE, James 13 6
...
MOLEY, Edwin 13 6 [Presumably Moley was living on the other half, i.e., C6 NE13.]
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John Hogan's second land grant: Drummond, C4, Lot S[W--] [The "W" and the actual number of the lot is covered by a smudge or ink blot.]
This lot was granted to John Hogan on 23 October 1817. However, it was determined that the lot was "not good".
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John Hogan's third land grant: Drummond, C4, Lot NE14
This lot was granted to Mathew Cullper on 9 December 1816. However, it was noted as "being unfit for [illegible]", and so he exchanged it for Drummond, C7 Lot NE14.]
On 30 November 1817, Drummond C4, Lot NE14 was then regranted to John Hogan, who relocated from it in March 1818.
This lot was regranted yet again in 1821 to Joseph Mallard:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/landgrt5.htm
Returns of Persons Whose Locations Have Been Exchanged or Regranted,
With Remarks, Since the Commencement of the Settlement to Oct. 31[sic-30], 1817
Mathew Cullper, N.Sco. Reg., Drummond, C4, Lot NE14, located Dec. 9, 1816, exchanged to C7, same lot no. former being unfit for (illegible).
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/Depot/regrant2.htm
Mathew Cullper, N.Sco. Reg., Drummond, C4, Lot NE14, located Dec. 9, 1816, exchanged to C7,
same lot no. former being unfit for (illegible).
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/landgrt6.htm
Return of Persons Located by the Military Settlers Department
Who Will Become Entitled to Patents for the Several Allotments
of Land Specified in This Return Military Settlement, Perth, December 25, 1822
Joseph Mallard, priv. 70 or 40th Reg., Drummond, C4, NE 1/2 Lot 14, located March 25, 1821.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/landgrt12.htm
PAGE FORTY FIVE NOTE: THE REASON FOR THE LAND GRANTS ARE ALL THE SAME ON THIS PAGE,
CONVERSION OF THE FORCES. SDP=SETTLING DUTIES PERFORMED
LINES 958-985
984.Joseph Mallard, private, 70th Reg., 1 adult male and 1 adult female, 1 male over 12, 2 females over 12, years of service 21, country Ireland, located March 25, 1821, Drummond, C4 NE14.
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John Hogan's fourth and final land grant: Drummond, C4, Lot SW8
This lot was granted to John Hogan on 15[?] March 1818. (The date is obscured by the binding.)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/landgrt2.htm
201.James Graham, emigrant, 1 adult male, country Scotland, ship Caladonia, July 10, 1816, located Dec. 9, 1816 Drummond, C4 SW8. NOTE: A line has been drawn through this name and concession and under Remarks: Regranted.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/landgrt5.htm
Returns of Persons Whose Locations Have Been Exchanged or Regranted,
With Remarks, Since the Commencement of the Settlement to Oct. 31, 1817
James Graham, emigrant, Drummond, C4, Lot SW8, located Dec 9, 1816, left his land, absent one year.
Property to John Gogan or Hogan, Pt[private] 58 Reg., located March 15?, 1818.
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Summary of John Hogan's (re)grants
http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/landgrt12.htm
Transactions of land grants
Ref: National Archives of Canada
MG9 D8-27 Vol Reel C-4651
Transcribed by Christine Meinert Spencer
Page 12 of 12
PAGE THIRTY SEVEN NOTE: THE REASON FOR THE GRANT IS THE SAME FOR EACH ENTRY: CONVERSION OF THE FORCES SDP=SETTLING DUTIES PERFORMED
LINES 806-827
810. John Hogan, private, 38th[sic-58th] Reg., 1 adult male and 1 adult female and 1 male over 12, years of service 11-93[i.e. 11 yrs, 93 days] country Ireland, located Oct. 23, 1817 Drummond, C4, lot number illegible. Remarks: Lot not good, removed 31st Nov. 1817 to NE 1/2 14 in the 4th Concession Drummond;, relocated to SW8 in the 4th Concession Drummond, formerly located to James Graham, emigrant. SDP [=Settling Duties Performed]
[note: John Hogan was discharged from the 58th Foot on (Tuesday) 6 December 1814. Subtracting 11 years and 93 days from that date gives his enlistment date as (Sunday) 4 September 1803.]
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Rideau Military Settlement
Perth 25th September 1820
Return of Persons entitled to Patent Grants for the Several Allotments of Land Attached to their Names respectively in
this Return having performed the terms of Settlement.
