32. John Philpot Sutton was born on 18 Jan 1792 in London, England. He died on 2 Aug 1870 in Barnston, Stanstead Co., PQ. He married Philinda May on 22 Jan 1822. He was buried in Gould Cemetery, Kingscroft, Stanstead Co., PQ. [Parents]
1. John is listed as son of Philpot Sutton in "Forest and Clearings", p. 335.
"John Sutton, b. in London, Eng., Jan 18, 1792. He came to Barnston with his family in 1805. He married Sally Smith. She died March 13, 1821. Jan 22, 1822 he married Philinda May. The family were members of the Baptist Church, in which he sustained the office of Deacon."2. 1819: signed as witness at the marriage of Joshua Sutton and Sarah Clifford, Hatley, PQ.
3. 1821; Sutton, Jn is mentioned in the ledgers of notar Daniel Thomas, in the jurisdiction of St. Francis: Sutton, Jn obligation from Jn Morrison, 8 Oct. 1821 (Bibliotheque et Archives nationales Quebec, (online))
4. 1822; Sutton, Jn is mentioned in the ledgers of notar Daniel Thomas, in the jurisdiction of St. Francis: Sutton, Jn deed from Jonah Sawyer, 17 June 1822 (Bibliotheque et Archives nationales Quebec, (online))
5. Found in the 1825 census of Lower Canada, Richelieu County, Barnston, pg. 1, John Sutton, total # in family; 7 | #<6; 1 | #>6<14;2 | #>14<18;1 | single males 25-45; 1 | marr. males 25-40; 1 | females ,<14; 1 | marr. Females 14-45; 1 |
#<6; 1 | Calvin b. 1824=1
#>6<14;2 | john b. 1816=9, Susan b. 1818=7
#>14<18;1 | ???
#single males 25-45; 1 | ???
#marr. males 25-40; 1 | John b. 1792=33
#females ,<14; 1 | ???
#marr. Females 14-45; 1 |Philinda b. 1795=306. John is in the book, "Schooling in the Clearing", p. 213. He is listed as visitor to Doolittle and Sutton schools in Barnston from 1825-1829. Sutton School was at Lot 5, Range 2.
7. John Sutton is listed in Stanstead Pollbook # 1506, 1829
8. 1833: John P. Sutton is mentioned on a Barnston Baptist Church dedication by John Bellow's daughter; Sarah Buckland. "This church was organized Jan. 9, 1833. The honor under God, for this belongs to Deacon Bellows and Deacon J. Merriman. The names of those who banded themselves to-gether are Simeon White and wife, John Bellows and wife, Mrs. (Dr.) McKeech, and daughter, Mary Ann Fellows, Daniel Sutton and wife, John Sutton and wife, Grandma Sutton, John P. Sutton, James May, Joseph Parker and wife, Sally Parker, Alpheus Parker and Susan Crooker."
9. "In the pioneer days the church members met in private houses, in School-houses and in barns. One of the first records of ingathering was that resulting from revival meetings held in Dea. Sutton’s barn in Sept. 1834. However in 1837, under the Supervision of Pastor Ide, the first pastor, a commodious building was erected in Barnston Corner. The Entrance faced the West, which has always offered such glorious sunset views." (Barnston Baptist Church 100th Anniversary, The Coaticook Observer, July 6th 1933)
10. 1847: Buried this tenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred forty seven; Susan, widow of Philpot John Sutton, late of Barnston, who died on the eight instant, aged ninty three years and eight months.
By me James Green, witnesses; John Sutton, Sarah Sutton11. 26 Dec, 1849, John Sutton is listed among the signers of the petition of Annexation in Stanstead County; The petition is addressed to John McConnell Esq. M.P.P. for the county of Stanstead and reads: "Sir, The undersigned electors and inhabitants of the Country of Stanstead, feeling that a great political change is necessary to the welfare and prosperity of this Province, and fully concurring in the principles set forth in the Montreal Manifesto, that a peaceful separation of this Colony from Great Britain, and a union with the United States, are the only means of relieving Canada from its present state of depression, respectfully request you to make public your sentiments and opinions upon this subject." (Stanstead Journal Ext. 1845-1860).
12. 1856; Land Grant; John SUTTON, Barnston, Stanstead, 27a 2r, Date of Letters Patent 27 July 1856, M sales, page 5, page of the printed list 1011, Land Grants By The Crown in the Province of Quebec 1763-Dec 31 1890.
13. Found in the 1861 Quebec Census, Quebec, Stanstead Co., Barnston, Film no. 517428, sheet 57, line 4, age 69, married, Rel; C Baptist with wife Filinda (66)
14. Obit:
On the first inst., at his late residence in Barnston, Deacon John Sutton, one of the earliest settlers of the township. He was born in England in 1793, came to Canada in 1807, married at 20, and settled on the same farm on which he died. He early embraced the Christian religion, and was one of its most staunch supporters, and Temperance [ a reference to the Temperance movement of the times ] one of its strongest advocates, he never allowed any beverage stronger than water pass his lips. His last illness was short but exceedingly painful, he was calm, and resigned, retaining his consciousness to the last moment, showing to all around him his firm faith in God who doeth all things well. (Stanstead Journal, 18 Aug 1870)15. Found in the 1871 Canadian Census Mortality Schedules, Quebec, Stanstead Co., district 141, sub district E, Div 2, p. 1, line 16, age 77, born ENG, married, died; Aug 1870, Baptist
16. The Stanstead and Sherbrooke Mutual Fire INSURANCE COMPANY.
Head Office - SHERBROOKE, P.Q.
Insurance in force 1st Sept., 1892. $5,963,567.96. Capital, $424,231.76,
This company was formed in 1835, by residents of Stanstead and Sherbrooke counties, who, under date " Hatley, March 20, 1835," engaged to take insurances ranging from L35 to L1,000. Col. Pomroy applied for L750 and Timothy Rose for L1,000. The assurances applied for averaged $739.77.
The following is a list of the subscribers: [list of 88 individuals]
John Bellows
John Sutton
(p. 134-135, A chronology of Montreal and of Canada from A.D. 1752 to 1893 [microform] : including commercial statistics, historic sketches of commercial corporations and firms and advertisements,.., Montreal, 1893)
Note:
1. WAYS MILLS AND BARN8T0N
The Rev. B. "Watson reports: Owing to the impossibility of starting a Sunday School at the Church during the Winter months, I have begun holding an evening class on a week-day in the Sutton School-house; this has been regularly attended by a few children, and I hope it may be the means of doing permanent good. (p. 125, FIFTY-NINTH REPORT of the INCORPORATED CHURCH SOCIETY of the DIOCESE of QUEBEC for the YEAR ENDING 3lst DECEMBER,1900, Quebec, 1901)2. Barnston: Mr. Robert Breault has purchased the building formerly known as the Sutton School House, and plans to use it as a summer cottage. He also intends to have a couple of fish ponds on the property. (Coaticook Observer, July 28, 1960, p. 3)
3. There is a book called The Student's Guide and Teacher's Text Book to the Study of Geography, by J. Philpot Sutton Late Principle of Stillwater Academy, N.Y., now Teacher in the Commercial School of this city.
Montreal; printed for the author, by John Lovell, 1842.
33. Philinda May was born in 1798 in Strafford, Orange Co., VT. She died 1 on 15 Jul 1891 in Baldwin Mills, Stanstead Co., PQ. She was buried in Gould-Kingscroft Cemetary,Barnston,Quebec. Philinda was buried on 17 Jul 1891 in Gould Cemetery, Kingscroft, Stanstead Co., PQ. [Parents]
1. Daughter of Asa May and Alzina Bishop.
2. Philinda's family is mentioned in "Forest and Clearings";
Asa May married Alzina Bishop. They were natives of N.H., came to Stanstead in 1805, and settled on No. 7, 9th Range, which they afterwards sold to Dudley Davis. He died Feb 26, 1812; she died June 12, 1843. Their children were Phila, married John Sutton, Sally, m. Dean Haseltine; Daniel, m. Louisa Mix; James, m. Almira Boynton ; Harvey, m. Mary Ann White; and Calvin, who m. Eliza McConnell.3. Found in the 1825 census of Lower Canada, Richelieu County, Barnston, pg. 1, John Sutton, total # in family; 7 | #<6; 1 | #>6<14;2 | #>14<18;1 | single males 25-45; 1 | marr. males 25-40; 1 | females ,<14; 1 | marr. Females 14-45; 1 |
#<6; 1 | Calvin b. 1824=1
#>6<14;2 | john b. 1816=9, Susan b. 1818=7
#>14<18;1 | ???
#single males 25-45; 1 | ???