Names: 470 John Hogan Priv[ate] [last name on page]
Description of Persons: 58th Regiment
Description of Allotments
Township: Drummond
Number of Concession: 4
Number of Lot: S. West 1/2 -- 8
Number [of] Acres: 100
Date of Completion of the prescribed term of Settlement: 23 October 1820
Total Number [of] Acres: 100
Remarks: ---
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http://books.google.com/books?id=PPsAExSjhR0C&pg=PA158
A History of Drummond Township
By John C. Ebbs
GeneralStore PublishingHouse, 1999 - 171 pages
p.6
...
Discharged soldiers received land grants varying in size according to
rank:
privates, 100 acres; sergeants, 200 acres; sergeant-majors and
quarter-master sargeants, 300 acres; subalterns, 500 acres; captains, 800
acres; majors, 1000 acres; and lieutenant-colonels, 1200 acres.
Each adult male, civilian settler received a grant of 100 acres. ...
...
p.154
27 - Crown Grants
While there is supposed to be 200 acres in a full lot, this is not true of
Lot 27 in every concession in Drummond. In Concession 1, Lot 27 has fewer than 100 acres, but the
acreage gradually increases in each concession until there is a little more than 100 acres in Lot 27, Con. 12.
In the following list of Crown Grant recipients, any surnames in brackets
will be the original or variation of the present day spelling, and is exact copy of the original registration.
...
p.158
Concession 4
Instr. Lot No. Date of Issue Grantor Grantee Acres
Deed SW1/2 8 Oct. 3, 1821 Crown John Hogan 100
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[Petition H-16 No. 77 Simon Hogan; dated 10 March 1831; page 439 to 440]
p.439
To Sir John Collorne , K.C.B. Lieutenant
Governor of the Province of Upper Cananda,
Major General commanding His Majesty's
Forces therein : &c. &c. &c.
The petition of Simon Hogan
of the Township of Drummond in the
Bathurst District
Humbly Sheweth
That your petitioner
emigrated to this province in the year 1817
with his Father John Hogan , private in His
late Majesty's 58th Regiment of Foot : that
your petitioner is now twenty three years
of age , and has not yet been located on
any Land in this province ; That your
petitioner from family motives , being extremely
desirous to remain in this Township of Drummond
and being informed that the N. E. half of
Lot No fourteen in the Sixth Concession of the said
Township is vacant, no person having resided
thereon for the last ten years ; and the Settlement
duty not having been done upon it ; Humbly
prays your Excellency to direct the Issue of a
Grant of said Lot in his favor
And your petitioner as in duty
bound will ever pray
Perth March 10th 1831
Simon Hogan
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Land Grants to Other Men Who Served in the 58th Regiment (although I don't know if they were from the 1st or 2nd battalion)
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/landgrt8.htm
UPPER CANADA LOCATED SETTLERS, ALEXANDER MCDONELL, ESQUIRE, SUPERINTENDENT,
MONTHLY NORMAL RETURN, DISCHARGED SOLDIERS, RECENT SETTLERS
100.Jeremiah Foley, private, 58 Reg., 1 adult male, country and years of service left blank, located Sept. 12, 1815, Elizabethtown, C11 S3 Authority for being received General Instructions.
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Jerimiah Foley Priv 58th Regiment; location date: 12th September 1815; Lot South 3 C11 Elizabethtown; 100 acres
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/landgrt8.htm
UPPER CANADA LOCATED SETTLERS, ALEXANDER MCDONELL, ESQUIRE, SUPERINTENDENT,
MONTHLY NORMAL RETURN, DISCHARGED SOLDIERS, RECENT SETTLERS
142.Alexander Hutchins, private, 58th Reg., 1 adult male, years of service 7-10, country England, located April 18, 1816, Bathurst, C5, E23?, Authority for being received General Instructions. NOTE: A line has been drawn through this entry and under Remarks: Regranted to John Ferguson, Jr., Em.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/landgrt1.htm
104.John Ferguson?, Jr.?, emigrant, 1 adult male and 1 adult female, 1 male under 12 and 2 females under 12, country Scotland, ship Caladonia, July 10, 1816, located Sept. 24, 1816 Bathurst, C4 SW23; Jan. 23, 1820, Bathurst, C5 NE23 formerly located to Alexander Hutchins, 58th Reg. SDP
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/landgrt10.htm
UPPER CANADA LOCATED SETTLERS, ALEXANDER MCDONELL, ESQUIRE, SUPERINTENDENT,
MONTHLY NORMAL RETURN, DISCHARGED SOLDIERS, RECENT SETTLERS
570.John Moore, 58th Reg., 1 adult male and 1 adult female, years of service 19-263, country England, located Dec. 9, 1816 Beckwith, or Bathurst, C6 SW2. NOTE: A line has been drawn through this entry and under Remarks: Regranted to A McGregor Dec 7, 1818. See also emigrant listings page 94, line 626. For further notation on this emigrant, see Returns of Persons Whose Locations Have Been Exchanged or Regranted for the Period Nov. 19 to Dec. 18, 1818, page 114.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/landgrt4.htm
626.Archibald McGregor, emigrant, 1 adult male, 1 adult female, 1 male over 12, 1 male under 12, 1 female under 12, country Scotland, ship Jane, Aug. 24, 1818, located Dec. 7, 1818 Beckwith, C6 SW2, first located to John? Moore, 58th Reg., absent 12 months. NOTE: A line has been drawn through this entry and Remarks: Exchanged to NE29 in th 6th concession (township illegible, may be Drummond), Aug. 14, 1819. SDP
http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/Depot/regrant1.htm
Archibald McGregor, emigrant, Bathurst, C6, Lot SW2, located Dec. 7, 1818, original settler John Moore (illegible initials, looks like SrMr) 58th Reg., located Dec. 9, 1816, absent 12 months, made no improvement.
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/landgrt5.htm
Returns of Persons Whose Locations Have Been Exchanged or Regranted,
With Remarks, Since the Commencement of the Settlement to Oct. 31, 1817
Samuel Craig, emigrant, Drummond, C3, Lot SW12, July 19, 1816. Left his land, made no improvement. Property to William McGrath, 58th Reg, July 31, 1817.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/Depot/regrant2.htm
Samuel Craig, emigrant, Drummond, C3, Lot SW12, July 19, 1816. Left his land, made no improvement. Property to William McGrath, 58th Reg, July 31, 1817.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/landgrt11.htm
716.William McGrath, Sergt 58th Reg., 1 adult male and 1 adult female, and 2 males over 12, years of service 11-182 country England, located July 31, 1817, Drummond, C3 SW12-formerly located to Samuel Craig, emigrant; July 31, 1817 Lansdown, C4 NE15, SDP.
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421 William McGrath Sergt 58th Regiment Drummond C3 S.West half 12; 100 acres; Date of Completion of the prescribed term of Settlement: 31st July 1820
[note: because he was a sergeant he was entitled to 200 acres. His other 100-acre lot was Lansdown C4 N. East half 15. The completion date was likewise 31st July 1820.]
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http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Home
Reference: WO 119/34/143
Description: WILLIAM MCGRATH.
Born KILMAINE, Mayo.
Served in 58th Foot Regiment.
Discharged aged 46.
Covering dates give year of enlistment to year of discharge.
Kilmainham Reference: A10048.
Date: 1803-1816
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/landgrt10.htm
UPPER CANADA LOCATED SETTLERS, ALEXANDER MCDONELL, ESQUIRE, SUPERINTENDENT,
MONTHLY NORMAL RETURN, DISCHARGED SOLDIERS, RECENT SETTLERS
574.Michael Reardon, private, 58th Reg., 1 adult male, years of service 7-93 country Ireland, located Dec. 9, 1816 Drummond, C6 NE14
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/Depot/regrant1.htm
Returns of Persons Whose Locations Have Been
Exchanged or Regranted For the Period November 19 to December 18, 1818
James McLean, emigrant, Drummond, C6, Lot NE14, located Nov. 30, 1818, exchanged from the NE18, C6, Drummond
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/landgrt3.htm
607.James McLean, emigrant, 1 adult male, 1 adult female, country Scotland ship Curlew?, Sept.30, 1818, located Nov. 30, 1818 Drummond, C6 NE14?, formerly located to Bartholomew? Sullivan? NOTE: The concession and lot number have been xxx'd over and underneath is written Removed to NE18 in the 10th Concession Drummond. SDP
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/landgrt4.htm
799.James Caswell, emigrant, 1 adult male, country Ireland, ship Camperdown, Sept. 9, 18[19], located May 18, 1820, Drummond, C6 NE14.