#marr. males 25-40; 1 | John b. 1792=33
#females ,<14; 1 | ???
#marr. Females 14-45; 1 |Philinda b. 1795=304. 1853; witness to the record of death of Lydia (Gould) Buckland, Barnston.
5. Found in the 1861 Quebec Census, Quebec, Stanstead Co., Barnston, Film no. 517428, sheet 57, line 5, age 66, married, Rel; C Baptist,
6.. Found in the 1871 Canadian Census, Quebec, Stanstead Co., district 141, sub district E, Div 2, age 75, born USA, widowed, with sister Sally Hazeltine, p. 39.
7. Found in the 1881 Canadian Census, Quebec, Stanstead Co., Barnston, NA Film C-13199, District 56, sub district F, Div 1, p. 35, family 160, age 85, b. USA, with her sister Sally Hazeltine, age 78, b. USA, and next door to her son Dean H. Sutton.
8. Found in the 1891 Canadian Census, Stanstead Co., Barnston, District 190, sub district 11, p. 42, age 95, fa. b. U.S, mo. b. U.S, religion; Baptist, at her son Dean H. Sutton's home.
9. Kingscroft
Mrs. John Sutton was buried last Friday, she was the oldest woman in town. (Stanstead Journal, Jul. 23, 1891)
34. Micajah Hanson JR was born 1 on 28 Jun 1804 in {NH}. He was christened 2 on 12 Nov 1871 in Barnston, Stanstead Co., PQ. He died 3 on 29 Jan 1892 in Barnston, Stanstead Co., PQ. He married 4 Cynthia A. Cleveland on 25 Feb 1829 in Angilican Church, Charleston (Hatley), Stanstead Co., PQ. He was buried 5 on 31 Jan 1892 in Pleasantview Cemetery, Barnston, Stanstead Co., PQ. [Parents]
1. Found in the 1825 Canadian census, Richelieu Co., Barnston, Micajah Hanson, with 5 members in the home; 6><14;1, 14><18;1, Males:18><25 single;1 sixty>married;1 Females: married;45>; 1
2. 1839: Company 10, No. 94 Regiment Sedentary Service, p. 397
Pay list and Acquittance Roll of the Stanstead Frontier Sedentary Battalion for the month of March 1839 and April 1839. Pay for active and sedentary service pay;
Private, Micajah Hanson, from 1 Mar 1839 to Apr 30 1839, 3 days, rate: 2/6, amount: 0.76, <signature>
(Canada, British Army and Canadian Militia Muster Rolls and Pay Lists, 1795-1850)3. Found in the 1861 Quebec Census, Stanstead Co., Barnston, Film 517428, sheet 57, line 19, age 57, born US, married, with wife Cynthia
4. Found in the 1871 Canadian Census, Quebec, Stanstead Co., 141 Barnston sub-district E, div 2, Film 2229052, p. 44, line 14, dwelling 175, household 178, age 66, born U.S, widowed, Irish, Methodist
5. Last Will, 12 Jan 1872, Of Micajah Hanson, entry #12 (Archives des notaires du Québec; District: Saint-François; Title: Chagnon, Hyppolite-Clodomir-H. (1867-1914))
[He left his belongings to his daughter, Relief Hanson, wife of Orin Martin]6. 1873; In the Barnston Methodist Church records states that Micajah was born 28 June 1804 and was baptized 12 Nov 1871
7. Found in the 1881 Canadian Census, Stanstead Co., Barnston, Film C-13199, Dist 56, SubDist F, Div 1, p. 33 Family 149, age 76, widow, living with Orin and Relief Martin.
8. Found in the 1891 Canadian Census, Quebec, Stanstead Co., Barnston, district 190, sub-district 11, p. 16, age 86, Rel, Methodist, with daughter Relief Martin
9. 1892: Hanson, Micajah, Hatley, Range 2, Lot 1, (The Eastern Townships Business and Farmers Directory 1892)
10. 1892: DEATH - HANSON (Barnston) MICAJAH HANSON, on(e) of the old pioneers of Barnston d. on Fri. last, aged 89. (Stanstead Journal, Feb. 4, 1892)
35. Cynthia A. Cleveland was born on 2 Dec 1810 in Barnston, Stanstead Co., PQ. She died 1 on 21 Mar 1867 in Barnston, Stanstead Co., PQ. Cynthia was buried 2 in Pleasantview Cemetery, Barnston, Stanstead Co., PQ. [Parents]
1. Cynthia Cleveland (Sylvester, Samuel, Joseph, Samuel), died 1868, age 58, m. Micajah Hanson, b. Barnston, P.Q., a s. Micajah. Ch.: Son, d., Relief, Matilda, Rosa Hanson, m. George Sutton, his grandparents came fr. Eng., l. [lived] Barnston Corner. Ch.: 2 Sons; 3 Das. (The genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland families: , p. 711)
2. Found in the 1861 Quebec Census, Stanstead Co., Barnston, Film 517428, sheet 57, line 19, age 52, born LC, married, with husband Micajah
36. Weston Morrison was born 1 about 1816 in Canada East. He died 2 on 4 Mar 1871 in Barnston, Stanstead Co., PQ. He married 3 Anna Edson on 1 May 1846 in Free Will Baptist Church, Stanstead, Stanstead Co., PQ. He was buried 4, 5 on 6 Mar 1871 in Gould Cemetery, Kingscroft, Stanstead Co., PQ. He was employed as Farmer. [Parents]
1. Samuel Morrison found in the 1825 Census of Lower Canada, Richelieu, Barnston,
Total inmates; 8
Inmates: <6:2, 6-14:4, 14-18:0,
Males: 18-<25=0 25-<40=0 40-<60=1mar >60=0
Females: <14=1 14-<45=1mar >45=0
-[ Males: UNK, John, Weston, Preston, David ]
-[ Females: Eunice ]2. 1838: No. 94 Regiment Sedentary Service, p. 354
Pay list and Acquittance Roll of the Stanstead Frontier Sedentary Battalion for the month of December 1838 and January 1839. Pay for active and sedentary service pay;
Private, Weston Morrison, from Dec. 31 1838 to Jan. 31 1839, 8 days, rate: 2/6, amount: 1.00, <signature>
(Canada, British Army and Canadian Militia Muster Rolls and Pay Lists, 1795-1850)3. 1855; Weston Morrison was witness on death entry for James Carney (nephew) in Barnston Methodist Church Record, 11 Sep 1855. (Drouin; Barnston Methodist Church Record)
4. 1860; Philander Clifford [second husband of Betsy Morrison (sister of Weston)]..."in December 1860 did deliver up to Mr. Weston Morrison the house situated on Lot number nine in the third range of Barnston...",
5. Found in the 1861 Quebec Census, Stanstead Co., Barnston, Film 517428, sheet 55, line 39, age 45, born C.E, married, Freewill Baptist, framed, one and half story, single family house.and wife Anna (46) and children, Chester (12), Hollis (10) and Norman (2). There is also a Betsy Morrison, b. U.S, age 64, widow, Fr Baptist. (listed in the census next to Preston, Betsy and Caleb)
6. 1863; Philander Clifford: "This is to certify to all whome it may concern that I did in December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty deliver up to Mr. Weston Morrison the house situated on lot number nine in the third range of Barnston which was [occupied] by me at the time also the stove and what household furniture there was in at the time & bedding & the said Morrison was to see that my two children were taken care of my wife having died at the time & no one to take care of them. I was to leave all in the house that I found when I went into it and take all that I carried there myself. Mr. Preston Morrison moved into the house.
Signed at Coaticook this 30th day of March 1863
Philander Clifford
[second husband of Betsy Morrison (sister of Preston)]7. 1863: Deed from Preston Morrison; Know all men by these presents that I Preston Morrison of the township of Barnston in the county of Stanstead & Province of Canada farmer am held and firmly bound unto Weston Morrison of the said township of Barnston farmer his heirs and assigns in the sum of $500 current money of the said province of Canada, well and truly to be paid to the said Weston Morrison his heirs and assigns for the payment of which well and truly to be paid I bind myself, my heirs and assigns by these presents.
Signed with my hand and sealed with my seal this fourth day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty three.
The conditions of this obligation are as follows.
Whereas the above named Preston Morrison and Weston Morrison have mutually agreed to submit to Hiram Davis, Esquire and Page Remick, Esquire both of the township of Barnston in the county of Stanstead & province of Canada yeoman's and to such other third person as they may choose to associate with them [as referrers] for the purpose hereof or a majority of them hereby indifferently chosen by the said Preston Morrison and Weston Morrison, all and singular the matters of disputes, rights, titles, claims and demands existing between them concerning a certain house, barn, and shed, stove, bedding and household furniture situated & being on lot number nine in the third range of the said township of Barnston, and with regards to possessions of the same, and with respect to the maintenance of two certain minor children of one widow Carny, who married one Philander Clifford & who has formerly been in possession of said proprty and with regard to all costs and charges incident to the proceedings to be held by the said parties, before the said referrers or a majority of them, then this obligation shall be null and void otherwise to remain in full force, virtue and effect.