[Regarding the ship Camperdown, see http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/Arrivals/ships1819d.shtml ]
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/landgrt10.htm
UPPER CANADA LOCATED SETTLERS, ALEXANDER MCDONELL, ESQUIRE, SUPERINTENDENT,
MONTHLY NORMAL RETURN, DISCHARGED SOLDIERS, RECENT SETTLERS
575.Bartholomew Sullivan, private, 58th Reg., 1 adult male, years of service 8-183 country Ireland, located Dec. 9, 1816 Drummond, C6 SW14, or 4 SDP. Remarks: Exchanged from NE said lot [i.e., C6 NE14, located the same day for Michael Reardon] to SW formerly granted to Louis? Dougarty, 4 R V Bn, about 12 Mar? For further notation on this emigrant, see Returns of Persons Whose Locations Have Been Exchanged or Regranted for the Period Nov. 19 to Dec. 18, 1818, page 114.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/Depot/regrant1.htm
Bartholomew? Sullivan, Priv. 58th Reg. Drummond C6 Lot SE4 [sic-SW14], located Nov. 30, 1818, exchanged from NE half same lot.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/Depot/regrant2.htm
Returns of Persons Whose Locations Have Been Exchanged or Regranted, With Remarks, Since the Commencement of the Settlement to Oct. 31, 1817
Peter Webster, R Art, Drummond, C6, Lot SW14, June 6, 1817, did not proceed to his land. Property to John McDonald, emigrant, Oct 8, 1817.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/landgrt2.htm
385.John McDonald, emigrant, 1 adult male, 1 adult female, 3 males over 12, 2 males under 12, 2 females over 12, 1 female under 12, country Scotland, ship left blank, located Oct. 8, 1817, Drummond, C6 SW14. NOTE: A line has been drawn through this entry and under Remarks: First located to Peter Webster R.A. Relocated to Jas or Jos Dougherty, R Bn
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543 Bartholomew Sullivan priv 58th Regiment Drummond C6 South West half 14; 100 acres; Date of Completion of the prescribed term of Settlement: 9th December 1819
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/landgrt8.htm
UPPER CANADA LOCATED SETTLERS, ALEXANDER MCDONELL, ESQUIRE, SUPERINTENDENT,
MONTHLY NORMAL RETURN, DISCHARGED SOLDIERS, RECENT SETTLERS
3. John McCarthy, private, 58th Reg., 1 adult male, Years of service 8-220, country,Ireland. Located Aug. 13, 1815 Montague, C2, W3. Authority for being received: General Instructions. Remarks: Settling duties performed.
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John McCarthy Priv 58th Regt; Location Date: 13th August 1815; Lot no. West 3 C2 Montague; 100 acres
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UPPER CANADA LOCATED SETTLERS, ALEXANDER MCDONELL, ESQUIRE, SUPERINTENDENT,
MONTHLY NORMAL RETURN, DISCHARGED SOLDIERS, RECENT SETTLERS
143.Thomas Warner, private, 58th Reg., 1 adult male, years of service 7-32, country England, located May 8, 1816, Bathurst, C5 W25, Authority for being received General Instructions, SDP.
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157 Thomas Warner Private 58th Regimt Bathurst C5 West half 25; 100 acres; Date
of Completion of the prescribed term of settlement: 8th May 18[19] [year torn off, but presumably 1819 since he located in 1816]
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Land_Property/Depot/improve1.htm
Return of Persons who had made Improvements
in their Lands Previous to February 28, 1818
Military Depot, Perth, Lanark County
John Sullivan (same name as above), Private, 58 Reg., Kelly [sic-Kitley Twp., Leeds Co.?], C7, Lot F27, located August 18, 1815, twelve acres cleared and grist mill built, land previously occupied by Duncan Livingston, who resided fifteen years.