Signed and sealed Preston Morrison
Charles Wheeler
Rufus Heath8. Land Grants By The Crown in the Province of Quebec 1763-Dec 31 1890
Grantee Name: Weston Morrison
Township: Barnston
County: Stanstead
Acres: 94a 3r
Register Letter: 1
Register Page: 136
Vol. 1 Page: 1012
Date of Letters Patent: 10 Dec 18679. "Weston Morrison, farmer of the Township of Barnston and province of Quebec, aged fifty-seven, died on the fourth day of March in the year of Our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, and was interred on the sixth day of the same month of the same year, in the ### burial ground, in the presence of the subscribing witnesses, by me. W. H. Rowsom
witnesses: Chester Morrison, Ezra Caswell
(Drouin; Hatley 1871)
37. Anna Edson was born 1 on 8 Oct 1816 in Stanstead Co., PQ. She died 2 on 16 May 1888 in Barnston, Stanstead Co., PQ. Anna was employed as 1871;farmer. She was buried 3 on 18 May 1888. [Parents]
1. Strongly suspect that she is the daughter of Alexander Edson and Alcy Laraby. They had 3 or 4 children, and possibly others, according to the book; "Edson family history and genealogy: descendants of Samuel Edson of Salem and Bridgewater, Mass. by Carroll Andrew Edson., p. 112". They were Alexander Jr. b. about 1809? married Nancy Sutton, Thomas Truman Edson b. 24 Nov 1812 at Stanstead, Hosea Edson b. about 1806?, and prob. Henry Edson. Both Truman and Hosea Edson were witnesses at her marriage to Weston Morrison.
2. Found in the 1861 Quebec Census, Stanstead Co., Barnston, Film 517428, sheet 55, line 39, age 46, born C.E, married, Freewill Baptist, and husband Weston (45) and children, Chester (12), Hollis (10) and Norman (2). There is also a Betsy Morrison, b. U.S, age 64, widow. Framed, one and half story, single family house. (listed in the census next to Preston, Betsy and Caleb)
3. Found in the 1871 Canadian Census, Quebec, Stanstead Co., 141 Barnston sub-district 2, Film 2229052, p. 11, line 10, dwelling 44, household 45, age 54, born Quebec, widowed, Scotch, Methodist, farmer, with children Henry (24), Chester (22), Hollis (20) and Norman (11)
4. Found in the 1881 Canadian Census, Quebec, Stanstead, Barnston, District 56, sub district F, p. 14, family 76, age 65, at Henrey Morrison's home. Chester Morrison is also present.
5. Mortgage, 21 March 1882, Anna Edson Widow Weston Morrison, Chester A. Morrison, Hollis Morrison, Norman Morrison, to Lewis S. Pond, entry #2411 (Archives des notaires du Québec; District: Saint-François; Title: Fraser, John (1876-1890))
[Mortgage of $2,000 at 7 percent, payable in five consecutive annual payments.
"1. That certain tract or parcel of land situate and being in the said Township of Barnston being all that part lying south of the Government road crossing the south half of lot number nine in the third range of the said Township of Barnston same and except about five acres sold to Mrs Deborah Clifford in the South East corner of said south part said piece of land part of said lot lying south of said Road containing besides the said five acres so sold or supposed to contain sixty seven acres more or less and being the same as acquired by Henry Morrison from Lucius Kilburn by deed before ch#### Notary the first of February Eighteen Thousand + seventy two.
2. Those certain other portions of the said lot number nine in the third range of the Township of Barnston which were here to fore acquired by the late Weston Morrison aforesaid from the Government and from the said Lucius Kilburn and occupied by the said Weston Morrison up to the date of his decease and since by his heirs suf#### ### the balance of the said lot in said range after deducting a piece at the north end owned by Joshua Sutton's Estate the piece of land hereun alone first described and a small piece near the South East Corner owned by said Deborah Clifford.
3. All that certain lot of land known and distinguished as part of lot number eight in the third range + described and bounded as follows namely commencing at a post standing at the center of the East division line and running northerly along said line to the north East corner of said lot thence westerly on the commision line five chains and sixty links thence Southerly on a parallel line to the division line to a point on the market road thence Easterly and Southerly along said market road to the point where the line which divides the North and South half of said lot crosses said road, thence Easterly along said line to the place of beginning containing twenty acres with the usual allowance for the highways as heretofore acquired by said Weston Morrison from Charles S. Phillips. The whole with all the buildings and improvements on the said lands."]6. Discharge, 8 July 1886, Lewis Sedgeley Pond to Anna Edson Widow Weston Morrison, entry #4119 (Archives des notaires du Québec; District: Saint-François; Title: Fraser, John (1876-1890))
[On 8 July 1886, Annie and the 3 boys, Chester, Hollis and Norman made payments and cleared their debt to Lewis S. Pond. The 3 boys sold to Eratus A. Buckland.]7. Last Will, 17 July 1886, Of Anna Edson, Widow Weston Morrison, entry #4135 (Archives des notaires du Québec; District: Saint-François; Title: Fraser, John (1876-1890))
[She leaves her belongings to her son, Norman Morrison]
38. Rufus Heath was born 1 on 28 Aug 1812 in {Grafton Co.}, NH. He died 2 on 1 Nov 1887 in Stanstead Co., PQ. He married 3 Elvira Morrison on 24 Sep 1840 in Barnston, Stanstead Co., PQ. Rufus was buried 4 in Gould Cemetery, Kingscroft, Stanstead Co., PQ. [Parents]
1. Philip Heath, son of Samuel Heath (s), was born in Bridgewater, New Hampshire. He resided in Canaan and Hebron, New Hampshire, and later removed to Barnston, Province of Quebec, where he died. He married Joanna Ingalls, daughter of Ebenezer Ingalls, Sr. Their children: 1. Betsey, born in Hebron or Canaan, New Hampshire, July 4, 1794, married Kimball Corlis. 2. Lucinda, married Winthrop Drew. 3. Sally, married John Corlis. 4. Gilman. 5. Joshua, born March 7, 1814, married Huldah Webber, of Maine, had four children; they lived in Concord, New Hampshire. 6. Rufus, born, married, lived and died in Barnston, Province of Quebec. 7. Mary Ann, married Samuel Hill, resided in Barnston, Province of Quebec. 8. Olive, married Thomas Cilley, lived in Barnston, Province of Quebec. (p. 299, Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity (Vol 4), 1907, Ellery Bicknell Crane.)
2. Found in the 1825 Canadian Census, Quebec, Richelieu Co., Stanstead, p. 715,
Philip Heath, 5 members; members 6>14: 2, members 14>18: 1, Males 40>60, married: 1, Females: 14<45, single: 1, 45> married: 13. 1839: Company 11, No. 94 Regiment Sedentary Service, p. 398
Pay list and Acquittance Roll of the Stanstead Frontier Sedentary Battalion for the month of March 1839 and April 1839. Pay for active and sedentary service pay;
Private, Rufus Heath, from 1 Mar 1839 to Apr 30 1839, 8 days, rate: 2/6, amount: 1.00, <signature>
(Canada, British Army and Canadian Militia Muster Rolls and Pay Lists, 1795-1850)4. Abt 1840: "Elvira, b. 1816, m. Rufus Heath of Barnston, P.Q." [Rufus was in Barnston about this time] (History of Bedford N.H.)
5. Act #3297, Deed of Sale, 2 March 1840, Wm Cleveland to Rufus Heath
[brief description] William Cleveland of Barnston, yeoman to Rufus Heath of Barnston, yeoman. William Cleveland conveys half tract or parcel of land in Barnston, known as North half or moiety of Lot 11 3rd Range of Barnston, containing about 100 acres. For the price of $550 dollars equal to the sum of one hundred and thirty seven pounds, ten shillings. Rufus Heath paid 25 pounds and 25 pounds due by 1 January, the rest in annual payments of 25 pounds. The property is described by two deeds; one from Mr. Phillips of Quebec City for the North East quarter of said Lot and the other deed from Francis Judd for the North West quarter, both dated 16 March 1837.