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John Sullivan Priv 58th Regt; Location Date: 28th August 1815; Lot no. Front 27 C7 Kitley; 100 acres
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REFERENCE:
Virginia Howard Lindsay, “The Perth military settlement: characteristics of its permanent and transitory settlers, 1816- 1822” (MA thesis, 2v., Carleton Univ., Ottawa, 1972)
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Roman Catholic Church Records of St. John the Baptist, Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada
John Tovey m. Ellen Hogan on 8 June 1839:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-24155-16254-78?cc=1927566&wc=13975538
Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923 > Lanark > Perth > St John the Baptist >
Baptisms, marriages, burials 1833-1839, Vol. 4 > Image 115 of 118
Liber 4, p.211
On the 8th day of June 1839 I the undersigned Priest of this Parish have married
John Tovey of Bathurst son of John Tovey and Margaret Tovey Co. Kilkenny
to Ellen Hogan of Drummond daughter of John Hogan &
Catherine Hurley Co. Cork
In presence of Simon Hogan Patrick Murdock &
J.H. McDonagh
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-24155-16750-63?cc=1927566&wc=13975539
Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923 > Lanark > Perth > St John the Baptist >
Baptisms, marriages, burials 1833-1839, Vol. 5 > Image 41 of 46
Liber 5, p.76
On the 13th day of February 1842 I the undersigned Priest of this Parish have
baptized at Perth Ellen four days old of the Lawfull marriage of John Tovy
& Ellen Hogan of Bathurst Sponsors Simon Hogan & Ann Smith
J.H. McDonagh
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-24155-661-46?cc=1927566&wc=13975540
Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923 > Lanark > Perth > St John the Baptist >
Baptisms, marriages, burials 1842-1850, Vol. 10 > Image 45 of 144
Liber 6, p.82
On the 14th day of July 1844 I the undersigned Priest of this
Parish have Baptized at Perth John born the 3d Inst. of
the Lawful marriage of John Tovey & Ellen Hogan of Bathurst.
Sponsors Michael Tovey and Catherine Tiernery
J.H. McDonagh
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-24155-499-18?cc=1927566&wc=13975540
Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923 > Lanark > Perth > St John the Baptist >
Baptisms, marriages, burials 1842-1850, Vol. 10 > Image 105 of 144
Liber 6, p.201
On the 15th day of February 1848 I the undersigned Priest Baptized at
Perth Edward fifteen months old of the Lawful marriage of John
Tovy and Ellen Hogan of Bathurst Sponsors over Lally and Sarah Cobourn
J.H. McDonagh
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By 1850, Ellen Hogan Tovey (daughter of John Hogan) had moved with her husband and family from Lanark County, Ontario, Canada to Freeport, Illinois.
United States Census, 1850, Illinois, Stephenson County, Freeport
p.247
name age sex occupation birthplace
86 90 John Tovy 36 m Farmer Ireland
Ellen " 26 f Canada
Margaret " 13 f " [daughter of John Tovey and his first wife Catherine Burns/Byrnes]
Ellen " 8 f "
John " 6 m "
Edward " 4 m "
Eliz. O'Brien 18 f Vt.
By 1856 Ellen and Dennis were living in Union Prairie Township in Allamakee County, Iowa:
http://www.sharylscabin.com/Allamakee/1856/UnionPrairie_1856.htm
1856 Iowa State Census, Union Prairie twp. Allamakee Co. Iowa
Certified on the 7th day of July 1856 by John L. Bush.
page 252
[note that his name is listed as Daharty Dennis rather than as Dennis Daharty!]
37 37 Daharty Dennis age: 25 sex: M yrs residence: 1 born: Ireland Occupation: Farmer
Ellen Daharty age: 30 sex: F yrs residence: 1 born: Canada
Edward Tovey age: 9 sex: M yrs residence: 1 born: Canada
Catherine Tovey age: 4 sex: F yrs residence: 1 born: Illinois
Mary A. Daharty age: 0 sex: F yrs residence: 1 born: Iowa
"Catherine" was the youngest child of Ellen and John Tovey.
"Mary A." was the first child of Ellen and Dennis Dougherty.
Note that Margaret, the daughter of John Tovey and his first wife Catherine Burns, is absent. On 8 January 1856 she had married Bernard McDevitt in Illinois. She died in Chicago on 16 June 1900 at age 67.
Ellen's son John Tovey was living in a different household:
page 258
7 7 Francis Treat age: 33 sex: M yrs residence: 4 born: Connetticut Occupation: Farmer
Harriet Treat age: 20 sex: F yrs residence: 5 born: N. York
Lucey Treat age: 38 sex: F yrs residence: 3 born: Connetticut
Sidney Treat age: 29 sex: M yrs residence: 3 born: Connetticut Occupation: Infirm Criple
John Tovey age: 11 sex: M yrs residence: 1 born: Canada
The 1860 census gives not altogether correct information:
United States Census, 1860, Union Prairie Township, Allamakee County, Iowa:
1191 1170 Denis Dority[sic] age 30 male Farmer born in Ireland
Mary[sic] " age 30 female Housekeeper " [sic]
Mary A. " age 4 female born in Iowa
C. T. "[sic] age 8 female born in Ill.
Although Dennis Dougherty did not serve as a soldier during the Civil War, he was obligated to register for the draft in 1863:
Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
SCHEDULE I.--CONSOLIDATED LIST of all persons of Class I [age 20-35], subject to do military in the Third Congressional District, consisting of the Counties of Dubuque Delaware Bremer and &c State of Iowa, enumerated during the month of June, 1863, under direction of S P Adams, Provost Marshall.
Residence: Allamakee County, Union Prairie Township
Name: Dougherty Dennis
Age on July 1, 1863: 30
Race: White
Profession: Farmer
Married status: Mard
Birthplace: Ireland
Former military service: ---
Remarks: ---
1880 census, Union Prairie Township, Allamakee County, Iowa:
137 137 Dennis Doherty Head M 58 Ireland
Ellen Doherty Wife F 60 Ireland
Margret Doherty Daughter F 18 Iowa
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RECORDS OF JOHN HOGAN IN THE 2ND BATTALION 58TH REGIMENT OF FOOT
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Note: This is the updated reference as of 15 May 2020:
Catalogue description
WO 25. 58 Foot, 2 Battn.
Reference: WO 25/443
Description: WO 25. 58 Foot, 2 Battn.
Date: 1806-1810
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
161 Images
161 Images [which formerly were 162 Images as shown below]
This means that pages 65 and 66 of 162 below are now Images 64 and 65 of 161.
WO 25. 58 Foot, 2 Battn.
War Office and predecessors: Secretary-at-War, Secretary of State for War,
and Related Bodies, Registers. DESCRIPTION AND SUCCESSION BOOKS
(Regimental). WO 25. 58 Foot, 2 Battn.
Collection: Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces,
Judge Advocate General, and related bodies
Date range: 01 January 1806 - 31 December 1810
Reference:WO 25/443
Subjects: Regiments and Corps, Operations, battles and campaigns, Conflict
[note: See below WO 25/444 covering the 2/58th for 1813-1815.]
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Record of Non. Com. Officers & Privates 58th Regiment
65 / 162 [left page]
Record of the Non Commissioned Officers, Trumpeters or Drummers & Privates
of His Maje[lost in binding] [continued on right page] 2d Battn: 58th
Regiment of Foot
H [start of names beginning with H]
13th name from top, 4th from bottom
Hogan John
Size: Feet 5 Inches 3
Age: Years 28 Months --
Description: Complexion Fresh ; Visage Round ; Eyes Grey ; Hair Fair.
Where Born: County Cork ; Parish Mac- - -mp- [probably Macroney, which is in
the NE bordering County Tipperary and County Waterford. Kilcrumper adjoins
Macroney on the latter's SW.].
Trade or Occupation: Sl----[??]
Former Service &c. in any Corps liable to serve out of Great Britain,
Ireland or the Islands in the Channel: -----
66 / 162 [right page - continuation of columns from left page]
2d Battn: 58th Regiment of Foot
Date & Place of Attestation:
For an Unlimited Period: --- [i.e., unlimited period of military service]
For a Limited Period: 29 July 1806 Jersey [limited meant seven years]
Promoted: ---
Casualties: ---
Observations: ---
[note: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army
All soldiers must take an oath of allegiance upon joining the Army, a process known as attestation.]
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Note: This is the updated reference as of 15 May 2020:
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4397192
Catalogue description
WO 25. 58 Foot, 2 Battn.
Reference: WO 25/444
Description: WO 25. 58 Foot, 2 Battn.
Date: 1813-1815
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
186 Images [which formerly were 187 Images as shown below]
This means that pages 74 and 75 of 187 below are now Images 73 and 74 of 186.
[WO 25/444]
WO 25. 58 Foot, 2 Battn.
1813-1815 Reference: WO 25/444
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names beginning with H start on page 68 / 187.
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Hogan John (5th name from the top and 6th from the bottom. Total of 10 names
on page.)
Size at Enlistment: 5 feet 3 inches
Age at Enlistment: 28 years, -- days [==> He was born in early 1778 or late 1777 -- provided his enlistment date and his attestation date are close.]
Description
Complexion: Fresh
Eyes: Grey
Hair: Fair
Form of Visage, Marks, &c.: Round
Where born
County, City, or Town.: Cork
Parish: Macroney
Trade or Occupation.: Slater [Roof tiler with slates]
Attestation, &c.