(Fonds Cour Supérieure. District judiciaire de Saint-François. Cote CN501. Greffes de notaires, 1815-1921.; District: Saint-François; Title: Ritchie, William (1822-1872))6. Act #3911, Deed of Sale, 4 Nov 1843, Rufus Heath to Betsey Morrison
[brief description] Rufus Heath of Barnston, yeoman, to Betsey Morrison of the town of Lowell in the state of Massachsetts, spinster. Rufus Heath, for 62 pounds, conveys tract or parcel of land in Barnston known as the North West quarter of Lot 11, 3rd Range of Barnston, containing 50 acres. Witness; Wm Cleveland
(Fonds Cour Supérieure. District judiciaire de Saint-François. Cote CN501. Greffes de notaires, 1815-1921.; District: Saint-François; Title: Ritchie, William (1822-1872))7. Witness at burial of Jane Buckland, 23 Sept. 1844, at Barnston, PQ. (Drouin)
[ Jane Morrison, wife of Walter Buckland ]8. Witness at his mother's burial at Barnston, PQ., 30 Dec. 1844. (Drouin)
9. Found in the 1861 Quebec Census, Stanstead Co., Barnston, Film 517428, sheet 55, line 15, age 49, born C.E, married, Baptist and wife Elvira (45), and children, Elizabeth (20), Nancy (19) and Sarah (7)
10. 1863: witness to deed between Preston and Weston Morrison
11. Found in the 1871 Canadian Census, Quebec, Stanstead Co., 141 Barnston sub-district E, div 2, Film 2229052, p. 12, line 3, dwelling 46, household 47, age 58, born U.S, married, Irish, Baptist with wife Elvira (55) and Elizabeth (20, Sarah (17), Rufus E. Thompson (3) and Joseph Thompson (35)
12. Found in the 1881 Canadian Census Quebec, Stanstead Co., Barnston, Film C-13199, Dist 56, SubDist F, Div 1, p. 45 Family 211, age 67, with wife Elvira (65), Elizabeth J., (40), Lucius A. (32) and Rufus Thompson (13)
13. #4760, Last Will of Rufus Heath, 31 Oct. 1887
Rufus leaves all of his estate and property to his daughter, Elizabeth Jane Heath. Appoints Harvey E. Corliss and James Sutton executors of his will.
(Fonds Cour Supérieure. District judiciaire de Saint-François. Cote CN501. Greffes de notaires, 1815-1921.; District: Saint-François; Title: Fraser, John (1876-1890))14. Act #4892, Inventory of the Estate of the late Rufus Heath and of community between him and his late wife, 26 Jan. 1888
(Fonds Cour Supérieure. District judiciaire de Saint-François. Cote CN501. Greffes de notaires, 1815-1921.; District: Saint-François; Title: Fraser, John (1876-1890))
39. Elvira Morrison was born 1 in 1816 in Barnston, Stanstead Co., PQ. She died 2 on 21 Nov 1881 in Barnston, Stanstead Co., PQ. Elvira was buried 3 in Gould Cemetery, Kingscroft, Stanstead Co., PQ. [Parents]
1. "III. John, Jr., son of John2, b. in Bedford, 1789, Sept. 5; m. Elizabeth Stiles, b. 1791. He was farmer; rem. to Barnston, P. Q., where he d. 1834. His wife d. 1875, Aug. Ch. b. Barnston: Elizabeth4 , d. unm.; Elvira4, b. 1816, m. Rufus Heath of Barnston, P. Q.; Nancy*; John*; Katherine A.*, b. 1829, Dec. 15; Mark4, b. 1821, d. 1852, Lowell, Mass., unm.; Sarah4, b. ; d. Barnston, P. Q., unm.; Jennette4, d., aged 3 years; Louisa4, d. Haverhill, Mass., unm.; Caleb4, m. Abigail , had a dau., Olive5." (History of Bedford, New Hampshire from 1737 : being statistics compiled on the occasion of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of the town, May 15, 1900.. Bedford, N.H.: The town, 1903., p. 984)
2. John Morrison found in the 1825 Census of Lower Canada, Richelieu, Barnston,
Total inmates; 8
Inmates: <6:2, 6-14:3, 14-18:1,
Males: 18-<25=0 25-<40=1mar 40-<60=1mar >60=0
Females: <14=3 14-<45=1single, 1mar >45=0
-[ Males: Mark, Caleb ]
-[ Females: Betsey, Elvira, Nancy, Sarah ]3. Found in the 1861 Quebec Census, Stanstead Co., Barnston, Film 517428, sheet 55, line 16, age 45, born C.E, married, Baptist and husband Rufus (49) and children, Elizabeth (20), Nancy (19) and Sarah (7)
4. Found in the 1871 Canadian Census, Quebec, Stanstead Co., 141 Barnston sub-district E, div 2, Film 2229052, p. 12, line 4, dwelling 46, household 47, age 55, born U.S, married, Irish, Baptist, with husband Rufus (55), and children Elizabeth (29), Sarah (17) and Rufus E. Thompson (3) and Joseph Thompson (35)
5. Found in the 1881 Canadian Census, Quebec, Stanstead Co., Barnston, Film C-13199, Dist 56, SubDist F, Div 1, p. 45 Family 211, age 65
40. Giovanni Baldarelli was born 1 in 1834 in Monterado, Ancona, IT. He died on 8 Nov 1887 in San Costanzo, Pesaro e Urbino, IT. He married Barbara Battistelli on 30 Dec 1865 in San Costanzo, Pesaro, Italy. [Parents]
41. Barbara Battistelli was born on 6 Aug 1837 in Caminate di Fano, Pesaro e Urbino, IT. She died on 24 Jun 1894 in San Costanzo, Pesaro e Urbino, IT. [Parents]
42. Sperandio Celeste Morelli was born on 8 Oct 1815 in Caminate di Fano, Pesaro e Urbino, IT. He died on 27 Apr 1875 in San Giorgio di Pesaro, Pesaro e Urbino, IT. He married Carola Vitali on 8 Nov 1855 in San Costanzo, Pesaro, Italy.
43. Carola Vitali was born on 26 Dec 1832 in San Costanzo, Pesaro e Urbino, IT. She was christened in San Costanzo, Pesaro e Urbino, IT. She died on 30 Sep 1905 in San Costanzo, Pesaro e Urbino, IT. [Parents]
44. Giacomo Contessa was born unk in {Italy}. He died unk in {Italy}. He married {Angela} {Baretta}.
45. {Angela} {Baretta} was born unk in {Italy}. She died unk in {Italy}.
48. John Mulgrew was born in {Tyrone Co.}, Ireland. He died in {Tyrone Co.}, Ireland. He married Margaret Magoon about 1850. John was employed as 1869:Farm Laborer.
49. Margaret Magoon was born in {Tyrone Co.}, Ireland. She died in {Tyrone Co.}, Ireland.
50. Michael Greavy was born in Ireland. He died before 1871. He married Bridget Braunon. Michael was employed as 1869;Farm Laborer.
Notes: His son Patrick is listed in the 1881 census age 23, as born in Stourbridge, Worcester, ENG. So it is possible Michael Greavey died here?
51. Bridget Braunon was born 1 in 1826 in Ireland. She died in Aft 1881.
1. Found in the 1881 British Census, Stourbridge, Worcester, ENG, dwelling Cliff, pub records ref. 1341692, Folio 2886 / 12, p. 17, age 55, her son Patrick (23) is also with James Mulgrew's family.
52. Joseph Hart was born about 1810 in Ireland. He married Matilda Fox about 1834.
53. Matilda Fox was born about 1810 in Ireland.
54. Michael O'Keefe.Michael married Ellen Fahey.
56. William Augustus Golliff was born in Aug 1834 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. He died on 22 Sep 1900 in Togus, Kennebuc Co., ME. He married 1 Mary "May" Roberts on 13 Jul 1856 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. William was employed as 1855,1856,1860,1865,1870;Hair dresser. He served in the military 2 Civil War - C Co. 1st Regt Mass Cav 17 Sep 1861 - 9 Jun 1863. He was buried 3 on 22 Sep 1900 in Togus National Cemetery, ME. [Parents]
1. Found in the 1840 U.S Census Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston, Ward 1, p. 479, Augustus Golliff; Male < 5=1, Male 5-10=1, Male 20-30=1, Female 20-30=1.
2. Found in the 1855 Massachusetts state census, Suffolk Co., Boston wd-3, img 138/165, dwelling 927, house 1864, at home of Geo L. Clark (40), age 21, born Mass, with parents Augustus (44) and Lucinda (44), inmates; Philip W. (16), and Geo H. (13)
3. Found in the 1856 Boston, MA. city directory; Golliff, William A. hairdresser, boards 28 Cooper (p. 141)
4. 1856; Marriage notice; "In this city, 13th inst, by Rev. Phineas Stowe, William A. Golliff to Miss Mary Roberts - all of Boston." (The Boston Daily Atlas, (Boston, MA) Tuesday, July 15, 1856; Issue 12; col H)
5. Found in the 1857 Boston, MA. city directory; Golliff, Wm A, hairdresser, house 28 Cooper, p. 147
6. Mason membership card: Golliff, William A., St. Paul, South Boston Lodge, #1860-3-6, Initiated; Oct. 4, 1859, Passed; Nov. 1, 1859, Raised; Dec. 9, 1859, Dis; Jan. 2, 1872
7. Found in the 1860 U.S Census Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston, Ward 3, p. 136, age 26
Golliff, Augustus 49 paper hanger Personal Estate; 75, (born in Penn?)
Golliff, Lucinda 49
Golliff, William A 26 hair dresser
Golliff, Phillip W 21
Golliff, George H 18 chair painter
Golliff, Mary 17
Golliff, William H 8/128. The Boston directory, embracing the city record, a general directory of the citizens, and a business directory for the year 1860, p. 170; Golliff Wm. A., hair dresser, 37 Faneuil Hall square, boards 16 North Margin
9. Found in the 1861 Boston, MA. city directory; Golliff William A. hairdresser, 37 Faneuil Hall sq. (p. 187)
10. Muster-roll of December, 1861 :
William A. Golliff was one of five sergeants in the Company C roster. (p. 333)
[1-CPT, 1-1st LT, 1-1st Sergt, 5-Sergt, 8-Corp, 2-Musicians, 1-Blksmith, 1-Saddler, 1-Wagoneer]11. Civil War Service Records - Union - Massachusetts
William A. Golliff, Serg, age 27 years, C Company 1 Reg't Mass Cavalry
- Company Muster Roll for; Sept 16 to Oct 31 1861. Joined for duty and enrolled: Sept 5, 1861 at Boston for a period of 3 years. Mustered in Sept. 17, 1861 at Readville. Remarks: Boston, Mass.
- Company Muster Roll for; dated Dec 31, 1861, not stated
- Company Muster Roll for; Jan & Feb 1862, present
- Company Muster Roll for; Mar & Apl 1862, present
- Company Muster Roll for; May & June 1862, present, Remarks: At Hilton Head sick
- Company Muster Roll for; July & Aug 1862, present
- Company Muster Roll for; Sept & Oct 1862, present
- Company Muster Roll for; Nov & Dec 1862, present
- Company Muster Roll for; Jan & Feb 1863, absent, Remarks: absent on furlough from 25 Feb to 16 March
- Company Special Muster Roll for; April 10, 1863, Remarks: deserted while absent on furlough. Filed with William A. Golliff.
- Company Muster Roll for; Mch & Apl 1863, absent, Remarks: sick at Mason Gen. Hospital at Boston.
- Wm Goliff Co C 1st Mass Cavalry is recommended a furlough of twenty (20) days. M. Laren, Surgeon, USA, Medical Director, Office Medical Director, Boston, March 14th, 1863
- List of deserters dated Mar 22, 1863, deserted Mch 19, 1863, while on furlough
- Wm Goliff Co C 1st Regt Mass Cavalry Vols is recommended on extension of furlough for twenty (20) days. M. Laren, Surgeon, USA, Medical Director, Office Medical Director, Boston, April 4th, 1863
- Company Muster Roll for; May & June 1863, Remarks: Disch'd at Boston June 9, 1863
- Company Muster-out Roll, Washington DC, June 29, 1865. Remarks: Discharged by Surgeons certificate of disability June 9th 186312. Found in the Massachusetts, Boston Tax Records; 1862 D-J:
3 26 Golliff, Augustus 1
3 26 Golliff, William A. 1
3 26 Golliff, Philip W. 113. Civil War Draft Registration: Consolidated List of all persons of Class 3 subject to do military duty in the Third Congressional District of the counties of Suffolk and Norfolk, State of Massachusetts, enumerated during the month of June 1863. Roxbury; Goliff, William A., 24, white, barber, married POB: Mass., remarks; 1st Mass Cav (Vol. 3 of 3)
14. Civil War Draft Registration: Consolidated List of all persons of Class 3 subject to do military duty in the Fourth Congressional District of the counties of Suffolk and Middlesex, State of Massachusetts, enumerated during the month of May & June 1863. Residence: N. Margin; Golliff, Wm A., 29, married, POB: Mass (Vol. 1 of 4) [the next entry is that of Geo. H. Golliff]
15. 1863: Pension Files Index:
William A. Golliff
Co. C 1 Regt, Mass Cav
Sgt
Date of filing: 21 Sept 1863
Application: 32974; Invalid cert. 9172516. Found in the 1865 Massachusetts state census, Suffolk Co., Boston wd-3, (1 May 1865), img 40/172, dwelling 238, house 491, age 31, born Mass, legal voter, with parents Augustiss (54) and Lucinda (54), inmates; Philip W. (26), George H. (23), Mary (26) and Wm H. (8)
17. Found in the 1865 Boston, MA. city directory; Golliff William A. boards 16 North Margin (The Boston directory, embracing the city record, a general directory of the citizens, and a business directory for the year commencing July 1, 1865)
18. Found in the Massachusetts, Boston Tax Records; 1866 G-K:
2 213 Golliff, William A., 1
2 213 Golliff, Augustus 1
2 213 Golliff, George H. 119. Found in the 1866 Boston, MA. city directory; Golliff, William A. hairdresser, 13 North, boards 16 North Margin (p. 194)
20. Found in the Massachusetts, Boston Tax Records; 1867 G-K: Golliff, William A., Ward 2, Pg. 180, Polls 1, Real Estate:N/A, Personal Estate: N/A, Tax on Real:N/A, Tax on Personal:N/A, Total Tax: 2.70
(Next entry George H. Golliff)21. Found in the 1867 Boston, MA. city directory; Golliff, William A. hairdresser, boards 16 North Margin (p. 219)
22. Found in the 1868 Boston, MA. city directory; Golliff, William A. hairdresser, 40 ½ F. H. square, b. 16 North Margin (p. 260)
23. Found in the 1869 Boston, MA. city directory; Golliff William A. hairdresser, 40 1/2 F. H. square h 16 North Margin (p. 266)
24. Found in the 1870 U.S Census Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston, Ward 2, p. 162, age 36, and wife, Mary (32) and mother Lucinda (59) and son, William H. (14)
25. The Boston directory, embracing the city record, a general directory of the citizens, and a business directory for the year commencing July 1, 1870.
Golliff William A., hairdresser, 40½ F. H. square, h. 16 North Margin26. The Boston directory, embracing the city record, a general directory of the citizens, and a business directory for the year commencing July 1, 1875.
Golliff Wm. A., hair dresser, 37 Faneuil Hall square, boards 9 Parmenter27. Found in the 1876 Boston, MA. city directory; Golliff William A. hairdresser, 37 Faneuil Hall square, boards 18 Parmenter (p. 379)
28. Found in the 1877 Boston, MA. city directory; Golliff, William A. hairdresser, 27 Dock square, boards 18 Parmenter (p. 377)
29. Found in the 1878 Boston, MA. city directory; Golliff William A. hairdresser, 27 Dock square, bds 18 Parmentor (p. 378)
30. Found in the 1879 Boston Business Directory; Hairdressers; Golliff W. A., 27 Dock square (p. 190)
31. Found in the 1880 Boston, MA. city directory; Golliff, William A. hairdresser, bds 18 Parmenter (p. 406)
32. Found in the 1881 Boston, MA. city directory; Golliff, William A. hairdresser, bds 6 Cooper (p. 423)
33. Found in the 1883 Boston, MA. city directory; Goliff William A. rms 9 Bowdoin (p. 448)
34. 1883; List of pensioners on the roll January 1, 1883; giving the name of each pensioner, the cause for which pensioned, Mar. 3, 1883, U.S. Congress. SenateSerial Set Vol. No. 2078, Session Vol. No.547th Congress, 2nd SessionS.Exec.Doc. 84 pt. 1; Golliff, William A., certificate No. 91,725, chronic diarrhea and disease of lungs, $6 per month, approved Nov. 14, 1865.
35. Found in the 1884 Boston, MA. city directory; Goliff William A. clerk, 46 Sudbury, rms 9 Bowdoin (p. 456)
36. The Boston directory containing the city record, a directory of the citizens, and business directory : for the year commencing July 1, 1885; Goliff William A. clerk, rms. 9 Bowdoin
37. Found in the 1885 Boston, MA. city directory; Golliff, William A. clerk, rms 9 Bowdoin (p. 459)
38. Found in the 1886 Boston, MA. city directory; Golliff, William A. clerk, rms 9 Bowdoin (p. 486)
39. 1886: Wm A. Golliff, admitted to National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers at Togus Maine, 4 Oct 1886, Date of enlistment: 5 Sep 1861, Date of discharge: 9 June 1863, Unit: C Co. 1st Mass Cav., born; Boston, Name of residence of relatives or friends; none, Disability; chronic diarhea, age; 52, married or single; [blank], died in hospital Sep. 22, 1900, buried in Home Cemetery, grave #1618, sec. I, row 8, #29.