Place: Jersey
Date: 29 July 1806
For what Period of Service.: Seven Years
By whom enlisted.: Colo Fitzgerald
Former Service in Any Corps Applicable to Foreign Service: [blank]
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Date of Promotion: ---
Date of being reduced: ---
Casualties
Deserted: ---
Discharged
Date.: 5 Decr. 1814
At what Place.: Hastings
On what Account.: Served 7 Years
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Other soldiers from Macroney, Cork:
Leary Thomas; size 5' 2"; age 34; Trade: Taylor; Attestation: Jersey, 24
July 1806 by Col. Fitzgerald; discharged: 5 Dec 1814, Hastings, Served 7
years
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THE "OTHER" JOHN HOGAN
At the same time, another man also named John Hogan served in the 1st Battalion, 58th Regiment.
Below is his record:
Note: This is the updated reference as of 15 May 2020:
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4397184
WO 25. 58 Foot
Reference: WO 25/436
Description: WO 25. 58 Foot
Date: 1787-1812
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
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This means that pages 59 and 60 of 136 below are now Images 58 and 59 of 135]
WO 25. 58 Foot
1787-1812 Reference: WO 25/436
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57th name from the top
Hogan John
Size: 5 ft 4 1/2
Age: 21
Complexion: pale, Visage: long, Eyes: gray, Hair: brown; born in
County Tipperary, Parish of Turlis; Trade: Nailer; Former Service: 2 yrs
Staff Corps
page 60 / 136 [info continued from page 59]
Enlisted at Cork on 27th Aug 1803 (or perhaps 23 Aug 1803 - It's difficult to determine which line corresponds to John Hogan's line on the previous page)
...
His name appears again on
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43rd name from the top, 28th from the bottom (70 names on the page)
John Hogan
Age: 22
Size: 5 Feet 4 Inches
Parish: Turlas [=Thurles]
[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_civil_parishes_of_North_Tipperary
Civil Parish Name: Durlas. Civil Parish English name: Thurles.]
County: Tipperary
Person: Stout
Make or form: well
Head: round
Face: long
Eyes: grey
Eyebrows: fair
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Nose: Short [?]
Mouth: large
Neck: short
Hair: fair
Shoulders: round
Arms: Thick
Hands: Thick [?]
Thighs: Stout [?]
Legs: Stout [?]
Feet: Short
Observations: [blank]
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WO 25. 58 Foot
1795-1808 Reference: WO 25/438
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[page 45 / 102 begins pages for "Taken at Malta September 1805"]
Taken at Malta September 1805 Commanded by General George Scott
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1st Battn. 58th. Reg.
21st name from the top
Hogan John height: 5 ft 4 1/4 in; age: 23 yrs, 4 mos; complexn: Fair;
Visage: long; Eyes: grey; Hair: Brown; Where Born: Co. Tipperary, Parish:
Thurles ; Trade: Nailer ; Former Service: 4 - 2 (y - m) Staff Corps.
page 66 / 102
Enlisted
by Whom: c W Noblet[?]
Where: Cork
When: 27 Aug 1803
Casualties: ----
Observations: 6 Jany 1804 [hard to read] [I don't know what the date represents]
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[This other John Hogan evidently was stll alive in 1847 and applied for a campaign medal from the Peninsular War.]
War Office: Campaign Medal and Award Rolls (General Series). Peninsular War.
Military General Service. WO 100. N.C.O. and Men - Infantry A to Y.
WO 100. N.C.O. and Men - Infantry A to Y
1793-1814 Reference: WO 100/9
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Peninsula Medal Returns, Volume 9, Infantry of the Line Alphabetical List
"A" to "Y"
p.4 of 270
Return of Non Comissioned Officers and Soldiers, Out Pensioners
from Regiments of Infantry, whose claims to receive a Medal under
the General Order dated 1st June 1847, have been examined and
allowed by the Board of General Officers ; Shewing the Regiments in
which they formerly Served, and the Battles and Sieges referred to in the
said order, at which they are Severally found to have been present,
...
p.107 of 270 in Adobe [p.198 on the original paper]
No. 3780
District List: 78
Names and Rank: Hogan John Private
Regiments in which the claimants formerly served: 58th Foot.
Battles and Seiges at which the presence
of each claimant has been verified
by the board: Maida [July 4, 1806]
No. of Actions admitted in each Case: 1
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WO 100. N.C.O. and Men - 44th to 74th Foot
War Office: Campaign Medal and Award Rolls (General Series). Peninsular War.