40. Found in the 1890 Census of Surviving Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, and Widows: Maine, Kennebec Co., p.78, district 1;
William A. Golliff, Private, C Co., 1st Mass. Inf, Enlisted 5 Sep 1861 and Discharged 9 July 1863, 1 yr. 9 Mo. 4 dys.
Disability: Diarrhea
(United States, 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War)41. Found in the 1890 Maine Veterans Schedule, Kennebec Co., Natl Home, p. 78
42.
Company C
Golliff, William A. Sergt. Age 27. Boston. M. Sept. 17, 1861. Reenlisted Jan. 1, 1864. Exp. June 9, 1865.
Residence, Soldiers' Home, Togus, Me.
(p. 357, A History of the First Regiment of Massachusetts Cavalry Volunteers, Benjamin W. Crowninshield, with roster and statistics by Major D. H. L. Gleason, 1891)43. Found in the 1900 U.S Census Maine, Kennebuc Co., Chelsea, p. 180, age 66, WD, at Soldier's home.
Notes:
1. He enlisted and probably volunteered, as many men of the time did, at the age of 27, on 5 Sept. 1861 and served with C Co. 1st Cav Reg, MA. His description from his pension records; he was 5’ 10” dark complexion, dark hair, black eyes. He was at the Battle of Antietam in Maryland, in Sept of 1862, and it was after this time that he became ill. His pension records state that he suffered chronic diarrhea, disease of the kidneys, and was “unable to hold his water”, or incontinence of urine. He reported for duty sick and was furloughed (on sick leave) many times. He was unfit for duty for 60 days and discharged before his three year term was over, on 9 June 1863, at the age of 29. He received ¾ disability, and received a monthly $12. I’m not sure how early he entered the soldier’s home at Togus Maine, but I know he was there by 1890. Pension # 32974, certification # 91725. In the 1890 and 1900 census he is at Eastern Branch National Home for the Disabled Veterans, Chelsea town, Kennebec, ME. Civil War records indicate he held the rank of Sergeant.2. Enlisted as a Sergeant on 5 September 1861 at the age of 27.
Enlisted in Company C, 1st Cavalry Regiment Massachusetts on 17 Sep 1861.
Received a disability discharge from Company C, 1st Cavalry Regiment Massachusetts on 9 Jun 1863 at Mason Genl Hospl, Boston, MA.
- Golliff, William A. - Sergt. - Res. Boston; 27; hairdresser; enl. Sept. 5, 1861 ; must. Sept. 17, 1861 ; disch. for disability, June 9, 1863, Mason HospL, Boston, Mass. ( First Regiment Mass. Volunteer Cavalry, Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War, Vol. VI, 1933, p. 150)
57. Mary "May" Roberts was born in Aug 1838 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. She died 1 on 11 Mar 1915 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. She was buried on 12 Mar 1915 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Middlesex Co., MA. [Parents]
1. Found in the 1850 U.S Census Massachusetts, Suffolk Co., Boston, wd-1, p. 29, age 11, with parents, John (39) and Sarah (41) and siblings, John 16, Sarah J. (13), Thomas L. (3), Matilda C. (2) and Samuel H. (1)
2. Found in the 1855 Massachusetts state census, Suffolk Co., Boston, wd-1, p. 333, age 17, POB: Mass. with parents John M. (48) POB: Mass. (Policeman) and Sarah (47) POB: Mass. and siblings; Thomas E. L. (9) POB: Mass., Matilda C. (8) POB: Mass. and Samuel H. (6) POB: Mass.
3. Found in the 1860 U.S Census, Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston, Ward 3, p. 136, age 17, at the home of Augustus Golliff.
4. Found in the 1865 Massachusetts state census, Suffolk Co., Boston wd-3, (1 May 1865), img 40/172, dwelling 238, house 491, age 31, born Mass, not legal voter, with Augustiss (54) and Lucinda (54), inmates; William A. (31), Philip W. (26), George H. (23) and Wm H. (8)
5. 1865 New York state census, Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie, (17 June 1865) p. 46, William I. Thorn, boarder, 27, lawyer and wife Mary, 27
6. Found in the 1870 U.S Census, Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston, Ward 2, p. 162, age 32, with husband, William A. (36) and mother-in-law Lucinda (59) and son, William H. (14)
7. WILLIAM I. THORN’S WILL.
William I. Thorn’s will was filed in the surrogate’s office on Friday for probate, and reads as follows:
Law Office of Wm. I. Thorn,
277 Main St., Po’keepsie, N.Y.
February 12th, 1889.
This is the last will and testament of W. I. Thorn, of 29 Garden Street, Poughkeepsie, New York, to wit: I hereby give, devise and bequeath to Mary Roberts, living with me, at said residence, the whole and every part of my estate, real, personal and mixed, and hereby appoint her the sole executrix of this last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, the date and place above mentioned.
W. I. Thorn.
The foregoing instrument, at the date find placed stated above, was subscribed by the said testator, W. I. Thorn, in our presence, and we, at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other, have hereto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses to said last will and testament.
Peter B. Hayt.
Lewis Baker.
(Poughkeepsie Semi-Weekly Eagle, March 12, 1890, p. 5)8. LAWYER THORN'S WILL
All of His Effects Left to "Mary Roberts, the Woman who Lived with Me."
Poughkeepsie, March 14.-- The brief will of the late William I. Thorn, the lawyer, came before Surrogate Dorland this afternoon on the petition of Mary Thorn to have letters of administration granted her. In his will Mr. Thorn, in giving his wife all of his effects, spoke of her as "Mary Roberts, the woman who lived with me." Surrogate Dorland raised the question as to whether Mary Roberts is the widow of the testator. Ex-Surrogate Hufcut, counsel for Mary Thorn, said Mr. Thorn always addressed her through the Post Office as his wife, registered with her at hotels as man and wife, and within three weeks she had been introduced as his wife. Mr. Lewis Baker, an intimate friend of Mr. Thorn, testified; "I know of no marriage ceremony. They traveled together and lived together and were constant companions." After further discussion the will was proved, Mary Thorn's petition was granted and Frank Lown and John Mylod were appointed a committee to make an inventory of the testator's effects. It will take all of the property and more, too, to pay the debts. Mr. Thorn's legal fees the last year of his life amounted to about $25,000, all of which went like the wind. (Sun and New York Press, March 15, 1890, p. 2)9. William I. Thorn's Will.
"MARY THORNS" PETITION.
She Applies to the Surrogate for Letters of Administration — Her Marital Relations with Mr. Thorn Discussed -- In Law She ls His Widow, though They were Never Married — The Surrogate Grants Her Petition — A Committee Appointed to Make an Inventory of Mr. Thorn's Effects.
On Friday Mary Roberts, to whom William I. Thorn gave what property he had by will, petitioned Surrogate Dorland to grant her letters of administration, she being named as executrix in the will, and her petition was signed "Mary Thorn."
Horace Hufcut appeared as her counsel, and James L. Williams appeared as guardian ad litem for William I. and Susan Vincent, the latter between thirteen and fourteen years of age, and the former nineteen years of age.
Lewis Baker was sworn and testified that the will was in Mr. Thorn's hand-writing. He further said that Mr. Thorn and Peter B. Hayt came into his office one day together. Mr. Thorn commenced writing, and when he finished, said to Mr. Hayt, "I have made my will, and I would like to have you and Lew sign it; two good men and true. I'll subscribe it and you witness it for me." Witness and Mr. Hayt did so. Witness added, "I knew nothing of its contents." Mr. Thorn said to wit es, "It is very short, but conveys everything I want." Mr. Baker said to the surrogate, "I never saw it afterwards, and I never witnessed any other will. Mary Roberts named in the will, is the same person who makes the petition to have the will probated." Question (by Mr. Williams) — Do you know of anything to your knowledge of any marital relations of Mr. Thorn, and the petitioner?
A.— I know of no marriage ceremony. They traveled together and lived together, registered at hotels as man and wife, and were constant companions.
"It doesn't make any difference about that," said Mr. Hufcut.
Surrogate Dorland — The petition is made out by Mary Thorn, formerly Mary Roberts.
Mr. Williams — The question might arise whether she is Mr. Thorn's widow or not, but it would make no difference to the infants whom I represent.