Military General Service. WO 100. N.C.O. and Men - 44th to 74th Foot.
1793-1814 Reference: WO 100/7
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58th Regiment of Foot starts on p. 105 of 215
p.110 of 215
No. Name and Rank Troop or Company
78 Hogan John 1st Battalion Maida [July 4, 1806]
Capt. Campbell
p.114 of 215 - 59th Regiment of Foot starts
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The United service magazine, with which are incorporated ... v.146
[March, 1878, p.350-358]
NOTES ON THE HISTORY AND SERVICES OF THE
FIFTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT OF FOOT.
...
p.358
In March the same year [1805], the 1st Battalion, under command of
Lieutenant-Colonel Johnstone, and mustering 982 of all ranks,
returned from Winchester to Portsmouth, and there embarked
with a small force under command of Lieutenant-General Sir
James Craig, destined for the Mediterranean.* The objects of the
expedition were to co-operate either with the Austrians in Italy or
with a Russian army lying in the Greek Islands, if opportunities
offered, or in conjunction with reinforcements from the Mediter-
ranean stations, to undertake the defence of Sardinia or of Egypt,
should the French extend their operations from Italy in either
direction.
The expedition left Spithead on April 15, 1805, crossed the
Bay of Biscay in safety, and then learning that the French fleet
had come through the Straits, ran down the coast of Portugal
into the Tagus. On May 10, the convoy again put to sea, and
passing Nelson's fleet just returned from the West Indies, and
lying to off Cape St. Vincent, proceeded to Gibraltar, where the
troops remained till the end of June, when they went on to Malta
and disembarked.
Five months were spent in incessant drillings and inspections,
while the authorities were in communication with the Russian com-
manders at Corfu. Then, in the last week in October, 1805, the
expedition re-embarked, and after some delay from contrary winds,
joined the Russian fleet off Cape Passaro, and proceeded to the
Bay of Naples, where the troops landed on November 20-the
English at Castellamare and the Russians at Naples. On
December 9, the 58th with the rest of the British contingent
moved forward via, Capua, to the neighbourhood of the fortress of
Gaeta, on the extreme left of the proposed line of defence.
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* This force consisted of detachments of the Royal Artillery, Royal
Engineers, and Royal Staff Corps ; part of the 20th Light Dragoons, 1st Battalion 39th,
44th, 58th, and 81st Regiments. In all, 4,114 rank and file.
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British Army Pensioners - Kilmainham, Ireland 1783-1822
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JOHN HOGAN. Born LOPANE, Tipperary. Served in Royal Staff Corps; 58th Foot Regiment.…
Reference:WO 119/34/131 Description:
JOHN HOGAN.
Born LOPANE, Tipperary.
Served in Royal Staff Corps; 58th Foot Regiment.
Discharged aged 40.
Covering date gives year of discharge.
Kilmainham Reference: A10035.
Date: 1816
[Note: This indicates he was discharged in 1816 at the age of 40 ==> he was born in 1816-40 = 1776.]
[End of discussion of the other John Hogan, who served in the 1/58.]
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ADDITIONAL REFERENCES FOR THE 58TH REGIMENT
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WO 25. Commission books (series I)
1803-1808 Reference: WO 25/58
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58 Foot-2 Battalion. Statements of the Periods of service of all NCOs and
Men, also of those who were liable to serve abroad on 24 June 1806.
War Office and predecessors: Secretary-at-War, Secretary of State for War,
and Related Bodies, Registers. Service Returns, No. 1.
Collection: Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces,
Judge Advocate General, and related bodies
Date range: Dates unknown
Reference: WO 25/1003
Subjects: Conflict
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[CASUALTY RETURNS]
http://books.google.com/books?id=vGIsAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA115
Lists and indexes, Issue 28
List of War Office Records Preserved in the Public Records Office, Vol. I
By Great Britain. Public Record Office (1908)
p.115
...
Reference. Date. Description.
W.O. 25. CASUALTY
RETURNS---con.
1904 1809-1815 58 Foot 2 Battn.
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p.101
DESCRIPTION AND SUCCESSION BOOKS (Regimental).
W.O. 25
443 1806-1810 58 Foot 2 Battn.
444 1813-1815 58 Foot 2 Battn.
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p.107
SERVICE RETURNS, NO. 1---contd.
W.O. 25
1003 58 Foot-2 Battalion