Here the surrogate directed Mr. Hayt to read the petitioner's affidavit, which he did, and he also read the will, and identified it as the document he signed.
Mr. Hufcut — There has been considerable said about town about this case, and everything should be made plain here. The property cannot escape the conclusion that in law Mary Roberts is Mr. Thorn's widow. He had addressed her through the post office as Mrs. Thorn, she has been called Mrs. Thorn in places where they have visited, and, although no marriage ceremony has occurred, yet I believe all these facts make out the case that she is his widow. Within three weeks she was introduced as his wife.
Mr. Williams — I don't see how anything practical can be gained by making it a matter of doubt. He gave her his estate, and the estate is liable for his debts.
Mr. Hufcut — He has told people she was his wife, and if she was to be put upon the stand her testimony would support that view of the case.
The Surrogate — Can I issue letters of administration to Mary Thorn when the will gives the estate to Mary Roberts?
Mr. Hufcut — You will have to do such things a great many times when people marry the second time.
Mr. Williams — I suppose as the matter stands it would be proper to issue letters of administration to her as the widow. The only thing that embarrasses me as guardian for the infants is whether, as protecting their interests, I should raise the question as to her being the widow, but I can't see that whether she is or not makes any difference. A creditor might raise the question in an other proceeding.
The Surrogate — Then the question might come up, suppose the estate amounts to $10,000.
Mr. Williams — Then in the absence of any debts she would take it. A short informal discussion followed, after which letters of administration were granted to "Mary Thorn," and the court appointed Frank B. Lown and John Mylod a committee to make an inventory of the testator's effects. (The Poughkeepsie Daily Eagle, March 15, 1890, p. 6)10. THE THORN ESTATE GETS A VERDICT.
$5,000 From An Insurance Company.
Mary Thorn, widow of the late William I. Thorn, as executrix of his estate, brought action against the National Accident Society of New York, in which Mr. Thorn held a policy for $5,000, before Judge Barnard Friday morning. The suit was brought to recover the amount of Mr. Thorn's insurance, as it was alleged that his death was caused by an accident which befell him about a month before he died. The society disputed the claim. Wood & Morscbauser, Lewis Baker and H. D. Hufcut, Esq., appeared for the plaintiff, and Stephen W. Collins and Daniel S. Remsen, of New York, for the defendant. William I. Thorn died on March 1, 1890. On February 18, 1890, he was at Millerton in company with Mr. S. H. Brown on legal business. Driving from Millerton to the railroad station on that evening, Mr. Thorn was thrown out of the buckboard wagon in which he and Mr. Brown were riding. It was very dark, and the wagon ran up on a side hill and was overturned. Mr. Thorn received severe injuries about the head, which it was claimed were the cause of his death, in producing congestion of the brain. John P. Smith, of Millerton, testified to the circumstances of the accident as stated above. Lulu Richardson, colored, employed as a domestic in Sir. Thorn's household, testified that that gentleman was confined to the house for two weeks after the accident. William Schufeldt, the professional nurse who attended Mr. Thorn in his last illness, testified that the patient complained of a severe pain in his head and also on the left side of his body. He had a high fever, and a wet cloth was kept on his head all the time. Other witnesses were examined for the plaintiff and defendant, and the court then allowed the full amount of the claim. (The Poughkeepsie Eagle, April 25, 1891, p. 6)11. Surrogate's court.
An application was made to Surrogate Dorland Monday afternoon asking that Mary Thorn be required to furnish bonds to secure the amount of $5,000 accident insurance taken out by the late Wm. I. Thorn before his death, the whole amount of which has been recently collected. The creditors of the Thorn estate declare that the money should be given to them, while Mary Thorn insists that as she was made the beneficiary of the policy in the late William I. Thorn's will, the money therefore belongs to her absolutely. The surrogate reserved his decision. (The Poughkeepsie Eagle, Sep 29, 1891, p. 6)12. Demanding Bonds from Mary Thorn.
The proceedings instituted to make Mary Thorn give bonds as executrix of the estate of the late William I. Thorn were continued before Surrogate Dorland Tuesday morning. Some proof was taken when the case was adjourned. George W. Lumb has a claim of $500 against the Thorn estate, and he is behind the effort being made to force the executrix to give bonds. It is said that incidentally the question whether Mrs. Thorn was ever married to Wm. I. Thorn will be revived again, although the surogate has substantially decided that she was his wife. (The Poughkeepsie Eagle, Oct. 14, 1891, p. 5)13. At the Surrogate's Office.
At the surrogate's office on Tuesday, the matter of the final accounting of the estate of William I. Thorn came up. The assets proved to be about $2,150. The expenses for the administration of the executrix. Mrs. Mary Thorn, nee Roberts, were about $1,600. The commission of the executrix and attorneys amounted to $415, leaving about $135 to pay the liabilities which amount to about $10,000. Horace D. Hufcut represented the executrix, and several lawyers represented the creditors, each of which will get a nominal allowance. (The Poughkeepsie Daily Eagle, April 26, 1893, p. 8)14. Mrs. May Thorn, aged 67, a widow residing at 72 Medford st. is believed to be the Mary Thorne mentioned in New York dispatches as heir to $20,000, under the will of Ferris S. Thompson, who died in Paris last month and left a large estate. Mrs. Thorn is the widow of William Thorn, formerly a New York lawyer and friend of Mr. Thompson. Mrs. Thorn has resided in this city the past year, previously living in Boston and New York. She has not received official notification of the bequest, but says that Mr. Thompson had promised to lease her money in his will. (The Boston Globe, 17 Mar 1913, p. 6)
- Bequests to New Bedford Charities
Ferris S. Thompson's Will Filed in New York
[towards the end of the article] "and $20,000 in trust to May Thorne, Malden, Mass." (The Boston Globe, 14 Mar 1913, p. 8)15. MALDEN WIDOW INHERITS $20,000
Bequest from Husband's Old Friend Comes in Mary Thorn's Day of Need
"Mary Thorn of Malden." to whom the late Fergis S. Thompson, a wealthy New York real estate operator, who died in Paris, left $20,000, is believed to have been found yesterday in the person of Mrs. May Thorn, 72 Medford street, Malden. While Mrs. Thorn has received no notice of the bequest, she feels sure she is the beneficiary for whom the executors of the will are searching. She is 67 years old, and though once wealthy, is now in straitened circumstances and failing health. According to Mrs. Thorn, her husband was once a very prosperous lawyer. His practice was in New York. Thompson, then conducting extensive real estate operations there, retained Thorn to handle all his legal affairs. The two families became good friends. Later, when in some way Thorn's prosperity waned and Mrs. Thorn became a widow, Thompson kept up the friendship and helped her from time to time. "He always told me that when he died he would remember me," said Mrs. Thorn yesterday. "But I never took that seriously or gave it a second thought. But now I guess there is no doubt but that he has made his words good and bequeathed me $20,000. It is a great surprise." Mrs. Thorn lives with the family of George Conner at the Medford street address, where she has a room to herself. Thompson was the grandson of John T. Thompson, founder of the Chase National Bank of New York, and his estate is estimated at $3,000,000. (Boston Herald, March 16, 1913, p. 7)16. Found in the 1914 Malden, MA. city directory; Thorn Mary widow William boards 72 Medford (p. 635)
17. Found in the 1915 Malden, MA. city directory; Thorn Mary widow William boards 72 Medford (p. 412)
18. May Thorn, Dau of John Roberts and Sarah Stickney died 11 March 1915, age 76yrs, 7mo, lived at 72 Medford St., Malden. Widow of William G. (Massachusetts Town Clerk and Records, 1626-2001, (death cert))
19. THORN -- In this city, March 11, Mary Thorn. Funeral services at Woodlawn Cemetery Chapel, Sunday, at 3 p.m. (The Boston Daily Globe, March 13, 1915, p. 30)
20. Found in the 1916 Malden, MA. city directory; Thorn Mary widow William died Mar 11 1915 (p. 419)
Notes:
1. John Roberts married Sally Stickney 21 July 1833 at Boston, MA.
2. There is a May Thorn, died 11 Mar 1915 at Boston, age 76, born about 1839 at Boston, Fa. John Roberts, Mo. Sarah C. Stickney, spouse William Thorn.
3. Sarah C. Roberts, born Salem, died 9 July 1862, age; 54 yrs, 2 mo, at Somerville, MA., Mo. + Fa. John and Julia Stickney born Newburyport.
4. William I. Thorn, b. 3 Aug 1838, died 1 march 1890, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., NY.
He is in Washington, Dutchess, NY in 1860, w/ Smith and Ruth Thorn.
5. (???)
Name: Thorn
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 25 mar 1861
Event Place: Manhattan, NY
Gender: Female
Race: White
Father's Name: William Thorn
Mother's Name: May Thorn
58. James Malone was born in 1824 in Londonderry, Ireland. He died 1 on 9 Feb 1859 in Nova Scotia, CAN. He married Jane C. Rogers. James was buried in SCRCC, Wallace Ridge, Malagish, Cumberland Co., NS.
The name was written as Mullone on many of the church records.
James MALONE
1824-1859
James MALONE / Died Feb. 9, 1859 / Aged 35 years / Also his Wife / Jane MALONE / Died April 2, 1903 / Aged 82 yrs / Roseannia / Died June 16, 1870 / Aged 15 yrs. / Erected by their ChildrenJames MALONE / Who died Feb. 9th, 1859 / Aged 35 years / Native of County Londonderry, Ireland
St Cyprian Roman Catholic Cemetery
Hwy 6 at McInnis Rd , Wallace Ridge, Malagash,
Cumberland County, NSJames Malone, POB; Scotland, as per his dau death cert. Mary Malone White
59. Jane C. Rogers was born 1 on 13 Jun 1820 in Ireland. She died 2, 3 on 2 Apr 1903 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA. Jane was buried in SCRCC, Wallace Ridge, Malagish, Cumberland Co., NS. She immigrated in 1843 to to Canada.
1. Found in the 1861 Nova Scotia Personal Census by ages, 1860-1, Cumberland County, Polling district No. 8, Abstract No. 5, Line 29: Jane Malone, 5 females, >3<4; 1, >5<10; 2, >10<15; 1, males >40<50, single; 1,
Totals: Females: 4 single, 1 widowed; 5 total2. Found in the 1871 Canadian Census, Nova Scotia, Cumberland 198, Wallace 01, Film 2229144, p. 31, line 3, dwelling 95, household 95, age 50, born Ireland, widowed, Roman Catholic
[There is a Sarah J. (Malone) Smith, husband, Charles and family in next entry] ??3. ??? Found in the 1876 Boston, MA. city directory; Malone Jane, widow house 58 London E. B. (p. 572)
4. Found in the 1887 Taunton, MA. city directory; Malone Jane, widow house 28 Agricultural av (p. 142)
5. Found in the 1895 Taunton, MA. city directory; Malone Jane, widow of James, boards 22 High (p. 163)
6. Found in the 1896 Taunton, MA. city directory; Malone Jane, widow of James, boards 22 High (p. 170)
7. Found in the 1897 Taunton, MA. city directory; Malone Jane, widow of James, boards 22 High (p. 172)
8. Found in the 1898 Taunton, MA. city directory; Malone Jane, widow of James, boards 22 High (p. 179)9. Found in the 1900 U.S Census, Massachusetts, Bristol Co., Taunton, Ward 2, p. 156, High St., widow, age 79, b. June 1820, POB: Ireland, 5 of 6 children, with dau Catherine (41) and grandson, William Golliff (16). She says she immigrated in 1843 and has been here 57 yrs, (I suspect this means she came to Nova Scotia about 1843, not the U.S)
10. Found in the 1900 Taunton, MA. city directory; Malone, Jane, widow of James, boards 22 High (p. 183)
11. Found in the 1901 Taunton, MA. city directory; Malone Jane, widow of James, boards 22 High (p. 179)
12. Found in the 1902 Taunton, MA. city directory; Malone Jane, widow of James, boards 22 High (p. 190)
13. Found in the 1903 Taunton, MA. city directory; Malone Jane, widow of James, boards 22 High (p. 203)
14. Found in the 1904 Taunton, MA. city directory; Malone Jane, widow of James, died March, 1903 (p. 207)
Notes:
1. Her maiden name shown as Faucet, from dau Francine's marriage record to Stegemann.
60. {Joseph} Lang was born in Germany. He married [---] [---].
Notes:
1. Born in Missouri ?????
61. [---] [---] was born in Germany.
62. Carl Gottfried "Eduard" (Loss) Lohs was born on 25 Jan 1826 in Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany (Preussen). He was christened on 12 Feb 1826 in Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany (Preussen). He died after 1857. He married Pauline Henriette Louise Alte on 20 Aug 1848 in Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany. [Parents]
Name: Carl Gottfried Eduard Loss
Gender: männlich (Male)
Marriage Age: 31
Event Type: Heirat (Marriage)
Birth Date: abt 1826
Marriage Date: 9 Aug 1857
Marriage Place: Berlin, Brandenburg, Preußen (Germany)
Father: Wilhelm Carl Zacharias Loss
Spouse: Pauline Charlotte Voss
City or District: Berlin
Page Number: 169;169
Author: Evangelische Kirche. Sankt Elisabethkirche Berlin
Name: Carl Loss
Death Age: 45
Event Type: Beerdigung (Burial)
Birth Date: abt 1826
Death Date: 5 Aug 1871
Burial Date: 8 Aug 1871
Burial Place: Koenigsberg, Brandenburg, Preußen (Germany)
Author: Evangelische Kirche Löbenicht (Königsberg)
City or District: Königsberg (Kaliningrad)
Parish as it Appears: Löbenichtschen
Page Number: 11
63. Pauline Henriette Louise Alte was born on 1 Jan 1831 in Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany (Preussen). She was christened 1 on 23 Jan 1831 in Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany (Preussen). She died on 23 Jan 1889 in New York, NY. [Parents]
1. Found in the 1880 U.S Census New York, New York Co., New York City, 612 enum district, p. 37, E. 74th St., age 50, with husband Adolph Elschner (51) and children, Hattie (14), Theodore (9), Paul (21), Robert (25) and Louisa (17)
Adolph Elschner declaration(intention) naturalization; 18 Sept 1880
1882 Brooklyn, NY city directory; Elschner, Adolph, segarmaker, h 388 Eighth av (p. 469)
Adolph Elschner naturalization; 21 Sept 1885
1888 Brooklyn, NY city directory; Elschner, Adolph, segarmaker, h 345 E. 54th (p. 558)
1894 Brooklyn, NY city directory; Elschner, Adolph, cigarmaker, h 157 Georgia av (p. 378)In the New York, New York City Municipal deaths, 1795-1949 (FamilySearch)
Hedwig Pauline Elschner, Death 23 Jan 1889, Manhattan, New York, NY, age 58, married, Burial New York City, 25 Jan 1889, Fa birth;Germany, Mo birth;Germany, Note: 15 years in N.Y.C. Cert# 2641Notes:
1. (second husband) Gunther Adolph Elschner, son of Johann Friedrich Elschner, age 39, and woman named Beck, married Pauline Henriette Louise Alte, geb. Loss, age 30, dau of Carl Gottlieb Alte, 26 Dec 1861, Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany.
Dau: Anna Marie Helene Elschner, b. 29 Jan 1869, christening 14 Mar 1869, d. 10 Dec 1869
Dau: Hedwig Therese Julie Elschner, b. 16 Oct 1866, christening 18 Nov 1866,
Dau: Pauline Minna Elschner, b. 3 Dec 1862, christening 11 Jan 1863, d. 5 Aug 1863
-marr Richard Buckley, 12 Feb 1906, Kings, NY
Son: Adolph Ferdinand Elschner, b. 8 Jan 1865, christening 29 Jan 1865, d.12 Jan 1866 GE
Son: Theodor August Robert, b. 8 Oct 1870, christening 20 Nov 1870, died 15 Aug 1908
-marr Maria Johanna Diekmann, 30 Aug 1891, Union, Hudson Co., NJ.
Dau: Katie Elschener, 17, married George Dingfelder, 17 Feb 1884, Manhattan, NY.2. Son; Paul Eduard Adolph Alte, b. 25 Apr 1859, christening 15 May 1859, d.13 Feb 1913 NY (Louise Seyfried)
Son; Eduard Wilhelm Loss, b.20 July 1850, christening 25 Aug 1850
Dau; Ida Anna Alte Or Elschner, christening 11 Jan 1857, Ida Schulz d.11 Jan 1929 NY
Son; Oscar Emil Loss, b. 2 Oct 1848, christening 12 Nov 1848
Son; Robert Theodor Lohs, b.23 Mar 1855, christening 8 April 1855, (Ida Horig Pieslin)
Dau; Martha Marie Alte Or Elschner, christening 1 April 1861Son; Albert Lohs b. 1861 marr Rosa Podany, 1889 NY
Name: Theo A Elschner
Age: 67
Birth Year: abt 1829
Death Date: 29 Nov 1896
Death Place: Kings, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 20846Name: Louisa Elschner
Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1864
Death Date: 2 Nov 1906
Death Place: Kings, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 21323